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Ray Wardell fonds

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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Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell.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
More detail
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Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell.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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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
More detail
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
More detail
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
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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
More detail
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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Jack Robbins fonds

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Part Of
Jack Robbins fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs by Jack Robbins of the Banff Library and Archives building (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies). Includes views of building, opening day ceremonies and bronze statues.
Date Range
1968
Reference Code
V534
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
More detail
Part Of
Jack Robbins fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 534
Sous-Fonds
V 534
Accession Number
621
Reference Code
V534
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1968
Physical Description
16 photographs : prints
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs by Jack Robbins of the Banff Library and Archives building (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies). Includes views of building, opening day ceremonies and bronze statues.
Name Access
Robbins, Jack
Subject Access
Arts
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
Creator
Robbins, Jack
Category
Arts
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Bow Valley Camera Club fonds

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Part Of
Bow Valley Camera Club fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 1 photograph album of 72 prints. Photographs contain captions by members of the camera club, pertaining to the flowers of Banff National Park. Album is dedicated to Peter Whyte.
Date Range
1968
Reference Code
V280
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
More detail
Part Of
Bow Valley Camera Club fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 280
Sous-Fonds
V 280
Accession Number
7723 (unproc)
Reference Code
V280
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Date Range
1968
Physical Description
1 photograph album: 72 prints, col.
History / Biographical
The Bow Valley Camera Club 's history is not well documented, but evidence from newsletters show that it was active from at least 1968 to 1970. The Bow Valley Camera Club Bulletin lists executive members during these years as: Bob Smith, Bill de Haan, Joyce Cole, Mary Smith, Eileen Brierley, and George Atkinson.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 1 photograph album of 72 prints. Photographs contain captions by members of the camera club, pertaining to the flowers of Banff National Park. Album is dedicated to Peter Whyte.
Name Access
Bow Valley Camera Club
Subject Access
Arts
Community life
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
No finding aid
Related Material
Bow Valley Camera Club Bulletin 1968-1970 is located in the info-file under "Clubs and Organizations."
Creator
Bow Valley Camera Club
Category
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Arts
Biographical Source Notes
Accession record notes
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Summit News fonds

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Part Of
Summit News fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of newspaper copy, printing components, first sheet of the press, promotional material, etc. for issue number one, Oct. 5, 1967 and early printing work
Date Range
1967
Reference Code
M43
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Published record
More detail
Part Of
Summit News fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 43
Sous-Fonds
M 43
Accession Number
277
Reference Code
M43
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1967
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Summit News was a Banff, Alberta, Canada newspaper that operated from 1967 to 1970.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of newspaper copy, printing components, first sheet of the press, promotional material, etc. for issue number one, Oct. 5, 1967 and early printing work
Name Access
Summit News
Subject Access
Communications
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Summit News
Category
Communications
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Philippe Delesalle fonds

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Part Of
Philippe Delesalle fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of papers and photograph. Proposal, titled "Great Divide Trail," advocates improved access to regions between Kananaskis Lake and Little Yoho Valley, including Palliser, Assiniboine regions, Sunshine Meadows, Egypt Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks and Lake O'Hara. Letter to Catharine …
Date Range
1967
Reference Code
M51 / V166
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
More detail
Part Of
Philippe Delesalle fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 51
V 166
Sous-Fonds
M 51
V 166
Accession Number
313
Reference Code
M51 / V166
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1967
Physical Description
2 textual records (5 p.). -- 1 photograph : print
History / Biographical
Philippe Delesalle, b.1929, is an architect and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of papers and photograph. Proposal, titled "Great Divide Trail," advocates improved access to regions between Kananaskis Lake and Little Yoho Valley, including Palliser, Assiniboine regions, Sunshine Meadows, Egypt Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks and Lake O'Hara. Letter to Catharine Whyte from Delesalle discusses the concept of bivouac shelters from Lake Louise to Jasper and includes a thank you for contribution toward Peter Whyte Hut; accompanied by a photograph of the Peter Whyte Memorial Hut at Bow Lake before installation on Bow Glacier.
Name Access
Delesalle, Philippe
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Great Divide Trail
Peter Whyte Hut
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Delesalle, Philippe
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Sid Unwin fonds

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Sid Unwin fonds
Scope & Content
Consists of two sous-fonds: I. Sid Unwin sous-fonds; II. Unwin family sous-fonds. Sid Unwin sous-fonds pertains to Unwin's activities in the South African (Boer) War, in the Banff area as a guide and citizen, in the First World War, and to his family. It consists of the following series: A. South…
Date Range
1898-1985
Reference Code
M31 / V25
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
More detail
Part Of
Sid Unwin fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 31
V 25
Sous-Fonds
M 31
V 25
Accession Number
7102, 7112
Reference Code
M31 / V25
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1898-1985
Physical Description
7 cm of textual records. -- 5 photograph albums (ca.375 prints). -- 28 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
Sidney Joseph Unwin, [1880?]-1917, was a guide and outfitter at Banff, Alberta. Born in England, Unwin returned, after serving with the volunteer cavalry in the South African (Boer) War, to his home in London, England for a brief period to work as a surveyor's clerk, and in the fall of 1904 he moved to Banff. Initially, Unwin worked for guides and outfitters Syd Baker and Jimmy Simpson. In the winter of 1905 he began his own trapline. In 1907, Unwin began work for Billy Warren and accompanied Mary Schaffer and Molly Adams on their expeditions to the Maligne Lake, Saskatchewan River areas.
After two years of working for Warren, Unwin began his own guiding outfit and in 1912, with the aid of his sister Ethel and brother Arthur, the Unwins established Unwin's Curios and Souvenirs. In 1914, Sid Unwin enlisted in the Canadian army and took up with the 22nd Battery (Howitzer), 6th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery 2nd Division. In 1916 he saw his first action in France. He fought in the battle for Vimy Ridge, was injured May 3, 1917 and died on June 29, 1917 at the East Leeds War Hospital.
Scope & Content
Consists of two sous-fonds: I. Sid Unwin sous-fonds; II. Unwin family sous-fonds.
Sid Unwin sous-fonds pertains to Unwin's activities in the South African (Boer) War, in the Banff area as a guide and citizen, in the First World War, and to his family. It consists of the following series: A. South African (Boer) War records,1900-1901; B. Guiding and Banff related records, 1904-1914; C. First World War records, 1914-1919; D. Sid Unwin Memorials, 1917-1946; E. Personal photograph albums, 1898-1912.
Unwin family sous-fonds consists of: A. Personal family records, 1917-1968; B. Alice Fulmer correspondence, 1965-1985.
Name Access
Unwin, Sid
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Military
World War I
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
file description
reference photocopies
Related Material
Related in part to the Ethel Unwin fonds (M178/V646)
Creator
Unwin, Sid
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Military
Title Source
Fonds, sous-fonds and series title based on contents
Processing Status
Processed
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Pilcher family fonds

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Part Of
Pilcher family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of: I. A selection of photographs by Frederick Pilcher Jr. taken on hikes and climbs, 1940-1947, some in the company of Leonard Leacock (V27/CD-1); II. A selection of photographs by son Frederick Pilcher taken on hikes and climbs, 1964-1997, some in the company of Lance Camp, Dave Mi…
Date Range
1940-1947, 1964-2000
Reference Code
V27
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Machine-readable data file
More detail
Part Of
Pilcher family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 27
Sous-Fonds
V 27
Accession Number
7132, 7748
Reference Code
V27
GMD
Photograph
Machine-readable data file
Date Range
1940-1947, 1964-2000
Physical Description
ca.1000 photographs : digital copies, on 6 CD-Rs
History / Biographical
Frederick Pilcher Jr., M.D., d.1954, and his son, Frederick Pilcher, were avid amateur photographers who visited Canada regularly. F. Pilcher Jr. made early use of Kodachrome in backcountry photography.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of: I. A selection of photographs by Frederick Pilcher Jr. taken on hikes and climbs, 1940-1947, some in the company of Leonard Leacock (V27/CD-1); II. A selection of photographs by son Frederick Pilcher taken on hikes and climbs, 1964-1997, some in the company of Lance Camp, Dave Mitchell and Timothy Pilcher (V27/CD-2,3,4). Areas includes Banff, Kootenay and Jasper National Parks and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park.
Name Access
Camp, Lance
Leacock, Leonard
Mitchell, Dave
Pilcher, Frederick
Pilcher, Timothy
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Access Restrictions
Reference use only
Other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: documentation provided by Frederick Pilcher re photographs and use of CD-ROMs
Creator
Pilcher, Frederick Jr.
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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