objectType:"Textual record" found 32 records - Research Collections

Letter and Photographs

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 pages typed letter from Margery to Kathleen; 6 black and white prints of Banff and Lake Louise, July and September 1957, annotated on back

Date Range: 1957

Reference Code: V8 / 2014.8321

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8; V8; S8

Series: V8 / 2014.8321

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 2014.8321

Reference Code: V8 / 2014.8321

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record

Date Range: 1957

Physical Description: 6 photographs : b&w ; 6 x 4 cm and 2 pages of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 pages typed letter from Margery to Kathleen; 6 black and white prints of Banff and Lake Louise, July and September 1957, annotated on back

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration and travel; Tourism

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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1904 Lease between King Edward VII and Joseph Sadler

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of April 1, 1904 Lease between King Edward VII and Joseph Sadler. Lot 14 Blk 6 Banff Townsite. Ref. No. 874633 Document is affixed with a red seal with embossed crown - the Minister of the Interior.

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: M8 / 2014.8348

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Textual record

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8; V8; S8

Series: M8 / 2014.8348

Sous-Fonds: M8

Accession Number: 2014.8348

Reference Code: M8 / 2014.8348

GMD: Photograph; Textual record

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 1 cm Textual Records

Scope & Content: File consists of April 1, 1904 Lease between King Edward VII and Joseph Sadler. Lot 14 Blk 6 Banff Townsite. Ref. No. 874633 Document is affixed with a red seal with embossed crown - the Minister of the Interior.

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park

Language: English

Category: Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letter and Cyanotype Photograph

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of 1 Valentine poem/letter dated Feb. 14 in small torn envelope embossed EJW on back 1 small ripped envelope stamped Paid addressed to Mip Sophia Perkins Meadville 1 cyanotype photograph on paper of 10 seated children and one adult in small torn envelope addressed to Miss. Sophia Perk…

Date Range: 1822

Reference Code: M8 / 2014.8290

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8; V8; S8

Series: M8 / 2014.8290

Sous-Fonds: M8

Accession Number: 2014.8290

Reference Code: M8 / 2014.8290

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record

Date Range: 1822

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w cyanotype ; 6 x 8 cm ; .25 cm textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 1 Valentine poem/letter dated Feb. 14 in small torn envelope embossed EJW on back 1 small ripped envelope stamped Paid addressed to Mip Sophia Perkins Meadville 1 cyanotype photograph on paper of 10 seated children and one adult in small torn envelope addressed to Miss. Sophia Perkins Woodcock Crawford Co Pa 1 letter dated August 11th, 1822 addressed to Aunt Lucretia

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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William Royle fonds

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Part Of: William Royle fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs, published booklets and film reels which belonged to William Royle. Content pertains to the Banff Boy Scouts: local events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days and Banff's Centennial Parade in 1967; hiking, camping, skiing and other recreational activiti…

Date Range: [ca.1920-1930]; 1959-1960; [ca.1960-1970]; 1978

Reference Code: M587 / V808

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Print; Transparency; Textual record; Published record; Film

Part Of: William Royle fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M587; V808

Sous-Fonds: M587; V808

Accession Number: 2021.29

Reference Code: M587 / V808

GMD: Photograph; Print; Transparency; Textual record; Published record; Film

Date Range: [ca.1920-1930]; 1959-1960; [ca.1960-1970]; 1978

Physical Description: ca.348 photographs (204 b&w and col. prints, 144 col. transparencies) -- 0.5 cm of textual records -- 7 film reels

History / Biographical: William "Bill" Royle (1905-1980) moved to Banff from Lethbridge in 1952 with his mother (Mary Elizabeth) and two young sons (Bernard and Walter), following the death of his wife. William started the business Banff Plumbing and Heating Ltd., which he operated until his death. William and his brother, John J. Royle, were also involved with a laundromat business in Banff. From its inception in 1953, William also worked as director and president of the Banff Park Savings and Credit Union (now Bow Valley Credit Union). In his spare time, William volunteered with the Banff Boy Scouts, as well as St. Mary's Church in Banff, the Seniors' Society and the Alberta Council of the Aging. William's son, Bernard, tragically passed away in a plane crash in 1969 while searching for new heliskiing routes in British Columbia with his friend, John Gow, who survived.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs, published booklets and film reels which belonged to William Royle. Content pertains to the Banff Boy Scouts: local events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days and Banff's Centennial Parade in 1967; hiking, camping, skiing and other recreational activities; Bernard Royle and friends; the Banff High School curling team; natural views and wildlife in Alberta and British Columbia; and other related subjects. Includes three visual series: I - Prints ; II - Motion pictures ; III - Transparencies. Series I includes five sub-series: A - Boy Scouts [includes o.s. items] ; B - Banff Indian Days ; C - Banff Winter Carnival ; D - St. Mary's Baptist Church ; E - Misc.

Name Access: Royle, William; Royle, Walter; Royle, Bernard

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Events; Community events; Sports; Recreation; Curling; Banff Winter Carnival; Banff Indian Days; Cultural pluralism; Scouting; Boy Scouts of Canada; Churches; Religions; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Revelstoke; Canmore

Language: English

Category: Cultural pluralism; Family and personal life; Religions; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: https://time.com/5912476/heliski-survival-1969/; Information provided by Walter Royle

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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To Mount Rundle

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph of Mount Rundle on construction paper, annotated with an original poem by Mary Belle Rich. Photograph and poem were gifted to Norman Luxton.

Date Range: [ca.1925-1930]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 691 (O.S.)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print; Textual record

1 image

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 691 (O.S.)

GMD: Photograph; Print; Textual record

Responsibility: Produced by Mary Belle Rich

Date Range: [ca.1925-1930]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print on paper ; 30 x 40 cm

History / Biographical: Mary Belle Rich was a published poet and children's book author. Mary Belle grew up in Buffalo, New York before purchasing a large ranch and moving to Pincher Creek, Alberta in her adult years. Mary Belle's best-known work is her compilation of children's poems, titled "Fairy Tales and Grown-up Talk" (published ca.1913).

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph of Mount Rundle on construction paper, annotated with an original poem by Mary Belle Rich. Photograph and poem were gifted to Norman Luxton.

Notes: Item in file possibly produced during or shortly following Mary Belle Rich travelled to Banff in 1927.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Rich, Mary Belle

Subject Access: Art; Poetry; Photography; Mountains

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Mount Rundle

Language: English

Creator: Mary Belle Rich

Category: Arts

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34621443/edmonton-journal-21-july-1927/; https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.992326/53?r=0&s=1

Title Source: Original title used

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Ben Gadd fonds

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …

Date Range: 1956-2018

Reference Code: M590 / V810 / S61

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Digital image; Drawing; Negative; Newspaper clipping; Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Published record; Textual record; Video; Transparency

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M590; V810

Sous-Fonds: M590; V810

Accession Number: 2021.20; 2024.01

Reference Code: M590 / V810 / S61

GMD: Digital image; Drawing; Negative; Newspaper clipping; Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Published record; Textual record; Video; Transparency

Date Range: 1956-2018

Physical Description: ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows

History / Biographical: Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing

Notes: Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Gadd, Cia

Subject Access: Education; Research; Publication; Environment; Geology; Tourism; Family and personal life; Personal and Professional Life; Academics; Guiding; Guides; Businesses; Finances; Conservation; Wildlife; Natural history; Sports and recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Kootenay National Park; Lethbridge; United States of America; Colorado; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions apply

Language: English; French; Dutch

Category: Education; Environment; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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HCR info files - stratigraphy, fossils

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of published research material collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to stratigraphy and fossils. File includes one print photograph depicting a fossil found near Mt. Stephen, British Columbia [in folder M590/II/A/27] and one print depicting a geological feature in Jasper National Park.

Date Range: [1980-2012]

Reference Code: M590 / II / A / 27 to 31

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Photograph; Print

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: M590 / II : Research and publication records

Sous-Fonds: M590

Sub-Series: M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: M590 / II / A / 27 to 31

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Photograph; Print

Responsibility: Photographs produced by Christian W. Gronau of Whaletown, B.C. and Ron Kratochvil

Date Range: [1980-2012]

Physical Description: 10 cm of textual records -- 2 photographs : col. prints ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of published research material collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to stratigraphy and fossils. File includes one print photograph depicting a fossil found near Mt. Stephen, British Columbia [in folder M590/II/A/27] and one print depicting a geological feature in Jasper National Park.

Notes: Some items in file are annotated by Ben Gadd

Material Details: Photographs stored in file with textual records to maintain original order

Name Access: Gadd, Ben

Subject Access: Publication; Research; Natural history; Environment; Science and technology

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Jasper National Park

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Photographs stored in mylar

Category: Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Illustrations - geo

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs taken or collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to rock formations and other geological features near Meadow Creek and Miette in Jasper National Park. File also includes four photographs from Jim Aitken and the Geological Survey of Canada (Calgary, Ottawa).

Date Range: [ca.1990-1995]

Reference Code: V810 / II / A / PA - 139 to 162

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print; Textual record

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: V810 / II : Research and publication records

Sous-Fonds: V810

Sub-Series: V810 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: V810 / II / A / PA - 139 to 162

GMD: Photograph; Print; Textual record

Responsibility: Produced by Ben Gadd, Jim Aitken, Geological Survey of Canada

Date Range: [ca.1990-1995]

Physical Description: 24 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 20 x 15 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs taken or collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to rock formations and other geological features near Meadow Creek and Miette in Jasper National Park. File also includes four photographs from Jim Aitken and the Geological Survey of Canada (Calgary, Ottawa).

Notes: Most photographs are annotated on back by Ben Gadd. Photos V810/II/A/PA-10 and 162 accompanied in file by corresponding notes/textual records

Material Details: Original storage envelopes (annotated) stored in folder with prints

Name Access: Gadd, Ben

Subject Access: Research; Environment; Geology; Geological formation; Geography; Surveying; Surveys; Government; Science and technology

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper National Park; Miette; Calgary; Ontario; Ottawa

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Related Material: Corresponding negative film [for V810/II/A/PA-139 to 158]: V810 / II / A / NA - 16 to 23

Category: Environment; Science and technology; Government

Title Source: Original title used

Processing Status: Processed

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Photos, prints, negs, etc.

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to geological formations and research, rock climbing, views of glaciers and mountains, historic figures from Banff and Morley [including the Beaver family, Conrad Kain, Mary Schaffer and others] and other related subjects. Photographs were produced and/or col…

Date Range: [ca.1989-1995]

Reference Code: V810 / II / A / PA - 201 to 238

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Textual record

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: V810 / II : Research and publication records

Sous-Fonds: V810

Sub-Series: V810 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: V810 / II / A / PA - 201 to 238

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Textual record

Date Range: [ca.1989-1995]

Physical Description: 38 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 21.5 x 14 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs pertaining to geological formations and research, rock climbing, views of glaciers and mountains, historic figures from Banff and Morley [including the Beaver family, Conrad Kain, Mary Schaffer and others] and other related subjects. Photographs were produced and/or collected by Ben Gadd for use in the second edition of his book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies. File includes duplicates of historic images from the Whyte Museum and other sources.

Notes: Photographs in file are accompanied by a list of image numbers with descriptions, sent to Ben Gadd by David and Martha McIntyre.

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Schaffer, Mary; Kain, Conrad; Beaver, Sampson; Beaver, Leah

Subject Access: Research; Geology; Geological formation; Glaciers; Mountains; Mountaineering; Indigenous Peoples; Environment; Recreation; Hiking; Climbing

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: N/A

Related Material: Corresponding negative photographs : V810 / II / A / NA - 31 to 41

Category: Environment; Indigenous Peoples; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Original title used

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Centre

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 59 b&w & colour prints of the Banff Centre. Includes interior and exterior shots of campus buildings and the 1980 Banff Centre Car Rally, the Banff Centre Wilderness Course from the mid-1970s - a course that combined mountaineering and photography, and portraits of Centre Director …

Date Range: [ca. 1974-1987]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / B / i / PA - 01 to PA - 59

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print; Textual record

10 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, B : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Banff Centre

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / B / i / PA - 01 to PA - 59

GMD: Photograph; Print; Textual record

Date Range: [ca. 1974-1987]

Physical Description: 59 photographs : b&w & col. ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 59 b&w & colour prints of the Banff Centre. Includes interior and exterior shots of campus buildings and the 1980 Banff Centre Car Rally, the Banff Centre Wilderness Course from the mid-1970s - a course that combined mountaineering and photography, and portraits of Centre Director Dr. Paul Fleck. Also includes newspaper clippings and documents pertaining to the High Altitude Wilderness Course.