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Arthur H. Sovereign family fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57453
- Part Of
- Arthur H. Sovereign family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ca.147 photographs pertaining to Bishop A.H. Sovereign and his alpine expeditions (ACC, American Alpine Club, possibly other). Includes ca.47 b&w prints, 10 scanned images printed on paper, and ca.90 b&w negative photographs depicting summit views, campsites, ACC members, etc. bet…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1920]
- Reference Code
- V817
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Arthur H. Sovereign family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V817
- Sous-Fonds
- V817
- Accession Number
- 2023.13
- Reference Code
- V817
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1920]
- Physical Description
- ca.147 photographs : ca.47 b&w prints -- 10 scanned paper copies -- ca.90 b&w negatives
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ca.147 photographs pertaining to Bishop A.H. Sovereign and his alpine expeditions (ACC, American Alpine Club, possibly other). Includes ca.47 b&w prints, 10 scanned images printed on paper, and ca.90 b&w negative photographs depicting summit views, campsites, ACC members, etc. between ca.1910-1920.
- Notes
- Photographs were transferred to the Whyte Museum from the Greater Vernon Museum and Archives on March 17, 2023.
- Name Access
- Sovereign, Bishop Arthur H.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Exploration
- Hiking
- Recreation
- Summit
- Camps
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restrictions
- No restrictions
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Jon Whelan fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57454
- Part Of
- Jon Whelan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of research materials, publications, ephemera, and other materials collected by Jon Whelan. Fonds includes three Canadian Pacific bell boy log books, 1970-1980; five bound scrapbooks with collected newspaper clippings, ca.1880-1890; and collected advertisements and articles pertainin…
- Date Range
- [1880-2022]
- Reference Code
- M595 / V818
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Newspaper clipping
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Album
- Part Of
- Jon Whelan fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M595
- V818
- Sous-Fonds
- M595
- V818
- Accession Number
- 2022.39
- Reference Code
- M595 / V818
- Date Range
- [1880-2022]
- Physical Description
- 3 bankers boxes
- History / Biographical
- Jon Whelan (1952-2022) was a researcher, historian, and collector based in Banff, Alberta. Jon had a special interest in topics related to Banff National Park and Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Jon conducted independent research, as well as research for various authors and historians, from the 1980s onwards. Jon was also an active participant in municipal politics in Banff. "For most of Jon’s life, he was engaged in community affairs and fearless in voicing an opinion. He was successful in raising public awareness and his tenacity achieved a personal goal, which was to initiate the use of video for regular Town of Banff council meetings. He dedicated himself to the concerns of Banff residents." -Barry Kelly, Rocky Mountain Outlook, July 30, 2022
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of research materials, publications, ephemera, and other materials collected by Jon Whelan. Fonds includes three Canadian Pacific bell boy log books, 1970-1980; five bound scrapbooks with collected newspaper clippings, ca.1880-1890; and collected advertisements and articles pertaining to Canadian Pacific, Banff, travel and tourism within Canada, and related subjects.
- Name Access
- Whelan, Jon
- Subject Access
- Research
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- Tourism
- Travel
- Recreation
- Publication
- Newspaper
- History
- Community events
- Reproduction Restrictions
- restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Soole family fonds
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- Part Of
- Soole family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to members of the Soole and Astley family, as well as the Homestead Hotel and property near Lake Minnewanka. Includes family photographs and albums; published materials, including two guidebooks; collected newspaper articles; notes and corre…
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1960]
- Reference Code
- M596 / V811
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Soole family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M591
- V811
- Sous-Fonds
- M591
- V811
- Accession Number
- 2022.24
- Reference Code
- M596 / V811
- Date Range
- [ca.1905-1960]
- Physical Description
- 3 photo albums -- ca.6 cm of textual records -- ca.124 photographs (48 prints; 76 transparencies) -- one annotated ribbon
- History / Biographical
- David Mowbray Soole (1885-1959) was postmaster at Bankhead until 1913 when he moved to Banff to establish a real estate and insurance business. He sold the business in 1919 and bought the Homestead Hotel in Banff which he operated until 1945. Eric and his wife, Violet, had two children: a daughter, Ivy (Bond), and a son, Eric A. Soole. Eric Astley Soole (1918-2012) grew up in Banff and Calgary. He married Sylvia (Maberley) Soole (1924-2016) in 1942 or 1943. Eric served in the Royal Canadian Air Force
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to members of the Soole and Astley family, as well as the Homestead Hotel and property near Lake Minnewanka. Includes family photographs and albums; published materials, including two guidebooks; collected newspaper articles; notes and correspondence, including genealogical records; Eric and Sylvia Soole's marriage certificate; and other related materials.
- Name Access
- Soole, Eric
- Soole, Sylvia
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Hotels
- Homestead Hotel
- Travel
- Publication
- Correspondence
- Genealogy
- Research
- Marriage
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Minnewanka
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://albertaonrecord.ca/d-m-soole-fonds https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/eric-soole-obituary?pid=157142355
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
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- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…
- Date Range
- [ca.1844 - 1909]
- [ca.1939 - 1944]
- 1980 - 1981
- 2014
- Reference Code
- M555 / V777
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Drawing
- Postcard
- Private record
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M555
- V777
- Sous-Fonds
- M555
- V777
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- M555 / V777
- Responsibility
- Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin
- Date Range
- [ca.1844 - 1909]
- [ca.1939 - 1944]
- 1980 - 1981
- 2014
- Physical Description
- 21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs
- History / Biographical
- Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].
- Notes
- Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records
- Name Access
- Adams, Molly
- Schaffer, Mary
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Correspondence
- Travel
- Exploration
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Connecticut
- New York
- Europe
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Biographical Source Notes
- Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bob Smith fonds
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- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal photographs, biographical notes, memoir drafts and other collected materials pertaining to Robert Neville (Bob) Smith. Fonds also includes plans and maps pertaining to the development of land near Lake Minnewanka and the Cascade Power Plant project (1943).
- Date Range
- 1925-1995
- Reference Code
- M589 / V809
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Map
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Plan
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M589
- V809
- Sous-Fonds
- M589
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- M589 / V809
- Date Range
- 1925-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.300 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 12 x 18 cm or smaller -- 7 cm of textual records -- 7 topographical maps/plans -- 8 postcards
- History / Biographical
- Robert Neville (Bob) Smith (1926-2021) was born in Banff. He was the only child of parents Enoch Smith and Laurene Smith (nee Munson). Bob grew up near Lake Minnewanka until 1941, when a hydro dam was installed resulting in the intentional flooding of the area. The family moved to Banff, where Bob met his future wife, Mary Parkinson. The couple were married in 1953 and moved to Seebe, where they raised two daughters, Marjory and Shirley. Bob worked for Calgary Power Co. (later renamed TransAlta Utilities) from 1953 until his retirement in 1986. In his spare time, Bob founded the Bow Valley Camera Club and the Bow Valley Naturalists organization. In 1999, Bob was part of a successful project with the Bow Valley Naturalists to designate the Mount Yamnuska area as a Bow Valley Protected Area, following 25 years of lobbying with the Government of Alberta. Bob also formed the Meanderthals seniors hiking club in 1993 and led various local hiking trips in his later years.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal photographs, biographical notes, memoir drafts and other collected materials pertaining to Robert Neville (Bob) Smith. Fonds also includes plans and maps pertaining to the development of land near Lake Minnewanka and the Cascade Power Plant project (1943).
- Name Access
- Smith, Enoch
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Labour
- Environment
- Natural resources
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Seebe
- Lake Minnewanka
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.albertaprimetimes.com/obituaries/robert-neville-bob-smith-3238925
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Josephine Schupp fonds
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- Part Of
- Josephine Schupp fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 23 letters sent to Josephine (Schäffer) Schupp from her cousin, Mary Schäffer Warren, between 1916 and 1939.
- Date Range
- 1916-1939
- Reference Code
- M588
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Josephine Schupp fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M588
- Sous-Fonds
- M588
- Accession Number
- 2021.33
- Reference Code
- M588
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1916-1939
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Josephine Schupp (née Schäffer) (1888-1975) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Phoenix, Arizona. Josephine married Alfred Adolf Schupp in 1912.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 23 letters sent to Josephine (Schäffer) Schupp from her cousin, Mary Schäffer Warren, between 1916 and 1939.
- Notes
- Majority of letters in fonds are dated between 1934-1939
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Correspondence
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- United States of America
- Arizona
- Phoenix
- Reproduction Restrictions
- No restrictions
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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William Royle fonds
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- Part Of
- William Royle fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs, published booklets and film reels which belonged to William Royle. Content pertains to the Banff Boy Scouts: local events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days and Banff's Centennial Parade in 1967; hiking, camping, skiing and other recreational activiti…
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- 1959-1960
- [ca.1960-1970]
- 1978
- Reference Code
- M587 / V808
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Film
- Part Of
- William Royle fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M587
- V808
- Sous-Fonds
- M587
- V808
- Accession Number
- 2021.29
- Reference Code
- M587 / V808
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- 1959-1960
- [ca.1960-1970]
- 1978
- Physical Description
- ca.348 photographs (204 b&w and col. prints, 144 col. transparencies) -- 0.5 cm of textual records -- 7 film reels
- History / Biographical
- William "Bill" Royle (1905-1980) moved to Banff from Lethbridge in 1952 with his mother (Mary Elizabeth) and two young sons (Bernard and Walter), following the death of his wife. William started the business Banff Plumbing and Heating Ltd., which he operated until his death. William and his brother, John J. Royle, were also involved with a laundromat business in Banff. From its inception in 1953, William also worked as director and president of the Banff Park Savings and Credit Union (now Bow Valley Credit Union). In his spare time, William volunteered with the Banff Boy Scouts, as well as St. Mary's Church in Banff, the Seniors' Society and the Alberta Council of the Aging. William's son, Bernard, tragically passed away in a plane crash in 1969 while searching for new heliskiing routes in British Columbia with his friend, John Gow, who survived.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs, published booklets and film reels which belonged to William Royle. Content pertains to the Banff Boy Scouts: local events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days and Banff's Centennial Parade in 1967; hiking, camping, skiing and other recreational activities; Bernard Royle and friends; the Banff High School curling team; natural views and wildlife in Alberta and British Columbia; and other related subjects. Includes three visual series: I - Prints ; II - Motion pictures ; III - Transparencies. Series I includes five sub-series: A - Boy Scouts [includes o.s. items] ; B - Banff Indian Days ; C - Banff Winter Carnival ; D - St. Mary's Baptist Church ; E - Misc.
- Name Access
- Royle, William
- Royle, Walter
- Royle, Bernard
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Events
- Community events
- Sports
- Recreation
- Curling
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Indian Days
- Cultural pluralism
- Scouting
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Churches
- Religions
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- British Columbia
- Revelstoke
- Canmore
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://time.com/5912476/heliski-survival-1969/
- Information provided by Walter Royle
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Eliza Hunter fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55366
- Part Of
- Eliza Hunter fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 16 photograph prints depicting various First Nations people both in studio settings and in camp settings. Most prints are mounted on various kinds of cardboard or cardstock.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1950]
- Reference Code
- V804
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Eliza Hunter fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V804
- Sous-Fonds
- V804
- Accession Number
- 1077
- Reference Code
- V804
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1950]
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Eliza Hunter Wîchîyânâgish (Young Woman), probably born in the early 1900s, lived in Morley most of her life. She attended the Calgary Stampede and Banff Indian Days regularly, and was married to Judas Hunter (maiden name unknown). Collection of 16 photograph prints donated by Eliza in 1970 to the Archives of the Canadian Rockies, annotations on the backs on some written by Catharine Robb Whyte.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 16 photograph prints depicting various First Nations people both in studio settings and in camp settings. Most prints are mounted on various kinds of cardboard or cardstock.
- Name Access
- Hunter, Eliza
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Calgary Stampede
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Recognizing relations
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
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Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of organizational records including photographs, brochures, correspondence and other documents which are divided into five series [see Content Details]. Content pertains to the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, including the organization's history, members and staff, trail rides …
- Date Range
- [ca.1924]-2013
- Reference Code
- M545 / V635
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Film
- Motion picture
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Published record
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- V635
- Accession Number
- 5757
- 5939
- 8235
- 2014.8277
- 2022.22
- Reference Code
- M545 / V635
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Film
- Motion picture
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Published record
- Responsibility
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Date Range
- [ca.1924]-2013
- Physical Description
- ca.340 cm of textual records -- 1191 photographs (691 prints, 312 transparencies, 188 negatives) -- 11 photograph albums -- 4 motion pictures -- 7 discs (1,214 digital images, 1 slideshow)
- History / Biographical
- The Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies is a trail riding organization based in Calgary, Alberta. The organization was established in 1923 with the support of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The first ride was held in 1924, and annual summer trail rides and pow-wows attracted fifteen hundred members by 1929. Many notable residents of the Bow Valley, including members of the Brewster and Moore families, Catherine Robb and Peter Whyte, and Carl Rungius have participated in trail rides. Support from the Canadian Pacific Railway ended in 1961. As of 2020, the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies remains an active organization. LISTING OF TRAIL RIDE LOCATIONS: 1924 : Yoho Valley 1925 : Marble Canyon, Wolverine Plateau, Goodsir Plateau, Lake O'Hara, Lake Wapta, Sun Dance Lodge 1926 : Baker Lake, Shaki, Molar Peak, Bow Lake, Mosquito Creek, Ptarmigan Valley 1927 : Mountain Assiniboine, Brewster Creek, Magag Lake, Sunshine Camp, Simpson Pass; Jasper, Portal Creek, Maccarib Pass, Tonquin Valley, Meadow Creek, Calendone River 1928 : Lake of Hanging Glaciers; Horse Thief Creek, Windermere 1929 : Egypt Lake, Shadow Lake, Twin Lake; Lake Louise, Columbia Icefields 1930 : Red Earth Creek, Hawk Creek, Floe Lake, Wolverine Pass, Marble Canyon 1931 : Bankhead, Cascade River, Stewart Canyon, Stoney Creek, Baker Creek, Sawback Lake 1932 : Mount Assiniboine and Banff Springs Hotel terrace (Pow-wow) 1933 : Mosquito Creek, Bow Lake, Isabella Lake, Pipestone River, Lake Louise 1934 : Leanchoil, Shining Beauty camp, Goodsir mountain, Wolverine Plateau, Marble Canyon 1935 : Windy Camp, Snow Creek Pass, Scotch Cabin, Baker Lake, Ptarmigan Valley, Lake Louise Station (pow-wow) 1936 : Johnston Canyon, Pulsatilla Mountain, Badger Pass, Forty Mile Creek, Hillsdale Meadows 1937 : Mount Assiniboine, Lake Magog, Valley of the Rocks, Simpson Pass, Healy Creek 1938 : Carrot Creek, Lake Minnewanka, Middle Lake, Devil Gap, Ghost River, Mount Aylmer, Aylmer Pass 1939 : Healy Creek, Egypt Lake, Scarab Lake, Shadow Lakes, Twin Lakes, Taylor Lake, Moraine Lake 1940 : Marble Canyon, Helmet Creek, Ottertail River, Lake McArthur, Chateau Lake Louise 1941 : Mount Assiniboine, Canmore, spray Lakes, Valley of Rocks, Simpson Summit, Rock Isle Lake, Healy Creek 1942 : Larix Lake, Egypt Lake, Twin Lakes, Storm Mountain 1943 : Healy Creek warden's cabin, Brewater Creek, Fatigue Pass, Quartz hill, Simpson Summit, Sunshine Lodge, Eohippus lake, Mount Assiniboine 1944 : Healy Creek, Brewster Creek, Quartz Hill, Lake Eohippus, Red Earth Creek 1945 : Baker Lake 1946 : Panther River (Windy Camp), Snow Creek, Harrison Lake, Panther Falls 1947 : Monard Mountain, Healy Creek, Redearth Creek 1948 : Sunshine and Simpson River 1949 : Molar Mountain area 1950 : Palliser Pass 1951 : Goodsirs 1952 : Harvey Pass, Healy Creek, Egypt Lake 1953 : Baker Lakes 1954 : Mount Assiniboine, Magog Lake 1955 : Pulsatilla Pass area 1956 : Pipestone area 1957 : Panther River, Windy Camp, Dormer Pass, Snow Creek 1958 : Mount Assiniboine 1959 : Palliser Pass area [Bunny Robinson paints new teepee designs] 1960 : Pipestone area, north of Lake Louise 1961 : Goodsirs Mountains, McArthur Creek, Wolverine Pass [Volume 102, CPR publication last issue - CPR pulls sponsorship of association] 1962 : Pipestone and Skoki Valley areas 1963 : Simpson Summit, Healy Creek, Harvey Pass, Egypt Lake 1964 : Bryant Creek Meadows, Mount Assiniboine 1965 : Palliser Pass 1966 : Ptarmigan Valley, north of Lake Louise 1967 : Palliser Pass 1968 : Bryant Creek Meadows, Mount Assiniboine 1969 : Pulsatilla Pass 1970 : Egypt Lake area 1971 : Pipestone region 1972 : Shadow Lakes 1973 : Palliser Pass [50th anniversary] 1974 : Pulsatilla Pass area, Johnson Creek Meadows 1975 : Pipestone River area : Molar Glacier, Skoki Lakes, Merlin Lakes, hector Plateau, Fish Lakes 1976 : Cascade Valley region : Elk Lake summit, Stoney Creek, Dormer Pass 1977 : Mount Assiniboine 1978 : Palliser Pass area : Upper Spray River 1979 : Pulsatilla Pass area : Indian Paint Pots, Johnston Creek Meadows 1980 : Panther River region 1981 : Red Deer River region : Divide Creek, Tyrell Creek, Horseshoe Lake, Panther Ridge 1982 : Bryant Creek, Og Pass, Owl and Marvel Lakes, Allenby Pass, Assiniboine Pass, Lake Magog 1983 : Upper Pipestone River region: Red Deer Lake, Skoki Lakes, Hector Plateau, Singing Meadows [60th Anniversary] 1984 : Panther River region 1985 : Palliser Pass : Goat Ridge, Tumble Creek Falls, Spray Lakes, Birdwood Mountain, Leman Lake, White Man Pass 1986 : Johnston Creek, Badger Pass and Pulsatilla Pass; Safari expeditions: Kananaskis Country, Pipestone River , Front Range, Clearwater, Kootenay Plains 1987 : Red Deer River 1988 : Pipestone River 1989 : Panther River 1990 : Palliser Pass 1991 : Red Deer River 1992 : Bryant Creek 1993 : Pipestone River 1994 : Johnston Creek 1995 : Palliser Pass 1996 : Red Deer River 1997 : Bryant Creek 1998 : Panther River 1999 : Pipestone River 2000 : Johnston Creek 2001 : Palliser Pass 2002 : Yamnuska and Ghost Mountain 2003 : Bryant Creek 2004 : Cascade Valley and Mystic Lake 2005 : Sundance and Halfway Lodge 2006 : Waterton Park 2007 : Clearwater River 2008 : Kananaskis 2009 : Johnston Creek 2010 : Stoney Creek and Flint's Valley 2011 : Rock Lake and Solomon Creek 2012 : Kananaskis 2013 : Bryant Creek
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of organizational records including photographs, brochures, correspondence and other documents which are divided into five series [see Content Details]. Content pertains to the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, including the organization's history, members and staff, trail rides and other events, publications and advertising, finances, and administration.
- Notes
- Fonds has been reorganized by Processing Archivist Kate Skelton and content from all accessions prior to 2019 has been integrated into new series. Content from accessions 5757 and 5939 have been renumbered; storage of files adjusted to accommodate most recent donations [accn. 8235 & accn. 2014.8277]
- Some files contain personal contact information including full names, home addresses, email addresses and phone numbers [see file-level entries under M545/V635 for specific contents and restrictions]
- Material Details
- Textual records include oversize items
- Name Access
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Administration
- Advertising
- Organizations
- Membership
- Businesses
- Pack trips
- Tourism
- Travel
- Legal and Financial
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright and privacy restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright and privacy restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Arrangement outline, series description and file descriptions available. Online file inventory available
- Related Material
- Fonds was accompanied by non-annotated print material (transferred to library)
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Communications
- Government
- Natural resources
- Transportation
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://trailridevacations.com/history/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw0pfzBRCOARIsANi0g0sZ6TMtMbL992rp2rhrDrJ-NkaD8zp5ceBIf_LJGHjYk3_lg_l4zrIaAs3oEALw_wcB
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Content Details
- Series I - Events and Activities: Records include ride notes and summaries [1968-2009], songs and poems performed during trail rides, documents and images pertaining to the Townsend Trophy photograph competition, and materials related to other events including trail ride anniversary events and round-ups. Series II - Members, Staff, Personal Content : Records include lists of trail ride participants, documents from camp coordinators and other trail ride staff, personal photographs, committee notes, personal correspondence and trail ride surveys from 1958-2009 Series III - Published Records : Records include newsletters, brochures, promotional material, news articles and other published content Series IV - Financial Records : Records include tax records, income statements, expense notes, receipts, payment information for members, budgets, price lists and funding applications Series V - Administrative Records : Records include administrative notes, inventories and checklists, meeting minutes and agendas, legal and administrative forms, and agreements with outfitting and supply companies
- Processing Status
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Mabel Aubin fonds
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- Mabel Aubin fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ration books; ephemera pertaining to Banff musical and variety productions; Christmas cards from the Beil family, the de Grandmaison family, Peter and Catharine Whyte and the Christofferson family; Alberta Hotel menu, 1913; and photographs pertaining to the Stenton family, ca.1888…
- Date Range
- [ca.1888]-1980
- Reference Code
- M166 / V34
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
4 images
- Part Of
- Mabel Aubin fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 166
- V 34
- Sous-Fonds
- M 166
- V 34
- Accession Number
- 550, 1002, 1101, 2029, 3541, 3833, 5173
- Reference Code
- M166 / V34
- Date Range
- [ca.1888]-1980
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records. -- 32 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Mabel Sarah Aubin, 1905-1990, was a life-long resident of Banff, Alberta, Canada. Mabel Aubin's parents, the Stenton family, ran the Alberta Hotel beginning ca.1908.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ration books; ephemera pertaining to Banff musical and variety productions; Christmas cards from the Beil family, the de Grandmaison family, Peter and Catharine Whyte and the Christofferson family; Alberta Hotel menu, 1913; and photographs pertaining to the Stenton family, ca.1888-ca.1950, and 1918 Banff Peace Day parade (First World War), which shows citizens wearing masks in response to the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919
- Name Access
- Aubin, Mabel
- 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
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Aubin, Mabel
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Browne family fonds
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- Browne family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of diary excerpts and transcripts, 1912-1913, 1921-1954; also includes a guest book, 1924-1956, posters, ca.1942, publications relating the story of Belmore Browne Peak, 1992-1993, and photographs, ca.1930, ca.1955, 1991-1992. Diaries are mainly trip diaries pertaining to summ…
- Date Range
- 1912-1993, predominant 1921-1954
- Reference Code
- M473 / V39
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
1 image
- Part Of
- Browne family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 473
- V 39
- Sous-Fonds
- M 473
- V 39
- Accession Number
- 3429, 3813, 3863, 3873, 3892, 3901, 3975, 3995, 4007, 4021, 4037, 4039, 5075, 5149, 5220, 6382, 6596, 6741, 6742, 6774
- Reference Code
- M473 / V39
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1912-1993, predominant 1921-1954
- Physical Description
- 24 cm of textual records. -- 108 photographs : prints, copy negatives, transparencies
- History / Biographical
- Belmore Browne, d.1954, was a well-known artist who lived and worked at Banff and Seebe, Alberta, Canada and in the United States. Browne and Agnes Evelyn Sibley, 1882-1976, were married in 1913. In 1921, they bought property in Banff for a summer home and with their children, George, 1918-1958, and Evelyn, 1915-1994, travelled extensively throughout the 1920s and 1930s in pursuit of subjects for Belmore Browne's paintings. In 1946, the Brownes built a home near Seebe. Agnes Browne was a diarist for the family and much of her extensive writing centres around the career of Belmore Browne. Her daughter Evelyn consolidated the diaries in the 1980s. George Browne was also an artist.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of diary excerpts and transcripts, 1912-1913, 1921-1954; also includes a guest book, 1924-1956, posters, ca.1942, publications relating the story of Belmore Browne Peak, 1992-1993, and photographs, ca.1930, ca.1955, 1991-1992.
- Diaries are mainly trip diaries pertaining to summer travels and family life in the Canadian Rockies, 1921-1933. Included are trips to Red Earth Creek, Skoki, Mystic Lake, Sawback Lake, Red Deer Valley, Hector Lake, Bow Lake, Kananaskis Valley, Cascade and Panther rivers, Elbow Pass, and other locations. Other diaries cover the years 1943 to 1954, years partly spent at Seebe until Belmore Browne's death. Diary copies and typescripts have been annotated by Evelyn Browne.
- Posters on alpine and wilderness survival, ca.1942, were done by Belmore Browne for the American military's Arctic Training Program.
- Photographs are mainly photographic copies of paintings by Belmore and George Browne produced by Peter A. Juley & Son, Photographers of Fine Arts, New York, ca.1955, 79 items. Other photographs pertain to Belmore Browne and the Browne family, their Banff home and painting activities, ca.1930; the site of Belmore Browne plaque on Browne Peak, rediscovered and photographed by Tony and Gillean Daffern in September 1991, and dedication of the Belmore Browne plaque, 1992.
- Official correspondence pertaining to the naming of Belmore Browne Peak, 1989-1993, is available in document file.
- Name Access
- Browne, Belmore
- Browne, George
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Reference use only
- Other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- file list and index
- Creator
- Browne, Belmore
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Luxton family fonds
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- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and profession…
- Date Range
- [ca.1860]-1995
- Reference Code
- LUX
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Cabinet card
- Framed print
- Negative
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX
- Accession Number
- Lux1 - EL estate, 1996
- Lux2 - Whyte Museum, 2000
- Lux3 - Glenbow Archives, 2001
- Reference Code
- LUX
- GMD
- Photograph
- Cabinet card
- Framed print
- Negative
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Eleanor Luxton archives
- Date Range
- [ca.1860]-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.32.1 m of textual records (29.3 m textual records, 47 scrapbooks) -- ca.7290 photographs (ca.5300 b&w and col. prints, ca.1915 negatives, 75 transparencies, 2 tintypes) -- 17 albums -- ca.74 cm sound recordings (29 CDs, 45 audio cassettes, 17 R120 DAT tapes, 1 VHS, 8 voicewriter discs)
- History / Biographical
- The Norman Luxton family was a prominent family in Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1904 until 1962. Daughter Eleanor Luxton maintained the family's position in the town until her death in 1995.
- Publisher and businessman Norman K. Luxton, 1876-1962, was the son of Winnipeg Free Press co-founder William Luxton. After working for the Winnipeg Free Press, Norman Luxton travelled, then joined the Calgary Herald for eight years. In 1901, he journeyed 10,000 miles on the Pacific in the dug-out canoe Tilikum. After becoming ill, Luxton abandoned the trip in Fiji and came to Banff to recuperate. The around-the-world trip was subsequently completed by his sailing partner, Capt. John Voss.
- Luxton bought Banff's Crag and Canyon newspaper in 1902 and remained as publisher until 1951. Also in 1902, he established the Sign of the Goat Curio store which specialized in Stoney Indian handicrafts and taxidermy specimens. Other significant Luxton businesses were the King Edward Hotel and Livery, Luxton Bros. insurance (with brother Louis Luxton) and the Lux Block, which included a hotel, the Lux Theatre and retail stores.
- In 1904, Norman Luxton married Georgina (Georgie) Elizabeth McDougall, 1870-1965, of the pioneer missionary McDougall family of Morley, Alberta. In addition to her McDougall connections, Georgie Luxton was related by marriage to Senator George Ross. Norman and Georgie Luxton had one child, Eleanor Georgina, born in Banff in 1908.
- The Luxtons were important Banff "boosters" with involvement in numerous local organizations and events. Norman Luxton managed the Banff Indian Days from 1909 to 1950, was a founder of Banff Winter Carnival and was involved with native events at the Calgary Stampede for 25 years. In 1953, Norman established a museum to house his native artifacts. The Luxton Museum was built in co-operation with Eric Harvie of the Glenbow Foundation of Calgary. After Luxton's death, the museum continued to be managed by the Glenbow until 1992.
- Eleanor Luxton, 1908-1995, was a writer, historian, researcher, engineer, teacher and business woman. After graduating from high school in Banff in 1926, she attended the University of Alberta from 1926 until 1939, receiving degrees in history (BA '30, MA'33), a Diploma in Education (1931) and subsequent education, biology and natural history courses during the summers.
- Between 1937 and 1956, Eleanor received further degrees and certificates from studies at Garbutt Business College (Calgary), St. Stephen's College (Edmonton), Ottawa Technical High School, Havergal Ladies College (Ontario), St. George Williams College (Montreal), McGill University (Montreal) and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Subjects studied included office practices, shorthand, machine draughting, English, civil engineering (BSc '46), German, broadcast writing, management, commerce, accounting and commercial law.
- Eleanor Luxton's extensive education overlapped and preceded a long and varied professional career. Her teaching career extended from high school teacher in Alberta (Banff and Sexsmith), 1933-1940, to university lecturer in Montreal in the 1950s. During the 1940s, she worked in locomotive design for the CPR in Montreal. Beginning in 1956 and continuing until 1965, when she returned to Banff to care for her mother, Eleanor worked throughout southern Alberta as a field researcher for Calgary's Glenbow Foundation. From 1965 until her death in 1995, Eleanor remained in Banff in her family home and pursued an active career in writing and research.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and professional records, financial documents, organization and volunteer records, business and property records, scrapbooks and albums, research materials, candid and professional portraits, various collected materials, and other related content.
- Notes
- Fonds consists of three sous-fonds:
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1880]-1962, ca. 7.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Correspondence, B. Business, financial and legal, C. Personal, D. Personal and professional, E. Collected materials.
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1890]-1995, ca. 15 m. of textual records, sound recordings and photographs in six series: A. Correspondence, B. Professional, C. Personal, D. Business, financial and legal, E. Travel and events, F. Collected materials.
- III. Luxton family sous-fonds, 1836-1972, ca.6.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Norman Luxton family series, [ca.1900-ca.1970]; B. Georgina Luxton series, [ca.1890]-1967; C. Related family series, [ca.1890]-1972; D. Other material series, 1836-1970; E. Luxton family home records [1996].
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Professional and Personal Life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Research
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material
- box list for unprocessed material
- Category
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Edwin W. Mills fonds
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- Part Of
- Edwin W. Mills fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records relating to Edwin Mills activities with the Alpine Club of Canada, 1920-1946. Moving images include 4 reels of 16mm films: Alpine camp, 1935; Grass (2 reels); and Everest. Also included is 1 VHS video: Grass, 1926; Everest, 1924; ACC camps, 1935, 1938, 1946; Arctic, 1937.…
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1946]
- Reference Code
- M152 / V89
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Edwin W. Mills fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 152
- V 89
- Sous-Fonds
- M 152
- V 89
- Accession Number
- 7749
- Reference Code
- M152 / V89
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1946]
- Physical Description
- 4 moving images: 4 film reels; 16mm, 1 video; VHS. -- 2 photograph albums (125 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Edwin W. Mills, 1899-1979 was a resident of Hamilton, Ontario. He attended Ridley College and the Royal Military College, serving overseas from 1917 to 1919 in the Royal Flying Corps and the RAF. Mills was an active member of the Alpine Club of Canada from 1935-1953, attending the ACC Assiniboine Camp in 1935 as well as the first camps at the Columbia Icefields and the Bugaboos. Mills frequently hiked at Lake O'Hara, Emerald Lake, and Bow Lake. In 1937, Mills made several ascents on Ellesmere and Baffin Islands with the Canadian Arctic Foundation.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records relating to Edwin Mills activities with the Alpine Club of Canada, 1920-1946.
- Moving images include 4 reels of 16mm films: Alpine camp, 1935; Grass (2 reels); and Everest. Also included is 1 VHS video: Grass, 1926; Everest, 1924; ACC camps, 1935, 1938, 1946; Arctic, 1937.
- 1 photograph album contains 99 prints and is titled: With the Alpine Club, 1935. Photograph album relates to ACC camps, Mount Assiniboine area, including Lake Magog, Marvel Lake, as well as Athabaska Glacier, Columbia Icefields Camp, Jasper and historical cairns. A second photograph album contains 27 prints and is titled: Photographs taken by Edwin Mills at Columbia Icefields, July 1938.
- Name Access
- Mills, Edwin W.
- Subject Access
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Assiniboine
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Related Material
- Edwin W. Mills photographs V14/AC020P/01-15
- Creator
- Mills, Edwin W.
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record, The Canadian Alpine Journal vol. 64, 1981, pp. 45-6
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse …
- Date Range
- 1856-1980
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Drawing
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Ambrotype
- Cased photograph
- Daguerreotype
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Plan
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Sous-Fonds
- TBD
- Accession Number
- 3069 and various
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683
- GMD
- Drawing
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Ambrotype
- Cased photograph
- Daguerreotype
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Plan
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Whyte family fonds
- Date Range
- 1856-1980
- Physical Description
- 25 m of textual records. -- ca.46,000 photographs : prints, albums, postcards, cased photographs, transparencies, negatives. -- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 6 motion pictures (and film strips)
- History / Biographical
- Peter and Catharine Whyte were artists, photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, philanthropists and cultural workers at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was born at Banff in 1905 to pioneer merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White. He was an accomplished skier and ski jumper and one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains and was an active photographer from ca.1920 until the 1950s. Peter Whyte studied art at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925, where he met Catharine Robb. Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was born in 1906 at Concord, Massachusetts and grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925-1929.
- Following their marriage in 1930, the Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Indians and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations and together they managed Skoki Lodge from 1932-1934. In following years, the Whytes travelled extensively. During the Second World War, Peter served in the reserve army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer and, briefly, as an official war artist. Catharine continued to paint and maintain their home and, when possible, accompanied Pete to his military postings. In civilian life, Pete resumed his art career, explored new photographic techniques and sculpted.
- Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation was named in his honour. Catharine immersed herself in the development of what is now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney First Nations. She became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits. She served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations, was a patron to individuals studying art and music, and supported numerous causes relating to the Stoney First Nations. Catharine also supported causes related to multiculturalism, regional culture and recreation, and cancer research. Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Canada in 1978. She died in Banff in 1979.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse families, Series III: White and Curren families. Within Series I, there are four Sub-series: Series: A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers; B. Peter Whyte papers; C. Peter and Catharine Whyte papers accessioned after 2017; D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- 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
- sous-fonds, series and file description for textual
- sub-series and group description for photographs
- item description, subject/proper name index, and summaries for sound recordings
- reference copies for sound recordings
- Creator
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Category
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Title Source
- Fonds, sous-fonds and series title based on contents
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Robert E. Campbell fonds
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- Part Of
- Robert E. Campbell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Photographs include portraits of Tom Wilson, 1930s, and Bob Campbell, ca.1955; Vaux family landscape views, 1902; and Canadian Pacific Railway views, ca.1903. CPR views are four prints incorporated into one large framed item; views are of the Crow's Nest Pass, the Banff Springs Hotel and the Lake …
- Date Range
- 1888-[ca.1955]
- Reference Code
- M22 / V3
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Framed print
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Robert E. Campbell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 22
- V 3
- Sous-Fonds
- M 22
- V 3
- Accession Number
- 7048
- Reference Code
- M22 / V3
- Date Range
- 1888-[ca.1955]
- Physical Description
- 3 textual records. -- 14 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Robert (Bob) E. Campbell, 1871-1965, was a teacher, guide and outfitter, politician and soldier at Banff, Calgary, Peace River and Victoria. Campbell was born in Ontario and taught school in Saskatchewan from 1893 to 1896 before coming to Banff to teach at Tom Wilson's request. Beginning in 1897, he worked summers for Wilson as a trail hand. He then guided major clients, forming Wilson and Campbell in 1902 and buying the business in 1904. Campbell became involved in the Calgary Grain Exchange in 1908 and became the provincial MLA for Rocky Mountain in 1913. After serving in WWI, he ranched, guided and wrote a book of reminiscences, "I Would Do It Again: Reminiscences of the Rockies."
- Scope & Content
- Photographs include portraits of Tom Wilson, 1930s, and Bob Campbell, ca.1955; Vaux family landscape views, 1902; and Canadian Pacific Railway views, ca.1903. CPR views are four prints incorporated into one large framed item; views are of the Crow's Nest Pass, the Banff Springs Hotel and the Lake Louise Chalet, ca.1903. Textual items are invitation for Calgary Old Timers Association, 1908; and greeting cards, ca.1907.
- Name Access
- Campbell, Robert E.
- 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
- Campbell, Robert E.
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Rollin T. Chamberlin fonds
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- Part Of
- Rollin T. Chamberlin fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs taken on three climbing trips to the mountains of western Canada by Chamberlin. Views pertain to mountain landscapes, camp scenes and Rudolf Aemmer. Includes the following identified groups: 1. Canadian Rockies, 1910, 97 negatives (#1 - 108), many are identified; 2…
- Date Range
- 1910-1927
- Reference Code
- V22
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Rollin T. Chamberlin fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 22
- Sous-Fonds
- V 22
- Accession Number
- 7059
- Reference Code
- V22
- Date Range
- 1910-1927
- Physical Description
- 202 photographs : negatives, b/w. -- 1 photograph album (ca.150 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Rollin Thomas Chamberlin, 1881-1948, was a geologist and mountaineer at Chicago, Illinois. Chamberlin was an eminent Professor of Geology at the University of Chicago who, in 1910, made numerous guided climbs in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, including the Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, Field and Glacier areas. In 1924, Chamberlin, Allen Carpe and A. L. Withers made a number of first ascents in the Cariboo Mountains, including Mount Titan (now Mount Sir Wilfred Laurier) and Mount Challenger.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs taken on three climbing trips to the mountains of western Canada by Chamberlin. Views pertain to mountain landscapes, camp scenes and Rudolf Aemmer. Includes the following identified groups: 1. Canadian Rockies, 1910, 97 negatives (#1 - 108), many are identified; 2. Cariboo negatives, 1924, 63 negatives (#1 - 63), plus copy negative of map; 3. Cariboo Mts., 1927, 38 negatives (not numbered); 4. Photograph album, 1910, 1924, contains ca.150 prints from negatives in 1910 and 1924 groups.
- Name Access
- Chamberlin, Rollin T.
- Subject Access
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- List of Chamberlin's climbs can be found in the Alpine Club of Canada fonds (M200/AC346M)
- Creator
- Chamberlin, Rollin T.
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mary Elizabeth Rae fonds
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- Part Of
- Mary Elizabeth Rae fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of teaching papers in the form of certificates, letters of recommendation and application, performance reports; also School Souvenir card with portrait, and clippings re Blairmore amateur theatre.
- Date Range
- 1920-1926
- Reference Code
- M24
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Mary Elizabeth Rae fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M24
- Sous-Fonds
- M24
- Accession Number
- 7068
- Reference Code
- M24
- Date Range
- 1920-1926
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Mary E. Rae (Church) was a school teacher at Bankhead, Canmore and Blairmore, Alberta, Canada between 1922 and 1925.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of teaching papers in the form of certificates, letters of recommendation and application, performance reports; also School Souvenir card with portrait, and clippings re Blairmore amateur theatre.
- Name Access
- Rae, Mary Elizabeth
- Subject Access
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Rae, Mary Elizabeth
- Category
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Ernest Deniston Garner fonds
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- Part Of
- Ernest Deniston Garner fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists primarily of reminiscences titled Memory Lane, 198-, 1 volume (137 pages). Item includes poetry and account of Garner's journey from England to Canada and life in Canada. Details pertain to life at Canmore from 1928 to 1937, work at Canmore Mines, newspaper business, community even…
- Date Range
- 1914-1989
- Reference Code
- M26 / V23
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ernest Deniston Garner fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M26
- V23
- Sous-Fonds
- M26
- V23
- Accession Number
- 7069
- Reference Code
- M26 / V23
- Date Range
- 1914-1989
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records. -- 9 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Ernest Deniston Garner, 1900-1989, was an artist, journalist, poet and miner at Canmore, Alberta, Canada and England. Garner was born and educated in England, coming to Canmore with his niece in 1928, where he resided until 1937. In addition to working at Canmore Mines, he became active in Canmore affairs as correspondent for the Calgary Herald and established the Canmore Times, a mimeographed local newspaper, ca.1931. Garner returned to England in 1937.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists primarily of reminiscences titled Memory Lane, 198-, 1 volume (137 pages). Item includes poetry and account of Garner's journey from England to Canada and life in Canada. Details pertain to life at Canmore from 1928 to 1937, work at Canmore Mines, newspaper business, community events, art tour through southern Alberta and travels in British Columbia. Fonds also includes copies of the Canmore Times, 1932, 1937, 2 items; and photographs, 1914-1989, 9 prints, pertaining to Canmore, Garner family and presentation of Garner painting to the Canmore Museum in 1989.
- Name Access
- Garner, E. Deniston
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Garner, Ernest Deniston
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
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Murray Adaskin fonds
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- Part Of
- Murray Adaskin fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of adjudication forms for Alberta Music Festival Association competitor David Zweifel, by Murray Adaskin, 1969; musical scores, articles and biographical material by and about Adaskin; portrait of unknown woman, possibly Frances James Adaskin, with two children; also, photograph of u…
- Date Range
- 1925, 1956-1969
- Reference Code
- M21 / V4
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Murray Adaskin fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M21
- V4
- Sous-Fonds
- M21
- V4
- Accession Number
- 132, 375, 887, 1949, 2352
- Reference Code
- M21 / V4
- Date Range
- 1925, 1956-1969
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records. -- 2 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Murray Adaskin, 1906-2002, was a musician, composer and professor. He was a violinist on the musical staff of Canadian Pacific, 1930-1941, and leader of a chamber group the Banff Springs Hotel Trio. He and soprano Frances James, 1903-1988, were married in Banff. From the late 1940s onward, Adaskin played, composed and taught extensively before moving to Victoria, British Columbia in 1973.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of adjudication forms for Alberta Music Festival Association competitor David Zweifel, by Murray Adaskin, 1969; musical scores, articles and biographical material by and about Adaskin; portrait of unknown woman, possibly Frances James Adaskin, with two children; also, photograph of unidentified woman at campsite. Scores include Serenade Concertante by Murray Adaskin, dedicated to Peter and Catharine Whyte.
- Name Access
- Adaskin, Murray
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Adaskin, Murray
- Category
- Arts
- Biographical Source Notes
- Life dates: Cdn Encycl online
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
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