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Correspondence

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Part Of: Dorothy Cranstone fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of correspondence between Dorothy Cranstone and her family friends (includeing Jon Whyte), also included is corrspondence regarding Pat Brewster's books, and the Moore home.

Date Range: 1983 - 1992

Reference Code: M524 / II / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Dorothy Cranstone fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M524 / V150

Series: M580 / II :Correspondence

Sous-Fonds: M524

Reference Code: M524 / II / 2

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1983 - 1992

Physical Description: 2 cm textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of correspondence between Dorothy Cranstone and her family friends (includeing Jon Whyte), also included is corrspondence regarding Pat Brewster's books, and the Moore home.

Notes: Dorothy a close friend and companion of Pat Brewster managed Pat Brewster's estate after he passed.

Name Access: Cranstone, Dorothy; Brewster, Pat; Whyte, Jon

Subject Access: Correspondence

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff, Alberta

Language: English

Category: Communications; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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History Photos

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter …

Date Range: [ca. 1886-1993]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

11 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, H : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: iv : History, b : Photos

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / H / iv / b / PA - 01 to PA - 120

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1886-1993]

Physical Description: 120 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter Olympics bid, Princess Margarite's [sic] visit in 1958, the Cosmic Ray Observatory operations, a Kiwanis Club event, ranching and ranch lands, portraits, and more.

Name Access: Perren, Walter; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Jon; White, Cliff Jr.; Locke, Charlie; Jones, Ken; Rungius, Carl; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Aerial photography; Animals; Banff townsite; Banff Upper Hot Springs; Buildings and facilities; Cave and Basin; Centennial; Ceremony; Chairlifts and gondolas; Climbing; Community events; Construction; Dogs; Entertainment; Festival; Helicopters; Military; Mount Norquay Chairlift; Mount Norquay Ski Area; Mountains; Parades; Parks Canada; Parks Canada Warden; Portrait; Public events; Roads; Roger's Pass; Royal tours; Royal Visit; Scenery; Tourism; Trains; Travel; Winter; Winter Carnival; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta

Language: English

Related Material: V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NA - 01 to NA - 04 V190 / VI / H / iv / b / NS - 01 to NS - 02

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Indians in the Rockies

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1985

Author: Whyte, Jon

Publisher: Banff, Alta., Canada : Altitude Pub.

Call Number: 07.2 W62i

Author: Whyte, Jon

Responsibility: Jon Whyte

Publisher: Banff, Alta., Canada : Altitude Pub.

Published Date: 1985

Physical Description: 128 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: First Nations; Banff Indian Days; Rocky Mountains; Banff; First Nations (SEE ALSO Indians)

Abstract: Pertains to the history and movement of Indigenous Peoples into the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Written through a colonial perspective, author Jon Whyte offers his insight into Indigenous culture and the ways in which settlers were dependent on traditional Indigenous knowledge upon their arrival in North America. The book follows the migration of Indigenous Peoples into the valley of the Rocky Mountains.

Contents: Foreward (pg. 7); Introduction (pg. 11); The first hundred centuries (pg. 15); The mountain peoples (pg. 23); Strangers in the land (pg. 37); Calling cards 1840-1870 (pg. 41); The art of beadwork (pg. 51); Capital in reserve (pg. 55); Civilization: its discontents (pg. 61); Indian Days (pg. 71); All our yesterdays (pg. 81); Portfolio (pg. 85); Epilogue (pg. 122); Acknowledgments (pg. 123); Bibliography (pg. 127); About the author (pg. 128)