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Mabel Brinkley fonds
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- Part Of
- Mabel Brinkley fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal, professional and literary papers and photographs. Personal papers date from 1954 to 1959. Professional papers include: National Blue Baby Association, 1951-1955; and David Thompson Memorial Foundation, 1957-1959. Literary papers include: general papers, 1956, 1959; an…
- Date Range
- 1951-1959
- Reference Code
- M316 / V94
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Mabel Brinkley fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 316
- V 94
- Sous-Fonds
- M 316
- V 94
- Accession Number
- 1381
- Reference Code
- M316 / V94
- Date Range
- 1951-1959
- Physical Description
- 39 cm of textual records. -- 29 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (46 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Mabel Brinkley, d.1959, also known as Mrs. R. D. Brinkley and Ruth Brinkley, was a writer who lived in the United States and at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Brinkley claimed to have had a successful career as a writer before coming to Canada in 1955. She came to Banff to work on a local history to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the inauguration of Alberta. A manuscript for one of several planned volumes was completed, but never published.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal, professional and literary papers and photographs. Personal papers date from 1954 to 1959. Professional papers include: National Blue Baby Association, 1951-1955; and David Thompson Memorial Foundation, 1957-1959. Literary papers include: general papers, 1956, 1959; and Banff Jubilee Books, 1955-1957.
- Literary papers consists mainly of notes and drafts for "In The Shadow of the Peaks," a Banff local history based on extensive interviews and submissions by and about long-time Banff residents, including Charlie Beil, Jim Boyce, Nicholas de Grandmaison, Dan McCowan, Ike Mills, Casey Oliver, Dorothy Oxborough, Walter Painter, Carl Rungius, Andrew Sibbald, George Simpson, D. M. Soole and Tom Wilson.
- Photographs collected by Mabel Brinkley, probably in the course of her research, pertain to Banff and area, people, places and scenic views; also Indians, unknown location.
- Name Access
- Beil, Charlie
- Boyce, Jim
- Brinkley, Mabel
- de Grandmaison, Nicholas
- McCowan, Dan
- Mills, Ike
- Oliver, Casey
- Oxborough, Dorothy
- Painter, Walter
- Rungius, Carl
- Sibbald, Andrew
- Simpson, George
- Soole, D. M.
- Wilson, Tom
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- 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
- Brinkley, Mabel
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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McCowan family fonds
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- Part Of
- McCowan family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to the McCowan family, mainly the McCowan brothers and John and Jen (McCowan) Wilson. Content includes Banff personalities and places; activities, including curling, hockey, curling and fishing; events, including floods and fires in the town; Banff personalities and places. Also p…
- Date Range
- 1908-1981, predominant 1908-[ca.1950]
- Reference Code
- M135 / V407
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- McCowan family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 135
- V 407
- Series
- V407
- M135
- Sous-Fonds
- M 135
- V 407
- Sub-Series
- V407 / I / A : Albums
- V407 / I / B : Prints
- V407 / I / C : Negatives
- V407 / I / D : Transparencies
- M135 / II / A : Textual
- Accession Number
- 409
- 779 1141
- 7730
- Reference Code
- M135 / V407
- Responsibility
- Fonds includes photographs by Bill McCowan and Dan McCowan. Negatives are mainly by Dan McCowan. Wilson-McCowan photograph album was assembled by Bill Waterworth
- Date Range
- 1908-1981, predominant 1908-[ca.1950]
- Physical Description
- 80 photographs (40 negatives, 38 prints, 2 transparencies). -- 2 photograph albums (ca.800 prints). -- 1 textual record (1 v.)
- History / Biographical
- Bill McCowan, 1897-1975, was a government employee at Banff, Alberta, Canada. McCowan came to Banff from Scotland with his family in 1911. His brother, Dan McCowan, was a renowned naturalist and writer. Other siblings were Marie, Jim, Duncan, Rae, Jock and Jennie. Jennie McCowan (1894-1984) married John Clark Wilson (1888-1932), son of Tom and Minnie Wilson. Their daughter, Bernice, married Bill Waterworth.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to the McCowan family, mainly the McCowan brothers and John and Jen (McCowan) Wilson. Content includes Banff personalities and places; activities, including curling, hockey, curling and fishing; events, including floods and fires in the town; Banff personalities and places. Also pertains to World War I events and 82nd Battalion; royal visits; Calgary, Alberta places and events; scenic views, Banff and area, Rocky Mountains; Margaret Ashley, Henry and Mrs. Fonda. Textual item is Jock McCowan scrapbook, 1913-1981.
- Name Access
- McCowan, Bill
- McCowan, Dan
- McCowan, Duncan
- McCowan, Jock
- Wilson, Jennie (McCowan)
- Wilson, John
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Royal tours
- World War I
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Related by provenance to the Dan and Mary McCowan fonds (M55/V408) and through accn. 7730 to Jack (Dave White Jr.) White fonds (V684)
- Creator
- McCowan, Bill
- McCowan, Dan
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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7th crossing, Lower Kicking Horse Canyon. 308.
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- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Scope & Content
- Print is from "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" (presentation album of 144 views)
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Reference Code
- V256 / PD 1 - 105
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V256
- Reference Code
- V256 / PD 1 - 105
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm
- Scope & Content
- Print is from "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" (presentation album of 144 views)
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Railways
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Charles Macmunn (Victoria, BC)
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11. View up Fraser, 1 1/2 mile West of bridge
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- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fraser River Print is from "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" (presentation album of 144 views)
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Reference Code
- V256 / PD 1 - 45
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V256
- Reference Code
- V256 / PD 1 - 45
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm
- Scope & Content
- Fraser River
- Print is from "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" (presentation album of 144 views)
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Environment and Nature
- Railways
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Charles Macmunn (Victoria, BC)
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15. View from rocks above Fraser Bridge
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- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fraser River Print is from "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" (presentation album of 144 views)
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Reference Code
- V256 / PD 1 - 48
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V256
- Reference Code
- V256 / PD 1 - 48
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm
- Scope & Content
- Fraser River
- Print is from "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" (presentation album of 144 views)
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Railways
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Charles Macmunn (Victoria, BC)
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18. Tunnel No. 1, showing Yale in distance
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- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Scope & Content
- Print is from "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" (presentation album of 144 views)
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Reference Code
- V256 / PD 1 - 24
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V256
- Reference Code
- V256 / PD 1 - 24
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm
- Scope & Content
- Print is from "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" (presentation album of 144 views)
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Railways
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Charles Macmunn (Victoria, BC)
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29. Pack horses at Lytton
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- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Scope & Content
- Print is from "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" (presentation album of 144 views)
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Reference Code
- V256 / PD 1 - 51
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V256
- Reference Code
- V256 / PD 1 - 51
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm
- Scope & Content
- Print is from "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" (presentation album of 144 views)
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Railways
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Charles Macmunn (Victoria, BC)
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- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Scope & Content
- Print is from "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" (presentation album of 144 views)
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Reference Code
- V256 / PD 1 - 19
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V256
- Reference Code
- V256 / PD 1 - 19
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm
- Scope & Content
- Print is from "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" (presentation album of 144 views)
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Railways
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Charles Macmunn (Victoria, BC)
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32. Rock cut between Tunnels 15 and 16, Cisco
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- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Scope & Content
- Print is from "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" (presentation album of 144 views)
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Reference Code
- V256 / PD 1 - 44
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V256
- Reference Code
- V256 / PD 1 - 44
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm
- Scope & Content
- Print is from "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" (presentation album of 144 views)
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Railways
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Charles Macmunn (Victoria, BC)
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36. Spences Bridge, looking down river
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- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Scope & Content
- Thompson River Print is from "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" (presentation album of 144 views)
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Reference Code
- V256 / PD 1 - 53
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Charles Macmunn fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V256
- Reference Code
- V256 / PD 1 - 53
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, 19 x 24 cm
- Scope & Content
- Thompson River
- Print is from "Macmunn's Views of Canadian Pacific Railway, Victoria and Surroundings" (presentation album of 144 views)
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Railways
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Charles Macmunn (Victoria, BC)
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