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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…

Date Range: [ca.1844 - 1909]; [ca.1939 - 1944]; 1980 - 1981; 2014

Reference Code: M555 / V777

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Drawing; Postcard; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Sous-Fonds: M555; V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / V777

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Drawing; Postcard; Private record

Responsibility: Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin

Date Range: [ca.1844 - 1909]; [ca.1939 - 1944]; 1980 - 1981; 2014

Physical Description: 21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs

History / Biographical: Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].

Notes: Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Schaffer, Mary

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Family; Correspondence; Travel; Exploration

Geographic Access: United States of America; Connecticut; New York; Europe

Language: English

Creator: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration and travel

Biographical Source Notes: Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Soole family fonds

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Part Of: Soole family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to members of the Soole and Astley family, as well as the Homestead Hotel and property near Lake Minnewanka. Includes family photographs and albums; published materials, including two guidebooks; collected newspaper articles; notes and corre…

Date Range: [ca.1905-1960]

Reference Code: M596 / V811

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Transparency; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Soole family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M591; V811

Sous-Fonds: M591; V811

Accession Number: 2022.24

Reference Code: M596 / V811

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Transparency; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1905-1960]

Physical Description: 3 photo albums -- ca.6 cm of textual records -- ca.124 photographs (48 prints; 76 transparencies) -- one annotated ribbon

History / Biographical: David Mowbray Soole (1885-1959) was postmaster at Bankhead until 1913 when he moved to Banff to establish a real estate and insurance business. He sold the business in 1919 and bought the Homestead Hotel in Banff which he operated until 1945. Eric and his wife, Violet, had two children: a daughter, Ivy (Bond), and a son, Eric A. Soole. Eric Astley Soole (1918-2012) grew up in Banff and Calgary. He married Sylvia (Maberley) Soole (1924-2016) in 1942 or 1943. Eric served in the Royal Canadian Air Force

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to members of the Soole and Astley family, as well as the Homestead Hotel and property near Lake Minnewanka. Includes family photographs and albums; published materials, including two guidebooks; collected newspaper articles; notes and correspondence, including genealogical records; Eric and Sylvia Soole's marriage certificate; and other related materials.

Name Access: Soole, Eric; Soole, Sylvia

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Hotels; Homestead Hotel; Travel; Publication; Correspondence; Genealogy; Research; Marriage

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Lake Minnewanka

Language: English

Category: Exploration and travel; Family and personal life

Biographical Source Notes: https://albertaonrecord.ca/d-m-soole-fonds https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/eric-soole-obituary?pid=157142355

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Banff, Alta album

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Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of a small photo album bound in maroon leather with "Photographs" stamped on the front. Written on the inside of the front cover is "Tressa Brewster Banff, Alta" in black ink - Lade "Tressa" Brewster (nee Bagley) was Jim Brewster's first wife and mother of Fern. Photographs pertain to…

Date Range: [ca. 1900-1915]

Reference Code: V90 / IV / PD - 1

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M439 / V90

Series: IV. Brewster family

Sous-Fonds: V90

Accession Number: 2021.26

Reference Code: V90 / IV / PD - 1

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1900-1915]

Physical Description: 1 album (50 photographs : b&w ; 14.8 x 12.3 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: Item consists of a small photo album bound in maroon leather with "Photographs" stamped on the front. Written on the inside of the front cover is "Tressa Brewster Banff, Alta" in black ink - Lade "Tressa" Brewster (nee Bagley) was Jim Brewster's first wife and mother of Fern. Photographs pertain to landscapes taken throughout Alberta, mostly in and around Banff National Park, mounted on pages with built-in windows - some are annotated.

Name Access: Brewster, Tressa (Lade)

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Banff Jasper Highway; Buildings; Buildings and facilities; Deer; Elk; Environment and Nature; Family and personal life; Glaciers; Landscapes; Mount Assiniboine; Mountains; Photography; Rivers; Scenery; Temple Mountain; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Bow Lake; Assiniboine; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Leather of cover worn along edges, many photographs severely faded, some warped, spine coming loose at the binding towards the back.

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50087841/tressa-brewster

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Trip Photographs

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 b&w panoramic prints and 25 photograph postcards and 4 printed postcards. Images are of Banff National Park and area.

Date Range: ca. 1915 - 1940

Reference Code: V8 / 2014.8301

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8; V8; S8

Series: V8 / 2014.8301

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 2014.8301

Reference Code: V8 / 2014.8301

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record

Date Range: ca. 1915 - 1940

Physical Description: 28 photographs : b&w and col. ; 7 x 18 or smaller and 2 post cards : col.

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 b&w panoramic prints and 25 photograph postcards and 4 printed postcards. Images are of Banff National Park and area.

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park

Language: English

Category: Exploration and travel; Tourism

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Brewster family collected photographs

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Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of collected photographs depicting Fern and Jim Brewster, as well as friends, extended family members and other unidentified individuals. Images depict local events, including Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival; a funeral ceremony, possibly for Jim Brewster; professional and …

Date Range: [ca.1900-1950]

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PA - 5 to 134

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V90; M436

Series: V90 / VI : Later acquisitions

Sous-Fonds: V90

Accession Number: 2023.09

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PA - 5 to 134

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1900-1950]

Physical Description: 130 photograph prints : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of collected photographs depicting Fern and Jim Brewster, as well as friends, extended family members and other unidentified individuals. Images depict local events, including Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival; a funeral ceremony, possibly for Jim Brewster; professional and candid portraits [mostly unidentified]; military events; views of Banff and surrounding landmarks; and related subjects.

Notes: Some photographs are annotated

Name Access: Brewster, Fern; Brewster, Jim

Subject Access: Family; Family and personal life; Community life; Community events; Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Military; Funeral

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: N/A

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure; Military; Environment; Cultural pluralism; Indigenous Peoples

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Buffalo Trip, Montana

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of panorama prints pertaining to Norman Luxton, Howard Douglas, and others rounding up buffalo in Montana. Includes landscapes of fields, herds of buffalo, and men on horseback. One print has had colour added it to after printing.

Date Range: [ca.1910-ca.1912]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D2 - 5 / PA - 01 to PA - 15

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

18 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: I.D.2. Personal and professional : Recreation

Sous-Fonds: I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D2 - 5 / PA - 01 to PA - 15

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca.1910-ca.1912]

Physical Description: 15 photographs : b&w and col. ; 9.5 x 30 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of panorama prints pertaining to Norman Luxton, Howard Douglas, and others rounding up buffalo in Montana. Includes landscapes of fields, herds of buffalo, and men on horseback. One print has had colour added it to after printing.

Name Access: Douglas, Howard; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Bison; Buffalo; Horses; Hunting; scenic

Geographic Access: Montana; United States of America

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Canadian Rockies negatives

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Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 128 black and white photographic negatives of unidentified people, mountain landscapes, wildlife, and scenic views from throughout Banff National Park and surrounding areas.

Date Range: [ca. 1900-1915]

Reference Code: V90 / IV / NA - 01 to NA - 128

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph

Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M439 / V90

Series: IV. Brewster family

Sous-Fonds: V90

Accession Number: 2021.26

Reference Code: V90 / IV / NA - 01 to NA - 128

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1900-1915]

Physical Description: 128 photographs : b&w nitrate negatives ; 11.8 x 8.4 cm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of 128 black and white photographic negatives of unidentified people, mountain landscapes, wildlife, and scenic views from throughout Banff National Park and surrounding areas.

Notes: Negatives were removed from their original housing in a negatives album (V90 / PD - 2) prior to processing

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Banff Jasper Highway; Buildings; Buildings and facilities; Deer; Elk; Environment and Nature; Family and personal life; Glaciers; Landscapes; Mount Assiniboine; Mountains; Photography; Rivers; Scenery; Temple Mountain; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Assiniboine; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Many negatives warped - NA - 13 is folded in half

Related Material: V90 / PD - 2

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Club Meeting Minutes and Reports

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of the meeting minutes and reports of the Alpine Club of Canada between 1913 and 2011. Records pertain to meetings of the Executive Committee of the ACC, as well as the Executives of the various sections of the ACC, including the Banff Section, the Calgary Section, the Edmonton …

Date Range: 1913-1930; ca.1937-2008; 2011

Reference Code: M200 / I / A

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / I: Administrative Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / I / A: Club Meeting Minutes and Reports

Accession Number: accn. 2023.06; accn. 5343; accn. 2017.8658; accn. 6376; accn. 6375; accn. 5465; accn. 6470; accn. 8002; accn. 5634; accn. 6765; accn. 2023.51; accn. 2023.01; accn. 2023.11; accn. 2014.8293

Reference Code: M200 / I / A

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Date Range: 1913-1930; ca.1937-2008; 2011

Physical Description: 80 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of the meeting minutes and reports of the Alpine Club of Canada between 1913 and 2011. Records pertain to meetings of the Executive Committee of the ACC, as well as the Executives of the various sections of the ACC, including the Banff Section, the Calgary Section, the Edmonton Section and others. Records also include the Annual General Meeting minutes of the ACC during this time period. Sub-series is arranged chronologically.

Notes: See file-level entries for inventories of club meeting minutes and reports.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Administration; Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Club; Record keeping; Records; Report; Organizations

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Alberta; British Columbia; Ontario; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Banff; Banff, AB; Banff, Alberta; Calgary; Calgary, AB; Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton; Edmonton, AB; Vancouver; Vancouver, BC; Vancouver Island; Vancouver Island, British Columbia; Victoria; Victoria, British Columbia; Victoria, BC; Ottawa; St. Boniface

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Contains personal information

Language: English; French

Title Source: Title Based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Copper negative printing plates

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Part Of: Caroline Hinman fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of copper negatives depicting scenes and portraits from Caroline Hinman's 1926 Algeria and Northern Africa trip and various Canadian Rockies trips. All negatives are etched on rectangular copper plates and fixed to wooden blocks.

Date Range: 1913-1958

Reference Code: V282 / III / C / NC - 01 to NA - 16

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative; Negative printing plate

Part Of: Caroline Hinman fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M236 / V282

Series: V282 / III: Photography

Sous-Fonds: V282

Sub-Series: V282 / III / C: negatives

Accession Number: 7202

Reference Code: V282 / III / C / NC - 01 to NA - 16

GMD: Negative; Negative printing plate

Date Range: 1913-1958

Physical Description: 16 photographs : half-tone plates ; 9.7 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of copper negatives depicting scenes and portraits from Caroline Hinman's 1926 Algeria and Northern Africa trip and various Canadian Rockies trips. All negatives are etched on rectangular copper plates and fixed to wooden blocks.

Subject Access: Desert; Fishing; Horses; Horse packing; International travel; Mountains; Outfitters; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Scenery; Travel; Travel and Exploration

Geographic Access: Algeria; Banff National Park; Africa; Canada

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Cornelia Cook Adams and Catharine Cook transcribed letters

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining …

Date Range: 1844-1850; 1860-1866; 1944

Reference Code: M555 / I / B / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: M555 / I : Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M555

Sub-Series: M555 / I / B : Extended family correspondence

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / I / B / 1

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1844-1850; 1860-1866; 1944

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining to the transcribed letters [ca.1944].

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Correspondence

Geographic Access: United States of America; New York

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Early collected photographs

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Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 7 photograph prints depicting early scenes and portraits pertaining to the Brewster family. File includes professional portraits by G&W Fear photographers; family portraits, including Jim Brewster, John Brewster, Fern Brewster, Jack Brewster, and others (some unidentified); and the…

Date Range: [ca.1890-1910]

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PA - 136 to 142

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V90; M436

Series: V90 / VI: Later acquisitions

Sous-Fonds: V90

Accession Number: 2023.09

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PA - 136 to 142

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1890-1910]

Physical Description: 7 photographs : b&w prints on matboard or cardboard ; 25 x 19 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 7 photograph prints depicting early scenes and portraits pertaining to the Brewster family. File includes professional portraits by G&W Fear photographers; family portraits, including Jim Brewster, John Brewster, Fern Brewster, Jack Brewster, and others (some unidentified); and the Canadian Pacific station in Banff.

Name Access: Brewster, Fern; Brewster, Jim; Brewster, John

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Family; Farmland; Portrait; Homestead; Trains; Canadian Pacific Railway

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: N/A

Category: Family and personal life; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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[Edmonton Section Log Book ca. 1913-1930]

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a log book created by the Edmonton Section of the Alpine Club of Canada. The log book shows the records of the Section's meeting minutes, beginning with their first meeting on October 15, 1913. The log book also includes names of the Edmonton Section members.

Date Range: ca. 1913-1930

Reference Code: M200 / I / A / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / I : Administrative records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / I / A : Club meeting minutes and reports

Accession Number: accn. 2023.06

Reference Code: M200 / I / A / 1

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Date Range: ca. 1913-1930

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of a log book created by the Edmonton Section of the Alpine Club of Canada. The log book shows the records of the Section's meeting minutes, beginning with their first meeting on October 15, 1913. The log book also includes names of the Edmonton Section members.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Administration; Club; Organizations; Report

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Edmonton

Access Restrictions: No restrictions

Reproduction Restrictions: No restrictions

Language: English

Conservation: Log book is delicate; spine is damaged, some pages are loose in log book.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Ethel McKnight annotated postcard collection

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of souvenir postcards sent to Ethel McKnight from various friends and relatives between ca.1909-1945. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Items are annotated with personal messages to Ethel.

Date Range: 1909; [1910-1920]; 1919; 1929-1930; 1940-1945

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 1430 / 1 to 25

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Textual record

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8; V8; S8

Sous-Fonds: M8

Accession Number: 1340

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 1430 / 1 to 25

GMD: Postcard; Textual record

Date Range: 1909; [1910-1920]; 1919; 1929-1930; 1940-1945

Physical Description: 25 annotated postcards

Scope & Content: File consists of souvenir postcards sent to Ethel McKnight from various friends and relatives between ca.1909-1945. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Items are annotated with personal messages to Ethel.

Notes: One item in file is souvenir booklet

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Family and personal life; Mountains; Landscapes; Swimming; Recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Canmore; Jasper National Park; British Columbia; Yoho National Park; Emerald Lake

Language: English

Conservation: Postcards are stored in mylar sleeves

Related Material: M8/accn.3151

Category: Exploration and travel; Family and personal life; Tourism; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Jack W. Brewster in San Francisco

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Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one tintype photograph of Jack W. Brewster posing against a fence in San Francisco, 1910, with a beach visible in the backgroung.

Date Range: 1910

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PT - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Tintype

Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M436; V90

Series: V90 / VI : Later acquisitions

Sous-Fonds: V90

Accession Number: 2023.09

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PT - 1

GMD: Photograph; Tintype

Date Range: 1910

Physical Description: 1 photograph : tintype ; 6 x 9 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of one tintype photograph of Jack W. Brewster posing against a fence in San Francisco, 1910, with a beach visible in the backgroung.

Name Access: Brewster, Jack Walker

Subject Access: Travel; Family and personal life; Recreation; Swimming; Beach; Tourism

Geographic Access: United States of America; California; San Francisco

Access Restrictions: Fragile - handle with caution

Language: English

Category: Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure; Tourism

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Landscapes, hunting, botany album

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Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one leatyher photograph album with approximately 120 photograph prints, ca.1900-1910. Photographs pertain to landscapes throughout the Canadian Rockies, including Glacier National Park; unidentified men and women hunting and fishing, inluding images of a dead bear and other hunting…

Date Range: [ca.1900-1910]

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Print

Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M436; V90

Series: V90 / VI : Later acquisitions

Sous-Fonds: V90

Accession Number: 2023.09

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PD - 2

GMD: Album; Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca.1900-1910]

Physical Description: 1 album (ca.120 b&w photographs) : 37.5 x 28.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of one leatyher photograph album with approximately 120 photograph prints, ca.1900-1910. Photographs pertain to landscapes throughout the Canadian Rockies, including Glacier National Park; unidentified men and women hunting and fishing, inluding images of a dead bear and other hunting trophies; and close-up views of various plants.

Subject Access: Homestead; Hunting; Animals; Bears; Birds; Ecology; Environment; Plants; Shooting; Sports and recreation; Landscape

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Glacier National Park

Language: English

Category: Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Mann family annotated postcard collection

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of annotated souvenir postcards sent to Walter and Richard Mann from various friends and relatives between ca.1905-1920. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies, including views of Lake Louise, Edmonton, Lake O'Hara and Glacier National Park.

Date Range: 1905; [1910-1920]; 1916; 1920

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 3151 / 1 to 9

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Textual record

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8; V8; S8

Sous-Fonds: M8

Accession Number: 3151

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 3151 / 1 to 9

GMD: Postcard; Textual record

Date Range: 1905; [1910-1920]; 1916; 1920

Physical Description: 9 annotated postcards

Scope & Content: File consists of annotated souvenir postcards sent to Walter and Richard Mann from various friends and relatives between ca.1905-1920. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies, including views of Lake Louise, Edmonton, Lake O'Hara and Glacier National Park.

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Family and personal life; Mountains; Landscapes; Trains; Canadian Pacific Railway

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Lake Louise; Edmonton; British Columbia; Glacier National Park

Language: English

Conservation: Postcards are stored in mylar sleeves

Related Material: M8/accn.1430

Category: Exploration and travel; Family and personal life; Tourism

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Negatives

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Part Of: John Murray Gibbon fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 negatives, 1 of scouts posing for a portrait, a coat of arms, and a copy negative of a sheet of music titled "Song of the Columbia River"

Date Range: ca. 1900 - 1952

Reference Code: V226 / NA - 1 to NA - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative; Negative, copy

Part Of: John Murray Gibbon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M454 / V226

Sous-Fonds: V226

Accession Number: 524, 3574, 3604

Reference Code: V226 / NA - 1 to NA - 3

GMD: Negative; Negative, copy

Date Range: ca. 1900 - 1952

Physical Description: 3 photographs : b&w negatives ; 20.32 x 25.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 negatives, 1 of scouts posing for a portrait, a coat of arms, and a copy negative of a sheet of music titled "Song of the Columbia River"

Name Access: Gibbon, John Murray

Geographic Access: Canada

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Negatives album

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Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of a small photo album bound in black fabric with a cover that snaps closed via a flap that folds up from the back cover to the front. The album is made up of envelopes meant to house 4x5 negatives with several pages for an index at the back, some of the earlier envelopes have annotat…

Date Range: [ca. 1900-1915]

Reference Code: V90 / IV / PD - 2

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M439 / V90

Series: IV. Brewster family

Sous-Fonds: V90

Accession Number: 2021.26

Reference Code: V90 / IV / PD - 2

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1900-1915]

Physical Description: 1 album (100 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 11.5 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: Item consists of a small photo album bound in black fabric with a cover that snaps closed via a flap that folds up from the back cover to the front. The album is made up of envelopes meant to house 4x5 negatives with several pages for an index at the back, some of the earlier envelopes have annotations written directly on them - all negatives have been removed prior to processing and rehoused.

Name Access: Brewster, Tressa (Lade)

Subject Access: Albums; Photography

Geographic Access: Banff; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Fabric of cover worn along edges, many early envelopes severly torn

Related Material: V90 / VI / NA - 01 to NA - 128

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Post Card Album

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Part Of: Morris Flewwelling fonds

Scope & Content: Item pertains to a post card photo album containing photographic portraits of various unidentified people [possibly members of the Flewwelling family] - most are posed in studio settings - as well as scenic photographs from around Banff National Park, post cards [some in English, some in Swedish], …

Date Range: [ca. 1905-1914]

Reference Code: V773 / PD - 1

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Album; Photograph; Postcard

Part Of: Morris Flewwelling fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M464 / V773

Sous-Fonds: V773

Accession Number: 2021.27

Reference Code: V773 / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph; Postcard

Date Range: [ca. 1905-1914]

Physical Description: 1 album (194 photographs : b&w and col. ; 22.5 x 28.6 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: Item pertains to a post card photo album containing photographic portraits of various unidentified people [possibly members of the Flewwelling family] - most are posed in studio settings - as well as scenic photographs from around Banff National Park, post cards [some in English, some in Swedish], and a CPR and Department of Natural Resources map of Alberta and Saskatchewan tucked into the back cover. The album has a soft black leather cover with "Post Card Album" embossed in gold in the bottom right corner on the front and green pages with slots cut out to slip items in - each page can hold three items.

Subject Access: Activities; Architecture; Banff Springs Hotel; Banff Upper Hot Springs; Buildings; Camps; Chateau Lake Louise; Family and personal life; Hiking; Hotels; Lake Agnes Teahouse; Landscapes; Mountains; Photography; Postcards; Scenery; Tourism; Travel

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada; Sweden

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: English; Swedish

Conservation: Scuffing throughout cover, damage to the spine focussed around the base, some paper tabs throughout album torn

Category: Arts

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Postcard album, Brewster family

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Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by p…

Date Range: [ca.1900-1920]; 1918; 1921; 1942; 1949; 1962

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Postcard; Print; Photograph

Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M436; V90

Series: V90 / VI : Later acquisitions

Sous-Fonds: V90

Accession Number: 2023.09

Reference Code: V90 / VI / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Postcard; Print; Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1900-1920]; 1918; 1921; 1942; 1949; 1962

Physical Description: 1 album (ca.65 postcards and postcard prints): 23 x 39 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by photographer Byron Harmon]; members of the British royal family; men in military uniforms [World War I]; political satire and cartoon illustrations; and Australian wildlife.

Notes: Some postcard prints are annotated on the back; NOTE: some materials in this album contain offensive subject matter, including racist content. These materials reflect views from their original time period and have not been censored.

Subject Access: Banff; Businesses; Community life; Family and personal life; Home; Homestead; Indigenous people; Landscape; Military; Municipal views; Public events; Portrait; Recreation; Regalia; Royalty; Royal Visit; Sports; War; World War I; Winter sports; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Australia

Access Restrictions: Contains offensive subject matter- accessible at researcher's individual discretion

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Indigenous Peoples; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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