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Jim Brewster family fonds
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers and photographs of James Irvine (Jim) Brewster, Fern Brewster, Dell Brewster and the Brewster family. I. James Irvine Brewster papers and photographs, before 1948 and ca.1959, consist mainly of professional papers and photographs relating to guiding and outfitting activitie…
- Date Range
- [ca.1875-ca.1978]
- Reference Code
- M436 / V90
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Diary
- Map
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 436
- V 90
- Sous-Fonds
- M 436
- V 90
- Accession Number
- 79, 85, 108, 357, 451, 1618, 3350, 3808, 5274, 6019, 2021.26, 2023.09
- Reference Code
- M436 / V90
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Diary
- Map
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1875-ca.1978]
- Physical Description
- 24 cm of textual records. -- ca.830 photographs : prints, negatives. -- 12 photograph albums (ca.1000 prints). -- 1 motion picture
- History / Biographical
- James Irvine Brewster, 1882-1947, came to Banff with his parents in 1888. While still boys, he and his brother Bill started guiding fishing parties and later formed an outfitting partnership. With silent partners Fred Hussey and Phil Moore, they established Brewster Brothers in 1904. Jim Brewster and Hussey left the business in 1906. In 1909, Jim returned to guide the business. Under his control, it became a major transportation supplier, Brewster Transport Company. Fern Brewster, 1902-1967, daughter of Jim Brewster and Lade Brewster (d.1915), was a sportswoman, businesswoman and homemaker. She was involved in the operation of Sunshine ski area and was a director of Brewster Transportation after her father's death. Fern Brewster's married names were Clarkson and Dooley. Adele (Dell) Brewster (Sibbald), 1896-1983, Jim Brewster's second wife, was also a director of Brewster Transportation.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers and photographs of James Irvine (Jim) Brewster, Fern Brewster, Dell Brewster and the Brewster family.
- I. James Irvine Brewster papers and photographs, before 1948 and ca.1959, consist mainly of professional papers and photographs relating to guiding and outfitting activities, and to Brewster Transport Company records, including Sunshine ski area records. Series includes correspondence, diaries, legal papers, Sunshine Lodge addition papers, Brewster house plans and other material. Correspondence is incoming and outgoing letters between Brewster and Hussey, clients, and associates regarding guiding and outfitting, real estate speculation and personal matters, etc. 1906-1907. Diaries pertain to guiding, hunting and horse trips, 1897-1901, 1904-1906; entries mainly record clients, territory covered and game observations and records. Also includes articles and hand-drawn map by Brewster on hunting, 1903-1906. Includes 54 photographs pertaining to Brewster Transport after Jim Brewster period.
- II. Fern Brewster papers and photographs, before 1967, includes mainly personal papers, correspondence, recipes, press clippings and photographs regarding friends and family, education, Jim Brewster's death and cooking. Correspondents include Carl Rungius, Les Peters, Charlie Beil and Fern Bedaux.
- III. Dell Brewster papers, 1925-1967, pertain mainly to Jim Brewster's death. Dell Brewster photographs pertain to the Sibbald, Grier and McDougall families.
- IV. Brewster family papers and photographs pertain to Jack Walker Brewster, and Brewster family and friends.
- V. Other material, before 1978, consists of greeting cards.
- VI. Later Acquisitions, pertain to various Brewster family members including Fern Brewster, Jim Brewster, and Pat Brewster.
- Subject Access
- Brewster Transport Company
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- 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: arrangement outline
- file description and index
- electronic finding aid
- microfilm copies of albums
- photographic copy of map
- video copy of motion picture
- Creator
- Brewster, Dell
- Brewster, Jim
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
- Unprocessed
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Above Geiranger Fjord, Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.261
1 image
- Title
- Above Geiranger Fjord, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.2 x 34.7 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.261
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Above Lake O'Hara
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- Date
- 1935 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.517
1 image
- Title
- Above Lake O'Hara
- Date
- 1935 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 35.2 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.517
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Aloha Tower, Hawaii
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- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.047
- Description
- Colour: blue, white, grey. At the right side is a dock. Two boats are tied up at the end of it. Across the picture on the other side of the lake are low buildings and to the left a buildng with a tower on the corner of it. Dark green slopes rise up to the right from behind. Mountains can be seen ju…
1 image
- Title
- Aloha Tower, Hawaii
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, white, grey. At the right side is a dock. Two boats are tied up at the end of it. Across the picture on the other side of the lake are low buildings and to the left a buildng with a tower on the corner of it. Dark green slopes rise up to the right from behind. Mountains can be seen just behind them. The sky is layers of grey and fills the upper half.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.047
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Alpine Club Cabin, Assiniboine
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- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.061
- Description
- Colour: blue. A snow scene. Two trees stand center and left reaching to the top of the picture. Another two trees grow on the right side. Between these is a snow covered log cabin. Trees can be seen vaguely in the distance. The sky behind is warm blue and fills the upper third.
1 image
- Title
- Alpine Club Cabin, Assiniboine
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue. A snow scene. Two trees stand center and left reaching to the top of the picture. Another two trees grow on the right side. Between these is a snow covered log cabin. Trees can be seen vaguely in the distance. The sky behind is warm blue and fills the upper third.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.061
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Andalsnas Valley, Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.260
1 image
- Title
- Andalsnas Valley, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 34.8 x 27.1 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.260
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Andalsnes, Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.016
- Description
- Colour: grey, blue, brown. In the lower area to the left side is a brown slope. In the middle area there are three buildings; one left of center, two right of center. To the right side is a grey snow slope. Behind the houses across the picture is an abrupt rock face. Snow and rock slopes rise up to…
1 image
- Title
- Andalsnes, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: grey, blue, brown. In the lower area to the left side is a brown slope. In the middle area there are three buildings; one left of center, two right of center. To the right side is a grey snow slope. Behind the houses across the picture is an abrupt rock face. Snow and rock slopes rise up to the left and right of it. Sky is in the upper right area.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- winter
- architecture
- rural
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.016
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Andalsnes, Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.008
- Description
- A lake is in foreground, some green foliage in immediate foreground. Houses jut out into the lake at left centre. A green mountain rises abruptly at centre left to top left with blue and white mountains to the right. A cloudy sky is top third .
1 image
- Title
- Andalsnes, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A lake is in foreground, some green foliage in immediate foreground. Houses jut out into the lake at left centre. A green mountain rises abruptly at centre left to top left with blue and white mountains to the right. A cloudy sky is top third .
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.008
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Andalsnes, Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.263
1 image
- Title
- Andalsnes, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.2 x 34.8 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Norway
- mountain
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.263
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Approaching Storm, Assiniboine
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- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.063
- Description
- Colour: greys, green, yellow. The foreground is green ground with a yellow larch at the right side and two dead tree stumps at the left side. The background is grey mountain sides and grey sky.
1 image
- Title
- Approaching Storm, Assiniboine
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35 cm
- Description
- Colour: greys, green, yellow. The foreground is green ground with a yellow larch at the right side and two dead tree stumps at the left side. The background is grey mountain sides and grey sky.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.063
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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At the Lake O'Hara Camp
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- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.234
1 image
- Title
- At the Lake O'Hara Camp
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.7 x 35.3 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- mountains
- winter
- architecture, camp
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.234
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Athabasca Glacier
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- Date
- 1939 – 1941
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.537
- Description
- Possibly the sketch for WyP.02.002Aslo see WyP.01.104 and WyP.01.158
1 image
- Title
- Athabasca Glacier
- Date
- 1939 – 1941
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.2 x 30.1 cm
- Description
- Possibly the sketch for WyP.02.002Aslo see WyP.01.104 and WyP.01.158
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- glacier
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.537
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Bali, Terraced Rice Paddies
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- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.493
1 image
- Title
- Bali, Terraced Rice Paddies
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35. cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.493
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Balinese Dancing Myonem Coach
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- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.026
- Description
- Colour: brown on white. The frontal view of a man's head and neck. He wears a turban and sports a mustache.
1 image
- Title
- Balinese Dancing Myonem Coach
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: brown on white. The frontal view of a man's head and neck. He wears a turban and sports a mustache.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.026
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- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.024
- Description
- Colour: brown on white. The frontal view of a young girl's head and neck. Her hair is pulled back behind her head leaving a few strands framing her face.
1 image
- Title
- Balinese Girl
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: brown on white. The frontal view of a young girl's head and neck. Her hair is pulled back behind her head leaving a few strands framing her face.
- Subject
- portrait, female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.024
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Balinese Woman
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- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.458
1 image
- Title
- Balinese Woman
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 34.8 cm
- Subject
- portrait, female
- Balinese
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.458
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Balinese Workers Coming Home from the Fields
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- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.022
- Description
- Colour: blue, brown, orange. Four figures move across the picture towards the left side. The figure at the left side carries a hoe and wears a hat. The next one carries a bundle on her head and wears an orange skirt and yellow blouse. The next wears a blue skirt and carries a large bundle on her he…
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- Title
- Balinese Workers Coming Home from the Fields
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, brown, orange. Four figures move across the picture towards the left side. The figure at the left side carries a hoe and wears a hat. The next one carries a bundle on her head and wears an orange skirt and yellow blouse. The next wears a blue skirt and carries a large bundle on her head. The last is a young person and carries something on her head also.
- Subject
- figure, group
- Balinese
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.022
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- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.156
- Description
- Dark evergreens in right foreground, ochre and yellow meadow to the left and directly above trees, town of Banff is in middle far right. Snow-covered Mount Rundle upper right. The treeline cuts through the centre of the painting, grey brown flank of Tunnel Mountain to the left.
1 image
- Title
- Banff
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.7 x 35.2 cm
- Description
- Dark evergreens in right foreground, ochre and yellow meadow to the left and directly above trees, town of Banff is in middle far right. Snow-covered Mount Rundle upper right. The treeline cuts through the centre of the painting, grey brown flank of Tunnel Mountain to the left.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- town, Banff
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.156
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Banff, Canada's First National Park images
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and v…
- Date Range
- 1902 - 1958
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106
- Date Range
- 1902 - 1958
- Physical Description
- 59 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and various views in and around the town of Banff.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Name Access
- Paris, Cyril
- Browne, George
- Browne, Belmore
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Orr, Lorne
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Luxton, George
- Dunsmore, Fulton
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Artists
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bighorn Sheep
- Bridges
- Businesses
- Canoes and canoeing
- Cave and Basin
- Community events
- Community life
- Competition
- Elk
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- History
- Hotels
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Leisure
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Museums
- Municipal views
- Multiculturalism
- Painting
- Public events
- Research
- Recreation
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Settlement
- Skating
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Tourism
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Mount Norquay
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff from the Green Spot
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- Date
- 1933 – 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.379
1 image
- Title
- Banff from the Green Spot
- Date
- 1933 – 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 22.7 x 27.8 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- buildings
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.379
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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