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Canadian Pacific Railway fonds

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Part Of: Canadian Pacific Railway fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of visual and texual material pertaining to the Canadian Pacific Railway and its holdings. Visual material conists of two series. Series I: lantern slides, Series II: prints. Textual material consists of two series. Series I: organizational records, Series II: the 1942 film "Canadian…

Date Range: [ca.1900-1950]

Reference Code: M584 / V782

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Transparency; Lantern slide; Print; Organization record; Textual record

Part Of: Canadian Pacific Railway fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M584 / V782

Sous-Fonds: V782

Accession Number: 303, 304, 625, 1471, 1086, 1544, 3288, 3502, 6740, 7071, 2014.8366, 2021.18

Reference Code: M584 / V782

GMD: Photograph; Transparency; Lantern slide; Print; Organization record; Textual record

Date Range: [ca.1900-1950]

Physical Description: 69 b&w lantern slides, 5 cm of textual records, ca. 309 prints : b&w ; 27.9 x 20.3 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of visual and texual material pertaining to the Canadian Pacific Railway and its holdings. Visual material conists of two series. Series I: lantern slides, Series II: prints. Textual material consists of two series. Series I: organizational records, Series II: the 1942 film "Canadian Pacific" screenplay and associated documents. Visual material includes black and white lantern slides and black and white prints depicting various scenes pertaining to travelling on the Canadian Pacific Railway and depict dining rooms, scnes involving trains and mountains, farming scenes and fields, people in train cars, various cities and towns, figures in natural landscapes, horses and horseback riding, mountains, waterfalls, skiing, ships, CP hotels, and other grand buildings [across Canada] such as Notre Dame Cathedral in Montreal. Textual material includes paper reports [some compiled by Canadian Pacific Hotels Architectural Engineer Ed Steel] detailing various construction and/or renovation projects for hotels, lodges, tea houses, bugalow camps, huts, and backcountry lodges throughout the Canadian Rockies as well as records pertaining to CP hotels in the Canadian Rockies, and the screenplay for "Canadian Pacific."

Notes: Slides were stored in rectangular wood box with leather handle on top, and metal handle at one end. White label that says “Lyon & Turnbull 432 04 February 2009” on lid of the box. Old, peeling, and stained label on top under handle, illegible. Faded, peeling labels on front, some words legible: “from the Canadian Pacific…” 2 stained and water damaged labels detached from box appear to be English shipping labels.“10” stamped in black on both ends of box. Stamped in black on rear of box: “Canadian Pacific Rly Co. 62 to 65 Charing Cross, London, S.W. 1. “3” engraved on upper rim of box. Box is divided into 3 sections with removable wood separators, small pieces of felt line 2 sections of the box.

Name Access: Canadian Pacific Railway

Subject Access: Buildings; Buildings and facilities; Camps; Construction; Environment; Huts; Tourism; Trains; Transportation

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Glacier; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: Language is English

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Content Details: Prints and some textual records absorbed from old records V121 and M48. Lantern slides donated to the Whyte Museum by Dr. William and Mrs. Wynn Bensen. The slides were purchased by the Bensens from Lyon and Turnbull in Scotland.

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence: Business

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Part Of: Hans Gmoser fonds

Scope & Content: One file pertaining to correspondence and other documentation regarding "Nostalgia Week".

Date Range: 1994-2005

Reference Code: M224 / 57

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Hans Gmoser fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: IV.C. Textual records

Accession Number: 8111

Reference Code: M224 / 57

Date Range: 1994-2005

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records.

Scope & Content: One file pertaining to correspondence and other documentation regarding "Nostalgia Week".

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Family and personal life; Sports and Recreation

Title Source: Supplied title.

Content Details: Canadian Mountain Holidays Guest List- BU- 05/04/09- two pages of names. Canadian Mountain Holidays Complete Package Trip Bill Summary – two pages of names, with over half of names discounted at $0.00 for nostalgia Week Comp. 05/04/19. Canadian Mountain Holidays Complete Package Trip Bill Summary – two pages of names, with over half of names discounted at $0.00 for nostalgia Week Comp. 05/04/16. Canadian Mountain Holidays Guest List- BU on yellow paper, two pages. 05/04/16. Three pages of an email to Marion Kingsbury with lists of visitors Subject line “2005 BU 16&17.” Copy of CMH News Number 24 October 1994- with long article “Looking Back on Thirty Years” by Hans Gmoser, with photographs, and pencil check marks on some of the names. Email from Lloyed Gallagher to Natasha Wiebe regarding guest list for “Helicopter Skiing in the Bugaboos.” March 31, 2005. Letter to William Lee regarding invitation to celebrate the anniversary of the first weeks of Heli-skiing in the Bugaboos. Dates of reunion: April 9-15, 2005. Jan 16, 2004. Photocopied Shirley April Itinerary in note “Where I’m invited with several other Old Timers for Hans Gmoser’s farewell “Nostalgia Week” I can only spare four nights.” Feb 7-March 24, 2005. Yellow sheet with diagram of North and Central wings with numbers and x marks. 02/23/05/ Blank yellow sheet with diagram of South wing and ground. Email from Natasha Wiebe with list of attendees. Feb 15, 2005. Letter from Jackie Koroscil regarding thanks for invitation but decline due to mobility. Feb 7, 2005. List of contact information for eight people, with check marks and crossed off. Two pages, horizontal reading. Two photocopied pages of Canadian Mountain Holidays Complete Package Trip Bill Summary with documentation of Nostalgia week comp. 04/04/03. Fax from Nichole regarding attendance list for Nostalgia Week 2004. April 16, 2003. Two photocopied pages of Canadian Mountain Holidays Complete Package Trip Bill Summary with documentation of Nostalgia week comp. 04/04/03. Screenshot of Waitlist faxed for week 03CA16. 01/21/03. Two photocopied pages of Canadian Mountain Holidays Complete Package Trip Bill Summary with documentation of Nostalgia week comp. 03/04/05. Screenshot of Waitlist faxed with note from Nichole. 12/11/02. Handwritten list “People for BA 2000 13-20 April.” Canadian Mountain Holidays Guest List- BU 02/04/06. Two photocopied pages of Canadian Mountain Holidays Complete Package Trip Bill Summary with documentation of Nostalgia week comp. 02/04/06. Two photocopied pages of Canadian Mountain Holidays Complete Package Trip Bill Summary with documentation of Nostalgia week comp. 03/04/05. 2 copies of Canadian Mountain Holidays Guest List- BU 02/04/06. Two photocopied pages of Canadian Mountain Holidays Complete Package Trip Bill Summary with documentation of Nostalgia week comp. 01/04/07. Two photocopied pages of Canadian Mountain Holidays Complete Package Trip Bill Summary with documentation of Nostalgia week comp. With handwritten note at bottom from Elizabeth. 01/04/07. Two photocopied pages of Canadian Mountain Holidays Complete Package Trip Bill Summary with documentation of Nostalgia week comp. With handwritten note at bottom from Elizabeth. 01/04/07. Fax to Peter Geyer in German regarding arrangements. Feb 9, 2000. Fax from Peter Geyger in German regarding arrangements. Feb 9, 2000. Fax to Miguel Arias clarifying availability for April of 2001 or 2002. Feb 4, 2000. Fax from Miguel Arias regarding Nostalgia Week availability. Feb 1, 2000. Fax to Martin and Shelley Heuberger in German regarding trip to Bobbie Burn April 29-May 6. Dec 23, 1999. Fax to Piotre Konopka in German regarding schedule. Dec 23, 1999. Fax from Piotr Konopka in German regarding April 29-May 6, 2000 trip. December 23, 1999. Fax to Michael Laimer organizing a trip with friends, requesting their names. Dec 13, 1999. Card from Jo and Anne to Margaret and Hans in thanks for the invitation to the Cariboos Nostalgia week. Fax to Miguel Arias Molinas regarding a past visit to Spain and a future trip. June 24, 1997. Fax from Miguel Arias Molinas tentatively accepting initiation to the Bugaboos. May 19, 1997. Fax from Lorne O’Connor in thanks for invitation to the 1998 trip to the Bugaboos. May 26, 1997. Fax from Lorne O’Connor with contact information. May 26, 1997. Letter from Rene H. Duss in German regarding invitation to Nostalgia Week. May 22, 1997.

Processing Status: Processed

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Wildlife conservation policy : a reader

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1995

Author: Geist, Valerius

Publisher: Calgary : Detselig Enterprises

Call Number: 04 G27w c.1; 04 G27w c.2

Author: Geist, Valerius

Responsibility: Valerius Geist and Ian McTaggart-Cowan, editors

Publisher: Calgary : Detselig Enterprises

Published Date: 1995

Physical Description: 308 p

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Wildlife management

ISBN: 1550591142

Accession Number: 35500; 31500

Call Number: 04 G27w c.1; 04 G27w c.2

Collection: Archives Library

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The spell of the Rockies

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1912

Author: Mills, Enos A

Publisher: London : Constable

Call Number: 04 M62

Author: Mills, Enos A

Publisher: London : Constable

Published Date: 1912

Physical Description: xi, 355p. : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Accession Number: 400

Call Number: 04 M62

Collection: Archives Library

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Powder Pioneers : Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains - sound recordings

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of 23 interviews recorded between 1999 and 2009, which were used during the creation of the book Powder Pioneers : Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains.

Date Range: 1999 - 2009

Reference Code: S47 / IV

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Sound recording

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M57 / V40 / S47

Series: S47 / IV : Powder Pioneers : Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains

Sous-Fonds: S47

Accession Number: 8110

Reference Code: S47 / IV

GMD: Sound recording

Date Range: 1999 - 2009

Physical Description: 23 sound recordings

History / Biographical: Discover the rich history of skiing in the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains of Alberta and British Columbia. From the early ski jumpers at Revelstoke, through the birth of the backcountry lodges and ski resorts to the heli-skiers and snowboarders of today, the stories are all here.

Scope & Content: Series consists of 23 interviews recorded between 1999 and 2009, which were used during the creation of the book Powder Pioneers : Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains.

Notes: Series consists of 23 interviews: S47 / IV / 1 : Syd Scroggle in Dundee; S47 / IV / 2 : Hans Gmoser; S47 / IV / 3 : Bob Sayer 16-Feb-02; S47 / IV / 4 : Toni Klettl 15-Feb-02; S47 / IV / 5 : Art Patterson 12-May-99; S47 / IV / 6 & 7 : Hans Gmoser 29-Apr-04; S47 / IV / 8 to 10 : Philippe Delesalle 28-Apr-04; S47 / IV / 11 to 14 : Doug Gardner 19-May-04; S47 / IV / 15 & 16 : Tony and Gill Daffern 06-Jan-04; S47 / IV / 17 & 18 : Bob Saunders 08-Aug-09; S47 / IV / 19 : Booty Griffiths 27-Oct-04; S47 / IV / 20 to 23 : Steve Smith 04-Nov-04

Name Access: Scott, Chic; Scroggle, Syd; Gmoser, Hans; Sayer, Bob; Klettl, Toni; Patterson, Art; Delesalle, Philippe; Gardner, Doug; Daffern, Tony; Daffern, Gill; Griffiths, Booty; Smith, Steve

Subject Access: Community events; Banff Ski Club; Mount Norquay Ski Area; Banff Winter Carnival; Biography; Competition; Cross-country skiing; Helicopter skiing; Interview; History; Leisure; Mountains; Publication; Public events; Public entertainment; Recreation; Research; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Ski mountaineering; Skiers; Ski racing; Skiing; Sports; Sports and recreation; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Jasper National Park; Waterton; Kootenay National Park; Rogers Pass; Columbia Valley; Crowsnest Pass