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Archives General File collection
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- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- The Archives General File is an artificial collection of accessions which do not constitute separate fonds or collections or cannot be placed within existing fonds or collections. Included in the collection are textual records of many types, such as manuscripts, reports, letters, diaries, speeches…
- Date Range
- [after 1890]
- Reference Code
- M8 / S8 / V8
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Framed print
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Diary
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 8
- S 8
- V 8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8 / S8 / V8
- Accession Number
- Numerous. Access to material via accession number is available through the online database
- Reference Code
- M8 / S8 / V8
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Framed print
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Diary
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [after 1890]
- Physical Description
- 57 cm textual records. -- 50 cm of photographs : prints. -- 189 photographs (15 framed prints, 51 transparencies, 79 negatives; 44 copy negatives). -- 3 photograph albums (139 prints). -- 6 motion pictures. -- 9 sound recordings
- Scope & Content
- The Archives General File is an artificial collection of accessions which do not constitute separate fonds or collections or cannot be placed within existing fonds or collections. Included in the collection are textual records of many types, such as manuscripts, reports, letters, diaries, speeches, poetry, plans and others; photographs in the form of prints, negatives, transparencies, albums, postcards, etc.; sound recorded interviews and programmes; and motion pictures. Material pertains broadly to the Banff area and many other areas within the Archives collecting mandate.
- Notable items include: Walter Wilcox letter; George Kinney report; interviews with Bill Round and Edward Feuz; original copy of Treaty Number Seven; Mary Schaffer material, including letters, notes, photograph and report; reports on the Nakimu Caves; film pertaining to Banff Winter Carnival; Georgia Engelhard letters and photos; plans for buildings and structures; George Noble photograph; W. S. Park photograph.
- Name Access
- Archives General File
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- 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: electronic database
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title describes nature of collection. Individual titles in accession-level inventory have generally been assigned.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bruno Engler fonds
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- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provin…
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995
- Reference Code
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 323
- S 40
- V 190
- Sous-Fonds
- M 323
- S 40
- V 190
- Accession Number
- 188, 1300, 2622, 2998, 3468, 3496, 5507, 6200, 6770 (unproc), 7045(unproc), 7436 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M323 / S40 / V190
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.31,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca.150 prints). -- 50 motion pictures: 1 original, 8 copies on 3 video cassettes, 41 film reels: 16mm, 35mm. -- 18 sound recordings: audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 5 electronic records: computer diskettes. -- 3 maps. -- 15 cm textual records.
- History / Biographical
- Bruno Engler, 1915-2001, was a mountain guide, ski instructor, photographer and film maker at Banff and Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Engler arrived from Switzerland in 1939 and initially worked as a mountain guide and ski instructor for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Sunshine ski area and for Deer Lodge at Lake Louise, Alberta. During the Second World War, he served as a mountain warfare instructor for the Canadian Army. Following the war, Engler worked as a free-lance photographer for the National Film Board and others; as coach of the University of Alberta Ski Team; and as a technical advisor, cameraman and actor for numerous movies made in the Banff area. Throughout his career, Engler worked as a still and motion picture photographer, both for the movie industry and for governments at all levels, as well as operating his own business, Alpine Films of Banff, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provincial parks; scenic views of western Canada, particularly mountain landscapes; some portraits and candid shots of local and international personalities. Photographs pertaining to film making include helicopter rescue; highway construction; Norquay, Sunshine, and Lake Louise ski areas' histories; Banff events and buildings; Canmore events and buildings; professional and amateur ski races; scenic mountain and wildlife; mountaineering and highway accidents; mountain guiding trips including Pierre Trudeau, Roland Michener and Peter Lougheed. Fonds consists of four series: Photography, Motion Pictures, Sound Recordings, and Textual records. Photography series consists of four sub-series established by the photographer: I. Old file, 1949-1970; II. Main file, alphabetical A - Z, 1950-1976; III Sunshine file, [1939], 1950-1975; IV. Warden file, 1954-1976.
- Motion pictures on video cassettes are footage of skiing at Sunshine, 1930s; Clifford White films, 1930s, from WMCR Archives collection (V682); "Snow Capers" by Thomas Mead, 1946, includes Engler; "Ski Pro's Holiday" by George Encil, 1950?; "Mount Bulyea" by George Encil, 1950?, includes Engler; "Diary of a Mountain Man," a CBC documentary feature on Bruno Engler broadcast on "20/20" in 1965 (ca.27 minutes); "Great Days in the Rockies" by National Film Board of Canada, 1983; "Mountain Man" by Banff Centre, 1985, re Engler. Original film is "Sunshine 1940" and includes Brewster Transport ski buses travelling from train station to Sunshine Lodge, skiers, guide, lessons, games, rope tow, ski action, slalom, Bruno Engler, other. 16mm and 35mm film reels, 1946-1964 are films produced by the National Film Board.
- Sound recordings, electronic records and and related textual material pertain to interviews with Bruno Engler, 1987, done by Brian Patton and Jon Whyte for Bruno Engler autobiography project. Interviews covered Engler's life, but are not complete to 1987. Transcripts, prepared from recordings by Brenda Goeres, are not verbatim. Audio tape cassettes consist of portions of content of audio tape reels.
- Textual records include corporate records, newspaper clippings and magazine articles pertaining to film making, cast and crew listings and schedules for various movies, ski racing, mountain guiding trips and ski race listings. Also included is documentation pertaining to film making with producer National Film Board including letters, film stock footage, press releases, and film summaries; maps indicate film location shots for Arctic Rampage.
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Government
- 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: basic description
- electronic finding aid
- Related Material
- Duplicate or further transcripts for sound recordings are found in Jon Whyte fonds (M88).
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of sound and video recordings, work tapes and copies of radio broadcasts and soundtracks for CBC radio and television programmes. I. Largest portion includes work tapes and finished radio programme for "Nashen Esen, Legend of the Rockies," re Jimmy Simpson, 1969, produced by Fred Die…
- Date Range
- 1951, 1967-1973
- Reference Code
- M75 / S7 / V118
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Sound recording
- Recording disc
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 75
- S 7
- V 118
- Sous-Fonds
- M 75
- S 7
- V 118
- Accession Number
- 464, 571, 685, 691, 761, 770, 771, 1204, 1278, 1721, 1814, 1935, 1993, 2006, 3688, 7056, 6384
- Reference Code
- M75 / S7 / V118
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Sound recording
- Recording disc
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Date Range
- 1951, 1967-1973
- Physical Description
- 36 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio discs. -- 2 motion pictures (1 film reel, 2 videocassettes). -- 1 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is Canada's national public broadcasting company. It is based in Toronto, Ontario.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of sound and video recordings, work tapes and copies of radio broadcasts and soundtracks for CBC radio and television programmes.
- I. Largest portion includes work tapes and finished radio programme for "Nashen Esen, Legend of the Rockies," re Jimmy Simpson, 1969, produced by Fred Diehl, 22 reels. Includes numerous interviews, mainly by Fred Diehl. Accompanied by manuscript continuities, notes and tape summaries.
- II. Other recordings include: Mountain Man, 1951, re Jack Walker Brewster; Sing the Rundle Round - Summer in Banff, 1969; recording pertaining to Edward Feuz and family, 1967; opening of Peter Whyte Foundation building, 1968; The Brewster Story, film and soundtrack, 1967; Communities West programme on Banff, 1971; damming of Canada's Rivers, 1973; the Brewsters of Banff, 1969; re Chief Tom Kaquitts, 1973; re Banff School of Fine Arts, ca.1974; CBR (Calgary) Friday Evening Arts Edition, 1970; Morningside, 1983, re John Murray Gibbon; video re Edward Feuz for This Land, by Bruno Engler, 1971.
- Also included is a video documentary on Ukrainian internment during WWI, 1991 produced by Andy Blicq. For reference use only, copyright of CBC.
- Name Access
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Reference use only
- Other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: series description
- electronic finding aid
- reference copies and summaries for sound recordings
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Carole Harmon fonds
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- Carole Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of textual records in the form of correspondence, reports, grant applications, etc. pertaining to the preservation, duplication and exhibition of Byron Harmon photograph collection, 1973-1983; correspondence, research notes and photocopies of primary and secondary sources on B…
- Date Range
- [ca.1952]-1983
- Reference Code
- M65 / S26 / V264
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Carole Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 65
- S 26
- V 264
- Sous-Fonds
- M 65
- S 26
- V 264
- Accession Number
- 424, 2675, 5159
- Reference Code
- M65 / S26 / V264
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1952]-1983
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records. -- 7 photographs : prints. -- 1 sound recording : audio tape reel
- History / Biographical
- Carole Harmon, b.1947, writer, publisher, photographer and businesswoman at Banff, Alberta, Canada, was instrumental in securing the preservation and exhibition of the photographs of her grand-father, Byron Harmon.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of textual records in the form of correspondence, reports, grant applications, etc. pertaining to the preservation, duplication and exhibition of Byron Harmon photograph collection, 1973-1983; correspondence, research notes and photocopies of primary and secondary sources on Byron Harmon biography and cinematography, ca.1902-1977. Also includes ephemeral material from Merry-Go-Round Theatre productions in which Carole Harmon was involved as a child, ca.1952-1960. Sound recording is an interview by Aileen, Carole and Don Harmon with Edward Feuz, recorded while the group looked at photographs. It pertains to trips with Byron Harmon and Harmon's photography and film making career; also, Feuz's life and guiding career, clients, trips. Photographs pertain to Merry-Go Round Theatre productions, Carole Harmon and other participants.
- Name Access
- Harmon, Carole
- Subject Access
- Arts
- 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: sound recording summary and reference copy
- Creator
- Harmon, Carole
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Chic Scott fonds
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- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of interviews, research notes,manuscripts, printed and digital photographs, and other materials produced and collected by Chic Scott between 1982 and 2021. Content pertains to Chic's various publications and research projects, the Canadian Himalayan Foundation, the Canadian '82 Evere…
- Date Range
- 1982-2021
- Reference Code
- M57 / S47 / V40
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Digital image
- Motion picture
- Video
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M57 / S47 / V40
- Sous-Fonds
- M57
- S47
- V40
- Accession Number
- 6499
- 6772
- 7330
- 8110
- 8123
- 2014.8295
- 2014.8311
- 2014.8374
- 2015.8559
- 2019.57
- 2021.15 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M57 / S47 / V40
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Digital image
- Motion picture
- Video
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1982-2021
- Physical Description
- Sound recordings: 224 audio tape cassettes, 7 audio tape reels. -- 78 CD-ROM. with digital files -- Moving images: 148 videocassettes: 133 Hi8, 15 VHS. ; 149 DVDs -- 4.2 m textual records
- History / Biographical
- Charles (Chic) C. Scott, b.1945, is a mountaineer, mountain guide and writer based in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Scott climbed extensively in the western Canada and the Himalayas until the mid-1970s. He guided extensively in the European Alps for five seasons, ca.1970, and worked as a climber for "The Eiger Sanction," a Hollywood movie starring Clint Eastwood. Scott resumed climbing in 1988, after a period working at the University of Calgary. His publications include "Alpinism," editor, "Ski Trails in the Canadian Rockies," "The History of the Calgary Mountain Club", "Summits and Icefields", "Pushing the Limits: the Story of Canadian Mountaineering", "Powder Pioneers : Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains", and "Deep Powder and Steep Rock : the Life of Mountain Guide Hans Gmoser".
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of interviews, research notes,manuscripts, printed and digital photographs, and other materials produced and collected by Chic Scott between 1982 and 2021. Content pertains to Chic's various publications and research projects, the Canadian Himalayan Foundation, the Canadian '82 Everest Expedition, and collected and personal materials. Items in fonds are arranged mostly by individual projects/areas of research.
- Notes
- Fonds consists of 15 series: Series I : Pushing the Limits Series II : Mountain Romantics Series III : Summits and Icefields Series IV : Powder Pioneers Series V : Deep Powder and Steep Rock Series VI : Ski Trails of the Canadian Rockies Series VII : Hans Gmoser Film Collection Series VIII : The Canadian Himalayan Foundation Series IX : The Book of Mortimer Series X : Tommy and Lawrence Series XI : The Yam Series XII :Calgary Mountain Club Series XIII : Young at Heart Series XIV : Chic Scott personal records Series XV : A LIFE IN THE WILD: The Story of Mountain Explorer John Baldwin Access to interviews limited to VHS reference compilations.
- Name Access
- Scott, Charles (Chic)
- Scott, Chic
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Publication
- Research
- Personal and Professional Life
- Mountaineering
- Interview
- Organizations
- Biography
- 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: reference copy recordings
- Finding aids and reference tools series and file description
- Creator
- Scott, Chic
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Cyril and Mary Paris fonds
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- Part Of
- Cyril and Mary Paris fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of four separate series: A. Transparencies; B. Negatives; C. Photograph; D. Photograph Albums. Fonds consists of correspondence, personal papers, photographs, sound recordings and ephemera regarding Banff history, organizations and individuals, skiing history, events and winter sports…
- Date Range
- [ca.1894]-1967
- Reference Code
- M68 / S22 / V483
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Cyril and Mary Paris fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 68
- S 22
- V 483
- Sous-Fonds
- M 68
- S 22
- V 483
- Accession Number
- 499, 947, 998, 1038, 1167, 1374, 1401, 1533, 1565, 1671, 1805, 2093, 2181, 2258, 2454
- Reference Code
- M68 / S22 / V483
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Tintype
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1894]-1967
- Physical Description
- 13 cm of textual records. -- 183 photographs : negatives, prints, transparencies, tintype. -- 4 photograph albums: 536 prints. -- 3 sound recordings : audio tape reels
- History / Biographical
- Cyril and Mary Paris were restaurant owners and skiers at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Cyril Paris, 1904-1981, was son of George Harrison Paris, 1872-1960, who settled in Banff in 1892. George Paris worked as an attendant at Dr. R. G. Brett's Grandview Hotel bathhouse, and, by 1903, Paris had established his own barber shop. He married Ida Winberg and they opened a summer tea house and ice cream parlor on Banff Avenue. In 1922, a restaurant was added to the Paris Tea Room. George Paris was active in the Banff Curling Club and the Banff Skating Club and taught figure-skating. He was an accomplished amateur photographer. George and Ida Paris had four children - Cyril, Georgina (Georgie) and twins, Herb and Ted. Cyril and his brothers were active in the early development of skiing in the Rockies. Cyril Paris was a member of the Banff Ski Club and the Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies, and was involved with the early days of Skoki Lodge. With his wife, Mary (Howard) Paris, 1910-1989, he shared interests in skiing, winter sports and local affairs.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of four separate series: A. Transparencies; B. Negatives; C. Photograph; D. Photograph Albums. Fonds consists of correspondence, personal papers, photographs, sound recordings and ephemera regarding Banff history, organizations and individuals, skiing history, events and winter sports. Also includes miscellaneous materials of and pertaining to Paris family members. Photographs pertain mainly to Cyril Paris, skiing, family, friends and associates, local events and personalities. Sound recordings are interviews with George Paris by Cyril and Mary Paris, 195-. Recordings discuss the early days of Banff, the Paris family, Banff development, etc.
- Name Access
- Paris, Cyril
- Paris, Mary
- Subject Access
- Community life
- Family and personal life
- 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:
- basic description
- sound recordings summaries, reference copy recordings
- Creator
- Paris, Cyril
- Paris, Mary
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Elizabeth Rummel fonds
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- Part Of
- Elizabeth Rummel fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of papers and photographs pertaining to Lizzie Rummel, her career and her family. Textual records consist mainly of correspondence, 1930-1980, mostly incoming. Also includes personal papers, 1902, 1926-1980, and records pertaining to Mount Assiniboine concerns, Skoki area, ski touring…
- Date Range
- [ca.1897]-1980
- Reference Code
- M28 / S9 / V554
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Rummel fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 28
- S 9
- V 554
- Sous-Fonds
- M 28
- S 9
- V 554
- Accession Number
- 184, 540, 824, 962, 1159, 1189, 1341, 1379, 1615, 2103, 2569, 2661, 2818, 2836, 3349
- Reference Code
- M28 / S9 / V554
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Date Range
- [ca.1897]-1980
- Physical Description
- 60 cm of textual records. -- ca.2200 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives. -- 5 photograph albums (400 prints). -- 2 sound recordings : audio tape reels
- History / Biographical
- Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rummel, 1897-1980, was a lodge owner and operator at Banff National Park, Alberta and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Rummel was born Elisabeth von Rummel to an aristocratic German family. With her mother and sisters, she ranched near Millarville, Alberta, after being stranded there during the First World War. In 1938, Lizzie moved to the mountains and became involved in early ski and backcountry operations. Her forty-two year career in the mountains included: working at Mount Assiniboine Lodge until 1942; managing Skoki Lodge and, at various times, Temple Chalet and Lake Louise Ski Lodge, ca.1943-1950; owning and operating Sunburst Lake Camp, 1950-1970; and working as assistant and oral history interviewer at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Archives of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies) from 1966 to 1980. Lizzie was active in the town affairs of Canmore, Alberta, where she lived, as well as in various conservation and recreation organizations. She became a member of the Order of Canada in 1980.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of papers and photographs pertaining to Lizzie Rummel, her career and her family.
- Textual records consist mainly of correspondence, 1930-1980, mostly incoming. Also includes personal papers, 1902, 1926-1980, and records pertaining to Mount Assiniboine concerns, Skoki area, ski touring, Al Gaetz and Lawrence Grassi. Correspondents include Charlie Hunter, Ernest Lamarque and Erling Strom.
- Photographs include four series: I. Professional and trips, 1903-1978, n.d., ca.1400 items; pertaining to Mount Assiniboine Camp and region, Sunburst Lake camp and region, Skoki Lodge and region, and trips and views in the Canadian Rockies and B.C., and including activities such as skiing, mountaineering and backcountry travel. II. Personal, ca.1898-1980, ca.485 items; pertaining to the Rummel Ranch, Rummel family and friends, Lizzie Rummel and friends and associates, other. III. Travels, 1936-1973, ca.145 items; pertaining to travels in Europe, Yukon and N.W.T. and other. IV. Other, 1912-1977, n.d., ca.140 items; pertaining to Indians, John Ware and other. Includes material by numerous photographers, including Arnold Brigden.
- Sound recordings are Rummel reading in German and French from the guidebooks of Edward Feuz Jr. and Sr., 1969, and a practice tape by Rummel as an archives interviewer, 197-?
- Name Access
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is mainly English; some German and French
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline and file description of photographs
- electronic finding aid
- correspondent/subject index
- microfilm copy of album/s
- Creator
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds and accession records
- Processing Status
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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
- Processed
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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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