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Autograph books
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- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Date Range
- [before 1975]
- Reference Code
- M126 / 11
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Textual records
- Reference Code
- M126 / 11
- Date Range
- [before 1975]
- Physical Description
- 5 v. of textual records
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Brochures and articles
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- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of brochure for Simpson's Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, bulletin No.83, re Jim Brewster; The Skyline Trail bulletin No.41; Packards, winter 1969, articles p.13-19, re Murray Gammon and the use of Packards on Banff, p.31 & 39 re Walter Ashdown's 'race with dea…
- Date Range
- [before 1975]
- Reference Code
- M126 / 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Textual records
- Reference Code
- M126 / 13
- Date Range
- [before 1975]
- Physical Description
- 6 items of print material
- Scope & Content
- File consists of brochure for Simpson's Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, bulletin No.83, re Jim Brewster; The Skyline Trail bulletin No.41; Packards, winter 1969, articles p.13-19, re Murray Gammon and the use of Packards on Banff, p.31 & 39 re Walter Ashdown's 'race with death'; supplement to National Geographic, Sept. 1973, re astronauts; Colorful Hawaii [brochure]
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- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of cards to Walter Ashdown. Senders include the Vaniers, Judy La Marsh and Billie and Jimmy Simpson
- Date Range
- [before 1975]
- Reference Code
- M126 / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Textual records
- Reference Code
- M126 / 3
- Date Range
- [before 1975]
- Physical Description
- 13 textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of cards to Walter Ashdown. Senders include the Vaniers, Judy La Marsh and Billie and Jimmy Simpson
- Title Source
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Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, cards and invitations to, or concerning,Walter Ashdown. Includes letter concerning famous people Ashdown had driven
- Date Range
- 1954-1970
- Reference Code
- M126 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Textual records
- Reference Code
- M126 / 1
- Date Range
- 1954-1970
- Physical Description
- 33 textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, cards and invitations to, or concerning,Walter Ashdown. Includes letter concerning famous people Ashdown had driven
- Title Source
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- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, from B. L. Hinman to W. Ashdown, May 7 and June 11, 1970 re million mile award, 2 items; letter, from J. Hayes to B. L. Hinman, May 12, 1970, re W. Ashdown's application for a million mile award; envelope, from Government of Alberta to W. Ashdown; letter, from W. Ashdown t…
- Date Range
- 1970
- Reference Code
- M126 / 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Textual records
- Reference Code
- M126 / 7
- Date Range
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 5 textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, from B. L. Hinman to W. Ashdown, May 7 and June 11, 1970 re million mile award, 2 items; letter, from J. Hayes to B. L. Hinman, May 12, 1970, re W. Ashdown's application for a million mile award; envelope, from Government of Alberta to W. Ashdown; letter, from W. Ashdown to Whom It May Concern, April 2, 1970 re list of parties driven from 1912 to present
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Certificate: Million Mile Award to Walter Ashdown. Held in Oversize storage "B"
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Manuscript and letter
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- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of manuscript on the life of Walter Ashdown, typescript and carbon copy; and letter, to W. Ashdown from H. B. Hinman, July 20, 1970 re million mile award
- Date Range
- [ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- M126 / 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Textual records
- Reference Code
- M126 / 8
- Date Range
- [ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- 3 textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of manuscript on the life of Walter Ashdown, typescript and carbon copy; and letter, to W. Ashdown from H. B. Hinman, July 20, 1970 re million mile award
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Motion pictures
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- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of amateur motion picture made by Walter Ashdown pertaining to his family, friends, activities and daily life
- Date Range
- [ca.1950-ca.1970]
- Reference Code
- V28 / NF - 1 to 13
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- V28
- Series
- III. Motion pictures
- Sous-Fonds
- V28
- Reference Code
- V28 / NF - 1 to 13
- Date Range
- [ca.1950-ca.1970]
- Physical Description
- 13 motion pictures : 8mm, silent, colour
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of amateur motion picture made by Walter Ashdown pertaining to his family, friends, activities and daily life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Content Details
- LIST OF FILMS (V28/NF):
- 1 1964 : [motion picture]. -- 1964. -- Views include mountain scenery; at Num-Ti-Jah Lodge with Jimmy Simpson Sr., Billie Simpson with guests; Banff Indian Days parade, Chief Walking Buffalo. Also scenes of animals - black bears, bighorn sheep (some mock-fighting), elk, deer, moose; snowmobiles on glaciers (Columbia Icefield?). -- Title from film canister
- 2 Goat : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1959]. -- Views include buffalo grazing; buildings around Banff; herds of elk, deer; groups of people by Brewster? bus; men driving an antique convertible car with "BMA" sign on bumper (dated 1959); at Num-Ti-Jah Lodge with Jimmy Simpson Sr., Billie Simpson with Alfred and Linda Castle. -- Title from film canister
- 3 Sheep : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include mountain goats; snowmobiles on glacier; at Yoho National Park; views of gondolas and view from gondolas (at Whitehorn?); Rocky Mountain Sheep; elk; boy with squirrel climbing all over him; group by Edith Cavell? Chalet; Banff Indian Days parade and Indigenous people at the Banff Springs Hotel. -- Title from film canister
- 4 Queen : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include Gil and Mary Fry; wildlife (mountain goats, buffalo, bighorn sheep, deer); icefall; at Chateau Lake Louise; tour boat at Lake Minnewanka. -- Title from film canister
- 5 June & Banff : [motion picture]. --[ca.1960]. -- Views include groups of people; Banff Indian Days; at Lake Louise; wildlife (elk, black bear mother and cubs, bighorn sheep, moose, deer, elk, cat); tour boat at Lake Minnewanka?; Walter Ashdown, Jimmy Simpson Sr., Billie Simpson with friends; Catharine Robb Whyte with friends outside Whyte House; mountain scenery (includes views of mountains in clouds, with rainbows). -- Title from film canister
- 6 Kerry wedding : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1970]. -- Views include Walter Ashdown receiving his Million Mile Safe Driving award from Gordon Taylor and Jack Hayes; scenes from Hawaii; Shriners parade down Banff Avenue; Rudy and Kerry Kucy's wedding at St. Mary's Church; tour boat on Lake Minnewanka, Banff Indian Days parade. -- Title from film canister
- 7 Motion picture. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include ground squirrel's antics; Bow Falls and view down Bow River; cadets on parade at Cadet Camp, Banff. -- Title based on item
- 8 Ashdown : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include Num-Ti-Jah Lodge with Jimmy Simpson Sr., Billie Simpson and friend; group of people watching race at finish line; family (film broken after this scene); woman feeding bighorn sheep and deer; C.P.R. passenger train coming around curve; rail crew trying to clear a train derailment. -- Title from film canister. -- Film is broken about halfway through
- 9 Doris & Deer 1963 Van Dam's, Jasper : [motion picture]. -- 1963. -- Views include Catharine Robb Whyte with Alfred and Linda Castle by the Whyte House; at Chateau Lake Louise; Walter Ashdown, RCMP officers standing guard?; gondolas at Whitehorn?; bears; dog in costume doing tricks; snowmobile and chalet at glacier (Columbia Icefield?). -- Title from film canister
- 10 Hawaii with Castles April 1970 : [motion picture]. -- 1970. -- Views include Walter Ashdown; moose; Banff Indian Days parade; Hawaii with Alfred and Linda Castle. -- Title from film canister
- 11 Doris & deer : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include mountain scenery from Banff National Park; people playing with dog; Banff Winter Carnival events; at Chateau Lake Louise; woman (Doris?) feeding deer. -- Title from film canister
- 12 Flen [?] Bears : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include man operating chairlift; group of people; wildlife (black bear, deer, bighorn sheep); man with ground squirrel eating out of his hand; group of people getting ready to go for horseback ride; at Num-Ti-Jah Lodge with Billie Simpson; Columbia Icefield?; mountain scenery. -- Title from film canister
- 13 Motion picture. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include bride (wearing fur) arriving at church; Remembrance Day parade, includes view of Banff High School; children playing: Ross Connors, Laurie-Ann Connors and their mother, Walter's daughter, Lorena; wildlife (black bear, bighorn sheep, elk, buffalo); gondolas; mountain scenery from Banff National Park including Bow Falls (frozen); Alfred and Linda Castle; panoramic views from Hawaii; Walter's son, Fred, B. J. Ashdown (Fred's wife) and children, Scott and Suzie. -- Title based on item
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- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newsclippings re Aashdown's 1930 drive of 81 miles in 82 minutes to deliver life-saving equipment to the Monarch Mine near Field, B. C.
- Date Range
- [1930]
- Reference Code
- M126 / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Textual records
- Reference Code
- M126 / 4
- Date Range
- [1930]
- Physical Description
- 7 items of print material
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newsclippings re Aashdown's 1930 drive of 81 miles in 82 minutes to deliver life-saving equipment to the Monarch Mine near Field, B. C.
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- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Scope & Content
- File includes newsclippings re Princess Margaret's Royal Visit, 1968, 3 items; and newsphotographs re Robert Kennedy visit and assassination, 6 items; re Gene Autry, 1952; Governor-General Vanier's visit; accident on Mount Alberta, 1968; Alfred Castle; Brewster Transport retirements of Reg Knight, …
- Date Range
- 1952-1969
- Reference Code
- M126 / 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Textual records
- Reference Code
- M126 / 5
- Date Range
- 1952-1969
- Physical Description
- ca.30 items of print material
- Scope & Content
- File includes newsclippings re Princess Margaret's Royal Visit, 1968, 3 items; and newsphotographs re Robert Kennedy visit and assassination, 6 items; re Gene Autry, 1952; Governor-General Vanier's visit; accident on Mount Alberta, 1968; Alfred Castle; Brewster Transport retirements of Reg Knight, Hattie Thomas and Walter Ashdown, 1965; Norman M. Campbell; Banff residents in Hawaii; flag raising to open Chateau Lake Louise; presentation to Mrs. Fred Ashdown; Brewster family reunion, 1964; wildlife sanctuary; the Swiss Guides; new C.P.R. hotel managers, E. C. Fitt, D. A. Williams and L. C. Parkinson; other
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- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newsclippings re B. J. Ashdown and Scott Ashdown and golf championships, 5 items; and newsclippings re Princess Louise's watercolours, Brewster reunion, Hawaii, Royal Tour, Catharine Whyte and veterans' ski race, hijacked plane, CPR train and truck collision, other, 10 items
- Date Range
- [before 1975]
- Reference Code
- M126 / 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Textual records
- Reference Code
- M126 / 12
- Date Range
- [before 1975]
- Physical Description
- 15 items of print material
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newsclippings re B. J. Ashdown and Scott Ashdown and golf championships, 5 items; and newsclippings re Princess Louise's watercolours, Brewster reunion, Hawaii, Royal Tour, Catharine Whyte and veterans' ski race, hijacked plane, CPR train and truck collision, other, 10 items
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