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David McDougall fonds

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Part Of: David McDougall fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of six series: 1. Business Correspondence; 2. Cheques, Receipts, Invoices; 3. Personal Documents; 4. Miscellaneous; 5. Blueprints; 6. Painting. Series 1 consists of business related correspondence to various companies, individuals, and two branches of the Canadian Government. Govern…

Date Range: 1845-1947

Reference Code: M557 / V779

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Painting; Textual record; Blueprint; Private record; Published record

Part Of: David McDougall fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 557; V 779

Sous-Fonds: M557; V779

Accession Number: 2017.8667

Reference Code: M557 / V779

GMD: Painting; Textual record; Blueprint; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1845-1947

Physical Description: 39cm of textual records. – 1 painting

History / Biographical: David McDougall, son of George Millward McDougall and Elizabeth Chantler McDougall, was born on May 14, 1845 in Owen Sound, Ontario. David had four siblings: John, Eliza, Lubby, and Nellie. David married Annie McKenzie in 1871 in Manitoba. Together, they had six children, including their daughter named Georgina (Georgie) Elizabeth McDougall (1872-1965). Georgina was the wife of Norman Luxton and an active member in Banff and the mother of Eleanor Georgina Luxton (1908-1995). David was an early pioneer of Calgary and Banff, who helped build both community life and their economies. While David’s father and brother were both members of the clergy and did missionary work in Morley, Alberta, David become a successful businessman. He established a general merchant store in Morley where he was a dealer in cattle, horses, furs, and curios. In addition to managing his own business block in Calgary, David also owned properties in Edmonton and Calgary. In Banff, David and Annie owned the Mount Royal Hotel for six years until they sold it to Jim Brewster in August 14, 1913. David died in December 6, 1927 and Annie died in 1939.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of six series: 1. Business Correspondence; 2. Cheques, Receipts, Invoices; 3. Personal Documents; 4. Miscellaneous; 5. Blueprints; 6. Painting. Series 1 consists of business related correspondence to various companies, individuals, and two branches of the Canadian Government. Government correspondence pertains to taxes and by-laws for McDougall’s properties. Series 2 contains invoices, receipts, cheques, and bank statements pertaining to McDougall’s business and properties. Series 3 contains personal letters and legal documents. Materials includes handwritten letters, property transactions and proof of ownership on properties. Series 4 contains cheque books, Dominion Travellers’ Hotel Guide, event program featuring Commissioner Coombs and “Safety First Guarantee” slip. Series 5 contains blueprints of Mount Royal Hotel and McDougall business block, Calgary 1911. The last series consist of a painting of George Noble photograph of Banff Ave, 1929.

Name Access: McDougall, David

Subject Access: Buildings and facilities; Commerce and industry; Communications; Family and personal life; Government; Labour; Land, settlement and immigration; Law and justice

Access Restrictions: No restriction on access. Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply.

Language: Language is English

Related Material: See Luxton Family fonds

Creator: McDougall, David

Biographical Source Notes: Luxton, Eleanor G. Latch String Out. Banff: Summerthought Publishing, 2015. “The Morleyville Story.” McDougall Stoney Mission Society. http://www.mcdougallstoneymission.com/docs/The_Morleyvillle_Story.pdf

Title Source: Title based on provenance of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Jimmy Simpson family fonds

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Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recording produced by and pertaining to Jimmy Simpson and the Simpson family. Material is arranged in seven series. I. Jimmy Simpson Sr. papers and photographs, ca.1901-1972, ca.74 cm of textual records, 23 photograph albums (ca.2875 prints), 425 tra…

Date Range: [ca.1900]-1995

Reference Code: M78 / S16 / V577

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Sound recording; Recording disc; Textual record; Blueprint; Drawing; Painting; Poster; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

Part Of: Jimmy Simpson family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 78; S 16; V 577

Sous-Fonds: M 78; S 16; V 577

Accession Number: 256, 492, 1035, 1160, 1422, 1467, 1484, 1625, 1655, 1668, 1869, 2930, 3006, 5302, 6356, 6599, 6771, 6914, 7217, 7337 (unproc o.s.), 7768 (unproc)

Reference Code: M78 / S16 / V577

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Sound recording; Recording disc; Textual record; Blueprint; Drawing; Painting; Poster; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

Other Title Info: Also known as Jimmy Simpson fonds

Date Range: [ca.1900]-1995

Physical Description: 2.5 m textual records. -- ca.1605 photographs: ca.755 prints, 410 negatives, ca.430 transparencies. -- 29 photograph albums (ca.3000 prints). -- 1 sound recording: audio disc

History / Biographical: Justin James McCarthy (Jimmy) Simpson, 1877-1972, was a trapper, guide and outfitter and lodge owner at Banff and Bow Lake, Alberta, Canada. Born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, Simpson was sent to Canada by his family in 1896. He worked briefly at Laggan (Lake Louise), Alberta for the Canadian Pacific Railway, travelled extensively and returned to the Rockies to work on the trail and trap. By the early 1900s, he was a successful guide and outfitter with Carl Rungius and the Alpine Club of Canada as clients. Starting in 1920, Simpson began building Num-Ti-Jah Lodge at Bow Lake as a base for hunting and climbing parties. Simpson and Williamina (Billie) Ross Reid, 1891-1968, married in 1916 and had three children. The lodge was run mainly by Billie Simpson and in 1945 the business was turned over to Jimmy Simpson Jr., 1922-2003 . Daughters Margaret Simpson, 1917-1941, and Mary Simpson (Hallock), 1919-2002, were internationally-famous figure skaters.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recording produced by and pertaining to Jimmy Simpson and the Simpson family. Material is arranged in seven series.; I. Jimmy Simpson Sr. papers and photographs, ca.1901-1972, ca.74 cm of textual records, 23 photograph albums (ca.2875 prints), 425 transparencies. Includes business and personal correspondence, business records and subject files, 1903-1972; literary papers, 1912-1972; and other papers, 1903- 1957. Business records pertain mainly to guiding, outfitting and hunting operations. Correspondents include Carl Rungius, J. Monroe Thorington, L. S. Amery, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, William S. Ladd, C. Hart Merriam, Allan Brooks and others; also federal and provincial government departments, Canadian Pacific Railway, etc., regarding hunting, game regulations, park boundaries, licences, permits, horses, etc. Albums pertain mainly to hunting trips, including those with Carl Rungius, Caroline Hinman and McAleenan family, ca.1901-ca.1920, 23 items. Transparencies pertain to McAleenan family trips.; II. Simpson family papers, photographs and sound recording, ca.1900-1987, ca.1.5 m of textual records, ca.675 photographic prints, 6 photograph albums (ca.460 prints), 410 photographic negatives, 1 sound recording. Textual records include large series of alphabetical files, 1907-1987; correspondence, ca.1910-ca.1985; school records, 1923-1936; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge registers, 1939-1957; other material, 1929-1942. Photographs pertain to Jimmy Simpson and family; friends and guests; lodges and camps, including Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Banff home and community; pack trips; scenic views; other.; III. Billie Simpson papers, 1913-1968, 6.5 cm of textual records. Includes Billie Simpson correspondence, literary and dramatic papers.; IV. Simpson Sisters professional papers and photographs, 1929-1955, ca.20 cm and 3 v. of textual material, ca.15 cm of print material, 86 photographic prints. Material pertains to the professional skating career of Margaret Simpson and Mary Simpson.; V. Mary Simpson Hallock papers, 1960-1955, 1.5 cm of textual records.; VI. Jimmy Simpson Jr. papers, 1947-1983, 1 cm of textual records.; VII. Other material, before 1970, 1 cm of textual records and art works.

Name Access: Simpson, Billie; Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Margaret; Simpson, Mary (Hallock)

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Some restrictions on access to originals; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; sub-series description; electronic finding aid; microfilm copies of albums

Related Material: Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage Collections, Whyte Museum)

Creator: Simpson, Jimmy (family)

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Crepis nana (Alpine Hawksbeard)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1910

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.02

Description: A cluster of yellow flowers, green stems and leaves.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Crepis nana (Alpine Hawksbeard)

Date: 1910

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 17.5 cm

Description: A cluster of yellow flowers, green stems and leaves.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.02

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The Miser

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1910 – 1930

Medium: oil on wood

Catalogue Number: UnK.02.02

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Artist: Unknown

Title: The Miser

Date: 1910 – 1930

Medium: oil on wood

Dimensions: 21.5 x 17.5 cm

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.02.02

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Mountain landscape and police barracks

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of two framed paintings. One painting depicts a ranch or small farming community with horses in a fenced area and mountains visible in the background; second painting depicts a North-West Mounted Police barracks with a raised flag nearby and separate stables.

Date Range: [ca.1900-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PC - 9 to 10

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Painting; Framed print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F2 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F2 / PC - 9 to 10

GMD: Painting; Framed print

Responsibility: Artist(s) unknown

Date Range: [ca.1900-1920]

Physical Description: 2 paintings : framed landscape ; 25 x 17 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of two framed paintings. One painting depicts a ranch or small farming community with horses in a fenced area and mountains visible in the background; second painting depicts a North-West Mounted Police barracks with a raised flag nearby and separate stables.

Material Details: Paintings are in identical wooden frames painted orange with geometric border design. Metal hanging wires are attached to back of each frame

Subject Access: Landscapes; Painting; Arts; Mountains; Homestead; Settlement

Language: N/A

Category: Land, settlement and immigration; Arts

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Mountain Sheep

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Artist: Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)

Date: 1918

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: RuC.05.01

Description: Three mountain sheep in center left of picture, two facing front, one turned away - painted by Carl Rungius. Background painted by Jimmy Simpson shows brownish rocks in foreground on which sheep are standing, a mountain side runs from top left to bottom right, is blue with yellow tint towards top l…

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Artist: Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)

Title: Mountain Sheep

Date: 1918

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 22.0 x 29.5 cm

Description: Three mountain sheep in center left of picture, two facing front, one turned away - painted by Carl Rungius. Background painted by Jimmy Simpson shows brownish rocks in foreground on which sheep are standing, a mountain side runs from top left to bottom right, is blue with yellow tint towards top left. A snowy mountain side is in right background, some sky with yellowish clouds show through.

Subject: landscape, mountain; animal, sheep, bighorn

Credit: Purchased from Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1988

Catalogue Number: RuC.05.01

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Painting; Portable Palette

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Date: 1918 – 1958

Material: wood; metal

Catalogue Number: 104.39.1015

Description: Hinged portable wooden palette. The palette has been extensively used. Build-up of oil paint and repaired many times.

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Title: Painting; Portable Palette

Date: 1918 – 1958

Material: wood; metal

Dimensions: 13.7 x 32.0 cm

Description: Hinged portable wooden palette. The palette has been extensively used. Build-up of oil paint and repaired many times.

Subject: Carl Rungius; Charlie Beil; artists; hobbies; painting

Credit: Gift of Olive Beil, Banff, 1982

Catalogue Number: 104.39.1015

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Path, Emerald Lake

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Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Date: 1915

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: HuW.05.04

Description: A vertical painting with blue lake in the foreground and bushes and path on the right. Mountains and sky in upper two-thirds.

Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Title: Path, Emerald Lake

Date: 1915

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 13.9 x 8.3 cm

Description: A vertical painting with blue lake in the foreground and bushes and path on the right. Mountains and sky in upper two-thirds.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; lake; Emerald Lake

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994

Catalogue Number: HuW.05.04

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Shuswap Lake

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Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Date: c. 1915

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: HuW.05.02

Description: Bottom half of the picture is a lake with reflections of the mountains around it. A tree is in immediate left, branches extending into picture. Green mountains on either side of lake with snow capped mountains in background. A light coloured sky with some clouds top third.

Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Title: Shuswap Lake

Date: c. 1915

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 13.9 x 21.3 cm

Description: Bottom half of the picture is a lake with reflections of the mountains around it. A tree is in immediate left, branches extending into picture. Green mountains on either side of lake with snow capped mountains in background. A light coloured sky with some clouds top third.

Subject: landscape; mountains; lake

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994

Catalogue Number: HuW.05.02

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Sicamous, BC

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Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Date: c. 1915

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: HuW.05.03

Description: Lake in foreground, vegetation and tall evergreens on right, mountains and forest in background. Top third of picture is cloudy sky tinged with yellow.

Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Title: Sicamous, BC

Date: c. 1915

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 11.4 x 17.4 cm

Description: Lake in foreground, vegetation and tall evergreens on right, mountains and forest in background. Top third of picture is cloudy sky tinged with yellow.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; lake; mountains

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994

Catalogue Number: HuW.05.03

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Snow Peak Ave

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Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Date: 1915

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: HuW.05.05

Description: A vetical painting, a brown road in bottom foreground has tall evergreen trees on both sides. At the end of road is a snow covered mountain. Cloudy sky in background.

Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Title: Snow Peak Ave

Date: 1915

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 13.9 x 8.3 cm

Description: A vetical painting, a brown road in bottom foreground has tall evergreen trees on both sides. At the end of road is a snow covered mountain. Cloudy sky in background.