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D. J. Kines collection
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- Part Of
- D. J. Kines collection
- Scope & Content
- Postcard views of the Rocky Mountains
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1925]
- Reference Code
- V325
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- D. J. Kines collection
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V325
- Sous-Fonds
- V325
- Accession Number
- 355, 1043, 1045, 1282
- Reference Code
- V325
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-ca.1925]
- Physical Description
- ca. 230 photographs : 61 postcards and postcard sets
- History / Biographical
- Affiliated with the Geographic Board, Ottawa
- Scope & Content
- Postcard views of the Rocky Mountains
- Name Access
- Kines, D. J.
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- digital images in Images database
- Creator
- Kines, D. J. (Collector)
- Title Source
- Title based on Archives card catalogue and accession register
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Edward Cavell fonds
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- Part Of
- Edward Cavell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist mainly of photographs by Edward Cavell, 1973-1975. Consists of 6 x 6 cm. negatives with corresponding contact sheets and some identification lists for four projects: I. Copy and on-site shots for Banff Springs: The Story of a Hotel, 1973, ca.209 negatives plus contact sheets and enlar…
- Date Range
- [ca.1870]-1975, predominant 1973-1975
- Reference Code
- V129
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Edward Cavell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 129
- Sous-Fonds
- V 129
- Accession Number
- 1834, 3907, 5032, 5851, 5946
- Reference Code
- V129
- Date Range
- [ca.1870]-1975, predominant 1973-1975
- Physical Description
- ca.1300 photographs : negatives, prints, postcards, transparencies
- History / Biographical
- Edward Cavell, b.1947, writer, researcher, photographer and museum curator at Banff, Alberta, Canada, is currently a business owner at Banff and Calgary, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist mainly of photographs by Edward Cavell, 1973-1975. Consists of 6 x 6 cm. negatives with corresponding contact sheets and some identification lists for four projects: I. Copy and on-site shots for Banff Springs: The Story of a Hotel, 1973, ca.209 negatives plus contact sheets and enlargements; II. Landscape photographs for Rocky Mountains highway guide book, Waterton to Jasper, with Jon Whyte (incomplete), 1974, ca.700 negatives with contact sheets and identifications; III. Stage shots of Phil Nimmons Quartet at the Banff Centre, 1974, 84 negatives and contact sheets; IV. Ground and aerial survey of Cascade Fire Road for Banff Warden Service, 1975, ca.257 negatives and contact sheet. ; Also includes photographs collected by Cavell for personal and research purposes, including Tepee at Bow Lake, hand-coloured print by Byron Harmon; "Dedicatory services at Mount Eisenhower 1958" by Bruno Engler, Alpine Films, Banff; Rocky Mountain scenic postcards by several publishers, including Byron Harmon and Bill Gibbons; slide copies of photographs by Charles Horetzky, Walter D. Wilcox, William Notman, Byron Harmon and [Ernest Brown].
- Name Access
- Cavell, Edward
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and facilities
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Cavell, Edward
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Edward (Ted) Varcoe Baker fonds
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- Part Of
- Edward (Ted) Varcoe Baker fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Banff and Alberta people, places and events, including parades and Banff Indian Days; mountain regions of western Canada, including Jasper, Banff, Canmore and Sunshine in Alberta and Mount Robson, Golden and Mount Assiniboine in British Columbia; mountain scenes, wildflowers and a…
- Date Range
- [ca.1978-ca.1983]
- Reference Code
- V38
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Edward (Ted) Varcoe Baker fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 38
- Sous-Fonds
- V 38
- Accession Number
- 3561, 3631, 3899
- Reference Code
- V38
- Date Range
- [ca.1978-ca.1983]
- Physical Description
- ca.4200 photographs : prints, transparencies, postcards; colour
- History / Biographical
- Ted Baker, 1917-1984, was an employee of the Voyageur Inn in Banff, Alberta, Canada for many years and a longstanding member of the Col. Moore Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to Banff and Alberta people, places and events, including parades and Banff Indian Days; mountain regions of western Canada, including Jasper, Banff, Canmore and Sunshine in Alberta and Mount Robson, Golden and Mount Assiniboine in British Columbia; mountain scenes, wildflowers and animals; and travels to eastern Canada and England.
- Name Access
- Baker, Edward (Ted) Varcoe
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- 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
- Baker, Edward (Ted) Varcoe
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Elizabeth Aleen Aked
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- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph and memorabilia album documenting Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Agnes, Aked and her pa…
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V74
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 74
- Sous-Fonds
- V74
- Accession Number
- 7850
- Reference Code
- V74
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album: prints; b&w, postcards; col.
- History / Biographical
- Aleen Aked was born in England in 1907 and moved with her parents to Ontario in 1910. Aked attended the Ontario College of Art and completed her degree with honours in 1928. Aked travelled to Banff and Lake Louise with her parents in 1939 and documented her activities in a photograph album. Aked died in 2003.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph and memorabilia album documenting Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Agnes, Aked and her parents.
- Name Access
- Aked, Elizabeth Aleen
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Aked, Elizabeth Aleen
- Biographical Source Notes
- The Cairn (Summer/Fall 2004), pp. 6, 9.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Elizabeth Rummel fonds
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- Part Of
- Elizabeth Rummel fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of papers and photographs pertaining to Lizzie Rummel, her career and her family. Textual records consist mainly of correspondence, 1930-1980, mostly incoming. Also includes personal papers, 1902, 1926-1980, and records pertaining to Mount Assiniboine concerns, Skoki area, ski touring…
- Date Range
- [ca.1897]-1980
- Reference Code
- M28 / S9 / V554
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Rummel fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 28
- S 9
- V 554
- Sous-Fonds
- M 28
- S 9
- V 554
- Accession Number
- 184, 540, 824, 962, 1159, 1189, 1341, 1379, 1615, 2103, 2569, 2661, 2818, 2836, 3349
- Reference Code
- M28 / S9 / V554
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Date Range
- [ca.1897]-1980
- Physical Description
- 60 cm of textual records. -- ca.2200 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives. -- 5 photograph albums (400 prints). -- 2 sound recordings : audio tape reels
- History / Biographical
- Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rummel, 1897-1980, was a lodge owner and operator at Banff National Park, Alberta and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Rummel was born Elisabeth von Rummel to an aristocratic German family. With her mother and sisters, she ranched near Millarville, Alberta, after being stranded there during the First World War. In 1938, Lizzie moved to the mountains and became involved in early ski and backcountry operations. Her forty-two year career in the mountains included: working at Mount Assiniboine Lodge until 1942; managing Skoki Lodge and, at various times, Temple Chalet and Lake Louise Ski Lodge, ca.1943-1950; owning and operating Sunburst Lake Camp, 1950-1970; and working as assistant and oral history interviewer at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Archives of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies) from 1966 to 1980. Lizzie was active in the town affairs of Canmore, Alberta, where she lived, as well as in various conservation and recreation organizations. She became a member of the Order of Canada in 1980.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of papers and photographs pertaining to Lizzie Rummel, her career and her family.
- Textual records consist mainly of correspondence, 1930-1980, mostly incoming. Also includes personal papers, 1902, 1926-1980, and records pertaining to Mount Assiniboine concerns, Skoki area, ski touring, Al Gaetz and Lawrence Grassi. Correspondents include Charlie Hunter, Ernest Lamarque and Erling Strom.
- Photographs include four series: I. Professional and trips, 1903-1978, n.d., ca.1400 items; pertaining to Mount Assiniboine Camp and region, Sunburst Lake camp and region, Skoki Lodge and region, and trips and views in the Canadian Rockies and B.C., and including activities such as skiing, mountaineering and backcountry travel. II. Personal, ca.1898-1980, ca.485 items; pertaining to the Rummel Ranch, Rummel family and friends, Lizzie Rummel and friends and associates, other. III. Travels, 1936-1973, ca.145 items; pertaining to travels in Europe, Yukon and N.W.T. and other. IV. Other, 1912-1977, n.d., ca.140 items; pertaining to Indians, John Ware and other. Includes material by numerous photographers, including Arnold Brigden.
- Sound recordings are Rummel reading in German and French from the guidebooks of Edward Feuz Jr. and Sr., 1969, and a practice tape by Rummel as an archives interviewer, 197-?
- Name Access
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is mainly English; some German and French
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline and file description of photographs
- electronic finding aid
- correspondent/subject index
- microfilm copy of album/s
- Creator
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds and accession records
- Processing Status
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Emma Charles fonds
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- Part Of
- Emma Charles fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of postcards depicting Banff, Lake Louise, Calgary and Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada with messages from Charles' brother Paul about travels in Alberta.
- Date Range
- 1908-1914
- Reference Code
- M525
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Postcard
- Private record
- Part Of
- Emma Charles fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 525
- Sous-Fonds
- M 525
- Accession Number
- 6229
- Reference Code
- M525
- Date Range
- 1908-1914
- Physical Description
- 9 textual records
- History / Biographical
- Emma Charles lived at Woodstock, USA
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of postcards depicting Banff, Lake Louise, Calgary and Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada with messages from Charles' brother Paul about travels in Alberta.
- Name Access
- Charles, Emma
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Charles, Emma
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Esther Fraser fonds
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- Part Of
- Esther Fraser fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of literary and research papers pertaining to Fraser's research and writing projects. I. Canadian Rockies book project, 196-, including research files (notes, correspondence, sound recording); manuscript drafts (including illustrations); and other material pertaining mainly to public…
- Date Range
- [196-]-1978
- Reference Code
- M517 / S45 / V49
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Esther Fraser fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 517
- S 45
- V 49
- Sous-Fonds
- M 517
- S 45
- V 49
- Accession Number
- 5241, 5930
- Reference Code
- M517 / S45 / V49
- Date Range
- [196-]-1978
- Physical Description
- ca.75 cm of textual records : includes photographs. -- 66 photographs : prints. -- 3 sound recordings (4 audio cassette tapes)
- History / Biographical
- Esther Fraser, d.1978, was a writer based at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Fraser studied education at the University of Alberta, taught briefly and wrote scripts for radio school broadcasts. Her major works centered on the history of the Canadian Rockies. "The Canadian Rockies: Early Travels and Explorations" was published by M. G. Hurtig Ltd. of Edmonton in 1969 and quickly became a popular standard work, selling over 20,000 copies. "Wheeler," Fraser's biography of Arthur Oliver Wheeler, was published in 1978 by Summerthought of Banff.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of literary and research papers pertaining to Fraser's research and writing projects.
- I. Canadian Rockies book project, 196-, including research files (notes, correspondence, sound recording); manuscript drafts (including illustrations); and other material pertaining mainly to publication and post- publication activities. Project records include correspondence, notes and sound recording re Jimmy Simpson. Banff research material appears to be an incomplete project centering mainly on local personalities, and includes research notes on individuals and events over the period pre-1887 to 1952.
- II. Wheeler book project, before 1979, including research files (notes, transcripts of Wheeler family papers, correspondence, diary interpretations, photographs); manuscript drafts; and other material.
- III. Other projects, before 1978, including Banff research material and research on Dr. Silver Keeping.
- IV. General research photographs, copies made between ca.1965 and 1978.
- V. Other material, before 1978, pertaining mainly to research and professional activities; also one personal item.
- Name Access
- Fraser, Esther
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- 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
- file description and index
- summary of Jimmy Simpson interview (S45/1)
- Creator
- Fraser, Esther
- Category
- Arts
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Harry Southwick fonds
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- Part Of
- Harry Southwick fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of photographic views of Banff, Alberta, Canada and area, including visit of Duke and Duchess of Connaught. Also, postcard views of Banff and area and of western Canada.
- Date Range
- [ca.1912]
- Reference Code
- V398
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Harry Southwick fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 398
- Sous-Fonds
- V 398
- Accession Number
- 5700
- Reference Code
- V398
- Date Range
- [ca.1912]
- Physical Description
- 23 photographs : prints, postcards
- History / Biographical
- Harry Southwick, d.192-, lived at London, England.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of photographic views of Banff, Alberta, Canada and area, including visit of Duke and Duchess of Connaught. Also, postcard views of Banff and area and of western Canada.
- Name Access
- Southwick, Harry
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Southwick, Harry
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
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Herbert E. Sampson fonds
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- Part Of
- Herbert E. Sampson fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photograph albums, 1911-1956, a scrapbook, 1922-1939, and loose prints pertaining to Sampson's alpine career, Alpine Club of Canada camps, climbs, activities and mountaineering in general. Scrapbook includes a postcard from Gustave A. Gambs re Mount Robson.
- Date Range
- 1911-1956
- Reference Code
- M76 / V174
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Postcard
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Herbert E. Sampson fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 76
- V 174
- Sous-Fonds
- M 76
- V 174
- Accession Number
- 327, 496, 2287
- Reference Code
- M76 / V174
- Date Range
- 1911-1956
- Physical Description
- 5 photograph albums (ca.300 prints). -- 24 photographs : prints. -- 1 textual record
- History / Biographical
- Herbert E. Sampson, 1871-1962, was a lawyer and mountaineer at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Sampson was a life member of the Alpine Club of Canada, 1910, President, 1930-1932, and Honorary President, 1945. He attended all but six annual mountaineering camps between 1911 and 1956 and made over seventy-five ascents, including two first ascents.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photograph albums, 1911-1956, a scrapbook, 1922-1939, and loose prints pertaining to Sampson's alpine career, Alpine Club of Canada camps, climbs, activities and mountaineering in general. Scrapbook includes a postcard from Gustave A. Gambs re Mount Robson.
- Name Access
- Sampson, Herbert E.
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- 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
- Sampson, Herbert E.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Jean Murray fonds
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- Part Of
- Jean Murray fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of snapshot views of Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, perhaps taken by Murray during visits to area; also postcard views of the Canadian Rockies.
- Date Range
- [ca.1925-ca.1950]
- Reference Code
- V454
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Jean Murray fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 454
- Sous-Fonds
- V 454
- Accession Number
- 5306
- Reference Code
- V454
- Date Range
- [ca.1925-ca.1950]
- Physical Description
- 59 photographs : prints, postcards
- History / Biographical
- Jean Murray was Professor of History at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of snapshot views of Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, perhaps taken by Murray during visits to area; also postcard views of the Canadian Rockies.
- Name Access
- Murray, Jean
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Murray, Jean
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
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