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Dan McCowan and Mary McCowan fonds

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Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series. I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E…
Date Range
[ca.1885-1967?]
Reference Code
M55 / V408
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 55
V 408
Sous-Fonds
M 55
V 408
Accession Number
323, 694, 3263, 6756, 6892
Reference Code
M55 / V408
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1885-1967?]
Physical Description
ca.50 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.1000 negatives, ca.1540 lantern slides, ca.770 transparencies 35mm, 117 prints). -- 4 graphic records
History / Biographical
Dan McCowan, 1882-1956, was a naturalist, lecturer and writer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. McCowan came to Banff from Scotland in 1907. There he met Mary Ethel Fee, 1888-1973, a teacher, and they married in 1921. Mary McCowan shared an interest in Dan's work, hand-coloured his lantern slides and accompanied him on his tours. Dan McCowan was an active photographer and naturalist and lectured at hospitals during and following the First World War. He was later recommended to Sir Edward Beatty, CPR President and hired by the CPR to promote the scenic beauties and natural history of the mountains, which he did for 26 years. For a period his lantern slide presentations included motion pictures. During the 1940s, he used natural colour Kodachrome slide photography. While in England in 1936, McCowan was made a Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society. From ca.1907 onwards, he wrote for magazines and newspapers. The first of six books was published in 1936; the last in 1955. Beginning ca.1937, McCowan wrote and broadcast radio talks on natural history on CBC. These were heard widely in Canada and the United States. In 1939, McCowan accompanied the King and Queen on a portion of their railway tour through the mountains, providing information on natural history and residents. During the Second World War, he toured extensively on behalf of the YMCA. The McCowans retired to Cloverdale (now Surrey), B.C., ca.1951.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series.
I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E. Ephemera.
Correspondence includes incoming letters re writing, business and broadcasting. Writing is in the form of notes and notebooks, unpublished and published manuscripts, newspaper articles and other materials.
Photography includes negatives, lantern slides, 35mm transparencies and prints. Material pertains to flora, fauna, people, places and scenery, also family, activities and events. Photographs of Banff personalities and visitors are available in negative and lantern slide form, 254 items.
Lantern slides were designed for lectures such as: "On skyline trails in the Canadian Rockies"; "On nature trails at Banff and Lake Louise"; "A naturalist in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Snow peaks and flower meadows in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Over the hills and far away: a pictorial review of the Canadian Rockies"; "Victory Day, May 8th 1945, Dan McCowan presents: Bye-gone days in Banff" (exact titles were based on title slides).
II. Mary E. (Fee) McCowan series consists of diaries, 1926-1957, photocopied from 12 volumes (19 cm); and letters from Dan McCowan, 1943. Diaries discuss joint travels, activities, lecture tours for CPR (Canada, U.S., U.K.), Banff, trail rides, skyline hikes, and Royal Visit, 1939
Notes
Both Dan and Mary McCowan have written identifications on the slide mounts
Name Access
McCowan, Dan
McCowan, Mary
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Natural resources
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
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
in-house electronic finding aid
online finding aid
item list and modern reference prints for photographs of Banff personalities and visitors
Related Material
Related by provenance to McCowan family photographs (V407)
Creator
McCowan, Dan
McCowan, Mary
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Natural resources
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Lindow family fonds

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Part Of
Lindow family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds includes papers pertaining to personal finances and to the Canadian Rockies Tourist Association; also includes membership cards, clippings and annotated map. Photographs pertain to Banff events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days, parades; Holiday Inn Lodge; automobile trips i…
Date Range
1915-1978, predominant 1947-1978
Reference Code
M155 / V271
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Lindow family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 155
V 271
Sous-Fonds
M 155
V 271
Accession Number
5670, 5862, 6340
Reference Code
M155 / V271
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1915-1978, predominant 1947-1978
Physical Description
ca.250 photographs (ca.100 prints, ca.150 transparencies). -- .5 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Carl William Lindow, 1888-1958, and Iva Madeline Lindow, 1894-1989, operated the Holiday Inn Lodge, a rooming house at 311 Marten Street, Banff, Alberta, Canada, for nearly forty years. They had two children, Carl Jr. and Maxine.
Scope & Content
Fonds includes papers pertaining to personal finances and to the Canadian Rockies Tourist Association; also includes membership cards, clippings and annotated map.
Photographs pertain to Banff events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days, parades; Holiday Inn Lodge; automobile trips in Banff, Yoho, Jasper and Kootenay National Parks; winter views of Skoki and Temple Lodges and Sunshine ski area; filming of motion picture "Saskatchewan," 1953; wildlife; scenic postcards, 1920s-1930s; Banff-Lake Louise black and white promotional photographs, 1950s; Canadian Pacific Railway and trains. Transparencies are mainly by Carl Lindow.
Subject Access
Arts
Employment
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
Access and use restricted
Language
Language is English
Related Material
Accompanied by publications, brochures, posters, menus and artifacts transferred to library and Heritage collections.
Creator
Lindow (family)
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Mary Schaffer fonds

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Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Personal, literary and research papers, 1907-ca.1935; II. Mary Schaffer photographs, 1893-ca.1920; II. Other, 1895-1928. I. Papers series consists of four sub-series: A. Correspondence, 1908-1922; B. Literary manuscripts (original and published), 1907-ca.1925; …
Date Range
1893-[ca.1935]
Reference Code
M79 / V527
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Mary Schaffer fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M79 / V527
Series
V527
Sous-Fonds
V527
Accession Number
275, 439, 573, 2685, 2764, 2933, 2996, 3284, 3302, 5248, 7202, 7731, 7737
Reference Code
M79 / V527
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Published record
Other Title Info
Also known as Mary Schaffer Warren fonds
Date Range
1893-[ca.1935]
Physical Description
35 cm of textual records. -- ca.2025 photographs (ca.1550 transparencies, ca.400 negatives, 75 prints). -- 7 photograph albums (ca.1760 prints)
History / Biographical
Mary Schaffer, 1861-1939, also known as Mary Schaffer Warren, was an American explorer, photographer and artist who visited the Canadian Rockies and Selkirk Mountains frequently beginning in 1888, finally settling in Banff, Alberta in 1912. Born Mary Townsend Sharples to moderately wealthy Quaker parents at West Chester, Pennsylvania, she first visited the Canadian Rockies and Selkirk Mountains in 1888 with her friend Mary Vaux. She returned the following year with her husband, Dr. Charles Schaffer, and until Charles died in 1903, the Schaffers travelled annually to the mountains to study botany. Using Dr. Schaffer's data and her drawings and photographs, Mary Schaffer and Stewardson Brown completed "Alpine flora of the Canadian Rocky Mountains" in 1907.
Schaffer continued to travel in the Canadian mountains, often through remote regions. In 1908, she reached Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, and returned in 1911 to survey the region. "Old Indian Trails of the Canadian Rockies," 1911, recounts her adventures of 1907 and 1908. Schaffer settled in Banff in 1912 and married her guide, Billy Warren, in 1915.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Personal, literary and research papers, 1907-ca.1935; II. Mary Schaffer photographs, 1893-ca.1920; II. Other, 1895-1928.
I. Papers series consists of four sub-series: A. Correspondence, 1908-1922; B. Literary manuscripts (original and published), 1907-ca.1925; C. Maps of Maligne Lake; D. Other, 1905-ca.1935. Literary manuscripts pertain to the Athabasca River, Maligne Lake, Howse, Yellowhead and Athabasca passes; hunting; Dr. Gilbert Atkin and Nurse Fulcher's medical mission to Ya Ha Tinda Ranch; Banff, Revelstoke BC, Saskatchewan River; Stoney Nakoda; Palliser Expedition; and Mary Schaffer life and activities.
II. Photographs series consists of four sub-series: A. Lantern slides; B. Photograph albums; C. Negatives; D. Prints. Lantern slides pertain to Mary Schaffer's trips to Maligne Lake and Yellowhead Pass, mountain scenics, nature subjects (animals, birds, flowers); and includes Mary Schaffer's lantern slide presentations "In the Heart of the Canadian Rockies", accompanied by scripts; Philip Moore's Indigenous lecture series, mainly copies from books and other graphic sources; and Mary Schaffer's slides of China and Japan. Photograph albums, 1908-ca.1921, pertain mainly to trips in the Canadian Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, especially expeditions to the Yoho and Ptarmigan Valleys, Nakimu Caves, North Saskatchewan River, Wilcox Pass and Maligne Lake. Two albums pertain to travels in Mexico and Asia. Negatives pertain mainly to Schaffer's trips and explorations, Glacier House and environs, alpine flora and fauna, mountain views, portraits, Sampson Beaver family, 1902-1911.
III. Other material series consists of diaries of Molly Adams, 1908, and Mrs. H. H. Sharples, 1911, and original manuscripts and published reports by other writers, 1895-1928.
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Schaffer, Mary
Subject Access
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
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 for processed material
electronic finding aid
item list for lantern slides
copies of literary manuscripts
modern reference prints for lantern slides
Related Material
Accompanied by books, artifacts and art works
Creator
Schaffer, Mary
Category
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Amos Big Stoney, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
[Amos Big Stoney, Stoney Nakoda]
Date Range
[ca.1935]
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-069
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V408
Series
I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
Sous-Fonds
V408
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-069
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca.1935]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparencies
Scope & Content
[Amos Big Stoney, Stoney Nakoda]
Name Access
Big Stoney, Amos
McCowan, Dan
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Relations Collection
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Related Material
Glenbow Number: NA 7 135 Title: Amos BigStoney, Stoney
Creator
McCowan, Dan
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023. The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Identification made through cross referencing with materials from Glenbow Archives and other fondsin photographs held in the WMCR archives
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Annie or Della Soldier

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Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
[Woman on horse]
Date Range
[ca.1925]
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-097
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V408
Series
I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
Sous-Fonds
V408
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-097
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca.1925]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparencies
Scope & Content
[Woman on horse]
Name Access
McCowan, Dan
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Relations Collection
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
McCowan, Dan
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
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Annie Soldier, Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
[Annie Soldier, Stoney Nakoda]*
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-093
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V408
Series
I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
Sous-Fonds
V408
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-093
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparencies
Scope & Content
[Annie Soldier, Stoney Nakoda]*
Name Access
McCowan, Dan
Soldier, Annie
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Relations Collection
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Related Material
Glenbow number: NA 7 139 Title: Mrs.Annie Soldier, Stoney (source: Mary McCowan)
Creator
McCowan, Dan
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
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Arthur Rider, Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) and Dan Wildman Sr. (Thuda Gado) (Bangs on Steel), Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of photograph of Arthur RIder, Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) and Dan Wildman Sr. (Thuda Gado) (Bangs on Steel).
Date Range
[ca.1925]
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-006
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V408
Series
I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
Sous-Fonds
V408
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-006
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca.1925]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparencies
Scope & Content
Item consists of photograph of Arthur RIder, Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) and Dan Wildman Sr. (Thuda Gado) (Bangs on Steel).
Name Access
Kaquitts, Benjamin
McCowan, Dan
Rider, Arthur
Wildman, Dan Sr.
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Relations Collection
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Related Material
Glenbow: NA 714 113 Title: Three Stoney at Banff, AB (source: Lux museum)
Creator
McCowan, Dan
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
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Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword)

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Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of side profile of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword).
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-041
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V408
Series
I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
Sous-Fonds
V408
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-041
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparencies
Scope & Content
Item consists of side profile of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword).
Name Access
Kaquitts, Benjamin
McCowan, Dan
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Relations Collection
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Related Material
Glenbow number: NA 7 158 Title: Ben Coquitts (Kaquitts?), Stoney, 1930 (source: Mary McCowan)
Creator
McCowan, Dan
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
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Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword), Stoney Nakoda

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Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of close-up of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) in regalia.
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Reference Code
V408/PS 24-035
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V408
Series
I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
Sous-Fonds
V408
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V408/PS 24-035
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca.1930]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparencies
Scope & Content
Item consists of close-up of Ben Kaquitts (Mînâ Yuha Wagicha) (Dances with Sword) in regalia.
Name Access
Kaquitts, Benjamin
McCowan, Dan
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Relations Collection
Stoney Nakoda
Stoney
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Related Material
Glenbow image: NA 714 42 Title: Ben Kaquitts, Stoney 1930 (source: Lux Museum)
Creator
McCowan, Dan
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
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Content Details
Ben Kaquitts is father to George Kaquitts
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Betsey Twoyoungmen drying meat

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Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Scope & Content
Betsey Twoyoungmen drying meat
Date Range
[ca.1925]
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-116
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V408
Series
I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
Sous-Fonds
V408
Accession Number
n/a
Reference Code
V408 / PS 24-116
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca.1925]
Physical Description
1 photograph : transparencies
Scope & Content
Betsey Twoyoungmen drying meat
Name Access
McCowan, Dan
Twoyoungmen, Betsey
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney
Stoney Nakoda
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Related Material
Glenbow number: NA 7 170 Title: Mrs. Paul Twoyoungmen, Stoney, drying meat, July 1930
Creator
McCowan, Dan
Title Source
Stoney Nakoda Elders provided naming and other culturally relevant information during interviews held for Recognizing Relations, an archives initiative active from 2014-2023.
The goal of this initiative was to name local Indigenous peoples in photographs held in the WMCR archives as well as encouraging access for Indigenous communities to these images.
Content Details
Betsey Twoyoungmen is married to Paul Twoyoungmen
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