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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)
Creator
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James M.
Wardle, Leette
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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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.777
Description
a: A helicopter is rescuing a group of animals that are being held up by a stretcher that is tied to the bottom of the helicopter. The stretcher is tilted up in the left, and the scarves of the animals are blowing in the wind, suggesting that the helicopter is moving. There are birds flying around …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.4 x 17.7 cm
Description
a: A helicopter is rescuing a group of animals that are being held up by a stretcher that is tied to the bottom of the helicopter. The stretcher is tilted up in the left, and the scarves of the animals are blowing in the wind, suggesting that the helicopter is moving. There are birds flying around with them. Down below and in the background there is a idyllic mountain range, and below it is says, “SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER” b: As supplement to the drawing seen in a, b is a newspaper clipping of a helicopter rescuing a man from his plane. In the bottom portion of the clipping is states, “RESCUES AT SEA. The two pictures tell two...the Atlantic at the weekend. On the left, a U.S. navy...single-engine plane after he was forced to ditch today...harbor. Two young girls and another passenger were....a French trawler, is hauled ashore by breeches buoy fro...England Sunday...” verso: an article discussing a game played by the Calgary Stampeders against the Regina Roughriders. The writes: “Sandhogs Stampeder Blitz... Keys 25-0 Win. By Gorde Hunter [Herald Sports Editor]. A brilliant defence that allowed the Regina Rough-riders a total offence of a mere 32 years, powered the Calgary Stampeders to a one-sided 25-0 win over the Roughriders Saturday afternoon at McMahon in the first game of the Western Conference total point semi-final series. With a crowd of 17,780 sitting in bright sunshine, the Cowboys completely dominated proceedings from flag to finish as the sandhogs made a shambles of the Regina attack by putting a tremendous rush on quarterback Bob Ptacek, a thorn in Stampeder sides all season. He managed to complete but five passes in 17 attempts for 47 yeard and the ground attack had less success. Meanwhile EAgle Day guided the Stamps to three touch-downs, a field goal, two converts and a pair of singles to add up to the 25 points they will take into tonights’s second game...”
Subject
Christmas card
helicopter
mountains
mountain range
birds
rope
stretcher
squirrel
moose
bear
rabbit
wolf
deer
scarves
flying
rescue
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.777
Images
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.779
Description
Rough sketch of a Christmas card idea boxed off on the paper. There is a mountain range on the bottom half with squiggly lines near the bottom edge referencing where the writing might go. Above in the TL quadrant there is a helicopter airlifting the animals out on a stretcher.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.6 x 21.3 cm
Description
Rough sketch of a Christmas card idea boxed off on the paper. There is a mountain range on the bottom half with squiggly lines near the bottom edge referencing where the writing might go. Above in the TL quadrant there is a helicopter airlifting the animals out on a stretcher.
Subject
helicopter
mountain
mountain range
stretcher
airlift
rescue
animals
flying
Christmas card
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.779
Images
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.783
Description
Four sketches that are close-ups of the Christmas card concept of 1962. The one on the top has the bear, deer, rabbit, moose and squirrel, below these two there are two singular drawings one of the deer on the right side of the stretcher and then an animal that is not easily defined, and on the bot…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.9 x 21.4 cm
Description
Four sketches that are close-ups of the Christmas card concept of 1962. The one on the top has the bear, deer, rabbit, moose and squirrel, below these two there are two singular drawings one of the deer on the right side of the stretcher and then an animal that is not easily defined, and on the bottom there is the left side of the stretcher with just the moose drawn.
Subject
rope
squirrel
moose
deer
bear
rabbit
stretcher
scarf
Christmas card
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.783
Images
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.784
Description
A rough sketch for the 1962 Christmas card, the viewer is looking up at the bottom of the stretcher that is carrying six identifiable animals. The stretcher is tethered to a helicopter that can be seen above, and below the animals you can see an mountain range.verso: a loose boxed off sketch of a h…
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.6 x 21.3 cm
Description
A rough sketch for the 1962 Christmas card, the viewer is looking up at the bottom of the stretcher that is carrying six identifiable animals. The stretcher is tethered to a helicopter that can be seen above, and below the animals you can see an mountain range.verso: a loose boxed off sketch of a helicopter lifting gestural drawings of figures on a surface attached to the helicopter.
Subject
helicopter
rescue
rope
stretcher
moose
rabbit
squirrel
bear
deer
mountains
mountain range
Christmas card
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.784
Images
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.785
Description
Boxed off there is a rough sketch of the 1962 Christmas card. There is the mountain range in the bottom area of the drawing, and above you can make out five gestural drawings of animals that are sitting on a stretcher that is being airlifted out by a helicopter.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.6 x 21.3 cm
Description
Boxed off there is a rough sketch of the 1962 Christmas card. There is the mountain range in the bottom area of the drawing, and above you can make out five gestural drawings of animals that are sitting on a stretcher that is being airlifted out by a helicopter.
Subject
helicopter
mountains
mountain range
rope
stretcher
animals
moose
bear
deer
Christmas card
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.785
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.788
Description
A quick Christmas card sketch of a helicopter airlifting a group of animals out on a stretcher. There is a mountain range and clouds below them. In the BRC of the drawing there appears to be markings that could be Peter’s signature.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.8 x 21.3 cm
Description
A quick Christmas card sketch of a helicopter airlifting a group of animals out on a stretcher. There is a mountain range and clouds below them. In the BRC of the drawing there appears to be markings that could be Peter’s signature.
Subject
Christmas card
helicopter
flying
mountains
mountain range
clouds
stretcher
rope
rescue
animals
moose
deer
bear
squirrel
rabbit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.788
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.789
Description
A boxed-off sketch for the 1962 Christmas card. A helicopter is airlifting a group of animals out of the mountains. The animals are on a stretcher of sorts with their scarves blowing in the wind.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.9 x 21.4 cm
Description
A boxed-off sketch for the 1962 Christmas card. A helicopter is airlifting a group of animals out of the mountains. The animals are on a stretcher of sorts with their scarves blowing in the wind.
Subject
Christmas card
helicopter
flying
rescue
rope
stretcher
mountains
mountain range
animals
moose
deer
bear
squirrel
scarves
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.789
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.790
Description
Quick sketch of a helicopter airlifting a group of animals out of the mountains. There is a mountain range below them, and birds flying around. verso: quick sketch of the same drawing, though it is just of the moose being airlifted out by the helicopter, with the mountains below.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.3 x 17.7 cm
Description
Quick sketch of a helicopter airlifting a group of animals out of the mountains. There is a mountain range below them, and birds flying around. verso: quick sketch of the same drawing, though it is just of the moose being airlifted out by the helicopter, with the mountains below.
Subject
Christmas card
helicopter
rescue
stretcher
birds
squirrel
moose
deer
bear
rabbit
rope
mountains
mountain range
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.790
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

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