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Charles Reid fonds

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Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M413 (textual) and V487 (photographs). M413 consists of two series, 3.5 cm, ca. 1920-1939. Series I: Correspondence, 2.5 cm, 1929-1939 (particularly with Mary Schaffer Warren and an assortment of postcards). Series II: Newspaper Clippings, 1 cm, ca.1920-1939 (mai…

Date Range: ca.1900 to ca. 1939; 1922-1927; 1929; 1931; 1935-1936; 1938-1939

Reference Code: M413 / V487

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M413/V487

Sous-Fonds: M413; V487

Accession Number: 3295; 3303; 5248; 2014.8273; 5727

Reference Code: M413 / V487

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: ca.1900 to ca. 1939; 1922-1927; 1929; 1931; 1935-1936; 1938-1939

Physical Description: 3.5 cm textual records. -- 175 photographs (31 negatives, 144 prints). -- 1 album (183 prints).

History / Biographical: Charles "Charlie" Clifford Carmichael Reid (1904-1984) was born near Suffield, Alberta, Canada. Charlie went to high school in Medicine Hat, Alberta and arrived in Banff in 1922 to serve his three-year pharmacy apprenticeship with Gourlay's Drug Store. After completing his apprenticeship, Charlie studied to be a pharmacist at the University of Alberta from 1926-1928. While at university, Charlie joined the Pharmacy Club and the Track Team. Charlie had dreams of opening his own pharmacy in Banff, which he did in 1936 on Banff Avenue and named it Banff Pharmacy Limited. He operated the Banff Pharmacy until his retirement in February 1977. He was known as a good employer that paid well, and known for selling French perfumes. A true entrepreneur, Charlie opened a branch store that sold general merchandise in the Banff Springs Hotel, a Curio and Gift shop across from the pharmacy, and a fur store. It is also noted that Charlie found an opportunity to sell coal to the Banff Springs Hotel, which is where he made a significant amount money. He remained in Banff until his death. He was described as a "go getter" and was known for dressing meticulously, particularly with his trademark bowtie. He was a keen and skilled golfer at the Banff Springs Golf Course (he was a member), and won the Prince of Wales trophy in the 1930's. He was an accomplished track and field athlete, captain of the canoe team, participated in water sports, and enjoyed hiking and hunting. He was good friends with George Noble (photographer), Dr. Ernest Kennedy (dentist), and Carl Rungius (artist). Charlie was a prominent Banff citizen: he served as the Registrar for births, deaths, and marriages; he served on the Banff Advisory Council; was a Charter Member of the Kinsman Club of Banff; he was a member of the Banff Curling Club; and he was a volunteer firefighter with fire brigade. When a fire broke out at the Banff Springs Hotel in the late 1920's, Charlie was one of the firefighters who helped put it out. Charlie was a bachelor until his mother died, although during this period he courted Edmee Moore, daughter of Col. Philip and Pearl (Brewster) Moore, whom he married in 1942. Charlie and Edmee Reid were friends of Mary Schaffer Warren and lived in the Warren home after Billy Warren's death. After Edmee died in 1971, Charles remarried a friend from Vancouver, Gladys McQueen, until his death on February 8th, 1984.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M413 (textual) and V487 (photographs).; M413 consists of two series, 3.5 cm, ca. 1920-1939. Series I: Correspondence, 2.5 cm, 1929-1939 (particularly with Mary Schaffer Warren and an assortment of postcards). Series II: Newspaper Clippings, 1 cm, ca.1920-1939 (mainly related to Reid's sports activities).; V487 consists of three series, 9 cm, ca. 1900-ca. 1939. Series I: Albums (depicting sports and community events in and around Banff, including the Banff Winter Carnival and the Banff Indian Days). Series II: Prints, consisting two sub-series: A. Community Life and Banff Area (family and friends, community events including Banff Winter Carnival and Banff Indian Days, and scenery; includes Reid's pharmacy) and B. Sports and Recreation (summer and winter sports, mainly golf). Series III: Negatives (primarily depicting Reid with friends and family and sports activities).

Notes: Grant Buchanan was a good friend of Charles Reid. His son, Doug Buchanan, gifted additional records in 2014 (accn.2014.8273), these were found in his garage after his father passed away.; Items from accn. 5727 were placed in the Charles Reid biofile.; 1 loan for copy print of Carl Rungius working on painting, ca. 1950. -- put in Mary Schaffer V527

Name Access: Reid, Charles; Moore, Edmee; Moore, Phil

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure; Banff; Community life; Community events; Banff National Park

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Canada; Medicine Hat; Calgary

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Related Material: Charles C. Reid biofile

Creator: Reid, Charles

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Charles C.C. Reid biofile; Some information based on contents within the fonds

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Community Events and Banff Area

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Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 33 black and white photographs, 10 x 15.5 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to community events and scenic places in and around Banff, primarily in the 1920's and 1930's. Photographs document Banff Winter Carnival/Festival, Banff Indian Days, swimming at Cave and Basin, Moraine La…

Date Range: ca. 1910-1939

Reference Code: V487 / II / A / PA - 36 to 68

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph print; Private record; Photograph

Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M413 / V487

Series: V487 / II : Prints

Sous-Fonds: V487

Sub-Series: V487 / II / A : Community Life

Accession Number: 5248

Reference Code: V487 / II / A / PA - 36 to 68

GMD: Photograph print; Private record; Photograph

Date Range: ca. 1910-1939

Physical Description: 33 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 15.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 33 black and white photographs, 10 x 15.5 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to community events and scenic places in and around Banff, primarily in the 1920's and 1930's. Photographs document Banff Winter Carnival/Festival, Banff Indian Days, swimming at Cave and Basin, Moraine Lake, and Lake Minnewanka.

Notes: One photograph is annotated on the back, "Moraine Lake"; The swimsuits that were used at the Cave and Basin were rentals and resemble those used between ca. 1915 and 1930; 3 photographs appear to be of a pharmacy; if it is Charlie Reid's pharmacy these photographs will date after 1936, as that is the year that Charlie opened his pharmacy. One of these photographs is annotated with "Part of our Fountain" on the back.

Name Access: Reid, Charles

Subject Access: Banff Indian Days; Banff Winter Carnival; Banff Winter Festival; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel; Cave and Basin; Packing; Banff National Park; Community events; Community life; Family and personal life; Scenery; Swimming; Travel and Exploration

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Canada; Moraine Lake; Cave and Basin

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Golfing

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Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 55 black and white photographs, 10 x 15.5 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to Charles Reid and friends participating in various golfing events in and around Banff from ca. 1920 to 1940. Photographs document a golfing trip and several golf tournaments at the Banff Springs Golf Cou…

Date Range: ca. 1920-1939

Reference Code: V487 / II / B / PA - 1 to 55

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Private record; Photograph print

Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M413 / V487

Series: V487 / II : Prints

Sous-Fonds: V487

Sub-Series: V487 / II / B : Sports and Recreation

Accession Number: 5248

Reference Code: V487 / II / B / PA - 1 to 55

GMD: Photograph; Private record; Photograph print

Date Range: ca. 1920-1939

Physical Description: 55 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 15.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 55 black and white photographs, 10 x 15.5 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to Charles Reid and friends participating in various golfing events in and around Banff from ca. 1920 to 1940. Photographs document a golfing trip and several golf tournaments at the Banff Springs Golf Course.

Notes: One photograph of a group of men includes Charles Reid and Col. Philip Moore (Edmee Moore's father); this photo is also annotated on the back with "Charlie Reid"

Name Access: Reid, Charles; Moore, Phil

Subject Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Community events; Community life; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel; Golfing; Sports and recreation; Women

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Canada

Language: English

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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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

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary

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

GMD: Lantern slide; Transparency

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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Negatives

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Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 31 black and white negatives, 12.5 x 17 cm or smaller. Negatives pertain to Charles Reid and friends, family, and sports trophies, primarily in the 1920's and 1930's. Negatives document posed family/friend photographs, sports teams, groups canoeing, golfing, men on horseback, and a…

Date Range: ca. 1916-1939

Reference Code: V487 / III / NA - 1 to 31

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative; Private record

Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M413 / V487

Series: V487 / III : Negatives

Sous-Fonds: V487

Accession Number: 5248

Reference Code: V487 / III / NA - 1 to 31

GMD: Negative; Private record

Date Range: ca. 1916-1939

Physical Description: 31 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.5 x 17 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 31 black and white negatives, 12.5 x 17 cm or smaller. Negatives pertain to Charles Reid and friends, family, and sports trophies, primarily in the 1920's and 1930's. Negatives document posed family/friend photographs, sports teams, groups canoeing, golfing, men on horseback, and an unidentified landscape.

Notes: Possibly nitrate

Name Access: Reid, Charles

Subject Access: Banff National Park; Banff; Brewster Transport Company Ltd.; Community life; Golfing; Horseback riding; Personal and Family Life; Photography; Scenery; Sports; Sports and recreation

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Photograph Album

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Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album, comprising 183 photographs, H12 x W17.5 cm or smaller. Photographs pertain to Charlie Reid and his family and friends during, predominantly, the 1920's. The first photograph is of a child and man; the child looks like it could be Charlie Reid at around 4 to 5 …

Date Range: ca.1909 - ca.1929; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927

Reference Code: V487 / I / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Private record

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Charles Reid fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M413 / V487

Series: V487 / I : Albums

Sous-Fonds: V487

Accession Number: 5248

Reference Code: V487 / I / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Private record

Date Range: ca.1909 - ca.1929; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927

Physical Description: 1 album (183 photographs : b&w ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album, comprising 183 photographs, H12 x W17.5 cm or smaller.; Photographs pertain to Charlie Reid and his family and friends during, predominantly, the 1920's. The first photograph is of a child and man; the child looks like it could be Charlie Reid at around 4 to 5 years old.; Photographs document sports and recreation (races, sledding, skiing, snowshoeing, track, canoeing, golf, camping, horseback riding, fishing), events at the Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Indian Days, Banff Winter Carnival (Festival), Highland gathering, Herald road race, and various activities in and around Banff.; Locations include: Banff, Medicine Hat, University of Alberta (Edmonton), and Lake Louise.

Notes: One of the photographs is a cut-out quote, "a canoo in foolish hands is probably the nation's greatest tipping well"; Album is bound in brown leather with "photographs" written on the cover. Some of the photographs have captions. Not every page is filled.