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Banff and Canmore Miscellaneous
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 90 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm. File pertains to photographs taken by Dorothy Wardle of places, events, and scenery around Banff and Canmore. For Banff, file documents winter and fall scenery (mountains like Rundle and Cascade, the Bow River, Banff Avenue), wildl…
- Date Range
- 1993-1999
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1999
- Reference Code
- V75 / II / PA - 138 to 228
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Private record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- V75 / II : Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001
- Sous-Fonds
- V75
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- V75 / II / PA - 138 to 228
- Date Range
- 1993-1999
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 90 photographs : col. ; 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 90 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm. File pertains to photographs taken by Dorothy Wardle of places, events, and scenery around Banff and Canmore. For Banff, file documents winter and fall scenery (mountains like Rundle and Cascade, the Bow River, Banff Avenue), wildlife (elk and a bear), war memorial, Warren house, Baine house, Louis Trono concert in the park in 1995, and the Old Banff Cemetery. For Canmore, file documents the Highland Games in 1994, winter activities (ice sculptures, dog sled races at the Nordic Centre), St. Michael's Place, and a photograph of the valley. File also documents the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the cabins (Bill Peyto, Jack Sinclair, and Mather Family) located on the museum's property.
- Notes
- Old Banff Cemetery photographs include the headstones of: Wardle family, Stephen family, Mary Schaffer Warren, J. Murray Gibbon, and Peter Whyte and Catharine Robb Whyte.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Schaffer, Mary
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Subject Access
- Mountain
- Scenery
- Wildlife
- War Memorial
- Highland Games
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Cabins
- Bow River Bridge
- Old Banff Cemetery
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
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- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…
- Date Range
- [ca.1844 - 1909]
- [ca.1939 - 1944]
- 1980 - 1981
- 2014
- Reference Code
- M555 / V777
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Drawing
- Postcard
- Private record
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M555
- V777
- Sous-Fonds
- M555
- V777
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- M555 / V777
- Responsibility
- Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin
- Date Range
- [ca.1844 - 1909]
- [ca.1939 - 1944]
- 1980 - 1981
- 2014
- Physical Description
- 21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs
- History / Biographical
- Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].
- Notes
- Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records
- Name Access
- Adams, Molly
- Schaffer, Mary
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Correspondence
- Travel
- Exploration
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Connecticut
- New York
- Europe
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Biographical Source Notes
- Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Old Indian trails of the Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13574
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2007
- Author
- Schaffer, Mary T. S. (Mary Townsend Sharples)
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 02.6 Sch1sb
- Responsibility
- Mary T. S. Schäffer ; foreword by Janice Sanford Beck
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2007
- Physical Description
- xi, 179 p.
- Series
- Mountain classics collection 2
- Notes
- Modern reprint. Original edition published under title: Old Indian trails : incidents of camp and trail life, covering two years' exploration through the Rocky Mountains of Canada. - New York : Putnam's, 1911.
- ISBN
- 9781894765770
- Accession Number
- 40500 08-01-04
- Call Number
- 02.6 Sch1sb
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Photos, prints, negs, etc.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55996
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs pertaining to geological formations and research, rock climbing, views of glaciers and mountains, historic figures from Banff and Morley [including the Beaver family, Conrad Kain, Mary Schaffer and others] and other related subjects. Photographs were produced and/or col…
- Date Range
- [ca.1989-1995]
- Reference Code
- V810 / II / A / PA - 201 to 238
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- V810 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- V810
- Sub-Series
- V810 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- V810 / II / A / PA - 201 to 238
- Date Range
- [ca.1989-1995]
- Physical Description
- 38 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 21.5 x 14 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs pertaining to geological formations and research, rock climbing, views of glaciers and mountains, historic figures from Banff and Morley [including the Beaver family, Conrad Kain, Mary Schaffer and others] and other related subjects. Photographs were produced and/or collected by Ben Gadd for use in the second edition of his book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies. File includes duplicates of historic images from the Whyte Museum and other sources.
- Notes
- Photographs in file are accompanied by a list of image numbers with descriptions, sent to Ben Gadd by David and Martha McIntyre.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Schaffer, Mary
- Kain, Conrad
- Beaver, Sampson
- Beaver, Leah
- Subject Access
- Research
- Geology
- Geological formation
- Glaciers
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Indigenous Peoples
- Environment
- Recreation
- Hiking
- Climbing
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- N/A
- Related Material
- Corresponding negative photographs : V810 / II / A / NA - 31 to 41
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Research files for the book "This Wild Spirit"
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56933
- Part Of
- Colleen Skidmore fonds
- Scope & Content
- The file consists of research files for the book "This Wild Spirit" authored by Colleen Skidmore. Topics in folder include: Suzette Chalifoux Swifts and Schaffer Quakes in Buckskin Elsie Park Gowan Gowan Elsie Park Mountain Movie makes Mrs. Arthur Spragge Agnes MacDonald Sarah Grand Edith Cavell Ju…
- Date Range
- 2006 - 2017
- Reference Code
- M593 / 1 - 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Colleen Skidmore fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M593
- Sous-Fonds
- M593
- Accession Number
- 2018.8691
- Reference Code
- M593 / 1 - 5
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 2006 - 2017
- Physical Description
- 26 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- The file consists of research files for the book "This Wild Spirit" authored by Colleen Skidmore. Topics in folder include:
- Suzette Chalifoux
- Swifts and Schaffer
- Quakes in Buckskin
- Elsie Park Gowan
- Gowan Elsie Park
- Mountain Movie makes
- Mrs. Arthur Spragge
- Agnes MacDonald
- Sarah Grand
- Edith Cavell
- Julia Henshaw
- Irene Todd
- A.F. Mummery
- Esther Merriam
- Sharon Stearns
- Across Lake Chad
- Currie Love
- Mark Roth
- Tyson, Patricia Peterson
- Betty Spears
- Gilbert and Gilette
- Vaux family
- Vaux letters to Walcott
- Sharples records
- Genecology of the Sharples
- Schaffer / Warren marriage
- Research and newspaper clippings related to Mary Schaffer
- Name Access
- Vaux, George, X
- Vaux, George
- Schaffer, Mary Townsend Sharples
- Schaffer, Mary
- Schaffer, Charles
- Access Restrictions
- All materials are copyright. Research materials can be used as reference only. The Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections does not own copyright to materials from other institutions or private lenders. The user must requests permission from copyright owner and cite original material.
- Language
- English
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Research files for the book "This Wild Spirit"
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57075
- Part Of
- Colleen Skidmore fonds
- Scope & Content
- The file consists of research files for the book "This Wild Spirit" authored by Colleen Skidmore. Topics in folder include: Janet Munro Edmonton Stragglers Wacko Wendy S & L Swift Marilyn Monroe Chester County, PA Academy of natural Sciences
- Date Range
- 2006 - 2017
- Reference Code
- M593 / 6 - 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Colleen Skidmore fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M593
- Sous-Fonds
- M593
- Accession Number
- 2018.8691
- Reference Code
- M593 / 6 - 10
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 2006 - 2017
- Physical Description
- 26 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- The file consists of research files for the book "This Wild Spirit" authored by Colleen Skidmore. Topics in folder include:
- Janet Munro
- Edmonton Stragglers
- Wacko Wendy
- S & L Swift
- Marilyn Monroe
- Chester County, PA
- Academy of natural Sciences
- Name Access
- Schaffer, Mary
- Schaffer, Mary Townsend Sharples
- Access Restrictions
- All materials are copyright. Research materials can be used as reference only. The Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections does not own copyright to materials from other institutions or private lenders. The user must requests permission from copyright owner and cite original material.
- Processing Status
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Research files for the book "This Wild Spirit"
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57076
- Part Of
- Colleen Skidmore fonds
- Scope & Content
- The file consists of research files for the book "This Wild Spirit" authored by Colleen Skidmore. Topics in folder include: Molly Adams Henry Vaux Idatt Ogilvie Dorothy Sharples Beaver Family Files related to women that travel, photograph and live in mountains (Schaffer)
- Date Range
- 2006 - 2017
- Reference Code
- M593 / 15 - 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Colleen Skidmore fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M593
- Sous-Fonds
- M593
- Accession Number
- 2018.8691
- Reference Code
- M593 / 15 - 19
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 2006 - 2017
- Physical Description
- 26 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- The file consists of research files for the book "This Wild Spirit" authored by Colleen Skidmore. Topics in folder include:
- Molly Adams
- Henry Vaux
- Idatt Ogilvie
- Dorothy Sharples
- Beaver Family
- Files related to women that travel, photograph and live in mountains (Schaffer)
- Access Restrictions
- All materials are copyright. Research materials can be used as reference only. The Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections does not own copyright to materials from other institutions or private lenders. The user must requests permission from copyright owner and cite original material.
- Language
- English
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Research files for the book "This Wild Spirit"
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57216
- Part Of
- Colleen Skidmore fonds
- Scope & Content
- The file consists of research files for the book "This Wild Spirit" authored by Colleen Skidmore. Topics in folder include: Old Philadelphia (included is a book of early photographs of Philadelphia) History of the photographic society of Philadelphia Research, clipping and articles about photogra…
- Date Range
- 2006 - 2017
- Reference Code
- M593 / 11 - 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Colleen Skidmore fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M593
- Sous-Fonds
- M593
- Accession Number
- 2018.8691
- Reference Code
- M593 / 11 - 14
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 2006 - 2017
- Physical Description
- 26 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- The file consists of research files for the book "This Wild Spirit" authored by Colleen Skidmore. Topics in folder include:
- Old Philadelphia (included is a book of early photographs of Philadelphia)
- History of the photographic society of Philadelphia
- Research, clipping and articles about photography in Philadelphia
- Name Access
- Schaffer, Mary
- Schaffer, Mary Townsend Sharples
- Access Restrictions
- All materials are copyright. Research materials can be used as reference only. The Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections does not own copyright to materials from other institutions or private lenders. The user must requests permission from copyright owner and cite original material.
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Research files for the book "This Wild Spirit"
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57217
- Part Of
- Colleen Skidmore fonds
- Scope & Content
- The file consists of research files for the book "This Wild Spirit" authored by Colleen Skidmore. Topics in folder include: Alice Martin Henriette Tuzo Kawai Michi Darren Swanson Mary Schaffer H.C. White
- Date Range
- 2006 - 2017
- Reference Code
- M593 / 20 - 21
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Colleen Skidmore fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M593
- Sous-Fonds
- M593
- Accession Number
- 2018.8691
- Reference Code
- M593 / 20 - 21
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 2006 - 2017
- Physical Description
- 26 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- The file consists of research files for the book "This Wild Spirit" authored by Colleen Skidmore. Topics in folder include:
- Alice Martin
- Henriette Tuzo
- Kawai Michi
- Darren Swanson
- Mary Schaffer
- H.C. White
- Access Restrictions
- All materials are copyright. Research materials can be used as reference only. The Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections does not own copyright to materials from other institutions or private lenders. The user must requests permission from copyright owner and cite original material.
- Language
- English
- Processing Status
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