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Jimmy Simpson family fonds

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Part Of
Jimmy Simpson family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recording produced by and pertaining to Jimmy Simpson and the Simpson family. Material is arranged in seven series. I. Jimmy Simpson Sr. papers and photographs, ca.1901-1972, ca.74 cm of textual records, 23 photograph albums (ca.2875 prints), 425 tra…
Date Range
[ca.1900]-1995
Reference Code
M78 / S16 / V577
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Recording disc
Textual record
Blueprint
Drawing
Painting
Poster
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Part Of
Jimmy Simpson family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 78
S 16
V 577
Sous-Fonds
M 78
S 16
V 577
Accession Number
256, 492, 1035, 1160, 1422, 1467, 1484, 1625, 1655, 1668, 1869, 2930, 3006, 5302, 6356, 6599, 6771, 6914, 7217, 7337 (unproc o.s.), 7768 (unproc)
Reference Code
M78 / S16 / V577
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Recording disc
Textual record
Blueprint
Drawing
Painting
Poster
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Other Title Info
Also known as Jimmy Simpson fonds
Date Range
[ca.1900]-1995
Physical Description
2.5 m textual records. -- ca.1605 photographs: ca.755 prints, 410 negatives, ca.430 transparencies. -- 29 photograph albums (ca.3000 prints). -- 1 sound recording: audio disc
History / Biographical
Justin James McCarthy (Jimmy) Simpson, 1877-1972, was a trapper, guide and outfitter and lodge owner at Banff and Bow Lake, Alberta, Canada. Born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, Simpson was sent to Canada by his family in 1896. He worked briefly at Laggan (Lake Louise), Alberta for the Canadian Pacific Railway, travelled extensively and returned to the Rockies to work on the trail and trap. By the early 1900s, he was a successful guide and outfitter with Carl Rungius and the Alpine Club of Canada as clients. Starting in 1920, Simpson began building Num-Ti-Jah Lodge at Bow Lake as a base for hunting and climbing parties. Simpson and Williamina (Billie) Ross Reid, 1891-1968, married in 1916 and had three children. The lodge was run mainly by Billie Simpson and in 1945 the business was turned over to Jimmy Simpson Jr., 1922-2003 . Daughters Margaret Simpson, 1917-1941, and Mary Simpson (Hallock), 1919-2002, were internationally-famous figure skaters.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recording produced by and pertaining to Jimmy Simpson and the Simpson family. Material is arranged in seven series.
I. Jimmy Simpson Sr. papers and photographs, ca.1901-1972, ca.74 cm of textual records, 23 photograph albums (ca.2875 prints), 425 transparencies. Includes business and personal correspondence, business records and subject files, 1903-1972; literary papers, 1912-1972; and other papers, 1903- 1957. Business records pertain mainly to guiding, outfitting and hunting operations. Correspondents include Carl Rungius, J. Monroe Thorington, L. S. Amery, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, William S. Ladd, C. Hart Merriam, Allan Brooks and others; also federal and provincial government departments, Canadian Pacific Railway, etc., regarding hunting, game regulations, park boundaries, licences, permits, horses, etc. Albums pertain mainly to hunting trips, including those with Carl Rungius, Caroline Hinman and McAleenan family, ca.1901-ca.1920, 23 items. Transparencies pertain to McAleenan family trips.
II. Simpson family papers, photographs and sound recording, ca.1900-1987, ca.1.5 m of textual records, ca.675 photographic prints, 6 photograph albums (ca.460 prints), 410 photographic negatives, 1 sound recording. Textual records include large series of alphabetical files, 1907-1987; correspondence, ca.1910-ca.1985; school records, 1923-1936; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge registers, 1939-1957; other material, 1929-1942. Photographs pertain to Jimmy Simpson and family; friends and guests; lodges and camps, including Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Banff home and community; pack trips; scenic views; other.
III. Billie Simpson papers, 1913-1968, 6.5 cm of textual records. Includes Billie Simpson correspondence, literary and dramatic papers.
IV. Simpson Sisters professional papers and photographs, 1929-1955, ca.20 cm and 3 v. of textual material, ca.15 cm of print material, 86 photographic prints. Material pertains to the professional skating career of Margaret Simpson and Mary Simpson.
V. Mary Simpson Hallock papers, 1960-1955, 1.5 cm of textual records.
VI. Jimmy Simpson Jr. papers, 1947-1983, 1 cm of textual records.
VII. Other material, before 1970, 1 cm of textual records and art works.
Name Access
Simpson, Billie
Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Margaret
Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
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: arrangement outline
sub-series description
electronic finding aid
microfilm copies of albums
Related Material
Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage Collections, Whyte Museum)
Creator
Simpson, Jimmy (family)
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Artist
Dale Auger (1958 – 2008, Canadian)
Date
1998
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Catalogue Number
AuD.12.01
Description
A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four …
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Artist
Dale Auger (1958 – 2008, Canadian)
Title
Big Bear Medicine
Date
1998
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
92.5 x 92.5 cm
Description
A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four feathers. These are in the blc of the image. On either side of the bear’s head are patches of aquamarine.
Subject
religious
Indigenous
animal
bear
Credit
Purchased from Bernie Makokis, St. Paul, 2001
Catalogue Number
AuD.12.01
Images
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Artist
Jane Ash Poitras (1951 – , Canadian)
Date
1999
Medium
mixed media on canvas
Catalogue Number
PoJ.13.01
Description
Down the centre of the piece there is a column of four historical photographs of Indigenous people participating in the sundance ritual. Different colours and patterns border each photograph on either side of them. On each side of the piece there are painted areas or strips. Red paint looks like…
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Artist
Jane Ash Poitras (1951 – , Canadian)
Title
Sacrifice
Date
1999
Medium
mixed media on canvas
Dimensions
122.0 x 91.5 cm
Description
Down the centre of the piece there is a column of four historical photographs of Indigenous people participating in the sundance ritual. Different colours and patterns border each photograph on either side of them. On each side of the piece there are painted areas or strips. Red paint looks like blood running down the image. A quill is attached to the painting in the top left corner. A bone or tooth is attached to the canvas in the top right corner. The left side of the piece is painted in red tones, the left in green. In the bottom right corner there are some pictograph-like drawings of people and a dog.
Subject
figure
group
historical
cultural
Indigenous
religious
Sundance Ceremony
Credit
Purchased from Jane Ash Poitras, Edmonton, 2001
Catalogue Number
PoJ.13.01
Images
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Artist
Tsering Dorjee (1948 – , Tibetan)
Date
1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
DoT.02.01
Description
A full length portrait of Tibetan Bhuddist monks or priests. All are dressed in red and gold ceremonial robes. The man at the right of the painting has his eyes closed. His arm is extended and he holds an ornate tray or bowl which the man on the left is pouring water into from an ornate ewer. T…
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Artist
Tsering Dorjee (1948 – , Tibetan)
Title
Parade
Date
1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Description
A full length portrait of Tibetan Bhuddist monks or priests. All are dressed in red and gold ceremonial robes. The man at the right of the painting has his eyes closed. His arm is extended and he holds an ornate tray or bowl which the man on the left is pouring water into from an ornate ewer. The man in the middle has a moustache and looks directly at the viewer. An image of a Bhuddist deity is visible in the dark behind the man on the left and the man in the middle.
Subject
figure
group
religious
Tibetan Bhuddism
Credit
Purchased from Tsering Dorjee, Lhasa, Tibet, 2001
Catalogue Number
DoT.02.01
Images
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Artist
Tserang Thundrup (1964 – , Tibetan)
Date
1999
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
ThT.02.01
Description
A portrait of two children; a boy of about 9 or 10 years of age holds a very young child. The older boy’s head is bent slightly as he looks directly at the viewer. He wears a red and green bead necklace. The baby he is holding is facing toward him so that only the side of its face is visible. H…
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Artist
Tserang Thundrup (1964 – , Tibetan)
Title
Brothers
Date
1999
Medium
oil on canvas
Description
A portrait of two children; a boy of about 9 or 10 years of age holds a very young child. The older boy’s head is bent slightly as he looks directly at the viewer. He wears a red and green bead necklace. The baby he is holding is facing toward him so that only the side of its face is visible. He appears to be trying to grab the older boy’s necklace. Both boys are wrapped in a sheepskin coat or blanket. The children are visible only from the waist up. Behind them is a flat grassland area. In the top left corner in the distance is a building which could be a temple.
Subject
figure
children
landscape
Tibetan plains
Credit
Purchased from Tserang Thundrup, Lhasa, China, 2001
Catalogue Number
ThT.02.01
Images
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Artist
Maureen Fair (1926 – 2016, Canadian)
Date
c. 2000
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
FaM.02.01
Description
Abstract expressionist painting of wildflowers. Long brushstrokes and staining of canvas in mainly dark purple, blue, green and yellow.
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Artist
Maureen Fair (1926 – 2016, Canadian)
Title
Purple Woods I
Date
c. 2000
Medium
oil on canvas
Description
Abstract expressionist painting of wildflowers. Long brushstrokes and staining of canvas in mainly dark purple, blue, green and yellow.
Subject
abstract
expressionist
botanical
wildflowers
Credit
Gift and purchased from Maureen Fair, Canmore, 2002
Catalogue Number
FaM.02.01
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The Butterfly Effect, #17, Trail to Skoki

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Artist
Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)
Date
1999
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
CaM.02.04 a-c
Description
An abstract painting of Skoki area. Mainly yellow and black. A distinct scene is indeterminate when viewed close up but when further back, a whole scene is evident. The scene is one of a forested area near Skoki.
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Artist
Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)
Title
The Butterfly Effect, #17, Trail to Skoki
Date
1999
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
124.5 x 246.5 cm
Description
An abstract painting of Skoki area. Mainly yellow and black. A distinct scene is indeterminate when viewed close up but when further back, a whole scene is evident. The scene is one of a forested area near Skoki.
Subject
abstract
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Skoki
Credit
Gift of Michael Cameron, Banff, 2001
Catalogue Number
CaM.02.04 a-c
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Part Of
Murray Hay fonds
Scope & Content
File consists 1 painting : landscape ; 73.5 x 59 cm. File includes one original, hand-painted map created by Murray Hay of the James Bay region. File includes the painting on a piece of white board and a layer of tracing paper that is annotated and taped with masking tape over the map.
Date Range
ca.1980-ca.1999
Reference Code
V795 / II / C / v / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Map
Painting
Private record
Part Of
Murray Hay fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M570 / V795
Series
V795 / II : Unpublished Material
Sous-Fonds
V795
Sub-Series
V795 / II / C : Canada [general] / v : James Bay
Accession Number
2020.03
Reference Code
V795 / II / C / v / 1
GMD
Map
Painting
Private record
Date Range
ca.1980-ca.1999
Physical Description
1 painting : landscape ; 73.5 x 59 cm
Scope & Content
File consists 1 painting : landscape ; 73.5 x 59 cm. File includes one original, hand-painted map created by Murray Hay of the James Bay region. File includes the painting on a piece of white board and a layer of tracing paper that is annotated and taped with masking tape over the map.
Name Access
Hay, Murray
Subject Access
Painting
Landscapes
Map
Cartography
Artist
Geographic Access
Ontario
Quebec
Nunavut
Canada
James Bay
Language
English
Conservation
Masking tape should be removed and alternate preservation methods should be used when it is reasonable to do this.
Creator
Hay, Murray
Category
Arts
Communications
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Murray Hay fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 9 prints : b&w and col. ; 35 x 28 cm or smaller, 2 maps (1 base, 4 overlays) : col., annotations, on mylar ; 26 x 35 cm and 23.5 x 31.5 cm, and 1 painting : landscape ; 46 x 43 cm. File pertains to ski trail maps and landscape maps/prints of Sunshine ski area created by Murray Hay.…
Date Range
ca.1980-ca.1999
Reference Code
V795 / II / B / vi / 1-3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Map
Painting
Print
Private record
Part Of
Murray Hay fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M570 / V795
Series
V795 / II : Unpublished Material
Sous-Fonds
V795
Sub-Series
V795 / II / B : Alberta / vi : Sunshine Village Ski Resort
Accession Number
2019.41
Reference Code
V795 / II / B / vi / 1-3
GMD
Map
Painting
Print
Private record
Date Range
ca.1980-ca.1999
Physical Description
9 prints : b&w and col. ; 35 x 28 cm or smaller
2 maps (1 base, 4 overlays) : col., annotations, on mylar ; 26 x 35 cm and 23.5 x 31.5 cm
1 painting : landscape ; 46 x 43 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 9 prints : b&w and col. ; 35 x 28 cm or smaller, 2 maps (1 base, 4 overlays) : col., annotations, on mylar ; 26 x 35 cm and 23.5 x 31.5 cm, and 1 painting : landscape ; 46 x 43 cm. File pertains to ski trail maps and landscape maps/prints of Sunshine ski area created by Murray Hay. File includes 9 reproduced draft prints (various iterations), 2 reproduced maps with overlays held together with masking tape, and 1 original painting/drawing (unfinished).
Name Access
Hay, Murray
Subject Access
Advertising
Artist
Ski Maps
Ski area
Map
Cartography
Sports and recreation
Tourism
Tourist information
Winter
Winter sports
Sunshine area
Sunshine Village
Sunshine Ski Resort
Geographic Access
Sunshine
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Banff National Park
Language
English
Related Material
M570 / III / B / i / 1-2
Creator
Hay, Murray
Category
Communications
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
David More (1947 – , Canadian)
Date
1993
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
MoI.02.01
Description
A large mountain rises up at left, a glacier spills down its face into the centre of the painting. Thin conifer trees are in the foreground. The sky is dark blue.
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Artist
David More (1947 – , Canadian)
Title
Andromeda
Date
1993
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
30.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
A large mountain rises up at left, a glacier spills down its face into the centre of the painting. Thin conifer trees are in the foreground. The sky is dark blue.
Subject
mountains
glaciers
Mount Andromeda, Banff
Credit
Gift of David More, Benalto, 2021
Catalogue Number
MoI.02.01
Images
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