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Aileen Harmon fonds

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Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records and photographs by and about Aileen Harmon, as well as collected items. Textual records include: letter from Harmon to the Director of Alberta's provincial parks re addition of Yamnuska area to Bow Valley Provincial Park, 1973; brief, from Harvie Heights and Bow Va…

Date Range: [ca. 1924] - 2015

Reference Code: M287 / V262

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Transparency

Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M287 / V262

Sous-Fonds: M287; V262

Accession Number: 1876; 1915; 1916; 2302; 2932; 3082; 3380; 3383; 3411; 7753; 2016.8596

Reference Code: M287 / V262

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1924] - 2015

Physical Description: 26.5 cm of textual records. -- 33 photographs (26 prints : b&w and col. ; 20.5 x 30 cm or smaller -- 6 negatives : b&w nitrate negatives ; 12.5 x 10 cm -- 1 transparency : col. slide ; 35 mm)

History / Biographical: Aileen Harmon (1912 - 2015), daughter of Byron Harmon, worked as a government naturalist at Banff, Alberta, Canada and was involved in local natural history groups and activities. Aileen was a founding member, alongside Bruce Gordon, of the Bow Valley Naturalists, and was also on the Board of The Canadian Wildlife Federation and The Society of Alberta Naturalists. Aileen moved to Mill Bay on Vancouver Island, B.C. in 1981 following the end of a lengthy career with Parks Canada. During her retirement years, Aileen travelled extensively, reaching all seven continents. She also authored an autobiographical book, titled "Tales of My Mountain Life", in 2004. Aileen passed away on January 9, 2015 at the age of 102.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records and photographs by and about Aileen Harmon, as well as collected items. Textual records include: letter from Harmon to the Director of Alberta's provincial parks re addition of Yamnuska area to Bow Valley Provincial Park, 1973; brief, from Harvie Heights and Bow Valley subdivision residents to public hearings on land use and resource development in the eastern slopes, 1973; letter re James Hector, 1979; notes on career, 2003; notes on Catharine Whyte for CBC recording, 2004; Christmas cards and collected articles, ca.1960. Photographs, made by and collected by Aileen Harmon, pertain to Aileen Harmon and friends, skiing, Skoki area, Mount Yamnuska, Banff Indian Days. Includes photographs by Byron Harmon. Added content from accession 2016.8596 : ca. 25 cm of textual records including personal correspondence, guest book, original writing and notes by Aileen Harmon, personal travel journals from a 1931 packing trip and 1933 ski trip to Skoki, drafts of autobiographical book "Tales of My Mountain Life", articles pertaining to or written by Aileen Harmon, Christmas cards, and letters of condolence to Carole Harmon following Aileen's passing. Also 26 print photographs, 6 negative photographs from a 1937 hiking trip, and one transparency. Fonds consists of one series : Series I - Personal records

Name Access: Harmon, Aileen; Harmon, Carole

Subject Access: Environment; Family and personal life; Memorial; Parks Canada; Hiking; Mountains; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia

Access Restrictions: Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Finding Aid: Basic description only

Category: Environment; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Aileen Harmon personal photos

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Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of personal photographs of Aileen Harmon and numerous friends and family members. Photographs pertain to friends Ron and Evelyn Matthews; Aileen's 95th birthday party celebration; a party in 1994; Aileen with Charlie Lockwood; a group of Guatemalan school children from a school Aileen…

Date Range: [ca. 1945 - ca. 1955]; [ca. 1980 - ca. 1990]; 1994; 1995; [ca. 2000 - ca. 2010]; 2007

Reference Code: V262 / I / PA - 4 to 26

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

4 images

Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M287 / V262

Series: V262 / I : Personal records

Sous-Fonds: V262

Accession Number: 2016.8596

Reference Code: V262 / I / PA - 4 to 26

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1945 - ca. 1955]; [ca. 1980 - ca. 1990]; 1994; 1995; [ca. 2000 - ca. 2010]; 2007

Physical Description: 23 photographs : col. prints ; 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of personal photographs of Aileen Harmon and numerous friends and family members. Photographs pertain to friends Ron and Evelyn Matthews; Aileen's 95th birthday party celebration; a party in 1994; Aileen with Charlie Lockwood; a group of Guatemalan school children from a school Aileen donated to; Aileen with river guide Tom Moody; Bea Wilkinson and David Lestock [?]; Jim Fulton; Aileen's friend Georgia Engelhart; Fran Losie [?], Joyce Hendrickson and Aileen together; and other miscellaneous images.

Notes: Numerous photographs annotated on the back with names and/or dates.

Name Access: Matthews, Evelyn; Matthews, Ron; Lockwood, Charlie; Moody, Tom; Wilkinson, Bea; Lestock, David; Fulton, Jim; Engelhart, Georgia; Hendrickson, Joyce

Subject Access: Hiking; Birthday

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Mill Bay; Guatemala

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Prints

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 55 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte and her activities and interests. Prints document trip to Baffin Island and include landscapes in and around Pangnirtung. Activities include boating, camping and hiking. Other images include children sleeping and Old Rock …

Date Range: 1974-1975

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 3 / PA - 419 to 474

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

41 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / I / B / 3 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte

Sous-Fonds: v683

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 3 / PA - 419 to 474

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1974-1975

Physical Description: 55 photographs : col. chromogenic prints ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 55 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte and her activities and interests. Prints document trip to Baffin Island and include landscapes in and around Pangnirtung. Activities include boating, camping and hiking. Other images include children sleeping and Old Rock meat cache.

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Airplanes; Boats; Buildings; Camping; Camps; Children; Churches; Communities; Glaciers; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Inuit; Mountains; scenic; Women

Geographic Access: Northwest Territories; Nunavut

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Prints

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 52 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte and her activities and interests. Prints document trip to Baffin Island and include landscapes in and around Pangnirtung. Other areas include Frobisher Bay, and activities pertain to parachuting onto ice cap and views of g…

Date Range: 1974-1975

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 3 / PA - 522 to 574

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

51 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / I / B / 3 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte

Sous-Fonds: V683

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 3 / PA - 522 to 574

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1974-1975

Physical Description: 52 photographs : col. chromogenic prints ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 52 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte and her activities and interests. Prints document trip to Baffin Island and include landscapes in and around Pangnirtung. Other areas include Frobisher Bay, and activities pertain to parachuting onto ice cap and views of glacial moraine, mountains, and fjords from airplane.

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Airplanes; Boats; Buildings; Camping; Camps; Children; Churches; Communities; Glaciers; Hiking; Indigenous Peoples; Inuit; Mountains; scenic; Schools; Women

Geographic Access: Northwest Territories; Nunavut

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Prints

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 54 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte and her activities and interests. Prints document trip to Baffin Island and include landscapes in and around Pangnirtung. Other activities include hunting whale, some images of children and supplies.

Date Range: 1974-1975

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 3 / PA - 575 to 629

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

45 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / I / B / 3 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte

Sous-Fonds: V683

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 3 / PA - 575 to 629

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1974-1975

Physical Description: 54 photographs : col. chromogenic prints ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 54 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte and her activities and interests. Prints document trip to Baffin Island and include landscapes in and around Pangnirtung. Other activities include hunting whale, some images of children and supplies.

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Airplanes; Boats; Buildings; Camping; Camps; Children; Churches; Communities; Fishing; Glaciers; Hiking; Hunting; Indigenous Peoples; Inuit; Mountains; scenic; Women

Geographic Access: Northwest Territories; Nunavut

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Prints

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 46 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte and her activities and interests. Prints document trip to Baffin Island and include landscapes in and around Pangnirtung. Activities include camping and hiking. Other images include aerial views of fjords, mountains and la…

Date Range: 1974-1975

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 3 / PA - 475 to 521

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

42 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / I / B / 3 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte

Sous-Fonds: V683

Reference Code: V683 / I / B / 3 / PA - 475 to 521

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1974-1975

Physical Description: 46 photographs : col. chromogenic prints ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 46 col. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte and her activities and interests. Prints document trip to Baffin Island and include landscapes in and around Pangnirtung. Activities include camping and hiking. Other images include aerial views of fjords, mountains and landscapes.