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Personal Trip Diaries
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1968-1975 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies. Includes: M67 / 5 - 1 : black leather diary. Pertains to summer trips taken during the summers of 1968 and 1969. Summer 1968 includes travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by airplane and …
- Date Range
- 1968-1975
- Reference Code
- M67 / I / A / i / 5 - 1 to 5 - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Diary
6 images
7 Electronic Resources
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes
- Sous-Fonds
- M67
- Sub-Series
- i. Diaries
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- M67 / I / A / i / 5 - 1 to 5 - 6
- GMD
- Diary
- Date Range
- 1968-1975
- Physical Description
- 7.5 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 10.8 x 17.7 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1968-1975 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies. Includes: M67 / 5 - 1 : black leather diary. Pertains to summer trips taken during the summers of 1968 and 1969. Summer 1968 includes travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by airplane and hiking and visiting around Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara and the Icefields Parway areas. Summer 1969 time spent in Banff, along the Icefields Parkway, and in the Golden and Lake O'Hara areas as well as various club activities as part of the Alpine Club of Canada. Also includes lists of birds seen, reservation details, people met and staff of various places, events from Banff (including the death of Fred Brewster and Catharine Whyte receiving an honourary degree), song lyrics, and [what is possibly] a joke. M67 / 5 - 2 : black leather diary, dated 1970 in white ink (possibly white out) on the front cover. Pertains to a 1970 trip to the Canadian Rockies and includes hikes with and without organizations like the Alpine Club of Canada and the Sky Line Trail Hikers as well as stays at the Banff Springs Hotel, the ACC Club House, Lake O'Hara, and the Bugaboo Lodge, BC. Also includes transcriptions from the Abbot Pass Hut Register from 1926-1939 (presumably only of people Lillian Gest knew personally), reservation details, lists of people met, and a list of events from 1970, including the sale of the ACC Club House for $70, 000 (does not mention to who). M67 / 5 - 3 : black leather diary, dated 1971 in ink on masking tape adhered to the front cover. Pertains to a summer visit in 1971 to the Canadian rockies and includes stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara areas, hiking trips with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada, and travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by air. Newspaper clipping on page 125 pertaining to the death of Edmee Brewster. Also includes lists of people met and staff (Lake O'Hara Lodge, Chateau Lake Louise, ACC Club House), events from Banff, list of birds, details for a Bow Valley Naturalists trip, and the plaque dedication ceremony for Lawrence Grassi at Lake O'Hara, June 26, 1971. M67 / 5 - 4 : black leather diary, dated 1972 in black ink on fabric tape adhered to the front cover. Pertains to the summer of 1972 spent in the Canadian Rockies time spent in and around the Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, Jasper, and Tonquin Valley areas as well as travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by air. Insert pertains to diary entries for the final few days of September as the book ran out of pages. Also inlcudes lists of people met, birds spotted at Lake O'Hara, and list of events from Banff (including the move of the Moore house to its current location). M67 / 5 - 5 : black leather diary, dated 1973-1974 To July 20 in ink on a piece of masking tape adhered to the front cover (1973 to 7-20 1974 in faint red paint directly on leather of cover). Pertains to the summers of 1973 and 1974 spent in and around the Canadian Rockies. Summer 1973 includes stays in the Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, and Bow Lake areas as well as hiking trips with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada. Summer 1974 includes stays at various hotels around Banff and in the Lake Louise and Lake O'Hara areas, a helicopter trip to and from Mt. Assiniboine and region, and organized hiking trips with the Sky Line Trail Hikers. Also includes lists of staffs and people met, birds spotted at Lake O'Hara, distances, and a list of events from 1973. M67 / 5 - 6 : black leather diary, titled Sat July 20 1974 to 1975 - Thurs July 14 in ink on fabric [possibly plastic] adhered to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of the summer 1974 trip (July-September) continued from M67 / 5 - 5 and details from June and July, 1975. The summer 1975 trip included travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by train [heading west] and plane [headed east], stays around Banff, Lake O'Hara, and Lake Louise, and hiking trips with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada. Also includes lists of people met, reservation details, ACC Camp details for 1975, Sky Line Hikers trip dates and locations, and events from Banff 1975 including the ACC Club House being completely torn down. Also includes loose items consisting of notes (to Lillian Gest from others and to herself), reminders, invoices, itineraries, and newspaper clippings.
- Notes
- Blank pages not scanned.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Moore, Edmee
- Gest, Lillian
- Grassi, Lawrence
- Hinman, Caroline
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Community
- Environment and Nature
- European travel
- Expo 67
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara region
- Membership
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Outfitting
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Off the Beaten Track
- Pack trips
- Parks Canada
- Record keeping
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Stoney Nakoda
- Tourism
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Pipestone Pass
- Saskatchewan River
- Assiniboine
- Mount Assiniboine
- Jasper
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Pennsylvania
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Secure title piece for M67 / 5 - 6.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Trip Diaries
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1968-1975 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies. Includes: M67 / 6 - 1 : black leather diary, titled July 15 - 1975: 1976 - July 25-76 on fabric adhered to the cover with tape. Pertains to the remainder of the summer 1975 trip (carried o…
- Date Range
- 1975-1981
- Reference Code
- M67 / I / A / i / 6 - 1 to 6 - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Diary
6 images
7 Electronic Resources
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes
- Sous-Fonds
- M67
- Sub-Series
- i. Diaries
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- M67 / I / A / i / 6 - 1 to 6 - 6
- GMD
- Diary
- Date Range
- 1975-1981
- Physical Description
- 7.5 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 11 x 17.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1968-1975 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies. Includes: M67 / 6 - 1 : black leather diary, titled July 15 - 1975: 1976 - July 25-76 on fabric adhered to the cover with tape. Pertains to the remainder of the summer 1975 trip (carried over from M67 / 5 - 6) and the first few months of the summer 1976 trip to the Canadian Rockies. Includes stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara areas as well as hiking trips with and without the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada. Also includes a list of Lake O'Hara staff for 1975, reservation details for 1976, song lyrics, and lists of people met. M67 / 6 - 2 : black leather diary, dated July 26-1976 - Sept 8-1976 on fabric tape adhered to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of the summer 1976 trip (carried over from M67 / 6 - 1) and contains details about club activity as part of the Alpine Club of Canada, various hikes, travel around the Canadian Rockies, and travel back to Pennsylvania. Also includes reservation details for 1977, names and phone numbers, people met, and information from a letter sent to Dr. Link from Edward Feuz in 1960 that included details about the Feuz family (including when they came to Canada and when they retired) and other matters relating to Lake O'Hara. M67 / 6 - 3 : black leather diary, titled June [illegible] - Sept 2-1977 on badly damaged fabric tape adhered to the front cover. Pertains to the summer 1977 trip to the Canadian Rockies with stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara areas, hikes with and without the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada, and between Banff and Pennsylvania. Also includes birds seen at Lake O'Hara, lists of staffs and people met, and events from Banff in 1977 (including the construction of the Sundance Mall and Elizabeth Rummel's 80th birthday that March). M67 / 6 - 4 : black leather diary, titled June 21, 1978 to June 26, 1979 to Aug 5, 1979 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the summer trips of 1978 and 1979 to the Canadian Rockies. Summer 1978 includes stays in the Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, and Field BC areas as well as many hiking trips with and without organizations like the Alpine Club of Canada and the Sky Line Trail Hikers. Summer 1979 includes stays in the Banff and Lake O'Hara areas, hiking trips, and travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by air. Also includes lists of staff names, phone numbers, and people met, histories and timelines for the Lake Louise area and Simpson's Ranch, distances, and events (including the marriage of Carole Harmon to Stephen Hutchings, summer 1978). M67 / 6 - 5 : black leather diary, titled August 5-25 1979 - Sun July 6-1980 to Aug 2 1980 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the last few weeks of the summer 1979 trip (carried over from M67 / 6 - 4) and the summer 1980 trip. The summer 1980 trip included time spent in and around the Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara areas, as well as hiking trips and details pertaining to travelling between Banff and Pennsylvania. Also includes detailed lists of equipment for 1980 &1981, a small list of notes (including selling prices for a book called "Mt. Assiniboine" written by Lillian Gest), and lists of people met. M67 / 6 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 1981 on an adhesive paper label torn in half. Pertains to first two weeks of July 1924 summer trip and summer 1981. Summer 1924 consists of early details for a trip organized by Caroline Hinman and mainly of lists of names of those included. Summer 1981 consists of time spent predominantly in and around the Lake Louise and Lake O'Hara areas, with shorter stays in Banff at the beginning and end of the trip. Also includes details of a climbing trip two people took over Wenkchemna Pass on Aug 9, lists of people met, staff of businesses around Banff, and telephone numbers. Also includes loose items consisting of notes to self, a postcard, a photograph, guest lists and itineraries for the Sky Line Trail Hikers, and newspaper clippings.
- Notes
- Blank pages not scanned.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Feuz, Edward
- Feuz, Edward, Jr.
- Feuz, Ernest
- Harmon, Carole
- Hinman, Caroline
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, George K.K.
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Gest, Lillian
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Community
- Environment and Nature
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara region
- Membership
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Outfitting
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Off the Beaten Track
- Pack trips
- Parks Canada
- Record keeping
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Stoney Nakoda
- Tourism
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Pipestone Pass
- Saskatchewan River
- Assiniboine
- Mount Assiniboine
- Jasper
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Pennsylvania
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- M67 / 6 - 1 : find alternative for adhesive tape on front cover.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canada and United States travel photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 70 personal and family photograph prints. Content pertains to trips to the Okanagan region in British Columbia, Jasper, New Hampshire, and Banff; and views of the Luxton family property [206 Beaver St.]
- Date Range
- 1964 - 1965
- 1970
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 703 to 772
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 703 to 772
- Date Range
- 1964 - 1965
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 70 photographs : b&w prints ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 70 personal and family photograph prints. Content pertains to trips to the Okanagan region in British Columbia, Jasper, New Hampshire, and Banff; and views of the Luxton family property [206 Beaver St.]
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Tourism
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- British Columbia
- Okanagan
- United States of America
- New Hampshire
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in file
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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United States and Canada trips, local events
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 35 photograph prints. Content pertains to trips with Eleanor Luxton and friends/family to various regions within Canada, including the Okanagan area in British Columbia, Jasper, Prince Edward Island, Montreal and High River; a 1969 trip to the United States including views of Los A…
- Date Range
- [1920 - 1940]
- 1942
- 1968 - 1970
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 881 to 915
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 881 to 915
- Responsibility
- One photograph produced by Castor Ltd., Edmonton
- Date Range
- [1920 - 1940]
- 1942
- 1968 - 1970
- Physical Description
- 35 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 35 photograph prints. Content pertains to trips with Eleanor Luxton and friends/family to various regions within Canada, including the Okanagan area in British Columbia, Jasper, Prince Edward Island, Montreal and High River; a 1969 trip to the United States including views of Los Angeles and the Grand Canyon; and the Calgary Stampede, 1960. File also includes one portrait of an unidentified man, and one photograph of Eleanor Luxton and Frank Kaquitts at the top of the Banff Gondola in 1968.
- Name Access
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Tourism
- Calgary Stampede
- Banff Chairlift
- Gondolas
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Landscapes
- Hotels
- Wildlife
- Birds
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Jasper National Park
- British Columbia
- Okanagan
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Montreal
- United States of America
- Los Angeles
- Grand Canyon
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Slides Notebooks
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to four black leather notebook with the titles wirtten in red paint on the front cover. 51 - 1 : "SL I" (Slides Book I) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1939 and 1949. 51 - 2 : "S…
- Date Range
- 1939-1981
- Reference Code
- M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1 to 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Textual record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities, photography
- Sous-Fonds
- M67
- Sub-Series
- i.a. textual material, notebooks
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1 to 4
- Date Range
- 1939-1981
- Physical Description
- 4.5 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 10.8 x 17.6 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to four black leather notebook with the titles wirtten in red paint on the front cover. 51 - 1 : "SL I" (Slides Book I) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1939 and 1949. 51 - 2 : "SL II" (Slides Book II) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1949 and 1955. 51 - 3 : "SL III" (Slides Book II) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1955 and 191965. 51 - 4 : "SL IV" (Slides Book IV) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1966 and 1981. Also includes folder of loose material from the notebooks.
- Name Access
- Gest, Lillian
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Administration
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Backpacking
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Climbing
- Club
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horses
- Hotels
- Landscapes
- Mountain
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Outfitters
- Pack trips
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Recreation
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Swiss Guides
- Tourism
- Trails
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Waterton
- Waterton National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Montana
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Washington
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff National Park (general)
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- Part Of
- Murray Hay fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 prings : col. 35.1 x 24.8 cm or smaller and 4 maps (2 paper, 2 overlays) : col., on mylar ; 60.4 x 30. cm or smaller. File pertains to aerial views of Banff National Park, showing the towns of Banff and Lake Louise, ski hills (Norqay Ski Hill, Sunshine Village, and Lake Louise Sk…
- Date Range
- ca.1976-ca.2000
- Reference Code
- V795 / II / B / v / 1-2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Map
- Private record
- Part Of
- Murray Hay fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M570 / V795
- Series
- V795 / II : Unpublished Material
- Sous-Fonds
- V795
- Sub-Series
- V795 / II / B : Alberta / v : Banff National Park
- Accession Number
- 2019.41
- Reference Code
- V795 / II / B / v / 1-2
- GMD
- Map
- Private record
- Date Range
- ca.1976-ca.2000
- Physical Description
- 4 prints : col. 35.1 x 24.8 cm or smaller
- 4 maps (2 paper, 2 overlays) : col., annotations, on mylar ; 60.4 x 30. cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 4 prings : col. 35.1 x 24.8 cm or smaller and 4 maps (2 paper, 2 overlays) : col., on mylar ; 60.4 x 30. cm or smaller. File pertains to aerial views of Banff National Park, showing the towns of Banff and Lake Louise, ski hills (Norqay Ski Hill, Sunshine Village, and Lake Louise Ski Resort), as well as other georgraphic features. The mylar overlays contain various amounts of detail and annotations - one consists of a dark red sheet overlayed with place names in negative.
- Notes
- Items not in oversize stored in downstairs vault.
- Name Access
- Hay, Murray
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Artist
- Ski Maps
- Map
- Cartography
- Sports and recreation
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Ski area
- Sunshine Village
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Hay, Murray
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 photographs pertaining to domestic and international travel. Includes scenes from Brooks, Alberta; Dublin, Ireland; Alert Bay, British Columbia; New York City; Rome, Italy; Banff and surrounding mountains; and some unidentified locations.
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1970]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 232 to 252
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 232 to 252
- GMD
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1970]
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 22 x 14 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 21 photographs pertaining to domestic and international travel. Includes scenes from Brooks, Alberta; Dublin, Ireland; Alert Bay, British Columbia; New York City; Rome, Italy; Banff and surrounding mountains; and some unidentified locations.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Environment
- Landscapes
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Brooks
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Alert Bay
- Ireland
- Italy
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains to 68 prints depicting scenic views from the areas surrounding the town of Banff and throughout Banff National Park. Includes views of Rundle Mountain from Vermillion Lakes, Cascade Mountain, Lake Louise, aerial shots of mountain ranges, Mount Assiniboine and more. Some prints h…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1965-1975]
- Reference Code
- V180 / V / B / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 68 o.s.
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Ron Duke fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M175 / V180
- Series
- V.B. Later material / prints
- Sous-Fonds
- V180
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V180 / V / B / ii / PA - 01 to PA - 68 o.s.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1965-1975]
- Physical Description
- 68 photographs : b&w and col. ; 35.4 x 27.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains to 68 prints depicting scenic views from the areas surrounding the town of Banff and throughout Banff National Park. Includes views of Rundle Mountain from Vermillion Lakes, Cascade Mountain, Lake Louise, aerial shots of mountain ranges, Mount Assiniboine and more. Some prints have colour tinting added in post-production.
- Notes
- PA - 56 o.s. to PA - 68 o.s. are oversize.
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Banff National Park
- Banff townsite
- Bow River
- Bow Valley
- Cascade Mountain
- Castle Mountain
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Landscapes
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountains
- Photography
- Rundle Mountain
- Scenery
- Skiing
- Tourism
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Assiniboine
- British Columbia
- Language
- NA
- Creator
- Duke, Ron
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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History Photos
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1993]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
11 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iv : History, b : Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1886-1993]
- Physical Description
- 120 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter Olympics bid, Princess Margarite's [sic] visit in 1958, the Cosmic Ray Observatory operations, a Kiwanis Club event, ranching and ranch lands, portraits, and more.
- Name Access
- Perren, Walter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Jon
- White, Cliff Jr.
- Locke, Charlie
- Jones, Ken
- Rungius, Carl
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Aerial photography
- Animals
- Banff townsite
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Buildings and facilities
- Cave and Basin
- Centennial
- Ceremony
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Climbing
- Community events
- Construction
- Dogs
- Entertainment
- Festival
- Helicopters
- Military
- Mount Norquay Chairlift
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountains
- Parades
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Portrait
- Public events
- Roads
- Roger's Pass
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Scenery
- Tourism
- Trains
- Travel
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NA - 01 to NA - 04 V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NS - 01 to NS - 02
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Curio Store at Mount Royal Hotel
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Cranstone fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of three account books for the Curio store Dorothy Cranstone ran in the Mount Royal hotel. Also included is the contract for the sale of the Curio Store to Brewster Transport in November 1974.
- Date Range
- 1949 - 1959
- 1960 - 1969
- 1971 - 1972
- Reference Code
- M524 / III / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Cranstone fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M524 / V150
- Series
- M580 / III : Business Financials
- Sous-Fonds
- M524
- Reference Code
- M524 / III / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1949 - 1959
- 1960 - 1969
- 1971 - 1972
- Physical Description
- 2 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of three account books for the Curio store Dorothy Cranstone ran in the Mount Royal hotel. Also included is the contract for the sale of the Curio Store to Brewster Transport in November 1974.
- Name Access
- Cranstone, Dorothy
- Subject Access
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Brewster Transport Company Ltd.
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Golf Club and Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of constitution and bylaws of the Banff Golf Club, correspondence and papers include a letter and newspaper clippings of Prince of Wales giving the Banff Golf Club a small challenge cup to celebrate the opening of 18 holes.
- Date Range
- 1923
- 1924
- 1931
- 1959
- 1970
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Series
- M208 / A : Banff Golf Club
- Sous-Fonds
- M208
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1923
- 1924
- 1931
- 1959
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of constitution and bylaws of the Banff Golf Club, correspondence and papers include a letter and newspaper clippings of Prince of Wales giving the Banff Golf Club a small challenge cup to celebrate the opening of 18 holes.
- Name Access
- Peacock, Walter
- Kennedy, Ernest
- Charlton, Elmer
- Subject Access
- Banff Golf Club
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Golf Club Competition Journal
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Banff Golf Club Competition Journal
- Date Range
- 1938 - 1980
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Series
- M208 / A : Banff Golf Club
- Sous-Fonds
- M208
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 3
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1938 - 1980
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (1 volume)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Banff Golf Club Competition Journal
- Name Access
- Charlton, Elmer
- Subject Access
- Banff Golf Club
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Golf Club Papers
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of papers relating to the Banff Spring Golf Club. Included in the file are Banff Springs Gold Club constitution and rules, a letter to Grace and Elmer Charlton awarding an honorary membership to the Banff Golf Club for their service, and "A History of Events and Competitions of the Ba…
- Date Range
- 1970 - 1985
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Series
- M208 / A : Banff Golf Club
- Sous-Fonds
- M208
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 4
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1970 - 1985
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of papers relating to the Banff Spring Golf Club. Included in the file are Banff Springs Gold Club constitution and rules, a letter to Grace and Elmer Charlton awarding an honorary membership to the Banff Golf Club for their service, and "A History of Events and Competitions of the Banff Springs Golf Club - Ladies Division"
- Subject Access
- Banff Golf Club
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Golf Club collected pamphlets
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of pamphlets relating to golfing in Canada and at the Banff Spring Golf course, included are booklets of constitutions and bylaws. Many of the booklets are annotated
- Date Range
- 1924 - 1978
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Series
- M208 / A : Banff Golf Club
- Sous-Fonds
- M208
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 5
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1924 - 1978
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of pamphlets relating to golfing in Canada and at the Banff Spring Golf course, included are booklets of constitutions and bylaws. Many of the booklets are annotated
- Name Access
- Charlton, Elmer
- Charlton, Grace
- Subject Access
- Banff Golf Club
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Springs Hotel Proofs and Advertisements
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of visual advertising printed proofs, content is of the Banff Springs Golf club.
- Date Range
- 1940
- 1999
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Series
- M208 / A : Banff Golf Club
- Sous-Fonds
- M208
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 6
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1940
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of visual advertising printed proofs, content is of the Banff Springs Golf club.
- Name Access
- Charlton, Elmer
- Charlton, Grace
- Subject Access
- Banff Golf Club
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Old Time Ranch Men's Dinner at the Palliser Hotel
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Menus and programs from the Men's Old Time Ranch Dinner that was held at the Palliser Hotel in Calgary.
- Date Range
- 1968 - 1981
- Reference Code
- M208 / C / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Series
- M208 / C : Old Time Ranch Dinner
- Sous-Fonds
- M208
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- M208 / C / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1968 - 1981
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Menus and programs from the Men's Old Time Ranch Dinner that was held at the Palliser Hotel in Calgary.
- Name Access
- Charlton, Elmer
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Old Time Ranch Men's Dinner at the Palliser Hotel
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Menus and programs from the Men's Old Time Ranch Dinner that was held at the Palliser Hotel in Calgary. Also in cluded is one program from the Women'e event at the Palliser Hotel "Range Gals Pow Wow"
- Date Range
- 1979 - 1992
- Reference Code
- M208 / C / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Series
- M208 / C : Old Time Ranch Dinner
- Sous-Fonds
- M208
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- M208 / C / 2
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1979 - 1992
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Menus and programs from the Men's Old Time Ranch Dinner that was held at the Palliser Hotel in Calgary. Also in cluded is one program from the Women'e event at the Palliser Hotel "Range Gals Pow Wow"
- Name Access
- Charlton, Elmer
- Charlton, Grace
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Processing Status
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Collected Items
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a brochure, a potential layout for the Kananaskis Ranch Golf Resort, a pamphlet of the Banff Winter Sports, a map of Jasper, and a cook book
- Date Range
- 1947 - ca. 1970
- Reference Code
- M208 / D / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Series
- M208 / D : Collected items and Personal Miscellaneous
- Sous-Fonds
- M208
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- M208 / D / 3
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1947 - ca. 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a brochure, a potential layout for the Kananaskis Ranch Golf Resort, a pamphlet of the Banff Winter Sports, a map of Jasper, and a cook book
- Name Access
- Charlton, Elmer
- Charlton, Grace
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Calgary
- Access Restrictions
- Restricted copyright Universal International Pictures
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Processing Status
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Personal Photographs
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Trail Riders, wildlife photographs, photographs from a helicoptor, photographs of Charlton Evergreen Court, Golfing in Banff.
- Date Range
- 1961 - 1963
- 1977- 1982
- 1991
- 1996
- Reference Code
- V153 / NS - 1 to NS - 156
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Sous-Fonds
- V153
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- V153 / NS - 1 to NS - 156
- Date Range
- 1961 - 1963
- 1977- 1982
- 1991
- 1996
- Physical Description
- 156 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Trail Riders, wildlife photographs, photographs from a helicoptor, photographs of Charlton Evergreen Court, Golfing in Banff.
- Name Access
- Charlton, Grace
- Subject Access
- Bears
- Sheep
- Deer
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Trails
- Townsite development
- Tourism
- Hiking
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Shadow Lake
- Baker Lake
- Even-Thomas Creek
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Exploration and travel
- Tourism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Processing Status
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Personal Photographs
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of skiing, Hiking, Banff Winter Carnival, Wildlife, Golfing, Banff Indian Days, Sunshine Ski Hill , Mount Norquay, and the Mount Mount Royal fire in 1967
- Date Range
- 1963 - 1967
- 1981
- 1986
- 1989
- 1991
- 1996
- Reference Code
- V153 / NS - 157 to NS - 371
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Sous-Fonds
- V153
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- V153 / NS - 157 to NS - 371
- Date Range
- 1963 - 1967
- 1981
- 1986
- 1989
- 1991
- 1996
- Physical Description
- 215 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of skiing, Hiking, Banff Winter Carnival, Wildlife, Golfing, Banff Indian Days, Sunshine Ski Hill , Mount Norquay, and the Mount Mount Royal fire in 1967
- Name Access
- Charlton, Grace
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Mount Assiniboine
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Exploration and travel
- Tourism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Processing Status
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