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A. J. Smyth fonds
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- A. J. Smyth fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographic views of railway construction in the Kicking Horse Valley and life at Donald, B.C. Accompanied by letter from Bob [Mead], Spring Valley, Minnesota, to brother Ed Mead, Saw Mill Siding, End of C.P.Ry., Track west via Winnipeg, Man., Canada, May 17, 1885. Views are cr…
- Date Range
- [1884-1885]
- Reference Code
- V41
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- A. J. Smyth fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 41
- Sous-Fonds
- V41
- Accession Number
- 6344
- Reference Code
- V41
- Date Range
- [1884-1885]
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs : prints. -- 1 textual record
- History / Biographical
- A. J. Smyth was an itinerant photographer who worked along the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1884-1885 he was working at the end of track in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains. By 1885, A. J. Smyth was working with his brother, S. A. Smyth, as Smyth Brothers of Calgary, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographic views of railway construction in the Kicking Horse Valley and life at Donald, B.C. Accompanied by letter from Bob [Mead], Spring Valley, Minnesota, to brother Ed Mead, Saw Mill Siding, End of C.P.Ry., Track west via Winnipeg, Man., Canada, May 17, 1885. Views are credited as A. J. Smyth, Artist, Rocky Mountains, B.C. or A. J. Smyth, Photographer, Rocky Mountains, B.C.
- Name Access
- Smyth, A. J.
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Transportation
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: modern reference prints
- Creator
- Smyth, A. J.
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on credits on photographs
- Processing Status
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Al Burgess fonds
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- Al Burgess fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Al Burgess dictation files for "Everest Canada: the ultimate challenge" (by Al Burgess and Jim Palmer, published 1983), and accompanying typewritten transcripts. Recordings have titles and correspond to the organization of the book. One recording is autobiographical.
- Date Range
- 1982-1983
- Reference Code
- M64 / S48
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Al Burgess fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 64
- S 48
- Sous-Fonds
- M64/S48
- Accession Number
- 6500
- Reference Code
- M64 / S48
- Date Range
- 1982-1983
- Physical Description
- 17 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes. -- 3.5 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Al Burgess, b.1948, is an international mountaineer, originally based at Calgary, Alberta, Canada and now living mainly in Nepal. Burgess began climbing in 1964 in the United Kingdom and the European Alps, often with his twin brother, Adrian. After coming to Canada in 1974, Burgess climbed extensively and took part in numerous expeditions in Canada, the European Alps, South America and the Himalayas. Burgess was a member of the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Al Burgess dictation files for "Everest Canada: the ultimate challenge" (by Al Burgess and Jim Palmer, published 1983), and accompanying typewritten transcripts. Recordings have titles and correspond to the organization of the book. One recording is autobiographical.
- Name Access
- Burgess, Al
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Burgess, Al
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Alice Fulmer fonds
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- Part Of
- Alice Fulmer fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists primarily of 155 topical files prepared by Alice Fulmer as a personal project between 1964 and 1969 and composed of historical notes, transcripts, clippings, ephemera and photographs. Topics center around Banff history and personalities; Canadian Rockies history, flora and fauna; sk…
- Date Range
- 1833, 1886-1969
- Reference Code
- M70 / V217
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Alice Fulmer fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 70
- V 217
- Sous-Fonds
- M70 / V217
- Accession Number
- 149, 385, 992, 1065, 1375, 2416, 3083, 3306
- Reference Code
- M70 / V217
- Date Range
- 1833, 1886-1969
- Physical Description
- ca.95 cm of textual records. -- 40 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Alice G. Fulmer, 1896-1989, was a resident and amateur local historian at Banff, Alberta, Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists primarily of 155 topical files prepared by Alice Fulmer as a personal project between 1964 and 1969 and composed of historical notes, transcripts, clippings, ephemera and photographs. Topics center around Banff history and personalities; Canadian Rockies history, flora and fauna; skiing, Indians and miscellaneous Alberta and British Columbia subjects. ; Also includes the marriage record of Fulmer's great-grandparents, 1833; reminiscences about Emmeline Savatard, 1980; and a scrapbook on Banff history and personalities containing mainly Walter P. Fulmer's papers.
- Photographs include personal and family photographs; also photographs collected by Alice Fulmer. Photographs pertain to Alice Fulmer, alpine trips, Fulmer family, early Banff activities and buildings, 1886-1967; includes some copies.
- Name Access
- Fulmer, Alice
- Subject Access
- Community life
- Family and personal life
- 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
- Related Material
- Related in part to Helen Fulmer Wells fonds (M480/V675)
- Creator
- Fulmer, Alice
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Andy Russell fonds
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- Part Of
- Andy Russell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of seven series: I. Personal and professional series, 1937-1993 (diaries, correspondence, filing systems and papers pertaining to awards, memberships, biography and other); II. Business series, 1948-1982 (pertaining to guiding, outfitting, trail riding, ranching, Andy Russell and S…
- Date Range
- [1867]-1993, predominant 1908-1993
- Reference Code
- M153 / S43 / V555
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Andy Russell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 153
- S 43
- V 555
- Sous-Fonds
- M153/S43/V555
- Accession Number
- 963, 5777, 5964, 6338, 6339, 6547, 6567
- Reference Code
- M153 / S43 / V555
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [1867]-1993, predominant 1908-1993
- Physical Description
- 6 m of textual records and printed material. -- ca.6100 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (49 prints). -- 29 motion pictures. -- 5 sound recordings
- History / Biographical
- Andy Russell, 1915-2005, was a trapper, guide and outfitter, writer, photographer, cinematographer, lecturer and environmental advocate in the Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada.
- Russell was born in Lethbridge, Alberta and spent his childhood on a ranch in the foothills near Pincher Creek. He became a skilled horseman, hunter, fisherman and trapper, and, in 1936, was employed by Bert Riggall, a pioneer guide and outfitter of wilderness pack trips in the southern Rockies since 1907. He became Riggall's partner in 1939 and took over the business when Riggall retired in 1946. Andy Russell and Kathleen (Kay) Riggall married in 1938 and raised five children at their ranch bordering Waterton Lakes National Park, where family businesses included guiding, saddlehorses and ranching. Children are: Richard "Dick" H. (b.1938); Andrew Charles "Charlie" (b.1941); Harold John "John" (b.1944); Hugh Gordon Riggall "Gordon" (b.1947); Lorenda Anne "Anne" (b.1952).
- Russell continued as a renowned guide and outfitter with a wealthy repeat clientele until he was forced out of guiding by 1960 with the advance of the oil industry concerns upon wilderness areas in southern Alberta and British Columbia. Russell began to write nature articles in 1945 and after 1960 concentrated upon writing, photography, film making, lecturing and ranching. He wrote for numerous magazines and newspapers, produced radio broadcasts, and, using colour motion picture photography, developed programs on wildlife and wilderness habitat research for live public performances. Russell's films launched his career as an author of popular wildlife and mountain culture books, which included Grizzly Country. In later years, he was an active writer, consultant and advocate of wilderness and environmental management and received numerous awards and honours, including Member of the Order of Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of seven series: I. Personal and professional series, 1937-1993 (diaries, correspondence, filing systems and papers pertaining to awards, memberships, biography and other); II. Business series, 1948-1982 (pertaining to guiding, outfitting, trail riding, ranching, Andy Russell and Sons, royalties and lecturing); III. Writing, broadcasting and public appearances series, 1908-1990 (papers and photographs pertaining to writing, book projects, columns, broadcasts, reviews, advertising, promotion and other); IV. Photography and cinematography series, 1909-1990 (details below); V. Wildlife study and conservation activities series, 1945-[198-]; VI. Other activities series, 1931-[199-] (politics, interviews, information files); VII. Russell family series, [1867]-1983.
- Photography and cinematography series consists of: Riggall/Russell guiding activity photographs, 1909-1962, ca.280 items; Andy Russell and Sons Production Ltd / Andy Russell professional photographs and films, ca.1940- ca.1990, ca.4200 photographs (mainly transparencies), 28 motion pictures, accompanied by some textual and printed items; personal and family photographs, 1916-1989, ca.1550 items; collected photographs, ca.1940-197-, ca.75 items. Professional photography and cinematography primarily arose from field work by Andy, Dick and Charlie Russell and pertains mainly to flora, fauna and landscape of the Canadian Rockies in continental divide region, British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska.
- Motion pictures, ca.1950-1974, include original film "Grizzly Country" by Dick, Charlie and Andy Russell, produced by Evan J. Anton, ca.1969, copy print of same; also unedited wildlife and landscape footage of Waterton area, Yukon and British Columbia.
- Sound recordings are interviews with Andy Russell, [ca.1970]-1988.
- Name Access
- Russell, Andy
- 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
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- video reference copy for "Grizzly country"
- sound recording reference copy recordings
- Related Material
- Related to the Kay Russell family fonds (M36/V36) and the Bert Riggall fonds (M376/V26)
- Creator
- Russell, Andy
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Biographical Source Notes
- Russell family
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Centre for the Arts fonds
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- Banff Centre for the Arts fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ephemera and video recordings. Ephemera includes programme notes, 1974, 1975, re Boris Roubakine and Roubakine Hall; list of painting instructors for 1936 to 1974; letters, agendas, minutes and reports for the Annual Banff Festival of Mountain Films, 1981-1984. Video recordings …
- Date Range
- 1974-1992
- Reference Code
- M310 / V42
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Video
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Banff Centre for the Arts fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 310
- V 42
- Sous-Fonds
- M310/V42
- Accession Number
- 2094, 2139, 2271, 3737, 5116, 6378, 6695
- Reference Code
- M310 / V42
- Date Range
- 1974-1992
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records. -- 4 video recordings
- History / Biographical
- The Banff Centre for the Arts of an institution of advanced education at Banff, Alberta, Canada. It was founded as the Banff School of Fine Arts in 1933.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ephemera and video recordings. Ephemera includes programme notes, 1974, 1975, re Boris Roubakine and Roubakine Hall; list of painting instructors for 1936 to 1974; letters, agendas, minutes and reports for the Annual Banff Festival of Mountain Films, 1981-1984. Video recordings are: interview with Paul Stutz by Margot La Rocque, 1982; "Man and Mountain," Bruno Engler's reminiscences of early days at Sunshine, by Sandra Dolan, 1985; interview with Jon Whyte for "Travelogue Four" project, 1991; "Travelogue Four: Coming from the Wrong Side," 1992.
- Name Access
- Banff Centre for the Arts
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Communications
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Banff Centre for the Arts
- Category
- Arts
- Communications
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bannerman family fonds
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- Part Of
- Bannerman family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the Bannerman family taken in Banff: family home 220 Bear Street; school classes, Banff 1941-42 Juveniles hockey team; group photograph with Rounds, Hansens, and Bannerman. Textual records include newspaper clippings - Crag & Canyon, 1949: J.H. Bannerman presenting…
- Date Range
- ca. 1940
- Reference Code
- M551 / V775
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Bannerman family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 551
- V 775
- Sous-Fonds
- M551 / V775
- Accession Number
- 7256, 7659, 2014.8362
- Reference Code
- M551 / V775
- Date Range
- ca. 1940
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs: prints, b&w. -- 0.5 cm textual records
- History / Biographical
- James Henry (Harry) McKid Bannerman - Born in Calgary on September 7, 1890. He resided in Calgary and trained in heating, plumbing and tinsmithing. He belonged to the United Association of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters. He married Clara Haugan (born in Norway in 1890) in 1918. They had two girls, Ethel in 1919, Marjory 1921 before moving to Banff in 1923. Three more children arrived, Rundle 1924, Daphnie 1930 and Joyce in 1932. He carried on his trade in his shop on Bear Street. He had great machinery for making heating ducts, down spouts, elbows and eaves troughing out of tin. He also worked with copper sheeting for kettles, pots, wash tubs, coal scuttles, bath tubs, and a church spire. He crawled under homes to fix leaks and kept things moving. Harry was a volunteer fireman for twenty odd years. When he retired because of poor health the fire department gave him a beautiful recliner chair. He also served on the town council for many years, the last few as chairman. He retired in 1949. Harry was a member of the Southern Alberta and Oldtimers Associations and the Independent Order of Oddfellows. He was a staunch conservative and his sister Reta Crick was a staunch liberal. His son Rundle predeceased him in 1948 and his wife Clara in 1949. Harry passed away June 15, 1950.
- Joseph McKay Bannerman - Born 1851, came to Calgary in 1883. He served on city council then served four years as representative for Calgary in the Northwest Territories Legislature Assembly. Joseph and his wife Christina (born 1857) have their names moulded on the archway at the Southern Alberta Pioneers Memorial Building. Christina passed away in 1907 and in 1908 Joseph moved to Banff. He found work in town and later remarried. They had two girls, Evelyn and Thelma Mary and lived on the corner of Otter and Buffalo Street across from the cemetary. Joseph died in 1932 and Emma went back to England.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the Bannerman family taken in Banff: family home 220 Bear Street; school classes, Banff 1941-42 Juveniles hockey team; group photograph with Rounds, Hansens, and Bannerman. Textual records include newspaper clippings - Crag & Canyon, 1949: J.H. Bannerman presenting award to Norman K. Luxton for Banff boosterism; obituaries for Rundle Bannerman and Mrs. J.H. (Clara) Bannerman; biographical material on Bannermans provided by Daphnie (nee Bannerman) Davis.
- Name Access
- Bannerman, Clara
- Bannerman, James Henry (Harry)
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Community life
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Bannerman, James Henry (Harry)
- Biographical Source Notes
- Submitted by Daphnie (nee Bannerman) Davis of Calgary, May 2014
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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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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Bill Craig fonds
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- Part Of
- Bill Craig fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of notes on Bankhead, Alberta, Canada made in conversation with Bill Craig; notes transcribed by Bill Craig re Banff High School students and teachers, 1913 to 1944; Anne Craig time sheet, 1945; photographic views of the town of Bankhead taken by John Craig; views of Banff and area; …
- Date Range
- [ca.1920]-1973
- Reference Code
- M284 / V148
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Bill Craig fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 284
- V 148
- Sous-Fonds
- M 284
- V 148
- Accession Number
- 910, 1075, 1786, 1841, 2089, 2475, 2513, 2606, 5487, 7225
- Reference Code
- M284 / V148
- Date Range
- [ca.1920]-1973
- Physical Description
- 3 textual records (8p.). -- 21 photographs : prints, copy negatives
- History / Biographical
- Bill Craig, 1902-2002, lived at Bankhead and Banff, Alberta, Canada
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of notes on Bankhead, Alberta, Canada made in conversation with Bill Craig; notes transcribed by Bill Craig re Banff High School students and teachers, 1913 to 1944; Anne Craig time sheet, 1945; photographic views of the town of Bankhead taken by John Craig; views of Banff and area; one photograph of Craig with Jim Boyce and W. LaCasse, 1940s?
- Name Access
- Craig, Bill
- Subject Access
- Community life
- Natural resources
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Craig, Bill
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and content of material.
- Processing Status
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Bill Gibbons fonds
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographic business records of professional photographer Bill Gibbons in three series: I. Commercial black and white series, ca.1945-ca.1958, ca.5400 photographs; II. Canadian Rockies colour series, ca.1945-ca.1990, predominant ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.8000 photographs; III. Other …
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-ca.1990]
- Reference Code
- M532 / V227
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 532
- V 227
- Sous-Fonds
- M 532
- V 227
- Accession Number
- 194, 275, 1991, 2020, 5753, 5756, 6760, 7936, 7237
- Reference Code
- M532 / V227
- Responsibility
- Fonds consists of the private business records of Bill Gibbons. Some photographs may have been made by employees.
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-ca.1990]
- Physical Description
- ca.13,404 photographs: negatives, prints, transparencies, albums, postcards. -- 2.5 cm textual records
- History / Biographical
- W. J. L. "Bill" Gibbons, 1914-1994 , was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1945 until 1959. Gibbons came to Canada in 1941 and settled in Banff after the war with his wife, Ella Mae (Becker), a Banff native. He established British Photographic Laboratories, with partners Lou Crosby and Jack Anderson, in the basement of the Mount Royal Hotel, moving later to street-level. Bill and Ella Mae Gibbons travelled throughout the mountain parks photographing views for sale in the Banff shop. These were offered as hand-coloured prints, with much of the colouring done or supervised by Ella Mae.
- Later the business expanded to include colour postcards and slide sets. Gibbons employed other photographers, such as Bruno Engler, for specialty work, such as ski photography, and the Banff studio also did portraiture. Gibbons himself did most of the 4 x 5 format landscape work and made extensive use of models, many of who were young women employed by his Banff store. In 1959, Gibbons sold his business to a group of Banff businessmen and moved to Vancouver. In subsequent years, he continued to be active as a photographer and in publishing, working in different areas of the world. He made several photographic trips through the mountain parks, ca.1966-1972.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographic business records of professional photographer Bill Gibbons in three series: I. Commercial black and white series, ca.1945-ca.1958, ca.5400 photographs; II. Canadian Rockies colour series, ca.1945-ca.1990, predominant ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.8000 photographs; III. Other black and white series, ca. 1947, 4 photographs.
- I. Commercial black and white series consists of six sub-series: A. Portraits and documentary views, 1945-1950, 2437 negatives (individual and group portraits, weddings, conferences, events, buildings, facilities and places; Banff and area); B. Banff School of Fine Arts, ca.1949, 277 negatives (privately produced views of classes, group portraits, activities, buildings and facilities); C. "S" sub-series, ca.1950, 1220 negatives (scenic views in the vicinity of Banff, Lake Louise, Banff-Jasper Highway, Jasper National Park, Radium and Columbia Valley, British Columbia and Pacific Coast, First Nations views); D. "T" sub-series, ca.1950, 482 negatives (scenic and commercial views, mainly Jasper, Banff-Jasper Highway and Lake Louise areas); E. Rolliflex and panorama negatives, 1949-1958, 584 negatives (Banff Winter Carnival, Banff School of Fine Arts, and Banff and area); F. Other, ca.1945-1951, 364 items (material similar to that in other series, some unidentified). Accompanied by small number of prints and postcards; also, publication: "Photographing the Canadian Rockies" by Bill J. L. Gibbons, 1948.
- II. Canadian Rockies colour series consists of four sub-series: A. CR1 to CR84, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.260 prints; B. CR1 to CR443, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.5130 photographs; C. CR35-2 to CR35-81, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.2310 photographs; D. Other photographs, ca.1945-ca.1990. Series consists primarily of commercial colour negatives and corresponding proof prints pertaining to Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks, also some transparencies and oversize display prints.
- III. Other black and white series. Series consists of 2 black and white prints of crash landing at Sunshine with Al Gaetz and Dick Pike, 1947 and two copy negatives with prints of Bruno Engler and Ella Mae Gibbons, ca.1947.
- Textual records are record book, 1945-1953, 62 p; and book layout.
- Name Access
- Gibbons, Bill
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and facilities
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Environment
- 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
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- selected modern reference prints
- Creator
- Gibbons, Bill
- Category
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Brian Bindon fonds
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- Part Of
- Brian Bindon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the sound recordings compiled by the host of Heritage Fireside Chats, Brian Bindon. Recordings conducted at Num-Ti-Jah Lodge relate to 3 topics: Mountaineers of the Canadian Rockies and include interviews with Chic Scott, Barry Blanchard, and Kevin Doyle; Art and Spirit of Place …
- Date Range
- 2004-2005
- Reference Code
- M128 / S52
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Recording disc
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Brian Bindon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 128
- S 52
- Sous-Fonds
- M 128
- S52
- Accession Number
- 7848 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M128 / S52
- Date Range
- 2004-2005
- Physical Description
- Sound recordings: 20 optical discs; CD-ROM. -- 0.5 cm textual records
- History / Biographical
- Brian Bindon, host of Heritage Fireside Chats
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of the sound recordings compiled by the host of Heritage Fireside Chats, Brian Bindon. Recordings conducted at Num-Ti-Jah Lodge relate to 3 topics: Mountaineers of the Canadian Rockies and include interviews with Chic Scott, Barry Blanchard, and Kevin Doyle; Art and Spirit of Place includes interviews with Lisa Christensen, Neil Swanson, and Craig Richards; Warden Heritage discusses the horseback patrol system, Ya-Ha-Tinda, backcountry district system, and women wardens and silent partners. Recordings conducted at Hawks Nest Ranch consist of Andy Russell stories. Readings from Close Calls on High Walls continues the Warden Heritage subject at the home of Mike Schintz; the recordings Wolverine at Skoki and other stories are discussed at Ken Jones' home in Nanton, Alberta.
- Also included in the fonds are textual records consisting of Bindon's handwritten notes of open discussions of the chats.
- Name Access
- Bindon, Brian
- Blanchard, Barry
- Christensen, Lisa
- Doyle, Kevin
- Jones, Ken
- Richards, Craig
- Russell, Andy
- Schintz, Mike
- Scott, Chic
- Swanson, Neil
- Subject Access
- Community life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Arts
- Law and justice
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Access and use restricted until processed
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Bindon, Brian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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