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Andy Russell fonds
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- Part Of
- Andy Russell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of seven series: I. Personal and professional series, 1937-1993 (diaries, correspondence, filing systems and papers pertaining to awards, memberships, biography and other); II. Business series, 1948-1982 (pertaining to guiding, outfitting, trail riding, ranching, Andy Russell and S…
- Date Range
- [1867]-1993, predominant 1908-1993
- Reference Code
- M153 / S43 / V555
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Andy Russell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 153
- S 43
- V 555
- Sous-Fonds
- M153/S43/V555
- Accession Number
- 963, 5777, 5964, 6338, 6339, 6547, 6567
- Reference Code
- M153 / S43 / V555
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [1867]-1993, predominant 1908-1993
- Physical Description
- 6 m of textual records and printed material. -- ca.6100 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (49 prints). -- 29 motion pictures. -- 5 sound recordings
- History / Biographical
- Andy Russell, 1915-2005, was a trapper, guide and outfitter, writer, photographer, cinematographer, lecturer and environmental advocate in the Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada.
- Russell was born in Lethbridge, Alberta and spent his childhood on a ranch in the foothills near Pincher Creek. He became a skilled horseman, hunter, fisherman and trapper, and, in 1936, was employed by Bert Riggall, a pioneer guide and outfitter of wilderness pack trips in the southern Rockies since 1907. He became Riggall's partner in 1939 and took over the business when Riggall retired in 1946. Andy Russell and Kathleen (Kay) Riggall married in 1938 and raised five children at their ranch bordering Waterton Lakes National Park, where family businesses included guiding, saddlehorses and ranching. Children are: Richard "Dick" H. (b.1938); Andrew Charles "Charlie" (b.1941); Harold John "John" (b.1944); Hugh Gordon Riggall "Gordon" (b.1947); Lorenda Anne "Anne" (b.1952).
- Russell continued as a renowned guide and outfitter with a wealthy repeat clientele until he was forced out of guiding by 1960 with the advance of the oil industry concerns upon wilderness areas in southern Alberta and British Columbia. Russell began to write nature articles in 1945 and after 1960 concentrated upon writing, photography, film making, lecturing and ranching. He wrote for numerous magazines and newspapers, produced radio broadcasts, and, using colour motion picture photography, developed programs on wildlife and wilderness habitat research for live public performances. Russell's films launched his career as an author of popular wildlife and mountain culture books, which included Grizzly Country. In later years, he was an active writer, consultant and advocate of wilderness and environmental management and received numerous awards and honours, including Member of the Order of Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of seven series: I. Personal and professional series, 1937-1993 (diaries, correspondence, filing systems and papers pertaining to awards, memberships, biography and other); II. Business series, 1948-1982 (pertaining to guiding, outfitting, trail riding, ranching, Andy Russell and Sons, royalties and lecturing); III. Writing, broadcasting and public appearances series, 1908-1990 (papers and photographs pertaining to writing, book projects, columns, broadcasts, reviews, advertising, promotion and other); IV. Photography and cinematography series, 1909-1990 (details below); V. Wildlife study and conservation activities series, 1945-[198-]; VI. Other activities series, 1931-[199-] (politics, interviews, information files); VII. Russell family series, [1867]-1983.
- Photography and cinematography series consists of: Riggall/Russell guiding activity photographs, 1909-1962, ca.280 items; Andy Russell and Sons Production Ltd / Andy Russell professional photographs and films, ca.1940- ca.1990, ca.4200 photographs (mainly transparencies), 28 motion pictures, accompanied by some textual and printed items; personal and family photographs, 1916-1989, ca.1550 items; collected photographs, ca.1940-197-, ca.75 items. Professional photography and cinematography primarily arose from field work by Andy, Dick and Charlie Russell and pertains mainly to flora, fauna and landscape of the Canadian Rockies in continental divide region, British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska.
- Motion pictures, ca.1950-1974, include original film "Grizzly Country" by Dick, Charlie and Andy Russell, produced by Evan J. Anton, ca.1969, copy print of same; also unedited wildlife and landscape footage of Waterton area, Yukon and British Columbia.
- Sound recordings are interviews with Andy Russell, [ca.1970]-1988.
- Name Access
- Russell, Andy
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- video reference copy for "Grizzly country"
- sound recording reference copy recordings
- Related Material
- Related to the Kay Russell family fonds (M36/V36) and the Bert Riggall fonds (M376/V26)
- Creator
- Russell, Andy
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Biographical Source Notes
- Russell family
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 4 lantern slides. Slides are views of the Banff Hot Springs, Banff Avenue with Cascade Mountain, Devil's Lake, and the city of Calgary.
- Date Range
- [c. 1890]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 7919 / PS - 1 to PS - 4
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Transparency
- Lantern slide
4 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number : 7919
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 7919
- Reference Code
- V8 / 7919 / PS - 1 to PS - 4
- Date Range
- [c. 1890]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : b&w slides ; 8.2 x 8.2 cm
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 4 lantern slides. Slides are views of the Banff Hot Springs, Banff Avenue with Cascade Mountain, Devil's Lake, and the city of Calgary.
- Subject Access
- Lantern slide
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- All slides were cleaned prior to scanning.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Construction Crew of Banff Springs Hotel
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 black and white digital photograph. Print pertains to the construction crew of the Banff Springs Hotel. An 'x' drawn on the photograph indicates where Peter Tonge is posed. The file also contains a photocopy of the back of the original photograph.
- Date Range
- [ca.1887]
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 7941 / PA - 01
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 7941
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 7941 / PA - 01
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1887]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print, b&w
- History / Biographical
- Peter Tonge was a foreman and was brought over from England to work on the construction of the Banff Springs Hotel. Peter Tonge brought Alice Perry over from England and they married in Banff, January 29, 1888. Shortly after they moved to Port Arthur, Ontario where they both died in 1929.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 black and white digital photograph. Print pertains to the construction crew of the Banff Springs Hotel. An 'x' drawn on the photograph indicates where Peter Tonge is posed. The file also contains a photocopy of the back of the original photograph.
- Notes
- Print is a digital print produced from a scan of the original as a loan for copy.
- Subject Access
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Construction
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title provided by the archivist
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Harvey Buckmaster Hiking and Camping in the Canadian Rockies
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Harvey Buckmaster hiking and camping in the Canadian Rockies
- Date Range
- ca. 1990 - 2018
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2022.19 / PA - 1 to PA - 23
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Transparency
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- 2022.19
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2022.19
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2022.19 / PA - 1 to PA - 23
- Date Range
- ca. 1990 - 2018
- Physical Description
- transparencies: 35mm slides
- History / Biographical
- Harvey was born in Calgary and died in Victoria. Harvey received degrees at the University of Alberta, mathematics and physics (BSc. I Hon.50) and at the University of British Columbia, applied mathematics (MA 52) and experimental physics (PhD 56). His post doctoral fellowship took him to Cambridge University from where he returned to become a professor at the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary, and an adjunct professor of the University of Victoria. At the University of Calgary he played leadership roles in TUCFA, academic pensions, salary negotiator, was an elected member of the Board of Governors, and received an induction into the Order of the University of Calgary. He was a founding member of Calgary CPAWS, and member and chair of Science Advisory Committee of the ECA which lead him to be a proponent for climate change long before it was fashionable. In his community he was President and played a leadership role in the Bankview redevelopment plan. He photographed and documented the graves of God's Acre Military Cemetery for Veteran's Affairs Canada, and was the compiler and editor of the 2014 edition of the Veterans Cemetery. He worked tirelessly for parks particularly in the creation of Nose Hill Park.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Harvey Buckmaster hiking and camping in the Canadian Rockies
- Name Access
- Buckmaster, Harvey
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://calgaryherald.remembering.ca/obituary/harvey-a-buckmaster-1071729801
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 7 colour photographs featuring Louis Trono and musicians in bandstand Central Park, Banff, AB.
- Date Range
- ca. 1990 - ca. 2003
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8381
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- 2014.8381
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2014.8381
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2014.8381
- Date Range
- ca. 1990 - ca. 2003
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs : col ; 13 x 10 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 7 colour photographs featuring Louis Trono and musicians in bandstand Central Park, Banff, AB.
- Name Access
- Trono, Louis
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
- Processing Status
- Processed
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North West Mounted Police
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- 1 cm of textual records pertaining to William Hastings McMahon employment records at the North West Mounted Police. textual records are photocopies and are not original.
- Date Range
- 1886-1891
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2018.8689
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 2018.8689
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2018.8689
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1886-1891
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- 1 cm of textual records pertaining to William Hastings McMahon employment records at the North West Mounted Police. textual records are photocopies and are not original.
- Name Access
- McMahon, William Hastings
- Subject Access
- North West Mounted Police
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- 1 pen and ink "Police Barracks in Banff" and 1 painting "the Mounties 1885" by W.H. McMahon held in Art and Heritage
- Biographical Source Notes
- William Hastings McMahon was born February 13, 1864 in Dharmsala Punjab, India
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Retro-reels : Hans Gmoser - filmmaker remembered
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- The DVD used segments of footage from films in the Hans Gmoser fonds (V68: Skis over McKinley 1963, High road to skiing, Rendezvous in the Selkirks, Ski trails, Vagabonds, Glacier skiing Caribous, Skis over McKinley, Bugaboo Spire) as well as interviews by Guy Clarkson for the Banff Centre Gmoser …
- Date Range
- 2006
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 7795 (located in Downstairs storage with original film and sound recordings)
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 7795
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 7795 (located in Downstairs storage with original film and sound recordings)
- Date Range
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 9 digital video discs : sd., col. with b&w sequences
- History / Biographical
- Joint production with Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, The Banff Centre, Canadian Mountain Holidays and filmmaker Guy Clarkson, tribute DVD screened at Banff Mountain Film Festival, November 4, 2006.
- Scope & Content
- The DVD used segments of footage from films in the Hans Gmoser fonds (V68: Skis over McKinley 1963, High road to skiing, Rendezvous in the Selkirks, Ski trails, Vagabonds, Glacier skiing Caribous, Skis over McKinley, Bugaboo Spire) as well as interviews by Guy Clarkson for the Banff Centre Gmoser 2006 project with Jim Davies, Franz Dopf and Philippe DeleSalle
- Notes
- "Retro-reels: Hans Gmoser - filmmaker remembered" copyright belongs to The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and Guy Clarkson
- The original and master for interviews by Guy Clarkson for the Retro-reels project is at The Banff Centre. Copyright belongs to [The Banff Centre?] and Guy Clarkson
- Access Restrictions
- No reproduction unless authorized by copyright holders
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Tonge Marriage License
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a copy of the marriage certificate of Peter Tonge and Alice Perry, dated in Banff, Northwest Territories, January 29, 1888 by
- Date Range
- 1888
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 7941 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual, private record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 7941
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 7941 / 1
- Date Range
- 1888
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print, b&w
- History / Biographical
- Peter Tonge was a foreman and was brought over from England to work on the construction of the Banff Springs Hotel. Peter Tonge brought Alice Perry over from England and they married in Banff, January 29, 1888. Shortly after they moved to Port Arthur, Ontario where they both died in 1929.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a copy of the marriage certificate of Peter Tonge and Alice Perry, dated in Banff, Northwest Territories, January 29, 1888 by
- Notes
- Document is a digital print produced from a scan of the original document as a loan for copy.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title provided by the Archival Assistant
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The Way it Was: Trailminders of the Bow Valley
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook about the Trailminders organization based out of Canmore. Includues newspaper clippings, photocopies of newspaper clippings, Trailminders newsletters, photographs, and notice posters for community events like weekend walks, presentations, and lectures/talks.
- Date Range
- 1992-2007
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2020.09
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Textual record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / S8 / V8
- Series
- Accession number : 2020.09
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 2020.09
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2020.09
- Date Range
- 1992-2007
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (57 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook about the Trailminders organization based out of Canmore. Includues newspaper clippings, photocopies of newspaper clippings, Trailminders newsletters, photographs, and notice posters for community events like weekend walks, presentations, and lectures/talks.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Administration
- Advertising
- Public events
- Trails
- Volunteering
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Canmore
- Bow Valley
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Personal information on page 2
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Original title of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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