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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
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Canada and the Present War [1939 - 1942]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is titled "Canada and the Present War" and consists of newspaper clippings including some full-page excerpts and smaller articles. Scrapbook includes table of contents on first page [see "Content Details"]. Content pertains to Canadian industry, trade, agriculture, national exports, warti…
- Date Range
- [1939 - 1942]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 20
- Date Range
- [1939 - 1942]
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is titled "Canada and the Present War" and consists of newspaper clippings including some full-page excerpts and smaller articles. Scrapbook includes table of contents on first page [see "Content Details"]. Content pertains to Canadian industry, trade, agriculture, national exports, wartime production, and national and global politics; includes statistics for these subjects from World War I and World War II eras [1914 to ca.1942].
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Education
- Environment
- History
- Industry
- Labour
- Laws and legislation
- Military
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mining
- Natural resources
- Agriculture
- Politics
- Politics and government
- Science and technology
- Ship
- War
- World War I
- World War II
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Germany
- United States of America
- Russia
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Two metal binder rings were removed to prevent risk of future rust damage and contamination. Scrapbook has been re-fastened with unbleached twine and interleaved with acid-free tissue.
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Education
- Government
- Labour
- Military
- Natural resources
- Politics
- Science and technology
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Content Details
- [Scrapbook table of contents]: Telephone System in Canada Argentine Crops and Canada Farm Production in Canada Business Trends and Industry Income Taxes Newsprint St. Lawrence Power Pact Canada's War Metals Long or Short War Food Industries and Capacity Production Canada Wheat and the War War and Wool War Effect on Travel and Foreign Trade Minerals and War Canada and Ships Chemicals and War How Vulnerable are our Mines? Necessary Supplies for War Comparison between Canada 1914 and 1939 War quickens business in Canada Canada's Balance of Trade Radium Development and Trade with South America Election Platforms - Dominion Elections
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian and global news [ca. 1930 - 1945]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is divided into sections with tabs labelled: Canadian, Britain, American, and Foreign. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the Dionne Quints; political subjects; royalty and royal families in England, India, Denmark and Norway; celebrities and film stars; and sports: box…
- Date Range
- [1930 - 1940]
- 1936
- 1937
- 1939
- [1940 - 1945]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Newspaper clipping
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 17
- Date Range
- [1930 - 1940]
- 1936
- 1937
- 1939
- [1940 - 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is divided into sections with tabs labelled: Canadian, Britain, American, and Foreign. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the Dionne Quints; political subjects; royalty and royal families in England, India, Denmark and Norway; celebrities and film stars; and sports: boxing, Joe Louis, football, billiards, tennis, baseball, horseracing, the Simpson sisters, and rodeo events.
- Name Access
- Dafoe, Allan Roy
- Dionne Quintuplets
- Meighen, Arthur
- Bennett, Robert B.
- Grenfell, Wilfred
- Davison, Andrew
- McBride, Robert
- Buchan, John
- MacDonald, Ramsay
- Mussolini, Benito
- Hitler, Adolf
- Dubail, Yvon
- Pasha, Enver
- Ivanov, Nicholas
- Von Emmich, Otto
- Matsui, Iwane
- Roosevelt, Eleanor
- Dietrich, Marlene
- Garson, Greer
- Parker, Cecil
- Lindo, Olga
- Howard, Trevor
- Hofmann, Josef
- Bogart, Humphrey
- Louis, Joe
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Simpson, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Politics
- Military
- Public events
- Royalty
- Royal tours
- Travel
- War
- Memorial
- World War I
- World War II
- Education
- Children
- Sports and recreation
- Skating
- Films and film making
- Music
- Performance
- Baseball
- Tennis
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- Callander
- England
- London
- China
- Shanghai
- Czechoslovakia
- Prague
- United States of America
- New York
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Handle scrapbook with caution due to loose contents
- Item has been interleaved with acid-free tissue paper
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Military
- Politics
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Military Career Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of the military career of Edward O. Wheeler. Includes newsclippings, personal correspondence letters, telegrams, photographs, and magazine pages regarding the Allied war effort in the Great War and Edward O. Wheeler's service and distinquished moments.
- Date Range
- 1910-1933
- Reference Code
- M169 / II / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M169
- Series
- II Scrapbooks
- Sous-Fonds
- M169
- Accession Number
- 22000
- Reference Code
- M169 / II / 2
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1910-1933
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records (80 pages ; 24 x 33.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of the military career of Edward O. Wheeler. Includes newsclippings, personal correspondence letters, telegrams, photographs, and magazine pages regarding the Allied war effort in the Great War and Edward O. Wheeler's service and distinquished moments.
- Name Access
- Wheeler, E. O. (Edward Oliver)
- Wheeler, Edward Oliver
- Subject Access
- Awards
- Biographical
- Cadet camp
- Great War
- Military
- Newspaper
- War
- World War I
- Geographic Access
- Calgary
- Ottawa
- Alberta
- Ontario
- Canada
- England
- United Kingdom
- Europe
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Black pages not scanned
- Creator
- Wheeler, Edward O.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Castles of England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of scenic views of castles throughout England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Also includes scenes from King George V and Queen Mary's Silver Jubilee British naval ships at sea.
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M3 / 28
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M3 / V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- Sub-Series
- 2. Postcards, n.d.
- Accession Number
- 181
- Reference Code
- M3 / 28
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records (105 pages ; 27.5 x 32.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of scenic views of castles throughout England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Also includes scenes from King George V and Queen Mary's Silver Jubilee British naval ships at sea.
- Subject Access
- Postcards
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Anniversary
- Navy
- War
- Castles
- Geographic Access
- London
- England
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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English and Scottish Memorials Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of memorial buildings, statues, and sites from England and Scotland. Scrapbook also features postcards from the funeral of King George V.
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Reference Code
- M3 / 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Norman Bethune Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M3 / V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- Sub-Series
- 2. Postcards, n.d.
- Accession Number
- 181
- Reference Code
- M3 / 24
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1909-1931, [n.d.]
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records (54 pages ; 25.5 x 29.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of memorial buildings, statues, and sites from England and Scotland. Scrapbook also features postcards from the funeral of King George V.
- Subject Access
- Postcards
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Memorial
- War
- Geographic Access
- England
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Warden and Guiding Scrapbook #2
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- Part Of
- Ulysses LaCasse fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of photographs (ca.1910-1927) pertaining to: warden and guiding activities, including camps; cabins, Silver City, Sunshine area, Wilson Ranch in Kootenay Plains, construction at Healey Creek; personal photographs of the Canadian Siberian Expedition; Banff activities, in…
- Date Range
- 1910-1927
- Reference Code
- M90 / 8 / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Ulysses LaCasse fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M90 / V340
- Sous-Fonds
- M90
- Sub-Series
- II / A Personal / professional series : Scrapbooks
- Accession Number
- 617
- Reference Code
- M90 / 8 / 2
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1910-1927
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records (30 pages ; 26.5 x 33 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of photographs (ca.1910-1927) pertaining to: warden and guiding activities, including camps; cabins, Silver City, Sunshine area, Wilson Ranch in Kootenay Plains, construction at Healey Creek; personal photographs of the Canadian Siberian Expedition; Banff activities, including Armistice Day celebration, Bretton Hall fire, ice harvesting; and Ila LaCasse skiing career; ca.1910-1927. Also includes textual records consist of newspaper clippings; Brewster Trading Co. calendar, 1909; and panoramic view of Vladivostock composed of 6 postcards
- Name Access
- LaCasse, Ulysses
- LaCasse, Ila
- Subject Access
- Great Divide
- Sunshine area
- Guiding
- Horse packing
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Hunting
- Construction
- Skiing
- Banff Ski Club
- Cabins
- Travel
- War
- Geographic Access
- Sunshine
- Castle Mountain
- Kootenay Plains
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Siberia
- Language
- English
- Creator
- LaCasse, Ulysses
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file. #2 written on the cover
- Processing Status
- Processed
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World War 1 Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Astley family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of First World War newspaper clippings, some photographs and includes list of men from Banff who enlisted.
- Date Range
- ca. 1914 - 1918
- Reference Code
- M265 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Astley family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M265 / V394
- Sous-Fonds
- M265
- Accession Number
- 6353
- Reference Code
- M265 / 1
- Date Range
- ca. 1914 - 1918
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of First World War newspaper clippings, some photographs and includes list of men from Banff who enlisted.
- Name Access
- Astley, Willoughby John
- Astley, Charles D'Oyley
- Subject Access
- World War I
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
- Processing Status
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