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Banff Girls' Sunshine Flower Club
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a white ribbon, and a club logo for the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club of Banff drawn in pencil on white linen fabric [n.d. and 1922]; three news clippings from 1935, and one from ca. 1941; two unsigned tags/labels for the club; a letter sent to The Girls' Sunshine Flower Club of Banf…
- Date Range
- 1922
- 1933 - 1949
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / B / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Private record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / IV / B : 1921 - 1945
- Accession Number
- 3109
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / B / 1
- Date Range
- 1922
- 1933 - 1949
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (7 items ; 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller -- 2 minute books ; 21 x 34.5 cm and 18 x 23 cm)
- History / Biographical
- The Dionne Quintuplets [Annette, Emilie, Yvonne, Cecile and Marie Dionne] were born on May 28, 1934 to Oliva and Elzire Dionne in Corbeil, Ontario. The five identical sisters were kept in The Dafoe Hospital for the Dionne Quintuplets from 1935, under the care of Dr. Allan Roy Defoe. As children, the quintuplets became a massively popular tourist attraction and were used as poster children for a variety of brands and products. A public tourist site, "Quintland", was constructed near their birthplace, and for years the quintuplets were observed by visitors through one-way glass windows. One of the quintuplets, Emilie, died from a seizure at the age of 20. As of May 2019, two of the sisters are still alive: Annette and Cecile.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a white ribbon, and a club logo for the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club of Banff drawn in pencil on white linen fabric [n.d. and 1922]; three news clippings from 1935, and one from ca. 1941; two unsigned tags/labels for the club; a letter sent to The Girls' Sunshine Flower Club of Banff from The Dafoe Hospital for the Dionne Quintuplets in 1935; and two books of meeting minutes or the club. Clippings pertain to fundraising by the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club towards cancer research held during Silver Jubilee celebrations [for King George V] in Banff, and an annual Halloween tea event. Letter expresses thanks for a gift for the Dionne Quintuplets sent by the Flower Club, signed by Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe. One book of meeting minutes, dated 1940-1941, also contains meeting attendance logs at back for years 1940 - 1949. Second, larger meeting minutes book contains notes for years 1933 - 1940, as well as list of secretaries of the club for each respective year inside the cover.
- Notes
- Minutes book with entries from 1940 - 1949 has been placed in subseries B: 1921 - 1945 [and not subseries C: 1946 - 1970] as the vast majority of content in the minutes book is from 1940 - 1941.
- Maud Kidney listed as President of the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club in records for 15 consecutive years [1933 - 1947]
- Two minutes books are kept in separate file folder from rest of items for conservation reasons
- Name Access
- Dafoe, Allan Roy
- Kidney, Maude
- Waterworth, Florence
- Armstrong, Dorothy
- Moore, Josephine
- Wilson, Bernice
- Dionne Qunituplets
- Subject Access
- Club
- Girls Flower Club Banff
- Community events
- Administration
- Fundraising
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Ontario
- Callander
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Letter from A. R. Dafoe separated with acid-free barrier to prevent cross-contamination of dark coloured cover pages of minute books
- Related Material
- A 1963 news clipping pertaining to a reunion of the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club in Banff and 5 pages of notes/correspondence pertaining to the club, ca. 1960 - 1965, located in file M74 / IV / C / 1 and 2
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/dionne-quintuplets
- https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/as-they-turn-85-dionne-sisters-caution-about-the-perils-of-childhood-celebrity-1.4439043
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Rockies Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Ford Family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item pertains to one black soft cover scrapbook with alternating paper dividers and plastic sleeves. Book contains newsletters, brochures, and letters pertaining to the Alpine Club of Canada dated 1922-2003, newsletters from the American Alpine Club 1941, and various travel and dining brochures for…
- Date Range
- 1908-2003
- Reference Code
- M583 / 01
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Private record
- Part Of
- Ford Family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M583 / V274
- Sous-Fonds
- M583
- Accession Number
- 2021.16
- Reference Code
- M583 / 01
- Date Range
- 1908-2003
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 24.5 x 29.3 cm)
- History / Biographical
- Nancy (Ford) Dart, daughter of Minneapolis businessman Allyn K. Ford, became a member of the Alpine Club of Canada in 1953. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Scope & Content
- Item pertains to one black soft cover scrapbook with alternating paper dividers and plastic sleeves. Book contains newsletters, brochures, and letters pertaining to the Alpine Club of Canada dated 1922-2003, newsletters from the American Alpine Club 1941, and various travel and dining brochures for Jasper and the Jasper Park Lodge from ca. 1954. Tucked into a pouch inside the front cover are two letters addressed to Nancy Dart in 2003 regarding her 50th anniversary as a member of the ACC, four ACC annual newsletter booklets from 1922, 1923, and 1925, and an envelope addressed to Nancy Ford (Dart) containing paperwork pertaining to her admission to the ACC in 1953. Items throughout the scrapbook are either tucked into the plastic sleeves or dispersed throughout the pages. Contents include annual ACC camp brochures (one from 1908, others from the 1940s and 50s), letters (one addressed to Geoffrey Howard from Allyn K. Ford, in 1941 and another addressed to Mr. Ford, probably Allyn Ford, in 1953), photographs/postcards taped to a page divider, seven dinner lists from 1953 for the Jasper Park Lodge (all dated Friday, July 10 but each has a different header picture), a booklet from the third annual ACC membership dinner, a brochure for the 1941 annual American Alpine Club meeting and dinner, three tourism magazines for Jasper from the Canadian National Railway, one trail map of Jasper and one of Banff, an ACC newsletter and brochure for the Mountain Leadership Conference from 1989, a typed copy of a short story "A Journey with the Men of Alps" held together with a small pin (possibly a dramatic retelling of Allyn Ford's first trip to the Rockies), two ACC crossword puzzels (one partially completed), and a notice from the American Alpine Club pertaining to America's involvement in World War II from 1941. Tucked inside the back cover is a red paper envelope containing two photographs (possibly printed off the computer) of A.O. Wheeler from the 1923 ACC camp in Larch Valley.
- Name Access
- Ford, Allyn
- Dart, Nancy
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Advertising
- Administration
- Canadian National Railway
- Correspondence
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Jasper Park Lodge
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Trains
- Geographic Access
- Minneapolis
- Minnesota
- United States of America
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Order of the Eastern Star
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of various documents, handouts and organization records pertaining to the Order of the Eastern Star in Calgary and Banff. 22 membership certificates in Maud Kidney's name; booklets and programmes for Installation of Officers events, a 1952 meeting in Banff, and a list of by-laws; a ne…
- Date Range
- 1941
- 1947
- 1950 - 1953
- 1955
- 1956
- 1958
- 1960 - 1966
- 1968 - 1975
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / C / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / IV / C : 1946 - 1970
- Accession Number
- 3109
- 2780
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / C / 4
- Responsibility
- Produced by Grand Chapter of Alberta Order of the Eastern Star
- Date Range
- 1941
- 1947
- 1950 - 1953
- 1955
- 1956
- 1958
- 1960 - 1966
- 1968 - 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (ca. 40 pages)
- History / Biographical
- The Alberta Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star is a charitable foundation based in Alberta which was first formed in 1912. The organization supports various local, national and international causes through fundraising initiatives, and draws inspiration for this work through biblical teachings. Current initiatives as of 2019 include scholarship programs for the University of Lethbridge and the University of Calgary. Membership is restricted to masons by trade [males] and to female spouses or family members of masons.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of various documents, handouts and organization records pertaining to the Order of the Eastern Star in Calgary and Banff. 22 membership certificates in Maud Kidney's name; booklets and programmes for Installation of Officers events, a 1952 meeting in Banff, and a list of by-laws; a news article discussing the installation of officers in 1950, including Maud Kidney's installation as Matron; a small booklet containing organization notes; a letter to Maud Kidney from Bessie Bloom; edited drafts of a speech, hymns and songs, and a typed draft of an initiation speech script for new members; and a blank "petition for initiation" form to join the organization.
- Notes
- Some items up to 5 years outside of dates specified in subseries M74 / IV / C [1946 - 1970] have been kept in this subseries with similar materials, which fall within the specified dates, for context.
- Some dates are estimates made by the Processing Archivist based on context of topics and written content, physical formatting of documents, etc.
- Name Access
- Kidney, Maude
- Bloom, Bessie
- Subject Access
- Community events
- Club
- Organizations
- Membership
- Order of the Eastern Star
- Poetry
- Administration
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Edmonton
- Calgary
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Communications
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://www.easternstar.ab.ca/
- https://ecareview.com/mission-of-the-order-of-the-eastern-star/
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Slides Notebooks
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to four black leather notebook with the titles wirtten in red paint on the front cover. 51 - 1 : "SL I" (Slides Book I) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1939 and 1949. 51 - 2 : "S…
- Date Range
- 1939-1981
- Reference Code
- M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1 to 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Textual record
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
- M67
- Sub-Series
- i.a. textual material, notebooks
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1 to 4
- Date Range
- 1939-1981
- Physical Description
- 4.5 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 10.8 x 17.6 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to four black leather notebook with the titles wirtten in red paint on the front cover. 51 - 1 : "SL I" (Slides Book I) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1939 and 1949. 51 - 2 : "SL II" (Slides Book II) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1949 and 1955. 51 - 3 : "SL III" (Slides Book II) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1955 and 191965. 51 - 4 : "SL IV" (Slides Book IV) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1966 and 1981. Also includes folder of loose material from the notebooks.
- Name Access
- Gest, Lillian
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Administration
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Backpacking
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Climbing
- Club
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horses
- Hotels
- Landscapes
- Mountain
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Outfitters
- Pack trips
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Recreation
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Swiss Guides
- Tourism
- Trails
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Waterton
- Waterton National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Montana
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Washington
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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