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Bill Roberge fonds
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- Part Of
- Bill Roberge fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records pertaining to Bill Roberge's involvement in Banff municipal matters and includes 6 scrapbooks, 1961-1980 re Banff Advisory Council and Banff National Park Management. Also included are miscellaneous files, correspondence and reports re Banff Provisional Administration Boa…
- Date Range
- 1961-1980
- Reference Code
- M100
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Bill Roberge fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 100
- Sous-Fonds
- M 100
- Accession Number
- 7860 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M100
- Date Range
- 1961-1980
- Physical Description
- 28 cm textual records
- History / Biographical
- William Robert Roberge was born in 1927 in Banff, Alberta and attended Banff schools. Roberge served in both the Royal Canadian Navy and the British Navy during the Second World War. Married in 1948 to Margot Sorensen, they have one son, Michael Brian. Bill Roberge is a member of the Calgary Naval Veterans Association, the Naval Museum of Alberta Society, a life member of the Royal Canadian Legion, #26 Col. Moore Branch and in 1995, was awarded the Legion Meritorious Service Medal. Roberge has served on the branch executive and numerous committees of the legion. He is a long-time member of the Kinsmen Association, serving as president of the Banff Kinsmen Club and as deputy-governor of the Kinsmen Association's District #5.
- Bill Roberge served for six years on the Banff school board, three years as chairman. He served six years on the Banff Advisory Council, three years as chairman, and he served as trustee for two Banff Mineral Springs Hospital boards. In 1968, Roberge travelled to Rome as Banff's representative for the 1972 Winter Olympic Games for Canada bid. Since the town of Banff's incorporation, Roberge has served as councillor for two terms as well as holding membership on numerous committees each year.
- Roberge is a life member of the Banff Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records pertaining to Bill Roberge's involvement in Banff municipal matters and includes 6 scrapbooks, 1961-1980 re Banff Advisory Council and Banff National Park Management. Also included are miscellaneous files, correspondence and reports re Banff Provisional Administration Board, planning matters, and responsible local government.
- Name Access
- Roberge, Bill
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Government
- Environment
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Roberge, Bill
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Government
- Environment
- Biographical Source Notes
- We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories (Banff: Banff History Book Committee, 2005)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Bruno Engler fonds
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- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provin…
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995
- Reference Code
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 323
- S 40
- V 190
- Sous-Fonds
- M 323
- S 40
- V 190
- Accession Number
- 188, 1300, 2622, 2998, 3468, 3496, 5507, 6200, 6770 (unproc), 7045(unproc), 7436 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M323 / S40 / V190
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.31,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca.150 prints). -- 50 motion pictures: 1 original, 8 copies on 3 video cassettes, 41 film reels: 16mm, 35mm. -- 18 sound recordings: audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 5 electronic records: computer diskettes. -- 3 maps. -- 15 cm textual records.
- History / Biographical
- Bruno Engler, 1915-2001, was a mountain guide, ski instructor, photographer and film maker at Banff and Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Engler arrived from Switzerland in 1939 and initially worked as a mountain guide and ski instructor for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Sunshine ski area and for Deer Lodge at Lake Louise, Alberta. During the Second World War, he served as a mountain warfare instructor for the Canadian Army. Following the war, Engler worked as a free-lance photographer for the National Film Board and others; as coach of the University of Alberta Ski Team; and as a technical advisor, cameraman and actor for numerous movies made in the Banff area. Throughout his career, Engler worked as a still and motion picture photographer, both for the movie industry and for governments at all levels, as well as operating his own business, Alpine Films of Banff, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provincial parks; scenic views of western Canada, particularly mountain landscapes; some portraits and candid shots of local and international personalities. Photographs pertaining to film making include helicopter rescue; highway construction; Norquay, Sunshine, and Lake Louise ski areas' histories; Banff events and buildings; Canmore events and buildings; professional and amateur ski races; scenic mountain and wildlife; mountaineering and highway accidents; mountain guiding trips including Pierre Trudeau, Roland Michener and Peter Lougheed. Fonds consists of four series: Photography, Motion Pictures, Sound Recordings, and Textual records. Photography series consists of four sub-series established by the photographer: I. Old file, 1949-1970; II. Main file, alphabetical A - Z, 1950-1976; III Sunshine file, [1939], 1950-1975; IV. Warden file, 1954-1976.
- Motion pictures on video cassettes are footage of skiing at Sunshine, 1930s; Clifford White films, 1930s, from WMCR Archives collection (V682); "Snow Capers" by Thomas Mead, 1946, includes Engler; "Ski Pro's Holiday" by George Encil, 1950?; "Mount Bulyea" by George Encil, 1950?, includes Engler; "Diary of a Mountain Man," a CBC documentary feature on Bruno Engler broadcast on "20/20" in 1965 (ca.27 minutes); "Great Days in the Rockies" by National Film Board of Canada, 1983; "Mountain Man" by Banff Centre, 1985, re Engler. Original film is "Sunshine 1940" and includes Brewster Transport ski buses travelling from train station to Sunshine Lodge, skiers, guide, lessons, games, rope tow, ski action, slalom, Bruno Engler, other. 16mm and 35mm film reels, 1946-1964 are films produced by the National Film Board.
- Sound recordings, electronic records and and related textual material pertain to interviews with Bruno Engler, 1987, done by Brian Patton and Jon Whyte for Bruno Engler autobiography project. Interviews covered Engler's life, but are not complete to 1987. Transcripts, prepared from recordings by Brenda Goeres, are not verbatim. Audio tape cassettes consist of portions of content of audio tape reels.
- Textual records include corporate records, newspaper clippings and magazine articles pertaining to film making, cast and crew listings and schedules for various movies, ski racing, mountain guiding trips and ski race listings. Also included is documentation pertaining to film making with producer National Film Board including letters, film stock footage, press releases, and film summaries; maps indicate film location shots for Arctic Rampage.
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- electronic finding aid
- Related Material
- Duplicate or further transcripts for sound recordings are found in Jon Whyte fonds (M88).
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Charles H. McAulay fonds
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- Part Of
- Charles H. McAulay fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of McAulay's personal and professional papers and photographs. Textual records are mainly employment papers of Charles McAulay as General Construction Foreman for Rocky Mountains Park and Banff National Park, 1912- 1939; includes correspondence, memoranda, journals, notes, timebooks …
- Date Range
- 1904-1963
- Reference Code
- M172 / V457
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Charles H. McAulay fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 172
- V 457
- Sous-Fonds
- M 172
- V 457
- Accession Number
- 5722, 6021, 7195 (unproc in with Box 2 of Mary Allan Thompson, Hugh Gordon materials unproc accn 7195)
- Reference Code
- M172 / V457
- Date Range
- 1904-1963
- Physical Description
- ca.33 cm of textual records. -- ca.370 photographs : prints, negatives
- History / Biographical
- Charles Henry McAulay, 1874-1966, was briquette plant manager at Bankhead, Alberta, 1907-1912, and General Construction Foreman for Rocky Mountains Park / Banff National Park from 1912-1939. Following his retirement in 1939, McAulay was foreman for private companies. McAulay was married to Cecilia Mayola McAulay, 1888-1953.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of McAulay's personal and professional papers and photographs.
- Textual records are mainly employment papers of Charles McAulay as General Construction Foreman for Rocky Mountains Park and Banff National Park, 1912- 1939; includes correspondence, memoranda, journals, notes, timebooks and other materials pertaining to public works projects, in particular road building and maintenance. Also includes McAulay's personal journal, 1942-1963, which includes periodic observations on activities of McAulay and family, Banff events and deaths of Banff residents.
- Photographs pertain to Charles McAulay, family, friends and associates; work activities, including bridge and road construction, pipe-laying, equipment, construction projects in Banff National Park; personal activities, including curling; Banff places and activities; ca.1907-ca.1955. Includes construction of the Banff-Jasper Highway.
- Name Access
- McAulay, Charles H.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Transportation
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- McAulay, Charles H.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Fergus Lothian fonds
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- Part Of
- Fergus Lothian fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of research papers and photographs. Includes copies of government records, 1886-1894, pertaining to Banff National Park, Banff townsite and Willard Burrell Young's claim to the hot springs, Banff; papers, n.d. 1928-1972, pertaining to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Norman Bethun…
- Date Range
- 1886-1972
- Reference Code
- M113 / V370
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Government record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Fergus Lothian fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 113
- V 370
- Sous-Fonds
- M 113
- V 370
- Accession Number
- 793, 935, 1387, 1669, 1860, 1947, 2540, 2644, 3623
- Reference Code
- M113 / V370
- Date Range
- 1886-1972
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records. -- 3 photographs : prints; copies
- History / Biographical
- Fergus Lothian was a civil servant and historian at Ottawa, Ontario
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of research papers and photographs. Includes copies of government records, 1886-1894, pertaining to Banff National Park, Banff townsite and Willard Burrell Young's claim to the hot springs, Banff; papers, n.d. 1928-1972, pertaining to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Norman Bethune Sanson, J. B. Harkin, Jim Brewster, Banff buffalo herd; leasehold records for site occupied by the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies; photographs pertaining to Nakimu Caves, ca.1925, and photograph of first warden uniform, 1938, by Fergus Lothian.
- Name Access
- Lothian, Fergus
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Government
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Lothian, Fergus
- Category
- Environment
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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John Porter fonds
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- Part Of
- John Porter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of photographs pertaining to John Porter, friends and associates, especially Jim Deegan; mountaineering and skiing; warden activities, including 1955 training school; Fairholme Ranch; Sulphur Mountain cosmic ray station; and Banff events, including Banff Indian Days and 1951 r…
- Date Range
- [ca.1948]-1967
- Reference Code
- M535 / V741
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- John Porter fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 535
- V 741
- Sous-Fonds
- M 535
- V 741
- Accession Number
- 5503
- Reference Code
- M535 / V741
- Date Range
- [ca.1948]-1967
- Physical Description
- 78 photographs : prints. -- 1 textual record (5 p.)
- History / Biographical
- John Porter, b.1922, was a civil engineer, surveyor, photographer, skier, writer, artist and national park warden at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Porter came to Banff in 1948 and, until 1952, worked as an assistant warden in various districts. From 1952 until 1966, he operated his own photographic business, IBEX, in Banff. From 1966 until his retirement, Porter worked as a technician for the Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Radiation Laboratory in Banff; then travelled, painted and photographed extensively in Mexico, while spending summers working in Banff as a surveyor. Porter now lives in Sooke, British Columbia.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of photographs pertaining to John Porter, friends and associates, especially Jim Deegan; mountaineering and skiing; warden activities, including 1955 training school; Fairholme Ranch; Sulphur Mountain cosmic ray station; and Banff events, including Banff Indian Days and 1951 royal visit.
- Textual item is article titled "Canada's wilderness classroom," which describes 1955 Warden School held for two weeks in the Cascade Valley to instruct wardens from Kootenay, Yoho and Banff National Parks in various techniques including trail building and maintenance, fire-fighting and mountain rescue. Mentions Chief Warden Herb Ashley, Superintendent B. I. M. Strong and mountain guide Walter Perren.
- Name Access
- Porter, John
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Reference use only
- Other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Porter, John
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Lloyd Mewburn fonds
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- Part Of
- Lloyd Mewburn fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ephemera pertaining to land lease policies, housing and townsite development in Banff, including Banff Citizens' Association and skating rink proposal circulars.
- Date Range
- 1967-1974
- Reference Code
- M481
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Lloyd Mewburn fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 481
- Sous-Fonds
- M 481
- Accession Number
- 3633
- Reference Code
- M481
- Date Range
- 1967-1974
- Physical Description
- 19 textual records
- History / Biographical
- Lloyd Mewburn was a resident of Banff, Alberta, Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ephemera pertaining to land lease policies, housing and townsite development in Banff, including Banff Citizens' Association and skating rink proposal circulars.
- Name Access
- Mewburn, Lloyd
- Subject Access
- Banff - Townsite development
- Government
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Mewburn, Lloyd
- Category
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
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Sid Dumbleton fonds
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- Part Of
- Sid Dumbleton fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of lists of statistics and reports on visitors and automobiles entering Banff National Park, 1888-1969
- Date Range
- 1928-1969
- Reference Code
- M136
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Sid Dumbleton fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 136
- Sous-Fonds
- M 136
- Accession Number
- 912, 1477
- Reference Code
- M136
- Date Range
- 1928-1969
- Physical Description
- 7 textual records
- History / Biographical
- Sid Dumbleton (1916-2003) was a miner at Canmore, Alberta, and civil servant at Waterton, Elk Island and Banff National Parks , Alberta, Canada
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of lists of statistics and reports on visitors and automobiles entering Banff National Park, 1888-1969
- Name Access
- Dumbleton, Sid
- Subject Access
- Banff National Park - Entrance
- Government
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Dumbleton, Sid
- Category
- Government
- Biographical Source Notes
- Rocky Mountain Outlook, August 28, 2003, p.10
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
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Ulysses LaCasse fonds
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- Part Of
- Ulysses LaCasse fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series: I. Professional series, ca.1910-1949; II. Professional / personal life series, ca.1896-ca.1967. Professional series contains volumes of textual records, photograph albums and photographs in two sub-series: A. Warden and civil service papers and photographs, and B. Gui…
- Date Range
- [ca.1896-ca.1967]
- Reference Code
- M90 / V340
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Tintype
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Ulysses LaCasse fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 90
- V 340
- Sous-Fonds
- M 90
- V 340
- Accession Number
- 139, 617, 936, 1097, 1219, 2659, 5747
- Reference Code
- M90 / V340
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Tintype
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- [ca.1896-ca.1967]
- Physical Description
- ca.15 cm of textual records. -- 4 photograph albums (ca.360 prints). -- ca.70 photographs : prints, copy negatives, negatives, tintype
- History / Biographical
- Ulysses LaCasse (or Ulysse; or La Casse), 1888-1972, was a trail guide and national park warden at Lake Louise and Banff, Alberta, Canada. LaCasse came to Banff in 1908 and worked in various cooking jobs including trail cook for surveys and trail outfits. He guided Caroline Hinman's trail riding groups before joining the Canadian Army in Europe and Siberia. LaCasse accompanied Byron Harmon, Soapy Smith and Louis Freeman on their five hundred mile expedition through the Canadian Rockies, 1924. LaCasse was a long-time warden in the Castle Mountain and Lake Louise districts
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series: I. Professional series, ca.1910-1949; II. Professional / personal life series, ca.1896-ca.1967. Professional series contains volumes of textual records, photograph albums and photographs in two sub-series: A. Warden and civil service papers and photographs, and B. Guiding and outfitting papers and photographs. Professional / personal life series contains volumes of textual records, as well as photographs, in two sub-series: A. Scrapbooks, and B. Other material.
- Textual records consist of warden journals, 1934-1949, and scrapbooks, 1911-1961. Journals record weather conditions, wildlife observations, enforcement, construction and maintenance duties, etc. around Castle Mountain and Lake Louise. Scrapbooks contain correspondence and memoranda, 1929-1948, from LaCasse's civil service career. Textual records also include diary of Mavis Benedict, 1917, kept during Caroline Hinman pack trips; copy of a ski trip diary; and biographical notes on LaCasse, ca.1950. Photograph albums pertain to a Caroline Hinman trip in the Mount Assiniboine area, 1917; Columbia Icefield expedition, 1924; and horse trips in the Canadian Rockies, ca.1925.
- Name Access
- Benedict, Mavis
- Hinman, Caroline
- LaCasse, Ulysses
- Subject Access
- Banff National Park - Wardens
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Pack trips
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- 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
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- LaCasse, Ulysses
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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William G. Robinson fonds
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- Part Of
- William G. Robinson fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to W. G. Robinson's career as an engineer working on highway construction and other projects in the Banff, Waterton and Jasper areas between 1944 and 1961. Includes one item pertaining to 1978.
- Date Range
- 1944-1978
- Reference Code
- M101 / V55
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Part Of
- William G. Robinson fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 101
- V 55
- Sous-Fonds
- M 101
- V 55
- Accession Number
- 7433, 7700
- Reference Code
- M101 / V55
- Date Range
- 1944-1978
- Physical Description
- 7.5 cm of textual records. -- ca.20 cartographic records. -- 7 photograph albums. -- 24 photographs : prints. -- 6 print material items
- History / Biographical
- William G. Robinson, CD Officer Commanding, was in Banff from 1945 until 1961. He worked in various capacities as an engineer for Parks Canada. In 1978, Robinson was Director of Engineering and Architecture for Indian and Northern Affairs in British Columbia
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to W. G. Robinson's career as an engineer working on highway construction and other projects in the Banff, Waterton and Jasper areas between 1944 and 1961. Includes one item pertaining to 1978.
- Name Access
- Robinson, William G.
- Subject Access
- Buildings and facilities
- Government
- Transportation
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Robinson, William G.
- Category
- Government
- Transportation
- Biographical Source Notes
- 1978 date is from report: Engineering and Architecture, Technical resources inventory . . ., 1978
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Cecil Philpott fonds
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- Part Of
- Cecil Philpott fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Banff community organizations and issues, including Banff Advisory Council, Banff National Park Health Unit, Banff Park Citizens Association, Banff Senior Citizens Society, local autonomy, land rents and leases, recreation centre and skating rink and Banff Mineral Springs Hospital…
- Date Range
- [ca.1955-ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- M120 / V503
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Cecil Philpott fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 120
- V 503
- Sous-Fonds
- M 120
- V 503
- Accession Number
- 736, 6322
- Reference Code
- M120 / V503
- Date Range
- [ca.1955-ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- ca.2 m of textual records. -- ca.35 photographs
- History / Biographical
- Cecil Robinson Philpott, d.1985, was an electrician Banff, Alberta, Canada. After coming to Banff in 1929, he worked for Canadian Pacific Hotels and later owned his own electrical contracting service. Philpott was active in numerous community organizations. He retired to Calgary, Alberta, ca.1980.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Banff community organizations and issues, including Banff Advisory Council, Banff National Park Health Unit, Banff Park Citizens Association, Banff Senior Citizens Society, local autonomy, land rents and leases, recreation centre and skating rink and Banff Mineral Springs Hospital. The papers are mainly Philpott's correspondence with federal politicians, letters to the editor, notes, etc. Also includes minutes, reports, clippings of local boards of which Philpott was a member or a critic. Photographs pertain to Banff Springs Hotel fire, construction and activities; Banff Winter Carnival, 1920s; miscellaneous Banff photographs.
- Name Access
- Philpott, Cecil
- Subject Access
- Community life
- Government
- Access Restrictions
- Access and use restricted
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Philpott, Cecil
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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