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John Murray Gibbon fonds
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- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to John Murray Gibbon's personal life, his involvement with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Hikers, and his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes manuscripts titled "Scot to Canadian: one of more than a million" by…
- Date Range
- 1924-1952
- Reference Code
- M454 / V226 / S62
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 454
- V 226
- S 62
- Sous-Fonds
- M 454
- V 226
- S 62
- Accession Number
- 3574
- 524
- 3604
- 2022.16
- Reference Code
- M454 / V226 / S62
- Date Range
- 1924-1952
- Physical Description
- 36 cm of textual records -- 3 sound recordings -- 185 photograph prints -- 3 negatives
- History / Biographical
- John Murray Gibbon, born in Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) in 1875-1952, was a writer, historian, musician and Canadian Pacific Railway publicity agent at Montreal, Quebec. Gibbon attended the University of Aberdeen where he received a scholarship to attend Oxford, where he graduated with a BA in Literature. He also studied at the University of Göttingen, Germany, and received some musical training in London. Gibbon received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Université de Montréal in 1940. Following writing and editing work for British journals, he was approached in 1907 by the Canadian Pacific Railway to work on their European publicity program. In 1913, he was appointed general publicity agent in Montreal. For thirty years he promoted Canadian culture and the CPR He was responsible for the inauguration of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Highland Gatherings. Gibbon was a prolific author and in 1921 became the founding president of the Canadian Authors Association (CAA), which he co-founded with Stephen Leacock, Pelham Edgar and B.K. Sandwell. The CAA lobbied for the protection of authors’ rights and went on to establish the Governor General’s Literary Awards in 1936. Gibbon received the award, in the non-fiction category, for Canadian Mosaic: The Making of a Northern Nation (1938), in which he argued against the American idea of a “cultural melting pot” that encouraged immigrants to cut ties with their culture of origin and assimilate into a homogenous society. Canadian Mosaic greatly influenced Canada’s immigration policies and multicultural attitudes throughout the latter half of the 20th century, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to John Murray Gibbon's personal life, his involvement with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Hikers, and his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes manuscripts titled "Scot to Canadian: one of more than a million" by John Murray Gibbon (204 p.) and "John Murray Gibbon (1875-1952)" by Watson Kirkconnell; a letter from Gibbon to Francis Dickie concerning trail riding; published articles and obituaries; and a scrapbook pertaining to trips with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Skyline Hikers, and views of landmarks throughout Canada. Photographs pertain to John Murray Gibbon and activities, including Highland Gatherings and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips; also Gibbon's funeral, 1952.
- Name Access
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Musicians
- Travel
- Recreation
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Publication
- Obituary
- Newspaper
- Biography
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Biographical Source Notes
- Pincoe, R., & Phillipson, D. (2015). John Murray Gibbon. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-murray-gibbon-emc
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Band and Travel Photographs [1/3]
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- Part Of
- Oscar Roe McComb fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of Chateau Lake Louise, Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Agnes, Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Rundle Mountain, Valley of the Ten Peaks, Johnston Canyon, Vi…
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1940]
- Reference Code
- V187 / PA - 1 to 55
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
74 images
- Part Of
- Oscar Roe McComb fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V187
- Sous-Fonds
- V187
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V187 / PA - 1 to 55
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1940]
- Physical Description
- 55 photographs: prints and postcards; b&w, col..-- 1 newspaper clipping
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of Chateau Lake Louise, Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Agnes, Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Rundle Mountain, Valley of the Ten Peaks, Johnston Canyon, Victoria Glacier, the Bee Hive, Mt. Lefroy, band members, Ozzie and Mae McComb. Many images are identified or captioned.
- Name Access
- McComb, Oscar Roe
- McComb, Mae
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Band
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Canoeing
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Hiking
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Music
- Musicians
- Professional and Personal Life
- Public entertainment
- Scenery
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff
- Moraine Lake
- Lake Agnes
- Johnston Canyon
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Band and Travel Photographs [2/3]
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- Part Of
- Oscar Roe McComb fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of Chateau Lake Louise, Glacier National Park and Ozzie and Mae McComb. Images are identified or captioned.
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1940]
- Reference Code
- V187 / PA - 56 to 58
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
5 images
- Part Of
- Oscar Roe McComb fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V187
- Sous-Fonds
- V187
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V187 / PA - 56 to 58
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1940]
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs: prints; b&w
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of Chateau Lake Louise, Glacier National Park and Ozzie and Mae McComb. Images are identified or captioned.
- Name Access
- McComb, Oscar Roe
- McComb, Mae
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Band
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Canoeing
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Hiking
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Music
- Musicians
- Professional and Personal Life
- Public entertainment
- Scenery
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Emerald Lake
- Yoho National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Band and Travel Photographs [3/3]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22285
- Part Of
- Oscar Roe McComb fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of the foothills nearing Banff, town of Banff, golf course, Banff Springs Hotel, Bow River and boat house, Mt. Rundle, Cascade Mountain, Main Str…
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1940]
- Reference Code
- V187 / PA - 59 to 119
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
97 images
- Part Of
- Oscar Roe McComb fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V187
- Sous-Fonds
- V187
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V187 / PA - 59 to 119
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1940]
- Physical Description
- 61 photographs: prints; b&w, col.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of the foothills nearing Banff, town of Banff, golf course, Banff Springs Hotel, Bow River and boat house, Mt. Rundle, Cascade Mountain, Main Street of Banff, Cave and Basin, Upper Hot Springs, Bow Falls, Sulphur Mountain Observatory, Hoodoos, Banff Campsites, Banff Zoo, views from Sulphur Mountain, Johnston Canyon and Falls, Sinclair Canyon, Marble Canyon, Lake Louise, Valley of the Ten Peaks, Chateau Lake Louise, Takkakaw Falls in Yoho, the Great Divide monument, Emerald Lake, Kicking Horse River, wildlife, Ozzie and Mae McComb and band members. Images are identified or captioned.
- Name Access
- McComb, Oscar Roe
- McComb, Mae
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Band
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff Zoo
- Boats
- Camping
- Camps
- Canoeing
- Cave and Basin
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Golfing
- Hiking
- Hoodoos
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Music
- Musicians
- Professional and Personal Life
- Public entertainment
- Scenery
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bow Falls
- Rundle Mountain
- Cascade Mountain
- Sulphur Mountain
- Lake Louise
- Johnston Canyon
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Emerald Lake
- Takkakaw Falls
- Yoho National Park
- Great Divide
- Marble Canyon
- Kootenay National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Heritage of Song
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- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 sound recording records by the Record Canadian broadcast corporation recorded at Toronto. S62 / 1: "Heritage of Song" Program # 4 R.P.M. 78. May 14 1941 S62 / 2: "Heritage of Song" Program # 6 R.P.M. 78. May 14 1941 S62 / 3: "Heritage of Song" Program # 7 R.P.M. 78. May 14 1941
- Date Range
- 1941
- Reference Code
- S62 / 1 - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M454
- V226
- S62
- Sous-Fonds
- S62
- Reference Code
- S62 / 1 - 3
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Date Range
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 3 sounds recordings
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 sound recording records by the Record Canadian broadcast corporation recorded at Toronto. S62 / 1: "Heritage of Song" Program # 4 R.P.M. 78. May 14 1941 S62 / 2: "Heritage of Song" Program # 6 R.P.M. 78. May 14 1941 S62 / 3: "Heritage of Song" Program # 7 R.P.M. 78. May 14 1941
- Name Access
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Subject Access
- Musicians
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Title Source
- Title based on records
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published music by John Murray Gibbon: Fair in the Summer Tide, Sweet Nellie My Prairie Flower, Hymn of the New Canadian, Songsters of Spring, Along the Wide St.Lawerence, Scented Foam Bloom, The Mountain Stream, In My Cabin, Quebec, Down Vancouver Way, Meadow Lark, Canning Song, …
- Date Range
- ca. 1910 - ca. 1952
- Reference Code
- M454 / II / B / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M454
- V226
- S62
- Series
- M454 / I : Professional and Publication Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M454
- Sub-Series
- M454 / I / B : Published Literauture and music
- Reference Code
- M454 / II / B / 3
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- ca. 1910 - ca. 1952
- Physical Description
- 1 cm Textual Records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published music by John Murray Gibbon: Fair in the Summer Tide, Sweet Nellie My Prairie Flower, Hymn of the New Canadian, Songsters of Spring, Along the Wide St.Lawerence, Scented Foam Bloom, The Mountain Stream, In My Cabin, Quebec, Down Vancouver Way, Meadow Lark, Canning Song, Envoyons D'Lavant Nos Gens, Send her On Along, The Order of Good Cheer, I Come and Ride the Trail, Song of an immigrant, Song of the Columbia River, Dance Song, Forget me Not, O' Lake O'Hara, XXX
- Name Access
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Title Source
- Title based on records
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
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