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Southern Alberta research project
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- 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
- 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
- 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
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The Hansons of Osmanthorp
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one bound volume of genealogical research pertaining to the family of John Hanson in Osmanthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England. Content includes records from 1640 onwards, including general timelines, birth and death records, and transcriptions of earlier written accounts.
- Date Range
- [ca.1829-1846]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 1
- 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 / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Compiled by John Hanson
- Date Range
- [ca.1829-1846]
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records (1 volume : 193 pages ; 21 x 27.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one bound volume of genealogical research pertaining to the family of John Hanson in Osmanthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England. Content includes records from 1640 onwards, including general timelines, birth and death records, and transcriptions of earlier written accounts.
- Notes
- Original date of volume creation listed as 1829; however, includes information added as late as 1846.
- Material Details
- Includes coloured illustration of building (annotated) between pages 74 and 75
- Geographic Access
- England
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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J. Monroe Thorington fonds
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- J. Monroe Thorington fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of copies of textual records from the Thorington Archives at Princeton University and photographs in both original and copy form. Textual records include: I. Thompson-Little Collection and supplement 1895- 1907; letters chiefly addressed to Charles Sproule Thompson collected by Georg…
- Date Range
- 1825-1974
- Reference Code
- M106 / V622
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- J. Monroe Thorington fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 106
- V 622
- Sous-Fonds
- M 106
- V 622
- Accession Number
- 740, 1001, 1034, 1093, 1103, 1133, 1285, 1406, 1411, 1439, 1561, 1600, 1804, 1810, 1965, 1980, 2110, 2279, 2536, 2713, 3059
- Reference Code
- M106 / V622
- Date Range
- 1825-1974
- Physical Description
- ca.1.8 m of textual records. -- 64 photographs : prints, transparencies, copy negatives
- History / Biographical
- J. Monroe "Roy" Thorington, 1894-1989, was an ophthalmologist, mountaineer and mountain historian at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Thorington was a pre-eminent climber and explorer in the Canadian Rockies starting in 1922. He studied the Freshfield and Lyell Glaciers for 22 years and explored and mapped the Purcell Range, British Columbia. Thorington wrote approximately 300 publications on mountaineering, mountain history and the Canadian Rockies. He was active in numerous organizations, particularly the American Alpine Club.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of copies of textual records from the Thorington Archives at Princeton University and photographs in both original and copy form.
- Textual records include: I. Thompson-Little Collection and supplement 1895- 1907; letters chiefly addressed to Charles Sproule Thompson collected by George T. Little, Appalachian Mountain Club and supplemented by material mainly from the estate of Charles E. Fay. II. American Alpine Club, 1903- 1967; correspondence with American Alpine Club members elected to 1918. III. Alps and Canada mountaineering correspondence. IV. Guide books and writings; pertains to writings on the Canadian Rockies and Conrad Kain. V. Dr. W. S. Ladd and Allen Carpe papers 1908-1935.
- VI. Photographs, 1871-1970, pertain mainly to Thorington's climbing associates, mountain guides, friends and climbs; also, tombstones of friends at Banff Cemetery.
- Fonds also includes miscellaneous original summit notes, articles, etc. concerning landmark mountaineering activities in the Canadian Rockies.
- Name Access
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: series description
- Creator
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Douglas Leighton fonds
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual records. Visual records are made up of approximately 13,650 colour transparencies. transparencies pertain to personal life and career as an professional photographer, and naturalist. Textual records pertain to background for assessing the status of the Banff / …
- Date Range
- 1953 - 2018
- Reference Code
- M133 / V222
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 133
- V 222
- Sous-Fonds
- M 133
- V 222
- Accession Number
- 6592, 7752, 2015.15 (unprocessed)
- Reference Code
- M133 / V222
- Date Range
- 1953 - 2018
- Physical Description
- ca.13,650 col. slide photographs -- 51 prints -- 58 negatives -- textual records
- History / Biographical
- Douglas (Doug) Leighton was born in Banff, Alberta, August 7, 1953. His family moved to Penticton, British Columbia in 1963 where he began using a camera at the early age of ten years old. At a young age, Doug was an enthusiastic birder, during his 20's Doug went on to become a Park Naturalist with British Columbia Parks for eight years until he returned to Banff in 1985 to pursue a professional photography career. In 1992 Doug moved from Banff to Golden, British Columbia and finally in 2005 Doug with his wife Myriam moved to Blaeberry, British Columbia. Doug died on March 28, 2018. Doug was a photographer and writer. Doug's photographs have been published by National Geographic Society, Audubon Society Books, Time-Life Books, Canadian Geographic, Equinox, and Nature Canada Magazine among others. IN 1989 a portfolio of his work was selected for the National Museum of Natural Science "The Nature of Photography" exhibition which celebrated 150 years of photography in Canada. Doug is also known for his best selling photographic books "The Canadian Rockies" 1993, "Alberta" and "Greater Vancouver" 1995.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual records. Visual records are made up of approximately 13,650 colour transparencies. transparencies pertain to personal life and career as an professional photographer, and naturalist. Textual records pertain to background for assessing the status of the Banff / Central Rockies grizzly bear population / Douglas Leighton : [report], January 15, 2001; and photographs by Douglas Leighton of Jon Whyte, Ted Hart, Leslie Taylor and the Cascades of Time gardens. Unprocessed sous-fonds consists of Douglas Leighton's Grizzly Research 1999-2018
- Notes
- Douglas Leighton fonds arrangement Sous fonds M133 M133 / 1-2 Sous fonds V222 Series I: Personal Subseries A: Photograph prints Subseries B: Colour transparencies Subseries C: NegativesXXX Series II: AnimalsXXXSubseries A: UngulatesXXXSubseries B: Fish Reptiles and InsectsXXXSubseries C: BirdsXXXSubseries D: Mammals Series III: Trips, Topics and EventsXXXSubseries A: Gang RanchXXXSubseries B: Forest FiresXXXSubseries C: FishingXXXSubseries D: SkiingXXX Series IV: Scenic ViewsXXXSubseries A: AerialsXXXSubseries B: British ColumbiaXXXSubseries C: AlbertaXXX Series V: Plants Series VI: Published
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright applies
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- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Leighton, Douglas
- Category
- Environment
- Biographical Source Notes
- Obituary - biofile
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Douglas Leighton fonds
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- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sous-fonds consists of Douglas Leighton's Grizzly Resaerch 1999 - 2018 List of files 1. 2005 ALBERTA - working texts for book project, early explorers (Henday-Thompson-Henry+) 2. 2009 NAME – working texts for book project following history of the grizzly bear’s name (see #8) 3. 2011 PLAINS GRIZZ…
- Date Range
- ca. 1999 - 2018
- Reference Code
- M133 / V222
- Description Level
- 2 / Sous-fonds
- GMD
- Private record
- Textual record
- Digital born
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 2 / Sous-fonds
- Fonds Number
- M133 / V222
- Sous-Fonds
- M133
- Accession Number
- 2020.15
- Reference Code
- M133 / V222
- Date Range
- ca. 1999 - 2018
- Physical Description
- .
- Scope & Content
- Sous-fonds consists of Douglas Leighton's Grizzly Resaerch 1999 - 2018 List of files 1. 2005 ALBERTA - working texts for book project, early explorers (Henday-Thompson-Henry+) 2. 2009 NAME – working texts for book project following history of the grizzly bear’s name (see #8) 3. 2011 PLAINS GRIZZ - working texts for book project on the history of the ‘Plains Grizzly’ 4. 2012 PLAINS GRIZ - reworking #3 texts; some additional research but some text still ‘messed up’ 5. 2015 FUR TRADER RECS – grizzly bears records of Canadian fur traders, tables and lists 6. 2015 TABLES – historic recs, compilations, fur trade, others; best edited versions of many in #18. 7. ABORIGINAL HUNTING – mostly working notes, tables, texts on hunting methods, weapons, religion 8. BOOK NAME Sep 09 – working updated texts from #2 9. BUFFER ZONES – working tables, texts on historic inter-tribal and other buffer zones 10. CA 1850 (1841-60) – Canadian historic records other than fur traders 11. CA 1880 (1861-1900) – Canadian historic records other than fur traders 12. CALIFORNIA – working texts and historic records; note best Portola text in LGH 2018 13. CANADIAN ROCKIES – grizzly bear and other wildlife records and misc 14. CYPRESS HILLS 2010 - working texts for project which expanded into #3,4 project 15. ESGBP GRIZZ POPULATION ANALYSIS* - not included on most discs; analysis of research results 16. GRIZZLY – BIO – ECO – research notes, tables on grizzly biology, behavior, ecology, etc 17. LEIG GRIZ HIST – FUR TRADE MISC – misc. fur trade records, texts, include Fort Colville research 18. LEIGHTON GRIZZLY HISTORY 2018 – files edited, updated, organized and sent out in 2018; BEST 19. NORTH CASCADES – research files, texts on history of grizzly bear in North Cascades Ecosystem 20. SHORT STORY – ALL – various working reiterations of condensed ‘short story’ of grizzly bear history 21. SPANISH CA RECORDS – early Spanish historic records 22. THE MYTH – ALL – various working texts on The Myth, historic pop estimates and historic range maps 23. US NW GRIZZLY RECORDS 1825- US historic records except Spanish and LEWIS and CLARK (in #6,18)
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- Grizzly Bears
- Access Restrictions
- Access restriction on folder ESGBP GRIZZ POP ANALYSIS
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Clifford Jackson White fonds
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- Clifford Jackson White fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of eight separate series: A. Moving Images; B. Photographs; C. Banff - Lake Louise - Chamber of Commerce Plaques; D. Printed Materials; E. Newspaper Clippings; F. Sunshine Village Lodge & Skoki Ski Lodge; G. Written Materials; H. Phone List. Fonds consists of records pertaining primar…
- Date Range
- 1847-2003
- Reference Code
- M168 / V685
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Clifford Jackson White fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 168
- V 685
- Sous-Fonds
- M 168
- V 685
- Accession Number
- 6335 (moved to V682), 7044, 7771
- Reference Code
- M168 / V685
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1847-2003
- Physical Description
- 7 cm textual records. -- 24 photographs: prints. -- 2 motion pictures: 16mm film, video
- History / Biographical
- Clifford Jackson White (II), 1929-2003, was born in Banff, Alberta, the son of Clifford and Mildred (Jackson) White and the grandson of Dave White. Clifford J. White attended public and high school in Banff and in 1951, married Beverly Pogue of Calgary. Together they have four children: Clifford (III), Tara, Bradford, and Tristan. Cliff White was thirteen years old when he guided for his father at Mount Temple, and he operated the bulldozer for Sunshine Village from 1946 to 1949. From 1949 to 1953, Cliff White was assistant to the general manager of Snowmobile Tours at the Icefields, and 1953-1963, he owned a service station in Banff. In 1960, White purchased Sunshine Village ski resort, sold it in 1966 and remained the manager there until 1977. White succeeded his aunt, Catharine Whyte as President of the Board of Trustees, Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation, 1979-1993. White was a member of the Kiwanis Club at Banff, and was the director of the Banff Chamber of Commerce. He was a Cub pack leader from 1953 to 1956.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of eight separate series: A. Moving Images; B. Photographs; C. Banff - Lake Louise - Chamber of Commerce Plaques; D. Printed Materials; E. Newspaper Clippings; F. Sunshine Village Lodge & Skoki Ski Lodge; G. Written Materials; H. Phone List. Fonds consists of records pertaining primarily to Sunshine ski area. Textual records include a speech: "The Human History of Skiing at lake Louise," Feb. 8, 1992. Discusses origins of skiing in Banff, 1920s, the establishment of Skoki and Mt. Temple Chalet, and the first chair lifts. The remainder of the speech deals with White's recollections of a typical "ski week" in 1943 when he worked as a licensed ski guide at Mount Temple Chalet. Also includes a list of significant dates and events in Lake Louise ski history, 1894-1991. Textual records also include personal and legal records, Sunshine ski area pamphlets, 1960 - ?, correspondence, certificates, clippings, and pamphlets. Photographs consist of 20 prints re Clifford J. White, Beverly White and their children; Clifford White Sr. and ski development history. Motion pictures include a film "Top of the World," ca. 1970, 16mm, sd., col., ca. 500 ft., ca. 14 minutes. "A Jim Rice Production." Sunshine Village promotional film: skiing, lodge, lifts, helishots, etc. interspersed with 1930s footage of Skoki area skiing (some of which exists in this fonds). Film was property of Sunshine Village. Clifford J. White supplied some historical film footage by or collected by his father, Clifford White, for this film.
- Name Access
- White, Clifford Jackson
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- White, Clifford Jackson
- Biographical Source Notes
- Bio file; Who's Who in Alberta, 1969
- Title Source
- Title based on provenance of fonds
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Bow Valley Naturalists fonds
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- Bow Valley Naturalists fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records pertaining to business, 1967-1982, club activities, 1967-2010; information files, 1968-2010; newsletters, environmental assessments, and miscellaneous. Accompanied by audio tape. Research value relates to the club and its affiliations; natural history activities including …
- Date Range
- 1967-2010
- Reference Code
- M186
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Bow Valley Naturalists fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 186
- Sous-Fonds
- M 186
- Accession Number
- 1112, 1259, 1613, 1881, 2571, 2751, 2861, 2953, 3034, 3053, 3080, 3096, 3210, 3218, 3248, 3262, 3348, 3479, 5090, 8149(processed and located lower storage-boxes 35-98), 8161(unproc)
- Reference Code
- M186
- Date Range
- 1967-2010
- Physical Description
- 15 m of textual records
- History / Biographical
- The Bow Valley Naturalists is a natural history club based in Banff, Alberta. Its objectives are to acquire and disseminate knowledge on natural history, to work for the protection and preservation of natural areas and wildlife and to stimulate interest in the appreciation of nature. Activities include hikes and observations in the Bow Valley and the Canadian Rockies, natural area studies, bird and flower counts, and lobbying of governments on conservation issues. The club conducted intensive natural area studies in the Mount Yamnuska area in 1974, and in the Vermilion Lakes area in 1977-1978.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records pertaining to business, 1967-1982, club activities, 1967-2010; information files, 1968-2010; newsletters, environmental assessments, and miscellaneous. Accompanied by audio tape. Research value relates to the club and its affiliations; natural history activities including birding and flower studies; natural areas including Vermilion Lakes; conservation issues such as Village Lake Louise, Sunshine Village and proposed natural parks, the development of national parks, research related to forest management, Middle Springs Development phases, Town of Banff Community plans, National Parks ski areas, Trans-Canada Highway Twinning Phases, transportation and utilities in the National Parks, the Bow Valley east of Banff and Kananaskis Valley, and British Columbia protected areas.
- Name Access
- Bow Valley Naturalists
- Subject Access
- Environment
- 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
- Bow Valley Naturalists
- Category
- Environment
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Alice Wright fonds
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- Alice Wright fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes motion pictures by Alice Wright of horse trips and travels in the Canadian Rockies and miscellaneous papers and ephemera pertaining to Mount Robson Ranch, Berg Lake Chalet and Mount Robson region and history. Films pertain mainly to the Mount Robson and Jasper, Alberta areas; also B…
- Date Range
- 1827-1975
- Reference Code
- M193 / V710
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Alice Wright fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 193
- V 710
- Sous-Fonds
- M193/V710
- Accession Number
- 1173, 2418, 3972
- Reference Code
- M193 / V710
- Date Range
- 1827-1975
- Physical Description
- 11 motion pictures. -- 6 textual records
- History / Biographical
- Alice Wright, d.ca.1982, was owner of the Mount Robson Ranch and operator of the Berg Lake Chalet in the Mount Robson area of British Columbia, Canada. She also lived at Red Pass and Sidney, B.C.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes motion pictures by Alice Wright of horse trips and travels in the Canadian Rockies and miscellaneous papers and ephemera pertaining to Mount Robson Ranch, Berg Lake Chalet and Mount Robson region and history. Films pertain mainly to the Mount Robson and Jasper, Alberta areas; also Banff and Lake Louise. Textual records include a transcript of a portion of a diary of George MacDougal, 1827, describing a trip through Yellowhead Pass, Tete Jaune Cache to Jasper House. Also includes a memorandum of the British Columbia Parks Branch, 1975, re the future of the Berg Lake Chalet; annotations by Alice Wright.
- Name Access
- Wright, Alice
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- 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: motion picture summaries
- Creator
- Wright, Alice
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
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Gordon Burles fonds
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- Gordon Burles fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of poems by Gordon Burles, 1970-2017. Manuscripts contain about twenty-seven hundred poems, mainly in free verse, some with revisions. Poems are numbered in chronological order. About 2016 Burles stopped numbering each poem. The year of creation is indicated with each poem.…
- Date Range
- 1970-2017, 2022
- Reference Code
- M196 / V103
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Machine-readable data file
- Private record
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- Part Of
- Gordon Burles fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 196
- V 103
- Sous-Fonds
- M 196
- V 103
- Accession Number
- 1199, 1367, 1414, 1674, 2061, 2212, 2239, 2890, 3233, 3769, 3874, 5526, 5689, 5903, 6347, 6487, 6927,7215, 7483, 7486, 7612
- Reference Code
- M196 / V103
- Date Range
- 1970-2017, 2022
- Physical Description
- ca. 36.5 cm textual records + 9 CD-R (textual records). -- 7 photographs : prints, negatives.
- History / Biographical
- James Gordon Burles, b.1949, is a poet, surveyor and civil servant at Banff, Alberta, Canada. A native of Banff, Burles is a student of the Canadian Rockies. In Burles' own words, much of his poetry is inspired by four environments: the life and history of Banff National Park, the town of Banff, the Okanagan Valley, and Calgary.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of poems by Gordon Burles, 1970-2017. Manuscripts contain about twenty-seven hundred poems, mainly in free verse, some with revisions. Poems are numbered in chronological order. About 2016 Burles stopped numbering each poem. The year of creation is indicated with each poem. Some poems pertain to mountain personalities such as Bill Peyto, Norman Sanson, Margaret Stone, Walter D. Wilcox, Walter J. Phillips, Conrad Kain, and Georgia Engelhard. Many are surrealist or nonsense poems and many deal with the Cemetery Tea House, an imaginary teahouse frequented by various characters.
- Fonds consists of three series: I : Poetry Manuscripts; II : Prose and research; III: Digital typeset copies of published poems
- Some poems deal with Burle's parents and family. The collection also holds fifty-three books and booklets, self-published by the author from 1984 to 2017. The books published from 2003 to 2017 contain all the poems which the author considers worth preserving. Some in one book have been revised in a later book. Some poems were revised more than once. The three books published in 1984, 1986, and 1990 are considered by the author as early works. Only the poems in those books that the author considered worth publishing have been republished in the 2003-2017 books. Names in the poem titles are usually made up.
- Some titles are tongue-in-cheek. There were so many poems that the author resorted to names like "Portrait for Bertrand Clerihew-Guggenheim" to make it easier. Some titles, of course, are obviously connected to the content of the poem. Many titles were long enough to preclude the difficulty of getting the graphic designer to centre the title over the poem! Also included are manuscripts, research materials, articles, and notes etc. regarding Bill Peyto, the Copper Mountain Mine, Banff National Park museum, logging roads in the Johnson Lake area, and the Sanson-Bethune connection.
- Photographs pertain to remains of hay rake and wagon in the Third Vermilion Lake area (1975) and remains of the Queen of the Hills Mine, above Silver City (1977).
- CD-ROMS's contain typeset copies of manuscripts by Gordon Burles in Pagemaker, In Design and .pdf file formats. Manuscripts include "The Jagged Harmony," 2005, "An Avenue Without End," 2005, "That Perfect Elsewhere," n.d., "Much Like A Dream," 2004, "All the Universe of Sight," 2006, "Those Grand Poplars," 2004, "Lords of Many Orchards: Selected Best Poems of Gordon Burles," 2003, "That trellis of tombs: Further Selected Poems of Gordon Burles," 2004, "The Closing of Many Doors: More Poems by Gordon Burles," 2006.
- II : Prose and research includes "Life story of James Gordon Burles," 2022
- Notes
- Books of poetry published by Gordon Burles are located in the Whyte Museum Archives Library 05.1/B92. In 2018 Gordon Burles compiled a listing of the original poems that were edited and re-published. This list is in the M196 document file, and is also a PDF attached to the fonds level record
- Name Access
- Burles, Gordon
- Subject Access
- Arts
- 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: file level descriptions with inventory
- Creator
- Burles, Gordon
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pat Brewster fonds
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family. I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textua…
- Date Range
- 1841-1983
- Reference Code
- M2 / S21 / V91
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Poster
- Private record
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Sous-Fonds
- V91
- Accession Number
- 12, 13, 80, 93, 110, 145, 340, 380, 899, 1006, 1110, 1179, 1210, 1235, 1398, 1409, 1440, 1505, 1784, 1874, 2176, 2216, 2303, 2361, 2410, 2643, 2791, 2816, 2880, 2903, 2933, 2940, 3051, 3157, 3181, 3393, 3642, 3733, 3734, 3780, 3821, 3921, 3969, 5028, 5336, 6018
- Reference Code
- M2 / S21 / V91
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Poster
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1841-1983
- Physical Description
- ca.80 cm of textual material. -- ca.900 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives, copy negatives. -- 1 photograph album (50 prints). -- 3 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes
- History / Biographical
- Forrest Oliver "Pat" Brewster, 1896-1982, was a trail guide, outfitter and businessman in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Pat was a native and life-long resident of Banff. As a boy, he was an active Boy Scout and, by age seventeen, was a big game guide. After serving in World War I, Brewster established the first permanent camp at Lake O'Hara for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1926, he took over the Brewster Transport Company outfitting business from his brothers, Bill and Jim. In the 1930s, he became involved in skiing explorations in the Assiniboine, Skoki and Sunshine areas. Pat Brewster was active in community affairs and, in his later years, was an avid historian of the region. He published three books of reminiscences between 1975 and 1982.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family.
- I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textual records, photographs.
- II. Professional series, 1892-1982, 47.5 cm of textual records, 266 photographs, 1 sound recording. Includes papers pertaining to various Brewster family and other businesses, writing papers and sound recording, and photographs pertaining to guiding and outfitting, tourism promotion and other.
- III. Activities series, 1841-1983, 6.5 cm of textual records, 262 photographs. Pertains to genealogical research, other activities and collected material.
- IV. Brewster family series, 1841-1981, 2.5 cm of textual records, 132 photographs. Pertains to Brewster family, Jack Brewster, John Brewster, Pearl Brewster Moore and the Moore family.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Pat
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- reference copies and summaries for sound recordings
- Creator
- Brewster, Pat
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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