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Clifford White fonds
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- Part Of
- Clifford White fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of four separate series: A. Photograph Albums; B. Prints; C. Motion Picture; D. Written Materials. Fonds consists of 10 motion pictures pertaining mainly to skiing, particularly in the Skoki area and include 1 16mm film "Skolff" ca.1966 by Bruno Engler and 1 16mm film "Skoki" ca.1932…
- Date Range
- 1920-1992
- Reference Code
- M159 / V682
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Clifford White fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 159
- V 682
- Sous-Fonds
- M 159
- V 682
- Accession Number
- 411, 3265, 3934, 5088, 6335, 6691, 7741
- Reference Code
- M159 / V682
- Date Range
- 1920-1992
- Physical Description
- 13 reels of motion pictures. -- 3 photograph albums: 72 prints. -- 84 photographs: prints. -- 5 textual records
- History / Biographical
- Clifford White (I), 1902-1964, skier, mountaineer and photographer was the son of Dave and Annie White, and the brother of Peter Whyte. He spent his life in the Banff area and was a pioneer in ski development in the Banff and Lake Louise areas. In 1932, he and Russell H. Bennett, J.A. Weiss and A.L. Withers skied a 300 mile route from Jasper to Lake Louise in a 20 day period. Cliff White made numerous pioneering ski expeditions including trips to Skoki, the Columbia Icefields and the Coast Range of British Columbia in 1934. Clifford was an active participant in the construction of Skoki Lodge and Mount Temple Chalet, managing Mount Temple from 1939-1945. He also participated in the development of skiing at Mount Norquay. Following World War I, Clifford helped organize the first Banff Ski Club, 1926. Cliff White married Mildred Jackson, d.1953 and they had three children - Clifford Jr., Donald, and Peter.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of four separate series: A. Photograph Albums; B. Prints; C. Motion Picture; D. Written Materials. Fonds consists of 10 motion pictures pertaining mainly to skiing, particularly in the Skoki area and include 1 16mm film "Skolff" ca.1966 by Bruno Engler and 1 16mm film "Skoki" ca.1932-34 by Cliff White Sr.; 3 photograph albums pertaining mainly to skiing and Sunshine 1940s and 1960s; ca.119 photographs pertaining mainly to Clifford J. White and his brothers as children, Sunshine ski area vehicles, Joe Smith at Silver City, Mt. Waddington, skiing in the Rockies and Europe, Robin Peyto and one of Castle Mountain internment camp.
- Albums are: "Crossing the Coast Range, B. C., March-April 1934," 29 prints recording expedition; "Sunshine in the Canadian Rockies," ca.1940, produced for Brewster Transport Company and the Canadian Pacific Railway by British Photographic Laboratories, Banff, Alberta, 18 prints; and, "Sunshine Village, Photo Album," ca.1975, 26 prints, all views except one by Bruno Engler, Alpine Films, Banff, Alberta.
- Textual records include a birth certificate, 1935; letter from Hilary McDowall, 1963; 2 share certificates: Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies, 1932.
- Notes
- Skolff (snow golf) was a game invented by Bev & Cliff White at Sunshine. The Skoki film may have been one of four reels called "Skoki Mail," salvaged by Jim Santa Lucia, others destroyed. Photos in Bridle & Golfer by Cliff White Sr., cover annotated by him.
- Name Access
- White, Clifford
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Commerce and industry
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- motion picture summaries and selected video copies
- Related Material
- Clifford White photographs are also included in Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds (series: Whyte/Curren family photographs (M36/V683 - V) and Paris Tea Room photographs (V639). Some Clifford White textual material can be found in the Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies fonds (M188).
- Creator
- White, Clifford
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Commerce and industry
- Family and personal life
- Biographical Source Notes
- Bio file, Crag & Canyon
- Title Source
- Title based on provenance of records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Morris D. Parry fonds
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- Part Of
- Morris D. Parry fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 5 - 8mm motion pictures: No. 1 - Trip to Banff, Field, Jasper 1940; No. 2 - By car and pack horse to Halfway River 1941; No. 3 - O'Hara, Yoho 1942; No. 4 - Pack trip Nordegg to Jasper Highway and Saskatchewan Glacier; No. 5 - Seattle 1954, Victoria 1955 QM School. Fonds also incl…
- Date Range
- 1940-1955, ca.2000
- Reference Code
- V80
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Part Of
- Morris D. Parry fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V80
- Sous-Fonds
- V80
- Accession Number
- 7674
- Reference Code
- V80
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Date Range
- 1940-1955, ca.2000
- Physical Description
- 5 motion pictures: 8mm, 1 VHS
- History / Biographical
- Morris D. Parry, 1893-1978, was a member of the Alpine Club of Canada - Edmonton Section. Born in Llanfairfechan, Wales in 1893, he came to Canada at the age of 19, and to Edmonton in 1912. He worked first as a banker and later in the investment department at H. M. E. Evans and Co. During the war years, Parry was on loan to the National War Finance Committee for the northern half of Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 5 - 8mm motion pictures: No. 1 - Trip to Banff, Field, Jasper 1940; No. 2 - By car and pack horse to Halfway River 1941; No. 3 - O'Hara, Yoho 1942; No. 4 - Pack trip Nordegg to Jasper Highway and Saskatchewan Glacier; No. 5 - Seattle 1954, Victoria 1955 QM School. Fonds also includes 1 VHS copy of Morris D. Parry's 8mm motion pictures no. 1-5. The VHS is titled "Home Movies - The Perry Files" ca.2000.
- Name Access
- Parry, Morris D.
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Commercial use and-or display restriction/s apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Parry, Morris D.
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record, accompanying notes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Morris D. Parry fonds
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- Part Of
- Morris D. Parry fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 8mm motion pictures V80 / NF - 1 - Trip to Banff, Field, Jasper 1940; V80 / NF - - By car and pack horse to Halfway River 1941; V80 / NF - - O'Hara, Yoho 1942; V80 / NF - 4 - Pack trip Nordegg to Jasper Highway and Saskatchewan Glacier; V80 / NF - 5 - Seattle 1954, Victoria 1955 …
- Date Range
- 1940-1955, ca.2000
- Reference Code
- V80 / NF - 1 to NF - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Part Of
- Morris D. Parry fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V80
- Sous-Fonds
- V80
- Accession Number
- 7674
- Reference Code
- V80 / NF - 1 to NF - 6
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Date Range
- 1940-1955, ca.2000
- Physical Description
- 5 motion pictures: 8mm, 1 VHS
- History / Biographical
- Morris D. Parry, 1893-1978, was a member of the Alpine Club of Canada - Edmonton Section. Born in Llanfairfechan, Wales in 1893, he came to Canada at the age of 19, and to Edmonton in 1912. He worked first as a banker and later in the investment department at H. M. E. Evans and Co. During the war years, Parry was on loan to the National War Finance Committee for the northern half of Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 8mm motion pictures V80 / NF - 1 - Trip to Banff, Field, Jasper 1940; V80 / NF - - By car and pack horse to Halfway River 1941; V80 / NF - - O'Hara, Yoho 1942; V80 / NF - 4 - Pack trip Nordegg to Jasper Highway and Saskatchewan Glacier; V80 / NF - 5 - Seattle 1954, Victoria 1955 QM School. V80 / NF - 6 - 1 VHS copy of Morris D. Parry's 5 films on VHS.The VHS is titled "Home Movies - The Perry Files" ca.2000.
- Name Access
- Parry, Morris D.
- Subject Access
- Exploration, tourism and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Commercial use and-or display restriction/s apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Parry, Morris D.
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record, accompanying notes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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