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Kay Powell fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M199 (textual) and V158 (photographs). M199 consists of two series, 1.1 cm, 1940-1942. Series I : Miscellaneous textual materials, 0.1 cm, 1940-1942 (includes envelope and letterhead from Sunshine Lodge, 1944 and an envelope and letterhead from Kananaskis Ranch, S…
Date Range
[1940-1944]
Reference Code
M199 / V158
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Kay Powell fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M199 / V158
Sous-Fonds
M199 / V158
Accession Number
7940
Reference Code
M199 / V158
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[1940-1944]
Physical Description
1 album (43 photographs : b&w ; 31.5 x 23.5 cm or smaller) -- 4 photographs : b&w ; 11 x 19.5 cm or smaller; -- 01 cm of textual records (5 pages ; 42.5 x 28 cm or smaller) -- 01 cm of textual records (7 pages ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller) -- 1 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 21.5 x 35.5 cm and 21.5 x 33.5 cm)
History / Biographical
Kay Powell (nee Kathleen Burt-Smith) attended the private Mountain School in Banff, Alberta which was founded by Margaret and Henry Greenham in 1920. She was sent to the nearest private boarding school as a result of a fear of bombing in her home town of Victoria, BC by the Japanese during World War II. Kay Powell started half-way through her grade 9 year in 1940 and stayed until 1944. She won a school prize in 1943 for "friendliness" and returned to Victoria, B.C. after the war where she married James Michael Powell and had two children and three grandchildren. She was an avid boater and passed away in 2017.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M199 (textual) and V158 (photographs). M199 consists of two series, 1.1 cm, 1940-1942. Series I : Miscellaneous textual materials, 0.1 cm, 1940-1942 (includes envelope and letterhead from Sunshine Lodge, 1944 and an envelope and letterhead from Kananaskis Ranch, Seebe, Alberta featuring sketches of C.A. Beil; 1 card with signatures; newspaper clipping pertaining to mountain school students skiing at Sunshine). Series II : Mountain Echoes, 1 cm, 1941-1943 (includes 2 school journals "Mountain Echoes," 1941-1942 and 1942-1943 pertaining to school events) V158 consists of two series, 2.9 cm, 1940-1942. Series I : Photograph albums, 2 cm, 1940-1942 (1 photograph album with 43 photographs pertaining to Kay Powell's time at the Mountain School, including textual records within of valedictory poem and lyrics to a school song "Forty Years On" on Havergal College letterhead. Series II : Photograph prints, 0.9 cm, 11 x 19.5 cm or smaller and related textual record 5 pages ; 42.5 x 28 cm or smaller, 1940-1942 (includes 4 photograph prints pertaining to school teachers who taught at the Mountain School, with associated information and newspaper clipping).
Name Access
Powell, Kay
Greenham, Henry
Greenham, Margaret
Subject Access
Education
Buildings and facilities
Schools
Mountain School
World War II
Skiing
Kananaskis Ranch
Sunshine Ski Lodge
Horses
Geographic Access
Banff
Kananaskis
Language
English
Finding Aid
Yes
Creator
Powell, Kay
Biographical Source Notes
Accession record; Crag and Canyon - Friday July 2nd, 1943, page 4 ; https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescolonist/obituary.aspx?n=kathleen-powell-kay&pid=184703507 ; https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescolonist/obituary.aspx?n=james-michael-powell&pid=192298581
Title Source
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Processing Status
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Kay Powell photograph album

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Part Of
Kay Powell fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album comprising 43 photographs. Contents pertains to Kay Powell's attendance at the Mountain School from 1942 to 1944 including steam locomotive at the Banff Train Station; "Gateway" main house; Sunshine Lodge; skiing at Sunshine in 1942; teachers and students posi…
Date Range
[1942-1944]
Reference Code
V158 / I / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Private record
Part Of
Kay Powell fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M199 / V158
Series
V158 / I : Photograph Albums
Sous-Fonds
V158
Accession Number
7940
Reference Code
V158 / I / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Photograph
Private record
Date Range
[1942-1944]
Physical Description
1 album (43 photographs : b&w ; 31.5 x 23.5 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album comprising 43 photographs. Contents pertains to Kay Powell's attendance at the Mountain School from 1942 to 1944 including steam locomotive at the Banff Train Station; "Gateway" main house; Sunshine Lodge; skiing at Sunshine in 1942; teachers and students posing for photographs ; photographs of Banff Avenue; pack horses and pack trips at Kananaskis Ranch including photographs of camp; photographs of exterior and interior of Mountain School building; skiing at Mount Norquay; skating at the Banff Skating Club; hikes up Sulphur Mountain and Mount Rundle; students in costume performing a play; Cave and Basin pool. Some photographs include photocopies of photographs with students name annotated by Kay Powell. Album also includes textual records of valedictory poem and lyrics to a school song "Forty Years On" on Havergal College letterhead.
Name Access
Powell, Kay
Greenham, Henry
Greenham, Margaret
Subject Access
Education
Buildings and facilities
Schools
Mountain School
World War II
Skiing
Kananaskis Ranch
Sunshine Ski Lodge
Horses
Geographic Access
Banff
Kananaskis
Language
English
Finding Aid
Yes
Creator
Powell, Kay
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Legal correspondence

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Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of correspondence and documents sent to Eleanor Luxton from her legal representatives [Fenerty, Robertson, Fraser and Hatch]. Content pertains to a case brought to the Alberta Assessment Appeal Board [1974]; lease agreements between Eleanor Luxton and tenants of her properties in Banf…
Date Range
1971-1987
Reference Code
LUX / II / D / 197 to 204
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / D : Business, Legal and Financial
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / D / 197 to 204
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1971-1987
Physical Description
12 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of correspondence and documents sent to Eleanor Luxton from her legal representatives [Fenerty, Robertson, Fraser and Hatch]. Content pertains to a case brought to the Alberta Assessment Appeal Board [1974]; lease agreements between Eleanor Luxton and tenants of her properties in Banff; Annie McDougall's estate; a dispute between Mel Weber [manager of the Magpie and Stump restaurant in Banff] and Eleanor Luxton, 1987; invoices for previous legal services; and other related subjects.
Notes
Contents are arranged by subject: LUX / II / D / 197 : Alberta Assessment Appeal Board, 1974 LUX / II / D / 198 : Provincial land title documents, 1977-1979 LUX / II / D / 199 : Annie McDougall estate and inheritance LUX / II / D / 200 to 203 : Leases, properties and rental agreements LUX / II / D / 204 : Invoices and other correspondence
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Weber, Mel
Subject Access
Buildings and facilities
Businesses
Commerce
Communications
Finances
Government
Land use
Laws and legislation
Leases
Legal and Financial
Personal and Professional Life
Property
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Calgary
Access Restrictions
File contains confidential information - restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
File contains confidential information - restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Commerce and industry
Communications
Government
Land, settlement and immigration
Law and justice
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Mary Allan fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of: school notebooks, 1924-1932, 4 cm.; Banff Collections and Recollections / by Mary Allan : [manuscript] pertaining to reminiscences of Mary Allan and Banff history (354p); photographic prints of school friends, 1966, 2 items; photographic transparencies of Cave and Basin buildi…
Date Range
1924-1983
Reference Code
M139
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Mary Allan fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 139
Sous-Fonds
M 139
Accession Number
6327, 7195 (unproc in with Box 2 of Mary Allan Thompson, Charles McCaulay, Hugh Gordon materials unproc accn 7195)
Reference Code
M139
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1924-1983
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records. -- 63 photographs (61 transparencies, 2 prints)
History / Biographical
Mary Thomson Allan, 1913-1989, was a poet and homemaker at Banff and Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Mary Thomson was born in Banff, where her mother, Jeannie Thomson, ran the Cave and Basin Teahouse. In the 1980s Allan was involved in the Save the Cave and Basin Committee. Allan wrote poetry starting in the 1930s. A number of her poems were published in periodicals and anthologies during the 1950s to 1970s, and a selection, titled "The Inward Trail", was published posthumously in 1992. "Banff Collections and Recollections" was in process when Allan died and editing was continued by her daughter, Jannis Hare.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of: school notebooks, 1924-1932, 4 cm.; Banff Collections and Recollections / by Mary Allan : [manuscript] pertaining to reminiscences of Mary Allan and Banff history (354p); photographic prints of school friends, 1966, 2 items; photographic transparencies of Cave and Basin buildings and area before and during renovation, 1971-1983.
Name Access
Allan, Mary
Subject Access
Cave and Basin
Family and personal life
Buildings and facilities
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Allan, Mary
Category
Family and personal life
Biographical Source Notes
Jannis Hare
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds

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Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials collected by, and pertaining to, Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes daybooks, notebooks, correspondence and various notes collected by Maryalice during her time working as Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rock…
Date Range
1939-2002, predominant 1965-2000
Reference Code
M9 / S13 / V605
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 9
S 13
V 605
Sous-Fonds
M 9
S 13
V 605
Accession Number
17, 88, 120, 1183, 1900, 1923, 2045, 2125, 2198, 2762, 3180, 3208, 3276, 7412, 2014.8266, 2014.8267, 2014.8310
Reference Code
M9 / S13 / V605
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1939-2002, predominant 1965-2000
Physical Description
49 photographs: prints, negatives. -- 1 m textual records. -- 60 sound recordings: 52 audio cassettes, 8 reels
History / Biographical
Maryalice Harvey Stewart, 1923-2001, was Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies) at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1965 to 1976. She continued to do historical projects and was known for her knowledge of Banff and Rocky Mountain history.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials collected by, and pertaining to, Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes daybooks, notebooks, correspondence and various notes collected by Maryalice during her time working as Director of the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives and Special Collections); research materials pertaining to the town of Banff, the Brewster family and other local subjects; personal interest materials, including cassette recordings of documentaries and lectures; personal materials, including correspondence, photographs, Maryalice's birth certificate, certifications and awards, and sheet music; and other related materials. Fonds consists of the following series and sub-series:
Series I : Professional records Series I has two sub-series: I / A : Archives of the Canadian Rockies records (includes cataloguing cards, notes and other materials pertaining to Maryalice's role as Archivist/Director at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies between 1965-1976) I / B : Research and other professional records (includes Brewster family research notes, materials from various committees and organizations which Maryalice was involved in, documents related to an oral history project completed in 2000, professional correspondence, and related materials)
Series II: Personal records (includes collected materials, personal interest materials, cassette recordings of documentaries and other subjects, sheet music, and various certificates and awards given to Maryalice).
Name Access
Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Professional and Personal Life
Awards
Banff townsite
Buildings and facilities
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Education
Entertainment
Employment
History
Lecture
Membership
Museums
Municipal views
Music
Newspaper
Organizations
Publication
Record keeping
Records
Research
Songs
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Kootenay National Park
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: basic description
Related Material
S23 / II / B (National Park Wardens oral history project conducted by Maryalice Harvey Stewart)
Creator
Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album, comprising 108 photographs, 17.5 x 12.5 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to community life, schooling, business, and religion in and around Morely from the late 1800s to the early 1940s. File also contains three loose pages, possibly from the same album, wit…
Date Range
1890-1942
Reference Code
V8 / 2014.8294
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Private record
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8 / V8 / S8
Series
Accession number : 2014.8294
Sous-Fonds
V8
Accession Number
2014.8294
Reference Code
V8 / 2014.8294
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Private record
Date Range
1890-1942
Physical Description
1 album (108 photographs : b&w ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album, comprising 108 photographs, 17.5 x 12.5 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to community life, schooling, business, and religion in and around Morely from the late 1800s to the early 1940s. File also contains three loose pages, possibly from the same album, with a total of nine full-colour photographs of structures around Morely taken ca. 1970s.
Subject Access
Animals
Architecture
Banff Indian Days
Buildings and facilities
Children
Churches
Communities
First Nations
Forestry
Fur trade
Horses
Hunting
Indigenous Peoples
Portrait
Religions
Stoney
Stoney Nakoda
Geographic Access
Morley
Alberta
Canada
Access Restrictions
Sundance
Reproduction Restrictions
Sundance
Language
English
Conservation
Pages of photographs pertaining to sun dance not scanned.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds is a commercial negative collection from more than 4000 professional jobs. Includes family, personal and school portraits, weddings, conventions and passport photographs; Banff School of Fine Arts classes, activities, productions, business and convention programs; photographs of government a…
Date Range
[ca.1900, ca.1930-ca.1975]
Reference Code
M175 / V180
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Postcard
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 175
V 180
Sous-Fonds
M 175
V 180
Accession Number
168, 232, 1572, 1593, 1644, 1868, 2626, 3379, 5772
Reference Code
M175 / V180
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Postcard
Private record
Published record
Responsibility
Fonds includes primarily the private business records of Ron Duke, including the work of some predecessors. Images attributed to Bill Jamieson, working in the employ of George Noble, are V180 / II.A.i. through V180 / II.A.vi., and V180 / III.A.- 1 to 51.
Date Range
[ca.1900, ca.1930-ca.1975]
Physical Description
ca.40,000 photographs (ca.38,400 negatives, ca.800 prints, ca.800 transparencies). -- 1 photograph album. -- 3 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Ronald Leslie Duke, 1912-1978, was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Duke was educated at Calgary, Banff and the University of Washington in Seattle, USA. After wartime service with the National Film Board of Canada, Ron Duke returned to Banff, where he worked in the photography business for the next thirty years. Here he formed a link in a business lineage of photographers, including George Noble, and was for a time an employee of Noble's corporate successors. After 1958, Duke worked closely with the Banff School of Fine Arts, photographing productions and providing documentary services. After sustaining considerable damage in a fire which destroyed Banff's Mount Royal Hotel in 1967, Ron Duke's business resumed and, in partnership with George Baracos, continued until retirement in 1975.
Scope & Content
Fonds is a commercial negative collection from more than 4000 professional jobs. Includes family, personal and school portraits, weddings, conventions and passport photographs; Banff School of Fine Arts classes, activities, productions, business and convention programs; photographs of government and private construction, commercial and industrial projects, Banff National Park; Banff community life, including Banff Winter Carnival, sports and recreation, Banff High School, Banff activities, places and events; personal and occupational photographs arising from Duke's interest in aeronautics, work with the Canadian Army, World War II, and involvement in the oil industry, 1930s; scenic and landscape photographs. Most pertain to Banff National Park; also Vancouver, British Columbia; Seattle, United States; Turner Valley, Alberta and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Textual records include job registers, 2 v.; samples of works orders, price lists, letters, equipment lists, invoices, receipts and technical information, mainly pertaining to business, some personal items; brochures, publications and postcards containing credited or attributed Ron Duke photographs.
Name Access
Duke, Ron
Subject Access
Arts
Buildings and facilities
Community life
Commerce and industry
Education
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: series and file description
electronic finding aid
Creator
Duke, Ron
Category
Arts
Commerce and industry
Education
Environment
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Sam Ward fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of papers, photographs and sound recording of Sam Ward; also of Sam and Cis Ward. Personal papers of Sam and Cis Ward include correspondence and cards, 1950s-1970s; and note and guest books, 1902-ca.1960s. Professional records are plans for proposed residences for Sam Ward a…
Date Range
1900-1973
Reference Code
M211 / S19 / V667
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Reel to reel
Textual record
Plan
Private record
Part Of
Sam Ward fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 211
S 19
V 667
Sous-Fonds
M 211
S 19
V 667
Accession Number
971, 1268, 1365, 1491, 1945, 1955, 1961
Reference Code
M211 / S19 / V667
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Reel to reel
Textual record
Plan
Private record
Date Range
1900-1973
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records. -- 303 photographs (167 prints, 135 negatives, 1 transparency). -- 2 photograph albums (45 prints). -- 1 sound recording : audio tape reel
History / Biographical
Sam Ward, 1884-1973, was a builder and finishing carpenter at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Ward and Louisa Maud "Cis" Ward, 1884-1970, came to Banff in 1912. Sam Ward was also known for music hall recitations. He later lived at Victoria, British Columbia
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of papers, photographs and sound recording of Sam Ward; also of Sam and Cis Ward. Personal papers of Sam and Cis Ward include correspondence and cards, 1950s-1970s; and note and guest books, 1902-ca.1960s. Professional records are plans for proposed residences for Sam Ward and Sydney R. Vallance and an addition to the Homestead Hotel. Photographs, ca.1912-ca.1970, pertain to Sam Ward, Cis Ward, friends, activities, hikes and mountain trips, world travels, homes; Sam Ward building projects; Banff town scenes, buildings and people. Sound recording, 1973, by Norman Tabuteau includes recitations by Sam Ward, followed by reminiscences
Name Access
Vallance, Sydney
Ward, Cis
Ward, Sam
Subject Access
Arts
Buildings and facilities
Homestead Hotel
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
sound recording summary and copy recording
Related Material
Accompanied by artifacts (transferred to Heritage collections, Whyte Museum)
Creator
Ward, Sam
Category
Arts
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Susan Hammond Mellen fonds

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Part Of
Susan Hammond Mellen fonds
Scope & Content
Back country cabins of Banff National Park, a summary report / by Susan Hammond Mellen, 1983, includes textual report, master map and inventory site forms with photographs where applicable.
Date Range
1983
Reference Code
M462
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Map
Photograph print
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Susan Hammond Mellen fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 462
Sous-Fonds
M 462
Accession Number
3674
Reference Code
M462
GMD
Textual record
Map
Photograph print
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1983
Physical Description
3.5 cm of textual records and photographs
History / Biographical
Susan Mellen and researchers documented thirty locations of back country log structures from among two hundred possible locations in Banff National Park during 1983. The project was submitted to Alberta Culture Historic Sites with sponsorship from the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation.
Scope & Content
Back country cabins of Banff National Park, a summary report / by Susan Hammond Mellen, 1983, includes textual report, master map and inventory site forms with photographs where applicable.
Name Access
Mellen, Susan Hammond
Subject Access
Buildings and facilities
Environment
Log structures
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Mellen, Susan Hammond
Category
Environment
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Walter S. Painter fonds

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Walter S. Painter fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consist of personal and professional papers of Walter S. Painter, 1902-1956, and Painter family photographs, ca.1905-ca.1955. Professional papers, include notebooks; cost books; reports on Painter system of prefabrication housing, 1939; plans and renderings of CPR buildings, Painter Home and …
Date Range
1902-1956
Reference Code
M282 / V481
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Drawing
Map
Plan
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Walter S. Painter fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 282
V 481
Sous-Fonds
M 282
V 481
Accession Number
1338, 1830, 2180, 3460
Reference Code
M282 / V481
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Drawing
Map
Plan
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1902-1956
Physical Description
30 cm of textual records. -- 23 cartographic records : 80 x 135 cm or smaller. -- 589 photographs (287 prints, 302 negatives). -- 1 photograph album (301 prints)
History / Biographical
Walter S. Painter, 1877-1957, was an architect in Canada and the United States. Painter rose to prominence early in life as a theatre architect and joined the Canadian Pacific Railway as chief architect while still in his twenties. Projects in the Banff, Alberta area included design of the tower and wings of the Banff Springs Hotel, the first concrete addition to the Lake Louise Chalet (Chateau Lake Louise), and the Cave and Basin. other Canadian projects were major CPR stations and hotels from Montreal to the west coast. For a period, Painter was in partnership with Frank Swales. In later years, Painter was involved in American projects, standardization of school buildings in Chile, and the Painter system of pre-fabrication, with particular interests in housing and concrete construction designs. Walter Painter built his home in Banff in 1912 and retired there in 1947. He was married to Estelle (Stella) Painter, 1880-1975. They had two children, Betty Painter (Walker) and Brook Painter.
Scope & Content
Fonds consist of personal and professional papers of Walter S. Painter, 1902-1956, and Painter family photographs, ca.1905-ca.1955.
Professional papers, include notebooks; cost books; reports on Painter system of prefabrication housing, 1939; plans and renderings of CPR buildings, Painter Home and other buildings, n.d., 1906-1929; articles about Painter and his projects, n.d., 1902-1934. The papers primarily concern Painter's architectural career, theatres, CPR projects including stations and hotels from Montreal to Victoria, Banff Springs Hotel, Cave and Basin, Glacier, British Columbia projects and the Lake Louise Chalet. Personal papers, ca.1930-1956, record Painter's views on economics, philosophy, religion, housing, etc.
Family photographs, pertaining to Walter Painter, Stella Painter, Betty Painter and Brook Painter. Includes Painter home, activities, friends, trips. Also, photographs of Walter Painter projects, including construction of the Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Louise Chalet and Cave and Basin.
Name Access
Painter, Betty
Painter, Brook
Painter, Stella
Painter, Walter S.
Subject Access
Arts
Buildings and facilities
Family and personal life
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: basic description
microfilm copy of album
Creator
Painter, Walter S.
Category
Arts
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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