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Bob Smith fonds
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- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal photographs, biographical notes, memoir drafts and other collected materials pertaining to Robert Neville (Bob) Smith. Fonds also includes plans and maps pertaining to the development of land near Lake Minnewanka and the Cascade Power Plant project (1943).
- Date Range
- 1925-1995
- Reference Code
- M589 / V809
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Map
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Plan
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M589
- V809
- Sous-Fonds
- M589
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- M589 / V809
- Date Range
- 1925-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.300 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 12 x 18 cm or smaller -- 7 cm of textual records -- 7 topographical maps/plans -- 8 postcards
- History / Biographical
- Robert Neville (Bob) Smith (1926-2021) was born in Banff. He was the only child of parents Enoch Smith and Laurene Smith (nee Munson). Bob grew up near Lake Minnewanka until 1941, when a hydro dam was installed resulting in the intentional flooding of the area. The family moved to Banff, where Bob met his future wife, Mary Parkinson. The couple were married in 1953 and moved to Seebe, where they raised two daughters, Marjory and Shirley. Bob worked for Calgary Power Co. (later renamed TransAlta Utilities) from 1953 until his retirement in 1986. In his spare time, Bob founded the Bow Valley Camera Club and the Bow Valley Naturalists organization. In 1999, Bob was part of a successful project with the Bow Valley Naturalists to designate the Mount Yamnuska area as a Bow Valley Protected Area, following 25 years of lobbying with the Government of Alberta. Bob also formed the Meanderthals seniors hiking club in 1993 and led various local hiking trips in his later years.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal photographs, biographical notes, memoir drafts and other collected materials pertaining to Robert Neville (Bob) Smith. Fonds also includes plans and maps pertaining to the development of land near Lake Minnewanka and the Cascade Power Plant project (1943).
- Name Access
- Smith, Enoch
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Labour
- Environment
- Natural resources
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Seebe
- Lake Minnewanka
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.albertaprimetimes.com/obituaries/robert-neville-bob-smith-3238925
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Post Card Album
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- Part Of
- Morris Flewwelling fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item pertains to a post card photo album containing photographic portraits of various unidentified people [possibly members of the Flewwelling family] - most are posed in studio settings - as well as scenic photographs from around Banff National Park, post cards [some in English, some in Swedish], …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1905-1914]
- Reference Code
- V773 / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Morris Flewwelling fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M464 / V773
- Sous-Fonds
- V773
- Accession Number
- 2021.27
- Reference Code
- V773 / PD - 1
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca. 1905-1914]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (194 photographs : b&w and col. ; 22.5 x 28.6 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- Item pertains to a post card photo album containing photographic portraits of various unidentified people [possibly members of the Flewwelling family] - most are posed in studio settings - as well as scenic photographs from around Banff National Park, post cards [some in English, some in Swedish], and a CPR and Department of Natural Resources map of Alberta and Saskatchewan tucked into the back cover. The album has a soft black leather cover with "Post Card Album" embossed in gold in the bottom right corner on the front and green pages with slots cut out to slip items in - each page can hold three items.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Architecture
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff Upper Hot Springs
- Buildings
- Camps
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Family and personal life
- Hiking
- Hotels
- Lake Agnes Teahouse
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Photography
- Postcards
- Scenery
- Tourism
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Sweden
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Swedish
- Conservation
- Scuffing throughout cover, damage to the spine focussed around the base, some paper tabs throughout album torn
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ben Gadd fonds
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- V810
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- 2024.01
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Physical Description
- ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
- History / Biographical
- Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
- Notes
- Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- Publication
- Environment
- Geology
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Academics
- Guiding
- Guides
- Businesses
- Finances
- Conservation
- Wildlife
- Natural history
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Lethbridge
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Dutch
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Banff Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies papers
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- Part Of
- John Monod fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists correspondence to and from the President of the Banff Ski Runners, bills, cheque stubs, and annual reports pertain to the club and club activities. Also includes one insert: the original folder the papers were kept in.
- Date Range
- 1952-1954
- Reference Code
- M48 / I / 01 - 61
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- John Monod fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M48
- Sous-Fonds
- M48
- Accession Number
- 8126
- Reference Code
- M48 / I / 01 - 61
- Date Range
- 1952-1954
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm textual records
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File consists correspondence to and from the President of the Banff Ski Runners, bills, cheque stubs, and annual reports pertain to the club and club activities. Also includes one insert: the original folder the papers were kept in.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Administration
- Banff Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies
- Club
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Skiing
- Sunshine Ski Resort
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Conservation
- Metal brace on original folder removed; staples removed
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Photographs
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- Part Of
- O. Kathleen Wilson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 116 b&w photographs of O. Kathleen Wilson, her friends and coworkers at the Chateau Lake Louise, celebrities and royalty, hiking, climbing, prisoners of war, and scenery around the Lake Louise and Glacier B.C. areas, including tea houses, hotels, trains, and alpine huts.
- Date Range
- [ca.1916-1935]
- Reference Code
- V699 / PA - 01 to PA - 116
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
221 images
- Part Of
- O. Kathleen Wilson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V699
- Sous-Fonds
- V699
- Accession Number
- 3012, 3255, 3815, 3856, 3938, 3976, 4040, 5178
- Reference Code
- V699 / PA - 01 to PA - 116
- Date Range
- [ca.1916-1935]
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- O. Kathleen Wilson was employed at the Chateau Lake Louise at Lake Louise, Alberta in the 1920s.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 116 b&w photographs of O. Kathleen Wilson, her friends and coworkers at the Chateau Lake Louise, celebrities and royalty, hiking, climbing, prisoners of war, and scenery around the Lake Louise and Glacier B.C. areas, including tea houses, hotels, trains, and alpine huts.
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Architecture
- Automobiles
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff townsite
- Biographical
- Buffalo
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Cave and Basin
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Employees
- Entertainment
- First Nations
- Glacier House
- Glacier House Hotel
- Guides
- Horses
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Agnes Teahouse
- Landscapes
- Landslides
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Movie Stars
- Musicians
- Portrait
- Plain of Six Glacier Teahouse
- Prisoners of War
- Railways
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Scenery
- Swimming
- Swiss Guides
- Teahouses
- Trains
- War
- Waterfalls
- Women
- Work
- World War I
- Tally-hos
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Glacier
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Wilson, O. Kathleen
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Work documents
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Douglas Leighton's career, includes: resume, job applications and acceptance letters, letters from publishers,correspondence, newspaper clippings and photography contracts and award.
- Date Range
- 1950
- 1953
- 1980
- 1982
- 1983
- 1989
- 2002
- 2003
- Reference Code
- M133 / 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133 / V222
- Sous-Fonds
- M133
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- M133 / 7
- Date Range
- 1950
- 1953
- 1980
- 1982
- 1983
- 1989
- 2002
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 2 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to Douglas Leighton's career, includes: resume, job applications and acceptance letters, letters from publishers,correspondence, newspaper clippings and photography contracts and award.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Valhalla Wilderness Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Annie Wiseman postcard collection
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 31 postcards collected by Annie (Creagh) Wiseman between ca.1920-1940. Postcards pertain to natural views and tourist attractions in Banff, Lake Louise, the Great Divide, Kicking Horse Canyon and other nearby areas. Some postcards are annotated with correspondence sent between Anni…
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2022.10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2022.10
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2022.10
- GMD
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- 31 commercial postcards
- History / Biographical
- Annie (Creagh) Wiseman (1891-1972) was born in Deptford, England, where she married Stanley Wilfred Ernest Wiseman. The couple had one daughter, Ethel, before moving to Winnipeg. The family returned to England following the outbreak of World War I, in which Stanley served as a Private in the 61st Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Annie and Ethel later returned to Winnipeg, where Stanley joined them following a serious injury which he sustained in active duty. In Winnipeg, Annie and Stanley had two more children: a daughter (Hilda) and a son (Stanley). Stanley Sr. worked as a foreman for Canadian Pacific Railway, which enabled Annie to travel throughout the Canadian Rockies and other regions by train for free or a reduced price. Annie collected postcards from her travels, which included numerous visits to Banff National Park. Annie, Stanley Sr. and their two youngest children permanently settled in Victoria, B.C. in 1935.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 31 postcards collected by Annie (Creagh) Wiseman between ca.1920-1940. Postcards pertain to natural views and tourist attractions in Banff, Lake Louise, the Great Divide, Kicking Horse Canyon and other nearby areas. Some postcards are annotated with correspondence sent between Annie, her children (including Hilda and Ethel), and friends of the Wiseman family.
- Name Access
- Wiseman, Annie
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Bow Lake
- Castle Mountain
- Sulphur Mountain
- Canmore
- Lake Louise
- Field
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Exploration and travel
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://cgwp.uvic.ca/person.php?pid=181701
- Most information in bio collected from donor, Annie Wiseman's granddaughter, Patty Pitts (daughter of Hilda [Wiseman] Pitts)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
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- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…
- Date Range
- [ca.1844 - 1909]
- [ca.1939 - 1944]
- 1980 - 1981
- 2014
- Reference Code
- M555 / V777
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Drawing
- Postcard
- Private record
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M555
- V777
- Sous-Fonds
- M555
- V777
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- M555 / V777
- Responsibility
- Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin
- Date Range
- [ca.1844 - 1909]
- [ca.1939 - 1944]
- 1980 - 1981
- 2014
- Physical Description
- 21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs
- History / Biographical
- Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].
- Notes
- Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records
- Name Access
- Adams, Molly
- Schaffer, Mary
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Correspondence
- Travel
- Exploration
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Connecticut
- New York
- Europe
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Biographical Source Notes
- Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Cornelia Cook Adams and Catharine Cook transcribed letters
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- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining …
- Date Range
- 1844-1850
- 1860-1866
- 1944
- Reference Code
- M555 / I / B / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M555
- V777
- Series
- M555 / I : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- M555
- Sub-Series
- M555 / I / B : Extended family correspondence
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- M555 / I / B / 1
- Date Range
- 1844-1850
- 1860-1866
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining to the transcribed letters [ca.1944].
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Correspondence
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- New York
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Transcribed letters
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- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of transcribed copies of letters originally written by Molly Wright Adams between 1891 and 1909. Some letters were sent to Roger Cook Adams by Catharine (Adams) Elkin in 1941. File includes genealogical notes pertaining to the Adams/Cook family addressed to Colleen [Skidmore] [possib…
- Date Range
- 1891
- 1893 - 1906
- 1908 - 1909
- 1941
- Reference Code
- M555 / I / A / 6 to 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M555
- V777
- Series
- M555 / I : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- M555
- Sub-Series
- M555 / I / A : Molly Wright Adams correspondence
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- M555 / I / A / 6 to 8
- Date Range
- 1891
- 1893 - 1906
- 1908 - 1909
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of transcribed copies of letters originally written by Molly Wright Adams between 1891 and 1909. Some letters were sent to Roger Cook Adams by Catharine (Adams) Elkin in 1941. File includes genealogical notes pertaining to the Adams/Cook family addressed to Colleen [Skidmore] [possibly sent by Marjorie Adams ca. 2010-2015]
- Notes
- Materials in file re arranged based on original order: M555 / I / A / 6 : Letters 1891, 1908-1909 [includes envelope mailed to Roger Cook Adams, 1941, and genealogical notes] M555 / I / A / 7 : "Letters from Mary W. Adams, 1893 to 1906" M555 / I / A / 8 : Journal entries and letters from Molly Adams, 1904
- Name Access
- Adams, Molly
- Elkin, Catharine (Adams)
- Adams, Roger Cook
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Research
- Genealogy
- Correspondence
- Travel
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Margaret Sorensen papers
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Miscellaneous receipts, statements, mirror and identification card, newsclipping, diary and autograph book of Margaret Sorensen.
- Date Range
- 1941 - 1950
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2014.8271 / 1 - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- 2014.8271
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8271
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2014.8271 / 1 - 2
- Date Range
- 1941 - 1950
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Miscellaneous receipts, statements, mirror and identification card, newsclipping, diary and autograph book of Margaret Sorensen.
- Name Access
- Sorensen, Margaret
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- Born in Denmark (approx. 1888), came to Banff in 1933, operated Pearl Dry Cleaners, involved with curling, bowling, golfing. More info found in newspaper clipping from Crag and Canyon 1973/3/28/1/3 “Mrs. Sorensen Passes, 85”
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Inventory follows: Title: Mirror and Identification Card Cont. Description: Mirror and Identification Card. Card information: Name M. Sorensen Address Pearl Laundry City Banff Province Alberta Tel. No. 183 R. 3 Made in Canada. Back of card is blank Shopping Memo list. Phys. Description: 1 small paper folder, yellowed, with minimal creasing, MC. Mirror exhibits cracklature, appears scratched below the surface, stained spots, PC. Title: Newspaper article: “MORTAR BOMB KILLS BOY: Nanaimo Home Wrecked with Missile Explodes.” May 9, 14 year old Norman Madsen was “blown to pieces and the interior of his home shattered” trying to open a mortar bomb while his parents were not home. Article is marked in pencil with “May 1945.” Nothing of significance on back of newspaper clipping. Phys. Description: 1 newspaper clipping, yellowing, roughly clipped, MC. Title: Five Year Diary (Purple) Cont. Description: First page: “Marg Sorensen” handwritten at top, “Diary” crossed out and “Date Book” written underneath. January 1st “Budget Monday Nov. 22 Playus (?) 33 Magazine 20 Paper 10.” 12 addresses listed with names. Including Saskatchewan, Calgary, Vancouver, Nanaimo, Canadian Army Reserves. Note of interest: address of Kay Madsen in Nanaimo is listed. Calendars on front and back interior covers from 1941-1946. Phys. Description: 1 purple diary with textured cover embossed in yellow with text “Five Year Diary,” “Date Book” is written in pencil above the formal title, top and bottom end of spine scuffed, two small stains at bottom of cover, MC. Pages are edged in gold, EC. Mark of pink, possibly lipstick, on January 9 page, MC. Title: Autographs book (Green) Cont. Description: Front cover “Margaret Sorensen Banff, Alberta Jimmy.” First page from April 22, 1938. Last page from January 5, 1939. 21 signatures, including rhyming text and proclamations of friendship. 1 colourful drawing of a girl’s head, 1 drawing out of a car window, 1 drawing of a whiskey bottle. “Take care of ‘Banff.’ Go East and get educated.” Small newspaper clipping: “Back home here there are a group of grand girls that it may interest readers to know are still in Banff and still getting out and really cheering for present Banff teams as they did for you not too long ago…” List of names in clipping includes Margaret Sorenson. Note of interest: Kay Madsen signed. ( Infer that others left for school, and Margaret stayed in Banff.) Phys. Description: 1 green book with “Autographs” embossed on cover in gold, rip along top spine, first pages of book torn out, MC. 1 newspaper clipping, MC. Title: Selection of cheques secured together with four paperclips Cont. Description: “Dine in the Sky” cheque dated Oct. 15, 1943, Received from Miss. L. Bannerman (?) the sum of $14.70. Payment Suite No. 507, folded rectangular sheet in shape of cheque with itemized list of expenses on left side. 1 very small cheque, Received from Margaret Sorensen Feb 25, 1946, Paid in full $6. 1 blue statement from Renfrew Furs LTD Calgary, July 14, 1943, Miss M. Sorenson, Banff Alta $10 “Promptness in meeting Accounts keeps one’s Credit good.” 1 Crag and Canyon Printers and Publishers cheque, dated Feb (?), Received from __illegible___ the Sum of $2 for renewal fee of _illegible_. 1 Green cheque #91 received from Margaret Sorenson Five dollars, July 12, 1943, J. D. Anderson. 1 Green cheque #29 received from Margaret Sorenson Five dollars, June 25, 1934 J. D. Anderson. 1 Green cheque #68 received from Margaret Sorenson Five dollars July 3, 1943 J. D. Anderson. Phys. Description: “Dine in the Sky” cheque, folded into three, MC. 1 very small cheque, Received from Margaret Sorensen Feb 25, 1946, Small rectangular cheque approx. 4”, yellowing, MC. 1 blue statement from Renfrew Furs LTD Calgary, ripped along side, EC. 1 Crag and Canyon Printers and Publishers cheque, small rip at bottom right, MC. 1 Green cheque #91, central fold, MC. 1 Green cheque #29, central fold, MC. 1 Green cheque #68, central fold, MC. Title: Envelope and statement from The Parisian stamped Calgary Jun 15 6 PM 1944 ALTA. Cont. Description: Envelope addressed to Miss Margaret Sorenson, Banff, Alta. Statement from The Parisian: Where smart style meets moderate price, Calgary, June 15, 1944, Received from Margaret Sorenson $15, Balance $43.13. Phys. Description: 1 envelope from The Parisian stamped Calgary Jun 15 6 PM 1944 ALTA., Calgary Exhibition and Stampede stamp, red 4 cents Canada stamp, yellowing, envelope ripped open, MC. Statement folded in half, and upper left corner partially folded, serrated edge, MC. Title: Paperclipped receipts, beginning with J. D. Anderson “The Sweater King,” from August 9, 1941. Cont. Description: 20 receipts date from August 9, 1941- June 29, 1946. Receipts for J. D. Anderson, Salter’s Specialty Shoppe, skirt, 3 pliece play suit, black suit, pink dress, acct. cash Phys. Description: 20 receipts, yellowed, top and bottom receipts dirty, generally, MC. Title: Paperclipped receipts, beginning with J. D. Anderson “The Sweater King,” from June 29, 1946. Cont. Description: Three receipts from J.D. Anderson for play suit, illegible, and coat. 1 receipt for Salter’s Specialty Shoppe, cash on account. 1 receipt for The British Woolen Shop for blazer. 1 receipt for Unwin’s Limited for glass. Phys. Description: 6 receipts, yellowed, top receipt creased with small rips, bottom receipt small rip, MC. Title: Envelope and statement from The Parisian stamped Calgary Aug 15 6 PM 1944 ALTA. Cont. Description: Envelope addressed to Miss Margaret Sorenson, Banff, Alta., hand written checklist on back. Statement from The Parisian: Where smart style meets moderate price, Calgary, August 15, 1944, Received from Margaret Sorenson $15, Balance $13.13. Phys. Description: 1 envelope from The Parisian stamped Calgary Aug 15 6 PM 1944 ALTA., “Airmail Speeds Business” stamp, red 4 cents Canada stamp, yellowing, small stains on front of envelope, envelope ripped open, MC. Statement folded in half, serrated edge, EC. Title: Envelope and statement from Renfrew Furs Ltd. stamped Calgary Nov 27 8 PM 1942 ALTA. Cont. Description: Envelope addressed to Miss Margaret Sorenson, Banff, Alta. Letter from Renfrew Furs Limited dated November 27, 1942, apologizing for a contract error in which they claimed she owed $80 instead of $70. A contract from the Cinderella Style Shoppe was folded with the letter, which the letter states she should have signed, her parents signed, and returned to the Shoppe. Phys. Description: 1 envelope, yellowing, ripped open, rip down centre, MC. 1 yellow contract, EC. 1 letter dated November 27, 1942, letter typewritten and signed in ink, EC. Title: Envelope and statement from Renfrew Furs Ltd. stamped Calgary Feb 2 6 PM 1943 ALTA. Cont. Description: Envelope addressed to Miss M. Sorenson, Banff, Alta. Statement from Renfrew Furs Ltd., dated Feb 2, 1943. Received from Margaret Sorenson $10, Balance left blank. Phys. Description: 1 envelope from Renfrew Furs Ltd. stamped Calgary Feb 2 6 PM 1943 ALTA., red 4 cents Canada stamp, yellowing, envelope ripped open, MC. 1 blue statement folded in half, written in pencil, serrated edge, EC. Title: Envelope and statement from Renfrew Furs Ltd. stamped Calgary June 12 8 PM 1943 ALTA. Cont. Description: Envelope addressed to Miss M. Sorenson, Banff, Alta. Letter from Renfrew Furs Ltd. Dated June 12, 1943, “in receipt of your remittance of $10.” Statement from Renfrew Furs Ltd., dated June 12, 1943. Received from Margaret Sorenson $10, Balance left blank. Phys. Description: 1 envelope from Renfrew Furs Ltd. stamped Calgary June 12 8 PM 1943 ALTA., “B. General Delivery Jun 13 Jun 23 BANFF Alberta” stamp, Calgary Exhibition and Stampede stamp, 2 brown 2 cents Canada stamps, yellowing, envelope ripped open, MC. 1 blue statement folded three times, written in pencil, serrated edge, MC.1 letter, typewritten and signed in ink, EC. Title: Envelope and statement from Renfrew Furs Ltd. stamped Calgary April 10 5 PM 1943 ALTA. Cont. Description: Envelope addressed to Miss M. Sorenson, Banff, Alta. Letter from Renfrew Furs Ltd. Dated April 10, 1943, “in receipt of your remittance of $10,” and discussing a rip in Miss Bannermans coat. Statement from Renfrew Furs Ltd., dated April 10, 1943. Received from Miss M. Sorenson $10, Balance left blank. Phys. Description: 1 envelope from Renfrew Furs Ltd. stamped Calgary April 10 5 PM 1943 ALTA., “B. General Delivery April BANFF Alberta” stamp, 1 red 3 cents Canada stamp, 1 green 1 cent Canada stamp, yellowing, envelope ripped open, MC. 1 blue statement folded three times, written in pencil, serrated edge, MC. 1 letter, typewritten and signed in ink, EC. Title: Envelope and statement from Renfrew Furs Ltd. stamped Calgary March 9 8 PM 1943 ALTA. Cont. Description: Envelope addressed to Miss M. Sorenson, Banff, Alta. Statement from Renfrew Furs Ltd., dated March 9, 1943. Received from Miss M. Sorenson $10, Balance $44.20. Phys. Description: 1 envelope from Renfrew Furs Ltd. stamped Calgary April 10 5 PM 1943 ALTA., “B. General Delivery Mar 10 Mar 20 BANFF Alberta” stamp, “Help the Red Cross” stamp, 1 red 3 cents Canada stamp, yellowing, envelope ripped open, MC. 1 blue statement folded in half, written in pencil, serrated edge, EC. Title: Envelope with handwritten address for Madame Ellen Cont. Description: On front of envelope handwritten in pen: “Madame Ellen, Health Clinic, 15-709 Dunamuir St. Tunstall Bldg. Telephone- Ma. 7713.” Envelope empty. Back of envelope lightly in pencil: “1190 W.” Phys. Description: 1 creased and dirty envelope, fragile, blue interior, PC. Title: Envelope and statement from The Robert Simpson Western Limited Cont. Description: Letter from The Robert Simpson Western Limited thanking Miss Margaret Sorensen for paying her account promptly in full. Phys. Description: 1 envelope from the Robert Simpson Western Limited with plastic window, stamped “Regina May 12 ’43 Saskatchewan,” “B. General Delivery May 14 May 24 BANFF Alberta” stamp, envelope ripped open, MC. 1 letter, typed with signature in pencil, EC. Title: Envelope and letter from Cinderella Style Shoppe. stamped Calgary Nov 24 9 PM 1942 ALTA. Cont. Description: Envelope addressed to Miss M. Sorenson, c/o Pearl Laundry, Banff, Alta. Letter from Cinderella Style Shoppe in receipt of cheque for $29 in payment for a coat, with $80 remaining on account, and writing they enclose a contract (not enclosed) to be signed by her and her parents and sent back. Phys. Description: 1 envelope from Cinderella Style Shoppe. stamped Calgary Nov 24 9 PM 1942 ALTA., 1 red 3 cents Canada stamp, bottom of envelope front “Buy ‘War Savings Stamps’ Regularly,” yellowing, envelope ripped open, MC. 1 letter, typewritten and signed in pen, EC. Title: Envelope from The Robert Simpson Western Limited Regina Canada dated May 26 ‘44 Cont. Description: Empty envelope addressed to Mrs. Margaret Sorensen, 225 Bear St; Banff Alberta. Two red stamps, one for Simpsons one for the mailing date in Regina. Phys. Description: 1 envelope, back with “Open Here for Postal Inspection” flap, ripped open, yellowing, MC. Title: Envelope and statement from The Parisian stamped Calgary Jul 11 6 PM 1944 ALTA. Cont. Description: Envelope addressed to Miss Margaret Sorenson, Banff, Alta. Statement from The Parisian: Where smart style meets moderate price, Calgary, July 11, 1944, Received from Miss Margaret Sorenson $15, Balance $28.13. Phys. Description: 1 envelope from The Parisian stamped Calgary Jul 11 6 PM 1944 ALTA., Calgary Exhibition and Stampede stamp, red 4 cents Canada stamp, yellowing, envelope ripped open, MC. Statement folded, written in pencil, two serrated edges, EC. Title: Envelope and statement from The Parisian stamped Calgary Sep 18 6 PM 1944 ALTA. Cont. Description: Envelope addressed to Miss M. Sorenson, Banff, Alta. Statement from The Parisian: Where smart style meets moderate price, Calgary, Sept 18, 1944, Received from Miss M. Sorenson $13.13, Balance “In Full.” Phys. Description: 1 envelope from The Parisian stamped Calgary Sep 18 6 PM 1944 ALTA., red 4 cents Canada stamp, yellowing, envelope ripped open, MC. Statement folded, written in pencil, two serrated edges, EC. Title: Envelope from The Robert Simpson Western Limited Regina Canada dated Mar 28 ‘44 Cont. Description: Envelope addressed to Mrs. Margaret Sorensen, Banff Alberta. Two red stamps, one for Simpsons one for the mailing date in Regina. Blue sheet dated 28/3/44 for “return of merchandise.” Yellow book for “Mail Order Budget Club Mar 13 Date 1944.” Months of April, May and June filled out on front and last page of book. Phys. Description: 1 envelope, ripped open, yellowing, MC. 1 blue sheet single sided, cardstock, EC. 1 yellow book, covers cardstock and receipts paper, two staples, EC. Title: Envelope, letter, and statement from Renfrew Furs Ltd. stamped Calgary Jan 7 8 PM 1943 ALTA. Cont. Description: Envelope addressed to Miss M. Sorenson, Banff, Alta. Letter from Renfrew Furs Ltd. in receipt of a money order, and addressing complaints regarding a fur coat. Statement from Renfrew Furs Ltd., dated Jan 7, 1943. Received from Miss M. Sorenson $10, Balance left blank. Phys. Description: 1 envelope from Renfrew Furs Ltd. stamped Calgary Jan 7 8 PM 1943 ALTA., “B. General Delivery Jan 8 Jan 18 BANFF Alberta” stamp, 1 red 3 cents Canada stamp, yellowing, envelope ripped open, MC. 1 letter typewritten, signed in ink, EC. 1 blue statement folded, written in pencil, serrated edge, MC. Title: Envelope and letter from The Robert Simpson Western Limited Regina Canada dated Mar 23 ‘44 Cont. Description: Envelope with two red stamps, one for Simpsons one for the mailing date in Regina. Letter discussing return of shoes, mailing of other items, and a sold out item. Phys. Description: 1 envelope with plastic window, ripped open, yellowing, MC. 1 letter on watermarked paper, typewritten, signed in pen, EC. Title: Envelope, statement and letter from Renfrew Furs Ltd. stamped Calgary Aug 9 7 PM 1943 ALTA. Cont. Description: Envelope addressed to Miss M. Sorenson, Banff, Alta. Statement from Renfrew Furs Ltd., dated Aug 9, 1943. Received from Miss M. Sorenson $4.20, Balance “in Full.” Letter “thanking you for the splendid way y ou have looked after your account.” Phys. Description: 1 envelope from Renfrew Furs Ltd. stamped Calgary Aug 9 7 PM 1943 ALTA., “B. General Delivery Aug 10 Aug 20 BANFF Alberta” stamp, “Save Time Use Air Mail” stamp, 1 red 3 cents Canada stamp, yellowing, envelope ripped open, MC. 1 blue statement folded in thirds, written in pencil, serrated edge, MC. 1 letter, typewritten, signed in pen, EC. Title: Folded envelope “The Inspector of Income Tax” dated Nov 24 ’44. Cont. Description: Folded envelope “The Inspector of Income Tax, 18 Customs BLDG. Calgary Alberta” dated Nov 24 ’44. Income tax Notice of Assessment form for 1943 addressed to Miss Margaret Sorensen, 225 Bear Street Banff, Alta. Mailed Nov. 24, 1944. Bottom refundable portion $18.Instructions written on back. Phys. Description: 1 standard size folded envelope with plastic window, ripped open, MC. 1 Notice of Assessment form, folded, MC. Title: Envelope with measurements and Salter’s Specialty Shoppe Receipt Cont. Description: Envelope with waist and “sk.” measurements. Receipt for three piece Suit. Phys. Description: 1 small envelope, pencil handwritten, yellowing, MC. 1 receipt, folded, MC. Title: Envelope from The Parisian dated Jan 2 6 PM 1945 Calgary Alta. Cont. Description: Empty envelope addressed to Miss M. Sorenson, Banff, Alta. 1 red four cent stamp. Phys. Description: 1 envelope, yellowing, MC. Title: Folded envelope “The Inspector of Income Tax” dated Jan 12 ‘45. Cont. Description: Folded envelope “The Inspector of Income Tax, 18 Customs BLDG. Calgary Alberta” dated Nov 24 ’44. Income tax receipt dated Jan 6 1945 addressed to Miss Margaret Sorensen, 225 Bear Street Banff, Alta. Amount payable for 1943, $1.48. Phys. Description: 1 standard size folded envelope with plastic window, ripped open, MC. 1 pink receipt, folded, EC. Title: Envelope and statement from Renfrew Furs Ltd. stamped Calgary May 14 7 PM 1943 ALTA. Cont. Description: Envelope addressed to Miss M. Sorenson, Banff, Alta. Statement from Renfrew Furs Ltd., dated May 14, 1943. Received from Miss M. Sorenson $10, Balance $24.20. Phys. Description: 1 envelope from Renfrew Furs Ltd. stamped Calgary May 14 7 PM 1943 ALTA., “B. General Delivery May 15 May 25 BANFF Alberta” stamp, 1 red 3 cents Canada stamp,1 green 1 cent Canada stamp, yellowing, envelope ripped open, MC. 1 blue statement folded, written in pencil, serrated edges, MC. Title: Paperclipped receipts, beginning with Saba Bros Limited Silk Specialists Cont. Description: 11 receipts date from Oct 31, 1941- March 14, 1942. Receipts for Saba Bros Limited, J. D. Anderson, Salter’s Specialty Shoppe, The Parisian, Darling Hat Shop Ltd. Phys. Description: 11 receipts, yellowed, MC.
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Soole family fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56908
- Part Of
- Soole family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to members of the Soole and Astley family, as well as the Homestead Hotel and property near Lake Minnewanka. Includes family photographs and albums; published materials, including two guidebooks; collected newspaper articles; notes and corre…
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1960]
- Reference Code
- M596 / V811
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Soole family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M591
- V811
- Sous-Fonds
- M591
- V811
- Accession Number
- 2022.24
- Reference Code
- M596 / V811
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1960]
- Physical Description
- 3 photo albums -- ca.6 cm of textual records -- ca.124 photographs (48 prints; 76 transparencies) -- one annotated ribbon
- History / Biographical
- David Mowbray Soole (1885-1959) was postmaster at Bankhead until 1913 when he moved to Banff to establish a real estate and insurance business. He sold the business in 1919 and bought the Homestead Hotel in Banff which he operated until 1945. Eric and his wife, Violet, had two children: a daughter, Ivy (Bond), and a son, Eric A. Soole. Eric Astley Soole (1918-2012) grew up in Banff and Calgary. He married Sylvia (Maberley) Soole (1924-2016) in 1942 or 1943. Eric served in the Royal Canadian Air Force
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to members of the Soole and Astley family, as well as the Homestead Hotel and property near Lake Minnewanka. Includes family photographs and albums; published materials, including two guidebooks; collected newspaper articles; notes and correspondence, including genealogical records; Eric and Sylvia Soole's marriage certificate; and other related materials.
- Name Access
- Soole, Eric
- Soole, Sylvia
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Hotels
- Homestead Hotel
- Travel
- Publication
- Correspondence
- Genealogy
- Research
- Marriage
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Minnewanka
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://albertaonrecord.ca/d-m-soole-fonds https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/eric-soole-obituary?pid=157142355
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Souvenir postcard booklet, Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56909
- Part Of
- Postcard general file collection
- Scope & Content
- One souvenir postcard booklet titled "Post Folder Souvenir of the Canadian Rockies". Postcards depict colourized views of Banff Springs Hotel, Canmore, Lake Louise, Emerald Lake and related scenes. Booklet is signed by A.J. Carpenter in pencil.
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1910]
- Reference Code
- V466 / accn. 2022.25
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Postcard general file collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V466
- Sous-Fonds
- V466
- Accession Number
- 2022.25
- Reference Code
- V466 / accn. 2022.25
- GMD
- Postcard
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1910]
- Physical Description
- 1 souvenir postcard booklet (10 x 15 cm)
- Scope & Content
- One souvenir postcard booklet titled "Post Folder Souvenir of the Canadian Rockies". Postcards depict colourized views of Banff Springs Hotel, Canmore, Lake Louise, Emerald Lake and related scenes. Booklet is signed by A.J. Carpenter in pencil.
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Jasper
- British Columbia
- Emerald Lake
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration and travel
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Paddy, 'official' Greeter at Banff Station and Bill Young's Retirement
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57268
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- 1 page from Spanner (CPR) magazine, a tribute to dog Paddy, 'official' greeter at Banff Station, June 1958 1 article from Crag & Canyon re: Bill Young's retirement, November 1, 1961
- Date Range
- 1958 - 1961
- Reference Code
- M8 / 8128
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Series
- M8 / 8128
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 8128
- Reference Code
- M8 / 8128
- Date Range
- 1958 - 1961
- Physical Description
- .5 cm textual records
- Scope & Content
- 1 page from Spanner (CPR) magazine, a tribute to dog Paddy, 'official' greeter at Banff Station, June 1958
- 1 article from Crag & Canyon re: Bill Young's retirement, November 1, 1961
- Name Access
- Young, Bill
- Subject Access
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Postcard album, Brewster family
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57456
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by p…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- 1918
- 1921
- 1942
- 1949
- 1962
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M436
- V90
- Series
- V90 / VI : Later acquisitions
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2023.09
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PD - 1
- GMD
- Album
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- 1918
- 1921
- 1942
- 1949
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca.65 postcards and postcard prints): 23 x 39 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by photographer Byron Harmon]; members of the British royal family; men in military uniforms [World War I]; political satire and cartoon illustrations; and Australian wildlife.
- Notes
- Some postcard prints are annotated on the back
- NOTE: some materials in this album contain offensive subject matter, including racist content. These materials reflect views from their original time period and have not been censored.
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Businesses
- Community life
- Family and personal life
- Home
- Homestead
- Indigenous people
- Landscape
- Military
- Municipal views
- Public events
- Portrait
- Recreation
- Regalia
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Sports
- War
- World War I
- Winter sports
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Australia
- Access Restrictions
- Contains offensive subject matter- accessible at researcher's individual discretion
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ethel McKnight annotated postcard collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57535
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of souvenir postcards sent to Ethel McKnight from various friends and relatives between ca.1909-1945. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Items are annotated with personal messages to Ethel.
- Date Range
- 1909
- [1910-1920]
- 1919
- 1929-1930
- 1940-1945
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 1430 / 1 to 25
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 1340
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 1430 / 1 to 25
- Date Range
- 1909
- [1910-1920]
- 1919
- 1929-1930
- 1940-1945
- Physical Description
- 25 annotated postcards
- Scope & Content
- File consists of souvenir postcards sent to Ethel McKnight from various friends and relatives between ca.1909-1945. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Items are annotated with personal messages to Ethel.
- Notes
- One item in file is souvenir booklet
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Landscapes
- Swimming
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Jasper National Park
- British Columbia
- Yoho National Park
- Emerald Lake
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Postcards are stored in mylar sleeves
- Related Material
- M8/accn.3151
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mann family annotated postcard collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57536
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of annotated souvenir postcards sent to Walter and Richard Mann from various friends and relatives between ca.1905-1920. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies, including views of Lake Louise, Edmonton, Lake O'Hara and Glacier National Park.
- Date Range
- 1905
- [1910-1920]
- 1916
- 1920
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 3151 / 1 to 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 3151
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 3151 / 1 to 9
- Date Range
- 1905
- [1910-1920]
- 1916
- 1920
- Physical Description
- 9 annotated postcards
- Scope & Content
- File consists of annotated souvenir postcards sent to Walter and Richard Mann from various friends and relatives between ca.1905-1920. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies, including views of Lake Louise, Edmonton, Lake O'Hara and Glacier National Park.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Landscapes
- Trains
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Edmonton
- British Columbia
- Glacier National Park
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Postcards are stored in mylar sleeves
- Related Material
- M8/accn.1430
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Inventory listing - unprocessed
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions58157
- Part Of
- Pat Boswell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Pat Boswell scrapbooks, correspondence and other materials pertaining to expeditions including the 1960 Canadian Icefields Expedition, with Hans Gmoser, Philippe Delasalle and others
- Date Range
- 1953-1998
- Reference Code
- M547
- Description Level
- 7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Pat Boswell fonds
- Description Level
- 7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
- Fonds Number
- M547
- Sous-Fonds
- .
- Accession Number
- 8238
- Reference Code
- M547
- Date Range
- 1953-1998
- Physical Description
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Pat Boswell scrapbooks, correspondence and other materials pertaining to expeditions including the 1960 Canadian Icefields Expedition, with Hans Gmoser, Philippe Delasalle and others
- Creator
- Pat Boswell
- Content Details
- Inventory listing: 1 Title: Report on the Canadian Icefields Expedition 1960 and Proposal for the Development of a High Level Ski Route Between Lake Louise and Jasper (Blue duotang) Cont. Description: Personnel list, a detailed outline of the route of the expedition. Detailed trip description, including food calculations, weather conditions, the mood of the trip. Included are personal and communal equipment lists. Report ends with recommendation of the development of a high level ski route in the area, including the improvement and creation of trails. Phys. Description: 8 1/2 x 11 paper contained in duotang, 23 pages of report, EC. Map attached and folded showing the route of the 1960 Icefields Expedition, MC. 2 Title: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Société Radio-Canada (Manila envelope) Cont. Description: 20 photocopies and three originals of letters dated Jan 26-Feb 5, 1965 regarding the program “Wall of Ice.” Most writers comment on the music. A CBC Transmittal Form states “we’ve received approx. 35 letters suggesting the “wall of Ice appear on Hrond Page (?) Challenge.” 1 short newspaper clipping in plastic sheet describing the route and schedule. 1 advertisement for the program. Phys. Description: Manila envelope, creased, ripped bottom flap, MC. Loose 8 ½ x 11 photocopied letters, EC. Three original letters, EC. CBC Transmittal Form, small original, EC. Newspaper clipping, yellowing, incomplete, MC. Program advertisement, small on glossy paper, creased, MC. 3 Title: The Telegram Toronto, Weekend Magazine, Vol. 10, No. 32 Aug. 6, 1960. Cont. Description: Front page noted in pencil, “Pages 16-19”. Article: “Six Men Cheated Death on the Great Divide” by Stephen Franklin, Photos by Kurt Lukas. Interviews with Hans Gmoser and Philippe Delesalle. Article describes the failure of the exhibition and the recommendations made by the team to the National Parks Board. Phys. Description: 1 issue of magazine, yellowed paper, some edges of pages are torn, front page is ripped at the top, MC. 4 Title: The Ottawa Citizen, Weekend Magazine, Vol. 13, No. 39 Sept. 28, 1963 Cont. Description: Article “Eight Men Climb a Wall of Ice” pages 6-10, 16. Description of the expedition the storm, and Gmoser’s return to Banff. Four loose duplicate pages; 2 of page 10, 2 of page 16. Phys. Description: 1 issue of magazine, yellowed paper, two-thirds of page 6 is missing, MC. Four loose pages of the article were inserted between pages 14-16, pages have minimal rips, MC. 5 Title: The Ottawa Citizen, Weekend Magazine, Vol. 13, No. 39 Sept. 28, 1963 Cont. Description: Article “Eight Men Climb a Wall of Ice” pages 6-10, 16. Description of the expedition the storm, and Gmoser’s return to Banff. Phys. Description: 1 issue of magazine, EC. 6 Title: The Telegram Toronto, Weekend Picture Magazine, Vol. 3 No. 6- Feb. 7, 1953 Cont. Description: Article: “High-Mountain Holiday,” pages 2-5. Short article describing the Alpine Club of Canada’s annual ski camp in the Mount Assiniboine area. The article and photographs by Harry Rowed follows Dorothy Allan, Pat Boswell, and Murray Snively. (Same article as 7) Phys. Description: 1 issue of magazine, significant rips on edges of all three pages of the article, PC. 7 Title: The Standard, Weekend Picture Magazine, Comics, Novel, 10 cents, Vol. 3, No. 6, Montreal, Feb. 7. 1953 Cont. Description: : Article: “High-Mountain Holiday,” pages 2-5. Short article describing the Alpine Club of Canada’s annual ski camp in the Mount Assiniboine area. The article and photographs by Harry Rowed follows Dorothy Allan, Pat Boswell, and Murray Snively. (Same article as 6) Phys. Description: 1 issue of magazine, top right of front cover is dirty, minimal ripping, MC. 8 Title: (Orange Folder with brown tie) Cont. Description: Correspondence regarding preparation, purchasing and donation of supplies for expedition(s?). Majority of the letters are between Hans Gmoser and Pat Boswell. The letters discuss selling the film to CBC, promotional CBC appearances by Gmoser, and financial agreements. Later letters regard exchange of slides with others on the trip, and preparation for the CBC production. Letters date from September 1959-February 1964. Two contracts, one signed, one unsigned for the film rights to CBC for the “ The First Ascent of the North Wall of Mount McKinley.”Payment information from Weekend Magazine Montreal. Lists of climbing equipment, receipts, scripts for the film, introduction drafts for the Canadian IceFields Expedition 1960, a map of the mountain, 1963 Canadian Mount McKinley Expedition income and expenses sheet. In side pocket: Letter to Hans Gmoser from P. A. Boswell, January 5, 1960- Describes an argument between Harry Dempster and Peter Bennett. (Is this the letter mentioned by Steph Boswell on the post it note attached to her papers. Phys. Description: Loose papers in an orange file folder. Majority of the papers are EC, with a small selection creased, in MC. 8 Title: Scrapbook (Brown, scuffed front page) Cont. Description: Newspaper clippings and photographs from articles in which Pat Boswell appears. Including trips at Assiniboine 1953, and the 1954 Canadian Icefields Ski expedition. The articles cover prior to the trip, and the return of the skiers after poor weather. February 7, 1953-April 14, 1954. Phys. Description: 1 large brown scrapbook, loose pages, PC. Black and white, and colour newspaper clippings, black and white photographs glued in. Glue is failing, pictures and clippings peeling off. PC. 1954 Canadian Icefields Expedition Statement of Expenses. MC. 9 Title: Scrapbook (Brown) Cont. Description: Articles pertaining to the 1960 McKinley expedition. Feb 17, 1960- May 2, 1998. Phys. Description: 1 large brown scrapbook, majority of pages are loose. PC. Black and white, and colour newspaper clippings glued in, some glue is failing. MC. Three loose pieces, a newspaper clipping,” Skies Over McKinley” pamphlet, “Skiing the Skyline of the Rockies: An Expedition with No Ulterior Motive.” EC. Loose article from 1998. EC.
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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