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Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
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- Part Of
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 53 diaries pertaining to personal life, travel, office work, and Alpine Club of Canada camps. Diaries range in date from 1885 to 1944. Also included are two volumes/scrapbooks compiled by A.O. Wheeler. Both volumes include numerous articles, newspaper clippings, letters, ACC broc…
- Date Range
- 1885-1944
- Reference Code
- M546 / V771
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 546
- V 771
- Sous-Fonds
- M546 / V771
- Accession Number
- 2016.8598
- 2014.8312
- 8144
- 8160
- Reference Code
- M546 / V771
- Date Range
- 1885-1944
- Physical Description
- 62 vol. of textual material. -- 66 vol. of photograph albums
- History / Biographical
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler (1860-1945) DLS, ALS, BCLS, was born in Ireland, arriving in Canada in 1876. Wheeler was a mountaineer, co-founder of the Alpine Club of Canada (1906), and Dominion Land Surveyor. In 1913, Wheeler was appointed Boundary Commissioner and tasked with photo surveying the Alberta / British Columbia interprovincial boundary.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 53 diaries pertaining to personal life, travel, office work, and Alpine Club of Canada camps. Diaries range in date from 1885 to 1944. Also included are two volumes/scrapbooks compiled by A.O. Wheeler. Both volumes include numerous articles, newspaper clippings, letters, ACC brochures and notices addressed to ACC members. Volume one covers the period 1902 to 1913; volume two includes materials from 1914 to 1940. A inventory of both volumes, compiled by ACC member Paul Geddes, is also included. Additionally there are 7 volumes of notes corresponding to the photographs A.O. Wheeler took. Photographic material consists of 66 albums which contain approximately 5000 photographs, black and white positive prints from glass negatives, all 12 x 16 cm. The first album is dated 1915, the last 1924. Some of the albums contain a small map printed on linen. Each album contains an index to the photographs taken for the Alberta - British Columbia Interprovincial Boundary photo survey and are organized by Station, Bearing, and Subject.
- Name Access
- Alberta/British Columbia Boundary Survey
- Dominion of Canada Land Surveyor
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Government
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Gilbert M. Atkin fonds
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- Part Of
- Gilbert M. Atkin fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of postcards, 1934-1937; military papers, 1916-1918; financial papers, 1922; miscellaneous papers, ca.1910-1955; photographs, ca.1900-1968. Textual records are primarily military medical material. Financial papers pertain to medical equipment. Includes a speech re Imperial Order of…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900]-1968
- Reference Code
- M190 / V31
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Gilbert M. Atkin fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 190
- V 31
- Sous-Fonds
- M 190
- V 31
- Accession Number
- 442, 1281, 2162, 2775, 2809, 5666, 6932, 7084
- Reference Code
- M190 / V31
- Date Range
- [ca.1900]-1968
- Physical Description
- 4.5 cm of textual records. -- 216 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Gilbert M. Atkin, 1877-1969, came to Banff in 1905 shortly after completion of postgraduate studies in medicine. He first worked with Dr. Brett and continued to practice medicine in Banff, where he raised his family. During the First World War, Atkin served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of postcards, 1934-1937; military papers, 1916-1918; financial papers, 1922; miscellaneous papers, ca.1910-1955; photographs, ca.1900-1968. Textual records are primarily military medical material. Financial papers pertain to medical equipment. Includes a speech re Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (I.O.D.E.), n.d., delivered at the Chateau Rundel [sic]; report, Whistler Mountain Ski Lift and Chalet, 1954-1955; and architectural drawing of plan and elevation for 94 Banff Avenue, ca.1910, accompanied by note of "additions and corrections". Photographs pertain to Gilbert Atkin, family, friends and associates, Banff region activities and views, Brett Hospital, curling and Rocky Mountains scenic views.
- Name Access
- Atkin, Gilbert M.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Health services
- Military
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Atkin, Gilbert M.
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a bound green record book, H20 x W13 cm. The record book, with "Records" printed on the cover, is comprised of numbered lined pages and contains meeting minutes and membership lists for the Rocky Mountain Park Liberal Association from March 13th, 1924 to circa 1930. Minutes pertain…
- Date Range
- 1924-c.1930
- Reference Code
- M8 / 7829 / 1
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Organization record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- 7829 : Accession Number
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 7829
- Reference Code
- M8 / 7829 / 1
- Date Range
- 1924-c.1930
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 13 x 20 cm)
- History / Biographical
- In the 1920's, Banff experienced a steady increase in tourism. This was based on a number of factors, including the introduction of the automobile in the park, the completion of the Banff-Windermere Highway and other roadways, additional accommodation (e.g. campgrounds), and the Canadian Pacific Railway's "Canadian Pacific Rockies" tourist campaign. Local prominent townspeople began to seek more say in the way their town was governed, and thus created organizations like the Banff Advisory Council and the Rocky Mountain Park Liberal Association. Issues around park boundaries, campgrounds, and park services employees' priorities were particularly important to Banff locals during this decade.
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a bound green record book, H20 x W13 cm. The record book, with "Records" printed on the cover, is comprised of numbered lined pages and contains meeting minutes and membership lists for the Rocky Mountain Park Liberal Association from March 13th, 1924 to circa 1930. Minutes pertain to different types of meetings: general and executive. Contents pertain to various topics, including the creation of the Association and membership, provincial Liberal candidates, electing members for the Association's executive committee, concerns about who was being appointed to park services, employment in the park, advocating for the dismissal of Jack Warren (a park warden), and park boundary issues.
- Notes
- Created by the Rocky Mountain Park Liberal Association.
- Dave White originally had the lease for 222 Otter Street and transferred the lease to Sam Armstrong in 1915, who had it until 1927. Sam Armstrong was a member of the Rocky Mountain Liberal Association.
- Membership included representatives from Banff, Canmore, Exshaw, and East End. Meetings were generally held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Banff and the Canmore Hotel.
- Most of the minutes were taken by W. Alexander and James Smith, who both acted as secretary at some point in the Association's history.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Jim
- Armstrong, Sam
- Atkin, Gilbert M.
- Crosby, Lou
- Alexander, William A. (Bill)
- Warren, Jack
- Subject Access
- Banff
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Park policy
- Politics and government
- Records
- Wardens
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Canmore
- Exshaw
- Language
- English
- Category
- Politics
- Government
- Biographical Source Notes
- Based on the contents of the item
- Hart, E.J. Banff: a History of the Park and Town. Banff: Summerthought Publishing, 2015.
- M317
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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