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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 105
- Bruno Engler fonds 76
- Lillian Gest fonds 21
- Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection 20
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- Nicholas Morant fonds 12
- Bob Smith fonds
- Luxton family fonds 7
- Murray Hay fonds 5
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- Bill Goodrich fonds 3
Banff National Park and Lake Louise maps
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54945
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two folded maps and a small clipping [possibly top or bottom portion from a different map or one of maps in file]. One map is of Banff National Park and one is of Lake Louise [1959]. Banff National Park map has black pencil tracings over trail section near the bottom of the map and…
- Date Range
- 1959
- [1960-1970]
- Reference Code
- M545 / V / 53
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Map
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- M545 / V : Administrative records
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 8235
- Reference Code
- M545 / V / 53
- Date Range
- 1959
- [1960-1970]
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (2 maps ; 60.5 x 57.5 and 60 x 56.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two folded maps and a small clipping [possibly top or bottom portion from a different map or one of maps in file]. One map is of Banff National Park and one is of Lake Louise [1959]. Banff National Park map has black pencil tracings over trail section near the bottom of the map and annotation in bottom right corner which reads "Natural Bridge". Lake Louise map produced by the Government of Canada.
- Subject Access
- Banff National Park
- Environment
- Geography
- Map
- Lake Louise
- Travel
- Government
- National parks and reserves
- Trails
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Clipping stored in mylar due to significant staining and residue from tape
- Items kept folded [not placed in mylar] due to mass production of content and minimal/no annotations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Calgary Power Company papers, Lake Minnewanka Diving Guide
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55768
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a 1997 Parks Canada Diving Lake Minnewanka Submerged Cultural Resources brochure, a photocopied diagram of the Department of the Interior's plan for the subdivision of villa lots at Lake Minnewanka [consisting of two pieces of paper taped together], a Calgary Power Company progress…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1943-1997]
- Reference Code
- M589 / II / 01 to 04
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- M589
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- M589 / II / 01 to 04
- Date Range
- [ca. 1943-1997]
- Physical Description
- 0.4 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 21.3 x 27.6 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a 1997 Parks Canada Diving Lake Minnewanka Submerged Cultural Resources brochure, a photocopied diagram of the Department of the Interior's plan for the subdivision of villa lots at Lake Minnewanka [consisting of two pieces of paper taped together], a Calgary Power Company progress pictures report pertaining to the Cascade Project - specifically the construction of the Stewart Canyon Bridge - accompanied by two printed colour maps of the details surrounding the pump house [most likely printed from a computer by Bob Smith at a later date], and three print-outs pertaining to various components of the Calgary Power Company Minnewanka Storage Dam.
- Name Access
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Smith, Enoch
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Calgary Power Company Ltd.
- Construction
- Diving
- Lake Minnewanka
- Parks Canada
- Stewart Canyon
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family photographs [1/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55762
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, wildlife, boating, and the Minnewanka Dam. Some photographs have handwritten notes on the …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 01 to PA - 54
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 01 to PA - 54
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Physical Description
- 54 photographs : b&w ; 9.8 x 15.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, wildlife, boating, and the Minnewanka Dam. Some photographs have handwritten notes on the backs.
- Name Access
- Smith, Enoch
- Smith, Laurene
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff Park Museum
- Banff townsite
- Banff Zoo
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Bears
- Boats
- Children
- Christmas
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Hiking
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family photographs [2/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55764
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, skiing and the Norquay Ski Area, wildlife, boating, the Minnewanka Dam, the Smith family h…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1912-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 55 to PA - 181
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 55 to PA - 181
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1912-1947]
- Physical Description
- 127 photographs : b&w ; 9.8 x 15.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, skiing and the Norquay Ski Area, wildlife, boating, the Minnewanka Dam, the Smith family homes on Muscrat St. in Banff and in Seebe, WWI soliders, cars and car trips, the Banff Winter Carnival, swimming at the Cave & Basin, and Johnston Canyon. Most photographs have handwritten notes on the backs.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Big Horn Sheep
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Christmas
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Swimming
- Tepee
- Wildlife
- Winter
- WWI
- World War I
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one draft copy and one final copy of Bob Smith's memoir, one draft copy of "Lake Minnewanka: The Spirit of the Waters" by R.W. Sandford, a draft copy of Bob Smith's biography for entry in "We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories" edited by Douglas Hare, and loose biographical…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1995-1998]
- Reference Code
- M589 / I / 01 to 04
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- M589
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- M589 / I / 01 to 04
- Date Range
- [ca. 1995-1998]
- Physical Description
- 3.9 cm of textual records (5 volumes ; 23.1 x 29.2 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one draft copy and one final copy of Bob Smith's memoir, one draft copy of "Lake Minnewanka: The Spirit of the Waters" by R.W. Sandford, a draft copy of Bob Smith's biography for entry in "We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories" edited by Douglas Hare, and loose biographical notes pertaining to Bob Smith, Enoch Smith, and Laurence Munson Smith.
- Subject Access
- Autobiography
- Biography
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Home
- Publications
- Lake Minnewanka
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mount Assiniboine Trail Ride Album (1943)
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- Scope & Content
- One photograph album containing 111 b&w photographs. Content pertains to a July-August 1943 trip with Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies which included multiple locations: Banff, Canmore, Spray Lakes, Wonder Pass, Mount Assiniboine, Simpson Summit, Larix Lake, Citadel Pass and Healy Creek. Second…
- Date Range
- 1943
- Reference Code
- V635 / I / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- V635 / I : Events and Activities
- Sous-Fonds
- V635
- Accession Number
- 5757
- Reference Code
- V635 / I / PD - 2
- Responsibility
- Created by Jeanne Nelson of Calgary (?)
- Date Range
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (111 prints)
- Scope & Content
- One photograph album containing 111 b&w photographs. Content pertains to a July-August 1943 trip with Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies which included multiple locations: Banff, Canmore, Spray Lakes, Wonder Pass, Mount Assiniboine, Simpson Summit, Larix Lake, Citadel Pass and Healy Creek. Second half of album pertains to Sky Line Hike Camp trip through Goat Creek and Spray River in August, 1943. Photographs depict group shots of riders on horseback and individuals hiking, swimming, scenic views of mountains, lakes, etc., portraits/individual shots of trip attendees, and views of teepees and campsites. Album also contains 3 newspaper clippings with articles related to trips, Trail Riders ticket for Miss Jeanne Nelson (July 30th - August 3rd, 1943) and 2 small booklets (one pertaining to each of two trips depicted in album). Pamphlet for Trail Riders packing trip is covered in signatures of trip attendees. Photos depict individuals including Carl Rungius, Jeanne Nelson, Wilf Bennett, Jean Stewart, and Peggy Robinson.
- Notes
- Possibly related to photographs in file V635 / I / PA - 155 to 178
- Name Access
- Nelson, Jeanne
- Subject Access
- Camping
- Hiking
- Travel
- Mountain
- Lake
- Horses
- Swimming
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Interleave pages with acid-free tissue paper to prevent further deterioration of photographs. Consider replacing metal spiral binding in the future if rusting becomes a risk to rest of album.
- Creator
- Jeanne Nelson (?)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Newspaper clippings
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55769
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two Calgary Herald articles; one titled "Sunken memories" published Saturday, November 30, 2002 and the other titled "Diving for history" published Sunday, November 16, 2003. Both articles pertain to diving in Lake Minnewanka to the underwater remnants of the village of Minnewanka …
- Date Range
- 2002-2003
- Reference Code
- M589 / III / 01 to 02
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- M589
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- M589 / III / 01 to 02
- Date Range
- 2002-2003
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 16.8 x 31.6 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two Calgary Herald articles; one titled "Sunken memories" published Saturday, November 30, 2002 and the other titled "Diving for history" published Sunday, November 16, 2003. Both articles pertain to diving in Lake Minnewanka to the underwater remnants of the village of Minnewanka Landing.
- Name Access
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Calgary Herald
- Diving
- Lake Minnewanka
- Minnewanka Landing
- Newspaper
- Parks Canada
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white and colour postcards. Four postcards have written messages on the backs and accompanying postage, the rest are blank except for the occasional date written on the backs in pencil - possibly by Bob Smith. Postcards depict Lake Minnewanka, Anthracite, Bankhead, Johnst…
- Date Range
- 1924-1939
- Reference Code
- V809 / IV / PG - 01 to PG - 09
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / IV / PG - 01 to PG - 09
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1924-1939
- Physical Description
- Photographs : 9 postcards, col. & b&w : 15.1 x 12.5 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white and colour postcards. Four postcards have written messages on the backs and accompanying postage, the rest are blank except for the occasional date written on the backs in pencil - possibly by Bob Smith. Postcards depict Lake Minnewanka, Anthracite, Bankhead, Johnston Canyon, a man standing beside a car with a black bear cub climbing on it begging for food, and Holliday Beach of Lac Du Bonnet in Manitoba.
- Name Access
- Smith, Enoch
- Smith, Laurene
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Boats
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Painting
- Shorelines
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Anthracite
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Manitoba
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Published images
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55763
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white and colour photographs of Bob Smith, his family, and Lake Minnewanka - esspecially the Dam. Most of the photographs have handwritten captions written on the backs, some are duplicates. Many of the photographs in this file are enlarged reproductions on modern 4x6 inc…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / II / PA - 01 to PA - 37
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / II / PA - 01 to PA - 37
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Physical Description
- 37 photographs : b&w and col. ; 10.2 x 15.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white and colour photographs of Bob Smith, his family, and Lake Minnewanka - esspecially the Dam. Most of the photographs have handwritten captions written on the backs, some are duplicates. Many of the photographs in this file are enlarged reproductions on modern 4x6 inch glossy paper.
- Notes
- All photographs placed in small plastic zip-lock bag with a note that reads "Aldready in red binder w/ duplicates" prior to processesing - unknown if removed from original order.
- Name Access
- Smith, Enoch
- Smith, Laurene
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Boats
- Buildings
- Children
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Painting
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white and colour photographs of Bob Smith and his family [mostly posed portraits of him and his parents], Lake Minnewanka, the Dam and the insides of the pump house, framed paintings, interior scenes from Bob's house, and the construction of the 1942 Dam. Most of the pho…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / III / PA - 01 to PA - 88
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / III / PA - 01 to PA - 88
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Physical Description
- 88 photographs : b&w and col. ; 10.2 x 15.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white and colour photographs of Bob Smith and his family [mostly posed portraits of him and his parents], Lake Minnewanka, the Dam and the insides of the pump house, framed paintings, interior scenes from Bob's house, and the construction of the 1942 Dam. Most of the photographs have handwritten captions written on the backs, all have duplicates. Many of the photographs in this file are enlarged reproductions on modern 4x6 inch glossy paper.
- Name Access
- Smith, Enoch
- Smith, Laurene
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Boats
- Buildings
- Children
- Construction
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Home
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Painting
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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