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A game map of the area between Banff to North Saskatchewan River
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21364
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- August 19, 1906
- Call Number
- C6-8.1(b)
- Published Date
- August 19, 1906
- Subjects
- Brewster Map
- Notes
- Drawn by James Brewster for Bert Sibbald
- Accession Number
- 1618
- Call Number
- C6-8.1(b)
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A game map of the area between Banff to North Saskatchewan River
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21394
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- August 19, 1906
- Call Number
- C6-8.1(b)
- Published Date
- August 19, 1906
- Subjects
- Brewster Map
- Notes
- Drawn by James Brewster for Bert Sibbald
- Accession Number
- 1618
- Call Number
- C6-8.1(b)
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Jim Brewster family fonds
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- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers and photographs of James Irvine (Jim) Brewster, Fern Brewster, Dell Brewster and the Brewster family. I. James Irvine Brewster papers and photographs, before 1948 and ca.1959, consist mainly of professional papers and photographs relating to guiding and outfitting activitie…
- Date Range
- [ca.1875-ca.1978]
- Reference Code
- M436 / V90
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Diary
- Map
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 436
- V 90
- Sous-Fonds
- M 436
- V 90
- Accession Number
- 79, 85, 108, 357, 451, 1618, 3350, 3808, 5274, 6019, 2021.26, 2023.09
- Reference Code
- M436 / V90
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Diary
- Map
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1875-ca.1978]
- Physical Description
- 24 cm of textual records. -- ca.830 photographs : prints, negatives. -- 12 photograph albums (ca.1000 prints). -- 1 motion picture
- History / Biographical
- James Irvine Brewster, 1882-1947, came to Banff with his parents in 1888. While still boys, he and his brother Bill started guiding fishing parties and later formed an outfitting partnership. With silent partners Fred Hussey and Phil Moore, they established Brewster Brothers in 1904. Jim Brewster and Hussey left the business in 1906. In 1909, Jim returned to guide the business. Under his control, it became a major transportation supplier, Brewster Transport Company. Fern Brewster, 1902-1967, daughter of Jim Brewster and Lade Brewster (d.1915), was a sportswoman, businesswoman and homemaker. She was involved in the operation of Sunshine ski area and was a director of Brewster Transportation after her father's death. Fern Brewster's married names were Clarkson and Dooley. Adele (Dell) Brewster (Sibbald), 1896-1983, Jim Brewster's second wife, was also a director of Brewster Transportation.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers and photographs of James Irvine (Jim) Brewster, Fern Brewster, Dell Brewster and the Brewster family.
- I. James Irvine Brewster papers and photographs, before 1948 and ca.1959, consist mainly of professional papers and photographs relating to guiding and outfitting activities, and to Brewster Transport Company records, including Sunshine ski area records. Series includes correspondence, diaries, legal papers, Sunshine Lodge addition papers, Brewster house plans and other material. Correspondence is incoming and outgoing letters between Brewster and Hussey, clients, and associates regarding guiding and outfitting, real estate speculation and personal matters, etc. 1906-1907. Diaries pertain to guiding, hunting and horse trips, 1897-1901, 1904-1906; entries mainly record clients, territory covered and game observations and records. Also includes articles and hand-drawn map by Brewster on hunting, 1903-1906. Includes 54 photographs pertaining to Brewster Transport after Jim Brewster period.
- II. Fern Brewster papers and photographs, before 1967, includes mainly personal papers, correspondence, recipes, press clippings and photographs regarding friends and family, education, Jim Brewster's death and cooking. Correspondents include Carl Rungius, Les Peters, Charlie Beil and Fern Bedaux.
- III. Dell Brewster papers, 1925-1967, pertain mainly to Jim Brewster's death. Dell Brewster photographs pertain to the Sibbald, Grier and McDougall families.
- IV. Brewster family papers and photographs pertain to Jack Walker Brewster, and Brewster family and friends.
- V. Other material, before 1978, consists of greeting cards.
- VI. Later Acquisitions, pertain to various Brewster family members including Fern Brewster, Jim Brewster, and Pat Brewster.
- Subject Access
- Brewster Transport Company
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- file description and index
- electronic finding aid
- microfilm copies of albums
- photographic copy of map
- video copy of motion picture
- Creator
- Brewster, Dell
- Brewster, Jim
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
- Unprocessed
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal; paper; plastic; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.1013 a-ee
- Description
- A green tool carrier, one knife with a wooden handle and leather sheath marked “Made in Sweden”, and assorted accessories for ultility knives along with advertisting for the knives.The accessories include: 4.5 long blue boxes, 8 flat boxes, 10 leather sheaths, and 2 plastic handles.The advertisting…
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- Title
- Utility Knife
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal; paper; plastic; skin; wood
- Description
- A green tool carrier, one knife with a wooden handle and leather sheath marked “Made in Sweden”, and assorted accessories for ultility knives along with advertisting for the knives.The accessories include: 4.5 long blue boxes, 8 flat boxes, 10 leather sheaths, and 2 plastic handles.The advertisting items include 3 offset plates and various paper advertisments which have been transferred to the Archives by SS in May/June 2014.
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.1013 a-ee
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- metal; wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.1017
- Description
- Wooden handled knife in a black leather sheath. The knife is one piece of metal forming the blade and the centre of the handle. Two pieces of wood are attached with rivets to form the handle. The blade is short and wide with a straight cutting edge and a serrated back edge. One side of the blad…
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- Title
- Utility Knife
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- metal; wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 4.0 x 22.2 cm
- Description
- Wooden handled knife in a black leather sheath. The knife is one piece of metal forming the blade and the centre of the handle. Two pieces of wood are attached with rivets to form the handle. The blade is short and wide with a straight cutting edge and a serrated back edge. One side of the blade is marked “the Brewster STUBBY KNIFE MADE IN GERMANY.” The case is stamped “Made in Germany.”
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.1017
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; wood; leather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0010 a,b
- Description
- a) A short utility knife with a wooden handle and serrated blade. The blade reads “the Brewster STUBBY KNIFE” and “MADE IN GERMANY’. The blade is wedged between two pieces of wood and 3 metal rivets. b) a dark brown (2.8 cm x 23.0 cm x 4.1 cm) leather sheath that can attach to a belt.
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- Title
- Utility Knife
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; wood; leather
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 20.5 cm
- Description
- a) A short utility knife with a wooden handle and serrated blade. The blade reads “the Brewster STUBBY KNIFE” and “MADE IN GERMANY’. The blade is wedged between two pieces of wood and 3 metal rivets. b) a dark brown (2.8 cm x 23.0 cm x 4.1 cm) leather sheath that can attach to a belt.
- Subject
- Moore home
- Brewster
- hunting knife
- trapping
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.0010 a,b
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