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K.B. Mitchell fonds
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- Part Of
- K.B. Mitchell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 9 journals by K. B. (Bruce) Mitchell, 1941-1949 relating to his years as Chief Warden in Banff National Park. Photographs are of Bruce Mitchell on skis.
- Date Range
- 1941-1949
- Reference Code
- M206 / V168
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Part Of
- K.B. Mitchell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 206
- V 168
- Sous-Fonds
- M 206
- V 268
- Accession Number
- 7956 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M206 / V168
- Date Range
- 1941-1949
- Physical Description
- 9 vol. textual records. -- 2 photographs
- History / Biographical
- K. B. (Bruce) Mitchell was born in Calgary in 1910 to Alexander and Agnes Mitchell, both Scottish immigrants. While a high school student, Bruce Mitchell worked the summer months on a ranch, west of Calgary, where he learned to stook hay and dance at the Jumping Pound Community Hall. In 1927 he was hired as an office boy with the Dominion Water Power and Reclamation Service in Calgary and then as a junior hydrometric recorder. In 1930 Mitchell worked as a survey engineer doing topographic surveys but lost that job due to the Depression. In 1931 Mitchell was hired as an acting park warden in Banff National Park and from 1933 to 1941 he was clerk and accountant for Banff National Park. In August 1941 Mitchell became Chief Park Warden in Banff National Park and from 1949 to 1954, he was Assistant Superintendent, Banff National Park. Following that, Mitchell was on special duty to Ottawa for six months. In 1955 Mitchell was Superintendent of Riding Mountain National Park, Kootenay National Park, Jasper National Park and finally Supervisor of National Parks Western Regional Office when he retired in 1970.
- Bruce married Marjorie Kay in 1934 and while in Banff, they lived at 454 Muskrat Street and then at 427 Marten Street. Bruce was a Scout leader and enjoyed skiing, snowshoeing, bowling and dancing at the Cascade Ballroom in Banff. Bruce and Marjorie were active members of the Kinsmen and Kinnette clubs and Bruce served on the Banff Winter Carnival Committees. Bruce and Marjorie had three children.
- Bruce Mitchell died in 2004 and he and Marjorie (d.1961) are buried in the Old Banff Cemetery.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 9 journals by K. B. (Bruce) Mitchell, 1941-1949 relating to his years as Chief Warden in Banff National Park. Photographs are of Bruce Mitchell on skis.
- Name Access
- Mitchell, K. B. (Bruce)
- Subject Access
- Banff National Park - Wardens
- Environment
- Law and justice
- Natural resources
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Mitchell, K. B. (Bruce)
- Category
- Environment
- Law and justice
- Natural resources
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record, We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories (Banff: Banff History Book Committee, 2005)
- Title Source
- Title based on provenance of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Lantern slides
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- Part Of
- George Vaux X fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of lantern slides depicting Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Townsite, Lake Louise, Lake O’Hara, travel rides, Bow Lake, Yoho National Park.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945]
- Reference Code
- V654 / I / E / PS - 1 to PS - 40
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Lantern slide
- Transparency
40 images
- Part Of
- George Vaux X fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M108 / V654 / S55
- Series
- E
- Sous-Fonds
- V654
- Accession Number
- 7792
- Reference Code
- V654 / I / E / PS - 1 to PS - 40
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945]
- Physical Description
- 40 photographs : col. slides ; 10 x 8.2 cm Transparencies mounted as lantern slides.
- History / Biographical
- While most lantern slides are made of images that have been drawn, painted, printed, or developed directly onto a pane of glass, this collection consists of cellulose-based transparencies that have been placed within a paper border and secured between 2 panes of glass. Colour positive cellulose-based film first became available to consumers in 1941 when Kodak introduced Kodacolor print film, a process that involved taking photographs on black and white film and then developing them into full colour positives in a lab. In 1946, Kodak was able to simplify the development process with Ektachrome, which used a colour slide film and also made it much easier for photographers to develop their photos at home. Based on small notches cut into the edge of the films in this collection, these images were taken on Separation Negative 4133, Type 2, which was a type of black and white negative film produced by Kodak.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of lantern slides depicting Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Townsite, Lake Louise, Lake O’Hara, travel rides, Bow Lake, Yoho National Park.
- Name Access
- Vaux, George, X
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Golfing
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Horseback riding
- Lake O'Hara region
- Photography
- Scenery
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'Hara
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- N/A
- Conservation
- All slides were cleaned prior to scanning - cleaning cloth came out red-brown, possibly residue from the red binding tape reacting to the acid-free paper sleeves.
- Creator
- Vaux, George X
- Biographical Source Notes
- The Focal Encyclopaedia of Photography, 4th edition, Michael R. Peres editor-in-chief, Focal Press Taylor & Francis Group, New York and London, 2007, pp. 699.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notch_code
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- [1] Slide patented December 29, 1986. Image of 1940's trail ride; two unidentified people on horses. [2] Two unidentified individuals on 1940's trail ride. [3] Horse standing on a mountain during trail ride. [4] Unidentified individual on a horse; unidentified mountains. [5] Unidentified individual riding a horse. Sticker reads, “George Vaux. Bryn Mawr, PA.” [6] Town site of Banff and surrounding mountains. suffering from severe white spotting. [7] View of Banff, Rundle Mountain and Tunnel Mountain. [8] View of Banff, Rundle Mountain and Tunnel Mountain. suffering from severe white spotting. [9] View of The Banff Springs Hotel and Golf Course. suffering from severe white spotting. [10] The Banff Springs Hotel and Golf Course. [11] Unidentified individuals putting on the green at The Banff Springs Golf Club. [12] Unidentified individuals in a canoe on Vermilion Lakes, Rundle Mountain in the background. [13] View of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier. [14] View of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier with table, chairs and an umbrella. [15] View of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier with table, chairs and an umbrella. Sticker reads, “George Vaux, Bryan Mawr, PA.” [16] View of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier. [17] Unidentified individuals during a riding trail, glaciers in the distance. [18] Portrait of an unidentified man with camera. [19] View of Bow Lake, Bow Peak and Bow Glacier. [20] View of Crowfoot Mountain. [21] North view of Cathedral Mountain and Lake O’Hara. [22] View of Lake O’Hara and Cathedral Mountain. in addition to minimal white spotting and clouding minimal blurriness to image is apparent. [23] View of Lake O’Hara and Cathedral Mountain. [24] View of Lake O’Hara and Cathedral Mountain. [25] View of Lake O’Hara and Cathedral Mountain. [26] Unidentified male on a horse in the mountains; riding trail. [27] Photograph taken during a horse trail ride in the mountains; unidentified glaciers in the background. Sticker reads, “George Vaux, Bryan Mawr, PA.”. [28] View of Cathedral Mountain. [29] View of Bow Lake with mountains. [30] View of Cathedral Mountain. [31] View of Crowfoot Glacier. [32] View of Crowfoot Glacier. [33] View of two men with horse; unidentified mountain in background. [34] View of Crowfoot Glacier. [35] View of Lake O’Hara. [36] View of Lake O’Hara. [37] View of Takakkaw Falls in Yoho Provincial Park, British Columbia. [38] View of Takakkaw Falls in Yoho Provincial Park, British Columbia. [39] View of Lake O’Hara and mountains. [40] View individuals setting up camp with an unidentified mountain in the background.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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