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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 102
- Ben Gadd fonds 8
- Kidney family fonds 7
- Bruno Engler fonds 3
- Aileen Harmon fonds 2
- Bruno Engler's Veteran's Race fonds 2
- Dorothy Wardle fonds 2
- Lillian Gest fonds 2
- Byron Harmon fonds 1
- Nicholas Morant fonds 1
- Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation fonds 1
- Roy Andersen fonds 1
1933 Skoki ski trip
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- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an original travel journal/diary annotated by Aileen Harmon pertaining to a 1933 ski trip to Skoki Lodge. File also includes two complete, typed copies of text from original 1933 account [one accompanied by typed letter to "Kathryn", likely Catharine Robb Whyte], and one incomplete…
- Date Range
- 1933
- [ca. 1981 - ca. 1990]
- Reference Code
- M287 / I / 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private 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 / 8
- Responsibility
- Produced by Aileen Harmon
- Date Range
- 1933
- [ca. 1981 - ca. 1990]
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an original travel journal/diary annotated by Aileen Harmon pertaining to a 1933 ski trip to Skoki Lodge. File also includes two complete, typed copies of text from original 1933 account [one accompanied by typed letter to "Kathryn", likely Catharine Robb Whyte], and one incomplete typed copy.
- Notes
- One copy of journal contents annotated
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Harmon, Aileen
- Subject Access
- Skiing
- Travel
- Mountains
- Skoki Lodge
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Lake Louise
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Aileen Harmon
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title provided prior to processing
- Processing Status
- Processed
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1952, 1967 - 1990 race photographs
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- Scope & Content
- File consists of 41 photographs pertaining to Bruno Engler's Veteran's Race ski events held between 1967 and 1990, as well as a separate ski event in 1952. Photographs depict Fred Wonnacot, Evelynne Crosbi [sic], Mike and Bonnie Wiegele, Catharine Whyte [in 1967 ski race], Karl and Kathy Jost, Rob …
- Date Range
- 1952
- 1967
- 1971 - 1975
- 1979
- 1982
- 1985
- 1986
- 1990
- Reference Code
- V783 / I / PA - 1 to 41
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M559 / V783
- Series
- V783 / I : 1952 - 1990
- Sous-Fonds
- V783
- Accession Number
- 2018.8688
- Reference Code
- V783 / I / PA - 1 to 41
- Responsibility
- Produced by Bruno Engler
- Date Range
- 1952
- 1967
- 1971 - 1975
- 1979
- 1982
- 1985
- 1986
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 41 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 41 photographs pertaining to Bruno Engler's Veteran's Race ski events held between 1967 and 1990, as well as a separate ski event in 1952. Photographs depict Fred Wonnacot, Evelynne Crosbi [sic], Mike and Bonnie Wiegele, Catharine Whyte [in 1967 ski race], Karl and Kathy Jost, Rob Crosby, Klara Hueser, Eddie Hunter, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Hanley, Roy Andersen and others. Photograph V783/I/PA-33 was published in the Crag and Canyon, 1990.
- Notes
- Some items stamped on reverse giving photo credit to Bruno Engler.
- Most photographs annotated
- Photographs were separated from textual content in folders from corresponding years, stored under M559.
- Name Access
- Hunter, Eddie
- Whyte, Catharine
- Wonnacot, Fred
- Crosby, Evelynne
- Wiegele, Mike
- Mann, Jack
- Jost, Karl
- Cullen, Malcolm
- Jost, Kathy
- Crosby, Rob
- Pristov, John
- Hueser, Klara
- House, Eleanore
- Kunelius, Eleanor
- Hanley, Joe
- McGavin, Flo
- Wilson, Priscilla
- Fruchtman, Eva
- Andersen, Roy
- Godwin, Nell
- Kent, Betty
- Wiegele, Bonnie
- Subject Access
- Race
- Skiing
- Memorial
- Sports
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Agnes Kaquitts, Stoney Nakoda
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of close-up photograph of Agnes Kaquitts (sometimes pronounced Heg-a-nesh by Stoney speakers).
- Date Range
- ca. 1945
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1630
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / B / NS - 1630
- Date Range
- ca. 1945
- Physical Description
- Transparency; colour
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of close-up photograph of Agnes Kaquitts (sometimes pronounced Heg-a-nesh by Stoney speakers).
- Notes
- Note: It is believed that the handwritten information on the back of the contact sheets was written by former archival staff in the initial phases of processing the photographs of Peter and Catharine Whyte. There is no list of titles attached to the individual images. Any descriptive information or identification of people has been provided by research done through the Recognizing Relations project
- Name Access
- Kaquitts, Agnes
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Recognizing Relations Collection
- Stoney Nakoda
- Stoney
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Whyte, Peter and Catharine
- Title Source
- Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
- The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Assorted Portraits and Photographs
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 37 prints (36 b&w and 1 colour), and 1 paper clipping. Consists mostly of portrait images of various individuals, some artists and manufacturers, including one of young Peter and Catharine Whyte which has been reproduced by the Whyte Museum (PA - 112). Most images in this file are …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1935]
- 1938
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1950]
- 1974
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 88 to 122
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
3 images
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 88 to 122
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1935]
- 1938
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1950]
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 37 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour. 1 paper clipping.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 37 prints (36 b&w and 1 colour), and 1 paper clipping. Consists mostly of portrait images of various individuals, some artists and manufacturers, including one of young Peter and Catharine Whyte which has been reproduced by the Whyte Museum (PA - 112). Most images in this file are annotated by Nicholas Morant.
- Notes
- One of images produced by Jim Wallace, 1974.
- Storage Range
- In file box V500 /II / C / 5 / PA - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 325
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Photographic prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Photographic prints in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Prints and other items with ink or other risky materials attached need to be stored in mylar to protect adjacent prints. File must be stored in appropriate conditions with other prints.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff area, 50th anniversary party, family photographs
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 64 photographs including 2 postcard prints. Content pertains to various members of the Kidney and Woodworth families and close friends, the 50th wedding anniversary of Ulysses and Annie LaCasse in 1968, events hosted by the Order of the Eastern Star Spray Valley chapter, Maud Kidne…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910]
- 1921
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
- 1948
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- 1951
- 1965
- 1967 - 1970
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PA - 204 to 260
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection
- Accession Number
- 3109
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / E / PA - 204 to 260
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910]
- 1921
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
- 1948
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- 1951
- 1965
- 1967 - 1970
- Physical Description
- 64 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 64 photographs including 2 postcard prints. Content pertains to various members of the Kidney and Woodworth families and close friends, the 50th wedding anniversary of Ulysses and Annie LaCasse in 1968, events hosted by the Order of the Eastern Star Spray Valley chapter, Maud Kidney's 71st birthday, social events in Calgary, and the Girls Flower Club in Banff.
- Notes
- File contains duplicates
- Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
- Photographs in this file were accompanied by notes made shortly before or after accession in 1979 giving names/contextual information about photographs. Some notes are by Jim Deegan, 1987. Information has been transferred to the back of each photograph.
- Name Access
- MacAulay, Herb
- Kidney, Maude
- LaCasse, Ulysses
- LaCasse, Annie
- Whyte, Catharine
- Wells, Fred
- Unwin, Vera
- Thomas, Hattie
- Peyto, Annie
- Harrison, Nellie
- Smith, Helen
- Harbidge, Violet
- Moore, Pearl
- Serra, Dante
- LaCasse, Flo
- Boyce, Jim
- Craig, Bill
- McCowan, Bill
- Dube, Arthur
- Barnes, George
- Peyto, Stan
- Peyto, Ines
- Gratz, Muriel
- Bunn, Mary
- Bunn, Bill
- Woodworth, Joe
- Woodworth, Benjamin Frederick
- Woodworth, Percy
- Lester, Ken
- Stafford, Rose
- Shaw, Ed
- Beattie, Doris
- Beattie, Florence
- Stafford, Lou
- Davidson, Minnie
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Landscapes
- Anniversary
- Community events
- Order of the Eastern Star
- Horses
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Indian Days
- Mountain
- Girls Flower Club Banff
- Hotel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Cave and Basin
- Sulphur Mountain
- Calgary
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some photographs with large volumes of annotations in ink, and one item with adhesive residue, have been placed in mylar to prevent transference onto adjacent items in file.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ben Gadd fonds
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- V810
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- 2024.01
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Physical Description
- ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
- History / Biographical
- Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
- Notes
- Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- Publication
- Environment
- Geology
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Academics
- Guiding
- Guides
- Businesses
- Finances
- Conservation
- Wildlife
- Natural history
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Lethbridge
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Dutch
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Brown, Annora : [correspondence]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7526
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Annora Brown was an artist from Fort Macleod, Alta. & moved to Sidney, B.C. in 1965. Note on original file: "Mother was a Cody." Addition of 2 letters in 2018: M36/219/45 and M36/219/46
- Date Range
- 1957-1971
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 219
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Textual record
5 images
5 Electronic Resources
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 219
- Responsibility
- Responsibility: Annora Brown
- Date Range
- 1957-1971
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records, includes newsclippings
- Scope & Content
- Annora Brown was an artist from Fort Macleod, Alta. & moved to Sidney, B.C. in 1965. Note on original file: "Mother was a Cody." Addition of 2 letters in 2018: M36/219/45 and M36/219/46
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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Bruno Engler's Veteran's Race fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 30 cm of textual and visual records previously held in 3 manuscript boxes, and 1 briefcase belonging to Bruno Engler. Contents have since been rehoused and processed in 3 manuscript boxes under M559, and one manuscript box each under V783/PA and V783/NA. Fonds consists of two seri…
- Date Range
- 1952
- 1967 - 2016
- Reference Code
- M559 / V783
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M559 / V783
- Sous-Fonds
- M559
- V783
- Accession Number
- 2018.8688
- Reference Code
- M559 / V783
- Other Title Info
- Previously Bruno Engler Memorial Cup
- Date Range
- 1952
- 1967 - 2016
- Physical Description
- 24 cm of textual records -- 320 photographs (139 b&w and col. prints, 21 b&w negatives, 160 digital files)
- History / Biographical
- Bruno Engler's Veteran's Race was initially hosted by Bruno Engler at the Sunshine Village ski resort in Banff in 1967. In its earlier years, Bruno Engler would complete the downhill track first, and would use his recorded time as a benchmark for participants to beat. Engler participated in the race for many years. The race was typically divided into several competition categories by age range and men's and women's races. Following a day of races, there is an awards ceremony held each year for participants. Bruno's ski race, renamed the Bruno Engler Memorial Ski Race after Bruno's passing in 2001, is currently "the longest consecutively running annual ski race in Canadian history". 2019 marked the 53rd annual race, which was held at Cascade Mountain. In recent years, the "Bruno Engler Family Fun Race", an additional race for parents and children, has been added as part of the original event.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 30 cm of textual and visual records previously held in 3 manuscript boxes, and 1 briefcase belonging to Bruno Engler. Contents have since been rehoused and processed in 3 manuscript boxes under M559, and one manuscript box each under V783/PA and V783/NA. Fonds consists of two series: Series I : 1952 - 1990 Series II : 1991 - 2016 Bruno Engler Memorial race committee information, race results and Bruno Engler's personal papers originally held in his personal briefcase. Also included are photos of the races and awards - these photos were held in Bruno's briefcase along with his own files. Briefcase from accession has been transferred to Heritage. Textual records (M559) range from 1952 to 2016 [includes documents from every year excluding 1953 - 1966] and pertain to annual ski races. Include meetings/agenda notes, ephemera, handwritten notes, registration forms, mailing lists, race results, and other relevant notes. [As 1967 was the ski race's first official year, items from 1952 are believed to be from a different ski event]. Visual records (V783) include 180 print photographs and 21 negative photographs/film strips depicting races, participants and award ceremonies [arranged by year]. Fonds also includes 3 CDs from 2004, 2005 and 2011 (V783), 1 USB stick from 2012 (M559), and 1 racing jersey (2016) which has been transferred to Heritage.
- Notes
- Folder with items V783 / I / PA - 1 to 41 contains photograph of Catharine Whyte in 1967 ski race
- One folder with contact sheets from processed photographs dated 1972, 1975, 1976 and 1979 also stored within V783 file box
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Hunter, Eddie
- Whyte, Catharine
- Wonnacot, Fred
- Crosby, Evelynne
- Wiegele, Mike
- Mann, Jack
- Jost, Karl
- Cullen, Malcolm
- Jost, Kathy
- Crosby, Rob
- Pristov, John
- Hueser, Klara
- House, Eleanore
- Kunelius, Eleanor
- Hanley, Joe
- McGavin, Flo
- Wilson, Priscilla
- Fruchtman, Eva
- Andersen, Roy
- Godwin, Nell
- Kent, Betty
- Wiegele, Bonnie
- Berchtold, Leo
- Compton, Ethan
- Subject Access
- Ski racing
- Memorial
- Skiing
- Awards
- Community events
- Sports
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- For extensive biographical information pertaining to Bruno Engler, see fonds-level entry for M323 / S40 / V190 [Bruno Engler fonds]
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://banffnorquay.com/event/bruno-engler-memorial-race/
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bruno-engler
- Some information drawn from contents of fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Byron Harmon fonds
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon. I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- V263
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 263
- Sous-Fonds
- V 263
- Accession Number
- 235, 980, 1549, 1622, 2588, 2656, 2770, 2792, 2895, 3005, 3394, 3423, 3657, 3807, 3824, 3859, 3988, 4028, 4076, 5052, 5181, 5205, 5254, 5381, 6070, 6127, 6587, 6602
- Reference Code
- V263
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Byron Harmon Photos fonds.
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- ca.10,500 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : prints, postcards, negatives, transparencies, motion pictures, sample products
- History / Biographical
- Byron Hill Harmon, 1876-1942, was a professional photographer and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was born near Tacoma, Washington, USA and operated a portrait studio there for a time. In 1903, while travelling around the United States and Canada as an itinerant photographer, he decided to settle in Banff and by 1907 had produced enough mountain views to begin selling a line of postcards. Between 1906 and 1913, Harmon was official photographer for the Alpine Club of Canada and made trips in numerous mountain areas, such as the Bugaboos (1910) and Mount Robson (1911, 1913). Harmon personally financed trips into other areas, such as Tonquin Valley (1918) and Lake of the Hanging Glaciers (1920, 1922), producing both still photographs and motion pictures for commercial sale. After his last major expedition in 1924 across Saskatchewan Glacier, through to Maligne Lake and back to Banff by packtrain, Harmon devoted most of his time to photographing scenes along the railway, skiing in the Assiniboine and Skoki regions, and the annual rides and hikes of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. At the same time he managed several businesses, including a drug store, fountain lunch, theatre and book store. In his later years, Harmon spent much time travelling and photographing in other parts of the world. The business, Byron Harmon Photos, was managed successively by his son, Don Harmon, then his grand-daughter, Carole Harmon.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon.
- I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives to ca.1955; original prints; a wide range of sample products, such as postcards, enlargements and framing prints, calendars and viewbooks, mainly by Harmon business, some by other photographers; and lantern slides, ca.1913-192-, pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, Indians, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway and Asian travel. Scenic / commercial series pertains to annual camps and expeditions of the Alpine Club of Canada in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks, 1907-1913; private movie-making expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks; mountain scenic views, primarily for postcard purposes; Banff events and development; skiing; birds and animals. Includes some material by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, sons of Byron Harmon.
- II. Personal, 189- to 194-, ca.370 items. Includes: family photographs and views received from others; motion picture out-takes pertaining to world travels, 1930s; and 35 mm. transparencies, ca.1940, pertaining mainly to world travels, also mountain and prairie scenics.
- Notes
- For more information on the Byron Harmon photographs, see "Great Days in the Rockies: The Photographs of Byron Harmon, 1906-1934" (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1978) or "Byron Harmon, Mountain Photographer" by Carole Harmon and Bart Robinson (Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1992)
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- 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: series description
- selected modern reference prints
- digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database
- Related Material
- Byron Harmon postcards can also be found in the Postcard general file (V466)
- Creator
- Harmon, Byron
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of unidentified people gathered around a campfire with tents and tepees in the background - Catharine Whyte visible in the row of seated people fourth from the right
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 433
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 433
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of unidentified people gathered around a campfire with tents and tepees in the background - Catharine Whyte visible in the row of seated people fourth from the right
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Camp cook tent
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Peter and Catharine Whyte sitting on the edge of a camp's cook tent with more people eating on a grassy slope in the background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 431
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 431
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Peter and Catharine Whyte sitting on the edge of a camp's cook tent with more people eating on a grassy slope in the background
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Camps
- Family and personal life
- Hiking
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Catharine Robb Whyte at Lake Louise with unidentified man]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Robb Whyte (right) at Lake Louise with unidentified man, possibly Toshida Yamaguchi
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935-1950]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 26
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 26
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935-1950]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Robb Whyte (right) at Lake Louise with unidentified man, possibly Toshida Yamaguchi
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Asian
- Family and personal life
- Portrait
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Japan
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Catharine Whyte]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte standing outside in light-coloured blouse
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950-1965]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 229
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 229
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950-1965]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte standing outside in light-coloured blouse
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Catharine Whyte and E. Case on beach with palm trees]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of (left to right) unidentified, unidentified, Catharine Whyte and E. Case on beach in Hawaii.
- Date Range
- 1954
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 40
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 40
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1954
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of (left to right) unidentified, unidentified, Catharine Whyte and E. Case on beach in Hawaii.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Geographic Access
- Hawaii
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Catharine Whyte and Edith Robb?]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte (left) sitting next to woman possibly identified as Edith Robb (right)
- Date Range
- [ca. 1955]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 41
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 41
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1955]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; colour
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte (left) sitting next to woman possibly identified as Edith Robb (right)
- Name Access
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Catharine Whyte and unidentified man fishing in rowboat]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte in buckskin jacket with and unidentified man fishing in rowboat
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 21
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 21
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte in buckskin jacket with and unidentified man fishing in rowboat
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Catharine Whyte at typewriter]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte seated at a desk typing on a typewriter - photo emulsion deteriorating
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1955]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 2 / PA - 253
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 2 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Portraits and Photographs of Artwork
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 2 / PA - 253
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1955]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte seated at a desk typing on a typewriter - photo emulsion deteriorating
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Catharine Whyte feeding mule deer]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte feeding adult mule deer - three fawns in background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1950]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 89
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 89
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1950]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte feeding adult mule deer - three fawns in background
- Notes
- Please note: feeding wildlife is illegal - do not attempt to approach or feed wildlife.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Catharine Whyte in beaded jacket]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte in a jacket with beads and tassels - Whyte log home in background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1955]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 176
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 176
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1955]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte in a jacket with beads and tassels - Whyte log home in background
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Catharine Whyte in folding chair]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte sitting in a folding chair in the sun outside her home
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 70
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 70
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 print; b&w
- Scope & Content
- Image of Catharine Whyte sitting in a folding chair in the sun outside her home
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Home
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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