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Maligne Valley history
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56412
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs depicting groups of workers, canoeing, pack trips, landscape views and geological features in Maligne Valley. File includes a reference note by Ben Gadd listing several sound recordings from an archival collection belonging to Parks Canada.
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- V810 / I / C / PA - 57 to 75
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- V810 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- V810
- Sub-Series
- V810 / I / C : Personal interest files
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- V810 / I / C / PA - 57 to 75
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- 19 photographs : b&w prints ; 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs depicting groups of workers, canoeing, pack trips, landscape views and geological features in Maligne Valley. File includes a reference note by Ben Gadd listing several sound recordings from an archival collection belonging to Parks Canada.
- Notes
- Materials in file may have been used as research material By Ben Gadd during his employment as a Park Naturalist with Parks Canada between 1982 and 1984.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Land use
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Ranches
- Ranchers and ranching
- Research
- Canoes and canoeing
- Recreation
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Geology
- Environment
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Maligne Valley
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright status unknown - restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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McDougall family and Old Timers scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54954
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook [bindings removed] pertaining to the McDougall family, the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association, the Calgary Stampede and other events within Banff, Morley and Calgary. Contents include newspaper clippings [ca. 1939-1952]; booklets, programmes and fl…
- Date Range
- 1862
- 1885
- 1891-1897
- 1900
- 1905
- 1908
- 1924
- 1939
- 1943-1952
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Newspaper clipping
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Extended family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 14
- Date Range
- 1862
- 1885
- 1891-1897
- 1900
- 1905
- 1908
- 1924
- 1939
- 1943-1952
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records (scrapbook ; 31 x 36 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook [bindings removed] pertaining to the McDougall family, the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association, the Calgary Stampede and other events within Banff, Morley and Calgary. Contents include newspaper clippings [ca. 1939-1952]; booklets, programmes and flyers for various community events; membership cards; and a scanned copy and one original copy of a journal dated 1862, titled "Rossville Mission Journal 1862". Journal contains early newspaper articles and correspondence pertaining to George and John McDougall, and multiple religious missions and settlements located in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
- Notes
- Scrapbook possibly compiled by Georgina Luxton
- Name Access
- McDougall, Annie
- McDougall, David
- McDougall, George
- McDougall, John
- Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association
- Subject Access
- Community events
- Community life
- Churches
- Calgary Stampede
- Family and personal life
- Family
- History
- Immigration and homesteading
- Land use
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Memorial
- Membership
- Missionaries
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Obituary
- Religions
- Sports and recreation
- Rodeo
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Morley
- Calgary
- Saskatchewan
- Access Restrictions
- Journal in fragile condition - scanned copy available for use
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Journal in fragile condition - scanned copy available for use
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Contents of scrapbook placed in mylar
- Category
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Religions
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Interest Files
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55796
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of textual records and photographs collected by Ben Gadd. Content pertains to various research subjects, current events and other topics of interest, including: environmental science; wildlife; sports and recreation; Parks Canada; clubs, charities and organizations; natural hist…
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C
- V810 / I / C
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Digital image
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- Series
- Series I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- V810
- Sub-Series
- Subseries C : Personal Interest Files
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C
- V810 / I / C
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Physical Description
- ca.180 cm of textual records -- 5 CDs with digital image files -- 1 floppy disk -- ca.122 photograph prints : b&w and col. -- 2 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 7.5 cm -- 26 film strips : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of textual records and photographs collected by Ben Gadd. Content pertains to various research subjects, current events and other topics of interest, including: environmental science; wildlife; sports and recreation; Parks Canada; clubs, charities and organizations; natural history; and conservation.
- Notes
- Subjects are arranged alphabetically by title. Original titles and arrangement of materials by Ben Gadd has been preserved. See file-level descriptions for content details.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Businesses
- Boats
- Climbing
- Columbia Icefield
- Community events
- Community life
- Conservation
- Dams
- Environment
- Events
- Forestry
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Government
- Geography
- Geology
- Hiking
- History
- Ice climbing
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Landscapes
- Laws and legislation
- Membership
- Mining
- Mountaineering
- Municipal views
- Natural history
- Natural resources
- Parks Canada
- Politics and government
- Property
- Provincial parks and reserves
- Recreation
- Rivers
- Science and technology
- Settlement
- Skiing
- Snakes, Insects
- Sports
- Tourism
- Townsite development
- Trails
- Transportation
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- United States of America
- Rocky Mountains
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Government
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Law and justice
- Natural resources
- Politics
- Science and technology
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff, Canada's First National Park images
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55295
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and v…
- Date Range
- 1902 - 1958
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / B : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / B5 : Literary papers
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B5 / PA - 48 to 106
- Date Range
- 1902 - 1958
- Physical Description
- 59 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 59 photographs collected by Eleanor Luxton as research material for the book Banff: Canada's First National Park. Images pertain to skiing and ski jumping, canoeing, Banff Indian Days, the King Edward Hotel, swimming at the Cave and Basin, the Banff Winter Carnival, wildlife, and various views in and around the town of Banff.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Name Access
- Paris, Cyril
- Browne, George
- Browne, Belmore
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Orr, Lorne
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Luxton, George
- Dunsmore, Fulton
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Artists
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bighorn Sheep
- Bridges
- Businesses
- Canoes and canoeing
- Cave and Basin
- Community events
- Community life
- Competition
- Elk
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- History
- Hotels
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Leisure
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Museums
- Municipal views
- Multiculturalism
- Painting
- Public events
- Research
- Recreation
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Settlement
- Skating
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skiing
- Sports
- Swimming
- Tourism
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter Carnival
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Minnewanka
- Mount Norquay
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bankhead map project
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56117
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of textual records pertaining to a brochure describing the history of Bankhead, which Ben Gadd researched, designed and produced on behalf of Parks Canada in 1981. File includes research notes, reference maps, correspondence, paste-up drafts and finished copies of the brochures.
- Date Range
- 1981
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 93
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 93
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Produced by Ben Gadd, Parks Canada
- Date Range
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of textual records pertaining to a brochure describing the history of Bankhead, which Ben Gadd researched, designed and produced on behalf of Parks Canada in 1981. File includes research notes, reference maps, correspondence, paste-up drafts and finished copies of the brochures.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Settlement
- Townsite development
- History
- Research
- Education
- Publication
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Parks Canada
- Government
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Bankhead
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Biographical material, Norman Luxton and McDougall family
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54782
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of biographical records and timelines of events pertaining to the lives of Norman Luxton, Elizabeth Chantler McDougall and George McDougall. Includes an obituary article for George McDougall from 1876 [two separate newspaper clippings]; an account of a buffalo round-up in 1909 by Norm…
- Date Range
- 1876
- [1930-1940]
- 1934
- [1955]
- 1960
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 9
- Date Range
- 1876
- [1930-1940]
- 1934
- [1955]
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of biographical records and timelines of events pertaining to the lives of Norman Luxton, Elizabeth Chantler McDougall and George McDougall. Includes an obituary article for George McDougall from 1876 [two separate newspaper clippings]; an account of a buffalo round-up in 1909 by Norman Luxton; Article "Here's Alberta - People and Places" featuring Norman Luxton; published book "Elizabeth McDougall: Pioneer" by Edna Kells; and a program for an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of George McDougall's appointment as Chairman of the Hudson's Bay Missions, which includes a detailed timeline of the lives of George and Elizabeth McDougall, as well as their son John.
- Notes
- File also contains one duplicate copy of each item, excluding "Elizabeth McDougall: Pioneer"
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Pigeon Lake
- Calgary
- Access Restrictions
- Obituary article clippings are fragile, handle with care
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Staples removed from two items in file and replaced with archival clips
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Early collected photographs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57437
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 7 photograph prints depicting early scenes and portraits pertaining to the Brewster family. File includes professional portraits by G&W Fear photographers; family portraits, including Jim Brewster, John Brewster, Fern Brewster, Jack Brewster, and others (some unidentified); and the…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1910]
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PA - 136 to 142
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V90
- M436
- Series
- V90 / VI: Later acquisitions
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2023.09
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PA - 136 to 142
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1910]
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs : b&w prints on matboard or cardboard ; 25 x 19 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 7 photograph prints depicting early scenes and portraits pertaining to the Brewster family. File includes professional portraits by G&W Fear photographers; family portraits, including Jim Brewster, John Brewster, Fern Brewster, Jack Brewster, and others (some unidentified); and the Canadian Pacific station in Banff.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Brewster, John
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Farmland
- Portrait
- Homestead
- Trains
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Eleanor Luxton early childhood and family album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54637
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1904]
- [1907 or 1908]
- 1908
- [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]
- [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1940]
- 1964
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / PD - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Newspaper clipping
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
59 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / PD - 3
- Date Range
- [ca. 1904]
- [1907 or 1908]
- 1908
- [ca. 1910 - ca. 1912]
- [ca. 1917 - ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1940]
- 1964
- Physical Description
- 1 album (54 b&w prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller -- 2 newspaper clippings)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album containing 54 photograph prints and 2 newspaper clippings pertaining to Norman Luxton winning a turkey shooting contest [ca. 1940] and an Old Timers Association event attended by Eleanor Luxton in Calgary in 1964. Photographs pertain to Eleanor Luxton as a baby and young child with her parents, posing with chickens and a turkey on a farm, with other small children [unidentified] and standing by the Bow River; portrait photographs of Eleanor as a young girl [roughly ages 5 to 12 years old]; a wedding celebration [possibly that of Norman and Georgina Luxton in 1904]; and images of a pregnant woman and a man on a farm [likely Georgina Luxton and possibly her father, David McDougall, ca. 1908]
- Notes
- One photograph of Eleanor Luxton as a young child, posing alone and smiling in a dark dress, was moved to its current location from album LUX / III / A3 / PD - 2.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- McDougall, David
- Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Children
- Birds
- Farmland
- Property
- Community events
- Family and personal life
- Dogs
- Weddings
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item has been interleaved with acid-free paper to protect photographs
- Loose images have been placed in mylar
- Item secured with unbleached string to prevent loose items from falling out
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family history notes, editing notes, other
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55126
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of notes by Eleanor Luxton pertaining to her family history [including notes on Georgina Luxton], Norman Luxton's 1901 voyage aboard the Tilikum, a 1909 hunting trip north of Banff involving Norman Luxton and mountain guide George Harrison, and other related notes. Includes notes writ…
- Date Range
- 1924
- [1960-1970]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C3 / 26
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C3 : Diaries, daybooks, notebooks, notes
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C3 / 26
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1924
- [1960-1970]
- Physical Description
- 0.3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of notes by Eleanor Luxton pertaining to her family history [including notes on Georgina Luxton], Norman Luxton's 1901 voyage aboard the Tilikum, a 1909 hunting trip north of Banff involving Norman Luxton and mountain guide George Harrison, and other related notes. Includes notes written on an envelope which was previously mailed to Georgina Luxton in 1924.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Biography
- Research
- Publication
- Genealogy
- Recreation
- Sports
- Hunting
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Morley
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Friends of Jasper National Park - administration and legal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56004
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the organization Friends of Jasper National Park. File includes contract agreements, financial reports, committee reports and other documents pertaining to the incorporation of Friends of Jasper National Park in 1994, a legal dispute concerning the Columbia …
- Date Range
- 1994-1996
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 29
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 29
- Date Range
- 1994-1996
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the organization Friends of Jasper National Park. File includes contract agreements, financial reports, committee reports and other documents pertaining to the incorporation of Friends of Jasper National Park in 1994, a legal dispute concerning the Columbia Icefields Visitor Centre, operational issues, membership, and related subjects.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Parks
- Organizations
- Finances
- Administration
- Communications
- National parks and reserves
- Environment
- Land use
- Laws and legislation
- Leases
- Legal and Financial
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Jasper
- Columbia Icefield
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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