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Mather family fonds
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- Part Of
- Mather family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three series: I. Mather family; II. Bow River Boat House Ltd.; III. Other material. I. Mather family, 1895-1945, 2.5 cm of textual records, ca.900 photographs (negatives, prints), 3 photograph albums (486 prints), 4 cartographic records. Textual records consist of marriage and b…
- Date Range
- 1895-1953
- Reference Code
- M87 / V397
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Mather family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 87
- V 397
- Sous-Fonds
- M 87
- V 397
- Accession Number
- 309, 594, 1788, 2153, 2788, 3121, 3264
- Reference Code
- M87 / V397
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1895-1953
- Physical Description
- 13 cm of textual records. -- ca.900 photographs : negatives, prints. -- 3 photograph albums (486 prints)
- History / Biographical
- The Mather family were boat house operators at Banff, Alberta, Canada. William Mather, 1868-1927, emigrated to Ontario from Scotland in 1880 and came west ca.1888 to work for the Eau Claire Lumber Company on the Spray River near Banff. He worked for Raymond M. Rooper's boat house business on the Bow River and, in 1899, purchased the business. The Mather business included steamer tours in the summer and also involved winter sports on the Bow River. William Mather and Margaret McRavey Mather had four children, Jennie, Leslie, Allan and Hazel. With William Mather's death in 1927, the family incorporated its interests as the Bow River Boat House Limited, with Allan Mather as manager. The operation expanded to Lake Minnewanka in 1939. After Allan Mather's death in 1951, the business was sold to Ed Mader
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three series: I. Mather family; II. Bow River Boat House Ltd.; III. Other material.
- I. Mather family, 1895-1945, 2.5 cm of textual records, ca.900 photographs (negatives, prints), 3 photograph albums (486 prints), 4 cartographic records. Textual records consist of marriage and birth certificates, 1896-1900; boathouse and property records, 1895-1917; estate papers, 1928-1943; agreements, 1929, 1931; and, stock certificates, 1929-1945. Photographs consist of: Mather family negatives, [before ca.1945?]; Jennie Mather photographs, [ca.1910-ca.1930]; Leslie Mather photographs, ca.1910-ca.1940; Other photographs, ca.1910-ca.1930. Photographs pertain to Mather family, activities, friends; Mather home and properties; boats and boating on Lake Minnewanka and the Bow River; winter sports, including skating, hockey and skiing; hiking, floods, Banff area mountain views and Rocky Mountain scenic views
- II. Bow River Boat House Ltd., 1929-1951, 7.5 cm of textual records. Series consists of agreements and certificates, 1938-1950; correspondence re Minnewanka bungalow camp, 1941-1942; financial statements, 1937-1951. Maps show locations of Mather and Bow River Boat House Ltd. leaseholds.
- III. Other material, [192-]-1953, 3 cm of textual records.
- Name Access
- Mather, Allan
- Mather, Jennie
- Mather, Leslie
- Mather, William
- Subject Access
- Bow River Boat House
- Family and personal life
- Minnewanka, Lake
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Mather, William
- Mather, Allan
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Murray family fonds
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- Part Of
- Murray family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes photographs of Rocky Mountain Tours buses at various locations; photographs by F. V. Longstaff, several of which are inscribed to Mr. and Mrs. George Murray; Longstaff Christmas cards, n.d., 1944-1960; and an article by Longstaff titled "Historical Notes on Glacier House." The artic…
- Date Range
- 1887-1960
- Reference Code
- M142 / V453
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Murray family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 142
- V 453
- Sous-Fonds
- M 142
- V 453
- Accession Number
- 450, 941
- Reference Code
- M142 / V453
- Date Range
- 1887-1960
- Physical Description
- 33 photographs : prints. -- .5 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- George Murray, 1904-1968, and Gertrude Murray, 1891-1979, were residents of Banff, Alberta, Canada. George Murray was an employee of Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Company from 1941 until 1957 and was later employed by Brewster Transport Company. The Murrays were friends of Major F. V. (Frederick Victor) Longstaff, 1879-1961, a mountaineer, architect and historian from Victoria, B.C.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes photographs of Rocky Mountain Tours buses at various locations; photographs by F. V. Longstaff, several of which are inscribed to Mr. and Mrs. George Murray; Longstaff Christmas cards, n.d., 1944-1960; and an article by Longstaff titled "Historical Notes on Glacier House." The article includes photographic illustrations of the Lake O'Hara region and the interior of Abbot Pass Hut.
- Name Access
- Murray, George
- Murray, Gertrude
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Glacier House
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description for photographs.
- Creator
- Murray, George
- Murray, Gertrude
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Rodney Touche fonds
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- Part Of
- Rodney Touche fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of manuscripts, ca.1976, "Naming Lake Louise" and untitled re skiing and ski development at Lake Louise, Skoki and Whitehorn. The latter describes history of Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies, ski lifts and the Village Lake Louise proposal. Third item is Beach House Hotel register, 1…
- Date Range
- 1887-1892, [ca.1976]
- Reference Code
- M377
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Rodney Touche fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 377
- Sous-Fonds
- M 377
- Accession Number
- 2647
- Reference Code
- M377
- Date Range
- 1887-1892, [ca.1976]
- Physical Description
- 3 textual records
- History / Biographical
- Rodney Touche was a businessman and ski developer at Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of manuscripts, ca.1976, "Naming Lake Louise" and untitled re skiing and ski development at Lake Louise, Skoki and Whitehorn. The latter describes history of Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies, ski lifts and the Village Lake Louise proposal. Third item is Beach House Hotel register, 1887-1892, Lake Minnewanka. Includes name, residence and frequently number and size of fish caught.
- Name Access
- Touche, Rodney
- Subject Access
- Beach House Hotel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Village Lake Louise
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Beach House register is related to a similar item in Violet Soole, collector (M405)
- Creator
- Touche, Rodney
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
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Alpine Scenes and Work Near Home
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1890
- Author
- J.R.
- Publisher
- Harper's Weekly
- Call Number
- 02.6 R11a PAM O.S
- Author
- J.R.
- Responsibility
- J.R. (author)
- Frederic Remington (illustrator)
- Publisher
- Harper's Weekly
- Published Date
- 1890
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers, British
- Mountaineers, Swiss
- Sir Donald, Mount
- Glacier House
- Travel
- Tourism
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
- Abstract
- Pertains to Glacier House and the ascent of Sir Donald by Emil Huber and Carl Sulzer from Switzerland and Harry Cooper from England with illustration on page 725
- Notes
- In Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIV No. 1760, September 13, 1890, pp. 723 - 725
- Accession Number
- 7979
- Call Number
- 02.6 R11a PAM O.S
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Banff and area businesses, townsite, scenic views
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs pertaining to businesses, tourist attractions and natural views in and around Banff. Includes images of backcountry camps in Banff National Park; the Bow River Boat House; Beaver Lodge and Bampton Cottage [both located on Beaver Street in Banff]; fires at Breton Hall Ho…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1900]
- [1896-1898]
- 1904-1905
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1912
- 1914
- [ca.1930-1935]
- 1933
- 1941
- [ca.1950-1960]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 133 to 182
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Professional and Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 133 to 182
- Responsibility
- PA-182 produced by Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1900]
- [1896-1898]
- 1904-1905
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1912
- 1914
- [ca.1930-1935]
- 1933
- 1941
- [ca.1950-1960]
- Physical Description
- 50 photographs ; b&w prints ; 25 x 20.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs pertaining to businesses, tourist attractions and natural views in and around Banff. Includes images of backcountry camps in Banff National Park; the Bow River Boat House; Beaver Lodge and Bampton Cottage [both located on Beaver Street in Banff]; fires at Breton Hall Hotel and Banff Springs Hotel; the Park Museum and Information Bureau; early views of Banff Springs Hotel [1904]; Vermillion River Bungalow Camp and the Lake Louise Chalet; Paddy J. Nolan’s home [built by Norman Luxton]; a postcard print titled “Starved Bachelors Retreat Banff Alberta"; swimming at the Cave and Basin[?] and Banff Upper Hot Springs; the Crag and Canyon office [ca.1905]; Skoki Lodge; and the office of photographers Wilson and Fear [1896-1898].
- Notes
- Photographs LUX/I/D6c/PA-181 and 182 [depicting Wilson and Fear storefront] are copies of the same image but annotated with different dates [ca.1896 and ca.1898]. Based on context and dating of related images in Whyte Museum archives, actual image date may be closer to [ca.1894].
- Material Details
- LUX/I/D6c/PA-173 has three red sun-shaped stickers attached to back left corner, red ribbon attached to back right corner
- Name Access
- Wilson, John
- Fear, George
- Fear, William (Bill)
- Nolan, Paddy J.
- Luxton, Norman
- Smyth, S. A.
- Subject Access
- Bow River Boat House
- Pack trips
- Horses
- Teepees
- Boats
- Property
- Land use
- Hotels
- Fire
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Photography
- Businesses
- Tourism
- Hot Springs
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Vermilion Lakes
- Lake Louise
- Bow River
- Sulphur Mountain
- Cave and Basin
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-163 to 168 have duplicate negative copies processed as LUX/I/D6c/NA-41 to 46
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Bow River Boat House with a truck carrying a white boat on its bed parked in front - winter
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1940]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 8 / PA - 651
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 8 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Banff and Area Skiing
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 8 / PA - 651
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1940]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Bow River Boat House with a truck carrying a white boat on its bed parked in front - winter
- Subject Access
- Bow River Boat House
- Buildings
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Bow River in winter - also visible in the Boat House - taken from above
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1940]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 8 / PA - 646
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 8 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Banff and Area Skiing
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 8 / PA - 646
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1940]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Bow River in winter - also visible in the Boat House - taken from above
- Subject Access
- Bow River Boat House
- Bow River
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1886 – 1914
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.1004 a
- Description
- Partial brick from Glacier House (a) whole bricks - dark red-brown with corners chipped off one end, impurities in clay (small rocks) cause cracks fracturing all surfaces anddistorting shape of brick somewhat extrusion grooves along length bits of sandy mortar on top, small patches of green moss o…
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- Title
- Brick
- Date
- 1886 – 1914
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.8 x 10.7 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Partial brick from Glacier House (a) whole bricks - dark red-brown with corners chipped off one end, impurities in clay (small rocks) cause cracks fracturing all surfaces anddistorting shape of brick somewhat extrusion grooves along length bits of sandy mortar on top, small patches of green moss on all other surfaces.
- Subject
- camps & lodges
- Glacier House
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.1004 a
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- Date
- 1885 – 1914
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.1004 b
- Description
- Partial brick from Glacier House (b) half brick - dull ochre-yellow with deep letters stamped in top "__AIR(?)", letters eroded, edges worn, iron-spotting on surface, more porous than (a), small bit of red mortar on top corner, patches of green mosscover sides and bottom, white papery substance co…
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- Title
- Brick
- Date
- 1885 – 1914
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 9.1 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- Partial brick from Glacier House (b) half brick - dull ochre-yellow with deep letters stamped in top "__AIR(?)", letters eroded, edges worn, iron-spotting on surface, more porous than (a), small bit of red mortar on top corner, patches of green mosscover sides and bottom, white papery substance covers first part of word, and broken surface of brick.
- Subject
- camps & lodges
- Glacier House
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.1004 b
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Buildings and businesses, Banff area
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 34 photographs pertaining to businesses and other properties in and around Banff. Photographs depict individuals swimming at the Cave and Basin; a boathouse near the Bow River; several hotels, including Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise and the Mount Royal Hotel; Fairholme R…
- Date Range
- 1901
- [1910-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 1 to 34
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PA - 1 to 34
- Date Range
- 1901
- [1910-1950]
- Physical Description
- 34 photographs : b&w prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 34 photographs pertaining to businesses and other properties in and around Banff. Photographs depict individuals swimming at the Cave and Basin; a boathouse near the Bow River; several hotels, including Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise and the Mount Royal Hotel; Fairholme Ranch; and other related views.
- Notes
- Some photographs are annotated
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- Hotels
- Animals
- Banff National Park
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Bow River Boat House
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cave and Basin
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Fairholme Ranch
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Postcards
- Ranches
- Teahouses
- Tourism
- Travel
- Upper Hot Springs
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some items stored in mylar
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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