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James R. Anderson fonds

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Part Of: James R. Anderson fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of Anderson's reminiscence of life and work at Bankhead, 1905-1928, and photographic views of Bankhead by John Craig and Harry Pollard. Reminiscence describes conditions at the coal mine, town amenities and personalities.

Date Range: 1920, [ca.1940?]

Reference Code: M86 / V19

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: James R. Anderson fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 86; V 19

Sous-Fonds: M 86; V 19

Accession Number: 570

Reference Code: M86 / V19

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1920, [ca.1940?]

Physical Description: 1 textual record (2 p.). -- 10 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: James R. Anderson, 1896-1982, was a civil servant at Banff, Alberta, Canada who formerly lived at Bankhead, Alberta.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of Anderson's reminiscence of life and work at Bankhead, 1905-1928, and photographic views of Bankhead by John Craig and Harry Pollard. Reminiscence describes conditions at the coal mine, town amenities and personalities.

Name Access: Anderson, James R.

Subject Access: Bankhead; Natural resources

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Anderson, James R.

Category: Natural resources

Title Source: Title based on contents of material

Processing Status: Processed

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Parks Canada fonds

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Part Of: Parks Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of material pertaining to the mountain parks of western Canada. I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection, 1903-1965 (predominant 1920s-1950s), ca.1756 prints and negatives. Pertains mainly to Banff townsite and developments and facilities within the park. Included are private …

Date Range: [ca.1887-ca.1995]

Reference Code: M317 / S23 / V488

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Machine-readable data file; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Government record; Map; Plan

Part Of: Parks Canada fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 317; S 23; V 488

Sous-Fonds: M 317; S 23; V 488

Accession Number: 97, 90, 1155, 1270, 1386, 1396, 1487, 1500, 1539, 1552, 1848, 1877, 1911, 1969, 2140, 2147, 2185, 2267, 2342, 2360, 2365, 2382, 2530, 2539, 2683, 2749, 2819, 2938, 2971, 2979, 2990, 2994, 2977, 3026, 3067, 3120, 3238, 3296, 3344, 3368, 3381, 3403, 3458, 3466, 3473, 3624, 3678, 3765, 3783, 3847, 3875, 4008, 5018, 5054, 5085, 5114, 5141, 5222, 5321, 6015, 6372, 6373, 6404, 6410, 6423, 6444, 6699, 6756, 6924, 7057, 7061, 7228, 7351, 8134 (unproc) 7770, 7511, 2015.8407

Reference Code: M317 / S23 / V488

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Machine-readable data file; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Government record; Map; Plan

Other Title Info: Also known as the Canadian Parks Service collection.

Date Range: [ca.1887-ca.1995]

Physical Description: ca.13,557 photographs: prints, negatives, transparencies: col.; 35mm, 1 CD-ROM (556 digital scans). -- ca.55 sound recordings: audio tape cassettes, audio tape reel. -- ca.2.5 m textual records. -- 9 motion pictures: si., b&w; 16mm

History / Biographical: Parks Canada administers national parks in Canada. The agency has been administered by several government departments and undergone numerous name changes over the years. Most recently it was known as the Canadian Parks Service. Parks Canada is responsible for the administration of mountain parks and, in some cases, townsites within these parks. Until 1990, it administered the town of Banff in Banff National Park. Parks Canada provides a variety of services to visitors and residents pertaining to interpretive and visitor information; trail, resource and wildlife management; fire protection, mountaineering search and rescue and avalanche control; facilities and utilities; townsite services etc.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of material pertaining to the mountain parks of western Canada.; I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection, 1903-1965 (predominant 1920s-1950s), ca.1756 prints and negatives. Pertains mainly to Banff townsite and developments and facilities within the park. Included are private and government buildings, dwellings, roads and utilities; resource and wildlife development and management; visitor facilities; lodges, hotels and bungalow camps; warden and fire protection activities; Banff events; Norman Sanson trips and expeditions.; I.B. Banff National Park warden service photographs, motion pictures and documentation pertaining to wardens, warden activities and cabins, wildlife management; ca.11,000 items. Series includes 2 National Parks Service motion pictures "Hunting without a gun",1930 and Stalking big game", 1930.; I.C. Lantern slides, 2 sets (accn.3783); includes CPR lecture set, ca.1915, 145 items, and Canadian Rockies lecture set, ca.1920, 54 items, accompanied by lecture notes (stored with textual material M317).; I.D. Cave and Basin project; copies of mainly snapshot prints acquired by the Cave and Basin restoration and re-development project, 1981-1985, from various individuals, 204 items.; I.E. Yoho National Park collected photographs, ca.90 photographs : prints, pertain to Yoho National Park landscape, scenery, railway, places and facilities, including Field. Accompanied by 3 letters. Collected from numerous donors, including Kevin Hargadon, T. Lees, Ernie Plant, F. W. Yeats and Millie Adamson.; I.F. Other, ca.90 items?; prints, transparencies, copy negatives, video recording. Includes: colour transparencies by Jack Holroyd and Bruce Gordon, 1966-1974, re Banff buildings and Protection Mountain mine; photographs of Bankhead, its people and activities used for project Bankhead: The Twenty Year Town by Ben Gadd, 1989; video recording, "Saskatchewan Glacier Clean-up 1994"; VHS cassette copy of National Parks of Canada films produced in the 1930s, including Winter Wonderland, Skiing at Lake Louise, Skiing in Cloudland, Sunshine and Powder Snow, When Winter Comes and "She Climbs to Conquer" by William J. Oliver featuring Georgia Engelhard and Swiss Guide, Ernest Feuz, 1932. CD-ROM includes scanned images from a photograph album "Public Works Projects 1930s Banff National Park" ; Tom Boon's photographs of Mount Royal Hotel fire, 1967, and photograph of C.A. (Alfred) Boon, Union Oil representative at Field and Banff, 1935.; II. Sound recordings series, 1977-1985, ca.55 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes, audio tape reel. Series consists of: A. Yoho National Park human history study, 1977, 20 cassettes. B. Memoirs of the Warden Service oral history project, 1984, 15 interviews (29 cassettes). Project was conducted by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Accompanied by report. C. Other, 1980-1985, 3 items, includes rededication ceremonies for Kootenay National Park and for the Park Museum, Banff, also recording pertaining to the Castleguard Caves.; III. Textual records series, [ca.1887]-1994, ca.250 cm of textual records. Series consists of unpublished reports and management plans; visitor registers, summit registers, cabin and fire lookout registers (some with photographs); register of pack parties, Banff National Park, 1922-1933; maps and plans, including annotated warden service maps; warden records; surveyor notebooks; and transcripts and ephemera pertaining to ceremonies and events. Reports pertain to archaeological sites and research, national parks history, warden service, coal mining in the Bankhead area, predator studies, Cave and Basin, Radium Hot Springs, Ya Ha Tinda Ranch and other sites.

Notes: Original photograph album of the scanned images on CD-ROM is located in the Warden's office, Banff National Park Archival Room, cabinet 4, entitled "Public Works Projects 1930s Banff National Park"

Name Access: Parks Canada

Subject Access: Banff National Park - Wardens; Bankhead; Buildings and facilities; Commerce and industry; Environment; Government; Natural resources; Science and technology; Surveying

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Separate finding aid database Parks Canada M317 S23 V488: file level description, includes processed and unprocessed; Finding aids and reference tools: electronic series description; basic description for processed material; basic description for Series I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection (accn.3783); accession record copies for unprocessed material; sound recording summaries and reference copy recordings; modern reference prints for Cave and Basin photographs

Related Material: Related records can be found in Rocky Mountains Park fonds (M410); Alpine hut registers for ACC huts managed for a time by Parks Canada are in M200 / I.C.1. Alpine Club of Canada, Hut and clubhouse registers

Creator: Parks Canada

Category: Commerce and industry; Environment; Government; Natural resources; Science and technology

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Smaniotto family fonds

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Part Of: Smaniotto family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds includes personal and family papers, 1915-1989; advertisements, ca.1907, for the Western Canada Cement and Coal Co. Ltd. at Exshaw; and financial papers, 1911-1920, from Bankhead, Alberta. Photographs pertain to Smaniotto family and mining operations at Seebe, ca.1916-ca.1940.

Date Range: [ca.1907]-1989

Reference Code: M210 / V584

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Smaniotto family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 210; V 584

Sous-Fonds: M 210; V 584

Accession Number: 1275, 5005, 7243, 7755

Reference Code: M210 / V584

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1907]-1989

Physical Description: 21 textual records. -- 6 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Louis Smaniotto, d.1926, and Rosa Smaniotto, 1889-1983, came to Bankhead, Alberta, Canada in 1909 and shortly after moved to Seebe and Exshaw, Alberta. The couple had eight children, five of whom survived infancy. Sons were Aristide (1921-1950), Americo (Jerry) (1913-1986) and Oreste (Rusty) (1914-1989); daughters were Alice and Verona (1921-2001).

Scope & Content: Fonds includes personal and family papers, 1915-1989; advertisements, ca.1907, for the Western Canada Cement and Coal Co. Ltd. at Exshaw; and financial papers, 1911-1920, from Bankhead, Alberta. Photographs pertain to Smaniotto family and mining operations at Seebe, ca.1916-ca.1940.

Name Access: Smaniotto, Louis

Subject Access: Bankhead; Exshaw; Family and personal life; Mines and mineral resources

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Smaniotto, Louis

Category: Family and personal life

Biographical Source Notes: M210 doc

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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Membership Medal

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Date: 1898 – 1922

Material: metal; fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1012

Description: United Mine Workers of American, Bankhead Union #29. Pin has a 0.9x4.8 cm enamelled plate with 2 hands in a handshake. Chain hangs from both sides and across centre is an enamelled plate with "Member" attached to a circular medal, gold inside with another handskae and silver scroll around edge. …

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Title: Membership Medal

Date: 1898 – 1922

Material: metal; fibre

Dimensions: 5.9 x 21.0 cm

Description: United Mine Workers of American, Bankhead Union #29. Pin has a 0.9x4.8 cm enamelled plate with 2 hands in a handshake. Chain hangs from both sides and across centre is an enamelled plate with "Member" attached to a circular medal, gold inside with another handskae and silver scroll around edge. On this is "U.M.W. of A. April 1st 1898 eight hours". Red, white and blue ribbon with gold edges and fringes on which is written in gold letters "Local Union No. 29 United Mine Workers pf American Bankhead, Alberta, Canada". Obverse is black.

Subject: organizations; United Mine Workers of America; Bankhead Union No. 29; Bankhead; mining

Credit: Gift of Rosa Smaniotto, Exshaw, 1970

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1012

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Alberta's coal industry, 1919

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1978

Publisher: Calgary : Alberta Records Publication Board, Historical Society of Alberta

Call Number: 03.6 B45

Responsibility: edited and with introduction by David Jay Bercuson

Publisher: Calgary : Alberta Records Publication Board, Historical Society of Alberta

Published Date: 1978

Physical Description: xx, 264p

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Bankhead; Canmore Mine; Crowsnest Pass; Jasper Park Colleries; Nordegg

Notes: Index

Accession Number: 11000

Call Number: 03.6 B45

Collection: Archives Library

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Athletic Medal

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Date: 1921 – 1926

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1011 a,b

Description: Two small metal athletic medals. (a) 1926 girls' race, round, silver coloured, round gold coloured crest in centre "Banff 1926", snowshoer in forest. On back "100 yds Girls under 14 2nd. (b) 1921 Bankhead Park League. Octanonal shaped gold coloured, crest in centre has a soccer player, wreath b…

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Title: Athletic Medal

Date: 1921 – 1926

Material: metal

Description: Two small metal athletic medals. (a) 1926 girls' race, round, silver coloured, round gold coloured crest in centre "Banff 1926", snowshoer in forest. On back "100 yds Girls under 14 2nd. (b) 1921 Bankhead Park League. Octanonal shaped gold coloured, crest in centre has a soccer player, wreath below. On back "Bankhead F.C. Natl Park League Winners 1921 A. Wright".

Subject: sports; winter; summer; Bankhead

Credit: Gift of W. J. Wright, Kamloops, 1969

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1011 a,b

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Banff building inventory master index : phase one September 1999, phase two September 2000

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: September 2000

Author: Angell, Shannon

Call Number: 13.112 B22an Index

Author: Angell, Shannon

Responsibility: by Shannon Angell, Research Consultant

Published Date: September 2000

Physical Description: 11 p

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Bankhead; Businesses; Cabins and shelters; Housing; Leases

Notes: Index listed alphabetically by civic address with accompanying legal description and building name

Accession Number: 7279

Call Number: 13.112 B22an Index

Collection: Archives Library

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Banff building inventory phase one project : final report : for Banff Heritage Corporation Town of Banff

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: September 1999

Author: Angell, Shannon

Call Number: 13.112 B22an 1999

Author: Angell, Shannon

Responsibility: by Shannon Angell, Research Consultant

Published Date: September 1999

Physical Description: [350 p.] : ill.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Bankhead; Businesses; Cabins and shelters; Housing; Leases

Notes: Phase one = existing buildings built before 1930. Partial contents: Living Legacy project (Banff Seniors oral history) documentation, listing of extant Bankhead houses; Master Index for phase one and phase two is organized by address, and is filed separately

Accession Number: 7279

Call Number: 13.112 B22an 1999

Collection: Archives Library

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Bankhead Mine Site and Operations

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to the mine at Bankhead, its buildings and operations.

Date Range: [ca. 1906]

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 220 to 234, 490, 491

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V48

Series: I.A. Negatives : Film

Sous-Fonds: V48

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 220 to 234, 490, 491

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1906]

Physical Description: 17 photographs : negatives, film

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to the mine at Bankhead, its buildings and operations.

Notes: Identifications provided by Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :; 220 Mine office at Bankhead; 221 View of Bankhead town site; 222 Construction of mine building; 223 Carpenters at Bankhead eating lunch; 224 to 226 Breaker at Bankhead Mines; 227 Breaker, mine buildings and spurline; 228 Men on steam motors at Bankhead Mines; 229, 230 Turbines in power plant; 231 Interior of power plant; 232, 233 Interior of miners' washhouse; 234 Mess hall; 490 Interior of miners' washroom at Bankhead mines; 491 [Blacksmith at work with child looking on, Bankhead?]