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Dorothy Wardle fonds
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M521
- V75
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- V75
- Accession Number
- 5296, 5391, 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Physical Description
- 154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
- History / Biographical
- The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
- M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
- V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James
- Rungius, Carl
- Brett, Helen
- Keyte, Freeman
- Hart, E. J. (Ted)
- Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
- Brewster, Pat
- Peyto, Bill
- Brett, Robert George
- Sanson, Norman
- White, Clifford
- Drummond-Davies, Nora
- Mills, Ike
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Oxborough, Dorothy
- Whyte, Jon
- Robinson, Dean
- Warren, Mary Schaffer
- Simpson, George
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Greenham, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Personal and Family Life
- Banff
- Old Banff Cemetery
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Cabins
- Travel
- Picnics and picnicking
- Holidays
- Scenery
- Christmas
- Dogs
- Horses
- Mountain
- Canoes and canoeing
- Hiking
- Wildlife
- War Memorial
- Highland Games
- Bow River Bridge
- Golfing
- Anniversary
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Education
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Women
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Skiing
- European travel
- Beach
- Calgary Herald
- Geography
- Government
- Newspaper
- Politics
- Research
- Banff Public Library
- National parks and reserves
- Park policy
- Parks Canada
- Wardens
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Community life
- Mines and mineral resources
- History
- Immigration and homesteading
- Settlement
- Organizations
- World War II
- Biographical
- Professional and Personal Life
- Grizzly Bears
- Fire fighters
- Sunshine Village
- Teahouses
- Banff Indian Days
- Regalia
- Calgary Stampede
- Mountain guides
- Mountain School
- The Albertan
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Homestead Hotel
- Banff Centre
- Hot Springs
- Superintendents
- Automobiles
- Natural history
- Records
- Calendar
- Finances
- Leases
- Legal and Financial
- Property
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Glacier National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Silver City
- Victoria
- Scotland
- Revelstoke
- Yoho National Park
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Plain of Six Glaciers
- Lake Agnes
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake O'Hara
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Sidney
- San Francisco
- United States
- Europe
- Germany
- Switzerland
- France
- Spain
- Monaco
- Italy
- Denmark
- Austria
- Quebec
- Windermere
- New York
- Assiniboine
- Ghost River
- High River
- Quebec City
- New Brunswick
- Maine
- Great Divide
- Moraine Lake
- Maligne Lake
- Columbia Icefield
- Washington
- Philadelphia
- Atlantic City
- Larch Valley
- Cascade Mountain
- Panama
- Sulphur Mountain
- Field
- Emerald Lake
- Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump
- Takkakaw Falls
- Jasper National Park
- Athabasca Falls
- Okanagan
- Kananaskis
- Hoodoos
- Powell River
- Montreal
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.
- James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Kay Powell fonds
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- Part Of
- Kay Powell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M199 (textual) and V158 (photographs). M199 consists of two series, 1.1 cm, 1940-1942. Series I : Miscellaneous textual materials, 0.1 cm, 1940-1942 (includes envelope and letterhead from Sunshine Lodge, 1944 and an envelope and letterhead from Kananaskis Ranch, S…
- Date Range
- [1940-1944]
- Reference Code
- M199 / V158
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Kay Powell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M199 / V158
- Sous-Fonds
- M199 / V158
- Accession Number
- 7940
- Reference Code
- M199 / V158
- Date Range
- [1940-1944]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (43 photographs : b&w ; 31.5 x 23.5 cm or smaller) -- 4 photographs : b&w ; 11 x 19.5 cm or smaller; -- 01 cm of textual records (5 pages ; 42.5 x 28 cm or smaller) -- 01 cm of textual records (7 pages ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller) -- 1 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 21.5 x 35.5 cm and 21.5 x 33.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- Kay Powell (nee Kathleen Burt-Smith) attended the private Mountain School in Banff, Alberta which was founded by Margaret and Henry Greenham in 1920. She was sent to the nearest private boarding school as a result of a fear of bombing in her home town of Victoria, BC by the Japanese during World War II. Kay Powell started half-way through her grade 9 year in 1940 and stayed until 1944. She won a school prize in 1943 for "friendliness" and returned to Victoria, B.C. after the war where she married James Michael Powell and had two children and three grandchildren. She was an avid boater and passed away in 2017.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M199 (textual) and V158 (photographs). M199 consists of two series, 1.1 cm, 1940-1942. Series I : Miscellaneous textual materials, 0.1 cm, 1940-1942 (includes envelope and letterhead from Sunshine Lodge, 1944 and an envelope and letterhead from Kananaskis Ranch, Seebe, Alberta featuring sketches of C.A. Beil; 1 card with signatures; newspaper clipping pertaining to mountain school students skiing at Sunshine). Series II : Mountain Echoes, 1 cm, 1941-1943 (includes 2 school journals "Mountain Echoes," 1941-1942 and 1942-1943 pertaining to school events) V158 consists of two series, 2.9 cm, 1940-1942. Series I : Photograph albums, 2 cm, 1940-1942 (1 photograph album with 43 photographs pertaining to Kay Powell's time at the Mountain School, including textual records within of valedictory poem and lyrics to a school song "Forty Years On" on Havergal College letterhead. Series II : Photograph prints, 0.9 cm, 11 x 19.5 cm or smaller and related textual record 5 pages ; 42.5 x 28 cm or smaller, 1940-1942 (includes 4 photograph prints pertaining to school teachers who taught at the Mountain School, with associated information and newspaper clipping).
- Name Access
- Powell, Kay
- Greenham, Henry
- Greenham, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Education
- Buildings and facilities
- Schools
- Mountain School
- World War II
- Skiing
- Kananaskis Ranch
- Sunshine Ski Lodge
- Horses
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Kananaskis
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Yes
- Creator
- Powell, Kay
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record; Crag and Canyon - Friday July 2nd, 1943, page 4 ; https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescolonist/obituary.aspx?n=kathleen-powell-kay&pid=184703507 ; https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescolonist/obituary.aspx?n=james-michael-powell&pid=192298581
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Longstaff family fonds
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- Part Of
- Longstaff family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains mainly to the Longstaff family visit to the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains in 1903. Photographs pertain to pack trips, camps, hikes, activities and scenic views. Many of the negatives may be attributed to Beatrice Longstaff. Two of the photograph albums pertain to the 1903 trip; one w…
- Date Range
- 1903-1947, 1969, predominant 1903-1910
- Reference Code
- M96 / V348
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Longstaff family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 96
- V 348
- Sous-Fonds
- M 96
- V 348
- Accession Number
- 463, 500, 699, 836
- Reference Code
- M96 / V348
- Date Range
- 1903-1947, 1969, predominant 1903-1910
- Physical Description
- 3 photograph albums (359 prints). -- 105 photographs (89 negatives, 16 prints). -- 2 textual records
- History / Biographical
- The Longstaff family, which included (at the least) Beatrice, Katharine, Gilbert, Frederick, Tom and Margaret Longstaff, were tourists and mountaineers from Sussex, England. They first visited the Canadian Rocky and Selkirk Mountains in 1903. Major F. V. (Frederick) Longstaff, 1879-1961, returned to Canada in 1909 and settled in Victoria in 1911. He was a frequent visitor to the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains throughout his life. Dr. Tom George Longstaff, 1878-1964, a renowned world mountaineer, visited with his sister Katharine in 1910 to climb in the Mount Assiniboine area. Tom Longstaff and Rudolf Aemmer made the first ascent of the north-west face of Mount Assiniboine, and Wedgwood Peak, near Mount Assiniboine, was named for Katharine Longstaff Wedgwood. Tom Longstaff visited western Canada again in 1912. An account of his Canadian experiences was included in his book, "This My Voyage," published in 1950.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains mainly to the Longstaff family visit to the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains in 1903. Photographs pertain to pack trips, camps, hikes, activities and scenic views. Many of the negatives may be attributed to Beatrice Longstaff.
- Two of the photograph albums pertain to the 1903 trip; one was assembled by Katharine Longstaff Wedgwood, the other by Margaret Longstaff Sawyer. An album of views of the 1910 trip was assembled by Katharine Longstaff Wedgwood.
- Prints include views by F. V. Longstaff sent to relatives in England.
- Accompanied by "Another world: Being the musings of a lazy afternoon on the Rotunda, Banff," manuscript by Beatrice M. Longstaff Lance, 1903? Lance describes her impressions of the Rockies in general and the view at sunset from the Banff Springs Hotel. Also includes letter, 1969 November 13, from Katharine L. Wedgwood of Glasbwynr, Hereford, England, to Margaret C. Wylie of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Letter discusses the death of Nancy Lyall and includes recollections of trips to the Canadian Rockies.
- Name Access
- Longstaff Lance, Beatrice M.
- Longstaff, F. V. (Frederick)
- Sawyer, Margaret Longstaff
- Wedgwood, Katharine Longstaff
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- modern reference prints
- microfilm copies of albums
- Creator
- Longstaff, Beatrice
- Longstaff, F. V,
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Margaret and Henry Greenham fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Margaret Greenham papers, volume of poetry by Henry Greenham and Margaret and Henry Greenham photographs. Margaret Greenham papers consist of the following series: I. Writing, after 1917; II. The Mountain School, 1946, 1957; III. Merry-Go-Round Theatre, 1955- 1959; IV. Organizatio…
- Date Range
- 1910-1959
- Reference Code
- M451 / V273
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 451
- V 273
- Sous-Fonds
- M 451
- V 273
- Accession Number
- 19, 2366, 2943, 3531, 6590
- Reference Code
- M451 / V273
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1910-1959
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records. -- ca.50 photographs : prints, transparencies, copy negatives. -- 4 photograph albums (234 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Margaret Elizabeth (Haskins) Greenham, 1881-1960, and Henry Warren Greenham, 1870-1953, were educators at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Margaret Haskins was born in England and was educated there and in Paris, France. She moved to Toronto, Ontario in 1908, teaching at Havergal Ladies College. She met English-born Henry Greenham in Banff; they married and taught at Pine Lake, Alberta before returning to Banff in 1919. From 1920 until 1947, the Greenhams operated a private school known as the Mountain School. They were leading organizers of cultural activities in Banff. Margaret Greenham was instrumental in the Banff Literary-Dramatic Society, the Merry-Go-Round Theatre for children and Banff Home Industries, a local crafts society.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Margaret Greenham papers, volume of poetry by Henry Greenham and Margaret and Henry Greenham photographs.
- Margaret Greenham papers consist of the following series: I. Writing, after 1917; II. The Mountain School, 1946, 1957; III. Merry-Go-Round Theatre, 1955- 1959; IV. Organizations, 1925, 1939-1958; V. Havergal College yearbooks, 1913, 1915, 1916. Included are manuscripts, scripts, school records, promotional pamphlet, records of Banff Literary Dramatic Club and Banff Home Industries, and newsclippings.
- Photographs pertain to Henry and Margaret Greenham, friends and activities; the Mountain School; Merry-Go-Round Theatre; Henry Greenham photographs of Wales and early visits to Banff and area, including Alpine Club of Canada clubhouse; also, scenic views of Rocky and Selkirk Mountains by Byron Harmon.
- Name Access
- Greenham, Henry
- Greenham, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Merry-Go-Round Theatre
- Mountain School
- 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
- basic description for photographs
- Creator
- Greenham, Margaret
- Greenham, Henry
- Category
- Arts
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Sydney Vallance fonds
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- Part Of
- Sydney Vallance fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal papers, photographs and sound recordings of Sydney Vallance pertaining mainly to the Canadian Rockies and Vallance's mountaineering career. Textual records include manuscripts pertaining to personalities of the Canadian Rockies and to slide presentations on the Banff, Lak…
- Date Range
- 1920-1972
- Reference Code
- M73 / S5 / V647
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Part Of
- Sydney Vallance fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 73
- S 5
- V 647
- Sous-Fonds
- M 73
- S 5
- V647
- Accession Number
- 229, 453, 467, 646, 762, 1031, 1543, 1657
- Reference Code
- M73 / S5 / V647
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1920-1972
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records. -- 223 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (ca.40 prints). -- 1 sound recording : 2 audio tape reels
- History / Biographical
- Sydney R. Vallance, 1891-1979, was a lawyer and mountaineer at Calgary and Banff, Alberta, Canada. Vallance began his law career in 1920, establishing a private practice in 1929. He joined the Alpine Club of Canada in 1932 and held executive positions at both the section and national levels, including a term as President from 1947 to 1950. He made over one hundred ascents during his climbing career. Vallance was also a member of the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and was an avid amateur photographer
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal papers, photographs and sound recordings of Sydney Vallance pertaining mainly to the Canadian Rockies and Vallance's mountaineering career.
- Textual records include manuscripts pertaining to personalities of the Canadian Rockies and to slide presentations on the Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara and Jasper regions; correspondence files arising from Vallance's positions as Vice President and Hut Committee Chairman of the Alpine Club of Canada, 1945-1946, and as member and President of the Lake O'Hara Trails Club, 1958-1962; miscellaneous correspondence on mountaineering, glacier study, expeditions, packers and outfitters, naming of five peaks in the Mt. Lyell massive after Swiss guides, 1920-1972. Correspondents include Sydney Baker, Eric Brooks, F. V. Longstaff, J. Monroe Thorington and Don Munday. Includes holograph map of the Great Divide region.
- Photographs are mainly landscape views of the Rocky Mountains by Sydney Vallance. Some views include climbing companions; also Banff scenes including hermit at Johnson Lake, Sunshine ski area, and some prints collected by Vallance.
- Sound recording contains commentaries for slide shows titled Banff, Lake Louise, Moraine and O'Hara; Banff and Vicinity; and Jasper Highway
- Name Access
- Baker, Sydney
- Brooks, Eric
- Munday, Don
- Longstaff, F. V. (Frederick)
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Vallance, Sydney
- Subject Access
- Environment
- 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
- sound recording summaries and copy recordings
- Creator
- Vallance, Sydney
- Category
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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