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- Byron Harmon fonds 3218
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- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File includes portraits of Stoney Nakoda and Blackfoot people, Banff Indian Days, tipis, and sweat lodges
- Date Range
- 1900 - 1950
- Reference Code
- V408 / PS 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V408
- Series
- I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
- Sous-Fonds
- V408
- Reference Code
- V408 / PS 24
- Date Range
- 1900 - 1950
- Physical Description
- 140 photographs : transparencies
- Scope & Content
- File includes portraits of Stoney Nakoda and Blackfoot people, Banff Indian Days, tipis, and sweat lodges
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Notebooks and notes
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15870
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Includes diaries, field notes and data regarding the natural history (3 volumes) and human history (1 volume) of Banff; also handwritten notes re "Winnipeg" photo captions
- Date Range
- 1918-1949
- Reference Code
- M55 / 4 to 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Dan McCowan : Writing
- Reference Code
- M55 / 4 to 7
- Date Range
- 1918-1949
- Physical Description
- 6.5 cm of textual records (incl. 4 volumes) diaries, field notes and data regarding the natural history (3 volumes) and human history (1 volume) of Banff; also handwritten notes re "Winnipeg" photo captions
- Scope & Content
- Includes diaries, field notes and data regarding the natural history (3 volumes) and human history (1 volume) of Banff; also handwritten notes re "Winnipeg" photo captions
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of menus, concert programs, label, gallery catalogues, Royal Train Canada station stationery, newsclippings, cartoons, biography of Dan McCowan, notes from book publisher, book order leaflets, business and membership cards, programmes, advertising for books and lectures, press release…
- Date Range
- 1906-1955
- Reference Code
- M55 / 21 to 23
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.E. Dan McCowan : Ephemera
- Reference Code
- M55 / 21 to 23
- Date Range
- 1906-1955
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of menus, concert programs, label, gallery catalogues, Royal Train Canada station stationery, newsclippings, cartoons, biography of Dan McCowan, notes from book publisher, book order leaflets, business and membership cards, programmes, advertising for books and lectures, press releases. Newsclippings pertain to World War II, royalty, animals, Banff personalities (including obituaries of McCowan, Rungius, Ballard, Niven), other.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Correspondence
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15875
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of incoming letters re writing, 1936-1943; business, 1939, 1952; and broadcasting, 1937-1940. Pertain to books, lectures, CBC radio \ broadcasts, royal visit. Includes letters from radio broadcast fans; letters from and pertaining to John Murray Gibbon; correspondence with Dudley St…
- Date Range
- 1936-1952
- Reference Code
- M55 / 1, 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Dan McCowan : Corrrespondence
- Reference Code
- M55 / 1, 2
- Date Range
- 1936-1952
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of incoming letters re writing, 1936-1943; business, 1939, 1952; and broadcasting, 1937-1940. Pertain to books, lectures, CBC radio \ broadcasts, royal visit. Includes letters from radio broadcast fans; letters from and pertaining to John Murray Gibbon; correspondence with Dudley Stamp of Stanstead College accompanied by listings of prints and slides used for books; 1 letter from Leonard Brockington of Odeon Theatres (1952)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbooks contain international newsclippings, media coverage, book reviews, fan letters and other correspondence, lecture programmes
- Date Range
- 1936-1938
- Reference Code
- M55 / 17, 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D. Dan McCowan : Professional activities
- Reference Code
- M55 / 17, 18
- Date Range
- 1936-1938
- Physical Description
- 2 v. of textual records (6 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbooks contain international newsclippings, media coverage, book reviews, fan letters and other correspondence, lecture programmes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Published manuscripts and articles
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15881
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Sky Line Trail periodicals with articles by Dan McCowan, 1939-1952; $25 a Month Adventures in Aberhartia with Arch Dale and the Winnipeg Free Press, 1938; Oryx, vol.7 (Nov 1952) including letter to and mention of Dan McCowan; other published articles by Dan McCowan, including 1 pam…
- Date Range
- 1938-1952
- Reference Code
- M55 / 12, 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Dan McCowan : Writing
- Accession Number
- 323, 6756
- Reference Code
- M55 / 12, 13
- Date Range
- 1938-1952
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Sky Line Trail periodicals with articles by Dan McCowan, 1939-1952; $25 a Month Adventures in Aberhartia with Arch Dale and the Winnipeg Free Press, 1938; Oryx, vol.7 (Nov 1952) including letter to and mention of Dan McCowan; other published articles by Dan McCowan, including 1 pamphlet
- Manuscript titles include "So long old timer," March 1947, 3 p, re Jim Brewster; Hilltop Tales revision, chapter XIV, n.d., 10p; letter from artist Duggan, 1934; "Silvertip" / Dan McCowan, Canadian Alpine Journal, ???
- Title Source
- Taken based on contents of file
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Newspaper clippings
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15882
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of articles re McCowan's lectures and shows
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-ca.1955]
- Reference Code
- M55 / 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D. Dan McCowan : Professional activities
- Reference Code
- M55 / 19
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-ca.1955]
- Physical Description
- ,5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of articles re McCowan's lectures and shows
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
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Small mammals : [negatives, group 28]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15884
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to badger, beaver (includes lodges, dams, cuttings), ground squirrels, lynx tracks, marmots and others
- Date Range
- [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1923-1949
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 4
- Date Range
- [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1923-1949
- Physical Description
- 93 negatives : b/w
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to badger, beaver (includes lodges, dams, cuttings), ground squirrels, lynx tracks, marmots and others
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- Access by appointment only
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Plants : [negatives, group 49a]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15886
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to alpine flora
- Date Range
- 1932-1939
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 8
- Date Range
- 1932-1939
- Physical Description
- 133 negatives : b/w
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to alpine flora
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- Access by appointment only
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Insects : [negatives, group 70]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15887
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to hornet nests, butterflies and hawk moth
- Date Range
- 1924-1944
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 11
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 11
- Date Range
- 1924-1944
- Physical Description
- 17 negatives : b/w
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to hornet nests, butterflies and hawk moth
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- Access by appointment only
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