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F. H. Riggall correspondence
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Correspondence consists mainly of incoming letters to Bert Riggall from clients, friends, family and suppliers re guiding, hunting and fishing trips, personal matters, guns, photography, taxidermy, land matters, road allowance, publishers, wildlife societies. Frequent and/or prominent corresponden…
- Date Range
- 1902-1959
- Reference Code
- M376 / 20 to 53
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- I. Personal and professional series
- Reference Code
- M376 / 20 to 53
- Date Range
- 1902-1959
- Physical Description
- 30 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Correspondence consists mainly of incoming letters to Bert Riggall from clients, friends, family and suppliers re guiding, hunting and fishing trips, personal matters, guns, photography, taxidermy, land matters, road allowance, publishers, wildlife societies. Frequent and/or prominent correspondents include: Russell H. Bennett (1918-1959), Russell M. Bennett (1913-1928), Charles C. Bovey (1919-1951), Martin Bovey (1918-1952), Bertram Chichester (1937-1959), F. M. Crosby (1921-1952), A. Phimister Proctor (1909-1912, 1952), Andy Russell (1947, undated) and Arnold C. Schueren (1940-1954).
- Includes some copies of out-going letters, dated 1902, 1909, 1918, 1920, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952 and 1956
- Finding Aid
- Index to correspondents available
- Content Details
- LIST OF FOLDERS BY DATE :
- * 1902, 1907 (M376/20)
- * 1909 (M376/21)
- * 1910, 1911 (M376/22)
- * 1912 (M376/23)
- * 1913, 1914 (M376/24)
- * 1915, 1916 (M376/25)
- * 1917, 1918 (M376/26)
- * 1919, 1920 (M376/27)
- * 1921 (M376/28)
- * 1922 (M376/29)
- * 1923-1925 (M376/30)
- * 1926, 1927 (M376/31)
- * 1928-1930 (M376/32)
- * 1931-1933 (M376/33)
- * 1934-1938 (M376/34)
- * 1939-1940 (M376/35)
- -
- * 1941 (M376/36)
- * 1942 (M376/37)
- * 1943 (M376/38)
- * 1944 (M376/39)
- * 1945 (M376/40)
- * 1946 (M376/41)
- * 1947 (M376/42)
- * 1948 (M376/43)
- * 1949 (M376/44)
- * 1950 (M376/45)
- * 1951 (M376/46-47)
- * 1952 (M376/48-49)
- * 1953 (M376/50)
- * 1954 (M376/51)
- * 1955-1959 (M376/52)
- * undated (M376/53)
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Legal and financial records
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains mainly to household and business purchases, taxes, insurance, pension, properties, livestock, beaver trapping, other. Also pertains to guiding business, including trip accounting, wages and licences obtained for clients; hunting; other. Includes legal papers, licenses, permits,…
- Date Range
- 1909-1957
- Reference Code
- M376 / 110 to 120
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- II. Business and financial series
- Reference Code
- M376 / 110 to 120
- Date Range
- 1909-1957
- Physical Description
- 11 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains mainly to household and business purchases, taxes, insurance, pension, properties, livestock, beaver trapping, other. Also pertains to guiding business, including trip accounting, wages and licences obtained for clients; hunting; other. Includes legal papers, licenses, permits, 1915-1947; bank records, 1922-1952; asset, expense and revenue records, 1909-1957
- Title Source
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of views produced in the course of Riggall's guiding, hunting, naturalist and photography activities. Images are primarily mountain and high alpine views in and around Waterton Lakes National Park; Glacier National Park (Montana); continental divide of British Columbia and Albe…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910s-ca.1955]
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- III. Professional photography series
- Accession Number
- 7200, 7201
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B
- Responsibility
- Identifications by the photographer have been supplemented by Doris "Babe" Burton, daughter, in the 1980s and 1990s; and by John Russell, donor and grandson of Bert Riggall, 2000
- Date Range
- [ca.1910s-ca.1955]
- Physical Description
- ca.2200 photographs (ca.1000 prints, ca.1000 negatives) : 9.5 x 30 cm and smaller
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of views produced in the course of Riggall's guiding, hunting, naturalist and photography activities. Images are primarily mountain and high alpine views in and around Waterton Lakes National Park; Glacier National Park (Montana); continental divide of British Columbia and Alberta; prairie views east of Waterton. Includes Riggall homes and home ranch, Hawk's Nest lodge, Waterton townsite and surrounding areas in Waterton Lakes National Park, vicinities of Twin Butte and Pincher Creek; backcountry hunting and fishing trips, clients, camps, horses, climbing, parties on summits and views from same; South Kootenay Pass, Akamina-Kishenina areas, Oldman River Valley including gap in the Livingstone Range, South Castle and West Castle areas. Some negatives have imprint captions and are marked "Riggall Photo"
- Notes
- Negatives are 6cm x 17.5cm and 9.5cm x 30cm, taken with Kodak Panoram cameras #1 and #4.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
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Williams family photographs
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains to Dora (Williams) Riggall's parents, siblings and family home at Randall's Mills, Ireland
- Date Range
- 1890-1952
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / B
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- VII. Riggall family series
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / B
- Date Range
- 1890-1952
- Physical Description
- 31 photographs (28 prints, 3 negatives)
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains to Dora (Williams) Riggall's parents, siblings and family home at Randall's Mills, Ireland
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of subseries
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Print material
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of government publications, pamphlets, catalogues and poster re human and natural history, outdoor equipment, tools, tourism, Ed Burton (son-in-law of Bert Riggall) wildlife films; guns, sights, gunsmithing tools; photography and optical catalogues, magazines and databooks, some…
- Date Range
- 1910-1955
- Reference Code
- M376 / 150 to 163
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- VI. Other interests series
- Reference Code
- M376 / 150 to 163
- Date Range
- 1910-1955
- Physical Description
- ca.35 cm of print material
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of government publications, pamphlets, catalogues and poster re human and natural history, outdoor equipment, tools, tourism, Ed Burton (son-in-law of Bert Riggall) wildlife films; guns, sights, gunsmithing tools; photography and optical catalogues, magazines and databooks, some annotated; articles from "The Field", the country gentlemen's newspaper
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Oversize items are held in the following: "A" (Posters, placemats, etc.)
- "H" (Miscellaneous)
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- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of files of standard photographs pertaining to landscape, hunting, trapping, gunsmithing, camps, clients, family and friends, wildlife and fauna. Wildlife subjects include animals in their habitats, as well as hunting trophies. Portraits / old timers files pertains to numerous…
- Date Range
- 1903-1954
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / A2 - 1 to 25
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- III. Professional photography series
- Accession Number
- 7200, 7201
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / A2 - 1 to 25
- Date Range
- 1903-1954
- Physical Description
- 25 files of photographs (ca.3600 photographs : ca.2700 prints, ca.900 negatives)
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of files of standard photographs pertaining to landscape, hunting, trapping, gunsmithing, camps, clients, family and friends, wildlife and fauna. Wildlife subjects include animals in their habitats, as well as hunting trophies. Portraits / old timers files pertains to numerous Waterton and Twin Butte families, packers and pioneers, as well as friends of the Riggalls
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of subseries
- Content Details
- FILE DESCRIPTIONS :
- Note: Prints in all files are accompanied by some negatives. Negative extent is estimated at approximately one-third that of the print extent
- 1. Sheep, 1906-1946, ca.100 prints (+negatives)
- 2. Deer, 1922-1946, ca.90 prints (+negatives)
- 3. Bear, 1918-1947, ca.50 prints (+negatives)
- 4. Goat, 1909-1925, ca.35 prints (+negatives)
- 5. Elk & Moose, 1930-1944, ca.15 prints (+negatives)
- 6. Small Animals, 1907-1945, ca.50 prints (+negatives)
- 7. Birds & Nests, 1915-1950, ca.200 prints (+negatives)
- 8. Fish & Fishing, 1904-1937, ca.50 prints (+negatives)
- 9. Flowers, 1910-1946, ca.80 prints (+negatives)
- 10. Snakes & Insects, 1903-1937, ca.20 prints (+negatives)
- 11. Pack Trains & Horses, 1903-1946, ca.370 prints (+negatives)
- 12. Camps, 1906-1944, ca.150 prints (+negatives)
- 13. Hunting & Climbing Scenes, 1906-1916, ca.135 prints (+negatives)
- 14. Mountains, 1909-1936, (ca.540 prints (+negatives)
- 15. Landscape, 1906-1946, ca.45 prints (+negatives)
- 16. Waterton Lakes, 1909-1947, ca.270 prints (+negatives)
- 17. Ranch, 1912-1941, ca.90 prints (+negatives)
- 18. [Twin Butte], 1937-1940, ca.20 prints (+negatives)
- 19. Dogs, 1917-1947, ca.70 prints (+negatives)
- 20. Pincher [Creek], 1907-1948, ca.60 prints, ca.60 negatives)
- 21. Portraits / oldtimers, 1905-1944, ca.220 prints (+negatives)
- 22. Copies, [19--], ca.15 prints (+negatives)
- 23. Rifles, [19--]-1954, ca.40 prints (+negatives)
- 24. Interiors [empty file]
- 25. Geology & Fossils, [19--]-1943, ca.30 prints (+negatives)
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Annotated books
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of annotated books indicating Riggall's opinions, observations or involvements
- Date Range
- 1907-[ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- M376 / 146 to 148
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- VI. Other interests series
- Reference Code
- M376 / 146 to 148
- Date Range
- 1907-[ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records (4 v.)
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of annotated books indicating Riggall's opinions, observations or involvements
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of subseries
- Content Details
- ITEM LIST :
- * Boone and Crockett Club / North American big game competitions, 1939; note on Riggall's chapter "Hunting the Black Bear" in North American big game, 1939
- * Gray, Prentiss N. / North American big game : official measurement records, 1934; additions of McKnight and Riggall records for bighorn sheep and black bear
- * Hornaday, William T. / Campfires in the Canadian Rockies, 1907; extensive margin notes on people, places, flora and fauna
- * White, Stewart Edward / The Mountains, 1904; some notes on trail life
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- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of files of standard photographs pertaining to reconnaisance trips with partner Cyril Watmough, 1909-1911, and with clients, 1907-1950, in particular with four families (Bennett, Crosby, Bovey and McKnight families), their relatives and friends, who made many trips with Riggall …
- Date Range
- 1909-1950
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / A1 - 1 to 41
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- III. Professional photography series
- Accession Number
- 7200, 7201
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / A1 - 1 to 41
- Date Range
- 1909-1950
- Physical Description
- 41 files of photographs (ca.1600 photographs : ca.1200 prints, ca.400 negatives). -- 6 photograph albums (378 prints, ca.125 negatives)
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of files of standard photographs pertaining to reconnaisance trips with partner Cyril Watmough, 1909-1911, and with clients, 1907-1950, in particular with four families (Bennett, Crosby, Bovey and McKnight families), their relatives and friends, who made many trips with Riggall starting in 1913
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of subseries
- Content Details
- FILE DESCRIPTIONS :
- Note: Prints in all files are accompanied by some negatives. Negative extent is estimated at approximately one-third that of the print extent
- 1. [Bert Riggall and Cyril Watmough trip], 1909, 1 photograph album (77 prints, + negatives)
- 2. [Bert Riggall and Cyril Watmough trip], 1911, ca.100 prints (+negatives)
- 3. Bert Riggall and Cyril Watmough trip, 1914, ca.15 prints (+negatives)
- 4. [Bennett family trips], 1913-1950, ca.250 prints (+negatives)
- 5. [Bennett / Crosby families trips], 1917-1919, ca.35 prints (+negatives)
- 6. [Crosby family trips], 1918-1946, ca.160 prints (+negatives), 1 photograph album (102 prints, 21 p. text, ca.40 negatives)
- 7. [Bovey family trips], 1915-1941, ca.65 prints (+negatives)
- 8. [McKnight family trips], 1917-1942, ca.65 prints (+negatives)
- 9. [Goodwin trip], 1909, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
- 10. [Proctor trip], 1909, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
- 11. [Harvey trip], 1910, ca.30 prints (+negatives), 1 photograph album (23 prints, ca.10 negatives)
- 12. [O'Malley trips], 1912, 1913, ca.15 prints (+negatives)
- 13. [Stabeck and Peck trips], 1912, 1913, ca.30 prints (+negatives)
- 14. Stabeck and Gillfillam trip, 1914, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
- 15. [Clark and Gallagher trip], 1914, ca.30 prints (+negatives)
- 16. [Finlayson, Sibbald, Allison trip], 1915, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
- 17. [Thompson trips], 1915, 1916, 1921, ca.25 prints (+negatives), 2 photograph albums (108 prints, ca.40 negatives)
- 18. Velie trip, 1919, ca.5 prints (+negatives), 1 photograph album (68 prints, ca.23 negatives)
- 19. [MacMillan family trips], 1930-1942, ca.20 prints (+negatives)
- 20. [Stevens family trips], 1932-1946, ca.40 prints (+negatives)
- 21. Mills boys trip, 1935, ca.5 prints (+negatives)
- 22. [Faegre and Dorsey families trips], 1935-1945, ca.30 prints (+negatives)
- 23. Vincent trip, 1936, 2 prints (+negatives)
- 24. Brandeis trip, 1936, ca.5 prints (+negatives)
- 25. Harper trip, 1936, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
- 26. Lockwood trip, 1937, ca.20 prints (+negatives)
- 27. Walcott trip, 1938, ca.25 prints (+negatives)
- 28. Laidlaw trip, 1939, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
- 29. Plimpton trip, 1939, ca.15 prints (+negatives)
- 30. Lathrop and Elliot trips, 1940, 1941, ca.15 prints (+negatives)
- 31. Keeler, Norton and Haglin trip, 1941, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
- 32. Chapin trip, 1942, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
- 33. [Mueller trips], 1940-1942, ca.15 prints (+negatives)
- 34. [Schueren and Anderson trip], 1942, ca.10 prints (+negatives)
- 35. Staltze trip, 1942, ca.5 prints (+negatives)
- 36. [Mellon trips], 1942, 1943, ca.15 prints (+negatives)
- 37. Robinson trip, 1943, ca.5 prints (+negatives)
- 38. [Sellers trip], 1944, ca.5 prints (+negatives)
- 39. [Wranglers trip], 1937, ca.40 prints (+negatives)
- 40. [Trips, various clients], 1907-1944, ca.20 prints (+negatives)
- 41. Marmot hunting, 1937-1945, ca.30 prints (+negatives); trips by various clients' children
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Robb / Morse Family Pictures
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of 17 oversize b&w prints. The prints relate to the Robb and Morse families. The prints pertain to Catharine's school photos, studio family portraits of Edward Sylvester Morse, Edith Morse Robb, Catharine Robb, and Russell Robb, exterior and interior of a house.
- Date Range
- ca.1880 - 1925
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PA - 616 to 633 O.S.
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
6 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / IV / A: Robb/Morse Family Personal Subseries
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PA - 616 to 633 O.S.
- Date Range
- ca.1880 - 1925
- Physical Description
- 17 Photographs: prints; b&w
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of 17 oversize b&w prints. The prints relate to the Robb and Morse families. The prints pertain to Catharine's school photos, studio family portraits of Edward Sylvester Morse, Edith Morse Robb, Catharine Robb, and Russell Robb, exterior and interior of a house.
- Subject Access
- Family
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- V683 / IV / A / PA - 616 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 617 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 618 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 619 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 620 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 621 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 622 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 623 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 624 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 625 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 626 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 627 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 628 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 629 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 630 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 631 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 632 O.S V683 / IV / A / PA - 633 O.S
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Oversized Prints
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of 14 oversize b&w prints, some mounted. The prints pertain to various portraits of locals taken by Peter Whyte and portraits by other photographers including a mounted print by Byron Harmon. Persons identified are Mrs. Hansen Bearspaw, Professor Macoun, Peter Ear, Peter Bearspa…
- Date Range
- ca.1890-ca.1920
- Reference Code
- V683 / II / C / PA - 380 O.S. to PA - 394 O.S.
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / II / C : Peter Whyte Banff and Area People Sub-Series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- n/a
- Reference Code
- V683 / II / C / PA - 380 O.S. to PA - 394 O.S.
- Date Range
- ca.1890-ca.1920
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 14 prints; b&w, oversized --
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of 14 oversize b&w prints, some mounted. The prints pertain to various portraits of locals taken by Peter Whyte and portraits by other photographers including a mounted print by Byron Harmon. Persons identified are Mrs. Hansen Bearspaw, Professor Macoun, Peter Ear, Peter Bearspaw, Paul Amos, David Bearspaw, Paul Daniels, Enoch Rider, Lazarus Dixon, Red Cloud, Moses Wesley,
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- Portraits
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- V683 / II / C / PA - 380 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 382 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 383 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 384 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 385 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 386 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 387 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 388 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 389 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 390 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 391 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 392 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 393 O.S. V683 / II / C / PA - 394 O.S.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Oversized Prints
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of 31 oversize b&w prints. The prints pertain to various activities in and around the Banff area. Prints document the royal visit, boats on the Bow River, Banff Indian Days, ski jumping, waxing skis, and downhill skiing.
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-ca.1930]
- Reference Code
- V683 / II / E / PA - 271 O.S. to PA - 302 O.S.
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / II / E : Peter Whyte Banff and Area Activities and Events Sub-Series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Reference Code
- V683 / II / E / PA - 271 O.S. to PA - 302 O.S.
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-ca.1930]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 31 prints; b&w, oversized --
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of 31 oversize b&w prints. The prints pertain to various activities in and around the Banff area. Prints document the royal visit, boats on the Bow River, Banff Indian Days, ski jumping, waxing skis, and downhill skiing.
- Subject Access
- Ski jumping
- Indigenous Peoples
- Skiing
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- V683 / II / E / PA - 271 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 272 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 273 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 274 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 275 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 276 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 277 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 278 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 279 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 280 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 281 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 282 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 283 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 284 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 285 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 286 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 287 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 288 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 289 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 290 O.S. - Portrait of two Stoney Nakoda men by F.Gully V683 / II / E / PA - 291 O.S. - Portrait of two Stoney Nakoda men by F.Gully V683 / II / E / PA - 292 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 293 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 294 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 295 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 296 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 297 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 298 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 299 O.S. V683 / II / E / PA - 300 O.S. - Mounted print taken by R.H.Trueman, captioned "Bow River and Twin Peaks, Banff, ALTA." V683 / II / E / PA - 301 O.S.- Mounted print taken by R.H.Trueman, captioned "Bow River and Twin Peaks, Banff, ALTA." V683 / II / E / PA - 302 O.S.
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Personal papers
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of personal writings, 1913-1956; trip diaries, 1930; note books, 1913-1935; notes, 1929, 1956, n.d.; and other material, 1905- 1960, in the form of certificates, memberships, cards, permits, passes, letters of introduction, and other.
- Date Range
- 1905-1956
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 1 / 1868 - 1874
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 1 / 1868 - 1874
- Date Range
- 1905-1956
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of personal writings, 1913-1956; trip diaries, 1930; note books, 1913-1935; notes, 1929, 1956, n.d.; and other material, 1905- 1960, in the form of certificates, memberships, cards, permits, passes, letters of introduction, and other.
- Finding Aid
- File description available in printed form and through this database.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sub-series 1 of I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence with Catharine Robb Whyte, 1927-1962; chronological correspondence files, 1909-1962; and other papers, [ca.1920- ca.1930], in the form of business cards, addresses, greeting cards, and other.
- Date Range
- 1909-1962
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 2 / 1875 - 1908
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 2 / 1875 - 1908
- Date Range
- 1909-1962
- Physical Description
- 40 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence with Catharine Robb Whyte, 1927-1962; chronological correspondence files, 1909-1962; and other papers, [ca.1920- ca.1930], in the form of business cards, addresses, greeting cards, and other.
- Finding Aid
- File description available in printed form and through this database.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sub-series 2 of I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Financial, legal and business records
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of personal records, 1914-1962, employment records, 1923-1930, and banking records, 1927-1964.
- Date Range
- 1914-1964
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 3 / 1909 - 1912
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / B / 3 / 1909 - 1912
- Date Range
- 1914-1964
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of personal records, 1914-1962, employment records, 1923-1930, and banking records, 1927-1964.
- Finding Aid
- File description available in printed form and through this database.
- Related Material
- Constitutes Sub-series 3 of I.B., Peter Whyte papers and photographs.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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Christmas Cards
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- sub-sub-series consists of Christmas cards sent to peter and Catharine or Catharine Whyte.
- Date Range
- [ca.1910? - 1980?]
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / A
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- GMD
- Textual records
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 4.1 / Sub-sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / C / A
- GMD
- Textual records
- Date Range
- [ca.1910? - 1980?]
- Physical Description
- 60 cm of textual records : Christmas cards
- Scope & Content
- sub-sub-series consists of Christmas cards sent to peter and Catharine or Catharine Whyte.
- Notes
- Christmas cards have not been sorted into years or organized in any way.
- Some photographs remain tucked into Christmas to maintain contextual information
- Language
- English
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bert Riggall fonds
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes seven series: I. Personal and professional, 1884-1959; II. Business and financial, ca.1910-1959; III. Professional photography, 1900-1955; IV. Writing, 1906-1957; V. Natural history, 1904-1954; VI. Other interests, 1913-1956; VII. Riggall family, ca.1865-1959. Personal and pro…
- Date Range
- [ca.1865]-1959, predominant [ca.1890]-1959
- Reference Code
- M376 / V26
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 376
- V 26
- Sous-Fonds
- M 376
- V 26
- Accession Number
- 5777, 7200, 7201, 7772 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M376 / V26
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1865]-1959, predominant [ca.1890]-1959
- Physical Description
- ca.13,100 photographs: ca.7080 prints, ca.5310 negatives, ca.700 transparencies. -- 9 photograph albums. -- ca.2 m textual records, print material and graphic records. -- 33 cartographic records
- History / Biographical
- Frederick Herbert (Bert) Riggall, 1884-1959, was a mountain guide, outfitter, hunter, trapper, rancher, naturalist, photographer, writer and gunsmith/loader in southern Alberta. Born in 1884 at Gayton-le-Wold Grange, Lincolnshire, his family moved to Grimsby where his father was an auctioneer and, in 1905, served as Mayor. In England, Riggall was an athlete, avid sportsman and naturalist. He was exposed to alpine country on school holidays in Switzerland and, determined to visit Canada, left for North America in 1904.
- Upon arriving in western Canada, Riggall worked for a year at Craighurst Farm near Calgary. There he met Dorothea (Dora) Williams, 1877-1951, an Irish Quaker ranch cook who had emigrated with her sister Anna in 1902. In 1905, Bert worked on the Correction Land Survey in southwestern Alberta and explored Waterton Lakes. Bert and Dora married in 1906 and until 1946 they homesteaded and ranched adjacent to Waterton Lakes National Park.
- Initially, Bert and partner Jack Hazzard built boats and guided fishing parties on Waterton Lakes. In 1909, with partner Cyril Watmough, the Riggalls began guiding and outfitting summer and fall hunting and fishing trips for numerous repeat clients, especially, after 1913, four Minneapolis, Minnesota families: Bovey, Crosby, Bennett and McKnight. Hunts involved Big Horn Sheep, goats, black and grizzly bears. Bert served as chief guide and Dora as camp cook. Prior to 1911, the Riggalls worked at Gloyne's oil camp and Oil City to supplement their income. In 1911, Bert and partner Cyril Watmough made a 1000 mile (1600 km) exploratory trip from Fort Steele, B.C. to the Yellowhead Pass and beyond. Following that trip, Riggall concentrated guiding activities on the continental divide as far north as the Highwood region, but primarily in the upper Oldman River Valley and Gap in the Livingstone Range. Their outfit grew to include numerous saddle and pack horses.
- Of five children, only two daughters survived infancy. Kay Riggall (Russell), 1909-1984, and Doris (Babe) Riggall (Burton), 1910-1999, were both able riders, markswomen and packtrain workers. They accompanied their parents on summer back country trips starting in 1918. Bert Riggall was renowned for his knowledge of botany, geology, zoology, wilderness life and lore as well as literature and current affairs. He was especially endeared to his clients for his skill as a raconteur and campfire storyteller. He wrote articles for magazines such as: Arms and the Man, American Rifleman, Field and Stream and the Boone and Crockett Club's book: North American Big Game. Riggall was an accomplished semi-professional photographer who specialized in wildlife studies, panoramic landscapes, Dufaycolor and later Kodachrome transparencies. His photographs appear in Department of Interior Reports and other publications.
- Bert's heart problems forced the Riggalls to move to Pincher Creek in 1947. Daughter Kay and son-in-law Andy Russell continued the packtrain and guiding business until 1960. After Dora's death, Bert experienced medical problems and lived with or close to Doris.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes seven series: I. Personal and professional, 1884-1959; II. Business and financial, ca.1910-1959; III. Professional photography, 1900-1955; IV. Writing, 1906-1957; V. Natural history, 1904-1954; VI. Other interests, 1913-1956; VII. Riggall family, ca.1865-1959.
- Personal and professional series consists of diaries and notes, correspondence and personal papers.
- Business and financial series consists of guiding and ranching records, gunsmithing, shooting and loading records; and legal and financial records.
- Professional photography series consists of standard photographs, panoramas, transparencies and textual records
- Writing series contains manuscripts, published magazines, book outlines, newspaper articles and letters to the editor
- Natural history series contains bird and plant records, and other natural history papers
- Other interests series consist of clippings, annotated books and collected material
- Riggall family series contains Bert and Dora Riggall family papers and photographs, Williams family photographs, Frederick W. and Fanny Riggall papers and photographs, and Allan Riggall papers and photographs. Negatives and transparencies pertain to Andy Russell as a young man with Bert Riggall.
- Notes
- Some transparencies in V110 Dick Russell are marked Andy Russell, some marked 64 dup; V110 - original transparencies have full set of duplicates (2 sets were made, 1 for Dick Russell and the other is part of this accession)
- Name Access
- Riggall, Bert
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- basic description for processed material
- Related Material
- Related to the Andy Russell fonds (M153/S43/V555) and the Kay Russell family fonds (M63/V63)
- Creator
- Riggall, Bert
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse …
- Date Range
- 1856-1980
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Drawing
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Ambrotype
- Cased photograph
- Daguerreotype
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Plan
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Sous-Fonds
- TBD
- Accession Number
- 3069 and various
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683
- GMD
- Drawing
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Ambrotype
- Cased photograph
- Daguerreotype
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Plan
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Whyte family fonds
- Date Range
- 1856-1980
- Physical Description
- 25 m of textual records. -- ca.46,000 photographs : prints, albums, postcards, cased photographs, transparencies, negatives. -- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 6 motion pictures (and film strips)
- History / Biographical
- Peter and Catharine Whyte were artists, photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, philanthropists and cultural workers at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was born at Banff in 1905 to pioneer merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White. He was an accomplished skier and ski jumper and one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains and was an active photographer from ca.1920 until the 1950s. Peter Whyte studied art at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925, where he met Catharine Robb. Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was born in 1906 at Concord, Massachusetts and grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925-1929.
- Following their marriage in 1930, the Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Indians and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations and together they managed Skoki Lodge from 1932-1934. In following years, the Whytes travelled extensively. During the Second World War, Peter served in the reserve army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer and, briefly, as an official war artist. Catharine continued to paint and maintain their home and, when possible, accompanied Pete to his military postings. In civilian life, Pete resumed his art career, explored new photographic techniques and sculpted.
- Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation was named in his honour. Catharine immersed herself in the development of what is now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney First Nations. She became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits. She served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations, was a patron to individuals studying art and music, and supported numerous causes relating to the Stoney First Nations. Catharine also supported causes related to multiculturalism, regional culture and recreation, and cancer research. Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Canada in 1978. She died in Banff in 1979.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse families, Series III: White and Curren families. Within Series I, there are four Sub-series: Series: A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers; B. Peter Whyte papers; C. Peter and Catharine Whyte papers accessioned after 2017; D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- sous-fonds, series and file description for textual
- sub-series and group description for photographs
- item description, subject/proper name index, and summaries for sound recordings
- reference copies for sound recordings
- Creator
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Category
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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