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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 7085
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George Noble fonds
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- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a broad-ranging commercial negative collection. Includes four series. I. Scenic and documentary views, 2839 items; includes film and glass negatives in sizes up to 8 X 10 inches. Pertains to Banff and area buildings, facilities, activities, events, such as Banff Winter Carnival a…
- Date Range
- [ca.1912]-1958
- Reference Code
- M533 / V469
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 533
- V 469
- Sous-Fonds
- M 533
- V 469
- Accession Number
- 82, 168, 275, 940, 1157, 1992, 2020, 3513, 5281, 6753, 6841, 7135
- Reference Code
- M533 / V469
- Date Range
- [ca.1912]-1958
- Physical Description
- ca.8500 photographs : negatives. -- 36 transparencies : stereo, colour. -- 2 textual records
- History / Biographical
- George Noble, 1879-1965, was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Noble was born in Woolwich, England where he apprenticed as a photographer. He came to Banff in 1909 to operate a photographic business for his uncles, George and Bill Fear, who owned a curio business. In 1919, Noble bought the photographic business and, in 1932, acquired the remainder of the Fear Brothers business. He built a new studio and shop, which offered portraiture, photo- finishing and framing services and sold photographic supplies, camera equipment and English china. In addition to portraiture, George Noble and employees, such as photographer Bill Jamieson, produced a wide range of documentary, scenic and commercial views. Noble's shop offered black and white and hand-coloured prints of local events and Rocky Mountain views. George Noble was an active member of the community, serving on both the Banff School Board and the Banff Board of Trade for many years. Upon his retirement in 1957, his business was acquired by a group of investors which included Bill Jamieson, lab-technician and photographer for the Noble business from 1936 to 1957
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a broad-ranging commercial negative collection. Includes four series.
- I. Scenic and documentary views, 2839 items; includes film and glass negatives in sizes up to 8 X 10 inches. Pertains to Banff and area buildings, facilities, activities, events, such as Banff Winter Carnival and Banff Indian Days; Indigenous; scenic views of Banff and area and other Rocky Mountains locations.
- II. Commercial views, 765 items; includes buildings, businesses, facilities, sports events, organizations, conventions, group portraits, displays and presentations.
- III. Mixed views, 242 items; includes scenic, documentary and commercial views similar to material in previous series. Also includes some views know to have been produced by Fred Armbrister, a professional photographer who operated out of Lake Louise, Alberta, ca.1930.
- IV. Portraits, ca.4600. This series contains four groups: A. 1920s-1950s, most unidentified; B. 1930s and 1940s, arranged alphabetically, many unidentified; C. 1950s, arranged alphabetically, most identified, many with proofs (prints); D. 1950s, arranged chronologically by job number.
- V. Other, ca.50 items. Includes 36 colour stereo transparencies, ca.1955, re Administration Building and gardens, Banff-Jasper Highway scenics, mountain sheep, autumn colour, Banff Avenue, George Noble and staff. Also includes small number of commercial prints produced by Noble, including several large hand-painted views.
- Fonds is accompanied by business record books, 1950-1958, 2 v. (M533)
- Name Access
- Noble, George
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and facilities
- Commerce and industry
- Community life
- Environment
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- file description and index
- electronic finding aid
- selected modern reference prints
- Related Material
- Related commercial photographs made by Bill Jamieson in the employ of George Noble are located in the Ron Duke fonds (V180 / II.A.i. - V180 / II.A.vi.; V180 / III.A.)
- Portrait camera and electric 3D viewer reside in Heritage collections, Whyte Museum
- Creator
- Noble, George
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Mary Schaffer papers: correspondence
- Reference Code
- M79 / 1
- Date Range
- 1908-1922
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Papers include letter from Oliver Wheeler, 1903; Putnam's Sons royalty statement re alpine flowers book, 1909; book review, 1911; published essay on treatment of foreigners, n.d.; notebook, 1860-1862, includes accounts, recipes
- Date Range
- 1909-1911, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M79 / 10A, 10B
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D. Mary Schaffer papers: other
- Reference Code
- M79 / 10A, 10B
- Date Range
- 1909-1911, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Papers include letter from Oliver Wheeler, 1903; Putnam's Sons royalty statement re alpine flowers book, 1909; book review, 1911; published essay on treatment of foreigners, n.d.; notebook, 1860-1862, includes accounts, recipes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of files.
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Mollie Adams diary
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III.A. Other papers: diaries
- Reference Code
- M79 / 11
- Date Range
- 1908
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record (3 cm)
- Title Source
- Title based on item.
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Trip to Jaspar Park, Rocky Mountains, Canada, May 29th - August 16th, 1911 : [diary]
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Diary pertains to trip to Jasper
- Date Range
- 1911
- Reference Code
- M79 / 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III.A. Other papers: diaries
- Reference Code
- M79 / 12
- Responsibility
- Attributed to Mrs. H. H. Sharples
- Date Range
- 1911
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record (1 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Diary pertains to trip to Jasper
- Title Source
- Title based on item. Spelling of Jasper is the author's
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Original manuscripts by others
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of manuscripts mainly pertaining to the Athabasca region by A. P. Coleman, Charles S. Thompson, Jean Habel, Jimmy Simpson and unknown authors.
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-ca.1913]
- Reference Code
- M79 / 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III.B. Other papers: manuscripts, reports by others.
- Reference Code
- M79 / 13
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-ca.1913]
- Physical Description
- 6 textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of manuscripts mainly pertaining to the Athabasca region by A. P. Coleman, Charles S. Thompson, Jean Habel, Jimmy Simpson and unknown authors.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of files.
- Content Details
- LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS :
- * Mount Brown and the sources of the Athabasca / Professor A. P. Coleman, [n.d.], 5 p., typewritten;
- * A new pass at the head of the west branch of the Saskatchewan River / Charles S. Thompson, 1901, 5 p., typewritten;
- * At the western sources of the Athabasca River / Jean Habel, 1902, 17 p., typewritten;
- * The beginning, the middle and the end of a hunting trip / J. S., [ca.1913], 20 p., handwritten, by Jimmy Simpson;
- * Notes of Mr. Oliver's trip through the Districts of Athabasca, Mackenzie and Yukon, returning Dawson and Vancouver, [n.d.], 6 p., typewritten, unknown author.
- * My four years experience of the great war, 1915, 20 p., typewritten, unknown author
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Published reports by others
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Published articles are by A. P. Coleman, James McEnvoy, Jean Habel, A. O. Wheeler and Joseph Keele; also Department of the Interior and other reports. Articles pertain to Mount Brown; Athabasca, Mackenzie and Yukon Rivers; Yellowhead Pass, Mackenzie Mountains; national parks. The Mountains of the…
- Date Range
- 1895-1928
- Reference Code
- M79 / 14 - 15
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III.B. Other papers: manuscripts, reports by others.
- Reference Code
- M79 / 14 - 15
- Date Range
- 1895-1928
- Physical Description
- 10 textual records
- Scope & Content
- Published articles are by A. P. Coleman, James McEnvoy, Jean Habel, A. O. Wheeler and Joseph Keele; also Department of the Interior and other reports. Articles pertain to Mount Brown; Athabasca, Mackenzie and Yukon Rivers; Yellowhead Pass, Mackenzie Mountains; national parks. The Mountains of the Yellowhead Pass / A. O. Wheeler, 1913 is annotated with critical margin notes by Mary Schaffer
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of files.
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Original manuscripts
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Date Range
- [ca.1908]-1925
- Reference Code
- M79 / 2 - 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Mary Schaffer papers: literary
- Reference Code
- M79 / 2 - 7
- Date Range
- [ca.1908]-1925
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records
- Finding Aid
- Copies available for reference use.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of files
- Content Details
- LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS :
- * Flora of the Saskatchewan and Athabasca River tributaries / Mary T. S. Schaffer, [1908], 2 p., typewritten. (M79 / 2)
- * A glimpse of the head-hunters of Formosa, [1908], 10 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 2)
- * The monarch of the plains, [ca.1908], 2 p., typewritten, 2 copies, 1 annotated, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 2)
- * Locating and measuring Lake Maligne, [ca.1908], 6 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 2)
- * My garden / Mary T. S. Schaffer, [1910], 10 p., typewitten. (M79 / 2)
- * [Untitled], [1911], 46 p., typewritten, 2 copies, by Mary Schaffer, pertains to survey trip to Maligne Lake, 1911. (M79 / 3)
- * A small boy's summer in the Canadian Rockies, [1912], 34 p., typewritten, 4 copies, by Mary Schaffer, copies have various titles. (M79 /4)
- * [Untitled], [1912], 7 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer, pertains to history of Howse, Yellowhead and Athabasca Passes. (M79 / 5)
- * The story of Revelstoke, [1912], 22 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 5)
- * Trail-life at Lake Louise, [ca.1915], 10 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 5)
- * [Untitled], [ca.1916], 6 p., handwritten, by Mary Schaffer, pertains to medical mission of Dr. Atkin and Nurse Fulcher to Ya Ha Tinda Ranch. (M79 / 5)
- * The byways of Banff, [ca.1918], 14 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 5)
- * Teepee life in the northern hills / Mary Schaffer Warren, [1924], 39 p., typewritten, 2 copies. (M79 / 6)
- * A new year in the wilds, [ca.1925], 14 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer Warren. (M79 / 6)
- * A chapter of accidents, [after 1908], 6 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 7)
- * The heart of a child, [after 1908], 17 p., typewritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 7)
- * A ptarmigan story, [after 1908], 7 p., handwritten, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 7)
- * Fairy-land of the north, [after 1908], 17 p., typewritten, 2 copies, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 7)
- * [Untitled], [after 1908], 9 p., typewritten, double-sided, by Mary Schaffer, children's story about Puff, the wind. (M79 / 7)
- * Lake Louise of early days, [after 1908], 3 p., typewritten, incomplete, by Mary Schaffer. (M79 / 7)
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Published manuscripts
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Date Range
- 1907-1908, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M79 / 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Mary Schaffer papers: literary
- Reference Code
- M79 / 8
- Date Range
- 1907-1908, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Content Details
- LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS :
- * The valleys of the Saskatchewan with horse and camera / Mrs. Charles Schaffer, 1907, in the Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Phiadelphia, vol.V, no.2, April 1907.
- * Among the sources of the Saskatchewan and Athabasca Rivers / Mary T. S. Schaffer, 1908, in the Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia, vol.VI, no.2, April 1908.
- * Flora of the Saskatchewan and Athabasca River tributaries / Mary T. S. Schaffer, 1908, in the Canadian Alpine Journal, vol.1, no.2, 1908; 2 copies.
- * Untrodden ways / Mary T. S. Schaffer, 1908, in the Canadian Alpine Journal, vol.1, no.2, 1908; 2 copies.
- * Palliser's expedition, some intimate glimpses / Mary S. Warren, [after 1914], in Calgary Herald.
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Maps of Maligne Lake
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- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Records are: Hand-drawn map of Maligne Lake, 1911, pencil; hand-drawn map of Maligne Lake, ca.1911, photographic copy; hand-drawn map of Maligne Lake, 1911, ink on linen
- Date Range
- 1911, [ca.1911]
- Reference Code
- M79 / 9A (oversize F)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.C. Mary Schaffer papers: maps
- Accession Number
- 573, 1043, 5248
- Reference Code
- M79 / 9A (oversize F)
- Date Range
- 1911, [ca.1911]
- Physical Description
- 3 cartographic records
- Scope & Content
- Records are: Hand-drawn map of Maligne Lake, 1911, pencil; hand-drawn map of Maligne Lake, ca.1911, photographic copy; hand-drawn map of Maligne Lake, 1911, ink on linen
- Title Source
- Title based on items.
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