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Early Material - Arranged Groups [2/2]

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Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 121 black and white negatives and includes group and individual portraits, scenic and landscape views, wildlife, sports, activities, businesses, buildings and facilities, and others. Includes: [1] - Natural Gas [gas company conference displays?] [2] - Standish Block [3] - Boe…
Date Range
1938-1951
Reference Code
V180 / I / D / ii / NA - 01 to 121
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M175 / V180
Series
I.D. Early material / arranged groups
Sous-Fonds
V180
Accession Number
168, 232, 1572, 1593, 1644, 1868, 2626, 3379, 5772
Reference Code
V180 / I / D / ii / NA - 01 to 121
GMD
Negative
Date Range
1938-1951
Physical Description
121 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 121 black and white negatives and includes group and individual portraits, scenic and landscape views, wildlife, sports, activities, businesses, buildings and facilities, and others. Includes: [1] - Natural Gas [gas company conference displays?] [2] - Standish Block [3] - Boew View Lodge [4] - Alpine Gift Shop [5] - Ski Lift Room, Banff Chair Lift [6] - Wally Kelly’s Bungalows [7] - Copper Craft (James) [copper pots, kettles etc.] [8] - Jenkins Groceteria [9] - Banff Motors [10] - Milvern [Mel-Vern] Lodge [11] - George Building [12] - Drug Store [Corner Drugs] [13] - School of Fine Arts [14] - High School Year Book [15] - Mounteen Formal 1951 Nov. [16] - Mount-teen Choir and Executive [17] - High School Graduation [18] - High School Play 1951 Feb [19] - Foster [family] [20] - Banff Hockey Team [21] - Northern Hardware [22] - Group at Art School [23] - Nurses Banquet [24] - Sunshine Lodge, Cochans [Chochand? Family] [25] - Rundle United Church Choir [26] - Woodworth [27] - Eastern Star [28] - Wardell [family] [29] - Spillers [family] – [see related content I / E / ii / 16] [30] - Art School Concert [31] - Canmore Hockey Team [32] - Canadian Ski School 51 [33] - Ethiopian Group [34] - Gordie?, Lois, Norquay Positives [skiing] [35] - Copy negs, Paul Snezak, Canmore [copies of documents] [36] - Copy, Ches Biel [copy of sketch by C.A. Beil] [37] - Copy neg, Upper Terminal [Banff Chairlift] [38] - Krowchuck Copy Neg [39] - Copy neg, John Hope [40] - Copy neg, Whyte [41] - Rundle from Norquay [42] - Assiniboine [43] - Plane at Assiniboine [44] - Mountain Scne from West Road [45] - Mountain Views [46] - O’Hara [actually unidentified couple in Banff] [47] - Sheep, West Road 1950 May [48] - Lake Louise [49] - Bow Falls [50] - Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] [51] - Gordie?, Lois, Norquay [skiing] [52] - Peyto Lake [53] - Emerald and Burgess [54] - Lancaster [55] - Larry Boyd [56] - Yanos [57] - Hutcheon [58] - Layh [59] - Harbridge [60] - Peterson [61] - H.B. DeWinter [de Wynter], Western Canadian Greyhound, Calgary [62] - Gainor [63] - Hermanrude [64] - Gething [65] - Morrison / Patterson [66] - Lyxton [67] - Bruce Ashton, Longview, Alta. [68] - Mortar [69] - Geddes [70] - Adams [71] - Berles [72] - Clair Langridge, copy neg [73] - Cartlidge [74] - Brennan [75] - Hutchings [76] - McDonald [77] - Gaetz 1949 Nov. [78] - Timmy and Jimmy [79] - McCall [80] - McTrowe [81] - Chatham Girls [82] - Morrison and Grandson [83] - Gaetz [84] - Blakemore [85] - Sheila Prosser [86] - Bittorf [87] - MacKenzie [88] - Buster Boyd Kids [89] - Pass Port Pics [90] - Jackie Pass Port Pics [91] - Paul Gaetz, Pass Port Pics [92] - Marion Reeve [93] - Harris [94] - Francis Lakousta [95] - Riva [96] - Rita Ashley [97] - Liza [98] - Monica [99] - Mary [100] - Helen Montgomery [101] - Daphne Wemp [102] - Mrs. Edwards [103] - Larry Boyd [104] - Beatrice Johnson [105] - Frank Johnson 1948 Nov. [106] - Betty-Jean Johnson [107] - Art Kaleta [108] - Barbara Spillar [109] - Maxine Genereaux [110] - Chair Lift [construction?] [111] - Chair Lift [towers, animals] [112] - Lightning Ground, Tower 2, Chair Lift [113] - Survey Line, Norquay [114] - Banff Carnival 1951 [115] - Ski jumping [116] - C.P. Train Wreck [117] - Insurance Company Prints [street, damaged vehicle] [118] - Baily Bridge, Spray [119] - [Rodeo event, Calgary Stampede] [120] - Aerial shots [Banff; also skiers and views at Mount Assiniboine – related material in I / E / ii / 12]
Notes
No original numbers assigned. Some files may have more than one negative.
Subject Access
Activities
Airplanes
Animals
Banff Springs Hotel
Banff Winter Carnival
Banff Winter Festival
Buildings and facilities
Businesses
Cabins and shelters
Calgary Stampede
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Environment and Nature
Family and personal life
Mount Assiniboine
Mount Assiniboine Lodge
Mountains
Norquay Ski Hill
Photography
Portrait
Railways
Rodeo
Ski area
Ski jumping
Skiing
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Calgary
Alberta
British Columbia
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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Identified Summit Records

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series of identified summit registers and notes produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2022. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit…
Date Range
1930-1931
1959-1968
1970-1989
1992 -2022
Reference Code
M200 / V / A
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M200
V14
S6
Series
M200 / V: Summit Records
Sous-Fonds
M200
Sub-Series
M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
Accession Number
accn. 2023.20 accn. 7779 accn. 2023.10 accn. 2014.8347 accn. 6465 accn. 8002 accn. 2020.05 accn. 2023.19 accn. 2014.8293 accn. 8119 accn. 2023.32 accn. 2023.41 accn. 6623 accn. 6062 accn. 2014.8318 accn. 6767 accn. 2014.8315 accn. 2014.8317 accn. 5680 accn. 2023.16 accn. 2018.9010 accn. 5396 accn. 6459 accn. 2014.8316 accn. 2023.18 accn. 5631 accn. 2013.8245 accn. 2014.8275 accn. 2023.06 accn. 2023.14 accn. 2023.17 accn. 5569 accn. 8113 accn. 6396 accn. 2024.20
Reference Code
M200 / V / A
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Responsibility
Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
Date Range
1930-1931
1959-1968
1970-1989
1992 -2022
Physical Description
100 cm of textual records 223 volumes
Scope & Content
Sub-series of identified summit registers and notes produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2022. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual identified summit records.
Notes
See file-level entries for inventories of identified summit registers and notes.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Alberta
Alpine Club of Canada
Backpacking
Backcountry skiing
Banff
Banff National Park
Bow Valley
British Columbia
Castle Mountain
Cascade Mountain
Centennial
Climbing
Club
Cross-country skiing
Description and travel
Environment
Environment and Nature
Fortress Mountain
Great Divide
Hiking
Kananaskis Country
Mount Assiniboine
Mount Logan
Mountain
Mountain guides
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
Provincial parks and reserves
Parks
National parks and reserves
Record keeping
Ski area
Ski areas
Ski mountaineering
Skiing
Skis
Skiers
Snowshoes and snowshoeing
Sports and leisure
Sports and recreation
Summit
Trails
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Continental Divide
Great Divide
Alberta
British Columbia
Abbot Pass
Mount Assiniboine
Cascade Mountain
Canmore
Assiniboine
Banff National Park
Banff, Alberta
Bugaboos
Castle Mountain, AB
Cathedral Mountain
Glacier
Jasper National Park
Kananaskis Country
Little Yoho Valley
Mount Baldy
Mount Baker
Mount Cory
Mount Edith
Mount Lefroy
Mount Norquay
Mount Rundle
Rundle Mountain
Mount Temple
Mount Victoria
Mount Yamnuska
Selkirks
Yoho National Park
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Contains personal information
Language
English
Conservation
Some records have been placed in mylar. Some record have mold, rust or water damage.
Related Material
M235
Category
Environment
Exploration and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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Other Huts [Registers]

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series of hut registers from various Huts, including the Boswell Cabin, Castle Mountain Bivouac Shelter/Hut, Graham Cooper Hut, Lawrence Grassi Hut, Lloyd Mackay Hut, Memorial Hut, R C (Bob) Hind Hut, the Sapphire Col Bivouac Hut, and the Woodbury Cabin. These registers were produced by the Alp…
Date Range
1930-1979
1981-1998
2000-2022
Reference Code
M200 / IV / U
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M200
V14
S6
Series
M200 / IV: Hut Registers
Sous-Fonds
M200
Sub-Series
M200 / IV / U: Other Huts [Registers]
Accession Number
accn. 2014.8315
accn. 2023.20
accn. 2014.8347
accn. 2023.10
accn. 2023.41
accn. 2376
accn. 6376
accn. 2018.9010
accn. 3160
accn. 5463
accn. 2023.32
accn. 2023.15
accn. 2024.20
Reference Code
M200 / IV / U
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Responsibility
Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada
Date Range
1930-1979
1981-1998
2000-2022
Physical Description
35 cm of textual records 16 volumes
History / Biographical
According to the Alpine Club of Canada: Woodbury Cabin: The Woodbury Cabin was built over the summers of 1983 and 1984 at the site on which an old mining cabin once existed. The hut was also built to draw park users into the less crowded areas by providing a base for their recreational activities. Sapphire Col Bivouac Hut: The Sapphire Col Bivouac is a basic mountaineering shelter in the Asulkan Ridge. The hut is located in Glacier National Park. R. C. Hind Hut: The hut is named after Robert (Bob) Hind, a lifelong, active member of the ACC. The hut was built by the ACC for BC Parks in 1971. The hut is maintained and booked through Assiniboine Lodge. Robin Cyril (Bob) Hind, 1911-2000, was an electrical engineer and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was a Life Member of ACC, joining in 1933, and attended over 30 ACC camps. Hind received the Silver Rope Award in 1935, was recipient of Centennial Medal, and served the ACC in offices of President, Vice-President and Chairman of Hut Committee. Bob Hind climbed most of the peaks in Rockies and Selkirks, including some first ascents. He also climbed in Wales and the Alps. Hind was a member of the American Alpine Club and The Alpine Club, London. Lloyd Mackay Hut: The hut is located on Mt. Alberta and is a basic mountaineering shelter. The hut was renovated just before the 75th Anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Alberta. The hut sleeps 6 people. Lawrence Grassi Hut: Named after legendary mountain guide and coal miner, Lawrence Grassi. When he retired from the coal mines, Grassi became the assistant warden at Lake O’Hara in Yoho National Park, and he built various trails throughout the Park. Mount Lawrence Grassi, near Canmore, and Grassi Lakes, along with this hut, are named after him. Graham Cooper Hut: The hut was located between Mt. Little and Mt. Bowlen in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, along the Alberta and British Columbia border. The hut was named after Graham Cooper, who was a member of the team that built the hut, who had passed just after the hut was built. In 1983, this hut was replaced by the Neil Colgan Hut. Castle Mountain Hut: Is located in Banff National Park, on the Goat Plateau of Castle Mountain. It is a basic mountaineering shelter. It serves as a base for those climbing Brewer’s Buttress, Bass Buttress, and Eisenhower Tower. The hut is closed during the winter months. Boswell Cabin: The Pat Boswell (Toronto Section) Cabin is located at the Canmore Clubhouse site, and is named after Pat Boswell, a long-time Club member and Club Manager of the ACC. The cabin was designed to accommodate families and small groups, it includes a partition wall and sleeps up to 6 people. The Memorial Hut: The original Memorial Hut was built in 1930 for the War Veterans, the building was made of stone in an unstable area near Penstock Creek. The second Memorial Hut was built in the Outpost Lake area in 1947 and was named after Cyril Wates, who joined the ACC in 1916 and was a prominent mountaineer and ACC member, including Club President from 1938 to 1941. This Hut, however, was built too close to the lake, as per Parks regulations. The third version of the Memorial Hut was built in 1962 and opened in 1963 at the ACC Camp in the Valley. It was named in honour of the late President Rex Gibson, as well as Cyril Wates, known as the Wates-Gibson Memorial Hut. The Jacques Lake Cabin is the ACC's newest backcountry hut, located in Jasper National Park, AB. It was originally a Jasper Park patrol cabin, and it is only open during the winter months.
Scope & Content
Sub-series of hut registers from various Huts, including the Boswell Cabin, Castle Mountain Bivouac Shelter/Hut, Graham Cooper Hut, Lawrence Grassi Hut, Lloyd Mackay Hut, Memorial Hut, R C (Bob) Hind Hut, the Sapphire Col Bivouac Hut, and the Woodbury Cabin. These registers were produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2018. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series includes:
M200 / IV / U / 1: Boswell Cabin Hut Register [2007 - 2010]
M200 / IV / U / 2: Boswell Cabin Registry [2007 - 2013]
M200 / IV / U / 3: Boswell Cabin Registry [2010-2016]
M200 / IV / U / 4: Castle Mountain Bivouac Shelter Register Mar. 19, 1985 - Oct. 4, 1995
M200 / IV / U / 5: [Castle Mountain Hut 2000 - 2012]
M200 / IV / U / 6: Graham Cooper Hut [1965-73]
M200 / IV / U / 7: “Hut Register Lawrence Grassi Hut” August 4, 1981 – August 1, 1998
M200 / IV / U / 8: LLOYD MACKAY HUT [1984-1989]
M200 / IV / U / 9: Alpine Club of Canada Memorial Hut Register 1930 – 1965
M200 / IV / U / 10: R C Hind Hut [register 1971-1979]
M200 / IV / U / 11: Sapphire Col Bivouac Hut [1965-1976]
M200 / IV / U / 12: [Unidentified Register 2013 – 2017]
M200 / IV / U / 13: [Unidentified Hut Register 2013?]
M200 / IV / U / 14: [Woodbury Cabin 2015-2018]
M200 / IV / U / 15: Boswell Cabin Hut Register [2014-2020]
M200 / IV / U / 16: [Jacques Lake Hut Register 2019-2022]
Notes
The Memorial Hut has changed locations and titles since it was originally built in 1930. Today, the Hut is known as the Wates-Gibson Memorial Hut. For other Wates-Gibson Hut Registers, see M200 / IV / C: Wates-Gibson Hut Registers.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Huts
Cabins
Cabins and shelters
Alberta
Alpine Club of Canada
Alpine Club House
Backcountry skiing
Backpacking
Banff National Park
British Columbia
Buildings
Buildings and facilities
Buildings and memorials
Camping
Camps
Castle Mountain
Climbing
Construction
Environment
Environment and Nature
Grassi Lakes
Guides
Log structures
Memorial
Mountain
Mountain guides
Mountaineering
Mountains
Mountaineers
National parks and reserves
Parks Canada
Provincial parks and reserves
Ski mountaineering
Skiing
War Memorial
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Banff National Park
Asulkan Ridge
Glacier National Park
Assiniboine
Mount Alberta
Canmore, AB
Grassi Lake
Valley of the Ten Peaks
Tonquin Valley
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Contains personal information
Language
English
French
German
Spanish
Related Material
M200 / IV / C: Wates-Gibson Hut Registers
Category
Environment
Exploration and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/huts/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/sapphire-col-hut/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/castle-mountain-hut/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/neil-colgan-hut/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/woodbury-cabin/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wates-gibson-hut/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/jacques-lake-cabin/ Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts: Clubhouse Info Sheet: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Clubhouse_Directions-1.pdf Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts: Woodbury Cabin Info Sheet: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WoodburyCabin-InfoSheet.pdf Informal interview with Chic Scott, Intellectual Property of Chic Scott.
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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Other papers, University of Alberta

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of: student union constitutions and statutes, 1929; convocation programs, 1930, 1932, 1933; "Valedictory Exercises" program booklets, 1927 and 1933; The Gateway, Literary Supplement, 1930, containing essay by Eleanor Luxton, 2 copies; publication "The Trail", published by the U …
Date Range
1926-1935
Reference Code
LUX / II / B1 / 95
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
LUX
Sous-Fonds
II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
II.B.1. Professional : Personal education
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / B1 / 95
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1926-1935
Physical Description
1.75 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of: student union constitutions and statutes, 1929; convocation programs, 1930, 1932, 1933; "Valedictory Exercises" program booklets, 1927 and 1933; The Gateway, Literary Supplement, 1930, containing essay by Eleanor Luxton, 2 copies; publication "The Trail", published by the U of A Alumni Association, 1935; miscellaneous membership cards, certificates, dance cards, invitations, and other documents from Luxton's years as a student at the University of Alberta
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
University of Alberta
Subject Access
Banff Centre
Education
Events
Organizations
Membership
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Education
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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White and Curren families papers and photographs

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of the following series: A. Dave White Sr. papers, 1887- 1942; B. Annie White papers, 1875-1955; C. Dave (Jack) White papers, 1911- 1955; D. Clifford White notebook, ca.1915; E. John D. Curren papers, 1886- 1940; F. White-Curren family photographs, 1885-1953. Papers consist of pers…
Date Range
1869 - 1958
Reference Code
M36 / S37 / V683 / III
Description Level
2 / Sous-fonds
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
2 / Sous-fonds
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
III. White and Curren families
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
3069
Reference Code
M36 / S37 / V683 / III
Date Range
1869 - 1958
Physical Description
ca. 2 m of textual records (and 36 oversize items). -- ca.3100 photographs (ca.1800 negatives, ca.1300 prints, 5 albums of ca.400 prints).
History / Biographical
The White and Curren families of Banff, Alberta were the maternal and fraternal relatives of Peter Whyte. Dave McIntosh White, 1864- 1940, Peter Whyte's father, came to the Canadian Rockies in 1885 with the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1894 he opened a general merchandise business, the Park Store, in Banff. The success of this business resulted in expansions in 1908-1909 and in 1912-1913. For a short time, Whyte operated a similiar business in Bankhead. White was a long-time friend of the Stoney Nakoda, Annie (Curren) White, 1879-1955, emigrated to Canada from Scotland with her father, John Donaldson Curren, and a brother in 1886. They settled in Anthracite, east of Banff, where J. D. Curren operated a small coal mining business. Annie Curren married Dave White in 1901. Their children, all born in Banff, were Clifford, 1902-1964, Lila, 1903-1961, Peter, 1905-1966, and Dave Jr. (Jackie), 1908-1961. Clifford and Jack worked for the family business, Dave White and Sons.
Scope & Content
Series consists of the following series: A. Dave White Sr. papers, 1887- 1942; B. Annie White papers, 1875-1955; C. Dave (Jack) White papers, 1911- 1955; D. Clifford White notebook, ca.1915; E. John D. Curren papers, 1886- 1940; F. White-Curren family photographs, 1885-1953. Papers consist of personal, legal and financial papers; and records of Dave White, General Merchant, Dave White and Sons and White and Bayne Store. Pertains to Stoney Nakoda First Nations, Banff Indian Days, Highland gatherings, buildings, churches, skiing, coal and coal mines and Lake Minnewanka. Photographs consist largely of negatives and prints produced by various members of the White family, including Dave, Annie, Clifford and Jack White, pertaining to the White family members, travels, activities; the Banff-Lake Louise area; Banff events, places and people; winter sports; social events and friends, 1910- 1953, and glass negatives by J. D. Curren pertaining to Curren and White families and activities, Mount Assiniboine pack trip and Bow Valley scenes; ca.1885-1905. Also includes collected prints of family and friends, family businesses and buildings and winter sports, and albums pertaining to White and Curren families, 1885-1919 and Clifford White photographs, 1917-1921.
Subject Access
Banff V
Banff - Events V
Banff National Park
CURREN FAMILY
Stoney Nakoda First Nations
White, Annie M
White, Clifford Sr.
WHITE, DAVE SR.
White, Jack (Dave White Jr.)
WHITE FAMILY
Access Restrictions
Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
Finding Aid
Series-level outline available. Electronic database available. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only (printed inventory provides more detail than the computer inventory).
Related Material
Consitutes Sous-fonds III of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Forms part of Sous-fonds III of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Photographs in this section begin with the early family portraits of David McIntosh White taken in New Brunswick and those of Annie Curren White taken in Scotland. The earliest negatives attributable to David and Annie White date ca.1908, or approximately the time they moved to their new home between Lynx Street and Bow Avenue. Most of the negatives from the first two decades of family photography are sized 8.3 x 11 cms., with the exception of what appears to be occasional experimentation with other formats, such as vest pocket and 4 x 5 Graflex, and images generated by other family members, such as J.D. Curren and the White children. This body of photography was undoubtedly initiated through the acquisition of a roll film camera on or about 1908. Judging from subject arrangement and other evidence, including shadow images of the photographer, most White family photography is attributable to Annie Curren White. There are several photographs from the collection showing her holding a camera or photographing family members, while no such photographs exist of Dave White. There can be little doubt, however, that Dave White participated in the photographic process, particularly in the period from 1910 to 1917, when there are numerous photographs of Annie and the children. On family motor trips, which began around 1917 and lasted until ca.1923, Dave and Annie's son Clifford appears to have shared photographic responsibilities. From this period on, Clifford and Annie, either one or the other, are the only family members who do not appear in group photographs. From this it is assumed that Dave White played a very minor roll as family photographer after 1918. Photographs attributable to Peter Whyte begin to appear around 1920, but most of his photography appears to be more personal than of a family record variety. None of the photographs in the early part of the collection have been attributed to Lila or Jack (Dave Jr.) White. After 1923, the point when the White children were grown and beginning to move away from home, Annie White becomes the primary family photographer. In the late 1920s she appears to have experimented with a Graflex camera for a time, but by 1930 had returned to a smaller format roll film camera. She continued to take numerous family photographs, usually group poses of her children and grandchildren, after Dave White's death in 1940 until shortly before her own passing in 1955. Also included in this section of the collection are a number of personal photographs generated by Clifford and Jackie (Dave Jr.) White. Around 1918, Clifford appears to have acquired his own camera which produced a 3 x 5 inch negative, and from that period until ca.1923, he produced many images of activities shared with friends and brothers, including a number of photographs of early ski tours and ski jumping in the Banff area. One album bears Clifford's initials on nearly all photographs, and these images match with many of the 3 x 5 inch negatives found elsewhere in the collection. Photographs attributed to Jackie (Dave Jr.) date from the late 1940s and early 1950s and may have entered the collection prior to the death of Annie White. Much of the dating of this collection from 1908 to 1920 was done by estimating the ages of various White children. Beyond that, the usual techniques were utilized, i.e. identification and dates noted on prints by family members, the depiction of specific historical events, changes in physical and cultural features, model dating of automobiles, reading of license plates, etc.
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