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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1988
Call Number
08.2 Al1tb oversize
Responsibility
principal photographer: Michael Shimbasi
research, writing: Janice Stomp
Published Date
1988
Physical Description
254p. : ill., ports
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff National Park
Photography
Notes
Published to mark the 50th anniversary of Alberta Treasury Branches
Accession Number
5589
Call Number
08.2 Al1tb oversize
Collection
Archives Library
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Balfour Hut Registers

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57646
Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series of hut registers from the Balfour (Rob Ritchie) Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1966 and 2019. 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…
Date Range
1966-2001
2007-2019
Reference Code
M200 / IV / I
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 / I: Balfour Hut Registers
Accession Number
accn. 2376
accn. 3298
accn. 3560
accn. 7779
accn. 2023.10
accn. 2023.31
accn. 2023.15
Reference Code
M200 / IV / I
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Responsibility
Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada
Date Range
1966-2001
2007-2019
Physical Description
20 cm of textual records 9 volumes
History / Biographical
According to the Alpine Club of Canada's website: "The Rob Ritchie Hut, also known as the Balfour Hut, is found on low, rocky hills at the toe of the Vulture Glacier, approximately 28 km northwest of the town of Lake Louise, AB. It is east of Balfour Pass and the Continental divide, just inside the Banff National Park boundary.[...] The Rob Ritchie Hut, also known as the Balfour Hut, is found on low, rocky hills at the toe of the Vulture Glacier, approximately 28 km northwest of the town of Lake Louise, AB. It is east of Balfour Pass and the Continental divide, just inside the Banff National Park boundary. This is the half-way mark for the Wapta Traverse and is usually used in conjunction with the other huts in this chain while attempting this classic cross-glacier ski trip. Usual approach is from Bow Hut through the Olive/St. Nicholas Col then down the gentle and pleasant Vulture Glacier to Balfour Pass, where the hut sits on a section of moraine beneath the impressive bulk of Mt. Balfour. Though most people will spend one night at the R.J. Ritchie (Balfour) Hut before continuing on to Scott Duncan, there is potential for good skiing here, especially on the Diableret Glacier which sits northwest of Mt. Balfour and makes for a fantastic run on a clear day! There is also an optional route to the summit of Mt. Gordon from this hut, which would be an excellent loop trip if combined with the normal route back towards Bow Hut. Use your imagination and some neat trip ideas will present themselves!"
Scope & Content
Sub-series of hut registers from the Balfour (Rob Ritchie) Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1966 and 2019. 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 is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:
M200 / IV / I / 1: Balfour Hut [Register] [1966-1971]
M200 / IV / I / 2: Balfour Pass Hut [1971-1972]
M200 / IV / I / 3: Balfour Pass Hut Register [1973-1974]
M200 / IV / I / 4: Balfour Pass Hut [register 1974-1982]
M200 / IV / I / 5: "Balfour Hut" [register] Sept. 2, 1982 - Nov. 17, 1989
M200 / IV / I / 6: Balfour Hut Journal Nov. 22, 1989 - Apr. 25, 1997
M200 / IV / I / 7: Balfour Hut Register [1997 -2001]
M200 / IV / I / 8: Balfour Hut Register 2007 - 2015
M200 / IV / I / 9: Balfour Hut register 2011 - 2019
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Huts
Cabins
Cabins and shelters
Backcountry skiing
Banff National Park
Buildings and facilities
Climbing
Environment and Nature
Lake Louise
Mountaineering
Mountains
Ski mountaineering
Sports and leisure
Sports and recreation
Winter sports
Wapta Traverse
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Lake Louise, AB
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
French
German
Japanese
Spanish
Category
Environment
Exploration and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/rob-ritchie-balfour-hut/"
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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Banff natureguide : natural history and trail information, including maps of Banff Townsite & vicinity, Bow Valley area, Mountain Parks region

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23409
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1983
Publisher
Calgary : Blackbird Naturographics
Call Number
C6-6.1b
Publisher
Calgary : Blackbird Naturographics
Published Date
1983
Physical Description
5 maps on 1 sheet : col
Scale
Scales vary
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Banff region
Natural history - Banff National Park
Accession Number
16,500
Call Number
C6-6.1b
Collection
Archives Library
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Banff natureguide : natural history and trail information, including maps of Banff Townsite & vicinity, Bow Valley area, Mountain Parks region

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24342
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1983
Publisher
Calgary : Blackbird Naturographics
Call Number
C6-6.1b
Publisher
Calgary : Blackbird Naturographics
Published Date
1983
Physical Description
5 maps on 1 sheet : col
Scale
Scales vary
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Banff region
Natural history - Banff National Park
Accession Number
16,500
Call Number
C6-6.1b
Collection
Archives Library
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Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Record…
Date Range
ca. 1870 - ca. 1998
1870s-1880s
ca.1918 - ca. 1960s
1986-1998
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997-1998
Reference Code
M521 / I / A / 3-4
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Newspaper clipping
Private record
Textual record
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M521 / V75
Series
M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers
Sous-Fonds
M521
Sub-Series
M521 / I / A : Research and Writing
Accession Number
7504
Reference Code
M521 / I / A / 3-4
GMD
Newspaper clipping
Private record
Textual record
Date Range
ca. 1870 - ca. 1998
1870s-1880s
ca.1918 - ca. 1960s
1986-1998
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997-1998
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 30 x 35 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Records were filed in an envelope that was titled "Book Notes." Notable people include James Wardle, J.B. Harkin, Pat Brewster, Arthur Unwin, Dr. Brett, Norman Sanson, and Bill Peyto, among others. Notable places and topics include the organization of the Department of the Interior, the Banff-Windemere Highway, Rocky Mountain Park and Park Wardens, Kootenay National Park fires, coal and precious metal mines (e.g. Bankhead, Silver City), trail riding and hiking, research about James Wardle and his accomplishments, Ya-Ha-Tinda, and various parks (e.g. Glacier, Revelstoke, Elk Island, Kootenay, and Yoho). Other records include a handwritten letter to the Auld family in Scotland (cousins of Sheila Ritchie) with a story about Glenbow and a highland cow from Oban, Scotland; personal reflections on the Banff area and mountains in general; notes that Dorothy took while doing research at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Public Library; and a variety of newspaper clippings.
Notes
Includes request slips and stationary from the archives at the Whyte Museum.
Potentially includes a handwritten list of Dorothy's written works.
Newspaper clippings primarily from the Times Colonist, which is published in Victoria, British Columbia.
Name Access
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James M.
Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
Brewster, Pat
Peyto, Bill
Brett, Robert George
Sanson, Norman
Subject Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Banff Public Library
National parks and reserves
Newspaper
Parks Canada
Park policy
Research
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Wardens
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
Hiking
Community life
History
Mines and mineral resources
Geographic Access
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Bankhead
British Columbia
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Castle Mountain
Glacier National Park
Kootenay National Park
Silver City
Victoria
Yoho National Park
Scotland
Revelstoke
Language
English
Conservation
Some of the slips of paper are taped together. Was unable to remove them without damaging the materials. May present conservation issues in the future.
Creator
Wardle, Dorothy
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Transportation
Politics
Natural resources
Family and personal life
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Title was written on an envelope containing these materials.
Processing Status
Processed
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B.S. Hotel "Oldies", B.S. Hotel Golf, Balfour Glacier, Timberline Hotel, Lake Louise "Oldies"

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54298
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 23 negative photographs (colour and b&w), 30 colour transparencies and 1 colour print. Content pertains to Banff National Park AB views. Includes Balfour Glacier, Hector Lake, Bow Lake, Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Springs Hotel golf course, views from Chateau Lake Louise (1960s), Ti…
Date Range
[ca. 1960 - ca. 1970] [ca. 1965]
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7 / 30
Description Level
4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Print
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / I / A : Negatives and Transparencies
Accession Number
7438
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7 / 30
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Print
Transparency
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1960 - ca. 1970] [ca. 1965]
Physical Description
54 Photographs: negatives, transparencies, print; b&w and colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 23 negative photographs (colour and b&w), 30 colour transparencies and 1 colour print. Content pertains to Banff National Park AB views. Includes Balfour Glacier, Hector Lake, Bow Lake, Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Springs Hotel golf course, views from Chateau Lake Louise (1960s), Timberline Hotel, Banff. Print photograph depicts bagpipe player near Banff Springs Hotel.
Notes
Contains duplicates. Negatives, transparencies and print stored in separate file boxes.
Subject Access
Banff National Park
Banff Springs Hotel
Chateau Lake Louise
Hotel
tourism
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Reproduction Restrictions
Reference use only; no reproduction
Language
English
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Castle Mountain Battle

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54606
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 127 pages of compiled research, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H28 cm x W21.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to the renaming of Castle Mountain to Mt. Eisenhower in 1946 under the William Lyon Mackenzie King administration and the restoration of the Castle name in 1975-1976…
Date Range
ca.1946 - 1987
1946
1975
1987
Reference Code
M521 / I / A / 1-2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Newspaper clipping
Government record
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M521 / V75
Series
M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers
Sous-Fonds
M521
Sub-Series
M521 / I / A : Research and Writing
Accession Number
5391
7504
Reference Code
M521 / I / A / 1-2
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Newspaper clipping
Government record
Date Range
ca.1946 - 1987
1946
1975
1987
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (127 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
Freeman Keyte was a scientist originally from Ontario who was living in Calgary at the time when Castle Mountain was renamed to Mt. Eisenhower. He argued for the Castle name to be reinstated and communicated with the Geographic Board of Alberta, Members of Parliament, and the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names.
Scope & Content
File consists of 127 pages of compiled research, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H28 cm x W21.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to the renaming of Castle Mountain to Mt. Eisenhower in 1946 under the William Lyon Mackenzie King administration and the restoration of the Castle name in 1975-1976. File includes photocopies of government records, newspaper clippings, and other research compiled by Freeman Keyte. It also includes handwritten correspondence between Dorothy and Freeman, Dorothy and Ted Hart, and newspaper clippings that were collected by Dorothy.
Notes
On March 12, 1980, Freeman sent a copy of his findings in a 113-page binder to Dorothy, who then gifted it to the Whyte Museum in 1987.
Included a photocopy of the letter from Dorothy to Ted Hart. The photocopy was discarded. Dorothy filed the original with Freeman's compilation of research as represented in this file.
Records from accn.7504 were filed in an envelope titled, "The Castle Mountain Battle (from Castle to Eisenhower & back to Castle."
Name Access
Wardle, Dorothy
Keyte, Freeman
Hart, E. J. (Ted)
Subject Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Calgary Herald
Geography
Government
Mountains
Newspaper
Politics
Research
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Castle Mountain
Language
English
Creator
Wardle, Dorothy
Keyte, Freeman
Category
Government
Natural resources
Politics
Biographical Source Notes
Rayburn, Alan. Naming Canada: Stories About Place Names from Canadian Geographic. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Title was written on an envelope containing these materials
Processing Status
Processed
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Date
1980 – 1991
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1188 a-m
Description
a) 1980 silver Banff Lake Louise dollar in bottom half of plastic case. Illustration of Lake Minnewanka. “Lake Minnewanka 1980 value in Banff 1 dollar expires Sept 30. 1980” Obverse illustration cartoon anthropomorphism hiking goat “Banff Lake Louise Dollar Canada”. b) 1980 silver Banff Lake Louise…
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Title
Coin
Date
1980 – 1991
Material
metal
Description
a) 1980 silver Banff Lake Louise dollar in bottom half of plastic case. Illustration of Lake Minnewanka. “Lake Minnewanka 1980 value in Banff 1 dollar expires Sept 30. 1980” Obverse illustration cartoon anthropomorphism hiking goat “Banff Lake Louise Dollar Canada”. b) 1980 silver Banff Lake Louise dollar. Illustration of Lake Minnewanka. “Lake Minnewanka 1980 value in Banff 1 dollar expires Sept 30. 1980” Obverse illustration cartoon anthropomorphism hiking goat “Banff Lake Louise Dollar Canada”. c) 1983 silver Banff Lake Louise dollar. Illustration of Vermilion Lakes. “Vermilion Lakes 1983 value in Banff 1 dollar expires Sept 30. 1983” Obverse illustration cartoon anthropomorphism hiking goat “Banff Lake Louise Dollar Canada”. d) 1984 silver Banff Lake Louise dollar with plastic case. Illustration of Mt. Assiniboine. Obverse “50th Anniversary 1934 Sunshine Village 1984 value in Banff one dollar expires September 30, 1984” e) 11984 silver Banff Lake Louise dollar with plastic case. Illustration of Mt. Assiniboine. Obverse “50th Anniversary 1934 Sunshine Village 1984 value in Banff one dollar expires September 30, 1984” f) 1984 silver Banff Lake Louise dollar with plastic case. Illustration of Mt. Assiniboine. Obverse “50th Anniversary 1934 Sunshine Village 1984 value in Banff one dollar expires September 30, 1984” g) 1984 silver Banff Lake Louise dollar. Illustration of Mt. Assiniboine. Obverse “50th Anniversary 1934 Sunshine Village 1984 value in Banff one dollar expires September 30, 1984” h) 1988 silver Banff Lake Louise dollar in plastic case. Illustration of Mount Rundle. “Mount Rundle 1988 value in Banff/Lake Louise $1.00 dollar expires Nov. 30. 1988” Obverse illustration Banff Springs Hotel “1988 Banff Springs Hotel Centennial 1988 Banff Alberta Canada”. i) 1988 silver Banff Lake Louise dollar. Illustration of Mount Rundle. “Mount Rundle 1988 value in Banff/Lake Louise $1.00 dollar expires Nov. 30. 1988” Obverse illustration Banff Springs Hotel “1988 Banff Springs Hotel Centennial 1988 Banff Alberta Canada”. j) 1990 silver Banff Lake Louise dollar. Illustration of Grizzly Bear. “Newest Town Banff Oldest Park Banff Lake Louise value $1.00 dollar expires Dec. 13. 1990” Obverse illustration mounted police with flag “R.C.M.P. G.R.C. Banff Lake Louise Alberta Canada”. k) 1990 silver Banff Lake Louise dollar. Illustration of Grizzly Bear. “Newest Town Banff Oldest Park Banff Lake Louise value $1.00 dollar expires Dec. 13. 1990” Obverse illustration mounted police with flag “R.C.M.P. G.R.C. Banff Lake Louise Alberta Canada”. l)1990 silver Banff Lake Louise dollar with plastic case. Illustration of Grizzly Bear. “Newest Town Banff Oldest Park Banff Lake Louise value $1.00 dollar expires Dec. 13. 1990” Obverse illustration mounted police with flag “R.C.M.P. G.R.C. Banff Lake Louise Alberta Canada”. m)1991 silver Banff Lake Louise dollar with plastic case. Illustration of Elk. “ELK Banff/ Lake Louise value $1.00 dollar expires Dec. 15. 1991” Obverse illustration mounted police with flag “R.C.M.P. G.R.C. Banff Lake Louise Alberta Canada”.
Subject
Banff National Park
souvenir
Banff Lake Louise Dollar
organization
Credit
Gift of Banff-Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce, Banff, 1990
Catalogue Number
105.02.1188 a-m
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Date
1987 – 1987
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1189 a-b
Description
a) 1987 silver Labatt’s Interski dollar. Illustration of Mount Temple. “Mount Temple 1987 Banff/ Lake Louise value $1.00 dollar expires Nov. 30 1987” Obverse illustration 3 skiers in alternating turns “Labatt’s Interski ‘87 January 7 - 24 Banff, Alberta, Canada”b) 1987 silver Labatt’s Interski doll…
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Title
Coin
Date
1987 – 1987
Material
metal
Description
a) 1987 silver Labatt’s Interski dollar. Illustration of Mount Temple. “Mount Temple 1987 Banff/ Lake Louise value $1.00 dollar expires Nov. 30 1987” Obverse illustration 3 skiers in alternating turns “Labatt’s Interski ‘87 January 7 - 24 Banff, Alberta, Canada”b) 1987 silver Labatt’s Interski dollar with plastic case. Illustration of Mount Temple. “Mount Temple 1987 Banff/ Lake Louise value $1.00 dollar expires Nov. 30 1987” Obverse illustration 3 skiers in alternating turns “Labatt’s Interski ‘87 January 7 - 24 Banff, Alberta, Canada”
Subject
Banff National Park
souvenir
Banff Lake Louise Dollar
organization
Labatt’s
Credit
Gift of Banff-Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce, Banff, 1990
Catalogue Number
105.02.1189 a-b
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Date
1984 – 1984
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1190 a-b
Description
a) 1984 silver Banff Lake Louise dollar with plastic case. Illustration of Mt. Assiniboine. Obverse “50th Anniversary 1934 Sunshine Village 1984 value in Banff one dollar expires September 30, 1984” b) navy commemorative case with gold illustration cartoon anthropomorphism hiking goat on top
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Title
Coin
Date
1984 – 1984
Material
metal
Description
a) 1984 silver Banff Lake Louise dollar with plastic case. Illustration of Mt. Assiniboine. Obverse “50th Anniversary 1934 Sunshine Village 1984 value in Banff one dollar expires September 30, 1984” b) navy commemorative case with gold illustration cartoon anthropomorphism hiking goat on top
Subject
Banff National Park
souvenir
Banff Lake Louise dollar
organization
Sunshine Village
Credit
Gift of Banff-Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce, Banff, 1990
Catalogue Number
105.02.1190 a-b
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