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Letters to Mother [July 1930 - October 1930]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7433
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 47 letters and postcards written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 1930 to October 1930. Topics include the trip back to Banff after marriage, day to day life, meeting and visiting Pete's friends, the Banff community and artists [including Bill Brews…
- Date Range
- 1930
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 84
- 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 / 84
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1930
- Physical Description
- 1.3 cm of textual records (82 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 47 letters and postcards written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 1930 to October 1930. Topics include the trip back to Banff after marriage, day to day life, meeting and visiting Pete's friends, the Banff community and artists [including Bill Brewster, Jim Brewster, Guy Davenport, Sid Graves, Sid Brewster, Mary Vaux Walcott, Jimmy Simpson, Byron Harmon, Fern Brewster, Wayne Palmer, Fred McCauley, Mrs. Brett, Julia Raymond, Pearl Moore, Edmee Moore, Philip Moore, J.E.H. MacDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Link, Mr. and Mrs. Painter, George Brewster, Jessie McLean, Buddy van Dyke, Dorothy Whyte, John Murray Gibbon, Carl Rungius, Fred Arbrister, Neil Begg, Rudolph Aemner,] painting outdoors, people in Concord, meeting Noel Odell of the 1924 Everest Expedition, a fire at a tea house in town, plans for building their home [including a sketch of the lots along Bow River], visiting Castle Mountain Camp and Kicking Horse Tea House, description of Skoki Lodge building plans [with Cliff White, Cyril Paris, and Ike Mills], and builders Earl Spencer and Spud White, and painting in Morley [Mrs. Twoyoungmen, John Simian or Black Buffalo, Jonas Richson [?], Dan Wildman and other illegible names], the climb to Abbot Pass, Lake Oesa, and Lake O'Hara Camp.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel and camp letterheads. 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
- Brewster, Bill
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Brewster, George
- Davenport, Guy
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Harmon, Byron
- Graves, Syd Brewster
- Paris, Cyril
- Mills, Ike
- Rungius, Carl
- Spencer, Earl
- Link, Adeline
- Link, George K.K.
- MacDonald, J. E. H.
- Browne, Belmore
- Mather, Allan
- Wildman, Dan, Sr.
- Curren, John Donaldson
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- White, Clifford
- Aemmer, Rudolf
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Armbrister, Fred
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Bow River
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Climbing
- Community events
- Community life
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Hiking
- Home
- Indigenous Peoples
- Japanese
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp
- Lake O'Hara region
- Log structures
- Moore House
- Mountains
- Pack trips
- Painting
- Paris Tea Room
- Personal and Family Life
- Property
- Skoki Lodge
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Summit
- Yoho Valley Bungalow Camp
- Geographic Access
- Abbot Pass
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Concord
- Lake Louise
- Yoho National Park
- Field
- Lake O'Hara
- Skoki
- Morley
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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News scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook [possibly compiled by Maud Kidney] with ca. 100 newspaper articles and full pages attached inside. Contents pertain to golden wedding anniversaries of Frank and Alice Wheatley and Annie and Ulysses LaCasse; obituary notices for numerous individuals including Norman an…
- Date Range
- 1933
- 1935 - 1940
- 1947
- 1950
- 1956
- 1960 - 1965
- 1968
- 1969
- 1974
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / C / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / IV / C : 1946 - 1970
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / C / 1
- Responsibility
- Articles mainly published by the Crag and Canyon and the Calgary Herald
- Date Range
- 1933
- 1935 - 1940
- 1947
- 1950
- 1956
- 1960 - 1965
- 1968
- 1969
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook : 52 pages ; 31 x 39 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook [possibly compiled by Maud Kidney] with ca. 100 newspaper articles and full pages attached inside. Contents pertain to golden wedding anniversaries of Frank and Alice Wheatley and Annie and Ulysses LaCasse; obituary notices for numerous individuals including Norman and Georgina Luxton, Jimmy Simpson Sr. and Jim and Fern Brewster; articles on achievements by Jimmy Simpson Sr., Norman Luxton, Norman B. Sanson and others; and other news including opinion articles, sports updates and articles on construction/expansion projects and local events held in Banff.
- Notes
- Newspaper articles attached to inside of scrapbook cover wide range of dates. Scrapbook has been placed in sub-series M74 / IV / C [1946 - 1970] as a large portion of articles fall within specified dates.
- Some articles are loose in scrapbook
- Material Details
- Most newspaper clippings attached inside with adhesive, some items loose.
- Name Access
- Wheatley, Alice
- Wheatley, Frank
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Georgina
- LaCasse, Annie
- LaCasse, Ulysses
- Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
- Kidney, Maude
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Sanson, Norman
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Harmon, Byron
- Brett, Robert G.
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- Calgary Herald
- Community events
- Commerce and industry
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Family and personal life
- Funeral
- Hockey
- Sports
- Travel
- Tourism
- Townsite development
- Skiing
- Politics
- Photography
- Advertising
- Industry
- Indigenous Peoples
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Access Restrictions
- Physical access may be restricted due to fragile state
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item has been tied with unbleached cotton string to keep contents together and prevent loss or misplacement of loose articles inside
- Item stored flat and separately from other materials to prevent further physical damage
- Consider digitizing contents of scrapbook and limiting access to the physical copy due to its poor condition and risk of loose contents
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Commerce and industry
- Family and personal life
- Environment
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Personal and family photographs
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- Part Of
- Fred Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to Fred Brewster, the Brewster family, friends and Banff residents
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1967]
- Reference Code
- V86 / IV / PA - 1 to 103
- V86 / PA - 1 to 9 OS
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
3 images
- Part Of
- Fred Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M53 / V86
- Series
- IV. Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V86
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V86 / IV / PA - 1 to 103
- V86 / PA - 1 to 9 OS
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-1967]
- Physical Description
- ca.115 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to Fred Brewster, the Brewster family, friends and Banff residents
- Notes
- LIST OF PRINTS:
- 1a Sarah (Irvine) Brewster
- 1b Margaret (Irvine)Todd
- 2a Jane (Donaldson) Thompson
- 2b Joseph Donaldson
- 3 William Donaldson and Catherine (Scott) Donaldson
- 4 Mrs. John Brewster and family, ca.1887
- 5 Portrait of William Andrew Brewster (brother of John) and his family, ca.1905
- 6 Portrait of John Brewster, 1929
- 7 Portrait of James I. Brewster, ca.1940
- 8 St. John's College football team, Fred Brewster second from left, middle row, ;ca.1900
- 9 Portrait of Harold Alderson Anderson, 1901 - 1903, St. John's College School, Winnipeg
- 10 Queen's University Football Team, 1907, Fred Brewster top right
- 11 [Queen's University Engineering class?], ca.1908
- 12 [Queen's University Engineering class?], ca.1908
- 13 Fred Brewster and three of his classmates at Queen's University, ca.1908
- 14 Fred Brewster's Queen's University graduation portrait, 1909 (NA66/483)
- 15 Portrait of K. R. Daly
- 16 Portrait of W. M. Campbell
- 17 Portrait of unidentified graduate
- 18 Portrait of G. J. McKay
- 19 Portrait of Frank N. B lagen
- 20 Portrait of Ed W. Brown Queen's, 1907
- 21 Portrait of Shirley King Queen's, 1907
- 22 Portrait of Karl Twitchell Queen's, 1907
- 23 Portrait of Gwynn G. Gibbins Xmas, 1908
- 24 Portrait of Ronald Hooper Queen's, 1908
- 25 Portrait of A. Y. Jackson Queen's, 1909
- 26 Portrait of Jno. K. Osborne April, 1909
- 27 Portrait of Andy, nephew of Mrs. John Brewster
- 28 Portrait of Charles E. Parke
- 29 Professor John Guillim, Professor of Mining Engineering, Queen's University (Fred Brewster his assistant along B. C. coast working for Consolidated Mining and Smelting, 1907)
- 30 [Fred Brewster?] in uniform on horseback, ca.1917?
- 31 [Fred Brewster?] and unidentified man in uniform on horseback. ca.1917?
- 32 Two men pulling toboggan on the Athabasca River, ca.1919
- 33 Two men pulling toboggan on the Athabasca River near Roche de Smet, ca.1919
- 34 Unidentified canyon, ca.1919
- 35 Unidentified winter scene, ca.1919
- 36 Looking down into [Athabasca River Valley] from unidentified creek, ca.1919
- 37 Man pulling toboggan, ca.1919
- 38 Man pulling toboggan, ca.1919
- 39 Unidentified stream in winter, ca.1919
- 40 Unidentified winter scene, ca.1919
- 41 Man with toboggan, ca.1919
- 42 to 44 Two men on snowshoes, ca.1919
- 45, 46 Man on snowshoes pulling toboggan up unidentified pass, ca.1919
- 47 View toward (Athabasca River Valley?] from top of unidentified pass, ca.1919
- 48 Fred and Jack Brewster with hunting trophies from Fowler party at Brewster and Moore corrals, 1919
- 49 Hunting trophies from Fowler party, 1919
- 50 First Nation grave (Cree) on Big Grave Flats, Sulphur River, 1920
- 51 Unidentified log structure
- 52 Party from camping trip Brazeau River and Icefield 1923. Left to right - David Guggenheim III, Fred Brewster, ? Hamilton, Hector Graham, George (Grader'., Joe Healy, Isaac Plante
- 53 Jack Brewster, Courtnay Ryley Cooper and Irving Cobb in camp, 1929
- 54 Camp scene with game on trip to Hay River with Fred Brewster, Harry Rowed, Charlie Borolin and Pete Withers, 1939
- 55 Packing up in Fred Brewster's corral, n.d.
- 56, 57 Horses in Fred Brewster's corral, n.d.
- 58 Fred Brewster's Medicine Lake Camp?], n.d.
- 59, 60 Fred Brewster's Medicine Lake Camp, 1927
- 61, 62 Horses in Medicine Lake corral, n.d.
- 63 to 71 Construction of [Fred Brewster's Maligne Lake Lodge?], ca.1930
- 72 Construction of [Fred Brewster's Maligne Lake Lodge?], Jack Brewster third from right, ca.1930
- 73 Construction crew on [Fred Brewster's Maligne Lake Lodge?], Jack Brewster second from right front row, ca.1930
- 74 American Nature Association party with Fred Brewster, 1930
- 75 Sir Frederick Banting, M.D., painting at Medicine Lake Chalet, ca.1930
- 76 Tom McDonough, General Passenger Agent CNR, Donald "Curly" Phillips, Fred Brewster, Dick Langford and Digby Harris, ca.1925
- 77 Lewis Swift?] in front of cabin, n.d
- 78 Living room of Fred Brewster's Home, ca.1920
- 79 Group with cars in front of Fred Brewster Limited Trading Company, ca.1925. Left to right: Harvey MacDougall, Fred Brewster, Ken Alexander, unidentified, Eaton Woolley, unidentified. Photographer: Joe Weiss
- 80 Fred Brewster and dog, ca.1922
- 81, 82 Fred Brewster, Fern Brewster and dog, ca.1922
- 83 Group of skiers in front of car; first party of women skiers to visit Columbia Icefield and Snowdome, March 1939. Left to right - Fred Brewster, Harold Taylor, Dorrie Horsfal, Jack Brewster, Merle Brewster, Doris Kensit. Photographer: Morris Taylor
- 84 Fred Brewster and Mrs Ewan (Ivan) Moberly, age 79, July 1941
- 85 Jack Brewster at mouth of Castleguard Cave, n.d
- 86 Jack Brewster and Columbia Icefield Chalet sign, ca.1940
- 87 Jack Brewster at Columbia Icefield, ca.1940
- 88 Jack Brewster in Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies marquis tent, n.d., Photographer: F. W. E. Round
- 89 Jonas Rider, Jim Brewster and Amos Bigstoney in Banff Indian Days parade, ca.1935
- 90 Brewster burial plot, n.d.
- 92 Gathering of 3 generations of John Brewster's family on steps of P. A. Moore home, ca.1940. Left to right, front row - Mrs. James I. "Del" Brewster, James I. "Jim" Brewster, Fern Brewster Clarkson, Pearl Brewster Moore, John Brewster, unidentified, unidentified; second row - [George Clarkson?] , unidentified , unidentified, William A. "Bill" Brewster, Edmee Moore, Frederick A. Brewster, ; third row - Col. Philip A. Moore, unidentified (with baby) , [George O. Brewster'; Mrs. Jack (Merle) Brewster, Jack W. Brewster; back row - unidentified, unidentified, Forrest O. "Pat" Brewster, unidentified
- 93 William A. "Bill" Brewster, Fern Brewster Dooley, unidentified, Mrs. James I. "Del" Brewster, unidentified , Pearl Brewster Moore at Banff station, ca.1955
- 94 Gathering of Brewster family on lawn of James I. Brewster home, August 1964. Left to right, front row - Frederick A. Brewster, William A. "Bill" Brewster, Mrs. Jack "Merle" Brewster, Mrs. George "Barbara" Brewster; back row - Forrest O. "Pat" Brewster, Mrs. Pearl Brewster Moore, unidentified, Mrs. Claude "Ruth" Brewster
- 95 Gathering of Brewster family on lawn of James I. Brewster home, August 1964. Left to right - Frederick A. Brewster, William A. "Bill" Brewster, Mrs. Pearl Brewster Moore, Forrest O. "Pat" Brewster
- 96 Mrs. Fern Brewster Dooley and Harry Dooley at Lake Louise, August 1964
- 97 Fred Brewster standing beside Pyramid Lake road, November 16, 1967
- 98 Charles Leroy with first milk cow to come to Banff on Banff Avenue, 1888
- 99 Portrait of Tom Wilson, 1929
- 100 Packtrain crossing Jonas Pass, 1924. Photographer: Byron Harmon
- 101 Portrait of an unidentified woman, n.d.
- 102 Campanula lasiocarpa (Alpine Harebell) at Big Shovel Pass, n.d.
- 103 Fern and Harry Dooley, Winter 1958-1959 LIST OF OS PRINTS:
- 1 Six sons of John Brewster, ca.1906. Left to right, front row - James I. "Jim" Brewster, Forrest 0. "Pat" Brewster, Frederick A. "Fred" Brewster back row - William A. "Bill" Brewster, Jack W. Brewster, George O. Brewster
- 2 St. John's College Champion Debaters, 1906
- 3 Queen's University Mining Engineers, Class 1907
- 4 Carnival Masquerade, Banff Feb. 13th, 1920
- 5, 6 CPR staff in early days
- 7 St. John's College Lacrosse Club, 1902. Welford photo
- 8 St. John's College Junior Hockey Team 1903. Welford photo
- 9 The First Post Office in Banff ... 1890? [four seated children - left to right: unidentified, Bill Brewster?, unidentified, Jim Brewster?; men standing: Tom McQueen (left) and Dick Donahue [Postmaster]
- Name Access
- Brewster, Bill
- Brewster, Fred
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Brewster, Pat
- Brewster, Pearl
- Moore, Phil
- Moore, Pearl
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Brewster Brothers
- Brewster Transport Company Ltd.
- Buildings
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Photography
- Portrait
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Brewster family
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions53186
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of members of the Brewster family posed sitting in the grass, possibly during a pack trip - back row: Bill Brewster, Tead Brewster (Bill's wife), Jack Brewster Sr., Pat Brewster, Jack Brewster Jr., Jack Jr.'s wife / front row: Col. Phil Moore, Pearl (Brewster) Moore, Edmee (Moore) Reid, Fern …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910-1925]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 749
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 749
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910-1925]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of members of the Brewster family posed sitting in the grass, possibly during a pack trip - back row: Bill Brewster, Tead Brewster (Bill's wife), Jack Brewster Sr., Pat Brewster, Jack Brewster Jr., Jack Jr.'s wife / front row: Col. Phil Moore, Pearl (Brewster) Moore, Edmee (Moore) Reid, Fern (Brewster) Clarkson, Jim Brewster, Adele Brewster, June Brewster (Pat's wife), and Mrs. R.S. Harvey
- Name Access
- Brewster, Bill
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jack Alexander
- Brewster, Jack Walker
- Brewster, Jim
- Brewster, Pat
- Brewster, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Phil
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Portrait
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Brewster family
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions53187
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of members of the Brewster family posed sitting in the grass, possibly during a pack trip - back row: Bill Brewster, Tead Brewster (Bill's wife), Jack Brewster Sr., Pat Brewster, Jack Brewster Jr., Jack Jr.'s wife / front row: Col. Phil Moore, Pearl (Brewster) Moore, Edmee (Moore) Reid, Fern …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910-1925]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 750
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 750
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910-1925]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of members of the Brewster family posed sitting in the grass, possibly during a pack trip - back row: Bill Brewster, Tead Brewster (Bill's wife), Jack Brewster Sr., Pat Brewster, Jack Brewster Jr., Jack Jr.'s wife / front row: Col. Phil Moore, Pearl (Brewster) Moore, Edmee (Moore) Reid, Fern (Brewster) Clarkson, Jim Brewster, Adele Brewster, June Brewster (Pat's wife), and Mrs. R.S. Harvey
- Name Access
- Brewster, Bill
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jack Alexander
- Brewster, Jack Walker
- Brewster, Jim
- Brewster, Pat
- Brewster, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Phil
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Portrait
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Jim Brewster family fonds
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers and photographs of James Irvine (Jim) Brewster, Fern Brewster, Dell Brewster and the Brewster family. I. James Irvine Brewster papers and photographs, before 1948 and ca.1959, consist mainly of professional papers and photographs relating to guiding and outfitting activitie…
- Date Range
- [ca.1875-ca.1978]
- Reference Code
- M436 / V90
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Diary
- Map
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 436
- V 90
- Sous-Fonds
- M 436
- V 90
- Accession Number
- 79, 85, 108, 357, 451, 1618, 3350, 3808, 5274, 6019, 2021.26, 2023.09
- Reference Code
- M436 / V90
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Diary
- Map
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1875-ca.1978]
- Physical Description
- 24 cm of textual records. -- ca.830 photographs : prints, negatives. -- 12 photograph albums (ca.1000 prints). -- 1 motion picture
- History / Biographical
- James Irvine Brewster, 1882-1947, came to Banff with his parents in 1888. While still boys, he and his brother Bill started guiding fishing parties and later formed an outfitting partnership. With silent partners Fred Hussey and Phil Moore, they established Brewster Brothers in 1904. Jim Brewster and Hussey left the business in 1906. In 1909, Jim returned to guide the business. Under his control, it became a major transportation supplier, Brewster Transport Company. Fern Brewster, 1902-1967, daughter of Jim Brewster and Lade Brewster (d.1915), was a sportswoman, businesswoman and homemaker. She was involved in the operation of Sunshine ski area and was a director of Brewster Transportation after her father's death. Fern Brewster's married names were Clarkson and Dooley. Adele (Dell) Brewster (Sibbald), 1896-1983, Jim Brewster's second wife, was also a director of Brewster Transportation.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers and photographs of James Irvine (Jim) Brewster, Fern Brewster, Dell Brewster and the Brewster family.
- I. James Irvine Brewster papers and photographs, before 1948 and ca.1959, consist mainly of professional papers and photographs relating to guiding and outfitting activities, and to Brewster Transport Company records, including Sunshine ski area records. Series includes correspondence, diaries, legal papers, Sunshine Lodge addition papers, Brewster house plans and other material. Correspondence is incoming and outgoing letters between Brewster and Hussey, clients, and associates regarding guiding and outfitting, real estate speculation and personal matters, etc. 1906-1907. Diaries pertain to guiding, hunting and horse trips, 1897-1901, 1904-1906; entries mainly record clients, territory covered and game observations and records. Also includes articles and hand-drawn map by Brewster on hunting, 1903-1906. Includes 54 photographs pertaining to Brewster Transport after Jim Brewster period.
- II. Fern Brewster papers and photographs, before 1967, includes mainly personal papers, correspondence, recipes, press clippings and photographs regarding friends and family, education, Jim Brewster's death and cooking. Correspondents include Carl Rungius, Les Peters, Charlie Beil and Fern Bedaux.
- III. Dell Brewster papers, 1925-1967, pertain mainly to Jim Brewster's death. Dell Brewster photographs pertain to the Sibbald, Grier and McDougall families.
- IV. Brewster family papers and photographs pertain to Jack Walker Brewster, and Brewster family and friends.
- V. Other material, before 1978, consists of greeting cards.
- VI. Later Acquisitions, pertain to various Brewster family members including Fern Brewster, Jim Brewster, and Pat Brewster.
- Subject Access
- Brewster Transport Company
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- 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: arrangement outline
- file description and index
- electronic finding aid
- microfilm copies of albums
- photographic copy of map
- video copy of motion picture
- Creator
- Brewster, Dell
- Brewster, Jim
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
- Unprocessed
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Fern Brewster album
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fern Brewster album. -- [ca.1922-ca.1930]. -- 1 photograph album (217 prints). -- Album pertains to Fern Brewster, family, friends, activities; includes movie stars - Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Alma Rubens, Lew Cody, Frank Borzage, Estelle Taylor; scenes from movies being filmed, some from Banff area,…
- Date Range
- [1922-1930]
- Reference Code
- V90 / PD - 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
13 images
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M436 / V90
- Series
- II. Fern Brewster
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V90 / PD - 10
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Date Range
- [1922-1930]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (217 photographs : b&w)
- Scope & Content
- Fern Brewster album. -- [ca.1922-ca.1930]. -- 1 photograph album (217 prints). -- Album pertains to Fern Brewster, family, friends, activities; includes movie stars - Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Alma Rubens, Lew Cody, Frank Borzage, Estelle Taylor; scenes from movies being filmed, some from Banff area, including "Valley of Silent Men", "The Alaskan", "Thief of Bagdad"; Lou Crosby, Peter Whyte, Phil Moore, Edmee Moore, Oliver Kahdahl, Jim and Dell Brewster; also includes some views from Hawaiian trip, ca.1922-1930. -- Condition is fragile. -- Title based on item.
- Name Access
- Crosby, Lou
- Brewster, Dell
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Kaldahl, Oliver
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Films and film making
- Travel
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Hawaii
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Brewster family collected photographs
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of collected photographs depicting Fern and Jim Brewster, as well as friends, extended family members and other unidentified individuals. Images depict local events, including Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival; a funeral ceremony, possibly for Jim Brewster; professional and …
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1950]
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PA - 5 to 134
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V90
- M436
- Series
- V90 / VI : Later acquisitions
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2023.09
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PA - 5 to 134
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1950]
- Physical Description
- 130 photograph prints : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of collected photographs depicting Fern and Jim Brewster, as well as friends, extended family members and other unidentified individuals. Images depict local events, including Banff Indian Days and Banff Winter Carnival; a funeral ceremony, possibly for Jim Brewster; professional and candid portraits [mostly unidentified]; military events; views of Banff and surrounding landmarks; and related subjects.
- Notes
- Some photographs are annotated
- Name Access
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Subject Access
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Community life
- Community events
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Military
- Funeral
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- N/A
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Military
- Environment
- Cultural pluralism
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Early collected photographs
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 7 photograph prints depicting early scenes and portraits pertaining to the Brewster family. File includes professional portraits by G&W Fear photographers; family portraits, including Jim Brewster, John Brewster, Fern Brewster, Jack Brewster, and others (some unidentified); and the…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1910]
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PA - 136 to 142
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V90
- M436
- Series
- V90 / VI: Later acquisitions
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2023.09
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PA - 136 to 142
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1910]
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs : b&w prints on matboard or cardboard ; 25 x 19 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 7 photograph prints depicting early scenes and portraits pertaining to the Brewster family. File includes professional portraits by G&W Fear photographers; family portraits, including Jim Brewster, John Brewster, Fern Brewster, Jack Brewster, and others (some unidentified); and the Canadian Pacific station in Banff.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jim
- Brewster, John
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Farmland
- Portrait
- Homestead
- Trains
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Framed Brewster family photographs
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of four framed photographs depicting members of the Brewster family and extended friends and family. Photographs depict a 1951 high school graduating class [Banff High School?]; Jack Brewster performing a song during a trail ride in 1946; Jim Brewster with Fern Brewster as a baby, sta…
- Date Range
- [ca.1903]
- [ca.1907-1908]
- 1946
- 1951
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PC - 1 to 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Framed print
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M436
- V90
- Series
- V90 / VI : Later acquisitions
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2023.09
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PC - 1 to 4
- Date Range
- [ca.1903]
- [ca.1907-1908]
- 1946
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 4 framed photographs : b&w prints ; 40 x 32.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of four framed photographs depicting members of the Brewster family and extended friends and family. Photographs depict a 1951 high school graduating class [Banff High School?]; Jack Brewster performing a song during a trail ride in 1946; Jim Brewster with Fern Brewster as a baby, standing with their family dog; and Fern Brewster as a child, sitting on a horse.
- Notes
- V90 / VI / PC - 1 : Lists names of individual students in photograph, including Joe Brewster V90 / VI / PC - 2 : text on back reads "Jack Brewster Trail Ride 1946" V90 / VI / PC - 3 : text on back reads "Fern & Jim Brewster with Musquaw [the dog]" V90 / VI / PC - 4 : text on back reads "Fern Brewster on Peter Pan [the horse]"
- Material Details
- Photographs are in individual wood and glass frames
- Name Access
- Brewster, Jim
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jack
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Animals
- Dogs
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Recreation
- Music
- Education
- Schools
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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