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Iva and Len Smith fonds

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Part Of
Iva and Len Smith fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal and professional papers of Iva Smith, 1904-1973, and of Len Smith, 1935-1963; personal papers of Zaidee Stewart, 1905-1950; Smith family photographs, ca.1890-ca.1960; also newsclippings, tourist information, other print material. Iva Smith papers include personal correspo…
Date Range
[ca.1890]-1973
Reference Code
M367 / V590
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Iva and Len Smith fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 367
V 590
Sous-Fonds
M 367
V 590
Accession Number
833, 955, 1129, 1989, 2182, 2511
Reference Code
M367 / V590
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1890]-1973
Physical Description
39 cm of textual records. -- ca.525 photographs : prints, negatives. -- 1 photograph album (ca.75 prints)
History / Biographical
Iva (Stewart) Smith , 1894-1975, and Leonard James Smith, 1890-1969, were business operators at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Iva Stewart and her mother Zaidee Stewart, 1875-1962, came to Banff as visitors in 1913 and decided to stay. Iva operated the Canadian Pacific Railway station news stand from 1914 until ca.1924. She married Len Smith in 1922.
After working at various other CPR facilities, including Lake Louise Chalet in the 1920s and Wapta Bungalow Camp, ca.1931, Iva Smith became manager of Becker's Bungalows on Tunnel Mountain in Banff, ca.1935 Len Smith worked at the Bow River boat house and was Captain of the "Lake Minnewanka" for over thirty years. He was also an ice-maker at Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge and Banff, Alberta for forty-five years. Zaidee M. Stewart worked at the boat operation tea house and wrote poetry, publishing "Banff Holiday" in 1950.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal and professional papers of Iva Smith, 1904-1973, and of Len Smith, 1935-1963; personal papers of Zaidee Stewart, 1905-1950; Smith family photographs, ca.1890-ca.1960; also newsclippings, tourist information, other print material.
Iva Smith papers include personal correspondence, 1904-1973, and business papers pertaining to the CPR news stand, 1914-1924. Len Smith professional papers pertain to his work as boat engineer. Zaidee Stewart papers include correspondence, diaries, poetry and papers re the publication "Banff Holiday."
Family photographs pertaining to Iva and Len Smith, family, friends and associates, activities, careers, trips and world travels; Banff people, places and events, especially Banff Winter Carnival and Banff Indian Days; film making, including Pajamas (1926) and Eternal Love (1928); Lake Louise and Lake Minnewanka areas; canoeing; scenic views; and other collected items.
Name Access
Smith, Iva
Smith, Len
Stewart, Zaidee
Subject Access
Community life
Family and personal life
Films and film making
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
Related Material
Artifacts transferred to Heritage collections, Whyte Museum
Creator
Smith, Iva
Smith, Len
Category
Commerce and industry
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Talks, Research, and Papers

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Part Of
Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 12 cm of textual records, 21 x 35 cm or smaller. File pertains to Jean Hembroff MacDonald's various talks, research and notes, and papers that she delivered and wrote of the course of her career. File includes related correspondence and newspaper clippings pertaining to individual …
Date Range
ca.1938-ca.1992
1938
1940
1956
1960
1970-1980
1977
1983
1992
Reference Code
M573 / I / 3-15
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Private record
Newspaper clipping
Part Of
Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M573 / V797 / S60
Series
M573 / I : Personal Papers
Sous-Fonds
M573
Accession Number
2019.111
Reference Code
M573 / I / 3-15
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Private record
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
ca.1938-ca.1992
1938
1940
1956
1960
1970-1980
1977
1983
1992
Physical Description
13 cm of textual records (21 x 35 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 12 cm of textual records, 21 x 35 cm or smaller. File pertains to Jean Hembroff MacDonald's various talks, research and notes, and papers that she delivered and wrote of the course of her career. File includes related correspondence and newspaper clippings pertaining to individual topics.
File includes the following titles:
The West Indies, 1938
Wake Up and Live, April 29, 1940
June Magic or Wake Up and Live, 1956
Girl Guides of Canada, 1960
England, ca.1970-1980
The Chambered Nautilus, 1977
Robert Louis Stevenson, October 1977
Tales Historical and Hysterical, May 14, 1983 (given at the Manitoba Historical Society for their annual meeting)
A Christmas Story, 1992 (copy of a transcript of Jean's story she recorded at the CBC)
Rose Fyleman and "Winnipeg at Christmas" (no date)
Ireland (including correspondence with Arthur Stringer, poet and author)
Awareness (no date)
Mary Kennedy (no date)
Notes
Talks were given to organizations like Kiwanis or Rotary, Eaton's, Canadian Women's Club, CBC, and various historical societies and churches.
Name Access
Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
Subject Access
Public Speaking
Arts
Christmas
Community life
History
Lecture
Poets
Professional and Personal Life
Research
Travel
Women
Girl Guides of Canada
Geographic Access
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Canada
West Indies
Europe
Language
English
Related Material
M573 / I / 12 is related to V60.
Creator
Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
Category
Arts
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
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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