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Part Of
Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to reports pertaining to various properties throughout the Canadian Rockies. Some of the reports were compiled by Canadian Pacific Hotels Architectural Engineer Ed Steel. Reports outline the costs of materials and goods needed for or provided by bungalow camps, lodges, tea houses, bac…
Date Range
[ca.1925]
Reference Code
M584 / I / 01 - 07
Description Level
3 / Series
GMD
Organization record
Textual record
Part Of
Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Fonds Number
M584 / V782
Series
I : organizational records
Sous-Fonds
M584
Accession Number
303, 304, 1471, 1086, 1544, 3288, 6740, 7071, 2021.18
Reference Code
M584 / I / 01 - 07
GMD
Organization record
Textual record
Date Range
[ca.1925]
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File pertains to reports pertaining to various properties throughout the Canadian Rockies. Some of the reports were compiled by Canadian Pacific Hotels Architectural Engineer Ed Steel. Reports outline the costs of materials and goods needed for or provided by bungalow camps, lodges, tea houses, backcountry camps, huts, and hotels, as well as dimensions of new additions to buildings/camps. Properties include Banff Springs Hotel, Chateua Lake Louise, Calgary Palliser Hotel and Station, Glacier House, Lake O'Hara, Yoho Valley, Radium Hot Springs, Moraine Lake, Lake Agnes, Plain of Six Glaciers, Mt. Assiniboine, Lake Windermere Ranch, Saddleback Rest House, Abbott Pass Hut, Sunshine Valley, Mystic Lake, Shadow Lake, Castle Mountain, Emerald Lake, and more.
Notes
Some records absorbed from old M48.
Name Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Subject Access
Buildings
Buildings and facilities
Camps
Construction
Environment
Huts
Tourism
Trains
Transportation
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Yoho National Park
Glacier
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Canadian Pacific film

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Part Of
Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to the screenplay for the 1948 film "Canadian Pacific" by Jack DeWitt. The film was made in Banff, directed by Nat Holt, and follows the construction of the line through the Rockies in the 1880s.
Date Range
[ca.1925]
Reference Code
M584 / II / 01
Description Level
3 / Series
GMD
Organization record
Textual record
Part Of
Canadian Pacific Railway fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Fonds Number
M584 / V782
Series
II : screenplay
Sous-Fonds
M584
Accession Number
3502
Reference Code
M584 / II / 01
GMD
Organization record
Textual record
Date Range
[ca.1925]
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File pertains to the screenplay for the 1948 film "Canadian Pacific" by Jack DeWitt. The film was made in Banff, directed by Nat Holt, and follows the construction of the line through the Rockies in the 1880s.
Notes
Record absorbed from old M48.
Name Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Subject Access
Buildings
Buildings and facilities
Camps
Construction
Environment
Huts
Tourism
Trains
Transportation
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Yoho National Park
Glacier
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Bird and plant records

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of annotated reference books used to record observations on sightings of flora and fauna including, variously, common name, location, date and rarity
Date Range
1904-1954
Reference Code
M376 / 136 to 142
Description Level
3 / Series
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Series
V. Natural history series
Reference Code
M376 / 136 to 142
Date Range
1904-1954
Physical Description
8 v. of textual records (15 cm)
Scope & Content
Series consists of annotated reference books used to record observations on sightings of flora and fauna including, variously, common name, location, date and rarity
Title Source
Title based on contents of series
Content Details
ITEM LIST :
* Budd, A. C. / A key to plants of the farming and ranching areas of the Canadian Prairies, 1952; annotations record occurrences at Waterton Lakes, F.H.R.'s [Riggall's] ranch, Twin Butte and Porcupine Hills and are found throughout the volume, 1953 photocopy
* Coulter, John M. / New Manual of Botany of the Central Rocky Mountains (vascular plants), 1909; annotations record sightings throughout volume, 1911-1953
* Hales, B. J. / Selected Western Flora : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, 1915; annotations record sightings throughout volume, 1905-1952
* Rand, A. L. / Birds of Southern Alberta, 1948; annotations (throughout volume) record occurrences at Waterton Lake, [National] Park, [Riggall] Ranch and elsewhere
* Reed, Chester A. / Bird Guide, Part 2, Land Birds East of the Rockies . . . 1912; annotations record sightings throughout volume, 1904-1953 and also annual lists, 1914-1917
* Saunders, Charles Francis / Western Flower Guide; annotations are mainly "nature notes" (plant and animal sightings) 1949-1952, list of species in rock gardens, 1915, and some plant sightings throughout volume
* Taverner, P. A. / Birds of Canada, 1949; annotations, 1951-1954; record sightings, (throughout volume) bird notes, 1951, loose clippings
* Vareschi, Volkmar and Ernest Krause / Mountains in Flower, 1940; annotations indicate flowers found or not found in the Canadian Rockies and closely related species
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