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Activities papers and photographs. -- 1913-1984.

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: Series includes: A. Writing papers, pertaining to book projects, articles, memoirs and other writing; B. Nature study papers; C. Photographs and photography papers; D. Travel papers. Photographs in Sub-series C include transparencies, 1939-1981, 7153 items; photograph albums, 1919-1958, 12 vol. (…

Date Range: [ca.1919-1980]

Reference Code: M67 / 19 - 58; V225 / PA / 1 - 153; V225 / PD / 1 - 12; V225 / PG / 1 - 17; V225 / NA / 1 - 41; V225 / NF / 1 - 47; V225 / NS / 1 - 28

Description Level: 3 / Series

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II. (Series-level description) Activities

Sous-Fonds: M67 / S36 / V225

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M67 / 19 - 58; V225 / PA / 1 - 153; V225 / PD / 1 - 12; V225 / PG / 1 - 17; V225 / NA / 1 - 41; V225 / NF / 1 - 47; V225 / NS / 1 - 28

Date Range: [ca.1919-1980]

Physical Description: 54 cm of textual records. -- ca.7400 photographs : transparencies, albums (ca.4200 prints), prints, negatives, published photographs. -- 45 motion pictures.

Scope & Content: Series includes: A. Writing papers, pertaining to book projects, articles, memoirs and other writing; B. Nature study papers; C. Photographs and photography papers; D. Travel papers. Photographs in Sub-series C include transparencies, 1939-1981, 7153 items; photograph albums, 1919-1958, 12 vol. (4208 prints); motion pictures, 1928-1942, 45 reels; prints and negatives, [ca.1912]-1980, 194 items; and, published photographs, [ca.1930-ca.1980], n.d., 17 items. Photographs and films document Gest's visits and travels in the Canadian Rockies and elsewhere; mountaineering and recreation; Alpine Club of Canada; Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; natural and human history; the mountain landscape. Images are well identified. -- Title taken from contents of series. -- Trip-based arrangement retained in photographs. -- Access to original albums is restricted (microfilm copies are available). Most motion pictures are not available for reference use in present form. -- Inventory of photographs is available in this database.

Access Restrictions: Access to negatives is by appointment only. Reference copies for select films available.

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

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Annotated books

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of annotated books indicating Riggall's opinions, observations or involvements

Date Range: 1907-[ca.1940]

Reference Code: M376 / 146 to 148

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Series: VI. Other interests series

Reference Code: M376 / 146 to 148

Date Range: 1907-[ca.1940]

Physical Description: 10 cm of textual records (4 v.)

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of annotated books indicating Riggall's opinions, observations or involvements

Title Source: Title based on contents of subseries

Content Details: ITEM LIST :; * Boone and Crockett Club / North American big game competitions, 1939; note on Riggall's chapter "Hunting the Black Bear" in North American big game, 1939; * Gray, Prentiss N. / North American big game : official measurement records, 1934; additions of McKnight and Riggall records for bighorn sheep and black bear; * Hornaday, William T. / Campfires in the Canadian Rockies, 1907; extensive margin notes on people, places, flora and fauna; * White, Stewart Edward / The Mountains, 1904; some notes on trail life

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Architectural drawings

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Part Of: Walter S. Painter fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of architectural drawings by Walter Painter of details and buildings he designed in Banff, Vancouver, Quebec City and Montreal

Date Range: 1906-1912

Reference Code: M282 / 1 / O.S. / "G"

Description Level: 3 / Series

Part Of: Walter S. Painter fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Series: I.A. Walter Painter : Professional papers

Reference Code: M282 / 1 / O.S. / "G"

Date Range: 1906-1912

Physical Description: 26 architectural drawings (20 originals, 6 copies) : 134.5 x 79.5 cm and smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of architectural drawings by Walter Painter of details and buildings he designed in Banff, Vancouver, Quebec City and Montreal

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: LIST OF ITEMS:; * Tower rendering. -- 1895. -- 1 drawing : 34 x 19cm, pen and ink. -- Title based on item; * Steeple rendering. -- 1896. -- 1 drawing : 73 x 20 cm, pen and ink. -- Title based on item; * Laughing face decorative detail. -- 1896. -- 1 drawing : 36.5 x 29 cm, pen and ink. -- Title based on item; * W. S. Painter residence, Banff, Alberta : [drawings]. -- 1912. -- 17 drawings (13 originals, 4 blueprint copies). -- Includes drawings of original house and site (10 originals, 1 copy) and undated drawings of alterations to residence (3 originals, 3 copies); * Banff Springs Hotel : [elevation rendering] / W. S. Painter, Architect. --1906 Nov. 22. -- 1 drawing : 126.5 x 75.5 cm, on board, pen and ink; * Vancouver Hotel, Granville Street elevation : [elevation rendering] / Painter and Swales Architects, Montreal & Vancouver. -- [ca.1910]. -- 1 drawing : 44 x 50 cm, photographic copy. -- Copy is of original colour painted rendering; * Vancouver Hotel, Georgia Street elevation rendering / Painter and Swales Architects, Montreal & Vancouver. -- [ca.1910]. -- 2 drawings (1 original, 1 copy) : 90 x 78.5 cm and smaller. Original is painted, colour rendering on board; copy is b/w photographic copy, 45 x 50 cm. -- Title based on item and related items; * Canadian Pacific Railway, Chateau Frontenac, Quebec : [elevation rendering] / W. S. Painter, Architect. -- 1907 Sept. 24. -- 1 drawing : 112.5 x 81.5 cm, on board, pen and ink; * C.P.R. Montreal : [Windsor Station] / W. S. Painter. -- 1909 Jan. -- 1 drawing : 134.5 x 79.5 cm, on board, brownline copy

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Articles and newslcippings

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Part Of: Walter S. Painter fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of articles and newsclippings about Walter Painter projects

Date Range: 1902-1934

Reference Code: M282 / 9 to 11

Description Level: 3 / Series

Part Of: Walter S. Painter fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Series: I.A. Walter Painter : Professional papers

Reference Code: M282 / 9 to 11

Date Range: 1902-1934

Physical Description: 12 textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of articles and newsclippings about Walter Painter projects

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: LIST OF ITEMS:; * 25 years old and a great architect : [newsclipping re Walter Painter], 1902, laminated by E. Painter Walker (M282/9); * Drawings of perspective views of proposed $1,500,000 additions to the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City", Construction, Jan. 1908 (M282/9); * New addition to Chateau Frontenac, Construction, Feb. 1909, original and 2 reprints (M282/9 os-H); * The Mount Carmel Wing of the Chateau Frontenac, Quebec, The Engineering Record, July 24, 1909 (M282/9 os-H); * La dare du mile end est ouverte au public, La Patrie, Montreal, May 13, 1911. (M282/10); * Construction camp at Glacier which has no parallel in history, The Gazette, Montreal, Aug. 16, 1913 (M282/10 os-H); * Model construction camp at Canadian Pacific Railway Rogers Pass Tunnel Site, Canadian Railway and Marine World, November, 1913 (M282/10); * The construction of an open air concrete swimming pool in the Canadian Rockies, Concrete, Apr. 1916 (M282/10); * Atlanta terminal station character and convenience increased by improvements / W. S. Painter, The Atlanta Journal, Aug. 1, 1926 (M282/10); * Antiquated building methods block path to recovery / Walter Painter, Real Estate Magazine, February, 1933 (M282/10); * Excerpts from a paper by Walter Painter re: super highways, Aluminum News Letter, June 1934 (M282/10); * Extension to Place Viger Station, Montreal Witness, May 27, 19-- (M282/11); * Le plan definitif de la future Gare Windsor, unknown newspaper (M282/11); * Portion of article on construction of new Banff Springs Hotel, The Contract Record (M282/11); * Swimming pool and bath house at C.P.R. Banff Springs Hotel, The Contract Record (M282/11); * Noteworthy building work at Montreal: progress reports on the Windsor Street and Place Viger Stations, The Contract Record (M282 / 11); * The chief architect of the C.P.R. Contract Record, 2 copies (M282/11); Articles and newsclippings about Walter Painter projects. -- 1909, 1913. LIST OF ITEMS:; * Construction camp at Glacier which has no parallel in history, The Gazette, Montreal, Aug. 16, 1913 (M282/10 os-H) Held in oversize "H"

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Banking records

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of: account books, 1922-1944, 6 v.; deposit books, 1943-1944, 1955-1956, 2 v.; cheque stubs, 1906-1959, ca. 1 m

Date Range: 1906-1959

Reference Code: LUX / I / C3 - 1 to 19

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Series: I.C. Business, legal and financial

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Reference Code: LUX / I / C3 - 1 to 19

Date Range: 1906-1959

Physical Description: ca.1 m and 8 v. of textual records

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of: account books, 1922-1944, 6 v.; deposit books, 1943-1944, 1955-1956, 2 v.; cheque stubs, 1906-1959, ca. 1 m

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Content Details: CONTENTS OF FOLDERS (LUX / I / C3 - 1 to 19) :; 1 Account books, 1922-1944, 6 v.; 2 Deposit books, 1943-1944, 1955-1956, 2 v.; 3 Cheque stubs, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923; 4 Cheque stubs, 1923 Feb - 1927 June; 5 Cheque stubs, 1927 June - 1931 Jan; 6 Cheque stubs, 1931; 7 Cheque stubs, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1948; 8 Cheque stubs, 1944; 9 Cheque stubs, 1953, 1954; 10 Cheque stubs, 1955; -; 11 Cheque stubs, 1955, 1956; 12 Cheque stubs, 1956, 1957; 13 Cheque stubs, 1956, 1957; 14 Cheque stubs, 1957; 15 Cheque stubs, 1957, 1958; 16 Cheque stubs, 1958; 17 Cheque stubs, 1958, 1959; 18 Cheque stubs, 1959; 19 Cheque stubs, 1959

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Bird and plant records

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of annotated reference books used to record observations on sightings of flora and fauna including, variously, common name, location, date and rarity

Date Range: 1904-1954

Reference Code: M376 / 136 to 142

Description Level: 3 / Series

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Series: V. Natural history series

Reference Code: M376 / 136 to 142

Date Range: 1904-1954

Physical Description: 8 v. of textual records (15 cm)

Scope & Content: Series consists of annotated reference books used to record observations on sightings of flora and fauna including, variously, common name, location, date and rarity

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Content Details: ITEM LIST :; * Budd, A. C. / A key to plants of the farming and ranching areas of the Canadian Prairies, 1952; annotations record occurrences at Waterton Lakes, F.H.R.'s [Riggall's] ranch, Twin Butte and Porcupine Hills and are found throughout the volume, 1953 photocopy; * Coulter, John M. / New Manual of Botany of the Central Rocky Mountains (vascular plants), 1909; annotations record sightings throughout volume, 1911-1953; * Hales, B. J. / Selected Western Flora : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, 1915; annotations record sightings throughout volume, 1905-1952; * Rand, A. L. / Birds of Southern Alberta, 1948; annotations (throughout volume) record occurrences at Waterton Lake, [National] Park, [Riggall] Ranch and elsewhere; * Reed, Chester A. / Bird Guide, Part 2, Land Birds East of the Rockies . . . 1912; annotations record sightings throughout volume, 1904-1953 and also annual lists, 1914-1917; * Saunders, Charles Francis / Western Flower Guide; annotations are mainly "nature notes" (plant and animal sightings) 1949-1952, list of species in rock gardens, 1915, and some plant sightings throughout volume; * Taverner, P. A. / Birds of Canada, 1949; annotations, 1951-1954; record sightings, (throughout volume) bird notes, 1951, loose clippings; * Vareschi, Volkmar and Ernest Krause / Mountains in Flower, 1940; annotations indicate flowers found or not found in the Canadian Rockies and closely related species

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Business, legal and financial records

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Records in this series relate to Eleanor Luxton's business, legal and financial activities and consist of banking records; income tax returns; correspondence and invoices related to property and building construction, maintenance and management; household receipts; medical receipts; commercial and …

Date Range: 1903-1995

Reference Code: LUX / II / D

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Negative

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: II.D. Business, Legal and Financial Series

Sous-Fonds: II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / D

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Negative

Date Range: 1903-1995

Physical Description: 4.8 m textual records -- oversize materials -- 31 photographs (15 prints, 16 negatives)

Scope & Content: Records in this series relate to Eleanor Luxton's business, legal and financial activities and consist of banking records; income tax returns; correspondence and invoices related to property and building construction, maintenance and management; household receipts; medical receipts; commercial and residential leases; insurance; investments; donations; rentals; legal papers relating to the estate of Annie McDougall and May Ross McDougall; mortgage papers; Parks Canada Lease agreements and need to reside challenge; Eleanor Luxton's living will.

Notes: Contents arranged by subject - see file level descriptions

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Commerce and industry; Finances; Legal and Financial; Property

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply - contains private information

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply - contains private information

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Law and justice

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian and western history research papers : Research

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of research notes relating to western Canadian history.

Date Range: [1869-1970]

Reference Code: LUX / II / B4 - 269 to 278

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Series: II.B.4. Professional : historical research

Sous-Fonds: II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Reference Code: LUX / II / B4 - 269 to 278

Date Range: [1869-1970]

Physical Description: 15 cm textual material

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of research notes relating to western Canadian history.

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Content Details: LIST OF FILES (LUX / II / B4 - 269 to 278 ) : * 9 research notebooks, Canadian and western history research * 1 research notebook * 9 articles: "Fort Owen - A Chronology"; "Ukrainians in Canada"; "Esterhazy - Saskatchewan's Fifty-Year Old Magyar Settlement"; "Pioneer Spirit: Kaposvar The Oldest Hungarian Colony, 1886-1926"; Comment on "Pioneer Spirit"; "Steinbach: The First Mennonite Settlement in Western Canada"; "Icelanders in Canada"; "The Church and the Pioneering Life in Scandia"; "Across the Prairies Two Centures Ago." * 1 research notebook * 1 research notebook * 0.7 cm research notes * 1 research notebook * 0.3 cm collected correspondence re Buffalo Hunt [1910-1974] * 3.0 cm collected essays, correspondence and articles[1869-1955]

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Pacific film

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Part Of: Canadian Pacific Railway fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to the screenplay for the 1948 film "Canadian Pacific" by Jack DeWitt. The film was made in Banff, directed by Nat Holt, and follows the construction of the line through the Rockies in the 1880s.

Date Range: [ca.1925]

Reference Code: M584 / II / 01

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Organization record; Textual record

Part Of: Canadian Pacific Railway fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M584 / V782

Series: II : screenplay

Sous-Fonds: M584

Accession Number: 3502

Reference Code: M584 / II / 01

GMD: Organization record; Textual record

Date Range: [ca.1925]

Physical Description: 5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File pertains to the screenplay for the 1948 film "Canadian Pacific" by Jack DeWitt. The film was made in Banff, directed by Nat Holt, and follows the construction of the line through the Rockies in the 1880s.

Notes: Record absorbed from old M48.

Name Access: Canadian Pacific Railway

Subject Access: Buildings; Buildings and facilities; Camps; Construction; Environment; Huts; Tourism; Trains; Transportation

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Glacier; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Pacific Railway Lantern Slides

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Date Range: [c. 1905]

Reference Code: V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

14 images

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: Accession Number: 5486

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 5486

Reference Code: V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: [c. 1905]

Physical Description: 14 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was officially formed in Februray, 1881, to construct a railroad that would link the eastern provinces with British Columbia, a key component of the Canadian Confederation of 1867. Headed by William C. Van Horne as General Manager, the railroad arrived in the Canadian Rockies in 1883 and a siding was established just east of present-day Banff. When railroad workers discovered a natural hot spring on the south side of the Bow River, Van Horne ordered the construction of a hotel that would house visitors brought in by train to visit the springs. Construction of the Banff Springs Hotel finished in 1888 and joined a handful of CPR hotels throughout the Rocky and Selkirk Mountain ranges. The popularity of the hot springs and surrounding area led to the formation of a national park and to the town of Banff. After construction of the railway had completed, the CPR continued to survey and document the Rocky Mountains alongside federal agencies like the Department of the Interior and private outfitters. Utilizing coloured lantern slides the CPR was able to showcase the mountains as both tourist and settlement destinations. Magic lantern shows of these slides could be used for administrative purposes by the company to showcase land holdings and investments or in public shows as advertisements of the new railway.