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John Murray Gibbon fonds

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Part Of: John Murray Gibbon fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of materials pertaining to John Murray Gibbon's personal life, his involvement with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Hikers, and his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes manuscripts titled "Scot to Canadian: one of more than a million" by…

Date Range: 1924-1952

Reference Code: M454 / V226 / S62

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: John Murray Gibbon fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 454; V 226; S 62

Sous-Fonds: M 454; V 226; S 62

Accession Number: 3574; 524; 3604; 2022.16

Reference Code: M454 / V226 / S62

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1924-1952

Physical Description: 36 cm of textual records -- 3 sound recordings -- 185 photograph prints -- 3 negatives

History / Biographical: John Murray Gibbon, born in Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) in 1875-1952, was a writer, historian, musician and Canadian Pacific Railway publicity agent at Montreal, Quebec. Gibbon attended the University of Aberdeen where he received a scholarship to attend Oxford, where he graduated with a BA in Literature. He also studied at the University of Göttingen, Germany, and received some musical training in London. Gibbon received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Université de Montréal in 1940. Following writing and editing work for British journals, he was approached in 1907 by the Canadian Pacific Railway to work on their European publicity program. In 1913, he was appointed general publicity agent in Montreal. For thirty years he promoted Canadian culture and the CPR He was responsible for the inauguration of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Highland Gatherings. Gibbon was a prolific author and in 1921 became the founding president of the Canadian Authors Association (CAA), which he co-founded with Stephen Leacock, Pelham Edgar and B.K. Sandwell. The CAA lobbied for the protection of authors’ rights and went on to establish the Governor General’s Literary Awards in 1936. Gibbon received the award, in the non-fiction category, for Canadian Mosaic: The Making of a Northern Nation (1938), in which he argued against the American idea of a “cultural melting pot” that encouraged immigrants to cut ties with their culture of origin and assimilate into a homogenous society. Canadian Mosaic greatly influenced Canada’s immigration policies and multicultural attitudes throughout the latter half of the 20th century, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of materials pertaining to John Murray Gibbon's personal life, his involvement with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Hikers, and his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes manuscripts titled "Scot to Canadian: one of more than a million" by John Murray Gibbon (204 p.) and "John Murray Gibbon (1875-1952)" by Watson Kirkconnell; a letter from Gibbon to Francis Dickie concerning trail riding; published articles and obituaries; and a scrapbook pertaining to trips with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Skyline Hikers, and views of landmarks throughout Canada. Photographs pertain to John Murray Gibbon and activities, including Highland Gatherings and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips; also Gibbon's funeral, 1952.

Name Access: Gibbon, John Murray

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Musicians; Travel; Recreation; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Publication; Obituary; Newspaper; Biography

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Gibbon, John Murray

Category: Family and personal life

Biographical Source Notes: Pincoe, R., & Phillipson, D. (2015). John Murray Gibbon. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-murray-gibbon-emc

Title Source: Title based on accession records and contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Dorothy Wardle fonds

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Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…

Date Range: ca.1870-2002

Reference Code: M521 / V75

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M521; V75

Sous-Fonds: M521; V75

Accession Number: 5296, 5391, 7504

Reference Code: M521 / V75

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: ca.1870-2002

Physical Description: 154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.

History / Biographical: The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.; M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).; V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).

Name Access: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James; Rungius, Carl; Brett, Helen; Keyte, Freeman; Hart, E. J. (Ted); Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard); Brewster, Pat; Peyto, Bill; Brett, Robert George; Sanson, Norman; White, Clifford; Drummond-Davies, Nora; Mills, Ike; McLean, George; Walking Buffalo (George McLean); Kaquitts, Frank; Oxborough, Dorothy; Whyte, Jon; Robinson, Dean; Warren, Mary Schaffer; Simpson, George; Gibbon, John Murray; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Greenham, Margaret

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; Personal and Family Life; Banff; Old Banff Cemetery; Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies; Cabins; Travel; Picnics and picnicking; Holidays; Scenery; Christmas; Dogs; Horses; Mountain; Canoes and canoeing; Hiking; Wildlife; War Memorial; Highland Games; Bow River Bridge; Golfing; Anniversary; Horseback riding; Indigenous Peoples; Stoney Nakoda; Education; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Banff Winter Carnival; Banff Winter Festival; Women; Trails; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and leisure; Skiing; European travel; Beach; Calgary Herald; Geography; Government; Newspaper; Politics; Research; Banff Public Library; National parks and reserves; Park policy; Parks Canada; Wardens; Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch; Community life; Mines and mineral resources; History; Immigration and homesteading; Settlement; Organizations; World War II; Biographical; Professional and Personal Life; Grizzly Bears; Fire fighters; Sunshine Village; Teahouses; Banff Indian Days; Regalia; Calgary Stampede; Mountain guides; Mountain School; The Albertan; Crag and Canyon newspaper; Homestead Hotel; Banff Centre; Hot Springs; Superintendents; Automobiles; Natural history; Records; Calendar; Finances; Leases; Legal and Financial; Property; Recreation

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Canmore; Alberta; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Castle Mountain; Bankhead; British Columbia; Glacier National Park; Kootenay National Park; Silver City; Victoria; Scotland; Revelstoke; Yoho National Park; Ottawa; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Plain of Six Glaciers; Lake Agnes; Lake Louise; Lake Minnewanka; Lake O'Hara; Bow River; Calgary; Sidney; San Francisco; United States; Europe; Germany; Switzerland; France; Spain; Monaco; Italy; Denmark; Austria; Quebec; Windermere; New York; Assiniboine; Ghost River; High River; Quebec City; New Brunswick; Maine; Great Divide; Moraine Lake; Maligne Lake; Columbia Icefield; Washington; Philadelphia; Atlantic City; Larch Valley; Cascade Mountain; Panama; Sulphur Mountain; Field; Emerald Lake; Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump; Takkakaw Falls; Jasper National Park; Athabasca Falls; Okanagan; Kananaskis; Hoodoos; Powell River; Montreal

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Related Material: Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.; James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)

Creator: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James M.; Wardle, Leette

Category: Arts; Environment; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession records and contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Heritage of Song

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Part Of: John Murray Gibbon fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 sound recording records by the Record Canadian broadcast corporation recorded at Toronto. S62 / 1: "Heritage of Song" Program # 4 R.P.M. 78. May 14 1941 S62 / 2: "Heritage of Song" Program # 6 R.P.M. 78. May 14 1941 S62 / 3: "Heritage of Song" Program # 7 R.P.M. 78. May 14 1941

Date Range: 1941

Reference Code: S62 / 1 - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Sound recording

Part Of: John Murray Gibbon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M454; V226; S62

Sous-Fonds: S62

Reference Code: S62 / 1 - 3

GMD: Sound recording

Date Range: 1941

Physical Description: 3 sounds recordings

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 sound recording records by the Record Canadian broadcast corporation recorded at Toronto. S62 / 1: "Heritage of Song" Program # 4 R.P.M. 78. May 14 1941 S62 / 2: "Heritage of Song" Program # 6 R.P.M. 78. May 14 1941 S62 / 3: "Heritage of Song" Program # 7 R.P.M. 78. May 14 1941

Name Access: Gibbon, John Murray

Subject Access: Musicians

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Gibbon, John Murray

Title Source: Title based on records

Processing Status: Processed

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Newspaper clippings

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Scope & Content: File consists of newspaper clippings. Subjects include: Obituary and memorials writings for John Murray Gibbon, retirement announcement, plaque unveiled at Banff Center for Arts in 1955 to honour John Murray, John Murray's 70th birthday, obituary of John Murray Gibbons wife, literary awards, bust o…

Date Range: 1920 - 1955

Reference Code: M454 / I / A / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: John Murray Gibbon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M454; V226; S62

Series: M454 / I : Personal Records

Sous-Fonds: M454

Sub-Series: M454 / I / A : Newspaper clippings

Reference Code: M454 / I / A / 1

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1920 - 1955

Physical Description: 1 cm Textual Records

Scope & Content: File consists of newspaper clippings. Subjects include: Obituary and memorials writings for John Murray Gibbon, retirement announcement, plaque unveiled at Banff Center for Arts in 1955 to honour John Murray, John Murray's 70th birthday, obituary of John Murray Gibbons wife, literary awards, bust of John Murray Gibbon

Name Access: Gibbon, John Murray

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Gibbon, John Murray

Title Source: Title based on records

Processing Status: Processed

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Newspaper clippings

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Part Of: John Murray Gibbon fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of newspaper clippings held in a book. Subjects include: Retirement of William Duff Gibbon – John Murray Gibbons dad, newspaper from Ceylon news, sketch of a tombstone for the William Duff Gibbon's children, obituary of William Duff Gibbon, knighthood for WD Gibbon, newspaper clipping…

Date Range: ca. 1880 - ca. 1920

Reference Code: M454 / I / A / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: John Murray Gibbon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M454; V226; S62

Series: M454 / I : Personal Records

Sous-Fonds: M454

Sub-Series: M454 / I / A : Newspaper clippings

Reference Code: M454 / I / A / 2

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: ca. 1880 - ca. 1920

Physical Description: 2 cm Textual Records

Scope & Content: File consists of newspaper clippings held in a book. Subjects include: Retirement of William Duff Gibbon – John Murray Gibbons dad, newspaper from Ceylon news, sketch of a tombstone for the William Duff Gibbon's children, obituary of William Duff Gibbon, knighthood for WD Gibbon, newspaper clippings of politics, letter regarding a portrait for William Duff Gibbon.

Name Access: Gibbon, John Murray; Gibbon, William Duff

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Gibbon, John Murray

Title Source: Title based on records

Processing Status: Processed

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Family Tree

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Part Of: John Murray Gibbon fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of John Murray Gibbon's family tree, John Murray's passport and two John Murray Gibbon funeral programs.

Date Range: ca. 1950- ca. 1960

Reference Code: M454 / I / A / 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: John Murray Gibbon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M454; V226; S62

Series: M454 / I : Personal Records

Sous-Fonds: M454

Sub-Series: M454 / I / A : Newspaper clippings

Reference Code: M454 / I / A / 3

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: ca. 1950- ca. 1960

Physical Description: .5 cm Textual Records

Scope & Content: File consists of John Murray Gibbon's family tree, John Murray's passport and two John Murray Gibbon funeral programs.

Name Access: Gibbon, John Murray

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Gibbon, John Murray

Title Source: Title based on records

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence

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Scope & Content: File consists of John Murray Gibbon's correspondence. Included is a letter regarding the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and Skyline Hikers from Phillip Gibbon

Date Range: 1932; 1951; 1952; 1967

Reference Code: M454 / I / B / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: John Murray Gibbon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M454; V226; S62

Series: M454 / I : Personal Records

Sous-Fonds: M454

Sub-Series: M454 / I / A : Correspondance

Reference Code: M454 / I / B / 1

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1932; 1951; 1952; 1967

Physical Description: .5 cm Textual Records

Scope & Content: File consists of John Murray Gibbon's correspondence. Included is a letter regarding the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and Skyline Hikers from Phillip Gibbon

Name Access: Gibbon, John Murray

Subject Access: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Hikers; Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Gibbon, John Murray

Title Source: Title based on records

Processing Status: Processed

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Scrapbook

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Part Of: John Murray Gibbon fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook created by John Murray Gibbon. Includes photographs of Skyline Hikers and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Also included are photographs of Algeria, Italy, Russia, Canadian landmarks, and Sri Lanka.

Date Range: ca. 1980 - ca. 1952

Reference Code: M454 / I / C / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: John Murray Gibbon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M454; V226; S62

Series: M454 / I : Personal Records

Sous-Fonds: M454

Sub-Series: M454 / I / C : Scrapbooks

Reference Code: M454 / I / C / 1

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: ca. 1980 - ca. 1952

Physical Description: 2 cm Textual Records

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook created by John Murray Gibbon. Includes photographs of Skyline Hikers and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Also included are photographs of Algeria, Italy, Russia, Canadian landmarks, and Sri Lanka.