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Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of material pertaining to the separate careers and families of Jim and Dorothy Boyce, as well as material from their life together. Jim Boyce material consists mainly of business and personal papers and photographs, ca.1910-1982. Business papers arise mainly from the incorporation, …
- Date Range
- [ca.1850-2001]
- Reference Code
- M250 / V79
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M250 / V79
- Sous-Fonds
- M 250
- V 79
- Accession Number
- 1418, 1570, 1574, 2453, 3037, 3087, 3609 (unproc), 5575 (unproc), 5856 (unproc), 6359 (unproc), 6762 (unproc), 6790 (unproc), 7047 (unproc), 7363 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M250 / V79
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1850-2001]
- Physical Description
- ca.6.5 m textual records. -- ca.3500 photographs: prints, negatives, copy negatives. -- 4 photograph albums. -- 5 motion pictures: film reels; 8mm, 16mm; col.
- History / Biographical
- James (Jim) Hawkins Boyce, 1892-1982, was a guide, outfitter, log builder and businessman at Lake Louise and Banff, Alberta, Canada. Dorothy Boyce was a pharmacist and business woman at Calgary, Quebec and Banff, Canada.
- Jim Boyce was the son of Joseph Boyce, 1856-1927, and stepson of Wilma "Josephine" Boyce, 1866-1952, of Banff, Alberta. In 1911, Jim joined his father building trails. His guiding and outfitting career began with Jimmy Simpson's outfit as a trail cook. During the 1920s Boyce formed his own outfit with Max Brooks and went on to guide prominent clients Carl Rungius, Caroline Hinman and her parties, George and Adeline Link and William D. Cox of Chicago, USA.
- In addition to guiding and outfitting, Jim Boyce worked with motion picture companies on location in the Rockies with his dog teams during the 1920s. A number of well-known log buildings are testament to his log-building skills, including Skoki, Mount Temple Lodge and the Lake Louise Ski Lodge. During the 1930s, Boyce managed and expanded Skoki Lodge. He also supervised road construction on the Banff-Jasper Highway and the Alaska Alcan Military Highway for the U. S. Army during the Second World War and operated the Bar C Ranch (for William D. Cox) for many years. Boyce made his home in Banff.
- Dorothy Frances Llewellyn (Whiteman) Boyce, 1901-2001, was the daughter of Rev Arthur Wellesley Richard Whiteman, 1865-1926, and Nina L. Whiteman, 1873-1956. After studying pharmacy at the University of Alberta, Dorothy came to Banff in 1922 to work for Dr. Brett. She subsequently studied at the University of Toronto, Ontario; worked at the Calgary General Hospital, Alberta, from 1926 to 1940; and during the Second World War, worked as a chemist in Quebec, Canada. After the death of her first husband, Tronson James Draper, 1879-1949, an oilman of Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy became a permanent resident of Banff. She owned and operated Travellers Digest in Banff and married Jim Boyce in 1957.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of material pertaining to the separate careers and families of Jim and Dorothy Boyce, as well as material from their life together.
- Jim Boyce material consists mainly of business and personal papers and photographs, ca.1910-1982. Business papers arise mainly from the incorporation, operation and expropriation of the Lake Louise Ski Lodge (later Post Hotel) 1941-1969. Other business and personal material pertains to Skoki Lodge, 1933-1942; guiding and outfitting, 1938-1940; Army Service Forces and Alaska Alcan Military Highway, 1943-1944; Bar C Ranch, 1947-1969; laundry and rental businesses, 1962-1965, plans for Boyce house, Banff and family items. Correspondents include William D. Cox and Eldon Woolliams. Jim Boyce photographs pertain to family, friends, associates and activities, Banff and Skoki areas; includes guiding and outfitting, hunting, motion picture and dog team activities, Skoki Lodge and region, Alaska-Yukon activities, Bar C Ranch and personal material.
- Papers of Dorothy Boyce, 1901-ca.1950, pertain to her childhood, university career, business life and first marriage; Dorothy Boyce photographs, ca.1920s-1940, pertain to family, friends, professional and recreational activities in Banff, Banff and Yoho National Parks, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto.
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce joint material includes photographs, 1900s-1990s, and incoming letters pertaining to home, travel and friends. Album includes mainly published postcards from all over the world. Fonds also includes Boyce family personal and financial papers, 1901-1928; business and estate papers of Joseph Boyce, 1908-1954; Tronson Draper and Draper family personal and professional papers and photographs, 1906-1949; and Whiteman family papers and photographs, ca.1860, 1885-ca.1925. Also included in the Boyce's personal records are film reels ca.1920-1970 which pertain mainly to the Skoki area.
- Name Access
- Boyce, Jim
- Boyce, Dorothy
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: preliminary electronic finding aid
- motion picture summaries
- Related Material
- Transparencies by Adeline and/or George Link of trips with Jim Boyce, formerly retained by Jim Boyce, can be found in George K. K. Link fonds (M60/V276)
- Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage collections, Whyte Museum)
- Creator
- Boyce, Jim
- Boyce, Dorothy
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Additional correspondence
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- One file of personal correspondence addressed to a variety of individuals including family members of Tronson Draper, Dorothy Boyce, and Jim Boyce. Recipients include: Mr. and Mrs. H. Mann, Kathleen Mann, Margaret and Mary Draper, Mrs. Peatman, Mary Boyce, Rupert Edwards, Mrs. Hanson, Mrs. A. M. Ma…
- Date Range
- 1906-1975
- Reference Code
- M250 / I / 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 1418, 6790, 7363
- Reference Code
- M250 / I / 9
- Date Range
- 1906-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history. Note to researcher: Mrs. H. Mann was Tronson Draper's sister.
- Scope & Content
- One file of personal correspondence addressed to a variety of individuals including family members of Tronson Draper, Dorothy Boyce, and Jim Boyce. Recipients include: Mr. and Mrs. H. Mann, Kathleen Mann, Margaret and Mary Draper, Mrs. Peatman, Mary Boyce, Rupert Edwards, Mrs. Hanson, Mrs. A. M. Mack. Letter from H. Tiesmaki dated 19 June 1939, pertaining to film (accn 1418).This file includes unaddressed correspondence. Undated correspondence at back of file.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on records.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Alumni Publications
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- 1 file of Alumni publications.
- Date Range
- 1920-1994
- Reference Code
- M250 / VIII / 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VIII. A. Publications: Books, Magazines and Newsletters
- Accession Number
- 7363
- Reference Code
- M250 / VIII / 10
- Date Range
- 1920-1994
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- 1 file of Alumni publications.
- Subject Access
- Personal and Professional Life
- Title Source
- Title based on records.
- Content Details
- File includes: “1920 U of A Cheerbook” Dorothy Whiteman written in pencil on cover, “Vest Pocket Song Book” Dorothy Whiteman written in pencil on cover, Song Sheet of the Rooters’ Cub at the University of Alberta, The Gateway publication 1920-1921, The Gateway publication January 1921, The Trail publication November 1924, The Trail publication march 1925, The Trail publication June 1935, The New Trail 1953, pamphlet regarding a fire impacting the University of Toronto’s Varsity Fund/Update program, pamphlet regarding Sample Will Clauses for the University of Alberta, gift request for the University of Alberta Alma Mater Fund, University of Toronto 1923 pamphlet advertising lectures on Chemical Plant Equipment. 1988-1994 Alumni Magazines from the University of Toronto and the University of Alberta. Three copies of the 1993 University of Alberta donor thank you list, with a photograph and short paragraph regarding Dorothy’s graduation from the Faculty of Pharmacy in 1922 on page 18. Two copies of “New Trail” Magazine from the University of Alberta Summer 1994 with a photograph and short paragraph regarding Dorothy’s graduation from the Faculty of Pharmacy in 1922 on page 18.
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- Processed
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Annie Wiseman postcard collection
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 31 postcards collected by Annie (Creagh) Wiseman between ca.1920-1940. Postcards pertain to natural views and tourist attractions in Banff, Lake Louise, the Great Divide, Kicking Horse Canyon and other nearby areas. Some postcards are annotated with correspondence sent between Anni…
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2022.10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2022.10
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2022.10
- GMD
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- 31 commercial postcards
- History / Biographical
- Annie (Creagh) Wiseman (1891-1972) was born in Deptford, England, where she married Stanley Wilfred Ernest Wiseman. The couple had one daughter, Ethel, before moving to Winnipeg. The family returned to England following the outbreak of World War I, in which Stanley served as a Private in the 61st Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Annie and Ethel later returned to Winnipeg, where Stanley joined them following a serious injury which he sustained in active duty. In Winnipeg, Annie and Stanley had two more children: a daughter (Hilda) and a son (Stanley). Stanley Sr. worked as a foreman for Canadian Pacific Railway, which enabled Annie to travel throughout the Canadian Rockies and other regions by train for free or a reduced price. Annie collected postcards from her travels, which included numerous visits to Banff National Park. Annie, Stanley Sr. and their two youngest children permanently settled in Victoria, B.C. in 1935.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 31 postcards collected by Annie (Creagh) Wiseman between ca.1920-1940. Postcards pertain to natural views and tourist attractions in Banff, Lake Louise, the Great Divide, Kicking Horse Canyon and other nearby areas. Some postcards are annotated with correspondence sent between Annie, her children (including Hilda and Ethel), and friends of the Wiseman family.
- Name Access
- Wiseman, Annie
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Bow Lake
- Castle Mountain
- Sulphur Mountain
- Canmore
- Lake Louise
- Field
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Exploration and travel
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://cgwp.uvic.ca/person.php?pid=181701
- Most information in bio collected from donor, Annie Wiseman's granddaughter, Patty Pitts (daughter of Hilda [Wiseman] Pitts)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of papers and correspodence from the Office of the Division Engineer, the Northwest Service Command and other miscellaneaous papers. Include in are two affidavit of citizenship.
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1943
- Reference Code
- M250 / VI / 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M250 / V79
- Series
- VI. D. James (Jim) Boyce papers: Personal papers
- Sous-Fonds
- M250
- Accession Number
- 7047
- Reference Code
- M250 / VI / 24
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1906 - 1943
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of papers and correspodence from the Office of the Division Engineer, the Northwest Service Command and other miscellaneaous papers. Include in are two affidavit of citizenship.
- Subject Access
- Personal and Professional Life
- Title Source
- Title based on records.
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- Processed
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Assorted publications
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- 2 files of assorted publications.
- Date Range
- 1894-1965
- Reference Code
- M250 / VIII / 15 to 16
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VIII. A. Publications: Books, Magazines and Newsletters
- Accession Number
- 6790, 7363
- Reference Code
- M250 / VIII / 15 to 16
- Date Range
- 1894-1965
- Physical Description
- 4.5 cm of textual records.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- 2 files of assorted publications.
- Subject Access
- Personal and Professional Life
- Title Source
- Title based on records.
- Content Details
- 15 - File includes small German booklet dated 1894 with “Mrs. [illegible] Boyce” written on the front cover in pencil. "The Alberta Dramatic League Second Annual Dramatic Festival 1931", "The Playgoer: A Magazine for the Cass Theatre" March 10, 1947 and May 16, 1948. “The Booster: Official Bulletin of the Banff Chamber of Commerce” for 1958-1959 with Mrs. J. Boyce listed as Chairman of Brochures. "Bimillenary Celebration Lecture given at The University of Alberta" by William Hardy Alexander, October 15, 1930. "Report of the Board of Governors of the University of Alberta" March 31, 1928. "The Journal of Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce" September 1965, with “James Boyce” handwritten on cover. Publication regarding “William Lash Miller: Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Canada, 1941, “with Frank B. Kenrick’s Compliments” written on cover. 16 - File includes "The Medical Letter: On Drugs and Therapeutics Revised Edition 1979." "Manual on the Poison Control Service of the Alberta Department of Public Health 1960." "72 Years of C. P. R. Progress." Victoria Arena Calgary Official Program. 7 pages of “The Last Gasp” publication May 1925. 2 page history of the England family, with one sentence mention of James Boyce. “Toxicity and Reproduction of Yeast” by Edna V. Eastcott June 1941.
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Backcountry activities
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 53 prints pertaining to the work and travel of Jim Boyce.
- Date Range
- 1911-1945
- Reference Code
- V79 / II / PA - 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M259 / V79
- Series
- II. James (Jim) Boyce
- Sous-Fonds
- V79
- Accession Number
- 6790
- Reference Code
- V79 / II / PA - 17
- Date Range
- 1911-1945
- Physical Description
- 53 photographs: prints, b&w.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 53 prints pertaining to the work and travel of Jim Boyce.
- Subject Access
- Personal and Professional Life
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on storage file.
- Content Details
- A selection of photographs are captioned on the back. File includes a print of James Boyce with a mountain range in back. This print was originally framed and a photograph of it within the frame is included. Final two pictures in file of man carrying fish, and man and woman holding fish together were stored in envelope marked "1930 1931 started Jasper Highway Cutting Indian Boundary of Forest Reserve at Masley (Seall Lake) look west."
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Banff Advocate and Rocky Mountain Recorder
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Banff Advocate and Rcoky Mountain Park District Recorder Newspapers.
- Date Range
- 1919 - 1924
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2017.8654 / 2 - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- M8 / 2017.8654
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 2017.8654
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2017.8654 / 2 - 3
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1919 - 1924
- Physical Description
- 4 cm Textual Records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Banff Advocate and Rcoky Mountain Park District Recorder Newspapers.
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Cafe staff
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 photographs of Banff Cafe staff and building
- Date Range
- ca. 1920 - 1930
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8283
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- 2014.8283
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8283
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8283
- Date Range
- ca. 1920 - 1930
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : b&w ; 12.5 x 8 cm
- History / Biographical
- Lester Gus Zarkos, b.1921 Brandon, MB. His parents and younger sister arrived Banff 1926. Lester's parents had the cafe on Banff Avenue (old location - Grizzly House) and lived upstairs. Parents separated. Lester's father Samuel Zarkos, d. 1933 (buried in old Banff Cemetary). Lester moved with his mother Alice to Chicago and lived between Chicago and St. Paul's MN until his mother died, ca. 1935. Lester joined RCAF as a rear gunner. Never saw action and returned to Banff following the war. Lester worked at Banff Cafe as waiter. Lester and his uncle Paul Zarkos of Calgary opened a deli on Banff Ave and operated it for a number of years. Lester relocated to Calgary in 1956 and worked as waiter, maitre d', and returned to Banff in 1966 where he operated Banff Delicatessen on Banff Ave. He married H.G. in 1951. H.G. was from Nanton, Alberta and she worked at the Banff Post Office. Following Mount Royal Hotel fire, the family left and returned to the space - Welch's Chocolate Shop. 3 children: Paulette Jean, b.1952; Leslie David, b.1953, d. 1974; Carolyn Anne, b. 1955.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 photographs of Banff Cafe staff and building
- Name Access
- Zarkos, Lester
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
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Banff Indian Days
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of the back of an unknown individual on a bucking horse at Banff Indian Days.
- Date Range
- ca.1926
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn 3797 / pa - 4
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 3797
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn 3797 / pa - 4
- Date Range
- ca.1926
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph print
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of the back of an unknown individual on a bucking horse at Banff Indian Days.
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Stoney Nakoda
- Sports
- Horses
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- Recognizing Relations number: RR 535
- Title Source
- Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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