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Alpine Club Ski Camp in the Tonquin Valley
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- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the April 1939 ACC Ski Camp to the Tonquin Valley, Jasper.
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M237 / V281
- Series
- II : Albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V281
- Accession Number
- 7694
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 1
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca. 32 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the April 1939 ACC Ski Camp to the Tonquin Valley, Jasper.
- Name Access
- Chapman, Kathleen
- McDonald, Jean
- Petrie, Jean
- Gibson, Rex
- Feuz, Edward
- Gest, Illian
- Hind, Rob
- Walker, Hazel
- Subject Access
- Mountaineers
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Banff
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Jean Knox Petrie
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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ACC Camp in the Ice River Valley
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- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the July 1939 ACC Camp at the Ice River Valley
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M237 / V281
- Series
- II : Albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V281
- Accession Number
- 7694
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 4
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca. 32 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the July 1939 ACC Camp at the Ice River Valley
- Notes
- Albums with black pages were likely originally bound together as a single album, however gaps in page numbers imply that pages are missing from the complete work.
- Name Access
- Chapman, Kathleen
- McDonald, Jean
- Petrie, Jean
- Gibson, Rex
- Feuz, Edward
- Gest, Illian
- Hind, Rob
- Walker, Hazel
- Subject Access
- Mountaineers
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Banff
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Jean Knox Petrie
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the July 1938 ACC Camp at the Columbia Icefield,
- Date Range
- 1938
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M237 / V281
- Series
- II : Albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V281
- Accession Number
- 7694
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 2
- Date Range
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca. 32 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the July 1938 ACC Camp at the Columbia Icefield,
- Name Access
- Chapman, Kathleen
- McDonald, Jean
- Petrie, Jean
- Gibson, Rex
- Feuz, Edward
- Gest, Illian
- Hind, Rob
- Walker, Hazel
- Subject Access
- Mountaineers
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Banff
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Jean Knox Petrie
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Canadian Rockies, Summer of 1932. Hinman Horseback and Camping Trip, July 1-17. With the Alpine Club Camp at Glacier, B.C., July 19-Aug 1. Climbing and Walking Trips Aug 1-Sept 13
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album depicting three trips taken throughout the summer of 1932. Canadian Rockies Summer of 1932 depicts what is possibly an Alpine Club of Canada organized climb around the Mt. Sir Donald and Mt. Dawson area of British Columbia. Includes mountain views, portraits, peo…
- Date Range
- 1932
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V225
- Sub-Series
- ii.b. Photographic material / photograph album
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 9
- Date Range
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 1 album (399 photographs : b&w ; 28 x 18 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album depicting three trips taken throughout the summer of 1932. Canadian Rockies Summer of 1932 depicts what is possibly an Alpine Club of Canada organized climb around the Mt. Sir Donald and Mt. Dawson area of British Columbia. Includes mountain views, portraits, people climbing, glaciers, and an ACC Annual Camp. Hinman Horseback and Camping Trip - July 1-17 [1932] depicts the annual backcountry horse trip organized by Caroline Hinman around the Mt. Assiniboine and East Kootenay areas of British Columbia. Includes scenic views, horses, camps, portraits, and two pages dedicated to the Hinman Party in August - it is not clear if Lillian Gest participated in the whole of Caroline Hinman's summer 1932 trip. At the Alpine Club Camp depicts the ACC Annual Camp for 1932, based in Glacier, BC. Includes the ACC camp, mountains, glaciers, portraits, scenic views, climbing, swimming, Abbot Pass Hut, Glacier Circle Cabin, enlargements, and greeting cards. Following the annotated ACC trip photographs are a collection of greeting cards, newspaper clippings, and misc. photographs from Gest's various trips during the summer of 1932. Most of these photographs are not annotated. Also includes greeting cards from trip members and a memorial card for Conrad Kain fixed to the inside back cover. Inserts 1 and 3 pertain to the overview/advertisement for the Summer 1932 and 1933 trips that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing routes, expectations, and prices. Insert 2 pertains to a clipped page from what is possibly an ACC or Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies periodical.
- Notes
- Blank pages not scanned
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Animals
- Bighorn Sheep
- Buildings
- Castles
- Camps
- Climbing
- Exploration
- Fay Hut
- Family and personal life
- Glacier House
- Glaciers
- Huts
- Horses
- Horse packing
- Moose
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Mountain Goat
- Off the Beaten Track
- Scenery
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Mount Assiniboine
- Lake O'Hara
- Mt. Sir Donald
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- East Kootenay
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lawrence Grassi fonds
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- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of papers and photographs produced and collected by Lawrence Grassi. Textual records consist of correspondence, 1918-1979, from family in Italy and organizations and individuals in Canada; personal papers, 1912-1975; publications and ephemera from organizations, including the Alpine C…
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1979
- Reference Code
- M45 / V240
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 45
- V 240
- Sous-Fonds
- M 45
- V 240
- Accession Number
- 249, 282, 830, 1626, 1943, 2262, 2826, 3159, 3446, 3985
- Reference Code
- M45 / V240
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1880]-1979
- Physical Description
- ca.25 cm of textual records. -- ca.2300 photographs : prints, transparencies, negatives. -- 1 photograph album (180 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Lawrence Grassi, 1890-1980, was a miner and mountaineer at Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Grassi was born in Falmenta, Italy and emigrated to Canada in 1912, working first as a section man for the Canadian Pacific Railway and from 1916 to 1945 as a miner for Canmore Mines. Grassi distinguished himself in solo mountain climbing and as an unofficial guide to many other mountaineers. Grassi is best remembered for trail building activities. J. S. Woodsworth led support for legislation to change the name of Twin Lakes in White Man Pass to Grassi Lakes in recognition of this work. As assistant warden at Lake O'Hara, British Columbia, Grassi upgraded and built numerous trails for which he received many honours in later life.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of papers and photographs produced and collected by Lawrence Grassi.
- Textual records consist of correspondence, 1918-1979, from family in Italy and organizations and individuals in Canada; personal papers, 1912-1975; publications and ephemera from organizations, including the Alpine Club of Canada, Canadian Youth Hostels Association, Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; newsclippings, articles and other material pertaining to Grassi and mountaineering.
- Photographs pertain mainly to mountain scenery of Alberta and British Columbia, particularly Banff National Park, Lake O'Hara and region, Jasper National Park, Mount Assiniboine and region, Grotto Mountain and Grassi Lakes, ca.1930-ca.1970. Also includes views of Lawrence Grassi, family and friends, ca.1880-ca.1970, and group of unidentified portraits, ca.1880- ca.1900. Transparencies are mainly unidentified colour mountain scenics. Most views are by Grassi; some are by Richard Rushworth and F. V. Longstaff.
- Name Access
- Grassi, Lawrence
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Mountaineering
- Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is primarily English. Some correspondence is in Italian
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- file description and index for photographs
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Grassi, Lawrence
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Lawrence Allison Duncan fonds
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- Part Of
- Lawrence Allison Duncan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to L. A. Duncan; Duncan family; Banff, Alberta and area; Alpine Club of Canada camps, especially 1919 Victory Camp (Yoho Valley); Rocky Mountains scenes, wildflowers and wildlife; Indians; Calgary and area events; oil industry; Alberta scenes and landscapes. Photograph series are: I.…
- Date Range
- [ca.1880-ca.1950]
- Reference Code
- M32 / V181
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Lawrence Allison Duncan fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 32
- V 181
- Sous-Fonds
- M 32
- V 181
- Accession Number
- 3327, 3445, 3572, 3675, 3849
- Reference Code
- M32 / V181
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1880-ca.1950]
- Physical Description
- ca.950 photographs : albums, negatives, prints, transparencies. -- 5 photograph albums (ca.725 prints). -- 2 textual records
- History / Biographical
- Lawrence (Laurie, Larry) Allison Duncan, 1890-1978, was a photographer, businessman and collector at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Duncan came to Alberta in 1908 with his parents, Thomas Henry Duncan and Elizabeth Jane (Gill) Duncan, who settled on a ranch at Okotoks. For a time, Laurie Duncan operated a photography business in Calgary, specializing in views of Calgary, Indians, ranching and the Canadian Rockies. He attended Alpine Club of Canada camps in the 1920s, after becoming a member in 1920 with his graduating climb of Mount President, 1919. He was active in professional photography into the 1930s. Duncan was self-taught in mineralogy, painting and photography and was active for over fifty years in the development of mining and petroleum interests in the United States and Canada. Larry Duncan was an avid collector of shells, gems, rocks, fossils and cultural artifacts.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to L. A. Duncan; Duncan family; Banff, Alberta and area; Alpine Club of Canada camps, especially 1919 Victory Camp (Yoho Valley); Rocky Mountains scenes, wildflowers and wildlife; Indians; Calgary and area events; oil industry; Alberta scenes and landscapes.
- Photograph series are: I. Photograph albums, including Duncan family albums, ca.1880-ca.1910, 3 items (ca.400 prints), and L. A. Duncan albums, 1908-1950, 2 items (ca.300 prints); II. Negatives, including glass negatives, ca.1920, 146 items, and film negatives, ca.1910-ca.1950, ca.580 items (including prints); III. Prints, ca.1890-ca.1940, ca.200 items, includes some prints by Harry Pollard; IV. Transparencies, ca.1915, 18 items. Most photographs were made by L. A. Duncan.
- Textual items are ACC membership nomination ballot, 1919-1920, signed by L. A. Duncan, and newsclipping, 1965, re Duncan's involvement in the Calgary Rock and Lapidary Club.
- Name Access
- Duncan, Lawrence
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Commerce and industry
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- 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
- Related Material
- Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage collections).
- Creator
- Duncan, Lawrence
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
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Aileen Harmon fonds
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- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records and photographs by and about Aileen Harmon, as well as collected items. Textual records include: letter from Harmon to the Director of Alberta's provincial parks re addition of Yamnuska area to Bow Valley Provincial Park, 1973; brief, from Harvie Heights and Bow Va…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1924] - 2015
- Reference Code
- M287 / V262
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M287 / V262
- Sous-Fonds
- M287
- V262
- Accession Number
- 1876
- 1915
- 1916
- 2302
- 2932
- 3082
- 3380
- 3383
- 3411
- 7753
- 2016.8596
- Reference Code
- M287 / V262
- Date Range
- [ca. 1924] - 2015
- Physical Description
- 26.5 cm of textual records. -- 33 photographs (26 prints : b&w and col. ; 20.5 x 30 cm or smaller -- 6 negatives : b&w nitrate negatives ; 12.5 x 10 cm -- 1 transparency : col. slide ; 35 mm)
- History / Biographical
- Aileen Harmon (1912 - 2015), daughter of Byron Harmon, worked as a government naturalist at Banff, Alberta, Canada and was involved in local natural history groups and activities. Aileen was a founding member, alongside Bruce Gordon, of the Bow Valley Naturalists, and was also on the Board of The Canadian Wildlife Federation and The Society of Alberta Naturalists. Aileen moved to Mill Bay on Vancouver Island, B.C. in 1981 following the end of a lengthy career with Parks Canada. During her retirement years, Aileen travelled extensively, reaching all seven continents. She also authored an autobiographical book, titled "Tales of My Mountain Life", in 2004. Aileen passed away on January 9, 2015 at the age of 102.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records and photographs by and about Aileen Harmon, as well as collected items. Textual records include: letter from Harmon to the Director of Alberta's provincial parks re addition of Yamnuska area to Bow Valley Provincial Park, 1973; brief, from Harvie Heights and Bow Valley subdivision residents to public hearings on land use and resource development in the eastern slopes, 1973; letter re James Hector, 1979; notes on career, 2003; notes on Catharine Whyte for CBC recording, 2004; Christmas cards and collected articles, ca.1960. Photographs, made by and collected by Aileen Harmon, pertain to Aileen Harmon and friends, skiing, Skoki area, Mount Yamnuska, Banff Indian Days. Includes photographs by Byron Harmon. Added content from accession 2016.8596 : ca. 25 cm of textual records including personal correspondence, guest book, original writing and notes by Aileen Harmon, personal travel journals from a 1931 packing trip and 1933 ski trip to Skoki, drafts of autobiographical book "Tales of My Mountain Life", articles pertaining to or written by Aileen Harmon, Christmas cards, and letters of condolence to Carole Harmon following Aileen's passing. Also 26 print photographs, 6 negative photographs from a 1937 hiking trip, and one transparency. Fonds consists of one series : Series I - Personal records
- Name Access
- Harmon, Aileen
- Harmon, Carole
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Memorial
- Parks Canada
- Hiking
- Mountains
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Basic description only
- Category
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Ronald Horner fonds
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- Part Of
- Ronald Horner fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to A.C.C. camps at Prospectors Valley (1931) and Mount Temple (1933), particularly camp boys and their activities. Accompanied by letter regarding the Alpine Club of Canada camp at Prospectors Valley, 1931.
- Date Range
- 1931, 1933
- Reference Code
- M130 / V362
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Ronald Horner fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 130
- V 362
- Sous-Fonds
- M 130
- V 362
- Accession Number
- 5612, 5924
- Reference Code
- M130 / V362
- Date Range
- 1931, 1933
- Physical Description
- 72 photographs : prints. -- 1 textual record (4 p.)
- History / Biographical
- Ronald Horner, b.1913, was a physician at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada who worked as a camp boy for several Alpine Club of Canada camps in the early 1930s.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to A.C.C. camps at Prospectors Valley (1931) and Mount Temple (1933), particularly camp boys and their activities. Accompanied by letter regarding the Alpine Club of Canada camp at Prospectors Valley, 1931.
- Name Access
- Horner, Ronald
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Horner, Ronald
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
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Major Wharton R. Tweedy fonds
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- Part Of
- Major Wharton R. Tweedy fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Tweedy's photographs of Alpine Club of Canada annual summer camps; ACC members and activities, 1928-1946; camp packing activities, 1935; military camps; Stanley H. Mitchell and Mitchell's grave stone. Album is photographs of Little Yoho Valley Military Instruction Camp, July-Augu…
- Date Range
- 1928-1946
- Reference Code
- V602
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Drawing
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Major Wharton R. Tweedy fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 602
- Sous-Fonds
- V 602
- Accession Number
- 6485
- Reference Code
- V602
- Date Range
- 1928-1946
- Physical Description
- 71 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (40 prints). -- 1 item of print material
- History / Biographical
- Major Wharton Richard Tweedy, 1889-1965, was a soldier, mountaineer, outfitter and packtrain operator, and served as secretary-treasurer and Camp Manager for the Alpine Club of Canada between 1929 and 1942. Tweedy was responsible for setting up the camp facility for the 1943 Military Instruction Camp at Little Yoho Valley
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Tweedy's photographs of Alpine Club of Canada annual summer camps; ACC members and activities, 1928-1946; camp packing activities, 1935; military camps; Stanley H. Mitchell and Mitchell's grave stone. Album is photographs of Little Yoho Valley Military Instruction Camp, July-August 1943; mainly horse packing and snow and ice training views, some by the National Film Board of Canada (possibly Harry Rowed and Lt. Bell). Accompanied by reproduction of drawing of Stanley Mitchell Hut
- Name Access
- Tweedy, Wharton Richard
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Military
- Mountain warfare training
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Tweedy, Wharton Richard
- Category
- Military
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Dorothy Wardle fonds
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M521
- V75
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- V75
- Accession Number
- 5296, 5391, 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Physical Description
- 154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
- History / Biographical
- The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
- M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
- V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James
- Rungius, Carl
- Brett, Helen
- Keyte, Freeman
- Hart, E. J. (Ted)
- Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
- Brewster, Pat
- Peyto, Bill
- Brett, Robert George
- Sanson, Norman
- White, Clifford
- Drummond-Davies, Nora
- Mills, Ike
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Oxborough, Dorothy
- Whyte, Jon
- Robinson, Dean
- Warren, Mary Schaffer
- Simpson, George
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Greenham, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Personal and Family Life
- Banff
- Old Banff Cemetery
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Cabins
- Travel
- Picnics and picnicking
- Holidays
- Scenery
- Christmas
- Dogs
- Horses
- Mountain
- Canoes and canoeing
- Hiking
- Wildlife
- War Memorial
- Highland Games
- Bow River Bridge
- Golfing
- Anniversary
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Education
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Women
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Skiing
- European travel
- Beach
- Calgary Herald
- Geography
- Government
- Newspaper
- Politics
- Research
- Banff Public Library
- National parks and reserves
- Park policy
- Parks Canada
- Wardens
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Community life
- Mines and mineral resources
- History
- Immigration and homesteading
- Settlement
- Organizations
- World War II
- Biographical
- Professional and Personal Life
- Grizzly Bears
- Fire fighters
- Sunshine Village
- Teahouses
- Banff Indian Days
- Regalia
- Calgary Stampede
- Mountain guides
- Mountain School
- The Albertan
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Homestead Hotel
- Banff Centre
- Hot Springs
- Superintendents
- Automobiles
- Natural history
- Records
- Calendar
- Finances
- Leases
- Legal and Financial
- Property
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Glacier National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Silver City
- Victoria
- Scotland
- Revelstoke
- Yoho National Park
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Plain of Six Glaciers
- Lake Agnes
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake O'Hara
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Sidney
- San Francisco
- United States
- Europe
- Germany
- Switzerland
- France
- Spain
- Monaco
- Italy
- Denmark
- Austria
- Quebec
- Windermere
- New York
- Assiniboine
- Ghost River
- High River
- Quebec City
- New Brunswick
- Maine
- Great Divide
- Moraine Lake
- Maligne Lake
- Columbia Icefield
- Washington
- Philadelphia
- Atlantic City
- Larch Valley
- Cascade Mountain
- Panama
- Sulphur Mountain
- Field
- Emerald Lake
- Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump
- Takkakaw Falls
- Jasper National Park
- Athabasca Falls
- Okanagan
- Kananaskis
- Hoodoos
- Powell River
- Montreal
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.
- James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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