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Letters to Mother [June 1929 - May 1930]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 41 letters, telegraphs, postcards and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 1929 to May 1930. Topics include meeting Peter Whyte's family and touring around town, Banff Springs Hotel, day to day life, Banff events, people in Concord, s…
- Date Range
- 1929-1930
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 83
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 83
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1929-1930
- Physical Description
- 2.4 cm of textural records (162 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
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- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 41 letters, telegraphs, postcards and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 1929 to May 1930. Topics include meeting Peter Whyte's family and touring around town, Banff Springs Hotel, day to day life, Banff events, people in Concord, sketching and painting around Banff with Peter and Gardner Cox, meeting new people [including Belmore Browne, Carl Rungius, and Billie Simpson], Catharine's travels to France, England, and Scotland, and making plans for Peter and Catharine's wedding. Places include Cardiff (Wales), Lake Louise, Kicking Horse Restaurant, Storm Mountain Bungalow Camp, Moraine Lake, Emerald Lake, Yoho Valley, Lake McArthur, Lake O'Hara, Glacier National Park, and travels to Montana and Yellowstone National Park.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are hand-written. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
- Name Access
- Rungius, Carl
- Browne, Belmore
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Dave White and Sons Store
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Mountain
- Painting
- Teepees
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Emerald Lake
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'Hara
- Kicking Horse Canyon
- Yoho National Park
- Moraine Lake
- Montana
- Glacier National Park
- Yellowstone National Park
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Alberta
- France
- Scotland
- London, England
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Charles S. Thompson fonds
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- Part Of
- Charles S. Thompson fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of letters, 1897-1916, 1924, and photographs, ca.1902. Correspondents include J. Norman Collie, A. L. Mumm and Philip S. Abbot's mother. Also includes a letter to Mrs. Ruth Thompson from Harry P. Nichols of the American Alpine Club, 1924, re Thompson's mountaineering papers. Photogr…
- Date Range
- 1897-1924
- Reference Code
- M225 / V564
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Charles S. Thompson fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 225
- V 564
- Sous-Fonds
- M 225
- V 564
- Accession Number
- 1423
- Reference Code
- M225 / V564
- Date Range
- 1897-1924
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records. -- 5 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Charles S. Thompson, 1864-1921, was a mountaineer and General Agent for the Illinois Central Railroad in the United States. Thompson was active in Boston's Appalachian Mountain Club and participated in that organization's climbing camp in the Canadian Rockies in 1895. He accompanied parties to the summit of Mount Hector and Mount Stephen that year and was present on the attempt of Mount Lefroy which resulted in the death of friend Philip Stanley Abbot.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of letters, 1897-1916, 1924, and photographs, ca.1902. Correspondents include J. Norman Collie, A. L. Mumm and Philip S. Abbot's mother. Also includes a letter to Mrs. Ruth Thompson from Harry P. Nichols of the American Alpine Club, 1924, re Thompson's mountaineering papers. Photographs pertain to Charles S. Thompson, Ruth Gage Thompson, Norman Collie and mountaineering, ca.1902.
- Name Access
- Thompson, Charles S.
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Thompson, Charles S.
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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J. Norman Collie fonds
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- Part Of
- J. Norman Collie fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of diary fragments, [1900], 1902, possibly pertaining to Bush River expedition; correspondence between Collie and his mother, n.d. 1875-1883, re personal matters, money problems, travel, education and employment; letters from friends, n.d., 1927, including A. F. Mummery and Fred Step…
- Date Range
- [ca.1863]-1935
- Reference Code
- M279 / V62
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Part Of
- J. Norman Collie fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 279
- V 62
- Sous-Fonds
- M 279
- V 62
- Accession Number
- 1809
- Reference Code
- M279 / V62
- Date Range
- [ca.1863]-1935
- Physical Description
- .75 cm of textual records. -- 9 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- J. Norman Collie, 1859-1942, was a chemist and mountaineer who lived at London, England. Between 1897 and 1911, Collie pioneered climbing in the Canadian Rockies, making twenty-one first ascents including Mount Victoria and Mount Athabasca
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of diary fragments, [1900], 1902, possibly pertaining to Bush River expedition; correspondence between Collie and his mother, n.d. 1875-1883, re personal matters, money problems, travel, education and employment; letters from friends, n.d., 1927, including A. F. Mummery and Fred Stephens; photographs pertaining to Norman Collie, family, friends and associates
- Name Access
- Collie, J. Norman
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- 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
- Collie, J. Norman
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Jim Deegan fonds
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- Part Of
- Jim Deegan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of manuscripts, undated; correspondence, 1944-1992, including many letters from John Porter; letters to warden Keith Everts, 1992-1995; personal papers and photographs, ca.1905-1979; warden diary, 1945-1947; notes written for Keith Everts, 1992-1995, pertaining to warden history, ind…
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]-1995
- Reference Code
- M275 / V167
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jim Deegan fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 275
- V 167
- Sous-Fonds
- M 275
- V 167
- Accession Number
- 1782, 2541, 3293, 3952, 3980, 5378, 5477, 5721, 6005, 6324, 6671, 6788, 8011
- Reference Code
- M275 / V167
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.11.5 cm of textual records. -- ca.100 photographs : prints. -- 3 photograph albums (ca.234 prints)
- History / Biographical
- James Edward Deegan, 1926-1996, was born in Banff, Alberta, Canada. His mother was Mary Edith Woodworth. Deegan became a national park warden in 1945 and, in the winters, worked as a packer and ski guide for Norman Watson at Skoki Lodge. Jim "Timberline" Deegan wrote poetry throughout his career and in 1977 he published "Timberline Tales" with his friend John "Dolomite" Porter. A revised version of "Timberline Tales," containing only Deegan's work, was published in 1993. Deegan retired from the warden service in the 1980s. He died in January 1996 after a lengthy illness.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of manuscripts, undated; correspondence, 1944-1992, including many letters from John Porter; letters to warden Keith Everts, 1992-1995; personal papers and photographs, ca.1905-1979; warden diary, 1945-1947; notes written for Keith Everts, 1992-1995, pertaining to warden history, individual wardens, personal experiences and patrol accounts, warden cabins, elk, etc.; certificates, 1979, 1990; letters re death and transport of remains to Castleguard area, 1996; clippings, n.d., 1971-1979; Woodworth family postcards, ca.1910.
- Textual material pertains to: Jim Deegan; John Porter; warden service including elk slaughter, fire fighting and patrols; skiing in the Skoki region; poetry; and Woodworth family. Includes "Poems, over the rim with Timberline Jim - tales from behind the jackpine curtain" by Jim Deegan and John Porter; also other poems by Deegan, Porter and other poets.
- Photographs pertain to Jim Deegan, associates, friends and family; wardens, warden activities and warden cabins; bridge building, buildings in Banff; final resting place in Castleguard area; also views of ski touring in the Skoki region by John Porter. One album contains postcard views of the Canadian Rockies and the American northwest, many by Byron Harmon. One album "High Solitudes" documents a trip Jim Deegan and John Porter took together ca.1950. Album was compiled by John Porter and contains 14 prints; quotations are Jim Deegan's and taken from his book "Timberline Tales", 1977.
- Name Access
- Deegan, Jim
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- 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: basic description
- Creator
- Deegan, Jim
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Dean family fonds
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- Part Of
- Dean family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of b&w photographs and postcards of Laggan, Lake Louise, Field, B.C., Cave and Basin pool, Lake Louise school, Moraine Lake, Bow River, Castle Mountain, Yoho Glacier, Mt. Lefroy, and Stony Creek Bridge ca.1921. Also included is a photograph of Ada Wilson (outfitter Tom Wilson's daugh…
- Date Range
- 1908-[1975]
- Reference Code
- M348 / V161
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Dean family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 348
- V 161
- Sous-Fonds
- M 348
- V 161
- Accession Number
- 2362, 7862 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M348 / V161
- Date Range
- 1908-[1975]
- Physical Description
- 55 photographs: prints, postcards; b&w. -- 2 textual records
- History / Biographical
- Marjorie Helen Folger Dean (b.1902 in Fargo, North Dakota, d.1974) and her family lived at Laggan, Lake Louise ca.1906-1918. Her father, William Dean (1878-1974) was a locomotive engineer with the C.P.R., 1911-1922. Her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Folger Dean, was born in 1883 in Delhi, Ontario and died in 1963. Marjorie Dean married Hargreaves Greenhough on August 6, 1925 in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of b&w photographs and postcards of Laggan, Lake Louise, Field, B.C., Cave and Basin pool, Lake Louise school, Moraine Lake, Bow River, Castle Mountain, Yoho Glacier, Mt. Lefroy, and Stony Creek Bridge ca.1921. Also included is a photograph of Ada Wilson (outfitter Tom Wilson's daughter). Textual records include letter from Mary Audrey Dean Davidson to Pat Brewster, 1975 and letter from Dorothy Mae Dean Quigg to Audrey Davidson describing Laggan, its residents and facilities, ca.1906-1918.
- Name Access
- Dean, Marjorie
- Dean, Sarah
- Dean, William
- Subject Access
- Buildings and facilities
- Community life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Dean, Sarah
- Dean, William
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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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
- 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
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Old legal letters of mother's : [Mollie Morant papers]
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence re estate of W. A. Wylde, 1953; medical insurance pay stubs, 1964-1966; note signed by H. S. Alexander Esq., March 10, 1902]
- Date Range
- 1902-1966
- Reference Code
- M300 / D / 68
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III.C. Personal and family records : Francis and Mollie Morant
- Reference Code
- M300 / D / 68
- Date Range
- 1902-1966
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence re estate of W. A. Wylde, 1953; medical insurance pay stubs, 1964-1966; note signed by H. S. Alexander Esq., March 10, 1902]
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Crosby family manuscripts and visual materials inventory
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
- Date Range
- ca.1895-1975
- Reference Code
- M486 / V152 / Box 38
- Description Level
- 7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
- Fonds Number
- M486 / V152
- Series
- Inventory listing only
- Sous-Fonds
- M486 / V152
- Reference Code
- M486 / V152 / Box 38
- Date Range
- ca.1895-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 Box
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
- Subject Access
- Family
- commercial
- Education
- sports & leisure
- tourism
- Mountaineering
- Travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Content Details
- Inventory listing: Box 38 Crosby House, Office Closet 19 Personal letters, Christmas Cards addressed to Fred Crosby, 1962-1963 Brochure: Lindeman Island, General Information for Great Barrier Reef, Australia Booklet: Sturmey, Archer, Hub Gears and Breaks (April 1935) 5 letters to Douglas R. Crosby, 1935-1936 to University of Toronto Residence Programme: Annual Senior Intercollegiate Track Meet, Toronto (Oct 18, 1935), includes events and handwritten notes Crag and Canyon Vol, 35, No. 42 (October 18, 1935) Blue Box: Description and Finding Aid for Crosby Family Fonds at Whyte Museum (1994) Souvenir Booklet: Meadow Bank School No. 144, Queen’s Country P.E.I. (1901-1902), ‘Louis Crosby’ written in cover 52 Postcards, some blank, others addressed to Louis or Percy Crosby 1907-1909. 3 Official Programmes, Maple Leaf Gardens, no obvious date University of Toronto, Stadium Magazine. Queen’s University, Nov. 2, 1955. Publication: The Eikon Magazine: Our Lady’s Magazine, Toronto Canada, April 1936, Vol. 8, No. 7. 9 Election Card, including name and office running for (University of Toronto) 2 Dance Cards – Hart House Masquerade, University of Toronto (April 15, 1935) 9 Letters/ postcards to Doug Crosby in Toronto, 1935-1936 from mother, father, Fred, Charlie Menu: The Royal York, Toronto (Afternoon Tea) Menu: The Old Mill Menu: Shakespeare-Land, Toronto Publication: Stadium Magazine, University of Toronto, October 19, 1935 Letters: Envelope addressed to Douglas containing letters to mother from Fred. Also letters to everyone from Fred and Marion, 1936. Publication (Magazine): The Telescope Vol. 6, No. 2 (March/ April 1939); Vol. 6, No. 3 (May/ June 1939) Booklet: Four Figure Mathematical Tables by Cargill G. Knott Booklet: Five Figure Logarithmic and other tables, Frank Castle, 1931 Loose: Notes and Diagrams, Biology 10 (unknown author, handwritten notes) Book: A.F. Sprott, Sprott’s Metronomic System of Writing 1923. Handwritten name on it – possibly R.S. Crosby Pamphlet: Banff Winter Carnival (Advance Program), Feb 16-19, 1939 Letter to Doug from Daddy, 1936 Publication (Magazine): The Scout Leader (May 1939, Vol. 16, No. 9) Mathematics 7 examination, December 1937 Booklet: Cascadian Anniversary, 25th Anniversary (November 1938) Publication (Magazine): The Telescope Vol. V, No. 6 (November/ December 1938); Vol. V, 1938 Contents list Publication (Magazine): The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Vol. 33, NO. 2 (Feb 1939). Publication: The Lick Observatory, University of California. A Brief Descriptive Account prepared at the Observatory, 1935. Pamphlet: St. Thomas’ Church, Toronto Pamphlet: University College Literary and Athletic Society – Soph-Frosh Banquet, Hart House Oct 1, 1935. 6 Programs: Sunday Evening Concert, Hart House Brown Envelope: To D.R. Crosby at the University of Alberta. Contains 3 Books Regulations in the Faculty of Science, University of London, Session 1936-1937 Scholarships Pamphlet, University of London, 1936-1937 General Information for Internal Students, University of London, 1936 Very torn brown envelope containing typewritten lecture notes for Tensor Calculus by J.L. Synge Loose: Typewritten, unbound notes on Advanced Mathematics including syllabus File: Correspondence 1938-39 (Princeton) Also includes Mandolin and Guitar music, 3 photos of 1938 construction (Deer Lodge?), Dance card for the graduate college dance, 1938-39 invitation to the spat and slipper club, calculus tables Souvenir programme for 1935 Banff Indian Days Programme, University of Toronto Organ Recitals, 1935-1936 Programme, the Hart House String Quartet Program, The Toronto Symphony Orchestra at Massey Hall, Feb 15, 1936; Jan 30 Massey Hall Programme for a Piano Recital by Ruth Slenczynski Programme, Hart House theater, The Power of Darkness Publication: Toronto From Week to Week, Feb 23, 1936 (Vol. 10, No. 43) Programme: Victoria College Dramatic Society, The Lower Depths, 1935 Pamphlet, Argonauts: Tigers, 1935 Order of Service at Convocation Hall (University of Alberta), Nov 17, 1935 Pamphlet, First Presbyterian Church Pamphlet: Features of the Royal York Hotel Score Card, Lambton Golf and Country Club Programme of Saturday Evening Lectures for the Royal Canadian Institute, 1935-1936 Programme for the Metropolitan United Church on April 12 (Easter Sunday) Programme in memorium for Sir John Cunningham McLennan (1935) at the University of Toronto Programme for Service of Remembrance at University of Toronto, November 11, 1935 Lecture Series overview for the Department of physics Programme 1936-1936, Once in a Lifetime The Federation Day of Prayer, Feb 16, 1936 University of Toronto, the Passion of our Lord, 1936 Programme: Morning Service in the Chapel at Victoria University, Jan 26, 1936 Programme: Order of Service for George the Fifth, University of Toronto at Convocation Hall, Jan 1936 Approx. 35, Letters to Doug at the University of Toronto Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 14, No. 1 (Feb 8, 1939) Program for the Spring Shambles (dance) Bundle of Letters to Douglas Crosby at the University of Alberta, 1935 Publication: The Journal of Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 38, No. 8. Oct 1944 Programme: Senior Interfaculty Track Meet, University of Toronto, October 1935 Program of Meetings for the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, April/ May 1935 2 Dance Cards The New Standard Street Guide, Toronto Envelope with 10 Ontario area postcards 1 Savings Department, Bank Deposit book for Douglas Crosby 7 letters to Doug at the University of Toronto, 1936 Lecture Program at the Royal Ontario Museum, Winter 1936 Bulletin for the Bloor St. United Church, October 5, 1935 Bulletin for Deer Park United Church, March 1, 1936 Pamphlet: The Gray Line, Sightseeing Canadian Rockies The Evening Telegram Song Sheet Pamphlet: Ski in the Canadian Rockies Publication: Cascadian,, march 1936 Bulletin for the Church of the Redeemer, Easter Sunday Further letters to Doug Souvenir Program: Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Toronto, April 1936
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Nina Whiteman (nee Grenny)
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- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Scope & Content
- Six files of Nina Whiteman's (nee Grenny) personal correspondence.
- Date Range
- 1889-1956
- Reference Code
- M250 / I / 1 to 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Jim and Dorothy Boyce fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7363
- Reference Code
- M250 / I / 1 to 6
- Date Range
- 1889-1956
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Six files of Nina Whiteman's (nee Grenny) personal correspondence.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on records.
- Content Details
- 1 - Correspondence dates 1889 to 1899. Folder contains correspondence from the Galt Public School Board and corresponding report card, Young Ladies College Brantford, Ontario correspondence with corresponding receipts.Several items of correspondence are in German, including mailed German receipts. Correspondence with AWR Whiteman. 2 - Correspondence dates 1900 to 1928. 3 - Correspondence dates 1930 to 1942. Letters from Dorothy Whiteman to her mother. 4 - Correspondence dates 1943 to 1949. Letters from Dorothy Whiteman to her mother. 5 - Correspondence dates 1950 to 1956. 6 - Undated correspondence. Letters from Dorothy Whiteman to her mother.
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Letters from Mrs. F. W. Riggall
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- Part Of
- Kay Russell family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Letters from Fannie Riggall, paternal grand-mother of Kay Russell
- Date Range
- 1921-1950
- Reference Code
- M63 / II.A. - [
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Kay Russell family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Personal and family correspondence series : family
- Reference Code
- M63 / II.A. - [
- Date Range
- 1921-1950
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Letters from Fannie Riggall, paternal grand-mother of Kay Russell
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- Access by advance appointment only
- Creator
- Some items are undated
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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- Part Of
- Moore family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Letters and cards to Pearl Moore; also includes one letter from Pearl to her mother, ca.1915. Some letters pertain to Brewster / Donaldson genealogy.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1973]
- Reference Code
- M307 / II / A / 28
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Moore family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M307 / V439
- Series
- II.A. Pearl Moore series : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- M307
- Accession Number
- 2019.80
- Reference Code
- M307 / II / A / 28
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1973]
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Letters and cards to Pearl Moore; also includes one letter from Pearl to her mother, ca.1915. Some letters pertain to Brewster / Donaldson genealogy.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Allan Riggall papers and photographs
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and postcards to Allan Riggall, brother of Bert Riggall, and photographs of him and his family. Also includes five letters from Allan Riggall to his mother
- Date Range
- 1900-1940
- Reference Code
- M376 / 179
- V26 / VII / D
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VII. Riggall family series
- Reference Code
- M376 / 179
- V26 / VII / D
- Date Range
- 1900-1940
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records. -- 29 photographs : prints, transparencies
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters and postcards to Allan Riggall, brother of Bert Riggall, and photographs of him and his family. Also includes five letters from Allan Riggall to his mother
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- Access by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Records in this file consist of letters, cards and 1 photograph addressed to Georgina Luxton from Norman Luxton, Georgina's mother, family and friends. Also included in file is a letter from Pearl [Brewster?] from Yoho Valley Bungalo Camp; correspondence from the Southern Alberta Women's Pioneer a…
- Date Range
- 1920-1940
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B1 - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III.B.1. Georgina Luxton : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B1 - 3
- Date Range
- 1920-1940
- Physical Description
- 2.3 cm textual records. -- 1 photograph: print, b&w
- Scope & Content
- Records in this file consist of letters, cards and 1 photograph addressed to Georgina Luxton from Norman Luxton, Georgina's mother, family and friends. Also included in file is a letter from Pearl [Brewster?] from Yoho Valley Bungalo Camp; correspondence from the Southern Alberta Women's Pioneer and Old Timers Association; and letters from Eleanor Luxton addressed to Georgina. Photograph is of four women and forms part of a letter addressed to "Billie."
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- Title based on contents of file
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Letters to Russell Robb from various people including his mother Kate Robb, his sister Marian Robb, his father-in-law Edward Sylvester Morse and his son Russell Robb Jr.
- Date Range
- 1872-1925
- Reference Code
- M36 / II / E / 2 / 1977
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
- Reference Code
- M36 / II / E / 2 / 1977
- Date Range
- 1872-1925
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Letters to Russell Robb from various people including his mother Kate Robb, his sister Marian Robb, his father-in-law Edward Sylvester Morse and his son Russell Robb Jr.
- Subject Access
- Robb, Russell Sr.
- Robb, Catherine Sedgwick Newbury
- Robb, Marian
- Morse, Edward Sylvester
- Robb, Russell Jr.
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Bert and Dora Riggall family correspondence
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters to Bert and Dora Riggall from friends and family; correspondence between Bert and Dora Riggall; correspondence between the Riggalls and their daughters; and letters to Bert and Dora Riggall and Doris Burton from Fanny Riggall
- Date Range
- 1906-1955
- Reference Code
- M376 / 166 to 176
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- VII. Riggall family series
- Reference Code
- M376 / 166 to 176
- Date Range
- 1906-1955
- Physical Description
- 11.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters to Bert and Dora Riggall from friends and family; correspondence between Bert and Dora Riggall; correspondence between the Riggalls and their daughters; and letters to Bert and Dora Riggall and Doris Burton from Fanny Riggall
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- CONTENT DETAILS :
- * Letters to Bert and Dora Riggall from friends and family, especially overseas Riggall and Williams family members, 1906-1955, 2 cm.
- * Correspondence between Bert and Dora Riggall, 1945, 1951 (.5.cm)
- * Correspondence between the Riggalls and their daughters Doris "Babe" Burton and Kay Russell, 1935-1954, 2 cm. Letters pertain to family matters, illness and death of Dora Riggall and care and illness of Bert Riggall. Includes letter of instruction from Bert Riggall on disposition of his papers.
- * Letters to Bert and Dora Riggall and Doris "Babe" Burton from Bert's mother Fanny Riggall, including letters from other Riggall and Williams family members to Fanny Riggall, subsequently sent by her to her son and daughter-in-law, 1926-1955, 7 cm.
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[Enclosures]. -- 1862-1920, 1930-1959, [n.d.]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Enclosures from letters to Catharine from her mother, includes letters from family friends and relatives. Includes old family letters 1862 - 1920, f.181. Mildred Owen is first cousin to Edith Mary B. Clarke is the sister of Edith's father, Edward S. Morse; Jenny Brooks is Edith's friend from chil…
- Date Range
- 1860 - 1920
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / b / ii / 180 - 185
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- N/A
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / b / ii / 180 - 185
- Date Range
- 1860 - 1920
- Physical Description
- 6 files of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Enclosures from letters to Catharine from her mother, includes letters from family friends and relatives. Includes old family letters 1862 - 1920, f.181. Mildred Owen is first cousin to Edith Mary B. Clarke is the sister of Edith's father, Edward S. Morse; Jenny Brooks is Edith's friend from childhood; Dorothy Wayman is the author of a biography of Edward S. Morse.
- Name Access
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Roddy, Frances (Newbury)
- Robb, Kitty
- Owen, Mildred
- Johnsen, Hanne
- Clarke, Mary B.
- Miyaoka, Tsunejiro
- Barry, Jane
- Brooks, Jenny
- Spurling, Billy
- Wayman, Dorothy
- Morse, John E.
- Robb, Russell Sr.
- Caird, Jean
- Agge, Anne
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Crosby family manuscripts and visual materials inventory
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
- Date Range
- ca.1895-1975
- Reference Code
- M486 / V152 / Box 30
- Description Level
- 7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
- Series
- Inventory listing only
- Reference Code
- M486 / V152 / Box 30
- Date Range
- ca.1895-1975
- Physical Description
- 1 Box
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
- Subject Access
- Family
- commercial
- Education
- sports & leisure
- tourism
- Mountaineering
- Travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Content Details
- Inventory listing: Box 30 Crosby House, Upper Landing, F. Crosby in Uni Notes/ Correspondence Loose Correspondence 1935/36 [some nibbling damage] Letters between Doug, Fred, Mother; several envelopes [damaged] from mother and grandma; Letters from Doug to Fred, Marion, Mother; Letters to Fred from Eveleen; Letters to Fred from Cousin Lonie and Marjorie; Letters to Daddy from Doug, to Fred from Marion Typewritten table of home exercises Physics 42 (1932) 1 page handwritten notes Pamphlet: Victoria College Music Club 2 Checkbooks 1936 – Chemistry Society Banquet Menu Blue Folder: An Experimental Course in Magnetism and Electricity – Blank Lab Reports from the University of Alberta Department of Physics; Engineering Students’ Society Song Sheet Black 2 ring binder, Fred Crosby Class Notes Mathematics 56 (loose inside) Compositions for the Department of Modern Languages, French 2B (Fred Crosby) Lab Reports (1934) Mathematics 55 Lab Reports (1933) Mathematics 56 Typewritten Descriptions of Experiments The Gateway Extra – Undated, pertaining to prom String bound loose papers (1932) - Handwritten Notes: Drawing IV, Math 21 (Calculus), Math 22 Intro to Mechanics, Physics 21, Chemistry 1 Light Blue Folder: An Experimental Course in Heat, Light and Sound – Physics 21, 1932-33, Fred Crosby Lab Reports; Blue Book Inside – Mechanics Laboratory Mathematics 22 and 26; Physics 42 lab reports 1934 Dark Green Folder: An Experimental Course in Magnetism and Electricity – Physics 46 (1933-34) Lab Reports for Fred Crosby (completed and blank) 3 Coil Bound Papers- Handwritten notes, Mathematics 57 A (1934-35); Mathematics 57 E (1934-35) File: Physics 51 Reports – Lab Reports Fred Crosby, University of Alberta, 1934-35; Other loose pages including equations, rough work Loose Papers (Fred Crosby): Notes on Mathematics 22C; Mathematics 21A; University of Toronto Star Charts File: Architecture 62 – Pencil drawings on graph paper Stapled Publication, issued by the Cascadian – Anniversary of the Banff High School 1913-1933 Loose Pages Mathematics 22 Lab Report 1933 National Park School Exercise Book, Fred Crosby Grade 11, History II Synopsis (Memorization) Letter from Doug to everyone 1936 Psychology 51, typewritten reports [heavily damaged from nibbling] Other letters [heavy damage from animal nibbling] Physics 51: String Bound Pages 1934-35; also Physics 54 Green Bound Book: Handwritten Notes, Physics 42 File: Mathematics 57 – Handwritten notes Loose Papers – Physics 42 Lab Directions String Bound Pages – Handwritten Notes, French 2 (1933-34); Math 56; Physics 46 File: [No Title] – Pertaining to Electronic Structure and Metals; Blank lab covers, graph paper, composition paper File: German 2, 1934 – Handwritten and typewritten notes, Fred Crosby File: Physics 51 Exercises – Handwritten notes, Fred Crosby Black 3 ring Binder – Loose handwritten notes: Philosophy 2; Political Economy 65; Psychology 51
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- Unprocessed
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Souvenir Bookmark
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- Date
- prior to 1940
- Material
- skin
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1030
- Description
- One strip of buckskin has "Banff" at top with coloured face of an Indigenous person with feather headdress. Underneath "For a Lover Of Books" then more lettering at an angle "To Mother O'Brien from Jim" . All lettering is in brown pyrograph. At bottom of bookmark fine brown lines are drawn acro…
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- Title
- Souvenir Bookmark
- Date
- prior to 1940
- Material
- skin
- Dimensions
- 18.8 x 3.8 cm
- Description
- One strip of buckskin has "Banff" at top with coloured face of an Indigenous person with feather headdress. Underneath "For a Lover Of Books" then more lettering at an angle "To Mother O'Brien from Jim" . All lettering is in brown pyrograph. At bottom of bookmark fine brown lines are drawn across and cuts made vertically to simulate fringes.
- Subject
- souvenir
- Banff
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Purchased from Tom Williams, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1030
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Records in this sub-series consist of family papers and photographs. Sub-series is divided into four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; George Luxton; Louis Luxton: William Fisher Luxton sub-sub-series (C1 - 1 to 9) consists of biographical information on William Luxton; a family tree…
- Date Range
- 1893-1968
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Private record
- Newspaper clipping
- Government record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1
- Date Range
- 1893-1968
- Physical Description
- 0.25 m textual records. -- 1 photograph: print, b&w
- Scope & Content
- Records in this sub-series consist of family papers and photographs. Sub-series is divided into four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; George Luxton; Louis Luxton:
- William Fisher Luxton sub-sub-series (C1 - 1 to 9) consists of biographical information on William Luxton; a family tree; personal papers; and correspondence with the Winnipeg Free Press, Donald Smith, and William C. Van Horne.
- Sarah Luxton sub-sub-series (C1 - 10 to 13) consists of correspondence; a memorial service notice for Ada L. Luxton; poetry by J. Luxton (possibly Sarah Jane Luxton, the mother of Norman K. Luxton); a cemetery register; a life insurance policy draft.
- George Edwards Luxton sub-sub-series (C1 - 14 to 20) consists of newspaper clippings, literary manuscripts written by George Luxton, letters and receipts relating to the the Lux Theatre in Banff, Alberta, mortgage papers, a press certificate and one photograph accompanying a letter by Harold Malloch Luxton.
- Louis Luxton sub-sub-series (C1 - 21 to 26) consists of personal and business correspondence,1905-1948 and includes one b&w photograph of Harold Malloch Luxton. Business correspondence includes letters from the Department of Interior - Rocky Mountain Parks and Insurance Companies. Also includes a court summons from the Government of Alberta, 1948. Both the Sarah Luxton and Louis Luxton sub-sub-series contain records transfered from the Glenbow Museum.
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Biographical information and personal documents
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- Part Of
- Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
- Scope & Content
- 9 documents; 5mm
- Date Range
- 1919 - 1980
- Reference Code
- M561 / II / A
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas de Grandmaison fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II / A - Biographical information and personal documents
- Reference Code
- M561 / II / A
- Date Range
- 1919 - 1980
- Physical Description
- 9 documents
- Scope & Content
- 9 documents; 5mm
- Content Details
- "Interview given by my mother Sonia de Grandmaison to CBC - Mowat" - M561/II/A/1 "The Legacy of Nicholas de Grandmaison" - M561/II/A/2 "N. de Grandmaison Bio" - M561/II/A/3 Copy of certificate and translation from "Department for common Army And personal matters" dated February 19, 1919 re: assist with distribution of food for prisoners of war - M561/II/A/4 Copy of passport substitute and translation re: Nicholas de Grandmaison to permit residence on German territory valid until February 16, 1920 - M561/II/A/5 Copy of letter from Ministere des Affaires estrangeres - Republique Francaise dated July 28, 1921 re: passport approval - M561/II/A/6 "Deed Poll" re: name change from Grandmaison to de Grandmaison - M561/II/A/7 Condolence letter addressed to Sonia de Grandmaison from Jules Leger dated April 13th, 1978 on Order of Canada letterhead - M561/II/A/8 "BoM de Grandmaison Collection (backgrounder) 29th September 1980" - M561/II/A/9
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