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Dan McCowan and Mary McCowan fonds
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- Part Of
- 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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George Noble fonds
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- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a broad-ranging commercial negative collection. Includes four series. I. Scenic and documentary views, 2839 items; includes film and glass negatives in sizes up to 8 X 10 inches. Pertains to Banff and area buildings, facilities, activities, events, such as Banff Winter Carnival a…
- Date Range
- [ca.1912]-1958
- Reference Code
- M533 / V469
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 533
- V 469
- Sous-Fonds
- M 533
- V 469
- Accession Number
- 82, 168, 275, 940, 1157, 1992, 2020, 3513, 5281, 6753, 6841, 7135
- Reference Code
- M533 / V469
- Date Range
- [ca.1912]-1958
- Physical Description
- ca.8500 photographs : negatives. -- 36 transparencies : stereo, colour. -- 2 textual records
- History / Biographical
- George Noble, 1879-1965, was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Noble was born in Woolwich, England where he apprenticed as a photographer. He came to Banff in 1909 to operate a photographic business for his uncles, George and Bill Fear, who owned a curio business. In 1919, Noble bought the photographic business and, in 1932, acquired the remainder of the Fear Brothers business. He built a new studio and shop, which offered portraiture, photo- finishing and framing services and sold photographic supplies, camera equipment and English china. In addition to portraiture, George Noble and employees, such as photographer Bill Jamieson, produced a wide range of documentary, scenic and commercial views. Noble's shop offered black and white and hand-coloured prints of local events and Rocky Mountain views. George Noble was an active member of the community, serving on both the Banff School Board and the Banff Board of Trade for many years. Upon his retirement in 1957, his business was acquired by a group of investors which included Bill Jamieson, lab-technician and photographer for the Noble business from 1936 to 1957
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a broad-ranging commercial negative collection. Includes four series.
- I. Scenic and documentary views, 2839 items; includes film and glass negatives in sizes up to 8 X 10 inches. Pertains to Banff and area buildings, facilities, activities, events, such as Banff Winter Carnival and Banff Indian Days; Indigenous; scenic views of Banff and area and other Rocky Mountains locations.
- II. Commercial views, 765 items; includes buildings, businesses, facilities, sports events, organizations, conventions, group portraits, displays and presentations.
- III. Mixed views, 242 items; includes scenic, documentary and commercial views similar to material in previous series. Also includes some views know to have been produced by Fred Armbrister, a professional photographer who operated out of Lake Louise, Alberta, ca.1930.
- IV. Portraits, ca.4600. This series contains four groups: A. 1920s-1950s, most unidentified; B. 1930s and 1940s, arranged alphabetically, many unidentified; C. 1950s, arranged alphabetically, most identified, many with proofs (prints); D. 1950s, arranged chronologically by job number.
- V. Other, ca.50 items. Includes 36 colour stereo transparencies, ca.1955, re Administration Building and gardens, Banff-Jasper Highway scenics, mountain sheep, autumn colour, Banff Avenue, George Noble and staff. Also includes small number of commercial prints produced by Noble, including several large hand-painted views.
- Fonds is accompanied by business record books, 1950-1958, 2 v. (M533)
- Name Access
- Noble, George
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and facilities
- Commerce and industry
- Community life
- Environment
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- 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
- file description and index
- electronic finding aid
- selected modern reference prints
- Related Material
- Related commercial photographs made by Bill Jamieson in the employ of George Noble are located in the Ron Duke fonds (V180 / II.A.i. - V180 / II.A.vi.; V180 / III.A.)
- Portrait camera and electric 3D viewer reside in Heritage collections, Whyte Museum
- Creator
- Noble, George
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of material pertaining to the separate careers and families of Jim and Dorothy Boyce, as well as material from their life together. Jim Boyce material consists mainly of business and personal papers and photographs, ca.1910-1982. Business papers arise mainly from the incorporation, …
- Date Range
- [ca.1850-2001]
- Reference Code
- M250 / V79
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M250 / V79
- Sous-Fonds
- M 250
- V 79
- Accession Number
- 1418, 1570, 1574, 2453, 3037, 3087, 3609 (unproc), 5575 (unproc), 5856 (unproc), 6359 (unproc), 6762 (unproc), 6790 (unproc), 7047 (unproc), 7363 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M250 / V79
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1850-2001]
- Physical Description
- ca.6.5 m textual records. -- ca.3500 photographs: prints, negatives, copy negatives. -- 4 photograph albums. -- 5 motion pictures: film reels; 8mm, 16mm; col.
- History / Biographical
- James (Jim) Hawkins Boyce, 1892-1982, was a guide, outfitter, log builder and businessman at Lake Louise and Banff, Alberta, Canada. Dorothy Boyce was a pharmacist and business woman at Calgary, Quebec and Banff, Canada.
- Jim Boyce was the son of Joseph Boyce, 1856-1927, and stepson of Wilma "Josephine" Boyce, 1866-1952, of Banff, Alberta. In 1911, Jim joined his father building trails. His guiding and outfitting career began with Jimmy Simpson's outfit as a trail cook. During the 1920s Boyce formed his own outfit with Max Brooks and went on to guide prominent clients Carl Rungius, Caroline Hinman and her parties, George and Adeline Link and William D. Cox of Chicago, USA.
- In addition to guiding and outfitting, Jim Boyce worked with motion picture companies on location in the Rockies with his dog teams during the 1920s. A number of well-known log buildings are testament to his log-building skills, including Skoki, Mount Temple Lodge and the Lake Louise Ski Lodge. During the 1930s, Boyce managed and expanded Skoki Lodge. He also supervised road construction on the Banff-Jasper Highway and the Alaska Alcan Military Highway for the U. S. Army during the Second World War and operated the Bar C Ranch (for William D. Cox) for many years. Boyce made his home in Banff.
- Dorothy Frances Llewellyn (Whiteman) Boyce, 1901-2001, was the daughter of Rev Arthur Wellesley Richard Whiteman, 1865-1926, and Nina L. Whiteman, 1873-1956. After studying pharmacy at the University of Alberta, Dorothy came to Banff in 1922 to work for Dr. Brett. She subsequently studied at the University of Toronto, Ontario; worked at the Calgary General Hospital, Alberta, from 1926 to 1940; and during the Second World War, worked as a chemist in Quebec, Canada. After the death of her first husband, Tronson James Draper, 1879-1949, an oilman of Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy became a permanent resident of Banff. She owned and operated Travellers Digest in Banff and married Jim Boyce in 1957.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of material pertaining to the separate careers and families of Jim and Dorothy Boyce, as well as material from their life together.
- Jim Boyce material consists mainly of business and personal papers and photographs, ca.1910-1982. Business papers arise mainly from the incorporation, operation and expropriation of the Lake Louise Ski Lodge (later Post Hotel) 1941-1969. Other business and personal material pertains to Skoki Lodge, 1933-1942; guiding and outfitting, 1938-1940; Army Service Forces and Alaska Alcan Military Highway, 1943-1944; Bar C Ranch, 1947-1969; laundry and rental businesses, 1962-1965, plans for Boyce house, Banff and family items. Correspondents include William D. Cox and Eldon Woolliams. Jim Boyce photographs pertain to family, friends, associates and activities, Banff and Skoki areas; includes guiding and outfitting, hunting, motion picture and dog team activities, Skoki Lodge and region, Alaska-Yukon activities, Bar C Ranch and personal material.
- Papers of Dorothy Boyce, 1901-ca.1950, pertain to her childhood, university career, business life and first marriage; Dorothy Boyce photographs, ca.1920s-1940, pertain to family, friends, professional and recreational activities in Banff, Banff and Yoho National Parks, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Toronto.
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce joint material includes photographs, 1900s-1990s, and incoming letters pertaining to home, travel and friends. Album includes mainly published postcards from all over the world. Fonds also includes Boyce family personal and financial papers, 1901-1928; business and estate papers of Joseph Boyce, 1908-1954; Tronson Draper and Draper family personal and professional papers and photographs, 1906-1949; and Whiteman family papers and photographs, ca.1860, 1885-ca.1925. Also included in the Boyce's personal records are film reels ca.1920-1970 which pertain mainly to the Skoki area.
- Name Access
- Boyce, Jim
- Boyce, Dorothy
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: preliminary electronic finding aid
- motion picture summaries
- Related Material
- Transparencies by Adeline and/or George Link of trips with Jim Boyce, formerly retained by Jim Boyce, can be found in George K. K. Link fonds (M60/V276)
- Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage collections, Whyte Museum)
- Creator
- Boyce, Jim
- Boyce, Dorothy
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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1 Mountie - horseback. -- [ca.1940]
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- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V469 / 3726
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V469
- Series
- III. Mixed views
- Sous-Fonds
- V469
- Reference Code
- V469 / 3726
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
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1 mountie on horseback. -- [ca.1940]
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- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V469 / 3731
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V469
- Series
- III. Mixed views
- Sous-Fonds
- V469
- Reference Code
- V469 / 3731
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 8.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
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1 mountie on horseback. -- [ca.1944]
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- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Date Range
- [ca.1944]
- Reference Code
- V469 / 3734
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V469
- Series
- III. Mixed views
- Sous-Fonds
- V469
- Reference Code
- V469 / 3734
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1944]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
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1 mountie with horse. -- [ca.1940]
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- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V469 / 3727
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V469
- Series
- III. Mixed views
- Sous-Fonds
- V469
- Reference Code
- V469 / 3727
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 10 x 12.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Location (Copy)
- V469 / 3727
- Processing Status
- Processed
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1 mountie with horse. -- [ca.1940]
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- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V469 / 3732
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V469
- Series
- III. Mixed views
- Sous-Fonds
- V469
- Reference Code
- V469 / 3732
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 8.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
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1 mountie with horse. -- [ca.1940]
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- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V469 / 3733
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V469
- Series
- III. Mixed views
- Sous-Fonds
- V469
- Reference Code
- V469 / 3733
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 8.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Processing Status
- Processed
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2 mountie with horses. -- [ca.1940]
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- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- V469 / 3728
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- George Noble fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V469
- Series
- III. Mixed views
- Sous-Fonds
- V469
- Reference Code
- V469 / 3728
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Location (Copy)
- V469 / 3728
- Processing Status
- Processed
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