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1931 pack trip

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Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of two bound journals/diaries with handwritten notes pertaining to a 1931 packing trip [entries are from July and August, approx. 38 days]. Item M287/I/6 appears to contain original account by Aileen Harmon, and M287/I/7 is rewritten duplicate, also handwritten, likely made for legibi…

Date Range: 1931; [ca. 1931 - ca. 1940]

Reference Code: M287 / I / 6 to 7

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Diary

Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M287 / V262

Series: M287 / I : Personal records

Sous-Fonds: M287

Accession Number: 2016.8596

Reference Code: M287 / I / 6 to 7

GMD: Textual record; Diary

Responsibility: Items produced by Aileen Harmon

Date Range: 1931; [ca. 1931 - ca. 1940]

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of two bound journals/diaries with handwritten notes pertaining to a 1931 packing trip [entries are from July and August, approx. 38 days]. Item M287/I/6 appears to contain original account by Aileen Harmon, and M287/I/7 is rewritten duplicate, also handwritten, likely made for legibility reasons. Author and date of copied version are unknown [possibly similar time period].

Notes: The inside front cover of item M287/I/7 is annotated in pencil with names "Jay Nowlin" and "Jack Cooley".

Name Access: Nowlin, Jay; Cooley, Jack; Harmon, Aileen

Subject Access: Packing; Travel; Horses; Camping

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Waterford Lake; Castle Mountain; British Columbia; Goat Ridge; Camp Parker; Lake Louise

Language: English

Creator: Aileen Harmon

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title provided prior to processing

Processing Status: Processed

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Camp coordinator documents

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 bound Camp Coordinator handbooks, Coordinator reports, schedules, forms and correspondence pertaining to the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies [ca. 100 items total]. Content is held in two folders: M545 / II / 12 contains undated handbooks, and documents from 1974 to 1999 M545…

Date Range: 1974; 1978; 1980 - 1984; 1997 - 2008

Reference Code: M545 / II / 12 to 13

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: M545 / II : Members, Staff, Personal Content

Sous-Fonds: M545

Accession Number: 5939; 8235

Reference Code: M545 / II / 12 to 13

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Date Range: 1974; 1978; 1980 - 1984; 1997 - 2008

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 bound Camp Coordinator handbooks, Coordinator reports, schedules, forms and correspondence pertaining to the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies [ca. 100 items total]. Content is held in two folders: M545 / II / 12 contains undated handbooks, and documents from 1974 to 1999 M545 / II / 13 contains documents from 2000 to 2008

Notes: File contains duplicates

Subject Access: Packing; Travel; Trails; Guides

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park

Language: English

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Camp coordinator packages, notes and handouts

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of introductory packages put together for Camp Coordinators on pack trips led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in 2008. File includes contact lists, name lists and basic information about riders, participant reports, printed maps and brochures pertaining to specific packing…

Date Range: 2008

Reference Code: M545 / II / 14

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record; Map; Postcard

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: M545 / II : Members, Staff, Personal Content

Sous-Fonds: M545

Accession Number: 8235

Reference Code: M545 / II / 14

GMD: Textual record; Organization record; Map; Postcard

Date Range: 2008

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of introductory packages put together for Camp Coordinators on pack trips led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in 2008. File includes contact lists, name lists and basic information about riders, participant reports, printed maps and brochures pertaining to specific packing trips in 2008, blank survey sheets and insurance waivers, and itineraries. Items are kept in order of 2008 ride numbers: Ride 1, Ride 2, etc.

Notes: Contains numerous duplicates

Subject Access: Administration; Packing; Travel; Tourism; Geography

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Kananaskis; Banff

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply due to personal information

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply due to personal information

Language: English

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Camp Director and Emcee documents

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of various documents pertaining to Camp Coordinator and Emcee duties for the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Includes 3 packages of notes in file folder paper, two containing notes on individual rides in 1964 and one guide to Emcee duties; loose Emcee duties instructions; lists …

Date Range: 1963 - 1965; [ca. 1970]; 1974; 1975

Reference Code: M545 / II / 15

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: M545 / II : Members, Staff, Personal Content

Sous-Fonds: M545

Accession Number: 5939

Reference Code: M545 / II / 15

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Date Range: 1963 - 1965; [ca. 1970]; 1974; 1975

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of various documents pertaining to Camp Coordinator and Emcee duties for the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Includes 3 packages of notes in file folder paper, two containing notes on individual rides in 1964 and one guide to Emcee duties; loose Emcee duties instructions; lists of duties for Camp Directors; and typed correspondence re: the production of a new information packet for Emcees dated 1974.

Subject Access: Administration; Camping; Packing; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: English

Conservation: Items titled on front surface in black marker placed in mylar to protect adjacent items from staining; Fragile paper items must be handled with caution

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Pacific trail riders photos

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 32 black and white prints produced by Canadian Pacific for promotional/publishing purposes. Images depict individuals and groups of members from the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies standing and on horseback, group photos under a large tent, posing by mountain landscapes, etc. …

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; 1955

Reference Code: V635 / III / PA - 85 to 116

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: V635 / III : Published records

Sous-Fonds: V635

Accession Number: 5757

Reference Code: V635 / III / PA - 85 to 116

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Canadian Pacific

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; 1955

Physical Description: 32 photographs : b&w prints ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 32 black and white prints produced by Canadian Pacific for promotional/publishing purposes. Images depict individuals and groups of members from the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies standing and on horseback, group photos under a large tent, posing by mountain landscapes, etc. Most photographs have Canadian Pacific Railway stamp on the back, some are dated 1955 with stamp, some annotated in pencil.

Notes: Some images signed "Helen Ramsay" (possibly photographer)

Name Access: Ramsay, Helen

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Horses; Packing; Trails; Mountain; Landscapes; Travel; Tourism; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta

Access Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Checklists, schedules and timelines

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of checklists, schedules and timelines pertaining to trail ride supplies, staff requirements, and ride attendance, ca. 1980-2008. Includes itineraries, notes on Calgary Stampede-related events in 1998, and to-do lists prior to trail rides.

Date Range: [1980-1985]; 1994-1999; 2001; 2005-2008

Reference Code: M545 / V / 17

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Sous-Fonds: M545

Accession Number: 5939; 8235

Reference Code: M545 / V / 17

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Date Range: [1980-1985]; 1994-1999; 2001; 2005-2008

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of checklists, schedules and timelines pertaining to trail ride supplies, staff requirements, and ride attendance, ca. 1980-2008. Includes itineraries, notes on Calgary Stampede-related events in 1998, and to-do lists prior to trail rides.

Notes: Some items are annotated

Name Access: Guinn, Rick; Bury, Ben; Godderis, Rick

Subject Access: Administration; Activities; Communications; Trails; Travel; Packing; Pack trains; Organizations

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Waterton Lakes National Park; Clearwater

Access Restrictions: Some contents in file include personal contact information

Reproduction Restrictions: Some contents in file include personal contact information

Language: English

Category: Communications; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Community Events and Banff Area

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Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 33 black and white photographs, 10 x 15.5 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to community events and scenic places in and around Banff, primarily in the 1920's and 1930's. Photographs document Banff Winter Carnival/Festival, Banff Indian Days, swimming at Cave and Basin, Moraine La…

Date Range: ca. 1910-1939

Reference Code: V487 / II / A / PA - 36 to 68

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph print; Private record; Photograph

Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M413 / V487

Series: V487 / II : Prints

Sous-Fonds: V487

Sub-Series: V487 / II / A : Community Life

Accession Number: 5248

Reference Code: V487 / II / A / PA - 36 to 68

GMD: Photograph print; Private record; Photograph

Date Range: ca. 1910-1939

Physical Description: 33 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 15.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 33 black and white photographs, 10 x 15.5 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to community events and scenic places in and around Banff, primarily in the 1920's and 1930's. Photographs document Banff Winter Carnival/Festival, Banff Indian Days, swimming at Cave and Basin, Moraine Lake, and Lake Minnewanka.

Notes: One photograph is annotated on the back, "Moraine Lake"; The swimsuits that were used at the Cave and Basin were rentals and resemble those used between ca. 1915 and 1930; 3 photographs appear to be of a pharmacy; if it is Charlie Reid's pharmacy these photographs will date after 1936, as that is the year that Charlie opened his pharmacy. One of these photographs is annotated with "Part of our Fountain" on the back.

Name Access: Reid, Charles

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Banff Winter Festival; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel; Cave and Basin; Packing; Banff National Park; Community events; Community life; Family and personal life; Scenery; Swimming; Travel and Exploration

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Canada; Moraine Lake; Cave and Basin

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Freelance and loose writing, comics

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of textual records pertaining to trips led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Includes an annotated skit performed on a 1982 trail ride, drafts of possible content for newsletters, freelance writing samples, and accounts of specific trail rides. Most items list author(s) and…

Date Range: [1970-1980]; 1982-1984; 1986; 1992-1993; 1999; 2003; 2005-2008

Reference Code: M545 / II / 19

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Drawing

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: M545 / II : Members, Staff and Personal Records

Sous-Fonds: M545

Accession Number: 8235

Reference Code: M545 / II / 19

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Drawing

Date Range: [1970-1980]; 1982-1984; 1986; 1992-1993; 1999; 2003; 2005-2008

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of textual records pertaining to trips led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Includes an annotated skit performed on a 1982 trail ride, drafts of possible content for newsletters, freelance writing samples, and accounts of specific trail rides. Most items list author(s) and date. File also includes several annotated sketches depicting trail riders.

Notes: File contains duplicates which have been attached to each other

Name Access: Fedder, Zelda; Vale, Don; Howard, Christine; Sharp, Thelma; Levy, Joanne; Brown, Brenda; Bauer, Rebecca; Orr, Dennis; Wallace, Don; Reid, Janice; Elphinstone, Michelle; Dallimore, Karen; Godderis, Rick

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Packing; Camping; Music; Poetry; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Clearwater; Wonder Pass

Language: English

Conservation: Metal staples removed from numerous items

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Inventory lists

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of inventory lists, notes and correspondence pertaining to bedding, cookware, furniture and other supplies used by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies during trail rides. Some inventory lists also include material prices and estimated values.

Date Range: 1960-1966; 1969-1970; [1970-1980]; 1975-1978; 1982; 1995; 1998; 2002-2003; 2006

Reference Code: M545 / V / 16

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545; V635

Series: M545 / V : Administrative records

Sous-Fonds: M545

Accession Number: 5939; 8235

Reference Code: M545 / V / 16

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Date Range: 1960-1966; 1969-1970; [1970-1980]; 1975-1978; 1982; 1995; 1998; 2002-2003; 2006

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of inventory lists, notes and correspondence pertaining to bedding, cookware, furniture and other supplies used by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies during trail rides. Some inventory lists also include material prices and estimated values.

Notes: Contents are arranged by date in file

Subject Access: Administration; Camping; Communications; Packing; Pack trips; Inventory; Finances; Travel; Organizations

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Banff; Calgary

Language: English

Category: Communications

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Loose trail riders album photographs

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 24 black and white photographs pertaining to trail ride(s) ca. 1940 - ca. 1945 organized by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Photographs may originally have been part of an album produced by Jeanne Nelson in 1943.

Date Range: [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]

Reference Code: V635 / I / PA - 155 to 178

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: V635 / I : Events and Activities

Sous-Fonds: V635

Accession Number: 5757

Reference Code: V635 / I / PA - 155 to 178

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1940 - ca. 1945]

Physical Description: 24 photographs : b&w prints ; 8.5 x 6 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 24 black and white photographs pertaining to trail ride(s) ca. 1940 - ca. 1945 organized by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Photographs may originally have been part of an album produced by Jeanne Nelson in 1943.

Notes: Possibly related to album V635 / I / PD - 2

Subject Access: Trails; Travel; Mountain; Landscapes; Packing; Horses; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta

Language: English

Conservation: Individual photographs have tape on reverse, possibly separated from an album. Tape may need to be removed in the future if it poses a physical risk to the photographs.

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Mary Warren Correspondence

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File pertains to 4 type written letters written by Mary [Shaffer] Warren to Minnie Nickell regarding the former's first visit and subsequent survey of Maligne Lake in 1908, place names, botany, Jamaica, personal matters, and various individuals including Samuel Allen, J. Norman Collie, William "Bil…

Date Range: 1936-1937

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 4005

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Private record; Textual record

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M8 / S8 / V8

Sous-Fonds: M8

Accession Number: 4005

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 4005

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Date Range: 1936-1937

Physical Description: 0.2 cm of textual records (8 pages ; 27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Scope & Content: File pertains to 4 type written letters written by Mary [Shaffer] Warren to Minnie Nickell regarding the former's first visit and subsequent survey of Maligne Lake in 1908, place names, botany, Jamaica, personal matters, and various individuals including Samuel Allen, J. Norman Collie, William "Billy" Warren, Mary Jobe, and Nellie McClung. Also inlcudes a newspaper clipping of Mary's obituary from 1939. Minnie Nickell and Mary Warren became acquainted during the 1930s through a mutual friend, a Mrs. Armstrong of Owen Sound, Ontario.

Name Access: Schaffer, Mary; Schaffer, Mary Townsend Sharples; Warren, Billy; Warren, Mary Schaffer

Subject Access: Botany; Correspondence; Exploration; Family and personal life; Glacier House; Guides; Horses; Packing; Personal and Family Life; Scouting; Surveying; Travel; Travel and Exploration

Geographic Access: Maligne Lake; Jasper National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Maud Woodworth album, 1916

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album containing 224 black and white photograph prints, one newspaper clipping and one pressed plant. Many photographs are annotated in white lettering or on reverse sides. Content pertains to family members and friends of Maud Woodworth and depicts people posing in …

Date Range: 1916

Reference Code: V324 / I / A / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: V324 / I : Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records

Sous-Fonds: V324

Sub-Series: V324 / I / A : 1894 - 1920

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: V324 / I / A / PD - 2

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Published record

Responsibility: Produced by Maud Woodworth

Date Range: 1916

Physical Description: 1 album (224 photographs : b&w) dimensions TBD - see "Admin Notes"

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album containing 224 black and white photograph prints, one newspaper clipping and one pressed plant. Many photographs are annotated in white lettering or on reverse sides. Content pertains to family members and friends of Maud Woodworth and depicts people posing in military uniforms, horseback riding/packing trips in the Canadian Rockies, portraits of various family members, Maud Woodworth at the Banff Winter Carnival ice palace, numerous babies and young children, skiing, children playing, horseback riding and ranching, camping, hiking, swimming, the Bankhead monument, and boating. Locations include Bear Creek, Brazeau Lake, Nigel Pass, Banff Springs Hotel, the Woodworth home in Banff, Cave and Basin, "The Great Divide" [Alberta/British Columbia border], and Vancouver. Individuals include Joe Woodworth, Annie and Maud Woodworth, Mary and Margaret Simpson [later known as the "Simpson Sisters"], "Billie" and numerous others who are mostly unnamed. Newspaper clipping pertains to Will Rogers memorial ice sculpture, n.d.

Notes: Some photographs annotated on reverse side with information re: individuals in photograph, location, etc.; Negatives have been removed from album [see "Conservation" notes]; newspaper clipping and pressed plant kept in album

Name Access: Woodworth, Maude; Woodworth, Joe; Simpson, Margaret; Simpson, Mary (Hallock); Woodworth, Annie

Subject Access: Hiking; Skiing; Boating; Horses; Packing; Camping; Family; Monument; Banff Winter Carnival; Ice sculpture; World War I; Travel; Swimming; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; British Columbia; Victoria; Cave and Basin; Banff National Park; Bear Creek; Brazeau Lake; Nigel Pass

Language: English

Conservation: Condition report completed by Karol Hancik in July 2017.; Pressed plant in album has been encapsulated to prevent damage to other album materials; 5 black and white negatives have been removed from album and will be stored with other V324 negatives in separate file box in downstairs vault, processed under V324 / I / A / NA; Album has been interleaved with acid-free tissue paper

Creator: Maud Woodworth

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Mt. Assiniboine, Palliser and Johnston Creek trail rides album

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: Album contains lists of participants and photographs pertaining to five trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies between 1977 and 1981. Locations include Mt. Assiniboine, Palliser Range, Johnston Creek, Panther River and Red Deer River. Photographs include members of the Wotypka fa…

Date Range: 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981

Reference Code: V635 / I / PD - 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: V635 / I : Events and Activities

Sous-Fonds: V635

Accession Number: 2014.8277

Reference Code: V635 / I / PD - 4

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record

Responsibility: Anne Wotypka

Date Range: 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981

Physical Description: Album : 248 photographs ; colour

Scope & Content: Album contains lists of participants and photographs pertaining to five trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies between 1977 and 1981. Locations include Mt. Assiniboine, Palliser Range, Johnston Creek, Panther River and Red Deer River. Photographs include members of the Wotypka family. Photographs depict scenic views in the Canadian Rockies, riders on horseback, campsites, group photographs, indoor games and entertainment. Album also contains one route map for the Trail Riders (no date), 6 pages of song lyrics and one news article re: 1979 Trail Riders trip (March 30, 1979).

Name Access: Jameson, Roy; Wotypka, Frank; Wotypka, Barbara; Orr, Dennis; Thomson, Gordon; Pruden, Ron; Langdon, Victor; Wotypka, Joanne; Wotypka, Karen

Subject Access: Travel; Packing; Mountain; Camping; Trails; Music; Horses; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: English

Conservation: Consider future conservation measures if metal rings of binder or plastic photograph pockets of album pose risk to photographic and paper contents.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Musician documents

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of various handwritten and typed documents pertaining to musicians and musical entertainment for trail rides hosted by Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Includes correspondence, schedules, contact information for musicians, and musician reports from several trail rides.

Date Range: 1978; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1995 - 1999

Reference Code: M545 / II / 11

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: M545 / II : Members, Staff, Personal Content

Sous-Fonds: M545

Accession Number: 5939; 8235

Reference Code: M545 / II / 11

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Date Range: 1978; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1995 - 1999

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of various handwritten and typed documents pertaining to musicians and musical entertainment for trail rides hosted by Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Includes correspondence, schedules, contact information for musicians, and musician reports from several trail rides.

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Music; Musicians; Packing; Performance

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply due to personal content

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply due to personal content

Language: English

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 481 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall pack trains and camps, the building of Cottonwood Canyon homes, Parkview school, Kay Russell (nee Riggall) and Doris "Babe" Burton as children and teens, homestead building, Gloyne's oil camp, Kootenay Brown, Dora cooking in camp,…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / A / NA (A1 to A59)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

11 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / A / NA (A1 to A59)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 481 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 481 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall pack trains and camps, the building of Cottonwood Canyon homes, Parkview school, Kay Russell (nee Riggall) and Doris "Babe" Burton as children and teens, homestead building, Gloyne's oil camp, Kootenay Brown, Dora cooking in camp, Cyril Watmough, Dora's cows, Chris William hauling logs, Dick Russell, Dora in Pincher creek, Doris "Babe" Burton in Vancouver, Jenkins ranch corralls, Riggall's log house on number 6, Riggall's dogs, flood at Cottonwood creek, various Riggall homes and picnics, hunting, fishing, Jack Hazzard's hotel, and Dora hiking and working.

Name Access: Russell, Kay; Russell, Dick; Watmough, Cyril; Burton, Doris; William, Chris

Subject Access: Portrait; Landscapes; Hiking; Packing; Camping; Fishing; Animals; Recreation; Leisure; Homestead; Environment; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Pincher Creek; British Columbia; Vancouver

Language: N/A

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Reference scans available: V26 / IX / A / PA (A1 to A59)

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 425 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall packtrains and camps, bighorn sheep, hunting, hunting trophies, various landscapes, men posing with hunting trophies, portraits of the Cox family, portraits of Riggall cousins at Brooks, flowers (calipso orchid), Parkview school p…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / B / NA (B1 to B45)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

5 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / B / NA (B1 to B45)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 425 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 425 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall packtrains and camps, bighorn sheep, hunting, hunting trophies, various landscapes, men posing with hunting trophies, portraits of the Cox family, portraits of Riggall cousins at Brooks, flowers (calipso orchid), Parkview school picture, Hawk's nest, well drilling, clients fishing, and Riggall's cars.

Subject Access: Packing; Pack trips; Hunting; Sports; Recreation; Portrait; Family and personal life; Animals; Bighorn Sheep; Environment and Nature; Fishing; Natural resources

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Brooks

Language: N/A

Category: Environment; Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Reference scans available: V26 / IX / B / PA (B1 to B45)

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 437 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Riggall pack trains and camps, and day trips in the Beehive, Kintla Creek, Mount Lyall, Yarrow Creek, Cache Creek and other areas.

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / C / NA (C1 to C16)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

6 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / C / NA (C1 to C16)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 437 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 437 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Riggall pack trains and camps, and day trips in the Beehive, Kintla Creek, Mount Lyall, Yarrow Creek, Cache Creek and other areas.

Subject Access: Packing; Pack trips; Exploration; Travel; Camping; Recreation; Leisure; Landscapes

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Glacier National Park; Mount Lyall; United States of America; Kintla Creek

Language: N/A

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Reference scans available: V26 / IX / C / PA (C1 to C16)

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 440 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall pack trains and camps, hunting trophies, Riggall's ram trophies, various birds, bison, Ed Burton, Doris "Babe" Burton (nee Riggall), Bob Burton, Kay Riggall, and Dora Riggall posing in front of the Burton's home, and interior view…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / D / NA (D1 to D 23)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

15 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / D / NA (D1 to D 23)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 440 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 440 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall pack trains and camps, hunting trophies, Riggall's ram trophies, various birds, bison, Ed Burton, Doris "Babe" Burton (nee Riggall), Bob Burton, Kay Riggall, and Dora Riggall posing in front of the Burton's home, and interior views of Riggall's gunsmithing shop.

Name Access: Burton, Doris; Burton, Bob; Riggall, Kay; Riggall, Dora; Burton, Ed

Subject Access: Packing; Pack trips; Hunting; Sports; Recreation; Family and personal life; Animals; Buffalo; Birds; Environment and Nature; Natural resources; Gunsmithing

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: N/A

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Reference scans available: V26 / IX / D / NA (D1 to D 23)

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 463 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall pack trains and camps, hunting trophies, Riggall's ram trophies, negatives removed from two Riggall negative albums, early hunting and camping photographs, Riggall's parents posing with bear killed by Riggall, tourists on Waterton…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / E / NA (E1 to E21)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

5 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / E / NA (E1 to E21)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 463 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 463 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall pack trains and camps, hunting trophies, Riggall's ram trophies, negatives removed from two Riggall negative albums, early hunting and camping photographs, Riggall's parents posing with bear killed by Riggall, tourists on Waterton steam boat, Austin's Cochrane ranch, and the Castle River rodeo.

Subject Access: Hunting; Animals; Bear; Boats; Transportation; Camping; Sports; Recreation; Packing; Pack trips; Ranches; Travel; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Cochrane; Waterton

Language: N/A

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Reference scans available: V26 / IX / E / NA (E1 to E21)

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 466 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Andy Russell and Kay Russell's (nee Riggall) wedding day, ice cutting, Bert and Dora on horseback during the time of their homesteading, young Doris "Babe" Burton (nee Riggall) and Kay Russell (nee Riggall), haying, Cottowood Creek flood,…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / F / NA (F1 to F51)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

26 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / F / NA (F1 to F51)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 466 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 466 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Andy Russell and Kay Russell's (nee Riggall) wedding day, ice cutting, Bert and Dora on horseback during the time of their homesteading, young Doris "Babe" Burton (nee Riggall) and Kay Russell (nee Riggall), haying, Cottowood Creek flood, Chris Williams, Cyril Watmough, various views of Riggall pack trains and clients, Miss Allison (Parkview teacher) fishing, Fred Dupuy, Kay and Doris' pet owls, Dora skinning her deer, Parkview School meeting, Porcupine eating Bert's saddles, Bert's 1911 trip in B.C, picnics, Riggall camps, and some early Riggall photographs.