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Dorothy Wardle fonds
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M521
- V75
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- V75
- Accession Number
- 5296, 5391, 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Physical Description
- 154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
- History / Biographical
- The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
- M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
- V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James
- Rungius, Carl
- Brett, Helen
- Keyte, Freeman
- Hart, E. J. (Ted)
- Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
- Brewster, Pat
- Peyto, Bill
- Brett, Robert George
- Sanson, Norman
- White, Clifford
- Drummond-Davies, Nora
- Mills, Ike
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Oxborough, Dorothy
- Whyte, Jon
- Robinson, Dean
- Warren, Mary Schaffer
- Simpson, George
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Greenham, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Personal and Family Life
- Banff
- Old Banff Cemetery
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Cabins
- Travel
- Picnics and picnicking
- Holidays
- Scenery
- Christmas
- Dogs
- Horses
- Mountain
- Canoes and canoeing
- Hiking
- Wildlife
- War Memorial
- Highland Games
- Bow River Bridge
- Golfing
- Anniversary
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Education
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Women
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Skiing
- European travel
- Beach
- Calgary Herald
- Geography
- Government
- Newspaper
- Politics
- Research
- Banff Public Library
- National parks and reserves
- Park policy
- Parks Canada
- Wardens
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Community life
- Mines and mineral resources
- History
- Immigration and homesteading
- Settlement
- Organizations
- World War II
- Biographical
- Professional and Personal Life
- Grizzly Bears
- Fire fighters
- Sunshine Village
- Teahouses
- Banff Indian Days
- Regalia
- Calgary Stampede
- Mountain guides
- Mountain School
- The Albertan
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Homestead Hotel
- Banff Centre
- Hot Springs
- Superintendents
- Automobiles
- Natural history
- Records
- Calendar
- Finances
- Leases
- Legal and Financial
- Property
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Glacier National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Silver City
- Victoria
- Scotland
- Revelstoke
- Yoho National Park
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Plain of Six Glaciers
- Lake Agnes
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake O'Hara
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Sidney
- San Francisco
- United States
- Europe
- Germany
- Switzerland
- France
- Spain
- Monaco
- Italy
- Denmark
- Austria
- Quebec
- Windermere
- New York
- Assiniboine
- Ghost River
- High River
- Quebec City
- New Brunswick
- Maine
- Great Divide
- Moraine Lake
- Maligne Lake
- Columbia Icefield
- Washington
- Philadelphia
- Atlantic City
- Larch Valley
- Cascade Mountain
- Panama
- Sulphur Mountain
- Field
- Emerald Lake
- Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump
- Takkakaw Falls
- Jasper National Park
- Athabasca Falls
- Okanagan
- Kananaskis
- Hoodoos
- Powell River
- Montreal
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.
- James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Cathedral Mountain
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- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MlT.04.04
- Description
- Woodblock print of Cathedral Mountain. The sky is bright yellow and is reflected in a lake at the bottom of the print. Cathedral Mountain is a hazy blue and in the distance. Dark blue, silhouetted trees at the middle of the print surround a lake that is in the immediate foreground. A brown log …
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- Title
- Cathedral Mountain
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.4 x 15.2 cm
- Description
- Woodblock print of Cathedral Mountain. The sky is bright yellow and is reflected in a lake at the bottom of the print. Cathedral Mountain is a hazy blue and in the distance. Dark blue, silhouetted trees at the middle of the print surround a lake that is in the immediate foreground. A brown log lies horizontally at the edge of the lake in front of the trees. Several brown rocks are poking up out of the lake.
- Credit
- Gift of Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- MlT.04.04
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- Date
- c. 1926
- Medium
- print on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MlT.04.01
- Description
- Woodblock print of Lake Louise. On the immediate right is a pine tree that is cropped at the top of the print. Lake Louise extends into the image from the bottom of the print and it is quite green. Green sloping mountains rise up on the right and left. Victoria Glacier is visible at the centre …
- Title
- Lake Louise
- Date
- c. 1926
- Medium
- print on paper
- Description
- Woodblock print of Lake Louise. On the immediate right is a pine tree that is cropped at the top of the print. Lake Louise extends into the image from the bottom of the print and it is quite green. Green sloping mountains rise up on the right and left. Victoria Glacier is visible at the centre of the image on a pink Mt. Victoria. The sky is blue and clouds floating in the sky are white and yellow.
- Credit
- Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- MlT.04.01
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- Date
- c. 1926
- Medium
- print on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MlT.04.02
- Description
- A woodblock print of Lake O’Hara from an elevated perspective. The shapes of the landscape are quite simple and almost geometric. In the bottom corners there are tan and green boulders outlined in dark blue. A spiney blue tree grows out of the boulders in the bottom left corner. The sloping sid…
- Title
- Lake O’Hara
- Date
- c. 1926
- Medium
- print on paper
- Description
- A woodblock print of Lake O’Hara from an elevated perspective. The shapes of the landscape are quite simple and almost geometric. In the bottom corners there are tan and green boulders outlined in dark blue. A spiney blue tree grows out of the boulders in the bottom left corner. The sloping sides of the mountains in the centre are a patchwork of colours - yellow, green, orange and blue. The blue and orange side of a mountain is on the right hand side of the print.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Lake O’Hara
- Credit
- Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- MlT.04.02
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Untitled Mountain Lake [Lake O’Hara]
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- Date
- c. 1926
- Medium
- print on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MlT.04.03
- Description
- Woodblock print of mountain Lake O’Hara from the edge of the water. At the bottom of the print in the foreground on the left hand side is the shore of the lake. It is green with a small tan area. Dark blue cracks appear in it. In to the centre and extending into the bottom right corner is the l…
- Title
- Untitled Mountain Lake [Lake O’Hara]
- Date
- c. 1926
- Medium
- print on paper
- Description
- Woodblock print of mountain Lake O’Hara from the edge of the water. At the bottom of the print in the foreground on the left hand side is the shore of the lake. It is green with a small tan area. Dark blue cracks appear in it. In to the centre and extending into the bottom right corner is the light green lake. The rocky, tan slope of a mountain begins on the opposite side of the lake but its height is cropped by the top of the print. Dark shadows are cast on the lake.
- Credit
- Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- MlT.04.03
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West Portal Abbots Pass
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- Date
- c. 1926
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- MlT.02.01
- Description
- The whole image has a lot of blue in it for color. In the foreground and to the bl is the lightest blue section of the painting. Above that is a section of landscape medium to light blue in color. The middle ground is the green blue part of the painted landscape. The mountains in the distance are b…
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- Title
- West Portal Abbots Pass
- Date
- c. 1926
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 80.3 x 90.2 cm
- Description
- The whole image has a lot of blue in it for color. In the foreground and to the bl is the lightest blue section of the painting. Above that is a section of landscape medium to light blue in color. The middle ground is the green blue part of the painted landscape. The mountains in the distance are blue and the sky above is blue with white and grey clouds. The paint has been applied very thick therefor there is a heavy texture throughout.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Donald Grace, Saanichton, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- MlT.02.01
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West Portal Abbots Pass (study)
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- Date
- 1926
- Medium
- watercolor on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MlT.05.01
- Description
- This study has the same composition as MlT.02.01 but the colors differ. The sky in this image is mostly grey and the mountains and landscape are more green with earth tones added throughout.
- Title
- West Portal Abbots Pass (study)
- Date
- 1926
- Medium
- watercolor on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- This study has the same composition as MlT.02.01 but the colors differ. The sky in this image is mostly grey and the mountains and landscape are more green with earth tones added throughout.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Donald Grace, Saanichton, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- MlT.05.01
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