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Prints

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 15 b&w prints. The prints pertain to Peter and Catharine's activities and interests. Various images of First Nations men, women and children, some in regalia, some not. Some images are of Mrs. Morely Two Young Men (?) and Tom Kaquitts (?).

Date Range: ca. 1920 to ca. 1960

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 17 to 32

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Indian Days

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 17 to 32

Date Range: ca. 1920 to ca. 1960

Physical Description: Photographs: 15 prints; b&w.

Scope & Content: File consists of 15 b&w prints. The prints pertain to Peter and Catharine's activities and interests. Various images of First Nations men, women and children, some in regalia, some not. Some images are of Mrs. Morely Two Young Men (?) and Tom Kaquitts (?).

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Background for Assessing the Status of the Banff / Central Rockies Grizzly Bear Population

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton "Citizen's Report NO. 1: Background for Assessing the Status of the Banff / Central Rockies Grizzly Bear Population" Included is notes and editorial remarks, and layout, one digital copy on disc.

Date Range: 2000 - 2001

Reference Code: M133 / 1 - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record; Textual record; Digital born

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133 / V222

Sous-Fonds: M133

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: M133 / 1 - 2

GMD: Private record; Textual record; Digital born

Date Range: 2000 - 2001

Physical Description: 2 cm textual records; 1 CD ; digital copy

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton "Citizen's Report NO. 1: Background for Assessing the Status of the Banff / Central Rockies Grizzly Bear Population" Included is notes and editorial remarks, and layout, one digital copy on disc.

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Subject Access: Grizzly Bears

Language: English

Creator: Douglas Leighton

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Education

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton University clas work, Biology and Philosophy report. Also included is a class that Douglas Leighton taught at Selkirk College.

Date Range: 1974; 1980

Reference Code: M133 / 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133 / V222

Sous-Fonds: M133

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: M133 / 3

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Date Range: 1974; 1980

Physical Description: 2 cm textual records

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton University clas work, Biology and Philosophy report. Also included is a class that Douglas Leighton taught at Selkirk College.

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Subject Access: Report; Writing

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Douglas Leighton

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Highschool

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton HIghschool yearbooks from Penticton Highschool year 1970 and 1971.

Date Range: 1970; 1971

Reference Code: M133 / 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133 / V222

Sous-Fonds: M133

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: M133 / 4

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Date Range: 1970; 1971

Physical Description: 2 cm textual records

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton HIghschool yearbooks from Penticton Highschool year 1970 and 1971.

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Douglas Leighton

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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British Columbia Parks Interpretative program

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton's reports he created when he worked in the interpretative program for British Columbia Parks. Includes topics: Salmon, Kokanee Creek Park, Southern Selkirks, photography, and Kootenay Mustangs.

Date Range: 1977; 1978; 1979; 1983

Reference Code: M133 / 5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record; Textual record

3 Electronic Resources

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133 / V222

Sous-Fonds: M133

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: M133 / 5

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Date Range: 1977; 1978; 1979; 1983

Physical Description: 2 cm textual records

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton's reports he created when he worked in the interpretative program for British Columbia Parks. Includes topics: Salmon, Kokanee Creek Park, Southern Selkirks, photography, and Kootenay Mustangs.

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Douglas Leighton

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Electronic Resources

M133_5_2.pdf

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British Columbia Parks Interpretative reports

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to two reports that Douglas Leighton created while working for British Columbia Parks as an interpreter. Kikomun Creek Park and Moyie Lake Park.

Date Range: 1982; 1983

Reference Code: M133 / 6

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133 / V222

Sous-Fonds: M133

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: M133 / 6

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Date Range: 1982; 1983

Physical Description: 2 cm textual records

Scope & Content: File pertains to two reports that Douglas Leighton created while working for British Columbia Parks as an interpreter. Kikomun Creek Park and Moyie Lake Park.

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Geographic Access: British Columbia; Moyie Lake Park; Kikomun Creek Park

Language: English

Creator: Douglas Leighton

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Work documents

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton's career, includes: resume, job applications and acceptance letters, letters from publishers,correspondence, newspaper clippings and photography contracts and award.

Date Range: 1950; 1953; 1980; 1982; 1983; 1989; 2002; 2003

Reference Code: M133 / 7

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133 / V222

Sous-Fonds: M133

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: M133 / 7

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Date Range: 1950; 1953; 1980; 1982; 1983; 1989; 2002; 2003

Physical Description: 2 cm textual records

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton's career, includes: resume, job applications and acceptance letters, letters from publishers,correspondence, newspaper clippings and photography contracts and award.

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Geographic Access: British Columbia; Valhalla Wilderness Park

Language: English

Creator: Douglas Leighton

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Douglas Leighton fonds

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual and visual records. Visual records are made up of approximately 13,650 colour transparencies. transparencies pertain to personal life and career as an professional photographer, and naturalist. Textual records pertain to background for assessing the status of the Banff / …

Date Range: 1953 - 2018

Reference Code: M133 / V222

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Transparency; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 133; V 222

Sous-Fonds: M 133; V 222

Accession Number: 6592, 7752, 2015.15 (unprocessed)

Reference Code: M133 / V222

GMD: Photograph; Transparency; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1953 - 2018

Physical Description: ca.13,650 col. slide photographs -- 51 prints -- 58 negatives -- textual records

History / Biographical: Douglas (Doug) Leighton was born in Banff, Alberta, August 7, 1953. His family moved to Penticton, British Columbia in 1963 where he began using a camera at the early age of ten years old. At a young age, Doug was an enthusiastic birder, during his 20's Doug went on to become a Park Naturalist with British Columbia Parks for eight years until he returned to Banff in 1985 to pursue a professional photography career. In 1992 Doug moved from Banff to Golden, British Columbia and finally in 2005 Doug with his wife Myriam moved to Blaeberry, British Columbia. Doug died on March 28, 2018. Doug was a photographer and writer. Doug's photographs have been published by National Geographic Society, Audubon Society Books, Time-Life Books, Canadian Geographic, Equinox, and Nature Canada Magazine among others. IN 1989 a portfolio of his work was selected for the National Museum of Natural Science "The Nature of Photography" exhibition which celebrated 150 years of photography in Canada. Doug is also known for his best selling photographic books "The Canadian Rockies" 1993, "Alberta" and "Greater Vancouver" 1995.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual and visual records. Visual records are made up of approximately 13,650 colour transparencies. transparencies pertain to personal life and career as an professional photographer, and naturalist. Textual records pertain to background for assessing the status of the Banff / Central Rockies grizzly bear population / Douglas Leighton : [report], January 15, 2001; and photographs by Douglas Leighton of Jon Whyte, Ted Hart, Leslie Taylor and the Cascades of Time gardens. Unprocessed sous-fonds consists of Douglas Leighton's Grizzly Research 1999-2018

Notes: Douglas Leighton fonds arrangement Sous fonds M133 M133 / 1-2 Sous fonds V222 Series I: Personal Subseries A: Photograph prints Subseries B: Colour transparencies Subseries C: NegativesXXX Series II: AnimalsXXXSubseries A: UngulatesXXXSubseries B: Fish Reptiles and InsectsXXXSubseries C: BirdsXXXSubseries D: Mammals Series III: Trips, Topics and EventsXXXSubseries A: Gang RanchXXXSubseries B: Forest FiresXXXSubseries C: FishingXXXSubseries D: SkiingXXX Series IV: Scenic ViewsXXXSubseries A: AerialsXXXSubseries B: British ColumbiaXXXSubseries C: AlbertaXXX Series V: Plants Series VI: Published

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Subject Access: Environment

Access Restrictions: Copyright applies; Privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: No finding aid

Creator: Leighton, Douglas

Category: Environment

Biographical Source Notes: Obituary - biofile

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed; Unprocessed

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Proposed plans for Stoney Nakoda Band Administration Building

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Proposed plans for Stoney Nakoda Band Administration Building, 1968, 2 items.

Date Range: 1968

Reference Code: M36 / 1494 / O.S. / "G"

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: M36 / 1494 / O.S. / "G"

Date Range: 1968

Physical Description: .

Scope & Content: Proposed plans for Stoney Nakoda Band Administration Building, 1968, 2 items.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Indian Days 1946-1949

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File contains Banff Indian Days 1948 brochure, lists of Indigenous participants in Banff Indian Days, prize lists, listing of local businesses that donated to event, summary of accounts for Banff Indian Days 1948

Date Range: 1948

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 3 / d / iii / 3

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.3. Catharine Robb Whyte financial, legal and business papers

Sous-Fonds: M36

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 3 / d / iii / 3

Date Range: 1948

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope & Content: File contains Banff Indian Days 1948 brochure, lists of Indigenous participants in Banff Indian Days, prize lists, listing of local businesses that donated to event, summary of accounts for Banff Indian Days 1948

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

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Banff Indian Days 1946-1949

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File contains Banff Indian Days 1949 official envelope, lists of Indigenous participants in Banff Indian Days, prize lists, listing of local businesses that donated to event, summary of accounts for Banff Indian Days 1949

Date Range: 1949

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 3 / d / iii / 4

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.3. Catharine Robb Whyte financial, legal and business papers

Sous-Fonds: M36

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 3 / d / iii / 4

Date Range: 1949

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope & Content: File contains Banff Indian Days 1949 official envelope, lists of Indigenous participants in Banff Indian Days, prize lists, listing of local businesses that donated to event, summary of accounts for Banff Indian Days 1949