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- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds 7
- Bruno Engler's Veteran's Race fonds 3
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- Luxton family fonds 3
- Kidney family fonds 2
- Alpine Club of Canada 1
- Andy Russell fonds 1
- Astley family fonds 1
- Bert Riggall fonds 1
Eddie Amann interview transcript
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55259
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a transcript for an interview from 2018 featuring Eddie Amann [1931-?]. Notes pertain to Eddie's experiences growing up in Austria during World War II, his immigration to Canada, his work with Sunshine Village in Banff, and his experiences helicopter skiing in the Canadian Rockies.
- Date Range
- 2018
- Reference Code
- M57 / XIV / A / 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M57
- S47
- V40
- Series
- M57 / XIV : Chic Scott Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- M57
- Sub-Series
- M57 / XIV / A : Research materials
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M57 / XIV / A / 5
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a transcript for an interview from 2018 featuring Eddie Amann [1931-?]. Notes pertain to Eddie's experiences growing up in Austria during World War II, his immigration to Canada, his work with Sunshine Village in Banff, and his experiences helicopter skiing in the Canadian Rockies.
- Notes
- Interview was possibly used as publication material.
- Name Access
- Amann, Eddie
- Subject Access
- Helicopter skiing
- Personal and Professional Life
- Biography
- Research
- World War II
- Skiing
- Recreation
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Austria
- Germany
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Reference file
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56790
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of scanned paper duplicates of materials donated in accession 2018.8685; includes scans of letters, one journal, postcards, planners and one album which belonged to Molly Wright Adams.
- Date Range
- 2018
- Reference Code
- M555 / V777
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Textual record
- Album
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M555
- V777
- Sous-Fonds
- M555
- V777
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- M555 / V777
- Responsibility
- Materials scanned in 2018
- Date Range
- 2018
- Physical Description
- Scanned copies of text and one album
- Scope & Content
- File consists of scanned paper duplicates of materials donated in accession 2018.8685; includes scans of letters, one journal, postcards, planners and one album which belonged to Molly Wright Adams.
- Notes
- Reference scans for file M555/I/A/3 materials not included
- Name Access
- Adams, Molly
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Tourism
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- United States of America
- Japan
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel journal, Canada and United States
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55621
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one bound journal containing an extensive account of a 4-month trip to Canada and the United States by [J?]. L. Douglass, August to December 1886.
- Date Range
- 1886
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 2
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1886
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 18 x 22 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one bound journal containing an extensive account of a 4-month trip to Canada and the United States by [J?]. L. Douglass, August to December 1886.
- Notes
- Volume accompanied by paper with shipping label dated 1956.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Exploration
- Leisure
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- United States
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Anniversary rides and events
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54372
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one original bulletin from 1933 describing the TRCR's [Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies] 10th anniversary with notes by Anne Wotypka; notes of memories of the Trail Riders produced by Howard Watkins in 1973, as part of 50th anniversary celebrations; 3 newspaper articles, includ…
- Date Range
- 1933
- 1973
- 1983-1984
- 1997-1998
- 2013
- Reference Code
- M545 / I / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- M545 / I : Events and Activities
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 5939
- 8235
- 2014.8277
- Reference Code
- M545 / I / 2
- Responsibility
- Some notes produced by Anne Wotypka
- Date Range
- 1933
- 1973
- 1983-1984
- 1997-1998
- 2013
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records (ca. 45 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller -- 3 newspaper clippings -- 2 volumes : 17 x 25.5 cm and 26 x 18.5 cm) -- 3 photographs : col. prints ; 12.5 x 9 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one original bulletin from 1933 describing the TRCR's [Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies] 10th anniversary with notes by Anne Wotypka; notes of memories of the Trail Riders produced by Howard Watkins in 1973, as part of 50th anniversary celebrations; 3 newspaper articles, including two scanned copies, pertaining to the TRCR's 60th anniversary with attached notes by Anne Wotypka; information and sign-up sheets for 60th anniversary trail rides and Pow Wow event; 60th anniversary write-up titled "The Call of the Mountains - A Celebration"; 14 textual records including correspondence and a meeting agenda pertaining to TRCR's 60th and 75th anniversaries, 75th anniversary buckle design templates and plaque order forms including one duplicate; and one guest list booklet for the TRCR's 60th anniversary celebrations in 1983 containing 62 signatures. File also includes 3 colour photographs [see "Notes"].
- Notes
- Date "2013" is for accompanying handwritten notes by donor Anne Wotypka received with newspaper articles.
- 3 colour photographs have been stored in mylar and kept in folder with corresponding newspaper article to preserve context
- Some excess duplicates of items have not been processed due to storage reasons; items will be offered for return to Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies.
- Name Access
- Wotypka, Anne
- Watkins, Howard
- Orr, Dennis
- Godderis, Rick
- Subject Access
- Anniversary
- Trail riding
- Horse
- Plaque
- Buckle
- Guest list
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Photographs have been encased in mylar to prevent off-gassing. Consider filing separately with other prints in future if conservation issues arise.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Textual digital files on USB stick, 2010 - 2013 races
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- Scope & Content
- File consists of one USB stick containing 18 files pertaining to Bruno Engler's Memorial Ski Race events held between 2010 and 2013. Includes press releases, meeting minutes, memos, notes, a mailing list, task lists, a poster, a registration form template and 'thank you' cards for participants.
- Date Range
- 2010 - 2013
- Reference Code
- M559 / II / 14 to 31
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Private record
- Published record
- Poster
- Textual record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M559 / V783
- Series
- M559 / II : 1991 - 2016
- Sous-Fonds
- M559
- Accession Number
- 2018.8688
- Reference Code
- M559 / II / 14 to 31
- Date Range
- 2010 - 2013
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (18 digital files)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one USB stick containing 18 files pertaining to Bruno Engler's Memorial Ski Race events held between 2010 and 2013. Includes press releases, meeting minutes, memos, notes, a mailing list, task lists, a poster, a registration form template and 'thank you' cards for participants.
- Notes
- Individual item files are named according to contents.
- Stored with other textual records [M559] for retrieval purposes
- Storage Range
- File stored with other M559 contents
- Name Access
- Evely, Anne
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Ski racing
- Skiing
- Memorial
- Community events
- Sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only, no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Consider transferring digital files from USB onto archival server and/or saving duplicate files to prevent further content loss
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal content, obituaries, family genealogy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54516
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal correspondence, several newspaper clippings, event programmes, promotional pamphlets, and genealogy/family history notes. Content includes two copies [one printed and one scanned duplicate] of published text "The Diary of Deacon Elihu Woodworth 1835 - 1836", published 1972…
- Date Range
- 1971 - 1974
- 1977 - 1980
- 1984
- [ca. 1995]
- 2007
- 2013
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / D / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Private record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / IV / D : 1971 - 2013
- Accession Number
- 3109
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / D / 2
- Responsibility
- One item published by Wolfville Historical Society
- Date Range
- 1971 - 1974
- 1977 - 1980
- 1984
- [ca. 1995]
- 2007
- 2013
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- A full transcribed copy of Deacon Elihu Woodworth's diary is also available online [see "Bio Source Notes"].
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal correspondence, several newspaper clippings, event programmes, promotional pamphlets, and genealogy/family history notes. Content includes two copies [one printed and one scanned duplicate] of published text "The Diary of Deacon Elihu Woodworth 1835 - 1836", published 1972; several letters sent to Maud and Forest Kidney pertaining to their golden wedding anniversary in 1973, the wedding of Jane Ruth McConville and John Philip Malton, a ceremony marking the naming of Mount Jimmy Simpson in 1974, and a letter to Karin MacAulay from her friend Joyce; booklets/programmes for events held by the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association, the Banff Figure Skating Club, and the Banff Community High School's 1979 graduation ceremony; news clippings describing local events and the obituary of Ted MacAulay, 1984; pamphlets for Roadside mountain Trophy Hunts; and notes on the Kidney family tree and Woodworth family burial sites.
- Notes
- File also includes some colour images printed on paper which have relevant textual information on the back re: burial sites of Woodworth family members including Fred Woodworth [1895 - 1916]. Items stored as textual content due to annotations and production method.
- Name Access
- Kidney, Maude
- Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
- Woodworth, Fred
- LaCasse, Annie
- MacAulay, Ted
- MacAulay, Karin
- Wardell, Josephine
- Edwards, Bob
- MacAulay, Tim
- MacAulay, Hugh
- Southern Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association
- Lougheed, Peter
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Obituary
- Memorial
- Membership
- Genealogy
- Weddings
- Winter sports
- Skating
- Banff Community High School
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Printed colour documents with gravesite images have been placed in acid-free paper barrier
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://www.woodworth-ancestors.com/resources/deacon-elihu-woodworth.pdf
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Record…
- Date Range
- ca. 1870 - ca. 1998
- 1870s-1880s
- ca.1918 - ca. 1960s
- 1986-1998
- 1986
- 1990
- 1993
- 1995
- 1997-1998
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / A / 3-4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Private record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- Sub-Series
- M521 / I / A : Research and Writing
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / A / 3-4
- Date Range
- ca. 1870 - ca. 1998
- 1870s-1880s
- ca.1918 - ca. 1960s
- 1986-1998
- 1986
- 1990
- 1993
- 1995
- 1997-1998
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 30 x 35 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Records were filed in an envelope that was titled "Book Notes." Notable people include James Wardle, J.B. Harkin, Pat Brewster, Arthur Unwin, Dr. Brett, Norman Sanson, and Bill Peyto, among others. Notable places and topics include the organization of the Department of the Interior, the Banff-Windemere Highway, Rocky Mountain Park and Park Wardens, Kootenay National Park fires, coal and precious metal mines (e.g. Bankhead, Silver City), trail riding and hiking, research about James Wardle and his accomplishments, Ya-Ha-Tinda, and various parks (e.g. Glacier, Revelstoke, Elk Island, Kootenay, and Yoho). Other records include a handwritten letter to the Auld family in Scotland (cousins of Sheila Ritchie) with a story about Glenbow and a highland cow from Oban, Scotland; personal reflections on the Banff area and mountains in general; notes that Dorothy took while doing research at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Public Library; and a variety of newspaper clippings.
- Notes
- Includes request slips and stationary from the archives at the Whyte Museum.
- Potentially includes a handwritten list of Dorothy's written works.
- Newspaper clippings primarily from the Times Colonist, which is published in Victoria, British Columbia.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
- Brewster, Pat
- Peyto, Bill
- Brett, Robert George
- Sanson, Norman
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Banff Public Library
- National parks and reserves
- Newspaper
- Parks Canada
- Park policy
- Research
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Wardens
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Hiking
- Community life
- History
- Mines and mineral resources
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Glacier National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Silver City
- Victoria
- Yoho National Park
- Scotland
- Revelstoke
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some of the slips of paper are taped together. Was unable to remove them without damaging the materials. May present conservation issues in the future.
- Creator
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Politics
- Natural resources
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Title was written on an envelope containing these materials.
- Processing Status
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Race documents 1991 - 2016
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54610
- Scope & Content
- File consists of various textual documents ranging in dates from 1991 to 2016 pertaining to Bruno Engler's Veteran's Race, which is now referred to as Bruno Engler's Memorial Ski Race. Documents include meeting agendas and minutes re: the annual race event, race ephemera, registration forms and rec…
- Date Range
- 1991 - 2016
- Reference Code
- M559 / II / 1 to 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Organization record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M559 / V783
- Series
- M559 / II : 1991 - 2016
- Sous-Fonds
- M559
- Accession Number
- 2018.8688
- Reference Code
- M559 / II / 1 to 13
- Date Range
- 1991 - 2016
- Physical Description
- ca. 25 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of various textual documents ranging in dates from 1991 to 2016 pertaining to Bruno Engler's Veteran's Race, which is now referred to as Bruno Engler's Memorial Ski Race. Documents include meeting agendas and minutes re: the annual race event, race ephemera, registration forms and receipts, correspondence and other miscellaneous notes.
- Notes
- Items arranged chronologically [see "Content Details"]
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Memorial
- Winter sports
- Skiing
- Ski racing
- Community events
- Finances
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Mount Norquay
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply [personal information]
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- File contents are organized by year in folders, as listed below: M559 / II / 1 : 1911 - 1994 M559 / II / 2 : 1995 - 2002 M559 / II / 3 : 2003 - 2005 M559 / II / 4 : 2006 - 2007 M559 / II / 5 : 2008 - 2009 M559 / II / 6 : 2009 M559 / II / 7 : 2010 M559 / II / 8 : 2011 M559 / II / 9 : 2011 - 2012 M559 / II / 10 : 2012 - 2013 M559 / II / 11 : 2013 M559 / II / 12 : 2014 - 2015 M559 / II / 13 : 2015 - 2016
- Processing Status
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Miscellaneous and Collected Materials
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54646
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 11.5 cm of textual records, 32 x 42 cm or smaller. Records include: Book of Common Prayer (1872); The Pocket Cook Book by Elizabeth Woody (1942); Guide to Marks of Origin on British and Irish Silver Plate from mid-16th Century to the Year 1943 and Old Sheffield Plate Makers' Marks,…
- Date Range
- 1872-1986
- 1872
- 1911
- 1920
- 1928
- 1934-1935
- 1939
- 1942-1943
- 1950
- 1977
- 1986
- Reference Code
- M521 / II / C / 1-6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Organization record
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- M521 / II : Wardle Family
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- Sub-Series
- M521 / II / C : Miscellaneous and Collected Materials
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / II / C / 1-6
- Date Range
- 1872-1986
- 1872
- 1911
- 1920
- 1928
- 1934-1935
- 1939
- 1942-1943
- 1950
- 1977
- 1986
- Physical Description
- 11.5 cm of textual records (32 x 42 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 11.5 cm of textual records, 32 x 42 cm or smaller. Records include: Book of Common Prayer (1872); The Pocket Cook Book by Elizabeth Woody (1942); Guide to Marks of Origin on British and Irish Silver Plate from mid-16th Century to the Year 1943 and Old Sheffield Plate Makers' Marks, 1743-1860 (1943); four booklets related to the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies (1934-1950); a booklet titled "Sir George Simpson Centennial Celebration" (1928); an assortment of recipes; "The Margaret P. Hess Collection" booklet published by the University of Calgary (1977) and a related Calgary Herald newspaper clipping (1986); one Carl Rungius postcard; and six miscellaneous postcards depicting a former school teacher of Leette Wardle (1911), James Wardle at the Cave and Basin (1920), the Wardles in San Francisco (n.d.), two unidentified men (n.d.), and visitors to the Banff Springs Hotel (n.d.).
- Notes
- Book of Common Prayer inscribed with: “Martha Morey, November 4, 1872. New Westminster, BC. From her mother.” It belonged to James Wardle's mother.
- The Pocket Cook Book contains annotations and written notes tucked in among the pages of the book.
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies booklets kept because the Wardles participated in trail rides and there are photos/mentions of James and Dorothy, and possibly Leette.
- The "Sir George Simpson Centennial Celebration" booklet contains a photograph print between pages 32 and 33.
- Some of the postcards are annotated on the back, specifically the postcard depicting the Banff Springs Hotel which is addressed to Dorothy.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Simpson, George
- Rungius, Carl
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Artist
- Art
- Leisure
- Recreation
- Religions
- Calgary Herald
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Cave and Basin
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- San Francisco
- United States
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Religions
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54681
- Part Of
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60. M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Rider…
- Date Range
- ca.1908-ca.2011
- Reference Code
- M573 / V797 / S60
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Private record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Sound recording
- Lantern slide
- Part Of
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M573 / V797 / S60
- Sous-Fonds
- M573
- V797
- S60
- Accession Number
- 2019.111
- Reference Code
- M573 / V797 / S60
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Private record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Sound recording
- Lantern slide
- Date Range
- ca.1908-ca.2011
- Physical Description
- 26 cm of textual records.-- 109 photographs (42 prints, 67 lantern slides). -- 2 sound recordings.
- History / Biographical
- Jean Alexandra Hembroff was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 5, 1908 to Walter B. Hembroff (d. 1945) and Sarah Jane Hembroff (d.1952). Jean was accepted to the MacPhail School of Music and Dramatic Art at the University of Minnesota, from which she graduated in 1927. She returned to Winnipeg to begin teaching courses in speech arts and drama. To establish herself, she first volunteered as the "story lady" at the Williams Avenue Public Library and quickly became known as an excellent speaker sought by many different organizations. She taught at St. Mary's Academy and the Evening Institute at the University of Manitoba, as well as offered private sessions. Many of her students used the skills they learned from Jean as they entered radio, television, politics, and business. Jean was also very active in organizing and adjucating Speech Arts festivals in Manitoba, often going to inaccessible places to give workshops. Her teaching, broadcasting, adjucating, coaching, and speaking career spanned more than 50 years. Jean was hired by the Canadian Pacific Railway's promotions manager to give presentations and broadcast interviews across Canada and the United States. In 1937, Jean joined the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and participated in their summer trail ride in the same year. For that year's issue of the Trail Rider's Bulletin Jean wrote an article - and became the first woman to ever do so. In 1938, during her lecture titled "Trail Riding in the Rockies" on January 18, 1938 at the Royal Alexandra Hotel, Jean met John David (Jack) MacDonald. Jack and Jean were married on June 18, 1938, and the couple had one son, Bruce Walter James MacDonald (August 28, 1946-August 25, 2016). Jean participated in several trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail, and produced articles reflecting her experiences. Jean loved to travel and visited places all around Canada and the United States, Borneo, Tangier, Montevideo, Stockholm, New Delhi, and Tonga. At the age of 102, Jean passed away on February 2, 2011 and is buried in Winnipeg.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60.
- M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, particularly 1937-1939). Series II: Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings, 4 cm, 1924-2000 (including correspondence with John Murray Gibbon, former students, and attendees at various talks, as well as newspaper articles that Jean wrote about various subjects and articles of her achievements). Series III: Collected Materials and Ephemera, 3 cm, ca.1930-1950 (including a variety of collected poems and ephemera, as well as a copy of The Beaver Magazine from 1940, for which Jean wrote an article titled "On the Trail of Sir George").
- V797 consists of two series, 24.5 cm of visual records, ca.1928-1939. Series I: Photograph Prints, 3 cm, ca.1928-1939 (includes personal photographs of Jean and her family and friends as well as photographs of Jean and Jack's visit to Lake Louise in 1939). Series II: Lantern Slides, 21.5 cm, ca.1937-1939 (Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1937 to Mt. Assiniboine; Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1939 to Ptarmigan Valley and Skoki; collection of trail ride songs).
- S60 consists of two sound recordings, 1 cm, 2004 and 2007 (Winnipeg at Christmas, narrated by Jean, broadcasted on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation).
- Notes
- Lantern slides include wooden case.
- Name Access
- Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Camps
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Discovery and travel
- Discovery and exploration
- Empress Hotel
- European travel
- Family and personal life
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Kananaskis Ranch
- Lake Louise
- Lantern slide
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mountain
- Organizations
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Poetry
- Scenery
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and recreation
- Sunshine area
- Trails
- Trail guides
- Tourism
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Assiniboine
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Ireland
- Kananaskis Country
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'Hara
- Manitoba
- Mount Assiniboine
- Rocky Mountains
- Victoria
- West Indies
- Winnipeg
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
- Biographical Source Notes
- Contents of the fonds
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122854759/jean-alexandra-macdonald
- https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-174851/MACDONALD_JEAN
- https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/winnipeg-mb/bruce-macdonald-7064958
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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