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Dorothy Cranstone fonds
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Cranstone fonds
- Scope & Content
- The Dorothy Cranstone fonds consists of papers, clippings, photographs and ephemera. Textual records include cards and letters from Peter and Catharine Whyte, 1947-1966; visitors to the Moore House, 1975-1981; Moore House visitors book, 1974-1983; transcript of Philip Moore 1903 trip diary (hologra…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900]-1998
- Reference Code
- M524 / V150
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Cranstone fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 524
- V 150
- Sous-Fonds
- M 524
- V 150
- Accession Number
- 2259, 4014, 5335, 5411, 5471, 5582, 5879, 6006, 6350, 6775, 7722(unproc)
- Reference Code
- M524 / V150
- Date Range
- [ca.1900]-1998
- Physical Description
- ca.400 photographs : prints, copy negatives. -- 3 photograph albums (430 prints). -- 15 cm textual records
- History / Biographical
- Dorothy Cranstone, 1904-1996, was a businesswoman and hotel worker at Banff, Alberta. Cranstone worked at the Banff Springs Hotel, 1929-1940, as Assistant Housekeeper, and later as Housekeeper at the Mount Royal Hotel. She went on to operate a gift shop in the Mount Royal Hotel. For many years, Cranstone was companion to Pearl (Brewster) Moore and later to Pat Brewster. She also worked for the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies as custodian of the Moore Home and as museum hostess.
- Scope & Content
- The Dorothy Cranstone fonds consists of papers, clippings, photographs and ephemera.
- Textual records include cards and letters from Peter and Catharine Whyte, 1947-1966; visitors to the Moore House, 1975-1981; Moore House visitors book, 1974-1983; transcript of Philip Moore 1903 trip diary (holograph and typescript) by Dorothy Cranstone; clippings, 1937-1983, re Pat Brewster, Dorothy Cranstone, Mount Royal Hotel fire and Jim Brewster home; ephemera regarding events attended by Cranstone, including Royal Visit to the Banff Springs Hotel, 1939, Gracie Fields Concert at the Banff Springs Hotel, 1940, and H. R. H. Princess Margaret Rose's visit, 1958. Textual records also include business/financial records for the gift shop operated by Cranstone, 1949-1974; records related to the publication and distribution of Pat Brewster's books, 1983-1987; correspondence records, 1962-1996; legal and business records concerning power of attorney as well as the dispersal of Cranstone's property and estate, 1980-1998. Miscellaneous items pertaining to Pat Brewster include clippings and interview transcripts.
- Photographs pertain to Dorothy Cranstone, Pat Brewster, family, friends and associates, travels and activities, and to Banff Springs Hotel staff and guests. Includes photographs of Dorothy Cranstone and Pat Brewster, ca.1900-1985; travel in Europe and Asia, 1964; a trip to Hawaii; artworks by J. Crumine and Nicholas de Grandmaison, 1945, 1940s-1950s; Moore house, 1950s to 1970s; and photographs given to Cranstone by friends.
- Albums pertain to Banff Springs Hotel staff and celebrity guests, including the 1939 royal visit, ca.1929-1940; family photographs and Cranstone's life in England ca. 1920-1940.
- Name Access
- Cranstone, Dorothy
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Access and use restricted for portion
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- accession record copies for unprocessed material
- Related Material
- Original of Philip Moore diary is in Moore Family fonds [M307]
- Creator
- Cranstone, Dorothy
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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John Murray Gibbon fonds
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- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to John Murray Gibbon's personal life, his involvement with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Hikers, and his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes manuscripts titled "Scot to Canadian: one of more than a million" by…
- Date Range
- 1924-1952
- Reference Code
- M454 / V226 / S62
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 454
- V 226
- S 62
- Sous-Fonds
- M 454
- V 226
- S 62
- Accession Number
- 3574
- 524
- 3604
- 2022.16
- Reference Code
- M454 / V226 / S62
- Date Range
- 1924-1952
- Physical Description
- 36 cm of textual records -- 3 sound recordings -- 185 photograph prints -- 3 negatives
- History / Biographical
- John Murray Gibbon, born in Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) in 1875-1952, was a writer, historian, musician and Canadian Pacific Railway publicity agent at Montreal, Quebec. Gibbon attended the University of Aberdeen where he received a scholarship to attend Oxford, where he graduated with a BA in Literature. He also studied at the University of Göttingen, Germany, and received some musical training in London. Gibbon received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Université de Montréal in 1940. Following writing and editing work for British journals, he was approached in 1907 by the Canadian Pacific Railway to work on their European publicity program. In 1913, he was appointed general publicity agent in Montreal. For thirty years he promoted Canadian culture and the CPR He was responsible for the inauguration of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Highland Gatherings. Gibbon was a prolific author and in 1921 became the founding president of the Canadian Authors Association (CAA), which he co-founded with Stephen Leacock, Pelham Edgar and B.K. Sandwell. The CAA lobbied for the protection of authors’ rights and went on to establish the Governor General’s Literary Awards in 1936. Gibbon received the award, in the non-fiction category, for Canadian Mosaic: The Making of a Northern Nation (1938), in which he argued against the American idea of a “cultural melting pot” that encouraged immigrants to cut ties with their culture of origin and assimilate into a homogenous society. Canadian Mosaic greatly influenced Canada’s immigration policies and multicultural attitudes throughout the latter half of the 20th century, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to John Murray Gibbon's personal life, his involvement with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Hikers, and his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes manuscripts titled "Scot to Canadian: one of more than a million" by John Murray Gibbon (204 p.) and "John Murray Gibbon (1875-1952)" by Watson Kirkconnell; a letter from Gibbon to Francis Dickie concerning trail riding; published articles and obituaries; and a scrapbook pertaining to trips with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Skyline Hikers, and views of landmarks throughout Canada. Photographs pertain to John Murray Gibbon and activities, including Highland Gatherings and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips; also Gibbon's funeral, 1952.
- Name Access
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Musicians
- Travel
- Recreation
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Publication
- Obituary
- Newspaper
- Biography
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Biographical Source Notes
- Pincoe, R., & Phillipson, D. (2015). John Murray Gibbon. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-murray-gibbon-emc
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence
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- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of John Murray Gibbon's correspondence. Included is a letter regarding the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and Skyline Hikers from Phillip Gibbon
- Date Range
- 1932
- 1951
- 1952
- 1967
- Reference Code
- M454 / I / B / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M454
- V226
- S62
- Series
- M454 / I : Personal Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M454
- Sub-Series
- M454 / I / A : Correspondance
- Reference Code
- M454 / I / B / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1932
- 1951
- 1952
- 1967
- Physical Description
- .5 cm Textual Records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of John Murray Gibbon's correspondence. Included is a letter regarding the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and Skyline Hikers from Phillip Gibbon
- Name Access
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Title Source
- Title based on records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Cranstone fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence between Barb Horn and Dorothy Cranstone's family friends. The correspondence pertains to Dorothy Cranstone's health and living arrangements and later regarding her death and the management of her estate. Also included are donation and thank you letters from the Whyte…
- Date Range
- 1949 - 1959
- 1960 - 1969
- 1971 - 1972
- Reference Code
- M524 / II / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Cranstone fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M524 / V150
- Series
- M580 / II :Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- M524
- Reference Code
- M524 / II / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1949 - 1959
- 1960 - 1969
- 1971 - 1972
- Physical Description
- 2 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence between Barb Horn and Dorothy Cranstone's family friends. The correspondence pertains to Dorothy Cranstone's health and living arrangements and later regarding her death and the management of her estate. Also included are donation and thank you letters from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
- Notes
- Barbara Horn is Dorothy's niece who spent time with Dorothy in her late years and managed Dorothy's estate after she passed.
- Name Access
- Cranstone, Dorothy
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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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
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- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of John Murray Gibbon's family tree, John Murray's passport and two John Murray Gibbon funeral programs.
- Date Range
- ca. 1950- ca. 1960
- Reference Code
- M454 / I / A / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M454
- V226
- S62
- Series
- M454 / I : Personal Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M454
- Sub-Series
- M454 / I / A : Newspaper clippings
- Reference Code
- M454 / I / A / 3
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- ca. 1950- ca. 1960
- Physical Description
- .5 cm Textual Records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of John Murray Gibbon's family tree, John Murray's passport and two John Murray Gibbon funeral programs.
- Name Access
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Title Source
- Title based on records
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Financial records
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Cranstone fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of financial records, includes receipts and account books
- Date Range
- 1964 - 1986
- Reference Code
- M524 / VII / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Cranstone fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M524 / V150
- Series
- M580 / VII : Miscellaneous
- Sous-Fonds
- M524
- Reference Code
- M524 / VII / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1964 - 1986
- Physical Description
- 2 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of financial records, includes receipts and account books
- Name Access
- Cranstone, Dorothy
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Category
- Communications
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published literature by John Murray Gibbon:XXX o The listening Post: Canadian Literature in the English Language 1923 o Aberdonian to Canadian by JM Gibbon Kings College 1891 – 1893 o Prince Charlie and Flora. A Ballad Opera Libretto 1929 (2 copies one annotated) o Canada Chaps Boo…
- Date Range
- 1891 - 1954
- Reference Code
- M454 / II / B / 1 - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M454
- V226
- S62
- Series
- M454 / I : Professional and Publication Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M454
- Sub-Series
- M454 / I / B : Published Literauture and music
- Reference Code
- M454 / II / B / 1 - 2
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1891 - 1954
- Physical Description
- 4 cm Textual Records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published literature by John Murray Gibbon:XXX o The listening Post: Canadian Literature in the English Language 1923 o Aberdonian to Canadian by JM Gibbon Kings College 1891 – 1893 o Prince Charlie and Flora. A Ballad Opera Libretto 1929 (2 copies one annotated) o Canada Chaps Books “ No 1 A Canadian Calendar 1919 o If I were a young man entering advertising 1941 o The Man comes down from the moon musical playlet based on “Northland Songs” o The Order of Good Cheer :reconstructed by 1929 o A secular Bible for a new Canada 1942 o The influence of music on meter 1929 o Onward, A paper for young Canadians, 1954 article about John Murray Gibbon by Elsie Pomeroy page 346 o Folk song and feudalism 1948 o Contributions of Austro German Music to Canadian Culture by 1949 o Tribute to a Nation Builder an appreciation of John Murray Gibbon published 1946 o “In the Forest”(written to the music of Tonus Peregrinus) By JMG a poem o Proposed Continuity for talk on Provincial Hour o Citation for Lorne Pierce Medal delivered at the Royal Society of Canada Meeting at Halifax by BK Sandwell in 1948 o A Poets Corner for Canada o Shall we sing translations o Poetry by way of Music o Talk to Ottawa Branch Canadian Authors o Chansons Populaires o Not a book but typescript with edits Songwriting by John Murray Gibbon (Address to Poetry Panel C.A.A Banff o Some Canadian Poets I have Known by john Murray Gibbon o Words to Music
- Name Access
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
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- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Title Source
- Title based on records
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- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published music by John Murray Gibbon: Fair in the Summer Tide, Sweet Nellie My Prairie Flower, Hymn of the New Canadian, Songsters of Spring, Along the Wide St.Lawerence, Scented Foam Bloom, The Mountain Stream, In My Cabin, Quebec, Down Vancouver Way, Meadow Lark, Canning Song, …
- Date Range
- ca. 1910 - ca. 1952
- Reference Code
- M454 / II / B / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M454
- V226
- S62
- Series
- M454 / I : Professional and Publication Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M454
- Sub-Series
- M454 / I / B : Published Literauture and music
- Reference Code
- M454 / II / B / 3
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- ca. 1910 - ca. 1952
- Physical Description
- 1 cm Textual Records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published music by John Murray Gibbon: Fair in the Summer Tide, Sweet Nellie My Prairie Flower, Hymn of the New Canadian, Songsters of Spring, Along the Wide St.Lawerence, Scented Foam Bloom, The Mountain Stream, In My Cabin, Quebec, Down Vancouver Way, Meadow Lark, Canning Song, Envoyons D'Lavant Nos Gens, Send her On Along, The Order of Good Cheer, I Come and Ride the Trail, Song of an immigrant, Song of the Columbia River, Dance Song, Forget me Not, O' Lake O'Hara, XXX
- Name Access
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
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- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Gibbon, John Murray
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- Title based on records
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Newspaper and Miscellaneous clippings
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Cranstone fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newspaper, magazine clippings and other collected materials. Contents pertain to obituaries of Dorothy Cranstone and Pat Brewster, Also included are articles about exhibits at the Glenbow Museum, Heritage Park Society and reproductions of art.
- Date Range
- 1920 - 1998
- Reference Code
- M524 / I
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Cranstone fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M524 / V150
- Series
- M580 / I : Newspaper clippings
- Sous-Fonds
- M524
- Reference Code
- M524 / I
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1920 - 1998
- Physical Description
- 2 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newspaper, magazine clippings and other collected materials. Contents pertain to obituaries of Dorothy Cranstone and Pat Brewster, Also included are articles about exhibits at the Glenbow Museum, Heritage Park Society and reproductions of art.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Pat
- Cranstone, Dorothy
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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