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Dorothy Cranstone fonds
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Cranstone fonds
- Scope & Content
- The Dorothy Cranstone fonds consists of papers, clippings, photographs and ephemera. Textual records include cards and letters from Peter and Catharine Whyte, 1947-1966; visitors to the Moore House, 1975-1981; Moore House visitors book, 1974-1983; transcript of Philip Moore 1903 trip diary (hologra…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900]-1998
- Reference Code
- M524 / V150
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Cranstone fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 524
- V 150
- Sous-Fonds
- M 524
- V 150
- Accession Number
- 2259, 4014, 5335, 5411, 5471, 5582, 5879, 6006, 6350, 6775, 7722(unproc)
- Reference Code
- M524 / V150
- Date Range
- [ca.1900]-1998
- Physical Description
- ca.400 photographs : prints, copy negatives. -- 3 photograph albums (430 prints). -- 15 cm textual records
- History / Biographical
- Dorothy Cranstone, 1904-1996, was a businesswoman and hotel worker at Banff, Alberta. Cranstone worked at the Banff Springs Hotel, 1929-1940, as Assistant Housekeeper, and later as Housekeeper at the Mount Royal Hotel. She went on to operate a gift shop in the Mount Royal Hotel. For many years, Cranstone was companion to Pearl (Brewster) Moore and later to Pat Brewster. She also worked for the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies as custodian of the Moore Home and as museum hostess.
- Scope & Content
- The Dorothy Cranstone fonds consists of papers, clippings, photographs and ephemera.
- Textual records include cards and letters from Peter and Catharine Whyte, 1947-1966; visitors to the Moore House, 1975-1981; Moore House visitors book, 1974-1983; transcript of Philip Moore 1903 trip diary (holograph and typescript) by Dorothy Cranstone; clippings, 1937-1983, re Pat Brewster, Dorothy Cranstone, Mount Royal Hotel fire and Jim Brewster home; ephemera regarding events attended by Cranstone, including Royal Visit to the Banff Springs Hotel, 1939, Gracie Fields Concert at the Banff Springs Hotel, 1940, and H. R. H. Princess Margaret Rose's visit, 1958. Textual records also include business/financial records for the gift shop operated by Cranstone, 1949-1974; records related to the publication and distribution of Pat Brewster's books, 1983-1987; correspondence records, 1962-1996; legal and business records concerning power of attorney as well as the dispersal of Cranstone's property and estate, 1980-1998. Miscellaneous items pertaining to Pat Brewster include clippings and interview transcripts.
- Photographs pertain to Dorothy Cranstone, Pat Brewster, family, friends and associates, travels and activities, and to Banff Springs Hotel staff and guests. Includes photographs of Dorothy Cranstone and Pat Brewster, ca.1900-1985; travel in Europe and Asia, 1964; a trip to Hawaii; artworks by J. Crumine and Nicholas de Grandmaison, 1945, 1940s-1950s; Moore house, 1950s to 1970s; and photographs given to Cranstone by friends.
- Albums pertain to Banff Springs Hotel staff and celebrity guests, including the 1939 royal visit, ca.1929-1940; family photographs and Cranstone's life in England ca. 1920-1940.
- Name Access
- Cranstone, Dorothy
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Access and use restricted for portion
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- accession record copies for unprocessed material
- Related Material
- Original of Philip Moore diary is in Moore Family fonds [M307]
- Creator
- Cranstone, Dorothy
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Marianne Thom Anderson fonds
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- Part Of
- Marianne Thom Anderson fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs and postcards of the Banff area, Bow Falls, Chateau Lake Louise, Jasper Park Lodge, as well as 1 photograph of Heinie, the Russian pony. Four b&w photographs of Bow Falls, Chateau Lake Louise, Jasper Park Lodge and one of Heinie were taken in 1927 by Miros Thom. The d…
- Date Range
- [ca.1920]-1927
- Reference Code
- V136
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Marianne Thom Anderson fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V136
- Sous-Fonds
- V136
- Accession Number
- 7708
- 7842
- Reference Code
- V136
- Date Range
- [ca.1920]-1927
- Physical Description
- 17 photographs: prints. -- 3 postcards
- History / Biographical
- Marianne (Thom) Anderson, 1861-1947 was born and educated in England and married in 1883. The family business of drapers and carpet sellers went bankrupt following the Boer War and the family moved to Canada in 1910 with their two sons. Anderson and her husband lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba for a time and following her husband's death in Winnipeg, Anderson moved to Medicine Hat, Alberta in 1929-1930 where one of her son's was living. She remained in Medicine Hat for the rest of her life.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs and postcards of the Banff area, Bow Falls, Chateau Lake Louise, Jasper Park Lodge, as well as 1 photograph of Heinie, the Russian pony. Four b&w photographs of Bow Falls, Chateau Lake Louise, Jasper Park Lodge and one of Heinie were taken in 1927 by Miros Thom. The date of Marianne Thom Anderson's trip to the Rocky Mountains is estimated at 1920.
- Name Access
- Anderson, Marianne Thom
- Subject Access
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Anderson, Marianne Thom
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Marianne Thom Anderson fonds
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- Part Of
- Marianne Thom Anderson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File contains 17 b&w prints and 3 b&w postcards. File consists of photographs and postcards of the Banff area, Bow Falls, Chateau Lake Louise, Jasper Park Lodge, as well as photographs of Heinie, the Russian pony. Four b&w photographs of Bow Falls, Chateau Lake Louise, Jasper Park Lodge and one of …
- Date Range
- [ca.1920]-1927
- Reference Code
- V136 / PA - 1 to 20
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
2 images
- Part Of
- Marianne Thom Anderson fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V136
- Sous-Fonds
- V136
- Accession Number
- 7708
- 7842
- Reference Code
- V136 / PA - 1 to 20
- Date Range
- [ca.1920]-1927
- Physical Description
- 20 photographs: prints, b&w
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical information
- Scope & Content
- File contains 17 b&w prints and 3 b&w postcards. File consists of photographs and postcards of the Banff area, Bow Falls, Chateau Lake Louise, Jasper Park Lodge, as well as photographs of Heinie, the Russian pony. Four b&w photographs of Bow Falls, Chateau Lake Louise, Jasper Park Lodge and one of Heinie were taken in 1927 by Miros Thom. The date of Marianne Thom Anderson's trip to the Rocky Mountains is estimated at 1920.
- Name Access
- Anderson, Marianne Thom
- Subject Access
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Anderson, Marianne Thom
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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