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Ernest C. W. Lamarque fonds
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- Part Of
- Ernest C. W. Lamarque fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of writings, ca.1929-1958; holograph maps, n.d., 1934; Christmas cards, 1937-1970; articles 1928-1965; other papers, 1877-1971; and photographs, 1897-1939. Textual records mainly consist of Lamarque's manuscripts, including two large works: "Memoirs of Ernest C. Lamarque, 1958" and "…
- Date Range
- 1897-1971
- Reference Code
- M81 / V343
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Part Of
- Ernest C. W. Lamarque fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 81
- V 343
- Sous-Fonds
- M81
- V 343
- Accession Number
- 593, 1025, 1286, 1829
- Reference Code
- M81 / V343
- Date Range
- 1897-1971
- Physical Description
- ca.50 cm of textual records. -- 11 photograph albums (522 prints). -- 2 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Ernest C. W. Lamarque, 1879-1970, was a surveyor, map maker, writer and artist at Vancouver and Oyama, British Columbia, Canada. Lamarque was born in Kent, England and emigrated to the United States in 1896, travelling to Winnipeg in 1897. He worked for the Hudson's Bay Company as a fur trader at Isle a la Crosse, Fort Simpson, Fort McKay and Fort Chipewyan before entering the surveying field in 1907. His survey work took him throughout British Columbia, Alberta and the Yukon. In 1933-1934, he was in charge of the advance party reconnaissance for the Bedaux Subarctic Expedition. He was also involved in Alaska Highway, Royal Canadian Air Force and Whitehorn Mountain ski lift surveys.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of writings, ca.1929-1958; holograph maps, n.d., 1934; Christmas cards, 1937-1970; articles 1928-1965; other papers, 1877-1971; and photographs, 1897-1939.
- Textual records mainly consist of Lamarque's manuscripts, including two large works: "Memoirs of Ernest C. Lamarque, 1958" and "Travels and exploration in northern British Columbia, 1934," and short fiction and non-fiction works based upon his career in British Columbia and Alberta. Material pertains mainly to the Mackenzie, Peace, Liard, Finlay, and Athabasca River districts, the Bella Coola and Cariboo districts, Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, the Columbia River, and the Bedaux Expedition, with regards to surveying, exploration, prospecting, flora and fauna.
- Textual records also include a diary and maps from the Bedaux Subarctic Expedition reconnaissance, 1934, and the British Columbia-Alaska highway reconnaissance, 1939.
- Photographs pertain to the Bedaux expedition, Hudson's Bay Company work in northwestern Canada, and survey work in northern Alberta and British Columbia, 1897-1939. Albums are annotated and include maps and sketches.
- Accompanied by art works (Gallery Collection)
- Name Access
- Lamarque, Ernest C. W.
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- microfilm copies of albums
- Creator
- Lamarque, Ernest C. W.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Fergus Lothian fonds
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- Part Of
- Fergus Lothian fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of research papers and photographs. Includes copies of government records, 1886-1894, pertaining to Banff National Park, Banff townsite and Willard Burrell Young's claim to the hot springs, Banff; papers, n.d. 1928-1972, pertaining to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Norman Bethun…
- Date Range
- 1886-1972
- Reference Code
- M113 / V370
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Government record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Fergus Lothian fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 113
- V 370
- Sous-Fonds
- M 113
- V 370
- Accession Number
- 793, 935, 1387, 1669, 1860, 1947, 2540, 2644, 3623
- Reference Code
- M113 / V370
- Date Range
- 1886-1972
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records. -- 3 photographs : prints; copies
- History / Biographical
- Fergus Lothian was a civil servant and historian at Ottawa, Ontario
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of research papers and photographs. Includes copies of government records, 1886-1894, pertaining to Banff National Park, Banff townsite and Willard Burrell Young's claim to the hot springs, Banff; papers, n.d. 1928-1972, pertaining to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Norman Bethune Sanson, J. B. Harkin, Jim Brewster, Banff buffalo herd; leasehold records for site occupied by the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies; photographs pertaining to Nakimu Caves, ca.1925, and photograph of first warden uniform, 1938, by Fergus Lothian.
- Name Access
- Lothian, Fergus
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Government
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Lothian, Fergus
- Category
- Environment
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
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First ascent and summit note collection
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- Scope & Content
- Artificial collection of summit and cairn notes and registers assembled by the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. Consists of notes and registers recording ascents and routes for various peaks in the mountains of western Canada. Includes notes by prominent mountaineers, guides and personalities…
- Date Range
- 1897-2009
- Reference Code
- M235
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 235
- Sous-Fonds
- M 235
- Accession Number
- 1047, 1050, 1052, 1067, 1073, 1087, 1299, 1447, 1508, 1531, 1597, 1648, 1659, 1873, 1890, 1910, 1920, 2349, 2412, 2431, 2535, 2640, 2658, 3244, 3296, 3297, 3299, 3301, 3472, 3489, 3567, 3568, 3648, 4036, 4088, 5012, 5025, 5026, 5063, 5094, 5109, 5179, 5229, 5232, 5345, 5361, 5395, 5409, 5500, 5548, 5585, 5603, 5610, 5660, 5661, 5662, 5668, 5688, 5718, 5807, 5809, 5864, 5865, 5965, 6069, 6071, 6072, 6073, 6074, 6362, 6365, 6366, 6371, 6433, 6434 ; 6447, 6448, 6486, 6491, 6492, 6493, 6494, 6496, 6497, 6498, 6538, 6539, 6611, 6617, 6665, 6768, 7170, 7276, 7778 (unproc), 8002
- Reference Code
- M235
- Date Range
- 1897-2009
- Physical Description
- 2.6 m textual records
- Scope & Content
- Artificial collection of summit and cairn notes and registers assembled by the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. Consists of notes and registers recording ascents and routes for various peaks in the mountains of western Canada.
- Includes notes by prominent mountaineers, guides and personalities, including Rudolf Aemmer, Glen Boles, Eaton Cromwell, Georgia Engelhard, Edward Feuz, Val A. Fynn, Lillian Gest, Christian Hasler, Conrad Kain, Arnor Larson, A. H. MacCarthy, Alex McCoubrey, Don Munday, Phyllis Munday, H. P. Nichols, C. L. Noyes, George M. Weed, C. S. Thompson, Pierre Trudeau and others.
- Also includes registers placed by the Alberta Rockies Mountaineering Society, an organization established to coordinate the climbing of seventy- five Alberta mountains as an Alberta 75th Anniversary Project.
- The names of individual mountains, peaks and prominent mountaineers represented in this collection are maintained in subject data field.
- Name Access
- First ascent and summit note (collection)
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid
- Related Material
- Additional summit notes are found in Alpine Club of Canada fonds (M200)
- Registers placed by the Alberta Rockies Mountaineering Society are related to ARMA photograph album (V615)
- Title Source
- Title describes contents of collection.
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Fred Brewster fonds
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- Part Of
- Fred Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of: I. Personal papers, 1897-1967, pertaining to family, education, military service, etc. II. Professional and business papers, 1908-1957, re Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. of Canada, private mining ventures, Brewster and Moore outfitting, Brewster Transfer Co., and Brewster …
- Date Range
- [ca.1887]-1969
- Reference Code
- M53 / V86
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Journal
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Fred Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 53
- V 86
- Sous-Fonds
- M 53
- V 86
- Accession Number
- 318, 1195, 2041, 6196, 6756
- Reference Code
- M53 / V86
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Journal
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- [ca.1887]-1969
- Physical Description
- ca.50 cm of textual records. -- 113 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Frederick Archibald Brewster, 1883-1969, was an outfitter and guide at Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Brewster was born in Kildonan, Manitoba and in 1888 moved with his family to Banff, where he received his education. He subsequently attended St. John's College, Winnipeg, Manitoba and Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, obtaining a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering. Brewster worked briefly as a prospector and in 1910 embarked upon a long career as an outfitter and guide, first with Brewster and Moore. He established operations in Jasper in 1912 and was responsible for important parties, including those of Samuel Prescott Fay and the United States Biological Survey. Brewster served with distinction in the First World War and was involved with mountain warfare training of the Lovat Scouts in the Second World War. He supplemented his outfitting business with a series of camps which doubled as ski lodges: Fred Brewster's Rocky Mountain Camps, and boat concessions.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of: I. Personal papers, 1897-1967, pertaining to family, education, military service, etc. II. Professional and business papers, 1908-1957, re Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. of Canada, private mining ventures, Brewster and Moore outfitting, Brewster Transfer Co., and Brewster Trading Co., Samuel Prescott Fay, Lovat Scouts, Jasper, etc. Includes scrapbook titled "Mt. Sir Alexander," 1912-1967, attributed to Fred Brewster, consisting of clippings, articles and maps re the discovery, naming, ascents, etc. of Mount Sir Alexander, also text of speech delivered by Brewster at the opening of the Banff-Jasper Highway. Also includes Samuel Prescott Fay journal from 1914 hunting trip, photocopy. III. Newsclippings and magazines, 1930-1969. IV. Book, "Lord of the Lakes and Forest" by Augustus Moore. V. Photographs, ca.1887-ca.1967, pertaining to Fred Brewster outfitting operations, associates, clients, camps, lodges and facilities; Brewster family and friends; Fred Brewster college and university associates.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Fred
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Related Material
- Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage collections).
- Creator
- Brewster, Fred
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Fred Stephens fonds
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- Part Of
- Fred Stephens fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists primarily of photographs pertaining to: I. J. Norman Collie expeditions to Mount Gordon, Mount Columbia, Freshfield Glacier and Mount Forbes, Mount Robson, 1897-1911, 115 items; includes material on G. P. Baker, Bill Peyto, Hermann Woolley, Hugh Stutfield, A. L. Mumm and James Outram…
- Date Range
- 1897-1920
- Reference Code
- M221 / V364
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Fred Stephens fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 221
- V 364
- Sous-Fonds
- M 221
- V 364
- Accession Number
- 5348, 5846, 5847
- Reference Code
- M221 / V364
- Date Range
- 1897-1920
- Physical Description
- 167 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (48 prints). -- 2 textual records
- History / Biographical
- Fred Stephens, 1869-1928, was an outfitter and guide in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. Stephens came to Banff in 1896, working first as a packer for Tom Wilson, and over the next few years guided numerous renowned mountaineers, including Walter Wilcox, Jean Habel, J. Norman Collie, Hugh Stutfield, James Outram, Stanley Washburn and A.L. Mumm. Stephens' operation was based in the Jasper-Yellowhead region. He retired from guiding ca.1920.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists primarily of photographs pertaining to: I. J. Norman Collie expeditions to Mount Gordon, Mount Columbia, Freshfield Glacier and Mount Forbes, Mount Robson, 1897-1911, 115 items; includes material on G. P. Baker, Bill Peyto, Hermann Woolley, Hugh Stutfield, A. L. Mumm and James Outram; II. Stanley Washburn expeditions to Yellowhead Pass, 1901, 1903, 1909, 21 items; III. Mitchell party trip, 1920, 1 item: photograph album; 48 images; IV. Other, n.d. 31 items; unidentified packtrain and non-Rocky Mountain material, including Fred and Jesse Stephens, Yellowstone National Park, ranch, unidentified individuals.
- Textual items are manuscript, "The Cougar or Mountain Lion," attributed to Fred Stephens, n.d., 5 p., copy; and copy of newsclipping regarding same,
- Name Access
- Stephens, Fred
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Stephens, Fred
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
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Galletly family fonds
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- Galletly family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes D. D. Galletly and Galletly family papers and photographs. Textual records consist of David Galletly papers and Galletly family music. David Galletly papers include manuscripts, n.d., 1914; correspondence 1888-1907; and personal papers n.d., 1902 re early life in Canmore and Banff an…
- Date Range
- [ca.1880-ca.1960]
- Reference Code
- M114 / V421
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Tintype
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Galletly family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 114
- V 421
- Sous-Fonds
- M 114
- V 421
- Accession Number
- 268, 492, 2257, 2743
- Reference Code
- M114 / V421
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Tintype
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1880-ca.1960]
- Physical Description
- ca.5 cm of textual records. -- 56 photographs : prints, tintype. -- 1 photograph album (266 prints)
- History / Biographical
- The Galletly family were residents of Canmore and Banff, Alberta, Canada. David Drummond Galletly, 1838-1916, served as caretaker and guide for the Cave and Basin hot springs, 1897-ca.1910. Previously he worked on the construction of the Banff Springs Hotel and operated a hotel in Canmore. At the Cave and Basin, Galletly conducted tours and became known for his Scottish humor. Other family members included wife Ethel, daughters Viva and Ethel (Fulscher), son-in-law Fred Fulscher, and grandchildren Ronald and Adelina Fulcher.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes D. D. Galletly and Galletly family papers and photographs.
- Textual records consist of David Galletly papers and Galletly family music. David Galletly papers include manuscripts, n.d., 1914; correspondence 1888-1907; and personal papers n.d., 1902 re early life in Canmore and Banff and the Cave and Basin. The manuscripts include scripts of Galletly's cave tours. Family music includes published sheet music and hand-drawn items. Fonds also includes newsclippings and postcards pertaining to the Galletly family, 1939-[ca.1960]; and drawing of exterior of dwelling on Lot 32, Cave and Basin Avenue, 1912, signed by D. D. Galletly, 4 p.: photocopy.
- Photographs pertain to Galletly family and friends, activities, Banff views; most are unidentified.
- Name Access
- Galletly, David Drummond
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Galletly, David Drummond
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
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George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds
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- George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to the Lake O'Hara region, particularly its history, geology, botany, trail systems and visitation. I. Writing, research and translation, ca.1887-ca.1975, ca.45 cm, including some photographs. Consists of manuscript drafts, notes, correspondence, maps and print material pertaining t…
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-ca.1976]
- Reference Code
- M60 / V276
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 60
- V 276
- Sous-Fonds
- M 60
- V 276
- Accession Number
- 358, 2815, 6620, 6762
- Reference Code
- M60 / V276
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-ca.1976]
- Physical Description
- ca.50 cm of textual records. -- ca.1000 photographs : mainly transparencies
- History / Biographical
- George K. K. (Tommy) Link, 1887-1979, was professor of Plant Pathology at the University of Chicago, Illinois. Link spent many summers between 1928 and 1977 studying the Lake O'Hara region and building trails there, accompanied by his wife, Adeline Link, d.1943. The Links were frequently guided by Jim Boyce.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to the Lake O'Hara region, particularly its history, geology, botany, trail systems and visitation.
- I. Writing, research and translation, ca.1887-ca.1975, ca.45 cm, including some photographs. Consists of manuscript drafts, notes, correspondence, maps and print material pertaining to writing, editing and translation projects, including "The Ways of Lake O'Hara," and the "Map of Lake O'Hara Region South Area."
- II. Personal papers, 1960-ca.1976, ca.7 cm, including some photographs. Includes correspondence, financial papers and other material.
- III. Lake O'Hara Trails Club papers, 1949-1973, .5 cm.
- IV. Photographs, 1937-ca.1960, ca.1000 colour transparencies and ca.25 prints. Transparencies pertain mainly to the Lake O'Hara / Lake McArthur regions; also Lake Louise, Skoki and Icefield Parkway areas and Grand Canyon, U.S.A. Includes views of landscapes, hiking, some horse travel, flora and fauna views. Some views are attributed to Adeline Link.
- Name Access
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: file description
- index for textual material
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
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Gertrude (Dot) White fonds
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- Gertrude (Dot) White fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs, ca.1880-ca.1925, pertaining to Dot White, Dan White family, Dave White family, friends and relations, pack trips and scenery; also share certificates owned by Dot White, O. A. Lyman and others for various Calgary petroleum companies. Photographs include views of Banf…
- Date Range
- ca.[1880]-1937
- Reference Code
- M95 / V377
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Gertrude (Dot) White fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 95
- V 377
- Sous-Fonds
- M 95
- V 377
- Accession Number
- 659, 6582
- Reference Code
- M95 / V377
- Date Range
- ca.[1880]-1937
- Physical Description
- 63 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (ca.40 prints). -- 10 items of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Gertrude (Dot) White of Banff and Calgary, Alberta, Canada was the daughter of Daniel Cook White, 1862-1909, of Cochrane, Alberta. Her uncle was David McIntosh White, 1864-1940, of Banff. Dot White's married names were Lyman and Elliot.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs, ca.1880-ca.1925, pertaining to Dot White, Dan White family, Dave White family, friends and relations, pack trips and scenery; also share certificates owned by Dot White, O. A. Lyman and others for various Calgary petroleum companies. Photographs include views of Banff and along the Canadian Pacific Railway, ca.1890, by professional photographers such as Boorne and May.
- Name Access
- Boorne and May
- White, Dan
- White, Gertrude (Dot)
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description for photographs.
- Creator
- White, Gertrude (Dot)
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Glacier House Hotel fonds
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- Part Of
- Glacier House Hotel fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Glacier House scrapbook/register. Volume records observations, opinions and experiences of visitors to Glacier House. It also includes maps, charts and excerpts from publications from CPR publications by members of the Vaux family.
- Date Range
- Microfilm copy made in 1973
- Reference Code
- M262
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Microfilm
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Glacier House Hotel fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 262
- Sous-Fonds
- M 262
- Accession Number
- 1926
- Reference Code
- M262
- Other Title Info
- Also known as Glacier House scrapbook
- Date Range
- Microfilm copy made in 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 reel of textual records : microfilm
- History / Biographical
- Glacier House was a Canadian Pacific Railway hotel which operated from 1887 to 1925 at Glacier, B.C.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Glacier House scrapbook/register. Volume records observations, opinions and experiences of visitors to Glacier House. It also includes maps, charts and excerpts from publications from CPR publications by members of the Vaux family.
- Notes
- The Glacier House Scrapbook is discussed and portions reproduced in "Legacy in Ice: The Vaux Family and the Canadian Alps" by Edward Cavell (Banff: Whyte Foundation, 1983)
- Name Access
- Glacier House Hotel
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- electronic finding aid
- Related Material
- Photocopy of the Glacier House scrapbook is in William L. Putnam papers and photographs (M352/V117)
- Creator
- Glacier House Hotel
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on commonly used title
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Gray Campbell fonds
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- Gray Campbell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of manuscripts and research papers, 196-; police papers, 1932-1935; correspondence, 1937-1957; publications, 1933-1942; Hal B. Hammond papers and photographs, 1887-1888, 1938, n.d.; and research and personal photographs, 1887-ca.1937. Police papers are primarily reports, statements a…
- Date Range
- 1887-1965
- Reference Code
- M192 / V113
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Gray Campbell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 192
- V 113
- Sous-Fonds
- M 192
- V 113
- Accession Number
- 1168, 2648
- Reference Code
- M192 / V113
- Date Range
- 1887-1965
- Physical Description
- ca.26 cm of textual records. -- 33 photographs : prints, negatives
- History / Biographical
- Gray Campbell, b.1912, was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police constable, rancher, writer and publisher at Banff and Cowley, Alberta and Sidney, British Columbia, Canada. Campbell served with the RCMP in Banff and Cowley districts from 1932 until 1939. He ranched in the Porcupine Hills area, ca.1948-1960, at the same time writing magazine articles on a number of subjects, including RCMP history.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of manuscripts and research papers, 196-; police papers, 1932-1935; correspondence, 1937-1957; publications, 1933-1942; Hal B. Hammond papers and photographs, 1887-1888, 1938, n.d.; and research and personal photographs, 1887-ca.1937.
- Police papers are primarily reports, statements and news articles concerning a RCMP case involving the murder of four police officers and the deaths of three fugitives near Banff in 1935. They discuss the roles of Campbell, Bill Neish, Tom Wallace and George C. "Scotty" Harrison. Also includes Campbell's RCMP training papers and reports of various cases.
- Manuscripts are primarily short articles on a variety of subjects, including Harry Stallworthy, RCMP history, Christmas and Lord Strathcona's Horse regiment.
- The Hal B. Hammond material includes letters and manuscripts of an ex North West Mounted Police officer, 1884-1889, re RCMP history, Riel Rebellion, Milk River and Fort Carlton; also photographs of N.W.M.P. and Corporal H. B. Hammond, 1887-1888. Other photographs pertain to Harry Stallworthy, Fred Bagley, commercial views of Banff and area, ca.1925, and personal photographs, 1933.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Law and justice
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Campbell, Gray
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Law and justice
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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