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McCowan family fonds

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Part Of
McCowan family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to the McCowan family, mainly the McCowan brothers and John and Jen (McCowan) Wilson. Content includes Banff personalities and places; activities, including curling, hockey, curling and fishing; events, including floods and fires in the town; Banff personalities and places. Also p…
Date Range
1908-1981, predominant 1908-[ca.1950]
Reference Code
M135 / V407
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Scrapbook
Part Of
McCowan family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 135
V 407
Series
V407
M135
Sous-Fonds
M 135
V 407
Sub-Series
V407 / I / A : Albums
V407 / I / B : Prints
V407 / I / C : Negatives
V407 / I / D : Transparencies
M135 / II / A : Textual
Accession Number
409
779 1141
7730
Reference Code
M135 / V407
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Scrapbook
Responsibility
Fonds includes photographs by Bill McCowan and Dan McCowan. Negatives are mainly by Dan McCowan. Wilson-McCowan photograph album was assembled by Bill Waterworth
Date Range
1908-1981, predominant 1908-[ca.1950]
Physical Description
80 photographs (40 negatives, 38 prints, 2 transparencies). -- 2 photograph albums (ca.800 prints). -- 1 textual record (1 v.)
History / Biographical
Bill McCowan, 1897-1975, was a government employee at Banff, Alberta, Canada. McCowan came to Banff from Scotland with his family in 1911. His brother, Dan McCowan, was a renowned naturalist and writer. Other siblings were Marie, Jim, Duncan, Rae, Jock and Jennie. Jennie McCowan (1894-1984) married John Clark Wilson (1888-1932), son of Tom and Minnie Wilson. Their daughter, Bernice, married Bill Waterworth.
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to the McCowan family, mainly the McCowan brothers and John and Jen (McCowan) Wilson. Content includes Banff personalities and places; activities, including curling, hockey, curling and fishing; events, including floods and fires in the town; Banff personalities and places. Also pertains to World War I events and 82nd Battalion; royal visits; Calgary, Alberta places and events; scenic views, Banff and area, Rocky Mountains; Margaret Ashley, Henry and Mrs. Fonda. Textual item is Jock McCowan scrapbook, 1913-1981.
Name Access
McCowan, Bill
McCowan, Dan
McCowan, Duncan
McCowan, Jock
Wilson, Jennie (McCowan)
Wilson, John
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Royal tours
World War I
Access Restrictions
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Related Material
Related by provenance to the Dan and Mary McCowan fonds (M55/V408) and through accn. 7730 to Jack (Dave White Jr.) White fonds (V684)
Creator
McCowan, Bill
McCowan, Dan
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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McCowan family negatives

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Part Of
McCowan (family) fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 40 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to (na - 1 to 9) the Banff Platoon - 82nd Battalion, (na - 10 to 11) Tom and John Wilson, (na - 12 to 20) Jennie McCowan Wilson feeding deer, (na - 21) portraits of Jim McCowan, Dunc McCowan, Cassie [?], (na - 22 to 31) Jock and Bill McCowan'…
Date Range
ca. 1908 - ca. 1950
Reference Code
V407 / I / C / NA - 1 to 40
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  9 images  
Part Of
McCowan (family) fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V407 / M135
Series
V407 / I - Visual Materials
Sous-Fonds
V407
Sub-Series
V407 / I / C - Negatives
Accession Number
7730
Reference Code
V407 / I / C / NA - 1 to 40
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
ca. 1908 - ca. 1950
Physical Description
38 negatives : b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 40 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to (na - 1 to 9) the Banff Platoon - 82nd Battalion, (na - 10 to 11) Tom and John Wilson, (na - 12 to 20) Jennie McCowan Wilson feeding deer, (na - 21) portraits of Jim McCowan, Dunc McCowan, Cassie [?], (na - 22 to 31) Jock and Bill McCowan's golf trophies, (na - 32 to 36) Bill McCowan with 10lb trout, (na - 37 to 40) Jock McCowan fishing
Notes
Most negatives relate to photographs in V407 / I / A / PD - 2 - original envelopes with information stored with negatives
Language
English
Related Material
V407 / I / A / PD - 2
Creator
Dan McCowan
Title Source
Created by archivist
Processing Status
Processed
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