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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 59 b&w & colour prints of the Banff Centre. Includes interior and exterior shots of campus buildings and the 1980 Banff Centre Car Rally, the Banff Centre Wilderness Course from the mid-1970s - a course that combined mountaineering and photography, and portraits of Centre Director …
Date Range
[ca. 1974-1987]
Reference Code
V190 / VI / B / i / PA - 01 to PA - 59
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
Textual record
  10 images  
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file, B : Alphabetical order
Sous-Fonds
V190
Sub-Series
i : Banff Centre
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / B / i / PA - 01 to PA - 59
GMD
Photograph
Print
Textual record
Date Range
[ca. 1974-1987]
Physical Description
59 photographs : b&w & col. ; 20.3 x 25.4 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 59 b&w & colour prints of the Banff Centre. Includes interior and exterior shots of campus buildings and the 1980 Banff Centre Car Rally, the Banff Centre Wilderness Course from the mid-1970s - a course that combined mountaineering and photography, and portraits of Centre Director Dr. Paul Fleck. Also includes newspaper clippings and documents pertaining to the High Altitude Wilderness Course.
Name Access
Fleck, Paul D.
Gertsch, Rudy
Subject Access
Aerial photography
Banff Centre
Banff School of Fine Arts
Buildings
Climbing
Community events
Guides
Mountains
School
Photography
Portrait
Theatre
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
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Banff Centre - negatives

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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 432 b&w & col. negs of various Banff Centre photography classes. Includes portraits (mostly of Banff Centre Director, Dr. Paul Fleck), aerial shots of the campus, and several trips throughout Banff National Park as part of the "High Altitude Photo Course," a combination mountaineer…
Date Range
[ca. 1974-1977]
Reference Code
V190 / VI / B / i / NA - 01 to NA - 46
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file, B : Alphabetical order
Sous-Fonds
V190
Sub-Series
i : Banff Centre
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / B / i / NA - 01 to NA - 46
GMD
Negative
Date Range
[ca. 1974-1977]
Physical Description
432 photographs : b&w and col. negatives ; 6.1 x 18.8 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 432 b&w & col. negs of various Banff Centre photography classes. Includes portraits (mostly of Banff Centre Director, Dr. Paul Fleck), aerial shots of the campus, and several trips throughout Banff National Park as part of the "High Altitude Photo Course," a combination mountaineering and photography course. Each evelope contains 1 or more negatives.
Name Access
Fleck, Paul
Subject Access
Aerial photography
Banff Centre
Banff School of Fine Arts
Buildings
Climbing
Community events
Guides
Mountains
School
Photography
Portrait
Theatre
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
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Banff School of Advanced Management negatives

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Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 19 black and white negatives and includes mainly group shots of participants. 1957 is missing. 017 - Advanced Management Group [1960] 129 - Advanced Management BSFA [1961] 244 - Advanced Management BSFA - 1962 Mar. 12 325 - Advanced Management Group BSFA - 1963 Mar. 8 429 - B…
Date Range
[ca. 1958-1975]
Reference Code
V180 / II / B / NA - 017 to 8180
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M175 / V180
Series
II.A. Banff School of Fine Arts ; Banff School of Fine Arts
Sous-Fonds
V180
Accession Number
168, 232, 1572, 1593, 1644, 1868, 2626, 3379, 5772
Reference Code
V180 / II / B / NA - 017 to 8180
GMD
Negative
Date Range
[ca. 1958-1975]
Physical Description
19 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 19 black and white negatives and includes mainly group shots of participants. 1957 is missing. 017 - Advanced Management Group [1960] 129 - Advanced Management BSFA [1961] 244 - Advanced Management BSFA - 1962 Mar. 12 325 - Advanced Management Group BSFA - 1963 Mar. 8 429 - BSAM Windup - 1974 Dec. 1 517 - BSAM - 1975 Mar. 518 - Donald Cameron retirement BSAM - 1975 Mar. 625 - Advanced Management Group BSFA - 1966 740 - B.S.A.M. - 1967 822 - BSAM Group - 1968 Feb. 13 919 - BSAM - 1969 Feb. 26 1036 - Banff School of Advanced Management - 1958 1163 - School of Advanced Management [1958 or 1959] 5240- BSAM Group BSFA - 1965 6248 - Adv. Manage. - 1966 Nov. 23 7259 - BSAM Group @ BSFA - 1967 8180 - [Banff School of Advanced Management (BSAM)] [ca.1958-1969] ca. 60 negatives [ ] - BSAM Group [1974] [ ] - BSAM Copy negs.
Notes
Original numbering kept Some files may have more than one negative.
Subject Access
Academics
Activities
Art
Artists
Banff School of Fine Arts
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Buildings and facilities
Cadets
Dance
Dancing
Mountains
Musicians
Opera
Painting
Photography
Portrait
School
Theatre
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: series and file description
electronic finding aid
Creator
Duke, Ron
Title Source
Title based on sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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Banff School of Fine Arts

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Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 101 b&w & colour prints depicting the Banff School of Fine Arts. Includes shots of active shows, production activities, campus buildings, a Scottish Dance competition, and large group portraits.
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1975]
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / v / PA - 01 to PA - 101
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  3 images  
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M175 / V180
Series
V.B. Later material / prints
Sous-Fonds
V180
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / v / PA - 01 to PA - 101
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1975]
Physical Description
101 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25.4 x 20.5 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 101 b&w & colour prints depicting the Banff School of Fine Arts. Includes shots of active shows, production activities, campus buildings, a Scottish Dance competition, and large group portraits.
Subject Access
Art
Artists
Banff Centre
Banff School of Fine Arts
Buildings
Dance
Music
Portrait
School
Theatre
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Language
NA
Creator
Duke, Ron
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Carl Rungius Letters

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Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 cm of handwritten and typed correspondence, 23 x 34 cm or smaller. File pertains to correspondence between Carl Rungius and the Wardle family, as well as correspondence between Dorothy and Jon Whyte regarding gifting copies to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. File docume…
Date Range
1940-1983
1940-1956
1983
Reference Code
M521 / II / B / 1-3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
Published record
Textual record
Postcard
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M521 / V75
Series
M521 / II : Wardle Family
Sous-Fonds
M521
Sub-Series
M521 / II / B : Correspondence
Accession Number
7504
Reference Code
M521 / II / B / 1-3
GMD
Private record
Published record
Textual record
Postcard
Date Range
1940-1983
1940-1956
1983
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records (23 x 34 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 cm of handwritten and typed correspondence, 23 x 34 cm or smaller. File pertains to correspondence between Carl Rungius and the Wardle family, as well as correspondence between Dorothy and Jon Whyte regarding gifting copies to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. File documents, among other things, the death of Louise (Carl's wife) in 1940; exhibiting Carl's work in the National Gallery of Canada, 1942 and 1956; and Carl's visits to the Wardle family home in Ottawa. Records also include a postcard and two Mayfair articles from 1943.
Notes
In 1983, Dorothy gifted photocopies of Carl's correspondence with her family. In 2003, the originals were donated as part of Dorothy's estate. The photocopies (accn. 5296) were discarded.
Carl Rungius was a wildlife and landscape painter who frequented and had a studio in Banff. The Wardle family was good friends with Rungius.
Name Access
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James M.
Rungius, Carl
Whyte, Jon
Subject Access
Art
Artist
Banff
Community life
Personal and Family Life
Personal and Professional Life
Geographic Access
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Some tape leftover on some of the pages, may present issues in the future.
Creator
Rungius, Carl
Wardle, James M.
Wardle, Dorothy
Category
Arts
Communications
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of cassette recordings of CBC broadcasts collected by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Most recordings pertain to Banff National Park and surrounding areas, Alberta Arts Foundation, conservation and environmental issues, and notable locals from the Banff area (including Bruno Engler and Harv…
Date Range
1971
1974
[ca.1980-1995]
1992
1995
Reference Code
S13 / I / B / 1 to 12
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Cassette
Sound recording
Part Of
Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M9
S13
V605
Series
S13 / I : Professional records
Sous-Fonds
S13
Sub-Series
S13 / I / B : Archives of the Canadian Rockies
Accession Number
7412
Reference Code
S13 / I / B / 1 to 12
GMD
Cassette
Sound recording
Responsibility
Original content produced by CBC, recorded by Maryalice Harvey Stewart
Date Range
1971
1974
[ca.1980-1995]
1992
1995
Physical Description
12 sound recordings : 11 cassettes, 1 recording tape
Scope & Content
File consists of cassette recordings of CBC broadcasts collected by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Most recordings pertain to Banff National Park and surrounding areas, Alberta Arts Foundation, conservation and environmental issues, and notable locals from the Banff area (including Bruno Engler and Harvey Locke).
Notes
Contents of file: S13 / I / B / 1 : "Log house in Canmore blocked by planning board" S13 / I / B / 2 : "Bideaux - 'Champagne Safari' " (1934 drive through Rockies - Hythe, AB to northeastern B.C.; filmmaker Charles Unger) S13 / I / B / 3 : "Eye Opener" Harvey Locke radio broadcast (1995) S13 / I / B / 4 : "Brad Pearce - AMPPE", Tourism and Commerce series S13 / I / B / 5 : "John Macaulay Lawyer - Feb 22 /74 Winnipeg, Man." S13 / I / B / 6 : "Joan Murray - Laurier La Pierre CBC" (n.d.) Alberta Arts Foundation S13 / I / B / 7 : "Bruno ENgler Nov. 24/92" S13 / I / B / 8: "Gorbachev" (n.d.) S13 / I / B / 9 : "Brian P[atton]" Cave and Basin, J.E.H. Macdonald journal excerpts, Roundtable with Leslie Taylor, etc. (n.d.) S13 / I / B / 10 : "The Travelling Med Show - don hill 345 4207" (n.d.) S13 / I / B / 11 : "The Dinosaurs - Quirks and Quarks Spring 1992" S13 / I / B / 12 : "Joan Murray Oct. 1971"
Name Access
Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
Engler, Bruno
Locke, Harvey
Subject Access
Research
Environment
National parks and reserves
History
Arts
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Cave and Basin
Access Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Environment
Arts
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Collected Materials and Ephemera

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Part Of
Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 3 cm of textual records, 22 x 28.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to various ephemera and collected materials that Jean collected over the years. File includes ephemera from concerts and recitals performed by Jean's students (1933), a copy of The Beaver magazine from September 1940 (…
Date Range
ca.1930-ca.1950
Reference Code
M573 / III / 1-3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Newspaper clipping
Part Of
Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M573 / V797 / S60
Series
M573 / III : Collected Materials and Ephemera
Sous-Fonds
M573
Accession Number
2019.111
Reference Code
M573 / III / 1-3
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
ca.1930-ca.1950
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records (22 x 28.5 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 3 cm of textual records, 22 x 28.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to various ephemera and collected materials that Jean collected over the years. File includes ephemera from concerts and recitals performed by Jean's students (1933), a copy of The Beaver magazine from September 1940 (one of Jean's articles, "On the Trail of Sir George," was published in this issue), and various collected handwritten and typed poems (including "Fairies of Canada" by Rose Fyleman).
Notes
Jean's article in The Beaver was about Sir George Simpson.
Includes some related newspaper clippings.
The Beaver magazine was founded in 1920 by the Hudson's Bay Company. The pages of this issue are not in order and some are missing. You can see the full issue on Canada's History Archive: https://canadashistory.partica.online/canadas-history/the-beaver-september-1940/flipbook/1/
Name Access
Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
Simpson, George
Subject Access
Poetry
Music
Professional and Personal Life
Publication
Hudson's Bay Company
Geographic Access
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Banff National Park
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Category
Arts
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Commercial & industry work

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Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 43 b&w & colour prints depicting interior and exterior shots of various buildings around the town of Banff and throughout Alberta. Includes the interiors of the Moore House [specifically the staircase] and the original library [currently the Heritage Gallery of the Whyte Muse…
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1975]
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / iv / PA - 01 to PA - 43
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M175 / V180
Series
V.B. Later material / prints
Sous-Fonds
V180
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V180 / V / B / iv / PA - 01 to PA - 43
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1975]
Physical Description
43 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25.4 x 20.5 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 43 b&w & colour prints depicting interior and exterior shots of various buildings around the town of Banff and throughout Alberta. Includes the interiors of the Moore House [specifically the staircase] and the original library [currently the Heritage Gallery of the Whyte Museum], the Mount Royal Hotel and Banff Avenue [before and after the 1967 fire], a gas station, parked airplanes in Banff and Calgary, the Banff Centre from across the river, the Lake Louise Ski Resort gondola, construction of a chairlift at Norquay Ski Hill, interior and exterior of a hydro-electric dam, oil industry shots & employee portraits, and Dawson Creek's Mile "0" Alaska Highway sign.
Subject Access
Airplanes
Banff townsite
Banff Centre
Banff School of Fine Arts
Buildings
Businesses
Construction
Commerce and industry
Dams
Gondolas
Lake Louise Ski Area
Military
Mount Royal Hotel
Photography
Portrait
Ski areas
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Dawson Creek
Language
NA
Creator
Duke, Ron
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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Commerical buildings

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Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to ca. 1089 black & white and colour negatives and b&w prints pertaining to various exteriors and interiors of buildings throughout the Bow Valley including buildings in Exshaw, hotels, personal homes, heritage buildings, churches, restaurants, moving the Moore House, the Banff …
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1980]
Reference Code
V180 / V / A / iii / NA - 01 to NA - 65
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M175 / V180
Series
V.A. Later material / events
Sous-Fonds
V180
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V180 / V / A / iii / NA - 01 to NA - 65
GMD
Negative
Date Range
[ca. 1965-1980]
Physical Description
ca. 1089 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.5 x 10 cm
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to ca. 1089 black & white and colour negatives and b&w prints pertaining to various exteriors and interiors of buildings throughout the Bow Valley including buildings in Exshaw, hotels, personal homes, heritage buildings, churches, restaurants, moving the Moore House, the Banff School of Fine Arts, and the Whyte Museum Archives. Includes: [1] - Exshaw Bldgs [2] - Mountainholme Fire [3] - Homestead Hotel [4] - Log Houses [5] - [House Construction] [6] - [House Exterior] [7] - Warden Bldg [Demolition of “Equipment Bldg”] [8] - United Church Manse [9] - House [Duke House?] [10] - [Wax Museum?] [11] - Bank of Montreal [12] - Voyager, Wedding Setup [13] - Rafter 6 [14] - Hotel Interiors [Mount Royal?] [15] - United Church [16] - Dungeon [17] - Morr. Lake – Int. [Restaurant Interior] [18] - [Store Interiors – 35mm] [19] - Art School Misc. [20] - Copy Neg. Ballet Teacher [21] - Pentacostal Group, BSFA [22] - [BSFA Activities] [23] - Orchestra, BSFA, Feb/70 [24] - BSFA Copy Negs., Leslie Wertman, Mary Lou Fallis, Louis McDonald [25] - BSFA Copy Neg., Dodi Protero [26] - Telephoto, BSFA Bldgs. [27] - New Theatre Copy, BSFA [28] - [Ken] Madsen House Winter [29] - BSFA Winter [30] - BSFA Volley Ball [31] - BSFA [32] - [BSFA – Misc.] [33] - BSFA Furniture [34] - BSAM Windup [35] - Copies, BSFA [36] - [BSFA Portraits] [37] - [BSFA Activities] [38] - Art School Misc. [39] - Drs. Group [40] - Bosh Group, BSFA, Mr. Preston [41] - [BSFA Stage Productions] [42] - Archives Interior [43] - Art Exhibit Archives, Alpine Club Show [44] - Art Exhibit Archives [45] - ACR Fire [46] - Plasket, Archives [47] - Weaving Display, Archives [48] - Pearl Moore House Moving, Archives [49] - Archives Buildings [50] - Building, Archives [51] - Old Timers – 73, Archives [52] - Xmas Tree with Kids, Archives, Christmas 1973 (Story Hour) [53] - Archives, Art Exhibit [54] - Copies of Painting & Drawing, Archives [55] - Mary Alice Stewart [56] - Vic Kutchera, Archives [57] - Peyto Cabin & Art Show, Archives [58] - Archives Bldg [59] - Archives Ceramic Display [60] - Archives [61] - Whyte Centre – Alpine Club Archives [62] - [Building Exteriors – Historic Bldgs?] [63] - Copies of Curran Pictures – Archives [64] - [Archives – Library – Gallery] [65] - [Library – Gallery Activities]
Notes
All items contain more than one negative or print.
Name Access
Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Archives
Art
Banff School of Fine Arts
Banff Centre
Buildings
Businesses
Christmas
Community life
Construction
Dance
Hotels
Houses
Library
Moore House
Photography
Oldtimers
School
Skating
Theatre
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Wardens
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Exshaw
Language
NA
Creator
Duke, Ron
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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Dorothy Wardle fonds

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Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
Date Range
ca.1870-2002
Reference Code
M521 / V75
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M521
V75
Sous-Fonds
M521
V75
Accession Number
5296, 5391, 7504
Reference Code
M521 / V75
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
ca.1870-2002
Physical Description
154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
History / Biographical
The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
Name Access
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James
Rungius, Carl
Brett, Helen
Keyte, Freeman
Hart, E. J. (Ted)
Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
Brewster, Pat
Peyto, Bill
Brett, Robert George
Sanson, Norman
White, Clifford
Drummond-Davies, Nora
Mills, Ike
McLean, George
Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
Kaquitts, Frank
Oxborough, Dorothy
Whyte, Jon
Robinson, Dean
Warren, Mary Schaffer
Simpson, George
Gibbon, John Murray
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Greenham, Margaret
Subject Access
Arts
Environment
Personal and Family Life
Banff
Old Banff Cemetery
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Cabins
Travel
Picnics and picnicking
Holidays
Scenery
Christmas
Dogs
Horses
Mountain
Canoes and canoeing
Hiking
Wildlife
War Memorial
Highland Games
Bow River Bridge
Golfing
Anniversary
Horseback riding
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
Education
Snowshoes and snowshoeing
Banff Winter Carnival
Banff Winter Festival
Women
Trails
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Sports and leisure
Skiing
European travel
Beach
Calgary Herald
Geography
Government
Newspaper
Politics
Research
Banff Public Library
National parks and reserves
Park policy
Parks Canada
Wardens
Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
Community life
Mines and mineral resources
History
Immigration and homesteading
Settlement
Organizations
World War II
Biographical
Professional and Personal Life
Grizzly Bears
Fire fighters
Sunshine Village
Teahouses
Banff Indian Days
Regalia
Calgary Stampede
Mountain guides
Mountain School
The Albertan
Crag and Canyon newspaper
Homestead Hotel
Banff Centre
Hot Springs
Superintendents
Automobiles
Natural history
Records
Calendar
Finances
Leases
Legal and Financial
Property
Recreation
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Canmore
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Castle Mountain
Bankhead
British Columbia
Glacier National Park
Kootenay National Park
Silver City
Victoria
Scotland
Revelstoke
Yoho National Park
Ottawa
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Plain of Six Glaciers
Lake Agnes
Lake Louise
Lake Minnewanka
Lake O'Hara
Bow River
Calgary
Sidney
San Francisco
United States
Europe
Germany
Switzerland
France
Spain
Monaco
Italy
Denmark
Austria
Quebec
Windermere
New York
Assiniboine
Ghost River
High River
Quebec City
New Brunswick
Maine
Great Divide
Moraine Lake
Maligne Lake
Columbia Icefield
Washington
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Larch Valley
Cascade Mountain
Panama
Sulphur Mountain
Field
Emerald Lake
Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump
Takkakaw Falls
Jasper National Park
Athabasca Falls
Okanagan
Kananaskis
Hoodoos
Powell River
Montreal
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Related Material
Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.
James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)
Creator
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James M.
Wardle, Leette
Category
Arts
Environment
Education
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
First nations
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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