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Part Of
Ray Wardell fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell. Report is a chronological history of development at Mount Norquay ski area by George Encil's Banff Chairlift Corporation Ltd. It discusses the Banff Chairlift, rope tows, electrification, passenger an…
Date Range
1993
Reference Code
M252
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Ray Wardell fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 252
Sous-Fonds
M 252
Accession Number
6505
Reference Code
M252
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1993
Physical Description
6 cm of textual records (ca.130 p.)
History / Biographical
Ray Wardell, 1922-1994, was an engineer at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1948 until 1958, and lived at Oakville, Ontario until his death. Wardell worked on early construction at Mount Norquay ski area and rose to the position of Superintendent of Construction and Maintenance for the Banff Chairlift Corporation.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell. Report is a chronological history of development at Mount Norquay ski area by George Encil's Banff Chairlift Corporation Ltd. It discusses the Banff Chairlift, rope tows, electrification, passenger and safety services, Upper Terminal Tea Room and improvements to Mount Norquay Lodge. Contents include technical details, construction photographs and articles from trade journals
Name Access
Wardell, Ray
Subject Access
Chairlifts and gondolas
Mount Norquay Ski Area
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Wardell, Ray
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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National Film Board of Canada fonds

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Part Of
National Film Board of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of Andy Russell "Grizzly Country" voice over (sound track), film-to-tape transfer and interviews/conversations, 1989. The film-to-tape transfer is on 2 - 1" videotapes, colour, silent; corresponding rough narration for film is on 2 - 16mm full-coat-reels, 5 - 1/4" audiotapes, 15 i.p…
Date Range
1989
Reference Code
S39 / V693
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Sound recording
Cassette
Part Of
National Film Board of Canada fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
S 39
V 693
Sous-Fonds
S 39
V 693
Accession Number
7776 (unproc)
Reference Code
S39 / V693
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Sound recording
Cassette
Date Range
1989
Physical Description
6 sound recordings: audiocassettes. -- 5 moving images: 3 video, 2 film; 16mm,
History / Biographical
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is Canada's national film producer and distributor. The NFB, previously the National Film Commission, was established in 1939 and is a Government of Canada agency in the Canadian Heritage Department. The NFB's mandate has undergone numerous revisions since it's creation, but continues to foster Canadian production, distribution and promotion of socially relevant and innovative audiovisual works.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of Andy Russell "Grizzly Country" voice over (sound track), film-to-tape transfer and interviews/conversations, 1989. The film-to-tape transfer is on 2 - 1" videotapes, colour, silent; corresponding rough narration for film is on 2 - 16mm full-coat-reels, 5 - 1/4" audiotapes, 15 i.p.s. and 1 - 1/4" audiotape copy, 7 i.p.s; also included is 1 - 3/4" UMatic video "Grizzly Country Part 1". Audio content includes additional material, Andy Russell in conversation and telling stories.
These recordings were made after a session of filming for an NFB series on water. Andy Russell's "Grizzly Country" (silent) was screened and Russell's commentary was recorded. This session, and accompanying interviews/conversations were not part of an official NFB project and were not edited or published.
Name Access
National Film Board of Canada
Russell, Andy
Subject Access
Education
Environment
Arts
Films and film making
Access Restrictions
Copyright applies for portion - National Film Board of Canada for sound elements
Access and use restrictions apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
No finding aid
Creator
National Film Board of Canada
Category
Arts
Education
Environment
Biographical Source Notes
Accession record notes; GoC website
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Mary Lenders fonds

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Part Of
Mary Lenders fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of manuscript drafts and research notes for newspaper article on Flossie Currie. Includes notes from interview with Flossie Currie, Dorothy Cranstone, Helen Shandruk, Nick Morant and Phyllis Hart. Article appeared in the "Crag and Canyon", June 22, 1983. Refers to Chateau Lake Lou…
Date Range
1983
Reference Code
M470
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Mary Lenders fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 470
Sous-Fonds
M 470
Accession Number
3774
Reference Code
M470
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1983
Physical Description
10 textual records
History / Biographical
Mary Lenders was a summer archives employee at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta, in 1983.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of manuscript drafts and research notes for newspaper article on Flossie Currie. Includes notes from interview with Flossie Currie, Dorothy Cranstone, Helen Shandruk, Nick Morant and Phyllis Hart. Article appeared in the "Crag and Canyon", June 22, 1983. Refers to Chateau Lake Louise.
Name Access
Cranstone, Dorothy
Currie, Flossie
Hart, Phyllis
Morant, Nick
Lenders, Mary
Shandruk, Helen
Subject Access
Women
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Lenders, Mary
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Susan Hammond Mellen fonds

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Part Of
Susan Hammond Mellen fonds
Scope & Content
Back country cabins of Banff National Park, a summary report / by Susan Hammond Mellen, 1983, includes textual report, master map and inventory site forms with photographs where applicable.
Date Range
1983
Reference Code
M462
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Map
Photograph print
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Susan Hammond Mellen fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 462
Sous-Fonds
M 462
Accession Number
3674
Reference Code
M462
GMD
Textual record
Map
Photograph print
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1983
Physical Description
3.5 cm of textual records and photographs
History / Biographical
Susan Mellen and researchers documented thirty locations of back country log structures from among two hundred possible locations in Banff National Park during 1983. The project was submitted to Alberta Culture Historic Sites with sponsorship from the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation.
Scope & Content
Back country cabins of Banff National Park, a summary report / by Susan Hammond Mellen, 1983, includes textual report, master map and inventory site forms with photographs where applicable.
Name Access
Mellen, Susan Hammond
Subject Access
Buildings and facilities
Environment
Log structures
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Mellen, Susan Hammond
Category
Environment
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Bruce Patterson fonds

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Part Of
Bruce Patterson fonds
Scope & Content
Audio tapes recorded to assist with preparation of newspaper reports and eventually used to prepare "Canadians on Everest." Transmissions included those communications exchanged between climbers and base camp and broadcasts monitored on another radio from Kathmandu transmissions, August to October…
Date Range
1982
Reference Code
S42
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Sound recording
Cassette
Part Of
Bruce Patterson fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
S 42
Sous-Fonds
S 42
Accession Number
5885
Reference Code
S42
GMD
Sound recording
Cassette
Date Range
1982
Physical Description
29 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes
History / Biographical
Bruce Patterson, b.1949, was a journalist, writer and photographer at Calgary and Claresholm, Alberta, Canada. Patterson reported for the Calgary Herald for fifteen years, four of those years as Banff Bureau Chief. He accompanied the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition as a support team member and covered the expedition for Southam News. Bruce Patterson is the author of "Canadians on Everest" (Calgary, Alberta: Detselig Enterprises, 1990).
Scope & Content
Audio tapes recorded to assist with preparation of newspaper reports and eventually used to prepare "Canadians on Everest." Transmissions included those communications exchanged between climbers and base camp and broadcasts monitored on another radio from Kathmandu transmissions, August to October 1982. Recordings were made on a small Hitachi recorder. Accompanied by notes.
Name Access
Patterson, Bruce
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
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: sound recording summaries and reference copy recordings
Related Material
Related to the Canadian Mount Everest Society papers (M200/AC 407) and Larry Emrick news dispatches (M539)
Creator
Patterson, Bruce
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Boy Scouts of Canada fonds

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Part Of
Boy Scouts of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to the Boy Scout Jamboree at Kananaskis, Alberta in 1981
Date Range
1981
Reference Code
V81
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Part Of
Boy Scouts of Canada fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 81
Sous-Fonds
V 81
Accession Number
6136
Reference Code
V81
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
1981
Physical Description
20 photographs : transparencies
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to the Boy Scout Jamboree at Kananaskis, Alberta in 1981
Name Access
Boy Scouts of Canada
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Boy Scouts of Canada
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Alberta Rockies Mountaineering Society Alberta 75th anniversary project fonds

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Part Of
Alberta Rockies Mountaineering Society Alberta 75th anniversary project fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of mountain views featuring summits, mountains, climbers and events pertaining to the project. Photographs are by project photographer Craig Richards.
Date Range
1980
Reference Code
V615
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Part Of
Alberta Rockies Mountaineering Society Alberta 75th anniversary project fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 615
Sous-Fonds
V615
Accession Number
6481
Reference Code
V615
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Date Range
1980
Physical Description
1 photograph album (31 prints)
History / Biographical
Alberta Rockies Mountaineering Society was established in 1980 to celebrate Alberta's 75th anniversary by coordinating climbs of seventy-five Alberta mountains.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of mountain views featuring summits, mountains, climbers and events pertaining to the project. Photographs are by project photographer Craig Richards.
Name Access
Alberta Rockies Mountaineering Society
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Related Material
Ascent registers placed by the ARMS in 1980 can be found in First Ascent and Summit Notes Collection (M235)
Creator
Alberta Rockies Mountaineering Society
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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O. A. Christensen fonds

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Part Of
O. A. Christensen fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs of artifacts and fossils uncovered during the 1969 Archeological Survey of Banff National Park
Date Range
1969
Reference Code
V132
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
O. A. Christensen fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 132
Sous-Fonds
V 132
Accession Number
1186
Reference Code
V132
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1969
Physical Description
42 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
O. A. Christensen was an archaeologist based at the University of Calgary, Alberta
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs of artifacts and fossils uncovered during the 1969 Archeological Survey of Banff National Park
Name Access
Christensen, O. A.
Subject Access
Archaeology
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Science and technology
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
Accompanied by report titled "1969 Archeological Survey of Banff National Park" by O. A. Christensen, Department of Archeology, University of Calgary. Copy in Archives library
Creator
Christensen, O. A.
Category
First nations
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Roger Jowett fonds

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Part Of
Roger Jowett fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of exterior and interior views of Banff Library and Archives (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.)
Date Range
1969
Reference Code
V315
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Roger Jowett fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 315
Sous-Fonds
V 315
Accession Number
799, 2330
Reference Code
V315
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1969
Physical Description
16 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
Roger Jowett is an architectural photographer at Willowdale, Ontario.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of exterior and interior views of Banff Library and Archives (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.)
Name Access
Jowett, Roger
Subject Access
Arts
Buildings and facilities
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Jowett, Roger
Category
Arts
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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J. D. McDonald fonds

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Part Of
J. D. McDonald fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of extensive interview with Norman H. Brewster, pioneer of ski mountaineering in the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains. Brewster came to Field, British Columbia in 1929, and thereafter was a Canadian Pacific Railway employee at Field and Glacier, B.C. for many years. Accounts of his ski …
Date Range
1968
Reference Code
S14
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Sound recording
Reel to reel
Part Of
J. D. McDonald fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
S 14
Sous-Fonds
S 14
Accession Number
1205
Reference Code
S14
GMD
Sound recording
Reel to reel
Date Range
1968
Physical Description
1 sound recording (6 audio tape reels)
History / Biographical
J. D. McDonald was a member of the Rossland Historical Museum Association of Rossland, B.C., who researched the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of extensive interview with Norman H. Brewster, pioneer of ski mountaineering in the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains. Brewster came to Field, British Columbia in 1929, and thereafter was a Canadian Pacific Railway employee at Field and Glacier, B.C. for many years. Accounts of his ski mountaineering trips and expeditions, most with mountaineer A. A. McCoubrey, appear in the Canadian Alpine Journal. Brewster was a member of the Alpine Club of Canada, 1939-1953. Interviews pertain to expeditions, trips and ski camps in the Rockies and Selkirks, including: the Battle Range, 1946-1947; Swiss Guides Lily Col ski trip; first Alpine Ski Camp at Lake O'Hara; numerous ski trips, including Mount Uto, Mount Terminal, Asulkan Valley, Mount Sir Donald; Yoho ski mountaineering and ski camps; Little Yoho Ski Camp; Yoho Glacier; Freshfield Snowfield. Brewster discusses events, landscape, mountaineers, guides, techniques.
Name Access
McDonald, J. D.
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
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: sound recording summary and reference copy recordings
Creator
McDonald, J. D.
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on tape boxes.
Processing Status
Processed
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