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Warden and Guiding Scrapbook #2

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Part Of
Ulysses LaCasse fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook of photographs (ca.1910-1927) pertaining to: warden and guiding activities, including camps; cabins, Silver City, Sunshine area, Wilson Ranch in Kootenay Plains, construction at Healey Creek; personal photographs of the Canadian Siberian Expedition; Banff activities, in…
Date Range
1910-1927
Reference Code
M90 / 8 / 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Ulysses LaCasse fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M90 / V340
Sous-Fonds
M90
Sub-Series
II / A Personal / professional series : Scrapbooks
Accession Number
617
Reference Code
M90 / 8 / 2
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
1910-1927
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records (30 pages ; 26.5 x 33 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook of photographs (ca.1910-1927) pertaining to: warden and guiding activities, including camps; cabins, Silver City, Sunshine area, Wilson Ranch in Kootenay Plains, construction at Healey Creek; personal photographs of the Canadian Siberian Expedition; Banff activities, including Armistice Day celebration, Bretton Hall fire, ice harvesting; and Ila LaCasse skiing career; ca.1910-1927. Also includes textual records consist of newspaper clippings; Brewster Trading Co. calendar, 1909; and panoramic view of Vladivostock composed of 6 postcards
Name Access
LaCasse, Ulysses
LaCasse, Ila
Subject Access
Great Divide
Sunshine area
Guiding
Horse packing
Banff Winter Carnival
Hunting
Construction
Skiing
Banff Ski Club
Cabins
Travel
War
Geographic Access
Sunshine
Castle Mountain
Kootenay Plains
Banff
Banff National Park
Siberia
Language
English
Creator
LaCasse, Ulysses
Title Source
Title based on contents of file. #2 written on the cover
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Part Of
Ulysses LaCasse fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of warden correspondence, 1929-1949, pertaining to administration; supplies and uniforms; wildlife management; wardens supplying elk antlers for cutlery and animals for zoos; land use; quartz mining at Eldon; law enforcement. Also includes genealogy notes and research; newspaper…
Date Range
1919-[ca.1967]
Reference Code
M90 / 9
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Ulysses LaCasse fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
II.A. Personal / professional series : Scrapbooks
Accession Number
617
Reference Code
M90 / 9
Date Range
1919-[ca.1967]
Physical Description
1 textual record (1 v.)
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of warden correspondence, 1929-1949, pertaining to administration; supplies and uniforms; wildlife management; wardens supplying elk antlers for cutlery and animals for zoos; land use; quartz mining at Eldon; law enforcement. Also includes genealogy notes and research; newspaper clippings pertaining to Second World War, supply boats, Eskimo and Beaver; First World War certificate of thanks; and photographs pertaining to camp at Mount Assiniboine
Creator
Scrapbook was annotated ca.1967
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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
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Government
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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