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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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Banff Golf Club and Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of constitution and bylaws of the Banff Golf Club, correspondence and papers include a letter and newspaper clippings of Prince of Wales giving the Banff Golf Club a small challenge cup to celebrate the opening of 18 holes.
- Date Range
- 1923
- 1924
- 1931
- 1959
- 1970
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Series
- M208 / A : Banff Golf Club
- Sous-Fonds
- M208
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1923
- 1924
- 1931
- 1959
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of constitution and bylaws of the Banff Golf Club, correspondence and papers include a letter and newspaper clippings of Prince of Wales giving the Banff Golf Club a small challenge cup to celebrate the opening of 18 holes.
- Name Access
- Peacock, Walter
- Kennedy, Ernest
- Charlton, Elmer
- Subject Access
- Banff Golf Club
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Golf Club collected pamphlets
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of pamphlets relating to golfing in Canada and at the Banff Spring Golf course, included are booklets of constitutions and bylaws. Many of the booklets are annotated
- Date Range
- 1924 - 1978
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Series
- M208 / A : Banff Golf Club
- Sous-Fonds
- M208
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 5
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1924 - 1978
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of pamphlets relating to golfing in Canada and at the Banff Spring Golf course, included are booklets of constitutions and bylaws. Many of the booklets are annotated
- Name Access
- Charlton, Elmer
- Charlton, Grace
- Subject Access
- Banff Golf Club
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Golf Club Competition Journal
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Banff Golf Club Competition Journal
- Date Range
- 1938 - 1980
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Series
- M208 / A : Banff Golf Club
- Sous-Fonds
- M208
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 3
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1938 - 1980
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (1 volume)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Banff Golf Club Competition Journal
- Name Access
- Charlton, Elmer
- Subject Access
- Banff Golf Club
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Springs Hotel Proofs and Advertisements
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of visual advertising printed proofs, content is of the Banff Springs Golf club.
- Date Range
- 1940
- 1999
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Series
- M208 / A : Banff Golf Club
- Sous-Fonds
- M208
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- M208 / A / 6
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1940
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of visual advertising printed proofs, content is of the Banff Springs Golf club.
- Name Access
- Charlton, Elmer
- Charlton, Grace
- Subject Access
- Banff Golf Club
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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
- 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
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Collected Items
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a brochure, a potential layout for the Kananaskis Ranch Golf Resort, a pamphlet of the Banff Winter Sports, a map of Jasper, and a cook book
- Date Range
- 1947 - ca. 1970
- Reference Code
- M208 / D / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Series
- M208 / D : Collected items and Personal Miscellaneous
- Sous-Fonds
- M208
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- M208 / D / 3
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1947 - ca. 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a brochure, a potential layout for the Kananaskis Ranch Golf Resort, a pamphlet of the Banff Winter Sports, a map of Jasper, and a cook book
- Name Access
- Charlton, Elmer
- Charlton, Grace
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Calgary
- Access Restrictions
- Restricted copyright Universal International Pictures
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Charlton's stationary, letters from and to friends and family and letters regarding a missing hiker in Marble Canyon, named Patricia Christianson.
- Date Range
- 1954
- Reference Code
- M208 / B / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M208 / V153
- Series
- M208 / B : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- M208
- Accession Number
- 7878
- Reference Code
- M208 / B / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1954
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Charlton's stationary, letters from and to friends and family and letters regarding a missing hiker in Marble Canyon, named Patricia Christianson.
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Tourism
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Early childhood, elementary school
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of school work, including math problems, English assignments and drawings, produced by Ben Gadd as an elementary school student between 1953 and 1956. File also includes three telegrams sent by Ben's parents (Sam and Mary Gadd) and two letters pertaining to Ben's early development and…
- Date Range
- 1946-1947
- 1953-1956
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / B / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Education and early writing
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / B / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1946-1947
- 1953-1956
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of school work, including math problems, English assignments and drawings, produced by Ben Gadd as an elementary school student between 1953 and 1956. File also includes three telegrams sent by Ben's parents (Sam and Mary Gadd) and two letters pertaining to Ben's early development and other updates.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Gadd, Sam
- Gadd, Mary
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Language
- English
- Category
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Elmer & Grace Charlton
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- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records pertaining to Elmer and Grace Charlton's business, social and recreational activities in Banff. Photographic records include ca.400 35mm slides re animals, mountain scenics, trail-riding parades, golf, winter activities, Mount Royal Hotel fire; 40 prints re Banff personal…
- Date Range
- 1923-1993
- Reference Code
- M208 / V153
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Framed print
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Elmer and Grace Charlton fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 208
- V 153
- Sous-Fonds
- M 208
- V 153
- Accession Number
- 7878 (unproc)
- 2021.31 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M208 / V153
- GMD
- Photograph
- Framed print
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1923-1993
- Physical Description
- ca.841 photographs: ca.800 transparencies; 35mm, 40 prints + 1 framed. -- textual records -- 9 framed certificates and letters -- 1 plaque
- History / Biographical
- Grace Charlton (née Wheatley) was born 1912 in Bankhead, Alberta to Alice and Frank Wheatley. The family moved to Banff in the early 1920s when the Bankhead mine closed. Following graduation from school in Banff, Grace attended Henderson Business School in Calgary completing secretarial courses. She returned to Banff to work for J.D. Hansen.
- Elmer Charlton was born in Spokane, Washington, U.S.A. in 1911. Elmer completed his schooling in Calgary when his family moved there from Spokane. Elmer worked for his brother Malcolm before moving to Banff in the 1930s to work for his brother in-law George Brewster, who owned Brewster Skyline Tours. Elmer worked for George Brewster driving the daily bus from Banff to Calgary. On his return trips from Calgary, Elmer delivered the Calgary Herald newspaper to homes and businesses along the way. Elmer met Grace while he was working for Brewster and they married in 1935. Grace and Elmer had two children, Ken (b.1939) and Gary (b.1942).
- Growing up in Banff, Grace was an active skier and she and Elmer became involved with the Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies and helped build the first lodge and rope tow. Both Grace and Elmer held executive positions with the Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies and Elmer was a judge at the ski-jump event for the North American Ski championships, 1948-1950. Grace and Elmer were also active golfers. Grace served on the ladies' executive of the Banff Springs Golf Club and won many club tournaments. Elmer was also an active member of the Banff Springs Golf Club, holding executive positions with the men's club at various times. Elmer was a member of the Banff Curling Club and both he and Grace were involved with the Banff Winter Carnival in the early years. Elmer worked on the construction of the Highway between the park gates and Banff and also found work on the sets of a number of movies filmed in Banff. Elmer worked on the soundstages, appeared as an extra and was a driver for the casts of the films "Lassie Come Home", "North West Stampede", "Saskatchewan", and "River of No Return." In 1949 Elmer and Grace built Charlton's Cedar Court, the first year round motel. It opened with four units and expanded to twenty units before their son Gary took over management of the motel in 1969. Grace and Elmer became members of the Banff Chamber of Commerce and Elmer served as president. Elmer was a life member of the Banff Kinsmen Club and Banff Rotary Club. Grace was a life member of the IODE and the Eastern Star Lodge. Grace died in 1998 and Elmer in 2000.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records pertaining to Elmer and Grace Charlton's business, social and recreational activities in Banff. Photographic records include ca.400 35mm slides re animals, mountain scenics, trail-riding parades, golf, winter activities, Mount Royal Hotel fire; 40 prints re Banff personalities, skiing, golfing, social gatherings; 1 framed photograph of actor Jack Oakie.
- Textual records consist of Banff Springs Golf Club papers, 1923-1960s (largely collected by Dr. E. Kennedy) including Canadian Golfer May 1925 with article on donation of Prince of Wales trophy; bylaws and constitution, 1923 & 1931; correspondence re Prince of Wales trophy, 1924; scorecards & advertising brochures re BSGC; competition recordbook, 1950s & 1960s.
- Also included in textual records are Grace Charlton's organizations including 2 National Parks School District scribblers re fashion show, 1940; history of IODE; IODE provincial reports, 1989; Star cookbook, 1947; Exercises in Grammar, 1928.
- Textual records also include Dominion Ski Championships materials including programs, 1938; screenplay "Saskatchewan", Universal-International Pictures, July 8, 1953; miscellaneous programs & brochures, 1935-1980s; miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1930s-1980s; Rangeman's Dinner programs and menus, 1968-1992; golf file containing brochures, scorecards, Ladies' Division Rule Book, 1985; History of Events and Competitions of the BSGC - Ladies Division, 1985; correspondence re death of Patricia Christensen at Marble Canyon, 1954; and miscellaneous leaseholder/land use documents.
- Fonds also includes 9 framed certificates and letters and one plaque, pertaining to Elmer Charlton's involvement in the Banff Kinsmen's Club, the Rotary Club of Banff, Banff Springs Golf Course, and Grace and Elmer's golden wedding anniversary.
- Name Access
- Charlton, Elmer
- Charlton, Grace
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Environment
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Charlton, Elmer & Grace
- Biographical Source Notes
- We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories (Banff: Banff History Book Committee, 2005)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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