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Ulysses LaCasse fonds
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- Part Of
- Ulysses LaCasse fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series: I. Professional series, ca.1910-1949; II. Professional / personal life series, ca.1896-ca.1967. Professional series contains volumes of textual records, photograph albums and photographs in two sub-series: A. Warden and civil service papers and photographs, and B. Gui…
- Date Range
- [ca.1896-ca.1967]
- Reference Code
- M90 / V340
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Tintype
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Ulysses LaCasse fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 90
- V 340
- Sous-Fonds
- M 90
- V 340
- Accession Number
- 139, 617, 936, 1097, 1219, 2659, 5747
- Reference Code
- M90 / V340
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Tintype
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- [ca.1896-ca.1967]
- Physical Description
- ca.15 cm of textual records. -- 4 photograph albums (ca.360 prints). -- ca.70 photographs : prints, copy negatives, negatives, tintype
- History / Biographical
- Ulysses LaCasse (or Ulysse; or La Casse), 1888-1972, was a trail guide and national park warden at Lake Louise and Banff, Alberta, Canada. LaCasse came to Banff in 1908 and worked in various cooking jobs including trail cook for surveys and trail outfits. He guided Caroline Hinman's trail riding groups before joining the Canadian Army in Europe and Siberia. LaCasse accompanied Byron Harmon, Soapy Smith and Louis Freeman on their five hundred mile expedition through the Canadian Rockies, 1924. LaCasse was a long-time warden in the Castle Mountain and Lake Louise districts
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series: I. Professional series, ca.1910-1949; II. Professional / personal life series, ca.1896-ca.1967. Professional series contains volumes of textual records, photograph albums and photographs in two sub-series: A. Warden and civil service papers and photographs, and B. Guiding and outfitting papers and photographs. Professional / personal life series contains volumes of textual records, as well as photographs, in two sub-series: A. Scrapbooks, and B. Other material.
- Textual records consist of warden journals, 1934-1949, and scrapbooks, 1911-1961. Journals record weather conditions, wildlife observations, enforcement, construction and maintenance duties, etc. around Castle Mountain and Lake Louise. Scrapbooks contain correspondence and memoranda, 1929-1948, from LaCasse's civil service career. Textual records also include diary of Mavis Benedict, 1917, kept during Caroline Hinman pack trips; copy of a ski trip diary; and biographical notes on LaCasse, ca.1950. Photograph albums pertain to a Caroline Hinman trip in the Mount Assiniboine area, 1917; Columbia Icefield expedition, 1924; and horse trips in the Canadian Rockies, ca.1925.
- Name Access
- Benedict, Mavis
- Hinman, Caroline
- LaCasse, Ulysses
- Subject Access
- Banff National Park - Wardens
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Pack trips
- 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: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- LaCasse, Ulysses
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Scenic and guiding photographs
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- Part Of
- Ulysses LaCasse fonds
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to Banff, Mount Assiniboine, Baker Lake and Kicking Horse River areas; Jimmy Simpson cabin at Bow Lake; McAleenan party trip near Simpson Pass, 1917; and Caroline Hinman party trip, ca.1920. Scrapbook pertains to horse trips in Mount Assiniboine and Bow Lake areas, ca.1925,
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-ca.1925]
- Reference Code
- V340 / 16 to 21 (PA), V340 / 22 to 25 (LC)
- V340 / PD - 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Ulysses LaCasse fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Professional series : Guiding and outfitting
- Accession Number
- 936, 2659
- Reference Code
- V340 / 16 to 21 (PA), V340 / 22 to 25 (LC)
- V340 / PD - 4
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-ca.1925]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (112 prints). -- 10 photographs (6 prints, 4 copy negatives)
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to Banff, Mount Assiniboine, Baker Lake and Kicking Horse River areas; Jimmy Simpson cabin at Bow Lake; McAleenan party trip near Simpson Pass, 1917; and Caroline Hinman party trip, ca.1920. Scrapbook pertains to horse trips in Mount Assiniboine and Bow Lake areas, ca.1925,
- Access Restrictions
- Access to negatives is by appointment only
- Finding Aid
- Reference prints are available for copy negatives
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file and album
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Family and friends photographs
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- Part Of
- Ulysses LaCasse fonds
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to Tom Wilson and Morley Beaver, 1900; Brewster Transport cake, 1905; Camrose, 1910; Banff Hockey Team 1911-12; northern British Columbia lacrosse team champions, 1922; Prince Rupert minstrel show, 1921 and Banff minstrel benefit show, 1924; Bill Davies and others in carriage; H…
- Date Range
- [ca.1896-ca.1925]
- Reference Code
- V340 / 26 to 49 (PA, PT, LC)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Ulysses LaCasse fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.B. Personal / professional series : Other material
- Accession Number
- 936, 1097, 1219, 2659
- Reference Code
- V340 / 26 to 49 (PA, PT, LC)
- Date Range
- [ca.1896-ca.1925]
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs (10 prints, 13 copy negatives, 1 tintype)
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to Tom Wilson and Morley Beaver, 1900; Brewster Transport cake, 1905; Camrose, 1910; Banff Hockey Team 1911-12; northern British Columbia lacrosse team champions, 1922; Prince Rupert minstrel show, 1921 and Banff minstrel benefit show, 1924; Bill Davies and others in carriage; Howard Sibbald at Eau Claire Lumber Camp, 1925; ice harvesting, Norman Luxton curio store, 1911; Ulysse LaCasse in Siberia, 1917; LaCasse and Woodworth family members and various unidentified men and women
- Access Restrictions
- Access to negatives is by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based upon contents of file
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