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Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Typewritten mss: "Report: To the National Parks Bureau, Department of Mines on the Townsite of Banff, Alberta by C. S. Burgess, Architect. Aug. 1945"
Date Range
1945
Reference Code
M317
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
III. Textual record series
Accession Number
6924
Reference Code
M317
Date Range
1945
Physical Description
TEXT : government records (1 vol.), includes townsite maps
History / Biographical
Received via Doug Leighton, Senior Architect and planner, Town of Banff, Dec. 1995.
Scope & Content
Typewritten mss: "Report: To the National Parks Bureau, Department of Mines on the Townsite of Banff, Alberta by C. S. Burgess, Architect. Aug. 1945"
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Typewritten mss: "Report: To the National Parks Bureau, Department of Mines on the Townsite of Banff, Alberta by C. S. Burgess, Architect. Aug. 1945"
Date Range
1945
Reference Code
M317
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
III. Textual record series
Accession Number
6924
Reference Code
M317
Date Range
1945
Physical Description
TEXT : government records (1 vol.), includes townsite maps
History / Biographical
Received via Doug Leighton, Senior Architect and planner, Town of Banff, Dec. 1995.
Scope & Content
Typewritten mss: "Report: To the National Parks Bureau, Department of Mines on the Townsite of Banff, Alberta by C. S. Burgess, Architect. Aug. 1945"
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Parks Canada fonds

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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"; VHS cassette copy of National Parks of Canada films produced in the 1930s, including Winter Wonderland, Skiing at Lake Louise, Skiing in Cloudland, Sunshine and Powder Snow, When Winter Comes and "She Climbs to Conquer" by William J. Oliver featuring Georgia Engelhard and Swiss Guide, Ernest Feuz, 1932. 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
Category
Commerce and industry
Environment
Government
Natural resources
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Yoho National Park History Study tape recorded interviews (13 interviews on 19 cassettes)
Reference Code
S23 / 1 - 13
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
II. Sound recording series
Sub-Series
II. A. Yoho National Park human history study
Accession Number
3381
Reference Code
S23 / 1 - 13
Physical Description
SOUND recordings : cassettes (19)
Scope & Content
Yoho National Park History Study tape recorded interviews (13 interviews on 19 cassettes)
Content Details
S23 / 1-1 Source: May Tocher; Interviewer: Carson Wade. -- Boulder Creek, B.C., September 23, 1977. - Canadian Pacific Railway - Teahouses; Dewbury, Mrs. Jack; Emerald Lake Chalet; Field, B.C.; Giddie, Jack; National Parks and Reserves - Wardens; Trans-Canada Highway; Warden cabins; Y..M .C.A. - Field, B.C.; Yoho National Park S23 / 1-2 Source : Mrs. Yeats; Interviewer: Perry Hein, 1972. - Camps, P.O.W.; Field B.C., Glacier House; Laggan; Mount Stephen House; World War I; Y.M.C.A. - Field B.C.; Yoho National Park S23/1-3 Source: Floyd Yeats - Field, B.C., August 23, 1977 - Adamson, Bill; Canadian Pacific Railway - Employees; Canadian Pacific Railway - Rolling Stock; Field, B.C.; Yoho National Park S23/1-4 Source: Barney Barlow; Interviewer: Merna Forester and Carson Wade. - Field B.C, August 31, 1977 - Brewster Transport Company; Businesses - Field, B.C; Candian Pacific Railway - Employees; Canadian Pacific Railway - Tourist Camps; Field, B.C.; Hotels; Mines and mineral resources; Monarch Hotel; Mount Stephen House; Strand Hotel; Y.M.C.A - Field, B.C. S23/1-5 Source: Mr. & Mrs. Sargent - Kicking Horse Campground, B.C., August 19, 1977 - Banff-Jasper Highway; Canadian Pacific Railway - Tourist Camps; Child, Walter; Emerald Lake Chalet; Field, B.C.; Kicking Horse Campground; Mount Stephen House; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Takakkaw Falls; Yoho National Park S23/1-6 Source: Fred and Marion Doyle - Field, B.C., August, 1977- Businesses - Field, B.C.; Dewbury, Mrs. Jack; Field, B.C.; Lake Louise-Yoho Highway; Logging; Mount Stephen House; Yoho National Park S23/1-7 Source: Perry & Muriel Hein - Cathedral Chalet. B.C.; September 24, 1977- Cathedral Mountain Chalet; Churches; Field, B.C.; Gallagher, Bill; Hotels; Mount Stephen Bungalow Camp; Trans-Canada Highway; Yoho National Park; Youth Hostels S23/1-8 Source: Dr. Huntington Williams; Interviewer: Carson Wade - Emerald Lake, July 30, 1977 - Geology; Walcott, Charles Doolittle; Walcott, Mary Vaux; Walcott, Sydney; Yoho National Park S23/1-9 Source: Mr. Aaron - Lake O'Hara, August 17, 1977 - Canadian Pacific Railway - Tourist camps; Ford, Austin; Lake O'Hara Lodge; Yoho National Park S23/1-10 Source: Dr. George K. K. Link; Interviewer: Carson Wade - Lake O'Hara, August 16, 1977 - Lake O'Hara S23/1-11 Source: Dr. Norman Mackenzie - Lake O'Hara, August 1977 - Low tape content. Not summarized S23/1-12 Source: Al Knowles - Lake O'Hara, October 8, 1977 - Lake O'Hara; Mines and Mineral sources; National Parks and Reserves - Wardens; Trans-Canada Highway; Yoho National Park S23/1-13 Source: Edward Feuz - Golden B.C., September, 1977 - Alpine Club of Canada; Bears, Grizzly; Canadian Pacific Railway - Mountain guides; Canadian Pacific Railway - Teahouses; Feuz, Edward Sr.; Field, B.C.; Gibbon, John Murray; Glacier House; Hasler, Christian Jr.; Hasler, Christian Sr.; Morant, Nick; Mount Stephen House; Plain of Six Glaciers Teahouse; Swiss Guides' Village, Edelweiss, B.C.; Wheeler, Arthur Oliver; Wilson, Tom; Yoho National Park
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Yoho National Park History Study tape recorded interviews (13 interviews on 19 cassettes)
Reference Code
S23 / 1 - 13
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
II. Sound recording series
Sub-Series
II. A. Yoho National Park human history study
Accession Number
3381
Reference Code
S23 / 1 - 13
Physical Description
SOUND recordings : cassettes (19)
Scope & Content
Yoho National Park History Study tape recorded interviews (13 interviews on 19 cassettes)
Content Details
S23 / 1-1 Source: May Tocher; Interviewer: Carson Wade. -- Boulder Creek, B.C., September 23, 1977. - Canadian Pacific Railway - Teahouses; Dewbury, Mrs. Jack; Emerald Lake Chalet; Field, B.C.; Giddie, Jack; National Parks and Reserves - Wardens; Trans-Canada Highway; Warden cabins; Y..M .C.A. - Field, B.C.; Yoho National Park S23 / 1-2 Source : Mrs. Yeats; Interviewer: Perry Hein, 1972. - Camps, P.O.W.; Field B.C., Glacier House; Laggan; Mount Stephen House; World War I; Y.M.C.A. - Field B.C.; Yoho National Park S23/1-3 Source: Floyd Yeats - Field, B.C., August 23, 1977 - Adamson, Bill; Canadian Pacific Railway - Employees; Canadian Pacific Railway - Rolling Stock; Field, B.C.; Yoho National Park S23/1-4 Source: Barney Barlow; Interviewer: Merna Forester and Carson Wade. - Field B.C, August 31, 1977 - Brewster Transport Company; Businesses - Field, B.C; Candian Pacific Railway - Employees; Canadian Pacific Railway - Tourist Camps; Field, B.C.; Hotels; Mines and mineral resources; Monarch Hotel; Mount Stephen House; Strand Hotel; Y.M.C.A - Field, B.C. S23/1-5 Source: Mr. & Mrs. Sargent - Kicking Horse Campground, B.C., August 19, 1977 - Banff-Jasper Highway; Canadian Pacific Railway - Tourist Camps; Child, Walter; Emerald Lake Chalet; Field, B.C.; Kicking Horse Campground; Mount Stephen House; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Takakkaw Falls; Yoho National Park S23/1-6 Source: Fred and Marion Doyle - Field, B.C., August, 1977- Businesses - Field, B.C.; Dewbury, Mrs. Jack; Field, B.C.; Lake Louise-Yoho Highway; Logging; Mount Stephen House; Yoho National Park S23/1-7 Source: Perry & Muriel Hein - Cathedral Chalet. B.C.; September 24, 1977- Cathedral Mountain Chalet; Churches; Field, B.C.; Gallagher, Bill; Hotels; Mount Stephen Bungalow Camp; Trans-Canada Highway; Yoho National Park; Youth Hostels S23/1-8 Source: Dr. Huntington Williams; Interviewer: Carson Wade - Emerald Lake, July 30, 1977 - Geology; Walcott, Charles Doolittle; Walcott, Mary Vaux; Walcott, Sydney; Yoho National Park S23/1-9 Source: Mr. Aaron - Lake O'Hara, August 17, 1977 - Canadian Pacific Railway - Tourist camps; Ford, Austin; Lake O'Hara Lodge; Yoho National Park S23/1-10 Source: Dr. George K. K. Link; Interviewer: Carson Wade - Lake O'Hara, August 16, 1977 - Lake O'Hara S23/1-11 Source: Dr. Norman Mackenzie - Lake O'Hara, August 1977 - Low tape content. Not summarized S23/1-12 Source: Al Knowles - Lake O'Hara, October 8, 1977 - Lake O'Hara; Mines and Mineral sources; National Parks and Reserves - Wardens; Trans-Canada Highway; Yoho National Park S23/1-13 Source: Edward Feuz - Golden B.C., September, 1977 - Alpine Club of Canada; Bears, Grizzly; Canadian Pacific Railway - Mountain guides; Canadian Pacific Railway - Teahouses; Feuz, Edward Sr.; Field, B.C.; Gibbon, John Murray; Glacier House; Hasler, Christian Jr.; Hasler, Christian Sr.; Morant, Nick; Mount Stephen House; Plain of Six Glaciers Teahouse; Swiss Guides' Village, Edelweiss, B.C.; Wheeler, Arthur Oliver; Wilson, Tom; Yoho National Park
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Audio tapes : 1) Harry Richardson, Chief Joe Nicholas, Leo Williams, Fran & Jerry Kimpton, 2) Kootenay National Park Rededication Ceremony, 3 & 4) Harry Richardson, Ed Barbour, Don Piggot
Reference Code
S23 / 4-1 to 4-3
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
II. Sound recording series
Sub-Series
II. C. Other
Accession Number
5054
Reference Code
S23 / 4-1 to 4-3
Physical Description
SOUND recordings : cassettes (4)
History / Biographical
Originals property of Kootenay National Park - obtain copies through them.
Scope & Content
Audio tapes : 1) Harry Richardson, Chief Joe Nicholas, Leo Williams, Fran & Jerry Kimpton, 2) Kootenay National Park Rededication Ceremony, 3 & 4) Harry Richardson, Ed Barbour, Don Piggot
Content Details
S23/4-1 Source: Harry Richardson - June 30, 1985 - Kootenay Crossing S23/4-2 N/A S23/4-3 Sources: Ed Barber (from Wilmer), Don Pickett (from Golden), Harry Richardson (from Victoria) - June 29, 1985 - 3 Road Builders; National Parks Centennial; Kootenay National Park; Coal Mine Blasting; Wildlife
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Audio tapes : 1) Harry Richardson, Chief Joe Nicholas, Leo Williams, Fran & Jerry Kimpton, 2) Kootenay National Park Rededication Ceremony, 3 & 4) Harry Richardson, Ed Barbour, Don Piggot
Reference Code
S23 / 4-1 to 4-3
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
II. Sound recording series
Sub-Series
II. C. Other
Accession Number
5054
Reference Code
S23 / 4-1 to 4-3
Physical Description
SOUND recordings : cassettes (4)
History / Biographical
Originals property of Kootenay National Park - obtain copies through them.
Scope & Content
Audio tapes : 1) Harry Richardson, Chief Joe Nicholas, Leo Williams, Fran & Jerry Kimpton, 2) Kootenay National Park Rededication Ceremony, 3 & 4) Harry Richardson, Ed Barbour, Don Piggot
Content Details
S23/4-1 Source: Harry Richardson - June 30, 1985 - Kootenay Crossing S23/4-2 N/A S23/4-3 Sources: Ed Barber (from Wilmer), Don Pickett (from Golden), Harry Richardson (from Victoria) - June 29, 1985 - 3 Road Builders; National Parks Centennial; Kootenay National Park; Coal Mine Blasting; Wildlife
Processing Status
Processed
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List of empty envelopes

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Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Reference Code
V488 / I. A.
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
I. Photographs series
Sub-Series
I. A. Banff National Park photograph collections
Accession Number
3783
Reference Code
V488 / I. A.
Content Details
Banff Townsite 4 Lots 7, 8 Block 7 Anthracite - Robertson (16-153) (Empty) 5 Lots 7, 8 Block 7 Anthracite - Roberston (16-150) (Empty) 8 Market Garden Site Bankhead YeeWoh (16-53) (Empty) 10 Bankhead Mine Office (Empty) 11 C.P.R Bankhead Mine 19-23-11 (Empty) 12 Bankhead Mine C.P.R Deuislisher Bldg. (Empty) 43 Middle Springs Banff (Empty) 75 N.B Sanson's Collecting & Exploring Trip Aylmer Camp, May 29 - June 2 / 29 T27 R11 (Empty) 155 C.P.R Bankhead Old Workings and Houses S19-T26-R11 (14-7-33) (Empty)
Processing Status
Processed
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List of empty envelopes

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Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Reference Code
V488 / I. A.
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
I. Photographs series
Sub-Series
I. A. Banff National Park photograph collections
Accession Number
3783
Reference Code
V488 / I. A.
Content Details
Banff Townsite 4 Lots 7, 8 Block 7 Anthracite - Robertson (16-153) (Empty) 5 Lots 7, 8 Block 7 Anthracite - Roberston (16-150) (Empty) 8 Market Garden Site Bankhead YeeWoh (16-53) (Empty) 10 Bankhead Mine Office (Empty) 11 C.P.R Bankhead Mine 19-23-11 (Empty) 12 Bankhead Mine C.P.R Deuislisher Bldg. (Empty) 43 Middle Springs Banff (Empty) 75 N.B Sanson's Collecting & Exploring Trip Aylmer Camp, May 29 - June 2 / 29 T27 R11 (Empty) 155 C.P.R Bankhead Old Workings and Houses S19-T26-R11 (14-7-33) (Empty)
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Negative collection re: warden service and work camps
Reference Code
V488 / I. A. / NA - 761 to 762
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
I. Photographs series
Sub-Series
I. A. Banff National Park photograph collections
Accession Number
3783
Reference Code
V488 / I. A. / NA - 761 to 762
Scope & Content
Negative collection re: warden service and work camps
Content Details
761 Alternative service work camps (22 negs, 2 prints) 762 Mosquito control (4 negs)
Processing Status
Processed
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