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Astley family fonds
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- Part Of
- Astley family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of notes, correspondence and articles pertaining to the Astley family and early history of Lake Louise and Lake Minnewanka areas. Fonds includes correspondence between Willoughby Astley and J. A. Jaffary of the Provincial Library, Alberta, 1928-1929, re place names in the Lake Louise…
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1970
- Reference Code
- M265 / V394
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Astley family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 265
- V 394
- Sous-Fonds
- M 265
- V 394
- Accession Number
- 1420, 1520, 2961, 6353, 6756, 7939
- Reference Code
- M265 / V394
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1970
- Physical Description
- 13 textual records. -- ca.40 photographs: prints
- History / Biographical
- Willoughby John Astley, 1859-1948, came to Banff in 1888 and built the Beach House Hotel at Lake Minnewanka. He moved to Lake Louise in 1889. Brother, Charles D'Oyley Astley, 1849-1937, and Lucy Ann Astley continued to operate the hotel until 1907 when they retired to Banff. The hotel was destroyed as part of power development at Lake Minnewanka, ca.1912.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of notes, correspondence and articles pertaining to the Astley family and early history of Lake Louise and Lake Minnewanka areas. Fonds includes correspondence between Willoughby Astley and J. A. Jaffary of the Provincial Library, Alberta, 1928-1929, re place names in the Lake Louise area; scrapbook of clippings re World War I, including a list of Banff men who enlisted; Beach House Hotel guest register, 1890-1906, recording name and residence of guest, and occasionally record of fish caught; Astley family photographs, ca.1886-1930s. Photographs pertain to fishing and boating on Lake Minnewanka; Beach House Hotel and Lady of the Lake steam launch; Devil's Canyon, Bankhead and Banff; views of avalanche clearing in Roger's Pass by Byron Harmon. Includes one panorama view of group at Lake Minnewanka.
- Name Access
- Astley, Charles D'Oyley
- Astley, Willoughby John
- Subject Access
- Buildings and facilities
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Military
- 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: reference copy of hotel register
- Related Material
- Hotel register is related to similar item in Rodney Touche fonds (M377)
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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First World War diary
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- Part Of
- Sid Unwin fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item is the diary kept by Sid Unwin during the year 1917. Unwin describes his duties at the front, and makes observations on casualties, taking prisoners, gas attacks and other activities. The diary records activities leading up to and during the battle of Vimy Ridge, Unwin's personal injury and c…
- Date Range
- 1917
- Reference Code
- M31 / A / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Diary
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Sid Unwin fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M31 / V25
- Series
- I.A. Sid Unwin sous-fonds : Military career
- Sous-Fonds
- M31
- Accession Number
- 7102, 7112
- Reference Code
- M31 / A / 3
- GMD
- Textual record
- Diary
- Date Range
- 1917
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record (1 v.)
- Scope & Content
- Item is the diary kept by Sid Unwin during the year 1917. Unwin describes his duties at the front, and makes observations on casualties, taking prisoners, gas attacks and other activities. The diary records activities leading up to and during the battle of Vimy Ridge, Unwin's personal injury and convalescence, and ends two days prior to his death. Also contains songs, poems, addresses and notes
- Name Access
- Unwin, Sid
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Sid Unwin
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published literature by John Murray Gibbon:XXX o The listening Post: Canadian Literature in the English Language 1923 o Aberdonian to Canadian by JM Gibbon Kings College 1891 – 1893 o Prince Charlie and Flora. A Ballad Opera Libretto 1929 (2 copies one annotated) o Canada Chaps Boo…
- Date Range
- 1891 - 1954
- Reference Code
- M454 / II / B / 1 - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M454
- V226
- S62
- Series
- M454 / I : Professional and Publication Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M454
- Sub-Series
- M454 / I / B : Published Literauture and music
- Reference Code
- M454 / II / B / 1 - 2
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1891 - 1954
- Physical Description
- 4 cm Textual Records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published literature by John Murray Gibbon:XXX o The listening Post: Canadian Literature in the English Language 1923 o Aberdonian to Canadian by JM Gibbon Kings College 1891 – 1893 o Prince Charlie and Flora. A Ballad Opera Libretto 1929 (2 copies one annotated) o Canada Chaps Books “ No 1 A Canadian Calendar 1919 o If I were a young man entering advertising 1941 o The Man comes down from the moon musical playlet based on “Northland Songs” o The Order of Good Cheer :reconstructed by 1929 o A secular Bible for a new Canada 1942 o The influence of music on meter 1929 o Onward, A paper for young Canadians, 1954 article about John Murray Gibbon by Elsie Pomeroy page 346 o Folk song and feudalism 1948 o Contributions of Austro German Music to Canadian Culture by 1949 o Tribute to a Nation Builder an appreciation of John Murray Gibbon published 1946 o “In the Forest”(written to the music of Tonus Peregrinus) By JMG a poem o Proposed Continuity for talk on Provincial Hour o Citation for Lorne Pierce Medal delivered at the Royal Society of Canada Meeting at Halifax by BK Sandwell in 1948 o A Poets Corner for Canada o Shall we sing translations o Poetry by way of Music o Talk to Ottawa Branch Canadian Authors o Chansons Populaires o Not a book but typescript with edits Songwriting by John Murray Gibbon (Address to Poetry Panel C.A.A Banff o Some Canadian Poets I have Known by john Murray Gibbon o Words to Music
- Name Access
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
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- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Title Source
- Title based on records
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published music by John Murray Gibbon: Fair in the Summer Tide, Sweet Nellie My Prairie Flower, Hymn of the New Canadian, Songsters of Spring, Along the Wide St.Lawerence, Scented Foam Bloom, The Mountain Stream, In My Cabin, Quebec, Down Vancouver Way, Meadow Lark, Canning Song, …
- Date Range
- ca. 1910 - ca. 1952
- Reference Code
- M454 / II / B / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M454
- V226
- S62
- Series
- M454 / I : Professional and Publication Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M454
- Sub-Series
- M454 / I / B : Published Literauture and music
- Reference Code
- M454 / II / B / 3
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- ca. 1910 - ca. 1952
- Physical Description
- 1 cm Textual Records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published music by John Murray Gibbon: Fair in the Summer Tide, Sweet Nellie My Prairie Flower, Hymn of the New Canadian, Songsters of Spring, Along the Wide St.Lawerence, Scented Foam Bloom, The Mountain Stream, In My Cabin, Quebec, Down Vancouver Way, Meadow Lark, Canning Song, Envoyons D'Lavant Nos Gens, Send her On Along, The Order of Good Cheer, I Come and Ride the Trail, Song of an immigrant, Song of the Columbia River, Dance Song, Forget me Not, O' Lake O'Hara, XXX
- Name Access
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Title Source
- Title based on records
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Newspaper clippings
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- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings held in a book. Subjects include: Retirement of William Duff Gibbon – John Murray Gibbons dad, newspaper from Ceylon news, sketch of a tombstone for the William Duff Gibbon's children, obituary of William Duff Gibbon, knighthood for WD Gibbon, newspaper clipping…
- Date Range
- ca. 1880 - ca. 1920
- Reference Code
- M454 / I / A / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M454
- V226
- S62
- Series
- M454 / I : Personal Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M454
- Sub-Series
- M454 / I / A : Newspaper clippings
- Reference Code
- M454 / I / A / 2
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- ca. 1880 - ca. 1920
- Physical Description
- 2 cm Textual Records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings held in a book. Subjects include: Retirement of William Duff Gibbon – John Murray Gibbons dad, newspaper from Ceylon news, sketch of a tombstone for the William Duff Gibbon's children, obituary of William Duff Gibbon, knighthood for WD Gibbon, newspaper clippings of politics, letter regarding a portrait for William Duff Gibbon.
- Name Access
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Gibbon, William Duff
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Title Source
- Title based on records
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook created by John Murray Gibbon. Includes photographs of Skyline Hikers and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Also included are photographs of Algeria, Italy, Russia, Canadian landmarks, and Sri Lanka.
- Date Range
- ca. 1980 - ca. 1952
- Reference Code
- M454 / I / C / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- John Murray Gibbon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M454
- V226
- S62
- Series
- M454 / I : Personal Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M454
- Sub-Series
- M454 / I / C : Scrapbooks
- Reference Code
- M454 / I / C / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- ca. 1980 - ca. 1952
- Physical Description
- 2 cm Textual Records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook created by John Murray Gibbon. Includes photographs of Skyline Hikers and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Also included are photographs of Algeria, Italy, Russia, Canadian landmarks, and Sri Lanka.
- Name Access
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Subject Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Title Source
- Title based on records
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Sid Unwin fonds
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- Part Of
- Sid Unwin fonds
- Scope & Content
- Consists of two sous-fonds: I. Sid Unwin sous-fonds; II. Unwin family sous-fonds. Sid Unwin sous-fonds pertains to Unwin's activities in the South African (Boer) War, in the Banff area as a guide and citizen, in the First World War, and to his family. It consists of the following series: A. South…
- Date Range
- 1898-1985
- Reference Code
- M31 / V25
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Sid Unwin fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 31
- V 25
- Sous-Fonds
- M 31
- V 25
- Accession Number
- 7102, 7112
- Reference Code
- M31 / V25
- Date Range
- 1898-1985
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of textual records. -- 5 photograph albums (ca.375 prints). -- 28 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Sidney Joseph Unwin, [1880?]-1917, was a guide and outfitter at Banff, Alberta. Born in England, Unwin returned, after serving with the volunteer cavalry in the South African (Boer) War, to his home in London, England for a brief period to work as a surveyor's clerk, and in the fall of 1904 he moved to Banff. Initially, Unwin worked for guides and outfitters Syd Baker and Jimmy Simpson. In the winter of 1905 he began his own trapline. In 1907, Unwin began work for Billy Warren and accompanied Mary Schaffer and Molly Adams on their expeditions to the Maligne Lake, Saskatchewan River areas.
- After two years of working for Warren, Unwin began his own guiding outfit and in 1912, with the aid of his sister Ethel and brother Arthur, the Unwins established Unwin's Curios and Souvenirs. In 1914, Sid Unwin enlisted in the Canadian army and took up with the 22nd Battery (Howitzer), 6th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery 2nd Division. In 1916 he saw his first action in France. He fought in the battle for Vimy Ridge, was injured May 3, 1917 and died on June 29, 1917 at the East Leeds War Hospital.
- Scope & Content
- Consists of two sous-fonds: I. Sid Unwin sous-fonds; II. Unwin family sous-fonds.
- Sid Unwin sous-fonds pertains to Unwin's activities in the South African (Boer) War, in the Banff area as a guide and citizen, in the First World War, and to his family. It consists of the following series: A. South African (Boer) War records,1900-1901; B. Guiding and Banff related records, 1904-1914; C. First World War records, 1914-1919; D. Sid Unwin Memorials, 1917-1946; E. Personal photograph albums, 1898-1912.
- Unwin family sous-fonds consists of: A. Personal family records, 1917-1968; B. Alice Fulmer correspondence, 1965-1985.
- Name Access
- Unwin, Sid
- 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
- file description
- reference photocopies
- Related Material
- Related in part to the Ethel Unwin fonds (M178/V646)
- Creator
- Unwin, Sid
- Title Source
- Fonds, sous-fonds and series title based on contents
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- Processed
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World War 1 Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Astley family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of First World War newspaper clippings, some photographs and includes list of men from Banff who enlisted.
- Date Range
- ca. 1914 - 1918
- Reference Code
- M265 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Astley family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M265 / V394
- Sous-Fonds
- M265
- Accession Number
- 6353
- Reference Code
- M265 / 1
- Date Range
- ca. 1914 - 1918
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of First World War newspaper clippings, some photographs and includes list of men from Banff who enlisted.
- Name Access
- Astley, Willoughby John
- Astley, Charles D'Oyley
- Subject Access
- World War I
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
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