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Archives General File collection
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- The Archives General File is an artificial collection of accessions which do not constitute separate fonds or collections or cannot be placed within existing fonds or collections. Included in the collection are textual records of many types, such as manuscripts, reports, letters, diaries, speeches…
- Date Range
- [after 1890]
- Reference Code
- M8 / S8 / V8
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Framed print
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Diary
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 8
- S 8
- V 8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8 / S8 / V8
- Accession Number
- Numerous. Access to material via accession number is available through the online database
- Reference Code
- M8 / S8 / V8
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Framed print
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Diary
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [after 1890]
- Physical Description
- 57 cm textual records. -- 50 cm of photographs : prints. -- 189 photographs (15 framed prints, 51 transparencies, 79 negatives; 44 copy negatives). -- 3 photograph albums (139 prints). -- 6 motion pictures. -- 9 sound recordings
- Scope & Content
- The Archives General File is an artificial collection of accessions which do not constitute separate fonds or collections or cannot be placed within existing fonds or collections. Included in the collection are textual records of many types, such as manuscripts, reports, letters, diaries, speeches, poetry, plans and others; photographs in the form of prints, negatives, transparencies, albums, postcards, etc.; sound recorded interviews and programmes; and motion pictures. Material pertains broadly to the Banff area and many other areas within the Archives collecting mandate.
- Notable items include: Walter Wilcox letter; George Kinney report; interviews with Bill Round and Edward Feuz; original copy of Treaty Number Seven; Mary Schaffer material, including letters, notes, photograph and report; reports on the Nakimu Caves; film pertaining to Banff Winter Carnival; Georgia Engelhard letters and photos; plans for buildings and structures; George Noble photograph; W. S. Park photograph.
- Name Access
- Archives General File
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- 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: electronic database
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title describes nature of collection. Individual titles in accession-level inventory have generally been assigned.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Photographs of Banff
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Banff views, particularly streets, buildings and roads
- Date Range
- 1916
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn 5550 / PA - 1 to PA - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- V8 / accn 5550
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 5550
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn 5550 / PA - 1 to PA - 6
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1916
- Physical Description
- 6 photographs : negatives
- History / Biographical
- Tom and Netta Merrills visited Banff, Alberta, Canada on a honeymoon trip in 1916
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Banff views, particularly streets, buildings and roads
- Name Access
- Merrills, Netta
- Merrills, Tom
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Merrills, Netta
- Merrills, Tom
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Movie Theatre Lantern Slides
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of lantern slides used in Banff movie theatre. Includes announcements and advertisements.
- Date Range
- [ca.1915]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2860 / PS - 1 to PS - 42
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Lantern slide
- Transparency
43 images
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- Accession Number: 2860
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2860
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2860 / PS - 1 to PS - 42
- Date Range
- [ca.1915]
- Physical Description
- 42 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10 x 8.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- Lantern slides were regularly used in movie theatres into the 1930's to advertise upcoming films, mark intermissions, encourage viewers to visit the conession stand, and provide general announcements. Slides could be provided by the studio with official film images or promotions - more often they were handmade title slides featuring simple images and text.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of lantern slides used in Banff movie theatre. Includes announcements and advertisements.
- Notes
- PS-37 contains typed text on clear celullose between two panes of glass bound with clear tape. The celullose insert is badly discoloured and warped, the text is badly faded. The text reads "BANKHEAD VETERANS CLUB A GENERAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS WILL BE HELD IN THE CLUB ROOMS RIGHT AFTER THIS SHOW."
- Name Access
- Lux Cinema
- Movie theatre
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- All slides cleaned prior to scanning. Single-pane handwritten slides require delicate cleaning around the text.
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Lux Cinema
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- H. C. McMullen letter. -- 1915. -- 1 textual record. -- H. C. McMullen was proprietor of the Rocky Mountains "Stampede." -- Letter is from H. C. McMullen to Norman K. Luxton regarding arena. -- Gift of Doug Light, 1966.
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 16
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Accession Number
- 16
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 16
- Scope & Content
- H. C. McMullen letter. -- 1915. -- 1 textual record. -- H. C. McMullen was proprietor of the Rocky Mountains "Stampede." -- Letter is from H. C. McMullen to Norman K. Luxton regarding arena. -- Gift of Doug Light, 1966.
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Dave White accounts. -- 1900-1903. -- .5 cm of textual records. -- Dave White was a Banff merchant with Banff and Calgary firms. -- Gift of Mrs. Ed Jamieson, 1966.
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 87
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Accession Number
- 87
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 87
- Scope & Content
- Dave White accounts. -- 1900-1903. -- .5 cm of textual records. -- Dave White was a Banff merchant with Banff and Calgary firms. -- Gift of Mrs. Ed Jamieson, 1966.
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- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, St. Paul's Presbyterian Church minute book. -- 1891-1893. -- 1 textual record (1 v.). -- Minute book records activities of the Society and refers to Rev. Charles W. Gordon (Ralph Connor, pseudonym), pastor of St. Paul's church, Banff, Alberta. -- Annotated by Mar…
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 152
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Accession Number
- 152
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 152
- Scope & Content
- Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, St. Paul's Presbyterian Church minute book. -- 1891-1893. -- 1 textual record (1 v.). -- Minute book records activities of the Society and refers to Rev. Charles W. Gordon (Ralph Connor, pseudonym), pastor of St. Paul's church, Banff, Alberta. -- Annotated by Marion Tuck; accompanied by notes identifying members by Mrs. Walter Fulmer. -- Gift of Mrs. Steve Peyto, 1967.
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- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Marion Beaufort Stewart letter. -- 1966. -- 1 textual record (4p.). -- Marion Beaufort Stewart is the grand-niece of Norman Sanson. -- Letter was written to Alan D. Greene and contains lengthy reminiscence about Norman Sanson and a trip Stewart took with Sanson up Sulphur Mountain. -- Gift of Alan …
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 163
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Accession Number
- 163
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 163
- Scope & Content
- Marion Beaufort Stewart letter. -- 1966. -- 1 textual record (4p.). -- Marion Beaufort Stewart is the grand-niece of Norman Sanson. -- Letter was written to Alan D. Greene and contains lengthy reminiscence about Norman Sanson and a trip Stewart took with Sanson up Sulphur Mountain. -- Gift of Alan D. Greene, 1967.
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- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Alan McGugan papers. -- 1966-1967. -- 2 textual records (4p.). -- Alan McGugan, b.1924, was a Professor of Geology at the University of Calgary, Alberta. -- Items are news release and itinerary for National Science Foundation Conference field course in geology of the Canadian Rockies. -- Gift of Dr…
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 212
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Accession Number
- 212
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 212
- Scope & Content
- Alan McGugan papers. -- 1966-1967. -- 2 textual records (4p.). -- Alan McGugan, b.1924, was a Professor of Geology at the University of Calgary, Alberta. -- Items are news release and itinerary for National Science Foundation Conference field course in geology of the Canadian Rockies. -- Gift of Dr. Alan McGugan, 1967.
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- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Mary S. Harvie collection. -- 1925-1932. -- 13 textual records. -- Collection consists of lists of flowers observed on trips to Paradise Valley and Saddleback, July 6, 1930; Lake Agnes, July 2, 1932; and Banff, June - September 1932, recorder unknown; also miscellaneous clippings, 1925. -- Gift of …
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 233
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Accession Number
- 233
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 233
- Scope & Content
- Mary S. Harvie collection. -- 1925-1932. -- 13 textual records. -- Collection consists of lists of flowers observed on trips to Paradise Valley and Saddleback, July 6, 1930; Lake Agnes, July 2, 1932; and Banff, June - September 1932, recorder unknown; also miscellaneous clippings, 1925. -- Gift of Mary S. Harvie, 1967.
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- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- Leasehold list. -- 1942-1943. -- 1 textual record. -- Item is record of Banff and Lake Louise leaseholds, 1942, 1943. -- Gift of Jack and Karin MacAulay, 1967.
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 317
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Accession Number
- 317
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 317
- Scope & Content
- Leasehold list. -- 1942-1943. -- 1 textual record. -- Item is record of Banff and Lake Louise leaseholds, 1942, 1943. -- Gift of Jack and Karin MacAulay, 1967.
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