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The Lady of the Lake
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of the book "The Lady of the Lake" containing a [ca. 270-page] story written in prose with footnotes and illustrations. Item is signed on first page by May McDougall, dated 1898.
- Date Range
- 1898
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Extended family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 13
- Date Range
- 1898
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 12 x 16.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of the book "The Lady of the Lake" containing a [ca. 270-page] story written in prose with footnotes and illustrations. Item is signed on first page by May McDougall, dated 1898.
- Material Details
- Book is bound in beige cloth with red, orange green and pink floral design.
- Name Access
- McDougall, May
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Poetry
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Morley
- Access Restrictions
- Handle with caution as contents may be fragile
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item stored in separate file folder from other archival materials
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title used is original from item in file
- Content Details
- [Annotation on first page:] "Miss May McDougall Morley, Alberta May, 10/98."
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Music Mosaic fonds
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- Part Of
- Music Mosaic fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of debut recording by Music Mosaic, accompanied by draft and final programme notes by Jon Whyte, liner artwork, letters and press materials. Recording is titled: Music of countryside and wilderness; music champetre et regions sauvages
- Date Range
- 1991
- Reference Code
- M137 / S33
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Recording disc
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Music Mosaic fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 137
- S 33
- Sous-Fonds
- M 137
- S 33
- Accession Number
- 6326
- Reference Code
- M137 / S33
- Date Range
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 1 compact disc. -- 1 audio tape cassette. -- .5 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Music Mosaic, a musical trio based at Banff, Alberta, Canada, consisted of Laura Schlessinger, artistic director and cellist, Susan Lang Eddlemon, violinist, and Colleen Athparia, pianist
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of debut recording by Music Mosaic, accompanied by draft and final programme notes by Jon Whyte, liner artwork, letters and press materials. Recording is titled: Music of countryside and wilderness; music champetre et regions sauvages
- Notes
- Jon Whyte's involvement was due to his interest in the trio
- Name Access
- Music Mosaic
- 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: reference copy recording
- Creator
- Music Mosaic
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on recording
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pocaterra family fonds
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- Part Of
- Pocaterra family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of biographical information on the Pocaterras, 1956-1972; article on the Coleman-Kananaskis Road, with annotations, 1952; and photographs by George Pocaterra of the filming of the movie "Saskatchewan".
- Date Range
- [1953], 1956-1972
- Reference Code
- M38 / V505
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Pocaterra family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 38
- V 505
- Sous-Fonds
- M 38
- V 505
- Accession Number
- 213, 449, 950, 1701
- Reference Code
- M38 / V505
- Date Range
- [1953], 1956-1972
- Physical Description
- 4 textual records. -- 9 photographs : prints; copies
- History / Biographical
- George W. Pocaterra, 1882-1972, rancher, was a pioneer of the Kananaskis region, 1906. On a visit to his native Italy in 1933, he met Norma Piper, 1898-1983, a coloratura soprano of Calgary, and they married in 1936. The Pocaterras returned to Alberta on the eve of the Second World War.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of biographical information on the Pocaterras, 1956-1972; article on the Coleman-Kananaskis Road, with annotations, 1952; and photographs by George Pocaterra of the filming of the movie "Saskatchewan".
- Name Access
- Pocaterra, George
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Coleman-Kananaskis Road
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- 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
- Creator
- Pocaterra, George W/
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse …
- Date Range
- 1856-1980
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Drawing
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Ambrotype
- Cased photograph
- Daguerreotype
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Plan
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Sous-Fonds
- TBD
- Accession Number
- 3069 and various
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683
- GMD
- Drawing
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Ambrotype
- Cased photograph
- Daguerreotype
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Plan
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Whyte family fonds
- Date Range
- 1856-1980
- Physical Description
- 25 m of textual records. -- ca.46,000 photographs : prints, albums, postcards, cased photographs, transparencies, negatives. -- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 6 motion pictures (and film strips)
- History / Biographical
- Peter and Catharine Whyte were artists, photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, philanthropists and cultural workers at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was born at Banff in 1905 to pioneer merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White. He was an accomplished skier and ski jumper and one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains and was an active photographer from ca.1920 until the 1950s. Peter Whyte studied art at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925, where he met Catharine Robb. Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was born in 1906 at Concord, Massachusetts and grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925-1929.
- Following their marriage in 1930, the Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Indians and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations and together they managed Skoki Lodge from 1932-1934. In following years, the Whytes travelled extensively. During the Second World War, Peter served in the reserve army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer and, briefly, as an official war artist. Catharine continued to paint and maintain their home and, when possible, accompanied Pete to his military postings. In civilian life, Pete resumed his art career, explored new photographic techniques and sculpted.
- Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation was named in his honour. Catharine immersed herself in the development of what is now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney First Nations. She became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits. She served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations, was a patron to individuals studying art and music, and supported numerous causes relating to the Stoney First Nations. Catharine also supported causes related to multiculturalism, regional culture and recreation, and cancer research. Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Canada in 1978. She died in Banff in 1979.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse families, Series III: White and Curren families. Within Series I, there are four Sub-series: Series: A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers; B. Peter Whyte papers; C. Peter and Catharine Whyte papers accessioned after 2017; D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- 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
- sous-fonds, series and file description for textual
- sub-series and group description for photographs
- item description, subject/proper name index, and summaries for sound recordings
- reference copies for sound recordings
- Creator
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine
- Category
- Arts
- Communications
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ray Bagley fonds
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- Part Of
- Ray Bagley fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of poems in manuscript and published form, n.d., 1969; other textual material, n.d., 1926; photographs pertaining to the Bagley family, undated; and a sound recording of Bagley reading poems, ca.1970. Included are components for book "Those Other Days"; calendar from Ike and Alma Mil…
- Date Range
- 1918-1969
- Reference Code
- M98 / S2 / V37
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Ray Bagley fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 98
- S 2
- V 37
- Sous-Fonds
- M 98
- S 2
- V 37
- Accession Number
- 143, 684, 789, 897, 1032, 2459, 3753
- Reference Code
- M98 / S2 / V37
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1918-1969
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records. -- 12 photographs : prints. -- 1 sound recording : audio tape cassette
- History / Biographical
- Raphel (Ray) Bagley, 1880-1973, was a rancher and guide in the Red Deer, Onion Lake and Coleman districts of Alberta, Canada. Bagley came to the Lacombe district of Alberta in 1892. He homesteaded and ranched while guiding with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and conducting private trail rides throughout the southern Rockies from Waterton Lakes National Park to Banff National Park. Bagley wrote poems on western and trail riding themes, self-publishing a volume titled "Those Other Days" in 1969.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of poems in manuscript and published form, n.d., 1969; other textual material, n.d., 1926; photographs pertaining to the Bagley family, undated; and a sound recording of Bagley reading poems, ca.1970. Included are components for book "Those Other Days"; calendar from Ike and Alma Mills, 1926; letterhead from Crowsnest Ranch, Coleman, Alberta, n.d.; and scrapbook, 1918-1925, pertaining to the winter sports career of Bagley's niece Syd Brewster (Graves), including Banff Winter Carnival, competitive skating and employment at the Chateau Frontenac as winter sports instructor. Recorded poems are "The Bulgy Squaw", "Sweet Annabelle" and "Muskeg Joe."
- Notes
- This material is presented as originally created, it contains outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Materials in historical collections reflect the attitudes, ideas, and norms of the era and culture in which they were created or collected. Offensive or harmful terms are retained for historical accuracy or to document the issues and social context of a specific time and the attitudes and opinions of the people who created the material.
- Name Access
- Bagley, Ray
- Subject Access
- Arts
- 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
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Bagley, Ray
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Banff Centre for the Arts fonds
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- Part Of
- Banff Centre for the Arts fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ephemera and video recordings. Ephemera includes programme notes, 1974, 1975, re Boris Roubakine and Roubakine Hall; list of painting instructors for 1936 to 1974; letters, agendas, minutes and reports for the Annual Banff Festival of Mountain Films, 1981-1984. Video recordings …
- Date Range
- 1974-1992
- Reference Code
- M310 / V42
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Video
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Banff Centre for the Arts fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 310
- V 42
- Sous-Fonds
- M310/V42
- Accession Number
- 2094, 2139, 2271, 3737, 5116, 6378, 6695
- Reference Code
- M310 / V42
- Date Range
- 1974-1992
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records. -- 4 video recordings
- History / Biographical
- The Banff Centre for the Arts of an institution of advanced education at Banff, Alberta, Canada. It was founded as the Banff School of Fine Arts in 1933.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ephemera and video recordings. Ephemera includes programme notes, 1974, 1975, re Boris Roubakine and Roubakine Hall; list of painting instructors for 1936 to 1974; letters, agendas, minutes and reports for the Annual Banff Festival of Mountain Films, 1981-1984. Video recordings are: interview with Paul Stutz by Margot La Rocque, 1982; "Man and Mountain," Bruno Engler's reminiscences of early days at Sunshine, by Sandra Dolan, 1985; interview with Jon Whyte for "Travelogue Four" project, 1991; "Travelogue Four: Coming from the Wrong Side," 1992.
- Name Access
- Banff Centre for the Arts
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Communications
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Banff Centre for the Arts
- Category
- Arts
- Communications
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Charlie Beil fonds
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- Part Of
- Charlie Beil fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of letters, 1929-1972, including letters to Leslie Peters, 1929-1972 and Julius Peters, 1931-1938; Christmas cards from Beil to members of the Peters family; miscellaneous brochures, pamphlets, etc. illustrated with Beil's works; photographs. Papers discuss Banff Winter Carnival ice…
- Date Range
- [ca.1926-1972]
- Reference Code
- M463 / V496
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Charlie Beil fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 463
- V 496
- Sous-Fonds
- M 463
- V 496
- Accession Number
- 1437, 3191, 3740, 3751
- Reference Code
- M463 / V496
- Date Range
- [ca.1926-1972]
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records. -- 80 photographs : prints, postcards
- History / Biographical
- Charlie Beil, 1894-1976, was an artist at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Beil pursued his interest in art after meeting artist Charlie Russell in Glacier Park, Montana, USA. Prior to that, he worked as a cowboy and served in the U.S. Cavalry. Beil came to Banff in 1930 and settled there permanently in 1934. He established a studio and began to produce murals, dioramas and bronze sculptures. Beil was well-known for the latter and was active as an artist until his death. Charles Beil married Olive Luxton (1915-1983), ca.1940.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of letters, 1929-1972, including letters to Leslie Peters, 1929-1972 and Julius Peters, 1931-1938; Christmas cards from Beil to members of the Peters family; miscellaneous brochures, pamphlets, etc. illustrated with Beil's works; photographs. Papers discuss Banff Winter Carnival ice sculptures, Olive Beil, Grey Owl, and Beil's life and work as an artist, particularly in the 1930s and 1940s as he was becoming established in Banff. Photographs pertain to paintings, models and sculptures by Charlie Beil; also Calgary Stampede, Banff and Sunshine area views.
- Name Access
- Beil, Charlie
- Subject Access
- Arts
- 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
- Creator
- Beil, Charlie
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
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Earle Birney fonds
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- Part Of
- Earle Birney fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Earle Birney textual records, 1896-1971, n.d.; recordings of Birney reading his works, 1967, 1982; and portraits of Birney, ca.1967. Textual records are excerpts from the Earle Birney papers pertaining to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; including correspondence, 1918-1924, biogra…
- Date Range
- 1896-1982
- Reference Code
- M201 / S31 / V67
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Recording disc
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Earle Birney fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 201
- S 31
- V 67
- Sous-Fonds
- M 201
- S 31
- V 67
- Accession Number
- 167, 552, 1226, 3603
- Reference Code
- M201 / S31 / V67
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Recording disc
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1896-1982
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records. -- 2 sound recordings : audio discs. -- 4 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Earle Birney, 1904-1995, was a writer, poet and educator at Toronto, Ontario. Birney lived in Banff from 1911 until 1917.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Earle Birney textual records, 1896-1971, n.d.; recordings of Birney reading his works, 1967, 1982; and portraits of Birney, ca.1967. Textual records are excerpts from the Earle Birney papers pertaining to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; including correspondence, 1918-1924, biographical material, 1971, drafts of poems, 1941-1952, printed material, 1948-1970, and Birney family correspondence, 1896-1917.
- Poems include: "Ballad of Kootenay Brown", "Biography", "Bushed", "Conrad Kain", "Holiday in the Foothills", "Leaving Yellowstone", "Oldster". Correspondence is mainly from Charles Brown to Birney. Printed material includes short story: "Mickey was a Swell Guy," set in Banff during the First World War. Recordings are "David" [1967] and "Nexus and Earle Birney", 1982
- Name Access
- Birney, Earle
- Subject Access
- Arts
- 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
- Finding aids and reference tools: reference copy recordings
- Creator
- Birney, Earle
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Browne family fonds
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- Part Of
- Browne family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of diary excerpts and transcripts, 1912-1913, 1921-1954; also includes a guest book, 1924-1956, posters, ca.1942, publications relating the story of Belmore Browne Peak, 1992-1993, and photographs, ca.1930, ca.1955, 1991-1992. Diaries are mainly trip diaries pertaining to summ…
- Date Range
- 1912-1993, predominant 1921-1954
- Reference Code
- M473 / V39
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
1 image
- Part Of
- Browne family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 473
- V 39
- Sous-Fonds
- M 473
- V 39
- Accession Number
- 3429, 3813, 3863, 3873, 3892, 3901, 3975, 3995, 4007, 4021, 4037, 4039, 5075, 5149, 5220, 6382, 6596, 6741, 6742, 6774
- Reference Code
- M473 / V39
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1912-1993, predominant 1921-1954
- Physical Description
- 24 cm of textual records. -- 108 photographs : prints, copy negatives, transparencies
- History / Biographical
- Belmore Browne, d.1954, was a well-known artist who lived and worked at Banff and Seebe, Alberta, Canada and in the United States. Browne and Agnes Evelyn Sibley, 1882-1976, were married in 1913. In 1921, they bought property in Banff for a summer home and with their children, George, 1918-1958, and Evelyn, 1915-1994, travelled extensively throughout the 1920s and 1930s in pursuit of subjects for Belmore Browne's paintings. In 1946, the Brownes built a home near Seebe. Agnes Browne was a diarist for the family and much of her extensive writing centres around the career of Belmore Browne. Her daughter Evelyn consolidated the diaries in the 1980s. George Browne was also an artist.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of diary excerpts and transcripts, 1912-1913, 1921-1954; also includes a guest book, 1924-1956, posters, ca.1942, publications relating the story of Belmore Browne Peak, 1992-1993, and photographs, ca.1930, ca.1955, 1991-1992.
- Diaries are mainly trip diaries pertaining to summer travels and family life in the Canadian Rockies, 1921-1933. Included are trips to Red Earth Creek, Skoki, Mystic Lake, Sawback Lake, Red Deer Valley, Hector Lake, Bow Lake, Kananaskis Valley, Cascade and Panther rivers, Elbow Pass, and other locations. Other diaries cover the years 1943 to 1954, years partly spent at Seebe until Belmore Browne's death. Diary copies and typescripts have been annotated by Evelyn Browne.
- Posters on alpine and wilderness survival, ca.1942, were done by Belmore Browne for the American military's Arctic Training Program.
- Photographs are mainly photographic copies of paintings by Belmore and George Browne produced by Peter A. Juley & Son, Photographers of Fine Arts, New York, ca.1955, 79 items. Other photographs pertain to Belmore Browne and the Browne family, their Banff home and painting activities, ca.1930; the site of Belmore Browne plaque on Browne Peak, rediscovered and photographed by Tony and Gillean Daffern in September 1991, and dedication of the Belmore Browne plaque, 1992.
- Official correspondence pertaining to the naming of Belmore Browne Peak, 1989-1993, is available in document file.
- Name Access
- Browne, Belmore
- Browne, George
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Reference use only
- Other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- file list and index
- Creator
- Browne, Belmore
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Jim Deegan fonds
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- Part Of
- Jim Deegan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of manuscripts, undated; correspondence, 1944-1992, including many letters from John Porter; letters to warden Keith Everts, 1992-1995; personal papers and photographs, ca.1905-1979; warden diary, 1945-1947; notes written for Keith Everts, 1992-1995, pertaining to warden history, ind…
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]-1995
- Reference Code
- M275 / V167
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jim Deegan fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 275
- V 167
- Sous-Fonds
- M 275
- V 167
- Accession Number
- 1782, 2541, 3293, 3952, 3980, 5378, 5477, 5721, 6005, 6324, 6671, 6788, 8011
- Reference Code
- M275 / V167
- Date Range
- [ca.1905]-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.11.5 cm of textual records. -- ca.100 photographs : prints. -- 3 photograph albums (ca.234 prints)
- History / Biographical
- James Edward Deegan, 1926-1996, was born in Banff, Alberta, Canada. His mother was Mary Edith Woodworth. Deegan became a national park warden in 1945 and, in the winters, worked as a packer and ski guide for Norman Watson at Skoki Lodge. Jim "Timberline" Deegan wrote poetry throughout his career and in 1977 he published "Timberline Tales" with his friend John "Dolomite" Porter. A revised version of "Timberline Tales," containing only Deegan's work, was published in 1993. Deegan retired from the warden service in the 1980s. He died in January 1996 after a lengthy illness.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of manuscripts, undated; correspondence, 1944-1992, including many letters from John Porter; letters to warden Keith Everts, 1992-1995; personal papers and photographs, ca.1905-1979; warden diary, 1945-1947; notes written for Keith Everts, 1992-1995, pertaining to warden history, individual wardens, personal experiences and patrol accounts, warden cabins, elk, etc.; certificates, 1979, 1990; letters re death and transport of remains to Castleguard area, 1996; clippings, n.d., 1971-1979; Woodworth family postcards, ca.1910.
- Textual material pertains to: Jim Deegan; John Porter; warden service including elk slaughter, fire fighting and patrols; skiing in the Skoki region; poetry; and Woodworth family. Includes "Poems, over the rim with Timberline Jim - tales from behind the jackpine curtain" by Jim Deegan and John Porter; also other poems by Deegan, Porter and other poets.
- Photographs pertain to Jim Deegan, associates, friends and family; wardens, warden activities and warden cabins; bridge building, buildings in Banff; final resting place in Castleguard area; also views of ski touring in the Skoki region by John Porter. One album contains postcard views of the Canadian Rockies and the American northwest, many by Byron Harmon. One album "High Solitudes" documents a trip Jim Deegan and John Porter took together ca.1950. Album was compiled by John Porter and contains 14 prints; quotations are Jim Deegan's and taken from his book "Timberline Tales", 1977.
- Name Access
- Deegan, Jim
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
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- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Deegan, Jim
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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