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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of material pertaining to the mountain parks of western Canada. I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection, 1903-1965 (predominant 1920s-1950s), ca.1756 prints and negatives. Pertains mainly to Banff townsite and developments and facilities within the park. Included are private …
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-ca.1995]
- Reference Code
- M317 / S23 / V488
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Machine-readable data file
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Government record
- Map
- Plan
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 317
- S 23
- V 488
- Sous-Fonds
- M 317
- S 23
- V 488
- Accession Number
- 97, 90, 1155, 1270, 1386, 1396, 1487, 1500, 1539, 1552, 1848, 1877, 1911, 1969, 2140, 2147, 2185, 2267, 2342, 2360, 2365, 2382, 2530, 2539, 2683, 2749, 2819, 2938, 2971, 2979, 2990, 2994, 2977, 3026, 3067, 3120, 3238, 3296, 3344, 3368, 3381, 3403, 3458, 3466, 3473, 3624, 3678, 3765, 3783, 3847, 3875, 4008, 5018, 5054, 5085, 5114, 5141, 5222, 5321, 6015, 6372, 6373, 6404, 6410, 6423, 6444, 6699, 6756, 6924, 7057, 7061, 7228, 7351, 8134 (unproc) 7770, 7511, 2015.8407
- Reference Code
- M317 / S23 / V488
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Machine-readable data file
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Government record
- Map
- Plan
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Canadian Parks Service collection.
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-ca.1995]
- Physical Description
- ca.13,557 photographs: prints, negatives, transparencies: col.; 35mm, 1 CD-ROM (556 digital scans). -- ca.55 sound recordings: audio tape cassettes, audio tape reel. -- ca.2.5 m textual records. -- 9 motion pictures: si., b&w; 16mm
- History / Biographical
- Parks Canada administers national parks in Canada. The agency has been administered by several government departments and undergone numerous name changes over the years. Most recently it was known as the Canadian Parks Service. Parks Canada is responsible for the administration of mountain parks and, in some cases, townsites within these parks. Until 1990, it administered the town of Banff in Banff National Park. Parks Canada provides a variety of services to visitors and residents pertaining to interpretive and visitor information; trail, resource and wildlife management; fire protection, mountaineering search and rescue and avalanche control; facilities and utilities; townsite services etc.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of material pertaining to the mountain parks of western Canada.
- I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection, 1903-1965 (predominant 1920s-1950s), ca.1756 prints and negatives. Pertains mainly to Banff townsite and developments and facilities within the park. Included are private and government buildings, dwellings, roads and utilities; resource and wildlife development and management; visitor facilities; lodges, hotels and bungalow camps; warden and fire protection activities; Banff events; Norman Sanson trips and expeditions.
- I.B. Banff National Park warden service photographs, motion pictures and documentation pertaining to wardens, warden activities and cabins, wildlife management; ca.11,000 items. Series includes 2 National Parks Service motion pictures "Hunting without a gun",1930 and Stalking big game", 1930.
- I.C. Lantern slides, 2 sets (accn.3783); includes CPR lecture set, ca.1915, 145 items, and Canadian Rockies lecture set, ca.1920, 54 items, accompanied by lecture notes (stored with textual material M317).
- I.D. Cave and Basin project; copies of mainly snapshot prints acquired by the Cave and Basin restoration and re-development project, 1981-1985, from various individuals, 204 items.
- I.E. Yoho National Park collected photographs, ca.90 photographs : prints, pertain to Yoho National Park landscape, scenery, railway, places and facilities, including Field. Accompanied by 3 letters. Collected from numerous donors, including Kevin Hargadon, T. Lees, Ernie Plant, F. W. Yeats and Millie Adamson.
- I.F. Other, ca.90 items?; prints, transparencies, copy negatives, video recording. Includes: colour transparencies by Jack Holroyd and Bruce Gordon, 1966-1974, re Banff buildings and Protection Mountain mine; photographs of Bankhead, its people and activities used for project Bankhead: The Twenty Year Town by Ben Gadd, 1989; video recording, "Saskatchewan Glacier Clean-up 1994". CD-ROM includes scanned images from a photograph album "Public Works Projects 1930s Banff National Park" ; Tom Boon's photographs of Mount Royal Hotel fire, 1967, and photograph of C.A. (Alfred) Boon, Union Oil representative at Field and Banff, 1935.
- II. Sound recordings series, 1977-1985, ca.55 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes, audio tape reel. Series consists of: A. Yoho National Park human history study, 1977, 20 cassettes. B. Memoirs of the Warden Service oral history project, 1984, 15 interviews (29 cassettes). Project was conducted by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Accompanied by report. C. Other, 1980-1985, 3 items, includes rededication ceremonies for Kootenay National Park and for the Park Museum, Banff, also recording pertaining to the Castleguard Caves.
- III. Textual records series, [ca.1887]-1994, ca.250 cm of textual records. Series consists of unpublished reports and management plans; visitor registers, summit registers, cabin and fire lookout registers (some with photographs); register of pack parties, Banff National Park, 1922-1933; maps and plans, including annotated warden service maps; warden records; surveyor notebooks; and transcripts and ephemera pertaining to ceremonies and events. Reports pertain to archaeological sites and research, national parks history, warden service, coal mining in the Bankhead area, predator studies, Cave and Basin, Radium Hot Springs, Ya Ha Tinda Ranch and other sites.
- Notes
- Original photograph album of the scanned images on CD-ROM is located in the Warden's office, Banff National Park Archival Room, cabinet 4, entitled "Public Works Projects 1930s Banff National Park"
- Name Access
- Parks Canada
- Subject Access
- Banff National Park - Wardens
- Bankhead
- Buildings and facilities
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Government
- Natural resources
- Science and technology
- Surveying
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Separate finding aid database Parks Canada M317 S23 V488: file level description, includes processed and unprocessed
- Finding aids and reference tools: electronic series description
- basic description for processed material
- basic description for Series I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection (accn.3783)
- accession record copies for unprocessed material
- sound recording summaries and reference copy recordings
- modern reference prints for Cave and Basin photographs
- Related Material
- Related records can be found in Rocky Mountains Park fonds (M410)
- Alpine hut registers for ACC huts managed for a time by Parks Canada are in M200 / I.C.1. Alpine Club of Canada, Hut and clubhouse registers
- Creator
- Parks Canada
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Textual records series. -- [ca.1887]-1994
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of unpublished reports and management plans; visitor registers, summit registers, cabin and fire lookout registers (some with photographs); register of pack parties, Banff National Park, 1922-1933; maps and plans, including annotated warden service maps; warden records; surveyor not…
- Reference Code
- M317
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- III. Textual records
- Reference Code
- M317
- Physical Description
- ca.250 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of unpublished reports and management plans; visitor registers, summit registers, cabin and fire lookout registers (some with photographs); register of pack parties, Banff National Park, 1922-1933; maps and plans, including annotated warden service maps; warden records; surveyor notebooks; and transcripts and ephemera pertaining to ceremonies and events. Reports pertain to archaeological sites and research, national parks history, warden service, coal mining in the Bankhead area, predator studies, Cave and Basin, Radium Hot Springs, Ya Ha Tinda Ranch and other sites
- Access Restrictions
- Reproduction and use is restricted for some records
- Finding Aid
- Partial inventory available in printed form
- Separate online database Parks Canada M317 V488 S23 Finding Aid
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series III of the Parks Canada fonds. Related records can be found in Rocky Mountains Park fonds (M410)
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
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Sound recordings series. -- 1977-1985
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: A. Yoho National Park human history study, 1977, 20 cassettes; B. Memoirs of the Warden Service oral history project, 1984, 15 interviews (29 cassettes), conducted by Maryalice Harvey Stewart, accompanied by report; C. Other, 1980-1985, 3 items, includes rededication ceremonies …
- Reference Code
- S23
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- II. Sound recordings
- Reference Code
- S23
- Physical Description
- ca.55 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes, audio tape reel
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of: A. Yoho National Park human history study, 1977, 20 cassettes; B. Memoirs of the Warden Service oral history project, 1984, 15 interviews (29 cassettes), conducted by Maryalice Harvey Stewart, accompanied by report; C. Other, 1980-1985, 3 items, includes rededication ceremonies for Kootenay National Park and for the Park Museum, Banff, also recording pertaining to Castleguard Caves
- Access Restrictions
- Reproduction and use is restricted
- Finding Aid
- Reference copies and printed list and tape summaries available
- Online database Parks Canada M317 V488 S23 Finding Aid
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series II of the Parks Canada fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and accompanying documentation
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Photographs series. -- 1903-1965
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Includes six sub-series: A. Banff National Park photograph collection, 1903-1965 (predominant 1920s- 1950s), ca.1750 prints and negatives. Pertains mainly to Banff townsite and developments and facilities within the park. Included are private and government buildings, dwellings, roads and utilitie…
- Reference Code
- V488
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Series
- I. Photographs
- Reference Code
- V488
- Physical Description
- ca.13,000 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 7 motion pictures
- Scope & Content
- Includes six sub-series: A. Banff National Park photograph collection, 1903-1965 (predominant 1920s- 1950s), ca.1750 prints and negatives. Pertains mainly to Banff townsite and developments and facilities within the park. Included are private and government buildings, dwellings, roads and utilities; resource and wildlife development and management; visitor facilities; lodges, hotels and bungalow camps; warden and fire protection activities; Banff events; Norman Sanson trips and expeditions. B. Banff National Park warden service photographs, motion pictures and documentation pertaining to wardens, warden activities and cabins, wildlife management; ca.11,000 items. C. Lantern slides, 2 sets (accn.3783); includes CPR lecture set, ca.1915, 145 items, and Canadian Rockies lecture set, ca.1920, 54 items, accompanied by lecture notes. D. Cave and Basin project; copies of mainly snapshot prints acquired by the Cave and Basin restoration and re-development project, 1981-1985, from various individuals, 204 items; E. Other, ca.90 items; prints, transparencies, copy negatives and video recording of various content. Includes colour transparencies by Jack Holroyd and Bruce Gordon, 1966-1974, re Banff buildings and Protection Mountain mine; photographs of Bankhead, its people and activities used for project Bankhead: The Twenty Year Town by Ben Gadd, 1989; and video recording, "Saskatchewan Glacier Clean-up 1994"
- Access Restrictions
- Access requires permission of the Head Archivist. Reproduction and use is restricted for video recording and some photographs
- Finding Aid
- Preliminary inventory available in printed form for Banff National Park photograph collection
- Separate online database Parks Canada M317 V488 S23 Finding Aid
- Related Material
- Constitutes Series I of the Parks Canada fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Banff Park, 1932; annotated.
- Reference Code
- M317 / O.S. / "F"
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Reference Code
- M317 / O.S. / "F"
- Scope & Content
- Banff Park, 1932; annotated.
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Hand-drawn map by George Stewart, Banff area, 1887.
- Reference Code
- M317 / O.S. / "F"
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Accession Number
- 3120
- Reference Code
- M317 / O.S. / "F"
- Scope & Content
- Hand-drawn map by George Stewart, Banff area, 1887.
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Blueprint, Alpine Club of Canada Clubhouse. Blueprint, floor plan for toilet at Trading Post.
- Reference Code
- M317 / O.S. / "G"
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Accession Number
- 2342
- Reference Code
- M317 / O.S. / "G"
- Scope & Content
- Blueprint, Alpine Club of Canada Clubhouse.
- Blueprint, floor plan for toilet at Trading Post.
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- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Photographs (ca. 90) collected by Yoho National Park from various donors - 30 photographs, 20x24cm, back to back on 15 sheets (source Kevin Hargadon) 4 pieced panorama views (source unknown) 4 prints (and letters) and 1 album page (source T. Lees) 11 prints (mainly copies) and 2 letters (source…
- Reference Code
- V488 / I.E
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Series
- I. Photographs series
- Sub-Series
- I. E. Yoho National Park collected photographs
- Accession Number
- 7228
- Reference Code
- V488 / I.E
- Physical Description
- PHOTOGRAPHS : prints
- PHOTOGRAPHS : postcards
- TEXT : private records
- Scope & Content
- Photographs (ca. 90) collected by Yoho National Park from various donors - 30 photographs, 20x24cm, back to back on 15 sheets (source Kevin Hargadon) 4 pieced panorama views (source unknown) 4 prints (and letters) and 1 album page (source T. Lees) 11 prints (mainly copies) and 2 letters (source: Ernie Plant) 2 prints of trains (source: F.W. Yeats 13 prints (many in poor cond.) (source: Millie Adamson) 11 postcards (to V466) / 23 misc. black and white prints.
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- "Climbers Guide and Mountain Inventory Kootenay National Park," vol. I & II by Hans Fuhrer, ca. 1995. Consists of one volume of textual records and one volume of photographs with captions, both oversize. Title taken from records.
- Reference Code
- M317 ( oversize )
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Series
- III. Textual record series
- Accession Number
- 7061
- Reference Code
- M317 ( oversize )
- Physical Description
- TEXT : government records
- History / Biographical
- Assembled by Hans Fuhrer, Park Warden, until his retirement in 1995.
- Scope & Content
- "Climbers Guide and Mountain Inventory Kootenay National Park," vol. I & II by Hans Fuhrer, ca. 1995. Consists of one volume of textual records and one volume of photographs with captions, both oversize. Title taken from records.
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Motion picture : "Early Warden Service" on can "Mtn rescue" on leader, 16mm, b/w silent, ca. 1955? probably by Bruno Engler.
- Reference Code
- V488 / I.B. - processed ( downstairs )
- Part Of
- Parks Canada fonds
- Series
- I. Photographs series
- Sub-Series
- I. B. Banff National Park warden service photographs
- Accession Number
- 7057
- Reference Code
- V488 / I.B. - processed ( downstairs )
- Physical Description
- MOVING IMAGES : film
- Scope & Content
- Motion picture : "Early Warden Service" on can "Mtn rescue" on leader, 16mm, b/w silent, ca. 1955? probably by Bruno Engler.
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