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Brett family fonds

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Part Of
Brett family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds contains six series: I. Robert G. Brett series, 1873-1926, 36 cm of textual records, consisting of: A. Personal papers, 1873-1926 (1. Correspondence, 2. Financial papers, 3. Other papers); B. Business papers, 1897-1925, (1. Banff businesses, 2. Businesses outside Banff); C. Professional pap…
Date Range
[ca.1860]-1965
Reference Code
M1 / V83
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Part Of
Brett family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M1 V83
Sous-Fonds
M1 V83
Accession Number
5, 20, 58, 78, 102, 354, 1164, 1532, 5042, 2022.35
Reference Code
M1 / V83
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Date Range
[ca.1860]-1965
Physical Description
73 cm of textual records. -- 11 photograph albums (ca.850 prints). -- ca.350 photographs (ca.320 prints, 28 negatives)
History / Biographical
Robert George Brett, 1851-1929, was a prominent physician, hotel-hospital owner, businessman and politician Banff, Alberta from 1883 until 1929. Brett was born in Strathroy, Ontario, son of James Brett and Catherine Mallon. He was educated as a physician at the University of Toronto (M.D., 1874), and practiced medicine at Arkona, Ontario. He moved to Winnipeg in 1880, where he helped found the Manitoba Medical College.
R. G. Brett moved to Banff in 1886, founding the Banff Sanitarium. In 1909 he established the Brett Hospital. Brett also had numerous other businesses and real estate in Banff (including the National Park Drug Store, the Sanitarium Bottling Co., the Bretton Hall Hotel, Lithia Bottling Co.) and elsewhere.
In 1878, Brett married Louise Theodora Hungerford, 1855-1935, of Waterford, Ontario. Of their five children, only two survived infancy, Reginald H. "Harry", 1879-1925, and Robert Earle, 1887-1912. Earle Brett was survived by Maidie (Stacpole) Brett, whom he married in 1910, and by an infant daughter. Dr. Harry Brett was married to Helen Brett, 1877-1964, who outlived the rest of her family by many years. Associated closely with the Brett family was Dr. Brett's nurse, Annie McLauchlin.
From 1881 to 1901, R. G. Brett was Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the North-West Territories, and from 1889 to 1891 he was president of the executive council. He was Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta from 1915 to 1925. He died in Calgary.
Scope & Content
Fonds contains six series:
I. Robert G. Brett series, 1873-1926, 36 cm of textual records, consisting of: A. Personal papers, 1873-1926 (1. Correspondence, 2. Financial papers, 3. Other papers); B. Business papers, 1897-1925, (1. Banff businesses, 2. Businesses outside Banff); C. Professional papers, 1889-1925 (1. Political correspondence, 2. Official correspondence, 3. Other material);
II. Louise H. Brett series, [between1855 and 1935], 10 cm of textual records, consisting of: A. Writing, betw.1885 and 1935; B. Scrapbooks, ca.1900, ca.1910; C. Diaries and letters, 1912-1925; D. Other, ca.1870-1924.
III. Reginald H. "Harry" Brett series, ca.1910-1921, 10.5 cm of textual records, print material and photographs. Consists of: A. Personal papers, ca.1910 (1.Scrapbooks, 2. Ephemera); B. Business papers, 1912-1921.
IV. Helen Brett series, 1925-1965, 4.5 cm of textual records, consisting of: A. Correspondence, 1927-1950; B. R. G. Brett estate papers, 1925-1949; C. Financial and business records, 1936-1962; D. Other, 1935-1965.
V. Brett family series, [ca.1860-ca.1935], consisting of : A. Photographs albums, ca.1860-ca.1910; B. Photographs, ca.1875-ca.1935.
VI. Other material series, [before 1928], 2 cm of textual records, consisting of: A. Annie McLauchlin papers, 1914-1928; B. Other, before 1925.
Name Access
Brett, Helen
Brett, Louise
Brett, Reginald H. (Harry)
Brett, Robert G.
McLauchin, Annie
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Health services
Politics
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
series and file description
electronic finding aid
microfilm copies of albums
Creator
Brett, Robert George and Louise
Brett, Reginald H. (Harry) and Helen
Category
Family and personal life
Health services
Politics
Biographical Source Notes
Earlier version of fonds description.
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Education, Military, & Club Scrapbook

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Part Of
Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook of academic, sports, and military newsclippings, certificates, and letters. Includes documents from Trinity College School, Ontario Militia, Alpine Club of Canada, and Royal Military College of Canada. Contains newspaper clippings, hand-written letters, certificates, pr…
Date Range
1910-1933
Reference Code
M169 / II / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M169
Series
II Scrapbooks
Sous-Fonds
M169
Accession Number
22000
Reference Code
M169 / II / 1
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
1910-1933
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records (103 pages ; 24.5 x 30 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook of academic, sports, and military newsclippings, certificates, and letters. Includes documents from Trinity College School, Ontario Militia, Alpine Club of Canada, and Royal Military College of Canada. Contains newspaper clippings, hand-written letters, certificates, programmes, ledger pages, cartoons and sketches, telegrams, invitations, and steamliner tickets.
Name Access
Wheeler, E. O. (Edward Oliver)
Wheeler, Edward Oliver
Subject Access
Academics
Accidents
Alpine Club of Canada
Art
Awards
Biographical
Cadet camp
Competition
Education
Hockey
Membership
Military
School
School athletics
Sports
University
War
Geographic Access
Calgary
Ottawa
Alberta
Ontario
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Black pages not scanned
Creator
Wheeler, Edward O.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds

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Part Of
Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series : I. Diaries, 1902-1963, 44 v of textual records; II. Scrapbooks, 1910-1933, 2 v. of textual records; III. Other material, [1946-1947], 4 items. Diaries pertain to early life in Ontario and Alberta, service as a surveyor in India, service with the Royal Engineers …
Date Range
1902-1963
Reference Code
M169
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Diary
Scrapbook
Part Of
Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 169
Sous-Fonds
M 169
Accession Number
6262, 7440, 7773
Reference Code
M169
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Diary
Scrapbook
Date Range
1902-1963
Physical Description
46 v. + 4 items of textual records
History / Biographical
E. O. (Edward Oliver) Wheeler, 1890-1962, was a Canadian surveyor, soldier and mountaineer. Wheeler was born in Ottawa, the son of A. O. (Arthur Oliver) Wheeler, Dominion Land Surveyor and founder of the Alpine Club of Canada. E. O. Wheeler served in the Royal Engineers in World War I and received the Military Cross in 1916 and the Legion of Honour (France). In 1941 he was appointed Surveyor-General of India and in 1943 was knighted by King George VI. During World War II, he served as Director of the Frontier Circle of the Survey of India. Wheeler retired to Lavington, British Columbia in 1947. Throughout his life, Wheeler was involved in world mountaineering. He worked on the mapping of the 1922 expedition of Mount Everest and was active in the Alpine Club of Canada, serving as its President from 1950 to 1954
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series : I. Diaries, 1902-1963, 44 v of textual records; II. Scrapbooks, 1910-1933, 2 v. of textual records; III. Other material, [1946-1947], 4 items. Diaries pertain to early life in Ontario and Alberta, service as a surveyor in India, service with the Royal Engineers in France and Mesopotamia, 1915-1918, trips on leave from India to Canada, U.S.A., England, South Africa, Asia, south Pacific, and New Zealand. Diaries also detail ACC camp preparations and activities, travel to and from Banff, clubhouse work; travel details, daily activities and accounts of climbs in France and Scotland; trans-Atlantic and trans-Canada voyage; Alpine Club of Canada Vermilion Camp activities; Strathcona, Vancouver Island reconnaissance trip and climbs; travels to California, Hawaii and Japan: travel from Los Angeles to Canada, through British Columbia to Banff; ACC camp at Glacier, B.C.; trip from India to Canada; life in Banff; trips and ACC camps in the Rockies, Selkirks and Kootenay district; ACC activities and operations; travels in the Okanagan, Kootenays and Columbia Valley, BC. Also included in this series are two diaries of his wife Dorothea. Scrapbooks pertain to school life, military training, surveyor's training; Alpine Club of Canada activities and lecture activities; military career, 1910-1919; surveying and mountaineering activities; Mount Everest expedition of 1921. Other material consists of items found loose in the 1946-1948 diaries, including letter written on board ship from Asia to the United States, 1947; photographs of unidentified women, 2 items; and postcard of Vancouver City Hall
Name Access
Wheeler, Edward Oliver
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Military
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Wheeler, Edward Oliver
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Military
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Custody information was provided by John Wheeler, son of E. O. Wheeler
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Military Career Scrapbook

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Part Of
Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook of the military career of Edward O. Wheeler. Includes newsclippings, personal correspondence letters, telegrams, photographs, and magazine pages regarding the Allied war effort in the Great War and Edward O. Wheeler's service and distinquished moments.
Date Range
1910-1933
Reference Code
M169 / II / 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M169
Series
II Scrapbooks
Sous-Fonds
M169
Accession Number
22000
Reference Code
M169 / II / 2
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
1910-1933
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (80 pages ; 24 x 33.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook of the military career of Edward O. Wheeler. Includes newsclippings, personal correspondence letters, telegrams, photographs, and magazine pages regarding the Allied war effort in the Great War and Edward O. Wheeler's service and distinquished moments.
Name Access
Wheeler, E. O. (Edward Oliver)
Wheeler, Edward Oliver
Subject Access
Awards
Biographical
Cadet camp
Great War
Military
Newspaper
War
World War I
Geographic Access
Calgary
Ottawa
Alberta
Ontario
Canada
England
United Kingdom
Europe
Language
English
Conservation
Black pages not scanned
Creator
Wheeler, Edward O.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Scrapbooks [Volume 1]

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Part Of
Brett family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook (volume 1/2) that contains mainly greeting cards and published prints, all from before 1920.
Date Range
[ca. 1920]
Reference Code
M1 / 32
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
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Part Of
Brett family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M1 / V83
Series
III. Reginald H. "Harry" Brett series
Sous-Fonds
M1
Accession Number
20
Reference Code
M1 / 32
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
[ca. 1920]
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records (59 pages ; 25 x 31.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook (volume 1/2) that contains mainly greeting cards and published prints, all from before 1920.
Name Access
Brett, Reginald H. (Harry)
Subject Access
Postcards
Family
Family and personal life
Travel
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Scrapbooks [Volume 2]

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Part Of
Brett family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook (volume 2/2) that contains postcards from around the world, predominently England, France, Italy, and Austria.
Date Range
1906-1907
Reference Code
M1 / 33
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Brett family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M1 / V83
Series
III. Reginald H. "Harry" Brett series
Sous-Fonds
M1
Accession Number
20
Reference Code
M1 / 33
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
1906-1907
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (47 pages ; 20 x 31.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook (volume 2/2) that contains postcards from around the world, predominently England, France, Italy, and Austria.
Notes
A piece of paper seperate from the scrapbook in the same folder reads: Postcards Europe ; R H (Harry) Brett 1906 Winnipeg ; Oct 26th 1906 - Vienna, Austria to May 1907 ; C.N. Trip Dr. Stuart McKid[?], Dr. Lindsay
Name Access
Brett, Reginald H. (Harry)
Subject Access
Postcards
Family
Family and personal life
Travel
Geographic Access
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Austria
Language
English
Conservation
Good: some slight fading of the coloured paper pages.
Title Source
Title based on contents of volumes
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Part Of
Brett family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing poetry, quotations, financial accounts of the Corrollton Dramatic Troupe, Brett children's hair, pressed flowers, other items. Inscription on the inside cover: Louise Hungerford Corrollton.
Date Range
[ca.1880-ca.1900]
Reference Code
M1 / 26
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Brett family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M1 / V83
Series
II. Louise H. Brett series
Sous-Fonds
M1
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M1 / 26
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
[ca.1880-ca.1900]
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (68 pages ; 22 x 32 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing poetry, quotations, financial accounts of the Corrollton Dramatic Troupe, Brett children's hair, pressed flowers, other items. Inscription on the inside cover: Louise Hungerford Corrollton.
Notes
Some material is dated between 1880 and 1893.
Name Access
Brett, Louise
Subject Access
Family
Family and personal life
Flower collecting
Flowers
Children
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Finding Aid
Yes
Title Source
Title based on contents of volume
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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