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White and Curren families papers and photographs

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of the following series: A. Dave White Sr. papers, 1887- 1942; B. Annie White papers, 1875-1955; C. Dave (Jack) White papers, 1911- 1955; D. Clifford White notebook, ca.1915; E. John D. Curren papers, 1886- 1940; F. White-Curren family photographs, 1885-1953. Papers consist of pers…
Date Range
1869 - 1958
Reference Code
M36 / S37 / V683 / III
Description Level
2 / Sous-fonds
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
2 / Sous-fonds
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
III. White and Curren families
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
3069
Reference Code
M36 / S37 / V683 / III
Date Range
1869 - 1958
Physical Description
ca. 2 m of textual records (and 36 oversize items). -- ca.3100 photographs (ca.1800 negatives, ca.1300 prints, 5 albums of ca.400 prints).
History / Biographical
The White and Curren families of Banff, Alberta were the maternal and fraternal relatives of Peter Whyte. Dave McIntosh White, 1864- 1940, Peter Whyte's father, came to the Canadian Rockies in 1885 with the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1894 he opened a general merchandise business, the Park Store, in Banff. The success of this business resulted in expansions in 1908-1909 and in 1912-1913. For a short time, Whyte operated a similiar business in Bankhead. White was a long-time friend of the Stoney Nakoda, Annie (Curren) White, 1879-1955, emigrated to Canada from Scotland with her father, John Donaldson Curren, and a brother in 1886. They settled in Anthracite, east of Banff, where J. D. Curren operated a small coal mining business. Annie Curren married Dave White in 1901. Their children, all born in Banff, were Clifford, 1902-1964, Lila, 1903-1961, Peter, 1905-1966, and Dave Jr. (Jackie), 1908-1961. Clifford and Jack worked for the family business, Dave White and Sons.
Scope & Content
Series consists of the following series: A. Dave White Sr. papers, 1887- 1942; B. Annie White papers, 1875-1955; C. Dave (Jack) White papers, 1911- 1955; D. Clifford White notebook, ca.1915; E. John D. Curren papers, 1886- 1940; F. White-Curren family photographs, 1885-1953. Papers consist of personal, legal and financial papers; and records of Dave White, General Merchant, Dave White and Sons and White and Bayne Store. Pertains to Stoney Nakoda First Nations, Banff Indian Days, Highland gatherings, buildings, churches, skiing, coal and coal mines and Lake Minnewanka. Photographs consist largely of negatives and prints produced by various members of the White family, including Dave, Annie, Clifford and Jack White, pertaining to the White family members, travels, activities; the Banff-Lake Louise area; Banff events, places and people; winter sports; social events and friends, 1910- 1953, and glass negatives by J. D. Curren pertaining to Curren and White families and activities, Mount Assiniboine pack trip and Bow Valley scenes; ca.1885-1905. Also includes collected prints of family and friends, family businesses and buildings and winter sports, and albums pertaining to White and Curren families, 1885-1919 and Clifford White photographs, 1917-1921.
Subject Access
Banff V
Banff - Events V
Banff National Park
CURREN FAMILY
Stoney Nakoda First Nations
White, Annie M
White, Clifford Sr.
WHITE, DAVE SR.
White, Jack (Dave White Jr.)
WHITE FAMILY
Access Restrictions
Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
Finding Aid
Series-level outline available. Electronic database available. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only (printed inventory provides more detail than the computer inventory).
Related Material
Consitutes Sous-fonds III of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Forms part of Sous-fonds III of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Photographs in this section begin with the early family portraits of David McIntosh White taken in New Brunswick and those of Annie Curren White taken in Scotland. The earliest negatives attributable to David and Annie White date ca.1908, or approximately the time they moved to their new home between Lynx Street and Bow Avenue. Most of the negatives from the first two decades of family photography are sized 8.3 x 11 cms., with the exception of what appears to be occasional experimentation with other formats, such as vest pocket and 4 x 5 Graflex, and images generated by other family members, such as J.D. Curren and the White children. This body of photography was undoubtedly initiated through the acquisition of a roll film camera on or about 1908. Judging from subject arrangement and other evidence, including shadow images of the photographer, most White family photography is attributable to Annie Curren White. There are several photographs from the collection showing her holding a camera or photographing family members, while no such photographs exist of Dave White. There can be little doubt, however, that Dave White participated in the photographic process, particularly in the period from 1910 to 1917, when there are numerous photographs of Annie and the children. On family motor trips, which began around 1917 and lasted until ca.1923, Dave and Annie's son Clifford appears to have shared photographic responsibilities. From this period on, Clifford and Annie, either one or the other, are the only family members who do not appear in group photographs. From this it is assumed that Dave White played a very minor roll as family photographer after 1918. Photographs attributable to Peter Whyte begin to appear around 1920, but most of his photography appears to be more personal than of a family record variety. None of the photographs in the early part of the collection have been attributed to Lila or Jack (Dave Jr.) White. After 1923, the point when the White children were grown and beginning to move away from home, Annie White becomes the primary family photographer. In the late 1920s she appears to have experimented with a Graflex camera for a time, but by 1930 had returned to a smaller format roll film camera. She continued to take numerous family photographs, usually group poses of her children and grandchildren, after Dave White's death in 1940 until shortly before her own passing in 1955. Also included in this section of the collection are a number of personal photographs generated by Clifford and Jackie (Dave Jr.) White. Around 1918, Clifford appears to have acquired his own camera which produced a 3 x 5 inch negative, and from that period until ca.1923, he produced many images of activities shared with friends and brothers, including a number of photographs of early ski tours and ski jumping in the Banff area. One album bears Clifford's initials on nearly all photographs, and these images match with many of the 3 x 5 inch negatives found elsewhere in the collection. Photographs attributed to Jackie (Dave Jr.) date from the late 1940s and early 1950s and may have entered the collection prior to the death of Annie White. Much of the dating of this collection from 1908 to 1920 was done by estimating the ages of various White children. Beyond that, the usual techniques were utilized, i.e. identification and dates noted on prints by family members, the depiction of specific historical events, changes in physical and cultural features, model dating of automobiles, reading of license plates, etc.
Processing Status
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1723 Copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ Possibly Morant’s (?) and Japanese Stamp Collection

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 books; one 18th century, one 20th century stamp book. Includes 1723 copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ by Humphrey Prideaux; missing front/back covers, replaced with plain brown paper covers. Handwritten title ‘Mahomet’ written on front cover and side binding in different handwritings; …
Date Range
1723
[ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]
[ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]
[ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 91 and 95
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / V500 / S20
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
Unknown
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 91 and 95
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant (?), Nicholas Morant
Date Range
1723
[ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]
[ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]
[ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
Physical Description
2 books (1 published, 1 stamp book)
History / Biographical
Humphrey Prideaux (1648-1724) was born in Cornwall and eventually became a Doctor of Divinity. Prideaux was an author of multiple textual works pertaining to faith and particularly Christianity. He was the Dean of Norwich from 1702 until his death in 1724.
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 books; one 18th century, one 20th century stamp book. Includes 1723 copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ by Humphrey Prideaux; missing front/back covers, replaced with plain brown paper covers. Handwritten title ‘Mahomet’ written on front cover and side binding in different handwritings; front believed to be by Nicholas Morant (?), side unknown. Also includes book of Japanese stamps collected by Nicholas Morant; many not dated, various designs and sizes, annotated on covers with Nicholas Morant's personal ink stamp.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 75 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 91
Subject Access
Religion
Biography
Stamps
Postage
Geographic Access
England
Japan
Canada
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified owner(s).
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified owner(s).
Language
English
Conservation
'Mahomet' book must be stored with protective barrier to prevent further damage (i.e. acid-free paper).
Creator
Humphrey Prideaux, Nicholas Morant
Biographical Source Notes
https://www.ccel.org/ccel/prideaux
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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1902 calendar, Sam Livingston

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one miniature monthly calendar distributed by Wendell MacLean Chemist and Druggist, Calgary. Calendar is attached to a poster with a lithographed colour image of prospector, trader and farmer Sam Livingston.
Date Range
1902
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / 34 (oversize)
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Calendar
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / D : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / 34 (oversize)
GMD
Calendar
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1902
Physical Description
1 calendar : col. lithograph ; 27.5 x 36 cm
History / Biographical
Samuel Livingston (1831-1897) was born in Ireland, and immigrated to North America as a young man to participate in the California Gold Rush of 1849. Sam continued travelling and panning for gold around the northwestern United States and southern British Columbia area in the 1850s and 1860s. After marrying Jane Howse in 1865, Sam settled near Elbow River and established a buffalo skin trading business. Sam and Jane had 14 children together, including 8 sons and 6 daughters. In 1876, Sam and his family moved closer to Fort Calgary, where he worked with John Glenn and became one of the first farmers in the area. Sam was a founding director of the Calgary District Agricultural Society in 1884, as well as founding director of the Calgary branch of the Canadian North-West Territories Stock Association in 1886. Sam was also an early trustee for the Glenmore School in 1888.
Scope & Content
File consists of one miniature monthly calendar distributed by Wendell MacLean Chemist and Druggist, Calgary. Calendar is attached to a poster with a lithographed colour image of prospector, trader and farmer Sam Livingston.
Name Access
Livingston, Sam
Subject Access
Calendar
Advertising
Commerce and industry
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Language
English
Category
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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1904 Lease between King Edward VII and Joseph Sadler

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Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
File consists of April 1, 1904 Lease between King Edward VII and Joseph Sadler. Lot 14 Blk 6 Banff Townsite. Ref. No. 874633 Document is affixed with a red seal with embossed crown - the Minister of the Interior.
Date Range
1904
Reference Code
M8 / 2014.8348
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Textual record
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8
V8
S8
Series
M8 / 2014.8348
Sous-Fonds
M8
Accession Number
2014.8348
Reference Code
M8 / 2014.8348
GMD
Photograph
Textual record
Date Range
1904
Physical Description
1 cm Textual Records
Scope & Content
File consists of April 1, 1904 Lease between King Edward VII and Joseph Sadler. Lot 14 Blk 6 Banff Townsite. Ref. No. 874633 Document is affixed with a red seal with embossed crown - the Minister of the Interior.
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Language
English
Category
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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1907 Diary [Hector Wheeler]

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Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1907 personal diary/daytimer of Hector Wheeler. Topics include: Diary begins June 30 leaving Calgary for ACC camp. Introductory pages hold geometrical drawings. Short documentation of camp and climbing June 30-July 14. Begins again August 1-October 30. Trip to Golden camp and s…
Date Range
1907
Reference Code
M546 / 53
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M546 / V771
Sous-Fonds
M546
Accession Number
2014.8312
Reference Code
M546 / 53
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1907
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 7.5 x 11.8 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1907 personal diary/daytimer of Hector Wheeler. Topics include: Diary begins June 30 leaving Calgary for ACC camp. Introductory pages hold geometrical drawings. Short documentation of camp and climbing June 30-July 14. Begins again August 1-October 30. Trip to Golden camp and surrounding camps and climbs. Mention of A. O. and Oliver Wheeler August 14. In and out of Calgary and Golden. Camping and climbing in Ptarmigan, Donald Camp, Beaueumouth [?]. Memoranda at back monetary notations for trip expenses. Notations of expenses for 1907 and 1908 trips.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned
Name Access
Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Wheeler, Hector
Subject Access
Camps
Climbing
Correspondence
Family and personal life
Finances
Leisure
Mountains
Professional and Personal Life
Sports and recreation
Record keeping
Travel and Exploration
Weather
Work
Geographic Access
Rocky Mountains
Calgary
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Language
English
Creator
Wheeler, Hector
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
thumbnail
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1908 Calgary Exhibition souvenir album

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Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one souvenir album pertaining to the Calgary Exhibition held in 1908. Album contains 28 b&w photographs which depict staff involved with the exhibition, views of exhibition grounds, a parade, and other related subjects.
Date Range
1908
Reference Code
V756 / III / C / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M39
V756
Series
V756 / III : Personal and family records
Sous-Fonds
V756
Sub-Series
V756 / III / C : Other personal and family records
Accession Number
2015.8558
Reference Code
V756 / III / C / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1908
Physical Description
1 album (28 photographs : b&w ; 28 x 20 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of one souvenir album pertaining to the Calgary Exhibition held in 1908. Album contains 28 b&w photographs which depict staff involved with the exhibition, views of exhibition grounds, a parade, and other related subjects.
Subject Access
Activities
Community events
Events
Horses
Leisure
Public events
Recreation
Souvenir
Tourism
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Language
English
Conservation
Item has been interleaved
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 24 accounting books, 1871 to 1904 are accounting books from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The remaining accounting books are for Deer Lake Lodge and include charge accounts, dismemberments and receipts. XXX
Date Range
1871
1872
1873
1891
1901
1902
1904
1912
1914
1931
1932
1939
1954
1955
Reference Code
M486 / II / B / 1 to 24 O.S
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M486 / V152
Series
M486 / II : Deer Lake Lodge
Sous-Fonds
M486
Sub-Series
M486 / II / B : Financials
Reference Code
M486 / II / B / 1 to 24 O.S
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1871
1872
1873
1891
1901
1902
1904
1912
1914
1931
1932
1939
1954
1955
Physical Description
24 cm of textual records (24 volumes)
Scope & Content
File consists of 24 accounting books, 1871 to 1904 are accounting books from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The remaining accounting books are for Deer Lake Lodge and include charge accounts, dismemberments and receipts. XXX
Name Access
Crosby, Louis
Crosby, Lou
Subject Access
Administration
Finances
Geographic Access
Banff, Alberta
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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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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Adelia Woodworth scrapbook and Banff minutes book

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Part Of
Kidney family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one scrapbook produced by Adelia Woodworth and dated 1915. Scrapbook was previously used as a minutes book for community meetings held in Banff. First 10 pages contain news clippings and various typed poems and songs, as well as paper images of King Edward VII, flags of the world …
Date Range
1892 - 1895
1915
Reference Code
M74 / IV / A / 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Part Of
Kidney family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M74 / V324
Series
M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records
Sous-Fonds
M74
Sub-Series
M74 / IV / A : 1886 - 1920
Accession Number
3109
Reference Code
M74 / IV / A / 2
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Date Range
1892 - 1895
1915
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook : 88 pages ; 21 x 32 cm)
History / Biographical
Adelia Woodworth Nickerson (1902 - 1977) was the ninth child of Elizabeth and Benjamin F. Woodworth, and was born and raised in Banff. Adelia married Nick Nickerson and later moved to Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
Scope & Content
File consists of one scrapbook produced by Adelia Woodworth and dated 1915. Scrapbook was previously used as a minutes book for community meetings held in Banff. First 10 pages contain news clippings and various typed poems and songs, as well as paper images of King Edward VII, flags of the world and a loose page from the Artistic Publishing Co., Ltd in London. The following 76 pages contain minutes and general notes from meetings in Banff from 1892-1895, naming R.G. Brett, Benjamin Woodworth Sr. and others. Two pages near end of book have additional notes on Australian Cadets.
Notes
First page of early meeting minutes/original notes from minutes book are obscured by news clippings pasted on top
Notes on Australian Cadets in book possibly added ca. 1915 by Adelia Woodworth.
Name Access
Woodworth, Adelia
Woodworth, Benjamin Frederick
Brett, Robert G.
Subject Access
Community events
Communities
Animals
Settlement
Poetry
Portrait
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
England
London
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply due to physical condition
Language
English
Conservation
Item has been tied with unbleached cotton string to secure binding and pages together
Fragile condition, handle with caution
Creator
Adelia Woodworth
Category
Family and personal life
Biographical Source Notes
https://albertaonrecord.ca/woodworth-family-fonds
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Administrative notebook, board records

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one bound volume containing handwritten notes and tally charts dated 1908. Contents possibly related to early administrative records of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association
Date Range
1908
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 6
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / C : Personal
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 6
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1908
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 17 x 27.5 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one bound volume containing handwritten notes and tally charts dated 1908. Contents possibly related to early administrative records of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association
Notes
Charts in volume refer to "board" and provide list of names below, with daily checklist. Context not known.
Name Access
Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association
Subject Access
Administration
Organizations
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
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