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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
More detail
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
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
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.
Category
Family and personal life
Government
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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James Irving McLeod fonds

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Part Of
James Irving McLeod fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds includes business papers, 1922-1957, including legal documents, 1922-1957, and other papers, 1925-1957; miscellaneous items pertaining to James I. McLeod and the McLeod family, 1955-1980; and photographs, ca.1875-ca.1956. Textual records pertain to McLeod's tour and transport activities and H…
Date Range
[ca.1875]-1980
Reference Code
M434 / V423
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Textual record
Private record
More detail
Part Of
James Irving McLeod fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 434
V 423
Sous-Fonds
M 434
V 423
Accession Number
276, 2224, 2246, 3325, 3369
Reference Code
M434 / V423
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
[ca.1875]-1980
Physical Description
6.2 cm of textual records. -- 305 photographs : prints, postcards
History / Biographical
James Irving McLeod, 1879-1955, was a businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. After coming to Lake Louise from Ontario in 1906, McLeod cut ice for the hotels there and was a manager for Brewster Transport Co. from ca.1912 until 1920. In 1921, McLeod and William Warren formed Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Co. Ltd. which McLeod operated until his retirement in 1946. The firm was operated by his sons, James and Allan, and his sons-in-law, H. H. Waterhouse and R. V. Bray, until amalgamating with Brewster Transport Co. Ltd. in 1957. McLeod also had an interest in the Homestead Hotel. James McLeod was married to Evelyn Davidson McLeod, 1885-1951.
Scope & Content
Fonds includes business papers, 1922-1957, including legal documents, 1922-1957, and other papers, 1925-1957; miscellaneous items pertaining to James I. McLeod and the McLeod family, 1955-1980; and photographs, ca.1875-ca.1956.
Textual records pertain to McLeod's tour and transport activities and Homestead Hotel, Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport operations, late 1940s and early 1950s and successors. Partners, vendors, etc. referred to include R. V. Bray, R. H. Brett, Earl Gammon, J. H. McLeod, D. M. Soole and H. H. Waterhouse.
Photographs pertain to James Irving McLeod, Evelyn Davidson McLeod, family and friends; also, Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Co. Ltd. cars, drivers, buses, promotional photographs.
Name Access
McLeod, James Irving
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Transportation
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
basic description for photographs
Creator
McLeod, James Irving
Category
Family and personal life
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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