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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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Bruno Engler fonds

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provin…

Date Range: [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995

Reference Code: M323 / S40 / V190

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Machine-readable data file; Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Corporate record; Map; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 323; S 40; V 190

Sous-Fonds: M 323; S 40; V 190

Accession Number: 188, 1300, 2622, 2998, 3468, 3496, 5507, 6200, 6770 (unproc), 7045(unproc), 7436 (unproc)

Reference Code: M323 / S40 / V190

GMD: Machine-readable data file; Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Corporate record; Map; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995

Physical Description: ca.31,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca.150 prints). -- 50 motion pictures: 1 original, 8 copies on 3 video cassettes, 41 film reels: 16mm, 35mm. -- 18 sound recordings: audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 5 electronic records: computer diskettes. -- 3 maps. -- 15 cm textual records.

History / Biographical: Bruno Engler, 1915-2001, was a mountain guide, ski instructor, photographer and film maker at Banff and Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Engler arrived from Switzerland in 1939 and initially worked as a mountain guide and ski instructor for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Sunshine ski area and for Deer Lodge at Lake Louise, Alberta. During the Second World War, he served as a mountain warfare instructor for the Canadian Army. Following the war, Engler worked as a free-lance photographer for the National Film Board and others; as coach of the University of Alberta Ski Team; and as a technical advisor, cameraman and actor for numerous movies made in the Banff area. Throughout his career, Engler worked as a still and motion picture photographer, both for the movie industry and for governments at all levels, as well as operating his own business, Alpine Films of Banff, Alberta.

Scope & Content: Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provincial parks; scenic views of western Canada, particularly mountain landscapes; some portraits and candid shots of local and international personalities. Photographs pertaining to film making include helicopter rescue; highway construction; Norquay, Sunshine, and Lake Louise ski areas' histories; Banff events and buildings; Canmore events and buildings; professional and amateur ski races; scenic mountain and wildlife; mountaineering and highway accidents; mountain guiding trips including Pierre Trudeau, Roland Michener and Peter Lougheed. Fonds consists of four series: Photography, Motion Pictures, Sound Recordings, and Textual records. Photography series consists of four sub-series established by the photographer: I. Old file, 1949-1970; II. Main file, alphabetical A - Z, 1950-1976; III Sunshine file, [1939], 1950-1975; IV. Warden file, 1954-1976.; Motion pictures on video cassettes are footage of skiing at Sunshine, 1930s; Clifford White films, 1930s, from WMCR Archives collection (V682); "Snow Capers" by Thomas Mead, 1946, includes Engler; "Ski Pro's Holiday" by George Encil, 1950?; "Mount Bulyea" by George Encil, 1950?, includes Engler; "Diary of a Mountain Man," a CBC documentary feature on Bruno Engler broadcast on "20/20" in 1965 (ca.27 minutes); "Great Days in the Rockies" by National Film Board of Canada, 1983; "Mountain Man" by Banff Centre, 1985, re Engler. Original film is "Sunshine 1940" and includes Brewster Transport ski buses travelling from train station to Sunshine Lodge, skiers, guide, lessons, games, rope tow, ski action, slalom, Bruno Engler, other. 16mm and 35mm film reels, 1946-1964 are films produced by the National Film Board.; Sound recordings, electronic records and and related textual material pertain to interviews with Bruno Engler, 1987, done by Brian Patton and Jon Whyte for Bruno Engler autobiography project. Interviews covered Engler's life, but are not complete to 1987. Transcripts, prepared from recordings by Brenda Goeres, are not verbatim. Audio tape cassettes consist of portions of content of audio tape reels.; Textual records include corporate records, newspaper clippings and magazine articles pertaining to film making, cast and crew listings and schedules for various movies, ski racing, mountain guiding trips and ski race listings. Also included is documentation pertaining to film making with producer National Film Board including letters, film stock footage, press releases, and film summaries; maps indicate film location shots for Arctic Rampage.

Name Access: Engler, Bruno

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Government; 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: basic description; electronic finding aid

Related Material: Duplicate or further transcripts for sound recordings are found in Jon Whyte fonds (M88).

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Category: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Government; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession records and contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Movie: Disney ["Portraits of Canadians" Documentary]

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to various documents, usually letters addressed to Bruno Engler, concerning the filming of a Disney documentary titled "Portraits of Canadians" in 1984. Also includes shipping notices, shooting schedules, travel and accomodation details, and logistics for filming avalanche bombing nea…

Date Range: 1984

Reference Code: M323 / VI / M / x / e / 01 - 13

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, M : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: M323

Sub-Series: x : Movies, e : Disney

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: M323 / VI / M / x / e / 01 - 13

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Date Range: 1984

Physical Description: 0.7 cm of textual records (13 volumes ; 27.9 x 20 cm) or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to various documents, usually letters addressed to Bruno Engler, concerning the filming of a Disney documentary titled "Portraits of Canadians" in 1984. Also includes shipping notices, shooting schedules, travel and accomodation details, and logistics for filming avalanche bombing near Norquay Ski Hill.

Subject Access: Avalanches; Avalanche control; Documentary; Films and film making; Helicopters; Mountains; Norquay Ski Hill; Ski areas; Sulphur Mountain; Winter

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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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

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 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