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Hans Gmoser fonds
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- Part Of
- Hans Gmoser fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of films, video recording, sound recordings, textual records and photographs produced and collected by Hans Gmoser. Film series (I.) includes: A.1. Presentation films by Hans Gmoser Productions, 1956-1967, 10 items. Feature-length adventure/annual films, mainly silent for live narrat…
- Date Range
- [ca.1950-ca.1995]
- Reference Code
- M224 / S49 / V68
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Hans Gmoser fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 224
- S 49
- V 68
- Sous-Fonds
- M 224
- S 49
- V 68
- Accession Number
- 5650, 5878, 6802, 7361 (unprocessed), 7877 (unproc), 8111 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M224 / S49 / V68
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1950-ca.1995]
- Physical Description
- 25 motion pictures: 41 film reels, also audio reels and magnetic track. -- 17 film reels, 7 film strips, 1 video recording. -- 25 sound recordings. -- 15.5 cm textual records. -- ca.640 photographs: negatives, copy negatives, prints. -- 2 photograph albums. -- 39 cartographic records: maps, some annotated.
- History / Biographical
- Hans Gmoser, 1932-2006 was born in Braunau, Austria in 1932. During his long career he worked as a mountain guide, mountaineer, ski instructor, skier, cinematographer, lecturer, and founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canadian Mountain Holidays. Hans Gmoser was also an active cyclist and was based in Banff and Harvie Heights, Alberta.
- Gmoser gained early skiing and mountaineering experience in post-war Austria before emigrating to Canada with his friend Leo Grillmair in 1951. Lizzie Rummel gave him his first job in the mountains at Mount Assiniboine. By 1953 he was working as a mountain guide and founded Rocky Mountain Guides Ltd. (Canadian Mountain Holidays CMH) in 1957. That year he began filming promotional films containing climbing and skiing adventure sequences. He first used fixed-wing aircraft and later helicopters, starting in 1963, to transport clients for spring skiing and summer climbing. Gmoser toured throughout North America promoting his skiing and climbing films, attracting large audiences with his inspiring lectures.
- Gmoser built Bugaboo Lodge in 1968, the first of six lodges which also include Bobbie Burns, Galena, Gothics, Adamants and Cariboo lodges, to serve international heli-skiers and heli-hikers. Gmoser retired from Canadian Mountain Holidays in 1993. Hans Gmoser received honourary memberships in the Alpine Club of Canada and the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations. He was elected to the Honour Roll of Canadian Skiing and the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame and received the Banff Mountain Film Festival Summit of Excellence Award. In 1987 Hans Gmoser was awarded the Order of Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of films, video recording, sound recordings, textual records and photographs produced and collected by Hans Gmoser.
- Film series (I.) includes: A.1. Presentation films by Hans Gmoser Productions, 1956-1967, 10 items. Feature-length adventure/annual films, mainly silent for live narration with background music. Some with sound tracks. A.2. Edited versions of presentation films, 1959-1968, 5 motion pictures. B. Other films by Hans Gmoser, 1962-[1969], 8 motion pictures. C. Out-takes, fragment and miscellaneous films, 1960-ca.1970, 17 film reels; Skifarri - Head Hunter film, 1924-1950s, 7 negative strips. D. Collected films, ca.1960, 1972, 2 motion pictures.
- Other series are: II. Video recording, 1979; III. Sound recordings (not related to films) include 23 reel to reel tapes of classical and traditional folk songs, 1961 and 1979; IV. Textual records, ca.1955-ca.1995, in the form of film documentation, script to "Ski's over McKinley," certificates, Order of Canada correspondence and information, personal papers and correspondence, maps and other records; V. Photographs, 1950-1986. Photographs pertain to ski trips, climbing expeditions to Mt. Logan, Mt. Robson, Wapta Glacier, Columbia Icefields, Canoe Glacier, Rodgers pass trip, mountaineering clubs, Trudeau/Bugaboo trip, Assiniboine Lodge, portraits of Lizzie Rummel, Erling Strom, and Jim Davies. Albums consist of photographs taken during ski trips in Austria.
- Films depict a mixture of skiing and climbing including spring skiing, powder skiing, glacier skiing on Columbia Icefield, heli-skiing in the Rockies and Selkirks and ascents of Mount Logan, Yukon, and Mounts Blackburn and McKinley, Alaska, also rock and ice climbing. Feature length films consist of, or are accompanied by, all or some of the following elements: 16mm originals (A and B rolls); work prints, out takes, 16mm mag track (sound); 1/4" audio tape (background music to accompany narration, 7 items); teasers (TV film clips) and the following items included in the textual records: narration scripts, teaser text, descriptive flyers, press releases, annual pamphlets and ad solicitation for same, censor certificates, related correspondence, maps, oversize promotional posters for Gmoser's films "With Ski and Rope" 1957, and a handmade poster by Banff Ski Runners for "Adventure Bound" and related ephemera.
- Name Access
- Gmoser, Hans
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is primarily English
- Includes some material in German
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- video reference copies for some films in sub-series I.A.
- Creator
- Gmoser, Hans
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Biographical Source Notes
- accession record, Hans Gmoser; Chic Scott's bio/obit notes 2006.
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Indigenous Camp Evening, July 22, 1951.
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Music and dances. -- Reproduction must be approved by Head Archivist. -- Reference copy available. Summary available.
- Date Range
- 1951
- Reference Code
- S37 / 77
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- S37
- Series
- I.D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings
- Sous-Fonds
- S37
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- S37 / 77
- Parallel Title
- “Indian Camp Evening, 1951”
- Date Range
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Scope & Content
- Music and dances. -- Reproduction must be approved by Head Archivist. -- Reference copy available. Summary available.
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Source: Stoney Indians – various singers Date: July 22, 1951 Taped by: Peter and Catharine Whyte Speed: 7 ½ Remarks: Catharine has list enclosed with tape on various singers. "Indigneous Camp Evening, 1951” List enclosed with tape: Sun. evening 1951. 1. Joe Kaquitts, Bill McLean, Nat Hunter – Owl Dance Hansen Bearspaw; 2. Mrs. Joe Kaquitts T. Dance; 3. Owl Dance – Men and Women mixed, geo Mclean shouting?; 4. Sun Dance Song; 5. Owl Dance Hobema, 2 Crees – Pipestem; 6. “Catch you partner for Owl Dance” In middle days “Everybody Owl Dance”; 7. War Dance – Moses, Pipesteam; 8. Talking 3 boys – Stoney: Nat Hunter, Joe Kaquitts and Geo K. [Kaquitts]: I am already married, I don’t want anyone to mention me again – old boy friend’s – Lovely song from Sioux Indian people, Montana – heard years back – 3 children 100 teepees in circle and sundance; all day singing sundance songs and in evening riding horses round camp singing this song; 9. Owl Dance, Bighorns – Sam Crier, Hobema – Old fellow Crees; 10. Same man; 11. Alan Dixon – Mrs. Paul Dixon, Owl Dance, Eden Valley – Dance”; 12. “Natures Bagpipes” says George.
- Processing Status
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J. D. McDonald fonds
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- Part Of
- J. D. McDonald fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of extensive interview with Norman H. Brewster, pioneer of ski mountaineering in the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains. Brewster came to Field, British Columbia in 1929, and thereafter was a Canadian Pacific Railway employee at Field and Glacier, B.C. for many years. Accounts of his ski …
- Date Range
- 1968
- Reference Code
- S14
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Part Of
- J. D. McDonald fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- S 14
- Sous-Fonds
- S 14
- Accession Number
- 1205
- Reference Code
- S14
- Date Range
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (6 audio tape reels)
- History / Biographical
- J. D. McDonald was a member of the Rossland Historical Museum Association of Rossland, B.C., who researched the Canadian Pacific Railway.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of extensive interview with Norman H. Brewster, pioneer of ski mountaineering in the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains. Brewster came to Field, British Columbia in 1929, and thereafter was a Canadian Pacific Railway employee at Field and Glacier, B.C. for many years. Accounts of his ski mountaineering trips and expeditions, most with mountaineer A. A. McCoubrey, appear in the Canadian Alpine Journal. Brewster was a member of the Alpine Club of Canada, 1939-1953. Interviews pertain to expeditions, trips and ski camps in the Rockies and Selkirks, including: the Battle Range, 1946-1947; Swiss Guides Lily Col ski trip; first Alpine Ski Camp at Lake O'Hara; numerous ski trips, including Mount Uto, Mount Terminal, Asulkan Valley, Mount Sir Donald; Yoho ski mountaineering and ski camps; Little Yoho Ski Camp; Yoho Glacier; Freshfield Snowfield. Brewster discusses events, landscape, mountaineers, guides, techniques.
- Name Access
- McDonald, J. D.
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- 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: sound recording summary and reference copy recordings
- Creator
- McDonald, J. D.
- Title Source
- Title based on tape boxes.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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John Amatt fonds
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- Part Of
- John Amatt fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds include three sous-fonds related to the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition : M563 - Textual; V788- Visual; S57 - Sound M563 contains ten series: A. Manuals B. Contracts C. Diaries D. Maps E. Reports F. Correspondence G. Periodicals H. Clippings I. Collected Materials O.S. J. Scrapbooks …
- Date Range
- 1981 - 1986
- Reference Code
- M563 / V788 / S57
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Recording disc
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Framed print
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- John Amatt fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M563 / V788 / S57
- Sous-Fonds
- M563 / V788 / S57
- Accession Number
- 2017.8659
- Reference Code
- M563 / V788 / S57
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Recording disc
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Framed print
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1981 - 1986
- Physical Description
- 48 cm of textual records;
- 1 portfolio ; collected materials ; oversize
- 46 photographs : 38 prints ; b&w, 8 prints ; colour, 47 negatives ; b&w, 1 transparency ; colour, 1 album (42 photographs ; colour)
- 4 film reels ; 16 mm
- 2 videocassettes ; Ampex
- 7 videocassettes
- 10 DVDs
- 1 audio reel ; master
- 1 audio cassette
- History / Biographical
- John Amatt (May 19, 1945 - ) was an educator, expedition leader, public speaker, and founder of One Step Beyond WorldWide. He was a climber, business manager, spokesman and press liason for the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds include three sous-fonds related to the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition : M563 - Textual; V788- Visual; S57 - Sound
- M563 contains ten series:
- A. Manuals
- B. Contracts
- C. Diaries
- D. Maps
- E. Reports
- F. Correspondence
- G. Periodicals
- H. Clippings
- I. Collected Materials O.S.
- J. Scrapbooks
- V788 contains six series:
- A. Photographs
- B. Negatives
- C. Transparencies
- D. Films
- E. Albums
- F. Framed
- S57 contains two series:
- A. Audio cassettes
- B. Audio reel
- Notes
- There are artefacts in the heritage collection associated with this fonds - logos and pins
- Name Access
- Amatt, John
- Everest '82
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Avalanches
- Calgary
- Camps
- Canada
- Climbing
- Communications
- Conferences and conventions
- Daily routines
- Education
- Winter Sports
- Helicopters
- India
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Newspaper clippings
- Organizations
- Sports
- Transportation
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Bangkok
- Thailand
- Kathmandu
- England
- London
- Nepal
- Access Restrictions
- Some personal mailing addresses in M563/F - Correspondence
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Peter Spear fonds
- Creator
- John Amatt
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://www.adventureattitude.com/bio.htm
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
- Processing Status
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John Dunphy fonds
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- Part Of
- John Dunphy fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of genealogical records. Sound recordings are: "John White Saga", on the history of the MacIntosh and White families in New Brunswick, and "Further notes on the James White background." Photographs pertain to the Beattie farm, New Brunswick; relations of Dave White family of Banff.…
- Date Range
- 1973-[ca.1978]
- Reference Code
- M402 / S15 / V183
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- John Dunphy fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 402
- S 15
- V 183
- Sous-Fonds
- M 402
- S 15
- V 183
- Accession Number
- 1763, 2211, 2892
- Reference Code
- M402 / S15 / V183
- Date Range
- 1973-[ca.1978]
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings : audio tape reel, audio tape cassette. -- 4 photographs : prints. -- 1 textual record
- History / Biographical
- John Beattie H. Dunphy of Dorval, Quebec, has researched the MacIntosh / White / Beattie family histories.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of genealogical records. Sound recordings are: "John White Saga", on the history of the MacIntosh and White families in New Brunswick, and "Further notes on the James White background." Photographs pertain to the Beattie farm, New Brunswick; relations of Dave White family of Banff. Textual item is MacIntosh family genealogy, including Dave MacIntosh White and family of Banff.
- Name Access
- Dunphy, John
- White, Dave (David Mackintosh)
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Dunphy, John
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
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John Lee Laurie fonds
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- Part Of
- John Lee Laurie fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of recordings of songs by Tsuut'ina Nation, Stoney Nakoda and Blackfoot. Tape 1: Beaver Bundle songs, Peace Pipe Bundle songs, Two Weasel Coat songs, and One Woman's Circle Dance song, all sung by David Onespot (Tsuut'ina). Tape 2: Stoney Nakoda songs and speakers. Includes:…
- Date Range
- 1956, 1958
- Reference Code
- S3 / V275
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Part Of
- John Lee Laurie fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- S 3
- V 275
- Sous-Fonds
- S 3
- V 275
- Accession Number
- 759, 3286
- Reference Code
- S3 / V275
- Date Range
- 1956, 1958
- Physical Description
- 5 sound recordings : audio tape reels. -- 1 photographs : print
- History / Biographical
- John Lee Laurie, 1900-1959, was a teacher and First Nations activist at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Laurie worked extensively with Alberta First Nations communities.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of recordings of songs by Tsuut'ina Nation, Stoney Nakoda and Blackfoot. Tape 1: Beaver Bundle songs, Peace Pipe Bundle songs, Two Weasel Coat songs, and One Woman's Circle Dance song, all sung by David Onespot (Tsuut'ina). Tape 2: Stoney Nakoda songs and speakers. Includes: Ed Hunter, Nat Hunter, Bill McLean, Matthew Hunter, Albert Bearspaw, Judas Hunter and John Hunter. Tape 3: John Laurie, commentator, and singing by Tom Turned-Up-Nose (Blackfoot). Tapes 4 and 5: Tobacco Dance. Accompanied by photograph of Edward Hunter, Stoney Nakoda Chief. Recordings were made by John Laurie, with the assistance of Don Henderson.
- Name Access
- Bearspaw, Albert
- Hunter, Edward
- Hunter, John
- Hunter, Judas
- Hunter, Matthew
- Hunter, Nat
- Laurie, John Lee
- McLean, Bill
- Onespot, David
- Turned up Nose, Tom
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- 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: sound recording summaries and reference copy recordings
- Related Material
- Recordings are related to transcriptions by Betty Vaughan (M8/accn.2652)
- Creator
- Laurie, John Lee
- Category
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and tape boxes
- Processing Status
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John Marsh fonds
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- Part Of
- John Marsh fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of research notes, essays, publications and sound recordings pertaining to Glacier National Park, Glacier House, the Nakimu Caves and Golden, B.C. Includes excerpts from the Glacier House Scrapbook, 1897-1910; papers on human history, glacier study, skiing, avalanches, Glacier House …
- Date Range
- [ca.1970], 1979
- Reference Code
- M144 / S17
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- John Marsh fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 144
- S 17
- Sous-Fonds
- M 144
- S 17
- Accession Number
- 943, 1361, 1393, 3175
- Reference Code
- M144 / S17
- Date Range
- [ca.1970], 1979
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records. -- 2 sound recordings : audio tape reels
- History / Biographical
- John Marsh is Professor of Geography at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. Marsh completed his Ph.D. thesis: "Man, Landscape and Recreation in Glacier National Park, British Columbia, 1880 to present," at the University of Calgary, in 1971. He specializes in research on National Parks and conservation and has written extensively on parks, wilderness and recreation. Marsh published "A History of Glacier House and Nakimu Caves, Glacier National Park, British Columbia" (Peterborough: Canadian Recreation Services) in 1979.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of research notes, essays, publications and sound recordings pertaining to Glacier National Park, Glacier House, the Nakimu Caves and Golden, B.C. Includes excerpts from the Glacier House Scrapbook, 1897-1910; papers on human history, glacier study, skiing, avalanches, Glacier House and Glacier National Park; and information booklet on Golden, B.C.
- Sound recordings are interviews by John Marsh with Cecil Smith at Salmo, B.C., and Rick Ryckman at Trail, B.C., November 1979, as part of research on the history of Glacier National Park, Glacier House and the Nakimu Caves. Recordings include information on railway operations, personnel, maintenance, accidents, buildings and facilities, landscape, personalities, and events at Glacier, B.C. and the Nakimu Caves, 1917-1930.
- Name Access
- Marsh, John
- Subject Access
- Environment
- 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: sound recording summaries and reference copy recordings
- Creator
- Marsh, John
- Category
- Environment
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Jon Whyte fonds
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- Part Of
- Jon Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- I. Literary papers, ca.1960-1990, 154.5 cm of textual records: A. Projects (book files, Carl Rungius project, Peter and Catharine Whyte portfolio papers, other projects); B. General literary papers (loose papers and writing notebooks) includes Jon Whyte's concrete poetry; C. Career documents; D. Wo…
- Date Range
- 1948-1992
- Reference Code
- M88 / S28 / V690
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Recording disc
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jon Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 88
- S 28
- V 690
- Sous-Fonds
- M 88
- S 28
- V 690
- Accession Number
- 553, 1315, 1497, 3854, 3865, 4020, 5301, 5663, 5869, 6283, 6785, 7498 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M88 / S28 / V690
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Recording disc
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1948-1992
- Physical Description
- 4.5 m textual records. -- ca.7600 photographs: ca.6400 transparencies, ca.1200 prints and negatives. -- 27 electronic records (425 files): computer diskettes. -- 39 sound recordings: audio tape reels, audio cassettes. -- 5 motion pictures
- History / Biographical
- Jon Anthony Whyte, 1941-1992, was an author, poet, writer, editor, journalist, broadcaster, publisher, environmentalist and museum curator at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Whyte was born in Banff to Jack White, son of merchant Dave White, and Barbara Carpenter Whyte. After public school education in Banff and Medicine Hat, Alberta, he received a B.A. in English from the University of Alberta in 1964, followed by a Masters degree in Medieval English in 1967. Subsequently, he received a Masters in Communications from Stanford University, California in 1974. His thesis at Stanford was a film documentary, "Jimmy Simpson, Mountain Man". During his time at U of A, Whyte worked as a broadcaster for CKUA Radio and as a sessional Instructor at U of A, 1965-1967.
- Upon returning to Banff, ca.1968, Whyte managed the Book and Art Den and helped establish Summerthought Press. In 1969 he became a columnist for the "Crag and Canyon," continuing until 1991, and in 1970 became a board member of the Peter Whyte Foundation (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies). From 1980 until his death, Whyte was Curator of the Heritage collections at the museum. He continued to write and publish extensively throughout the 1980s. He was involved with the formation of the Writer's Guild of Alberta and was elected its president in 1990. He received the WGA's Stephan Stephansson Award for Poetry in 1983. Whyte was also active in numerous other organizations, including the League of Canadian Poets, Alberta Museums Association, Canadian Museums Association, Interpretation Canada, Bow Valley Naturalists and the Alberta Wilderness Association.
- Scope & Content
- I. Literary papers, ca.1960-1990, 154.5 cm of textual records: A. Projects (book files, Carl Rungius project, Peter and Catharine Whyte portfolio papers, other projects); B. General literary papers (loose papers and writing notebooks) includes Jon Whyte's concrete poetry; C. Career documents; D. Works by other writers and artists.
- II. Personal / professional papers, 1948-1991, 325.5 cm of textual records: A. School and university papers; B. Correspondence; C. Alphabetical files; D. Travel papers; E. Organizations (incl. Writer's Guild of Alberta, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Bow Valley Naturalists, others); F. Other.
- III. Electronic records, 1984-1991, 27 computer disks (425 files); files are mainly literary, with some letters and files pertaining to organizations, including the Whyte Museum
- IV. Photographs and films, ca.1950-1991, ca.7600 items (mainly transparencies): A. Transparencies. Included in this sub-series are The Princess of the Stars musical drama performed in Banff National Park; B. Prints and negatives; C. Collected photographs; D. Films (5 items)
- V. Sound recordings, ca.1950- 1988, 39 items.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Jon
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Communications
- 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: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- searchable electronic lists for correspondence files (sub-series II.B.) and alphabetical files (sub-series II.C.)
- video reference copy for "Jimmy Simpson: mountain man"
- list of available Jon Whyte publications held by the Whyte Museum
- list of Jon Whyte Crag and Canyon newspaper columns
- Related Material
- Art works and artifacts transferred to art collection and Heritage Collection, Whyte Museum
- Creator
- Whyte, Jon
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Ken Jones fonds
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- Part Of
- Ken Jones fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a diary, photographs and a sound recording. Diary contains five year daily entries during the period 1937-1941. The diary was found in a deserted cabin in Moberly in 1974 and describes Jones' weather observations, employment details and personal matters as skiing guide, camp cook…
- Date Range
- 1937-1968
- Reference Code
- M432 / S10 / V157
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Machine-readable data file
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Diary
- Part Of
- Ken Jones fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 432
- S 10
- V 157
- Sous-Fonds
- M 432
- S 10
- V 157
- Accession Number
- 1726, 3314, 7937 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M432 / S10 / V157
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Machine-readable data file
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Diary
- Date Range
- 1937-1968
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. textual records. -- 1 sound recording: audio tape reel. -- ca.3287 photographs: 1756 negatives, 1531 prints, 3 albums, 1 optical disc: CD-ROM (97 digitized images)
- History / Biographical
- Ken Jones, 1910?-2004, was active during the period 1937 to 1941 as a ski guide between Lake Louise and Skoki Lodge and as a mining camp cook at McDame's Creek, British Columbia (1937). He worked summers farming at his home in Forde, British Columbia and winters at Lake Louise and the Yoho Valley on snow removal and various jobs (1937-1940). He mined at Base Metals Monarch Mine, Field, British Columbia in 1941, then returned to Forde, British Columbia and Glacier, British Columbia. During this period, he competed in various ski meets and was a friend of the Swiss guides at Lake Louise and Golden.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a diary, photographs and a sound recording. Diary contains five year daily entries during the period 1937-1941. The diary was found in a deserted cabin in Moberly in 1974 and describes Jones' weather observations, employment details and personal matters as skiing guide, camp cook, miner, farmer, labourer and competitive skier. Diary also describes trips to Mount Assiniboine and Freshfield Glacier.
- Sound recording is mainly of Ken Jones relating stories about mountain personalities, including Chet Ogan, Jimmy Simpson and Tom Wilson; also includes short discussion between Collins and Rummel. Recording was made by Ken Jones, Myrna Collins and Elizabeth Rummel at Sunburst Camp, Mount Assiniboine, July 1968.
- Photographs are primarily b&w and include images of the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, Revelstoke, Yoho Valley, Lake Louise, Skoki, Freshfield, Wyoming; renovations and additions to Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; and hunting trips during the period ca.1930-1950. Also included is a CD-ROM of digitized images in TIFF and JPEG image file formats compiled in 2004 by Chic Scott and Dave Birrell.
- Name Access
- Jones, Ken
- Subject Access
- 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
- sound recording summaries
- Creator
- Jones, Ken
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on diary and accession records.
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
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- Part Of
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials collected by, and pertaining to, Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes daybooks, notebooks, correspondence and various notes collected by Maryalice during her time working as Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rock…
- Date Range
- 1939-2002, predominant 1965-2000
- Reference Code
- M9 / S13 / V605
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 9
- S 13
- V 605
- Sous-Fonds
- M 9
- S 13
- V 605
- Accession Number
- 17, 88, 120, 1183, 1900, 1923, 2045, 2125, 2198, 2762, 3180, 3208, 3276, 7412, 2014.8266, 2014.8267, 2014.8310
- Reference Code
- M9 / S13 / V605
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1939-2002, predominant 1965-2000
- Physical Description
- 49 photographs: prints, negatives. -- 1 m textual records. -- 60 sound recordings: 52 audio cassettes, 8 reels
- History / Biographical
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart, 1923-2001, was Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies) at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1965 to 1976. She continued to do historical projects and was known for her knowledge of Banff and Rocky Mountain history.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials collected by, and pertaining to, Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes daybooks, notebooks, correspondence and various notes collected by Maryalice during her time working as Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives and Special Collections); research materials pertaining to the town of Banff, the Brewster family and other local subjects; personal interest materials, including cassette recordings of documentaries and lectures; personal materials, including correspondence, photographs, Maryalice's birth certificate, certifications and awards, and sheet music; and other related materials. Fonds consists of the following series and sub-series:
- Series I : Professional records Series I has two sub-series: I / A : Archives of the Canadian Rockies records (includes cataloguing cards, notes and other materials pertaining to Maryalice's role as Archivist/Director at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies between 1965-1976) I / B : Research and other professional records (includes Brewster family research notes, materials from various committees and organizations which Maryalice was involved in, documents related to an oral history project completed in 2000, professional correspondence, and related materials)
- Series II: Personal records (includes collected materials, personal interest materials, cassette recordings of documentaries and other subjects, sheet music, and various certificates and awards given to Maryalice).
- Name Access
- Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Professional and Personal Life
- Awards
- Banff townsite
- Buildings and facilities
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Education
- Entertainment
- Employment
- History
- Lecture
- Membership
- Museums
- Municipal views
- Music
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Publication
- Record keeping
- Records
- Research
- Songs
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- 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
- Related Material
- S23 / II / B (National Park Wardens oral history project conducted by Maryalice Harvey Stewart)
- Creator
- Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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