Skip header and navigation

Narrow Results By

97 records – page 1 of 10.

Southern Alberta research project

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55619
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materia…
Date Range
[ca.1845-1920]
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Cabinet card
Diary
Organization record
Photograph
Postcard
Print
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Textual record
Tintype
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / C : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6
GMD
Cabinet card
Diary
Organization record
Photograph
Postcard
Print
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Textual record
Tintype
Date Range
[ca.1845-1920]
Physical Description
29 cm of textual records -- 29 photographs (28 b&w prints, 1 tintype) ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materials in sub-series believed to have been collected by Eleanor Luxton, possibly on behalf of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association or as part of Eleanor's personal research.
Subject Access
Activities
Agriculture
Animals
Buildings
Businesses
Community life
Commerce and industry
Communications
Correspondence
Environment
Family and personal life
Farmland
Finances
Genealogy
History
Homestead
Immigration and homesteading
Inventory
Land use
Land, settlement and immigration
Manufacturing
Municipal views
Oil
Postcards
Portrait
Property
Real estate business
Research
Settlement
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Reproduction Restrictions
Some restrictions may apply - fragile materials
Language
English
Category
Commerce and industry
Communications
Family and personal life
Environment
Land, settlement and immigration
Natural resources
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56758
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…
Date Range
[ca.1844 - 1909]
[ca.1939 - 1944]
1980 - 1981
2014
Reference Code
M555 / V777
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Postcard
Private record
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Sous-Fonds
M555
V777
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / V777
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Postcard
Private record
Responsibility
Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin
Date Range
[ca.1844 - 1909]
[ca.1939 - 1944]
1980 - 1981
2014
Physical Description
21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs
History / Biographical
Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].
Notes
Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Schaffer, Mary
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Family
Correspondence
Travel
Exploration
Geographic Access
United States of America
Connecticut
New York
Europe
Language
English
Creator
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Category
Family and personal life
Exploration and travel
Biographical Source Notes
Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of an original travel journal/diary annotated by Aileen Harmon pertaining to a 1933 ski trip to Skoki Lodge. File also includes two complete, typed copies of text from original 1933 account [one accompanied by typed letter to "Kathryn", likely Catharine Robb Whyte], and one incomplete…
Date Range
1933
[ca. 1981 - ca. 1990]
Reference Code
M287 / I / 8
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Diary
Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M287 / V262
Series
M287 / I : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
M287
Accession Number
2016.8596
Reference Code
M287 / I / 8
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Diary
Responsibility
Produced by Aileen Harmon
Date Range
1933
[ca. 1981 - ca. 1990]
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of an original travel journal/diary annotated by Aileen Harmon pertaining to a 1933 ski trip to Skoki Lodge. File also includes two complete, typed copies of text from original 1933 account [one accompanied by typed letter to "Kathryn", likely Catharine Robb Whyte], and one incomplete typed copy.
Notes
One copy of journal contents annotated
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Harmon, Aileen
Subject Access
Skiing
Travel
Mountains
Skoki Lodge
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Lake Louise
Language
English
Creator
Aileen Harmon
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title provided prior to processing
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

William Alexander fonds

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions41
Part Of
William Alexander fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of school papers, 1923; student evaluations 1934-1944; retirement album, 1969, from Banff Elementary School; correspondence and notes of secretary or Cascade Lodge No. 5, A.F. & A.M., 1948-1949; and family photographs, ca.1915-ca.1920
Date Range
[ca.1915]-1959
Reference Code
M267 / V12
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Album
Private record
Published record
Part Of
William Alexander fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 267
V 12
Sous-Fonds
M 267
V 12
Accession Number
1660, 1825, 5008
Reference Code
M267 / V12
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Album
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1915]-1959
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records. -- 18 photographs : prints, negatives
History / Biographical
William A. (Bill) Alexander, 1909-1973, was a teacher and school principal at Banff, Alberta, Canada for forty years. He retired in 1969
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of school papers, 1923; student evaluations 1934-1944; retirement album, 1969, from Banff Elementary School; correspondence and notes of secretary or Cascade Lodge No. 5, A.F. & A.M., 1948-1949; and family photographs, ca.1915-ca.1920
Name Access
Alexander, William A. (Bill)
Subject Access
Education
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: basic description
Creator
Alexander, William A. (Bill)
Category
Education
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Part Of
Mary Allan fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of: school notebooks, 1924-1932, 4 cm.; Banff Collections and Recollections / by Mary Allan : [manuscript] pertaining to reminiscences of Mary Allan and Banff history (354p); photographic prints of school friends, 1966, 2 items; photographic transparencies of Cave and Basin buildi…
Date Range
1924-1983
Reference Code
M139
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Mary Allan fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 139
Sous-Fonds
M 139
Accession Number
6327, 7195 (unproc in with Box 2 of Mary Allan Thompson, Charles McCaulay, Hugh Gordon materials unproc accn 7195)
Reference Code
M139
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1924-1983
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records. -- 63 photographs (61 transparencies, 2 prints)
History / Biographical
Mary Thomson Allan, 1913-1989, was a poet and homemaker at Banff and Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Mary Thomson was born in Banff, where her mother, Jeannie Thomson, ran the Cave and Basin Teahouse. In the 1980s Allan was involved in the Save the Cave and Basin Committee. Allan wrote poetry starting in the 1930s. A number of her poems were published in periodicals and anthologies during the 1950s to 1970s, and a selection, titled "The Inward Trail", was published posthumously in 1992. "Banff Collections and Recollections" was in process when Allan died and editing was continued by her daughter, Jannis Hare.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of: school notebooks, 1924-1932, 4 cm.; Banff Collections and Recollections / by Mary Allan : [manuscript] pertaining to reminiscences of Mary Allan and Banff history (354p); photographic prints of school friends, 1966, 2 items; photographic transparencies of Cave and Basin buildings and area before and during renovation, 1971-1983.
Name Access
Allan, Mary
Subject Access
Cave and Basin
Family and personal life
Buildings and facilities
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Allan, Mary
Category
Family and personal life
Biographical Source Notes
Jannis Hare
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Gerald Smedley Andrews fonds

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions46
Part Of
Gerald Smedley Andrews fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of reminiscences, lecture and correspondence pertaining to Andrews' activities and interests in the Canadian Rockies. Reminiscence is titled: Beyond those rugged mountains by Gerry Andrews 1987: about his summer jobs at Field, British Columbia, 1919 Part I & 1921, Part II. Lecture, 1…
Date Range
Copies made 1982-1987
Reference Code
M450 / V736
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Gerald Smedley Andrews fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 450
V 736
Sous-Fonds
M 450
V 736
Accession Number
3526, 3770, 5359
Reference Code
M450 / V736
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
Copies made 1982-1987
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records. -- 5 photographs : copy negatives
History / Biographical
Lieutenant-Colonel Gerald Smedley Andrews, b.1903-, was Surveyor General and Director of Surveys and Mapping for British Columbia from 1951-1968. In retirement, Andrews has written, lectured and travelled.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of reminiscences, lecture and correspondence pertaining to Andrews' activities and interests in the Canadian Rockies. Reminiscence is titled: Beyond those rugged mountains by Gerry Andrews 1987: about his summer jobs at Field, British Columbia, 1919 Part I & 1921, Part II. Lecture, 1975, is titled: Edouard Gaston Daniel Deville, father of Canadian photogrammetric mapping. Personal correspondence is between Andrews and Fred Brewster, 1959- 1968, and pertains to maps, Samuel Prescott Fay, Cree language and travels. Also includes photographs pertaining to Fred Brewster and his house, Jasper, Alberta, 1924, 1965.
Name Access
Andrews, Gerald Smedley
Brewster, Fred
Prescott, Samuel Fay
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Science and technology
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Andrews, Gerald Smedley
Category
Family and personal life
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Ulysses LaCasse fonds

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions238
Part Of
Ulysses LaCasse fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two series: I. Professional series, ca.1910-1949; II. Professional / personal life series, ca.1896-ca.1967. Professional series contains volumes of textual records, photograph albums and photographs in two sub-series: A. Warden and civil service papers and photographs, and B. Gui…
Date Range
[ca.1896-ca.1967]
Reference Code
M90 / V340
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Tintype
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Part Of
Ulysses LaCasse fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 90
V 340
Sous-Fonds
M 90
V 340
Accession Number
139, 617, 936, 1097, 1219, 2659, 5747
Reference Code
M90 / V340
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Tintype
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Date Range
[ca.1896-ca.1967]
Physical Description
ca.15 cm of textual records. -- 4 photograph albums (ca.360 prints). -- ca.70 photographs : prints, copy negatives, negatives, tintype
History / Biographical
Ulysses LaCasse (or Ulysse; or La Casse), 1888-1972, was a trail guide and national park warden at Lake Louise and Banff, Alberta, Canada. LaCasse came to Banff in 1908 and worked in various cooking jobs including trail cook for surveys and trail outfits. He guided Caroline Hinman's trail riding groups before joining the Canadian Army in Europe and Siberia. LaCasse accompanied Byron Harmon, Soapy Smith and Louis Freeman on their five hundred mile expedition through the Canadian Rockies, 1924. LaCasse was a long-time warden in the Castle Mountain and Lake Louise districts
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two series: I. Professional series, ca.1910-1949; II. Professional / personal life series, ca.1896-ca.1967. Professional series contains volumes of textual records, photograph albums and photographs in two sub-series: A. Warden and civil service papers and photographs, and B. Guiding and outfitting papers and photographs. Professional / personal life series contains volumes of textual records, as well as photographs, in two sub-series: A. Scrapbooks, and B. Other material.
Textual records consist of warden journals, 1934-1949, and scrapbooks, 1911-1961. Journals record weather conditions, wildlife observations, enforcement, construction and maintenance duties, etc. around Castle Mountain and Lake Louise. Scrapbooks contain correspondence and memoranda, 1929-1948, from LaCasse's civil service career. Textual records also include diary of Mavis Benedict, 1917, kept during Caroline Hinman pack trips; copy of a ski trip diary; and biographical notes on LaCasse, ca.1950. Photograph albums pertain to a Caroline Hinman trip in the Mount Assiniboine area, 1917; Columbia Icefield expedition, 1924; and horse trips in the Canadian Rockies, ca.1925.
Name Access
Benedict, Mavis
Hinman, Caroline
LaCasse, Ulysses
Subject Access
Banff National Park - Wardens
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Government
Pack trips
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: arrangement outline
series and file description
electronic finding aid
Creator
LaCasse, Ulysses
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Government
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Leonard Leacock fonds

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions249
Part Of
Leonard Leacock fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consist of four separate series: A. I.A. Photography: negatives; B. I.C. Photography: transparencies, 35mm; C. I.D. Photography: prints; D. I.B. Photography: lantern slides. Fonds consists mainly of scenic transparency views arising from Leacock's climbs, hikes, horse and car trips in the Can…
Date Range
1924-1992
Reference Code
M372 / S24 / V353
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Part Of
Leonard Leacock fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 372
S 24
V 353
Sous-Fonds
M 372
S 24
V 353
Accession Number
2568, 3451, 6501, 6502, 6503, 6507, 6580, 6756, 7091, 2022.36
Reference Code
M372 / S24 / V353
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Date Range
1924-1992
Physical Description
ca.5100 photographs (ca.4450 transparencies, ca.575 negatives, ca.90 prints). -- 17 cm of textual records (including several volumes). -- 4 sound recordings
History / Biographical
Leonard Henry Leacock, 1904-1992, was a musician and educator at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Leacock was born in England and raised in Banff, Alberta. He was educated in Banff and Boston and through the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, and the Royal School of Music, London, England. Leacock joined the staff of Mount Royal College, Calgary as a piano teacher in 1924 and retired from teaching ca.1989. His music career also included performing, composing and adjudicating. Throughout his life, Leacock was an avid mountaineer and photographer. He took numerous hiking and horse trips in the Banff, Jasper and Yoho areas and sometimes worked in trail camps or as a guide.
Scope & Content
Fonds consist of four separate series: A. I.A. Photography: negatives; B. I.C. Photography: transparencies, 35mm; C. I.D. Photography: prints; D. I.B. Photography: lantern slides.
Fonds consists mainly of scenic transparency views arising from Leacock's climbs, hikes, horse and car trips in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks from the Crowsnest Pass through Jasper National Park, ca.1939 to 1984. Also included are travels in Yukon, Canada and the United States, including Alaska. Negatives date from 1925 to 1940? and pertain to Assiniboine, Lake Louise, Banff, Banff-Jasper, Columbia Icefield and other mountain areas; also natural history, including wildflowers and wildlife. A small number of negatives are accompanied by prints. Other prints pertain to Leacock, family, events and scenic views.
Textual records include letters, 1926-1986, 1 cm; diaries, 1930-1934, 1943, 2 items; scrapbooks and clippings, 1931-1936, ca.6 cm; manuscript scores of vocal and instrumental music, before 1985, 8 cm; concert programmes for which Leacock wrote the notes, 1962-1969, 37 items; other concert programmes, [ca.1945]-1986, 2 cm; writings, 1924, 1928, n.d., 4 items; other material, 1931-1987, 8 items. Diaries pertain to Leacock's personal life, giving details of musical, writing, artistic and dramatic activities; teaching and tour guiding; hikes and climbs in the Canadian Rockies; and friends, including Herbert Hahn and Stewart Cameron. Some letters are from Earle Birney, 1926-1978.
Sound recordings are interviews with Leacock re his career in music, including performing, composing and teaching; also music played by Leacock. Also includes one cassette recording [ca.1985-1992] of Doug Hawkes interviewing Leacock re: a pack trip he went on around 1931 between Gleichen and Jasper and back; cassette includes a story of a camp trip at Castlegar.
Name Access
Birney, Earle
Cameron, Stewart
Hahn, Herbert
Leacock, Leonard
Hawkes, Doug
Subject Access
Arts
Education
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Music
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
file description
electronic inventory
summary and reference copy recording for audio interview
Creator
Leacock, Leonard
Category
Arts
Education
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Marguerite Orr Rutherford fonds

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions337
Part Of
Marguerite Orr Rutherford fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal papers and portraits, ca.1915-1990; incoming letters, ca.1915-1979; wedding journal, 1927; activity photographs, 1930s-1940s; hospital assistant papers and photographs, 1942-1945; print material and photographs re Inuit art, ca.1960; family history papers and portraits, c…
Date Range
[ca.1875]-1990
Reference Code
M320 / V556
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Marguerite Orr Rutherford fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 320
V 556
Sous-Fonds
M 320
V 556
Accession Number
1569, 6773
Reference Code
M320 / V556
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1875]-1990
Physical Description
14 cm of textual records. -- ca.100 photographs : prints. -- 1 item of print material
History / Biographical
Marguerite Beryl Orr Rutherford (also known as Marguerite Orr), 1903-1993, was a businesswoman and outdoor enthusiast at Banff and Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She was the daughter of Lorne and May Orr and grand-daughter of Wesley Fletcher Orr, early mayor of Calgary. Marguerite Orr grew up in Banff, where she attended high school with Earle Birney. In 1927, she married Clyde "Rusty" Rutherford, from whom she was later separated. During WWII, Rutherford worked as a hospital assistant at Whitehorse, Yukon. She later owned Cottage Crafts in Calgary and sold Eskimo art, ca.1960, when it was just becoming popular. Rutherford was a close friend of Allen Bill, war correspondent and later editor and sports columnist for the Calgary Herald.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal papers and portraits, ca.1915-1990; incoming letters, ca.1915-1979; wedding journal, 1927; activity photographs, 1930s-1940s; hospital assistant papers and photographs, 1942-1945; print material and photographs re Inuit art, ca.1960; family history papers and portraits, ca.1875-1974; Allen Bill photographs, 1940s-1970s; Earle Birney typescript poem and inscribed publication "David and Other Poems," 1942.
Name Access
Birney, Earle
Rutherford, Marguerite Orr
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Related Material
Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage collections)
Creator
Rutherford, Marguerite Orr
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Part Of
Boon family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records and photographs. Textual records include: certificate of appreciation, University of Calgary, 1972; newsclippings pertaining to Ann Boon, 1962-1972; annotated copy of Salute to the Past by Gladys Cynthia Rebecca Shope Diesel, n.d.; information pamphlet re the Moun…
Date Range
[ca.1930]-1972
Reference Code
M92 / V73
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Boon family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 92
V 73
Sous-Fonds
M 92
V 73
Accession Number
1847, 2469, 2898, 7693. 8159, 8091
Reference Code
M92 / V73
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
[ca.1930]-1972
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records. -- 27 photographs (26 prints, 1 negative)
History / Biographical
The Boon family were residents of Banff, Alberta, Canada, ca.1935-ca.1975. Ann Boon, d.1972, was a business woman, served as President of the Banff Chamber of Commerce, and was a member of the Senate of the University of Calgary. Charles Alfred Boon, 1889-1968, worked for B.A. Oil.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records and photographs. Textual records include: certificate of appreciation, University of Calgary, 1972; newsclippings pertaining to Ann Boon, 1962-1972; annotated copy of Salute to the Past by Gladys Cynthia Rebecca Shope Diesel, n.d.; information pamphlet re the Mountain School, Banff, ca.1930. Photographs pertain to royal visit, 1939; Ann Boon, people, places and activities in Banff, 1941-1966. Royal visit photographs are by Charles Boon. 1 b/w photograph of group skating on First Vermilion Lake, December 1941 includes (l-r): George Oxborough, Tom Boon, Mr. Oxborough (George's father), Walter Roos, Peter Young, Lorna Boon and David Boon, photograph taken by Mrs. C. A. Boon
Name Access
Boon, Ann
Boon, Charles
Boon, Tom
Oxborough, George
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
Finding Aid
No finding aid
Creator
Boon, Ann
Boon, Charles A.
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

97 records – page 1 of 10.

Back to Top