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Douglas family fonds
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- Part Of
- Douglas family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Howard Douglas papers and Douglas family photographs. Textual records pertain mainly to the Pablo-Allard buffalo acquisition, 1910-1911. This includes correspondence between Douglas and prospective participants in buffalo hunt of the Pablo-Allard herd on the Flathead Indian Reser…
- Date Range
- 1895-1941, 1963
- Reference Code
- M246 / V178
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Douglas family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 246
- V 178
- Sous-Fonds
- M 246
- V 178
- Accession Number
- 1530, 1894
- Reference Code
- M246 / V178
- Date Range
- 1895-1941, 1963
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records. -- 103 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Howard Douglas, 1852-1929, was Superintendent of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada from 1896 until 1910 and Commissioner of Dominion Parks, 1910-1911. Douglas was involved in acquiring buffalo from the Pablo-Allard herd for Canada. The round-up commenced in 1907 and was completed in 1912 with a total of 716 animals purchased. In 1910, Douglas was instrumental in organizing a hunt of old bulls on the reserve. The scheme was quashed by the Montana Attorney General
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Howard Douglas papers and Douglas family photographs.
- Textual records pertain mainly to the Pablo-Allard buffalo acquisition, 1910-1911. This includes correspondence between Douglas and prospective participants in buffalo hunt of the Pablo-Allard herd on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, U.S.A.; mainly circular letters, telegrams, etc. from applicants and confidential letters between Douglas and Alexander Ayotte, assistant immigration agent Canada, Montana re the ill-fated last buffalo hunt. Also includes photocopies of miscellaneous clippings and Douglas biography, 1963, by Marie Douglas.
- Photographs, 1895-1941, pertain to Douglas family and friends, visitors, social activities; also trips, especially Jasper, Alberta area, scenic views, road construction and Pablo-Allard buffalo roundup
- Name Access
- Douglas, Howard
- Subject Access
- Buffalo
- Environment
- 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 of photograph
- Creator
- Douglas, Howard
- Category
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Portfolio Views Buffalo
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a collection of 12 identical oversized postcards [blank] depicting Howard Douglas, Alexander Ayotte and Charles Allard. Cards have small description below image pertaining to Douglas, Ayotte and Allard's involvement in the purchase and transplanting of a large herd of buffalo from …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1908 - 1912]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F2 / PG - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected Material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F2 : Photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F2 / PG - 1
- Responsibility
- Photograph produced by Tom Jones of Cincinnati, Ohio for distribution by Norman K. Luxton
- Date Range
- [ca. 1908 - 1912]
- Physical Description
- 12 postcard prints: b&w ; 9 x 27.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a collection of 12 identical oversized postcards [blank] depicting Howard Douglas, Alexander Ayotte and Charles Allard. Cards have small description below image pertaining to Douglas, Ayotte and Allard's involvement in the purchase and transplanting of a large herd of buffalo from the United States to Canada in 1907. Cards are in original box titled "Portfolio Views Buffalo".
- Notes
- Items kept in original box
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Bison
- Buffalo
- Commerce
- Government
- Natural resources
- National parks and reserves
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Natural resources
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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