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Canadian Pacific Railway promotional prints
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- Part Of
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series pertains to photograph prints of Canadian Pacific Railway properties and surrounding locations. Includes scenes from around the town of Banff and Banff National Park, interior and exterior views of hotels [particularly the Banff Springs Hotel and the Chateau Lake Louise], trophies, portraits…
- Date Range
- [ca.1960-1960]
- Reference Code
- V782 / II / PA115 - 01 to 309
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M584 / V782
- Sous-Fonds
- V782
- Accession Number
- 625
- Reference Code
- V782 / II / PA115 - 01 to 309
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1960-1960]
- Physical Description
- 309 prints : b&w ; 27.9 x 20.3 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Series pertains to photograph prints of Canadian Pacific Railway properties and surrounding locations. Includes scenes from around the town of Banff and Banff National Park, interior and exterior views of hotels [particularly the Banff Springs Hotel and the Chateau Lake Louise], trophies, portraits, horses and horseback riding, skiing, trains, photographs of paintings, and various scenic views.
- Notes
- Most prints have titles or captions on the backs, as well as negatives information.
- Subject Access
- Administration building
- Art
- Artists
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Camps
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Environment
- Gondolas
- Hiking
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Hotels
- Mountains
- Outfitters
- Painting
- Skiing
- Sports and recreation
- Tourism
- Trains
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Not to be reproduced (see NA 31). Copyright belongs to CPR Archives, now managed by The Canadian Railway Museum (Exporail), Montreal.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Carl Rungius Letters
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 cm of handwritten and typed correspondence, 23 x 34 cm or smaller. File pertains to correspondence between Carl Rungius and the Wardle family, as well as correspondence between Dorothy and Jon Whyte regarding gifting copies to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. File docume…
- Date Range
- 1940-1983
- 1940-1956
- 1983
- Reference Code
- M521 / II / B / 1-3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Published record
- Textual record
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- M521 / II : Wardle Family
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- Sub-Series
- M521 / II / B : Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / II / B / 1-3
- Date Range
- 1940-1983
- 1940-1956
- 1983
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records (23 x 34 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 cm of handwritten and typed correspondence, 23 x 34 cm or smaller. File pertains to correspondence between Carl Rungius and the Wardle family, as well as correspondence between Dorothy and Jon Whyte regarding gifting copies to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. File documents, among other things, the death of Louise (Carl's wife) in 1940; exhibiting Carl's work in the National Gallery of Canada, 1942 and 1956; and Carl's visits to the Wardle family home in Ottawa. Records also include a postcard and two Mayfair articles from 1943.
- Notes
- In 1983, Dorothy gifted photocopies of Carl's correspondence with her family. In 2003, the originals were donated as part of Dorothy's estate. The photocopies (accn. 5296) were discarded.
- Carl Rungius was a wildlife and landscape painter who frequented and had a studio in Banff. The Wardle family was good friends with Rungius.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Rungius, Carl
- Whyte, Jon
- Subject Access
- Art
- Artist
- Banff
- Community life
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some tape leftover on some of the pages, may present issues in the future.
- Category
- Arts
- Communications
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Catharine Robb Whyte correspondence
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- Part Of
- David Zweifel fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 19 letters addressed to David Zweifel: 18 from Catharine Robb Whyte and one from Murray Adaskin. Letters pertain to David Zweifel's music lessons and Catharine's funding of these lessons; Catharine fixing a violin to give to David Zweifel which was originally owned by David White; …
- Date Range
- 1967
- 1969
- 1970
- 1973
- 1989
- Reference Code
- M571 / I / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- David Zweifel fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M571 / V796 / S58
- Series
- M571 / I : Catharine Robb Whyte
- Sous-Fonds
- M571
- Accession Number
- 2019.02
- Reference Code
- M571 / I / 1
- Responsibility
- Produced by Catharine Robb Whyte and Frances and Murray Adaskin
- Date Range
- 1967
- 1969
- 1970
- 1973
- 1989
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 19 letters addressed to David Zweifel: 18 from Catharine Robb Whyte and one from Murray Adaskin. Letters pertain to David Zweifel's music lessons and Catharine's funding of these lessons; Catharine fixing a violin to give to David Zweifel which was originally owned by David White; discussions about composer Murray Adaskin and artists Carl Rungius and Belmore Browne; Catharine's skiing lessons and trips; the Tabeteau family; letters of recommendation written by Catharine for David Zweifel; Catharine's flying lessons; Catharine attending a funeral in Concord in 1969; Catharine reminiscing about art school in Boston and Peter Whyte; Christmas greetings; Catharine attending a concert in Edmonton; and a letter from Murray Adaskin which includes a copy of another letter sent to David Zweifel from Frances Adaskin in 1967, discussing Catharine's generosity.
- Notes
- Letters are in chronological order
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Adaskin, Murray
- Adaskin, Frances
- Zweifel, David
- Rungius, Carl
- Browne, Belmore
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Sidney
- Edmonton
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Extensive description of letter contents produced by Elizabeth Kundert-Cameron is included inside case file folder for David Zweifel.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Computer illustration
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence and notes sent to Ben Gadd by his son, Toby Gadd, pertaining to computer-generated illustration software which Toby used to help produce the second edition of Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.
- Date Range
- 1994
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 24
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence and notes sent to Ben Gadd by his son, Toby Gadd, pertaining to computer-generated illustration software which Toby used to help produce the second edition of Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Correspondence
- Art
- Natural history
- Science and technology
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Jasper
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Science and technology
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Family and Friends
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 82 black and white photographs, 18 x 13 cm or smaller. File documents the Wardle family and friends in the community, at different events and various travels, including: baby photographs of Dorothy in Banff (1919-1926); Banff early days with James and Leette Wardle, particularly at…
- Date Range
- 1919-1963
- 1919-1926
- 1930-1941
- 1945-1950
- 1963
- Reference Code
- V75 / I / PA - 171 to 254
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Photograph print
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- V75 / I : Wardle Family, c.1912-1971
- Sous-Fonds
- V75
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- V75 / I / PA - 171 to 254
- Date Range
- 1919-1963
- 1919-1926
- 1930-1941
- 1945-1950
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 82 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 82 black and white photographs, 18 x 13 cm or smaller. File documents the Wardle family and friends in the community, at different events and various travels, including: baby photographs of Dorothy in Banff (1919-1926); Banff early days with James and Leette Wardle, particularly at the snowshoe tramp for the Banff Winter Carnival (1919-1920); snapshots from a trip to Big Bend (1930); Norman Sanson's 1000th ascent of Sulphur Mountain in 1931; class photographs from the Mountain School (1932, 1935); various trips with Carl Rungius, including Lake McArthur and Lake O'Hara (1933), Ottawa (1945), and the Laurentians (1949); a trip to the Panama Canal (1933); miscellaneous photographs of school events (including the Alma Mater Society election that resulted in Dorothy being the first female president) of Dorothy and friends at Queen's University (1938-1941); the Swedish Legation in Ottawa (1946-1950); and photographs of Frank Kaquitts and his artwork (1963).
- Notes
- Most photographs are annotated on the backside of the print.
- V75 / I / PA -193 : Includes an accompanying list identifying everyone in the class photograph (Dorothy attended the Mountain School as a young child).
- V75 / I / PA -239 to 247 : includes handwritten notes regarding Frank Kaquitts. Dorothy originally filed these images with M521 / I / A / 10 ([Indigenous] Story Material).
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Education
- Art
- Artist
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Sulphur Mountain
- Panama
- Panama Canal
- Lake O'Hara
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V75 / I / NA - 2 to 3
- V75 / I / NA - 4 to 9
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Illustrations - general
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of research notes, sample drafts, photo lists and other materials collected or produced by Ben Gadd while working on illustrations for his book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.
- Date Range
- [ca.1985-1995]
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 81
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Drawing
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 81
- Date Range
- [ca.1985-1995]
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of research notes, sample drafts, photo lists and other materials collected or produced by Ben Gadd while working on illustrations for his book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Research
- Environment
- Photography
- Art
- Geographic Access
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- British Columbia
- Golden
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Illustrations - Geology
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of research notes, illustration drafts and printed sample pages from geological publications. Contents were used as reference material during the production of fossil and other geological illustrations for Ben Gadd's book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.
- Date Range
- [ca.1985-1995]
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 73 to 74
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Drawing
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 73 to 74
- Date Range
- [ca.1985-1995]
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records -- illustrations
- Scope & Content
- File consists of research notes, illustration drafts and printed sample pages from geological publications. Contents were used as reference material during the production of fossil and other geological illustrations for Ben Gadd's book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Research
- Geology
- Art
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Illustrations by Ben and Will Gadd
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of drawings produced by Will Gadd as a child, ca.1968-1972; and caricatures and other drawings, possibly by Ben Gadd, from the same time period.
- Date Range
- [ca.1968-1972]
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Drawing
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / D : Other personal and collected
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 20
- GMD
- Drawing
- Date Range
- [ca.1968-1972]
- Physical Description
- 0.1 cm loose drawings
- Scope & Content
- File consists of drawings produced by Will Gadd as a child, ca.1968-1972; and caricatures and other drawings, possibly by Ben Gadd, from the same time period.
- Material Details
- Illustrations consist of different media, including graphite pencils, pens, pencil crayons, markers and paint.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Gadd, Will
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Art
- Children
- Family and personal life
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Matthew Wheeler documents
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, lists of illustrations and other documents pertaining to Matthew Wheeler's work as an illustrator for the second edition of Ben Gadd's book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.
- Date Range
- 1993-1995
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 23
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 23
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1993-1995
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, lists of illustrations and other documents pertaining to Matthew Wheeler's work as an illustrator for the second edition of Ben Gadd's book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Research
- Publication
- Professional and Personal Life
- Correspondence
- Art
- Artist
- Wildlife
- Natural history
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Jasper
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Communications
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Miscellaneous and Collected Materials
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 11.5 cm of textual records, 32 x 42 cm or smaller. Records include: Book of Common Prayer (1872); The Pocket Cook Book by Elizabeth Woody (1942); Guide to Marks of Origin on British and Irish Silver Plate from mid-16th Century to the Year 1943 and Old Sheffield Plate Makers' Marks,…
- Date Range
- 1872-1986
- 1872
- 1911
- 1920
- 1928
- 1934-1935
- 1939
- 1942-1943
- 1950
- 1977
- 1986
- Reference Code
- M521 / II / C / 1-6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Organization record
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- M521 / II : Wardle Family
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- Sub-Series
- M521 / II / C : Miscellaneous and Collected Materials
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / II / C / 1-6
- Date Range
- 1872-1986
- 1872
- 1911
- 1920
- 1928
- 1934-1935
- 1939
- 1942-1943
- 1950
- 1977
- 1986
- Physical Description
- 11.5 cm of textual records (32 x 42 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 11.5 cm of textual records, 32 x 42 cm or smaller. Records include: Book of Common Prayer (1872); The Pocket Cook Book by Elizabeth Woody (1942); Guide to Marks of Origin on British and Irish Silver Plate from mid-16th Century to the Year 1943 and Old Sheffield Plate Makers' Marks, 1743-1860 (1943); four booklets related to the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies (1934-1950); a booklet titled "Sir George Simpson Centennial Celebration" (1928); an assortment of recipes; "The Margaret P. Hess Collection" booklet published by the University of Calgary (1977) and a related Calgary Herald newspaper clipping (1986); one Carl Rungius postcard; and six miscellaneous postcards depicting a former school teacher of Leette Wardle (1911), James Wardle at the Cave and Basin (1920), the Wardles in San Francisco (n.d.), two unidentified men (n.d.), and visitors to the Banff Springs Hotel (n.d.).
- Notes
- Book of Common Prayer inscribed with: “Martha Morey, November 4, 1872. New Westminster, BC. From her mother.” It belonged to James Wardle's mother.
- The Pocket Cook Book contains annotations and written notes tucked in among the pages of the book.
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies booklets kept because the Wardles participated in trail rides and there are photos/mentions of James and Dorothy, and possibly Leette.
- The "Sir George Simpson Centennial Celebration" booklet contains a photograph print between pages 32 and 33.
- Some of the postcards are annotated on the back, specifically the postcard depicting the Banff Springs Hotel which is addressed to Dorothy.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Simpson, George
- Rungius, Carl
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Artist
- Art
- Leisure
- Recreation
- Religions
- Calgary Herald
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Cave and Basin
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- San Francisco
- United States
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Religions
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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