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Mather family fonds

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Part Of
Mather family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Mather family; II. Bow River Boat House Ltd.; III. Other material. I. Mather family, 1895-1945, 2.5 cm of textual records, ca.900 photographs (negatives, prints), 3 photograph albums (486 prints), 4 cartographic records. Textual records consist of marriage and b…
Date Range
1895-1953
Reference Code
M87 / V397
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Corporate record
Map
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Mather family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 87
V 397
Sous-Fonds
M 87
V 397
Accession Number
309, 594, 1788, 2153, 2788, 3121, 3264
Reference Code
M87 / V397
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Corporate record
Map
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1895-1953
Physical Description
13 cm of textual records. -- ca.900 photographs : negatives, prints. -- 3 photograph albums (486 prints)
History / Biographical
The Mather family were boat house operators at Banff, Alberta, Canada. William Mather, 1868-1927, emigrated to Ontario from Scotland in 1880 and came west ca.1888 to work for the Eau Claire Lumber Company on the Spray River near Banff. He worked for Raymond M. Rooper's boat house business on the Bow River and, in 1899, purchased the business. The Mather business included steamer tours in the summer and also involved winter sports on the Bow River. William Mather and Margaret McRavey Mather had four children, Jennie, Leslie, Allan and Hazel. With William Mather's death in 1927, the family incorporated its interests as the Bow River Boat House Limited, with Allan Mather as manager. The operation expanded to Lake Minnewanka in 1939. After Allan Mather's death in 1951, the business was sold to Ed Mader
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Mather family; II. Bow River Boat House Ltd.; III. Other material.
I. Mather family, 1895-1945, 2.5 cm of textual records, ca.900 photographs (negatives, prints), 3 photograph albums (486 prints), 4 cartographic records. Textual records consist of marriage and birth certificates, 1896-1900; boathouse and property records, 1895-1917; estate papers, 1928-1943; agreements, 1929, 1931; and, stock certificates, 1929-1945. Photographs consist of: Mather family negatives, [before ca.1945?]; Jennie Mather photographs, [ca.1910-ca.1930]; Leslie Mather photographs, ca.1910-ca.1940; Other photographs, ca.1910-ca.1930. Photographs pertain to Mather family, activities, friends; Mather home and properties; boats and boating on Lake Minnewanka and the Bow River; winter sports, including skating, hockey and skiing; hiking, floods, Banff area mountain views and Rocky Mountain scenic views
II. Bow River Boat House Ltd., 1929-1951, 7.5 cm of textual records. Series consists of agreements and certificates, 1938-1950; correspondence re Minnewanka bungalow camp, 1941-1942; financial statements, 1937-1951. Maps show locations of Mather and Bow River Boat House Ltd. leaseholds.
III. Other material, [192-]-1953, 3 cm of textual records.
Name Access
Mather, Allan
Mather, Jennie
Mather, Leslie
Mather, William
Subject Access
Bow River Boat House
Family and personal life
Minnewanka, Lake
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series and file description
electronic finding aid
Creator
Mather, William
Mather, Allan
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Leslie Mather photographs. -- 1918-1938

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Part Of
Mather family fonds
Scope & Content
Photographs pertain to Banff people, places, activities; Mather family and friends ??? Includes some duplicates.
Date Range
1918-1938
Reference Code
V397 / PA - 96 to 250
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Mather family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
V397
Series
IV.C. Mather family photographs
Sous-Fonds
V397
Reference Code
V397 / PA - 96 to 250
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1918-1938
Physical Description
162 photographs : prints
Scope & Content
Photographs pertain to Banff people, places, activities; Mather family and friends ??? Includes some duplicates.
Finding Aid
Detailed item list available in print form.
Title Source
Title based on contents of accession record
Content Details
LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS - V397/PA :
136 [Jenny Mather]
137 Johnsons Lake, Banff, Allan & Clifford in the foreground.
138 [Unidentified woman with baby Isabel (half-sister of Mrs. Mather]
139 [Car at Mather house]
140 [Bow River boathouse]
141 Great for canoeing [Bow River in flood, boathouse]
142 Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink. Banff [flood] June 14th/23
143 Irrigating the flowers in front of the garage [Bow River in flood]
144 [Mather home, winter]
145 - 149 [Mather home, 417 Beaver Street]
150 [Lake Louise region in winter]
151 [Canadian Pacific Railway train and station]
152 [Frank Lloyd Wright Pavilion]
153 The interior of the Banff Curling Rink 1922
154 [Mount Rundle]
155 [Lake Minnewanka]
156 [Boat "The Osprey"]
157 - 158 [The Hoodoos]
159 [Spray River Bridge?]
160 - 164 [Dam]
165 [Banff townsite]
166 [Margaret Mather, Sept. 1923]
167 - 168 [Leslie G. Mather? at campsite]
169 [Leslie G. Mather, Hazel & Jennie Mather?, Margaret Mather?]
170 [Unidentified group, includes Margaret Mather, right]
171 "Touring Canada" Seeing the Rockies first [group by car includes Margaret, Leslie, Hazel, Jennie, Allan Mather]
172 [Leslie Mather, right]
173 [Unidentified women by car]
174 - 176 [Mrs. Mather Sr. (seated) in front of Chateau Lake Louise, 1922]
177 [Hotel in winter]
178 - 179 [Leslie Mather, Margaret Mather, George Law (Mrs. Mather's father) standing by reflective gazing ball, Lake Louise]
180 [Chateau Lake Louise]
181 [Cars at tea house?]
182 [Unidentified women in car by road marker]
183 [View of Ten Peaks]
184 [Moraine Lake and Ten Peaks]
185 The Beehive from Mirror Lake
186 [Mountain stream]
187 [Leslie G. Mather]
188 [Unidentified group in car]
189 [Leslie and Margaret Mather in car]
190 [Unidentified couple in car, Big Bend Highway?]
191 [Sinclair Canyon]
192 [Leslie G. Mather's car, ca. 1923 at Radium, B.C.]
193 [C.P.R. station, Revelstoke, B.C.]
194 - 195 [Bands in parade, Banff Avenue]
196 [Banff Winter Carnival committee, including Jim Brewster, Norman Luxton and Lou Crosby?]
197 [Banff Winter Carnival committee at ice palace]
198 [Group at Banff Winter Carnival ice palace]
199 [Banff Winter Carnival ice palace]
200, 203-206 [Unidentified pair skaters, Banff Winter Carnival]
201 - 202 [Skater jumping barrels, Banff Winter Carnival]
207 Jennie & Harold McHugh pair skating. Banff Carnival 1922.
208 - 211 [Mrs. Simpson? skating]
212 - 213 [Unidentified pair skaters]
214 Leslie Mather doing "the tea - kettle" sits on his heel and coasts.
215 - 219 [Women's hockey team, Banff Winter Carnival]
220 [Photographers filming events on skating rink, Banff Winter Carnival]
221 - 222 [Erection of teepee on Banff Avenue, Banff Winter Carnival?]
223 - 224 [Wood chopping event? Banff Winter Canival?]
225 [Photographers, Banff Winter Carnival?]
226 - 228 [Tug-of-war event, Banff Winter Carnival]
229 - 230 [Swimmers at Cave & Basin? pool]
231 - 241 [Swimming events at Cave & Basin pool, Banff Winter Carnival?]
242 [Cars on Banff Avenue]
243 [Cars and sheep]
244 [Snowshoers]
245 [Hazel Mather on snowshoes]
246 [Skiers]
247 [Snowshoe race]
248 [Leslie G. Mather]
249 - 250 [Ski jumper]
Processing Status
Processed
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