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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: [An unidentified man and two women sitting in front of a Christmas tree.]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 29

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: Norman Luxton

Sub-Series: I.E.4. Collected Material: Photographs

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 29

GMD: Photograph

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print

Scope & Content: [An unidentified man and two women sitting in front of a Christmas tree.]

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: United States of America

Creator: [Images attributed to Norman Luxton]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: [Norman Luxton and two unidentified men standing in front of a log house.]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 30

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: Norman Luxton

Sub-Series: I.E.4. Collected Material: Photographs

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 30

GMD: Photograph

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print (front and back)

Scope & Content: [Norman Luxton and two unidentified men standing in front of a log house.]

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: United States of America

Creator: [Images attributed to Norman Luxton]

Content Details: "Max and Fred [Mitchell?]. G.B. Mitchell. New York, Aug. 1935."

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: [Norman Luxton and two unidentified men standing in front of a log house.]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 31

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: Norman Luxton

Sub-Series: I.E.4. Collected Material: Photographs

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 31

GMD: Photograph

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print (front and back)

Scope & Content: [Norman Luxton and two unidentified men standing in front of a log house.]

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: United States of America

Creator: [Images attributed to Norman Luxton]

Content Details: "Max and Fred [Mitchell?]. Columbia Valley, Aug. 1935."

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May McDougall Ross portrait

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: One portrait photograph print on paper backing depicting May McDougall Ross [ca.1911 - 1914].

Date Range: [1911-1914]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 616

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 616

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Dudley Hoyt

Date Range: [1911-1914]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 20 cm on sheet 25 x 33 cm

Scope & Content: One portrait photograph print on paper backing depicting May McDougall Ross [ca.1911 - 1914].

Notes: Back of print has small stamp which reads "Dudley Hoyt 753 Fifth Avenue New York", front of print has raised paper logo with same text.

Name Access: Ross, May; McDougall, May

Subject Access: Portrait; Photography; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: United States of America; New York

Language: English

Conservation: Item placed in mylar. Handle with caution to avoid further damage

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of item

Processing Status: Processed

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Audubon Magazine Mailed Envelope [Document File]

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: One yellow/beige mailing envelope, addressed to Nicholas Morant at home address in Banff. Handwritten label by Morant referencing "Rungius" (likely Carl Rungius), possibly the sender. Previously contained 4 non-annotated copies of Audubon magazine (November 1984 issue) which have been moved to box …

Date Range: 1984

Reference Code: M300 / III / A / 8 / 42

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / III / A : Nick and Willie Morant

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: M300 / III / A / 8 / 42

GMD: Textual record

Responsibility: Kept by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1984

Physical Description: 1 Textual Record: mailing envelope

Scope & Content: One yellow/beige mailing envelope, addressed to Nicholas Morant at home address in Banff. Handwritten label by Morant referencing "Rungius" (likely Carl Rungius), possibly the sender. Previously contained 4 non-annotated copies of Audubon magazine (November 1984 issue) which have been moved to box of non-annotated Morant textual content in upstairs vault (accn. 7784).

Notes: Various labels and stamps on front of envelope: “RUNGIUS – AUDUBON” (in black marker) “AUDUBON 950 Third Avenue New York, N.Y. 10022” “Mr. Nicholas Morant P.O. Box 1288 Banff, Alberta T0L 0C0 CANADA” (blue and white mailing label on front centre) Customs clearance stamp, Edmonton “PRINTED MATTER” (stamp x2 on front) “NEW YORK NOV. 20 ’84 N.Y. U.S. POSTAGE 1.81” (red ink postage stamp on white sticker)

Name Access: Morant, Nicholas; Rungius, Carl

Subject Access: Correspondence; Book; Mail; Audubon

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant; Carl Rungius

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Accompanying 4 magazines (see "Scope & Content") will likely be discarded; update description to reflect outcome.

Processing Status: Processed

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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…

Date Range: [ca.1844 - 1909]; [ca.1939 - 1944]; 1980 - 1981; 2014

Reference Code: M555 / V777

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Drawing; Postcard; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Sous-Fonds: M555; V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / V777

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Drawing; Postcard; Private record

Responsibility: Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin

Date Range: [ca.1844 - 1909]; [ca.1939 - 1944]; 1980 - 1981; 2014

Physical Description: 21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs

History / Biographical: Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].

Notes: Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Schaffer, Mary

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Family; Correspondence; Travel; Exploration

Geographic Access: United States of America; Connecticut; New York; Europe

Language: English

Creator: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration and travel

Biographical Source Notes: Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Scrapbook

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Part Of: Ford Family fonds

Scope & Content: Item pertains to one black soft cover scrapbook with alternating paper dividers and plastic sleeves. Book contains newsletters, brochures, and letters pertaining to the Alpine Club of Canada dated 1922-2003, newsletters from the American Alpine Club 1941, and various travel and dining brochures for…

Date Range: 1908-2003

Reference Code: M583 / 01

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Scrapbook; Private record

Part Of: Ford Family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M583 / V274

Sous-Fonds: M583

Accession Number: 2021.16

Reference Code: M583 / 01

GMD: Scrapbook; Private record

Date Range: 1908-2003

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 24.5 x 29.3 cm)

History / Biographical: Nancy (Ford) Dart, daughter of Minneapolis businessman Allyn K. Ford, became a member of the Alpine Club of Canada in 1953. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Scope & Content: Item pertains to one black soft cover scrapbook with alternating paper dividers and plastic sleeves. Book contains newsletters, brochures, and letters pertaining to the Alpine Club of Canada dated 1922-2003, newsletters from the American Alpine Club 1941, and various travel and dining brochures for Jasper and the Jasper Park Lodge from ca. 1954. Tucked into a pouch inside the front cover are two letters addressed to Nancy Dart in 2003 regarding her 50th anniversary as a member of the ACC, four ACC annual newsletter booklets from 1922, 1923, and 1925, and an envelope addressed to Nancy Ford (Dart) containing paperwork pertaining to her admission to the ACC in 1953. Items throughout the scrapbook are either tucked into the plastic sleeves or dispersed throughout the pages. Contents include annual ACC camp brochures (one from 1908, others from the 1940s and 50s), letters (one addressed to Geoffrey Howard from Allyn K. Ford, in 1941 and another addressed to Mr. Ford, probably Allyn Ford, in 1953), photographs/postcards taped to a page divider, seven dinner lists from 1953 for the Jasper Park Lodge (all dated Friday, July 10 but each has a different header picture), a booklet from the third annual ACC membership dinner, a brochure for the 1941 annual American Alpine Club meeting and dinner, three tourism magazines for Jasper from the Canadian National Railway, one trail map of Jasper and one of Banff, an ACC newsletter and brochure for the Mountain Leadership Conference from 1989, a typed copy of a short story "A Journey with the Men of Alps" held together with a small pin (possibly a dramatic retelling of Allyn Ford's first trip to the Rockies), two ACC crossword puzzels (one partially completed), and a notice from the American Alpine Club pertaining to America's involvement in World War II from 1941. Tucked inside the back cover is a red paper envelope containing two photographs (possibly printed off the computer) of A.O. Wheeler from the 1923 ACC camp in Larch Valley.

Name Access: Ford, Allyn; Dart, Nancy; Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Advertising; Administration; Canadian National Railway; Correspondence; Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Jasper Park Lodge; Sports, recreation and leisure; Trains

Geographic Access: Minneapolis; Minnesota; United States of America; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Alberta; Canada

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Ford Family fonds

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Part Of: Ford Family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of motion picture titled "Canadian Rockies, 1930 Maligne Lake Camp, Mount Brazeau" and a scrapbook containing letters, brochures, maps, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to Allyn Ford and Nancy Dart's respective memberships with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as a trip to J…

Date Range: 1908-2003

Reference Code: M583 / V274

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Scrapbook; Private record

Part Of: Ford Family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M583 / V274

Sous-Fonds: M583 / V274

Accession Number: 6618, 2021.16

Reference Code: M583 / V274

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Scrapbook; Private record

Date Range: 1908-2003

Physical Description: 1 motion picture : 16 mm, b/w, silent, ca.500 ft ; 4 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 24.5 x 29.3 cm)

History / Biographical: Allyn K. Ford (1878-1964) was a businessman and collector in Minneapolis, Minnesota and a member of the Alpine Club of Canada from 1908 onwards. He was married to Emily Powell Ford (1886-1976) and had at least two daughters, Alice Carpenter Ford and Nancy (Ford) Dart. Nancy also became a member of the ACC in 1953.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of motion picture titled "Canadian Rockies, 1930 Maligne Lake Camp, Mount Brazeau" and a scrapbook containing letters, brochures, maps, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to Allyn Ford and Nancy Dart's respective memberships with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as a trip to Jasper in the mid-1950s.

Name Access: Ford, Allyn; Ford, Emily; Dart, Nancy

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Geographic Access: Minneapolis; Minnesota; United States of America; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: video reference copy

Creator: Ford, Allyn; Ford, Emily

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Josephine Schupp fonds

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Part Of: Josephine Schupp fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 23 letters sent to Josephine (Schäffer) Schupp from her cousin, Mary Schäffer Warren, between 1916 and 1939.

Date Range: 1916-1939

Reference Code: M588

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Josephine Schupp fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M588

Sous-Fonds: M588

Accession Number: 2021.33

Reference Code: M588

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1916-1939

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Josephine Schupp (née Schäffer) (1888-1975) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Phoenix, Arizona. Josephine married Alfred Adolf Schupp in 1912.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 23 letters sent to Josephine (Schäffer) Schupp from her cousin, Mary Schäffer Warren, between 1916 and 1939.

Notes: Majority of letters in fonds are dated between 1934-1939

Name Access: Schupp, Josephine (Schäffer); Schaffer, Mary; Warren, Mary Schaffer

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Correspondence

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; United States of America; Arizona; Phoenix

Reproduction Restrictions: No restrictions

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Ben Gadd fonds

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …

Date Range: 1956-2018

Reference Code: M590 / V810 / S61

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Digital image; Drawing; Negative; Newspaper clipping; Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Published record; Textual record; Video; Transparency

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M590; V810

Sous-Fonds: M590; V810

Accession Number: 2021.20; 2024.01

Reference Code: M590 / V810 / S61

GMD: Digital image; Drawing; Negative; Newspaper clipping; Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Published record; Textual record; Video; Transparency

Date Range: 1956-2018

Physical Description: ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows

History / Biographical: Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing

Notes: Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Gadd, Cia

Subject Access: Education; Research; Publication; Environment; Geology; Tourism; Family and personal life; Personal and Professional Life; Academics; Guiding; Guides; Businesses; Finances; Conservation; Wildlife; Natural history; Sports and recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Kootenay National Park; Lethbridge; United States of America; Colorado; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions apply

Language: English; French; Dutch

Category: Education; Environment; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Ski Skills, Union Pacific

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the film "Ski Skill" presented by Union Pacific. Contents include a narrated account of the ski school at Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho for the purposes of entertainment and education. The film details ammenities at the Sun Valley Ski…

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1970]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 22

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Film; Motion picture

1 image

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file

Sous-Fonds: V190

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 22

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: [ca. 1960-1970]

Physical Description: 1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 600'): 16 mm, b&w, sound

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the film "Ski Skill" presented by Union Pacific. Contents include a narrated account of the ski school at Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho for the purposes of entertainment and education. The film details ammenities at the Sun Valley Ski area and village, recommended methods for choosing ski clothing and gear, detailed instructions of the function and setup of skis and bindings, proper waxing procedures, and a few different methods of skiing. The original label on the case reads "Reel 7 B&W, Ski Skills, Union Pacific."