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Canada and America album fonds
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- Part Of
- Canada and America album fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph album titled "Canada and America, 28 Sept. to 14 Dec. 1889" that chronicles a journey through Canada and the United States, specifically the Canadian Rockies, the interior of British Columbia to Vancouver Island, Canada and south through Washington state to California…
- Date Range
- 1889
- Reference Code
- V388
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Canada and America album fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 388
- Sous-Fonds
- V 388
- Accession Number
- 6261
- Reference Code
- V388
- Responsibility
- Album was compiled by an unknown traveler, possibly British
- Date Range
- 1889
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (73 prints).-- 7 photographs: copy negatives, b&w
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph album titled "Canada and America, 28 Sept. to 14 Dec. 1889" that chronicles a journey through Canada and the United States, specifically the Canadian Rockies, the interior of British Columbia to Vancouver Island, Canada and south through Washington state to California, USA. Views were probably purchased enroute from well-known artists, including Canadian photographers A. B. Thom and C. S. Bailey, and American photographers Taber, Fiske and C. R. Savage.
- 7 b&w copy negatives
- Notes
- Purchase was made possible through a grant from the Department of Communications, Government of Canada
- Name Access
- Canada and America album
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Canada and America album
- Title Source
- Title based on title on album
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Phoebe Campbell fonds
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- Part Of
- Phoebe Campbell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds contains views of scenery and activities in Banff and Lake Louise, Alberta regions; Calgary, Alberta; and British Columbia
- Date Range
- 1917
- Reference Code
- V115
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Phoebe Campbell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 115
- Sous-Fonds
- V 115
- Accession Number
- 5234
- Reference Code
- V115
- Date Range
- 1917
- Physical Description
- 2 photograph albums (ca.200 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Miss Phoebe Campbell visited western Canada as a tourist in the summer of 1917
- Scope & Content
- Fonds contains views of scenery and activities in Banff and Lake Louise, Alberta regions; Calgary, Alberta; and British Columbia
- Name Access
- Campbell, Phoebe
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Campbell, Phoebe
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Christina Bateman fonds
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- Part Of
- Christina Bateman fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of album in two sections. First part documents the 1923 ACC camp in Larch Valley and subsidiary camp at Lake O'Hara, including Christina Henry's climbs, camp environs, ACC members and also the ACC clubhouse and guests at Banff. Henry's companions were Nan MacKay, Librarian at the U…
- Date Range
- 1923
- Reference Code
- V379
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Christina Bateman fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 379
- Sous-Fonds
- V 379
- Accession Number
- 6346
- Reference Code
- V379
- Date Range
- 1923
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (ca.250 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Christina Evelyn Bateman (Henry), 1894-1991, was a resident of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Assistant Registrar at the University of Saskatchewan until her marriage in 1925 to Prof. John V. Bateman. She attended the 1923 Alpine Club of Canada camp and graduated on a climb on Odaray Mountain.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of album in two sections. First part documents the 1923 ACC camp in Larch Valley and subsidiary camp at Lake O'Hara, including Christina Henry's climbs, camp environs, ACC members and also the ACC clubhouse and guests at Banff. Henry's companions were Nan MacKay, Librarian at the U. of S., and Edith MacKay, a Saskatoon teacher. The second part of the album documents Henry's trip to Britain and Switzerland, ca.1923. Her companion for this trip appears to be Nan MacKay. Portion of European section is published photographs. The creator has provided captions.
- Notes
- Additional identifications have been provided by the donor.
- Name Access
- Bateman, Christina
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Bateman, Christina
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Olive McDonnell Allan fonds
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- Part Of
- Olive McDonnell Allan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 1 pressed flower album, 3 wildflower sketches, 1 pamplet by E. S. Dowding, 1 three page trip calendar, 1 photograph.
- Date Range
- 1924
- Reference Code
- M549 / V772
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Drawing
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Album
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Olive McDonnell Allan fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 549
- V 772
- Sous-Fonds
- M 549
- V 772
- Accession Number
- 7837
- Reference Code
- M549 / V772
- Date Range
- 1924
- Physical Description
- 2 cm + 1 v. textual records.. -- 1 photograph : print.
- History / Biographical
- Olive McDonnell Allan (1896-1978) took a wildflower painting and collecting trip in 1924 to Banff from Edmonton. McDonnell Allan attended the Lamerton School in Alberta until 1901. After this she was tutored at home, until the family’s move to Victoria, BC. Olive and her brother lived with relatives north of Alix, Alberta until they joined their sister and parents in Victoria. In Victoria Olive attended St. Anne's Academy. Prior to her marriage Olive attended business college in Calgary, and took courses at the University of Alberta. At this time she worked as the Assistant Librarian at the University of Alberta Extension Department. While she was living in Edmonton, Olive met James Rennie Nicol Allan while she was visiting her relatives in the Alix, Alberta area. They were married August 23, 1923. Olive played violin in the Symphony Orchestra in Edmonton, and sold her violin to pay for a nurse to attend the birth of her daughter Eve. Olive and James had two children, James McDonnell Allan and Eve Elizabeth Blanche Keates (nee Allan). Olive returned to the Banff/Lake Louise area in 1948 when her daughter, Eve, was working there. Olive belonged to the Alix (Alberta) Horticulture Club, and throughout her life she was an avid gardener, and won many awards.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 1 pressed flower album, 3 wildflower sketches, 1 pamplet by E. S. Dowding, 1 three page trip calendar, 1 photograph.
- Name Access
- McDonnell Allan, Olive
- Access Restrictions
- Access and use restricted for portion
- Copyright, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- McDonnell Allan, Olive
- Biographical Source Notes
- Conversation with Rennie Keates, Olive McDonnell Allan's granddaughter.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Martha Mosby Averett fonds
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- Part Of
- Martha Mosby Averett fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of album titled "My Trip to the Canadian Rockies / Martha Mosby Averett" that documents a railway journey across Canada to the Pacific Coast via the Canadian Pacific Railway and back through Jasper National Park, Alberta via the Canadian National Railway. Includes views of Banff, La…
- Date Range
- 1925
- Reference Code
- V173
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Martha Mosby Averett fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 173
- Sous-Fonds
- V 173
- Accession Number
- 2942
- Reference Code
- V173
- Date Range
- 1925
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (296 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Martha Mosby Averett was an American who visited western Canada with her aunt, Mary Judson Averett
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of album titled "My Trip to the Canadian Rockies / Martha Mosby Averett" that documents a railway journey across Canada to the Pacific Coast via the Canadian Pacific Railway and back through Jasper National Park, Alberta via the Canadian National Railway. Includes views of Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, Yoho, Glacier and Jasper areas
- Name Access
- Averett, Martha Mosby
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Averett, Martha Mosby
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Elizabeth Aleen Aked
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- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph and memorabilia album documenting Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Agnes, Aked and her pa…
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V74
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 74
- Sous-Fonds
- V74
- Accession Number
- 7850
- Reference Code
- V74
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album: prints; b&w, postcards; col.
- History / Biographical
- Aleen Aked was born in England in 1907 and moved with her parents to Ontario in 1910. Aked attended the Ontario College of Art and completed her degree with honours in 1928. Aked travelled to Banff and Lake Louise with her parents in 1939 and documented her activities in a photograph album. Aked died in 2003.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph and memorabilia album documenting Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Agnes, Aked and her parents.
- Name Access
- Aked, Elizabeth Aleen
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Aked, Elizabeth Aleen
- Biographical Source Notes
- The Cairn (Summer/Fall 2004), pp. 6, 9.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Elizabeth Aleen Aked Travel Album
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- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Scope & Content
- Album contains 140 b&w prints and colour postcards, tipped in. Photograph and memorabilia album documents Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda First Nations at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff …
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V74 / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V 74
- Sous-Fonds
- V74
- Accession Number
- 7850
- Reference Code
- V74 / PD - 1
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Postcard
- Date Range
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album: 140 b&w prints; postcards; col.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description for biographical history.
- Scope & Content
- Album contains 140 b&w prints and colour postcards, tipped in. Photograph and memorabilia album documents Aleen Aked's trip to the Rocky Mountains with her parents in 1939. Photographs and postcards include images of Stoney Nakoda First Nations at Morley and Banff Indian Days, Town of Banff, Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Lake Agnes, Snowsqualmie Pass, Columbia River, Chukanut Drive (Washington), Puget Sound, Aked and her parents. Album also includes newsclippings and pamphlet pertaining to Banff Indian Days, pamphlets from Radium Hotsprings lodge and hot springs, and the Banff Springs Golf course pamphlet.
- Name Access
- Elizabeth Aleen Aked
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Aked, Elizabeth Aleen
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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The Three Wardles Tour the Maritimes
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 album comprised of 74 black and white and colour photographs, 13.5 x 8.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to the Wardle family's motor trip across eastern Canada and the United States in July 1951. File documents the family's travels to Ottawa; Quebec City; Fredericton, University of…
- Date Range
- 1951
- Reference Code
- V75 / I / PD - 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
- Private record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- V75 / I : Wardle Family, c.1912-1971
- Sous-Fonds
- V75
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- V75 / I / PD - 5
- Date Range
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 1 album (74 photographs : b&w and col. ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 album comprised of 74 black and white and colour photographs, 13.5 x 8.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to the Wardle family's motor trip across eastern Canada and the United States in July 1951. File documents the family's travels to Ottawa; Quebec City; Fredericton, University of New Brunswick, Mount Allison University, Fundy National Park; Charlottetown (PEI); Cape Breton Island, Cabot Trail, Halifax, and Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia); Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Photos include scenery, buildings, and the Wardles in front of monuments and other landmarks, as well as a print of the Citadel in Halifax with an accompanying description.
- Notes
- Album was a Christmas gift from Dorothy to her parents. It is signed: "To Mom and Dad, who helped to make a wonderful trip even more so with love from Dorie, Christmas 1951."
- Album is also labelled "The Three Wardles Tour the Maritimes, July 1951."
- Album is red with "Photo Album" written in gold on the front, it is bound with a purple tassel.
- Most photographs are captioned.
- The last page is signed: "The end of another wonderful trip together!" with a drawing of the family sitting in their car.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Scenery
- Geographic Access
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Quebec City
- New Brunswick
- Prince Edward Island
- Maine
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Photograph Album
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- Part Of
- John Amatt fonds
- Scope & Content
- V788/E contains one photographs album with 49 colour photographs pertaining to the Baffin Island trip in 1974
- Date Range
- 1974
- Reference Code
- V788 / E
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- John Amatt fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M563 / V788 / S57
- Series
- V788 / E
- Sous-Fonds
- V788
- Accession Number
- 2017.8659
- Reference Code
- V788 / E
- Date Range
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album : 49 photographs ; colour
- History / Biographical
- John Amatt (May 19, 1945 - ) was an educator, expedition leader, public speaker, and founder of One Step Beyond WorldWide. He was a climber, business manager, spokesman and press liason for the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition.
- Scope & Content
- V788/E contains one photographs album with 49 colour photographs pertaining to the Baffin Island trip in 1974
- Name Access
- Amatt, John
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Calgary
- Camps
- Canada
- Climbing
- Communications
- Daily routines
- Education
- Winter Sports
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Organizations
- Sports
- Transportation
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- John Amatt
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://www.adventureattitude.com/bio.htm
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
- Processing Status
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Alberta Rockies Mountaineering Society Alberta 75th anniversary project fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of mountain views featuring summits, mountains, climbers and events pertaining to the project. Photographs are by project photographer Craig Richards.
- Date Range
- 1980
- Reference Code
- V615
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 615
- Sous-Fonds
- V615
- Accession Number
- 6481
- Reference Code
- V615
- Date Range
- 1980
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (31 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Alberta Rockies Mountaineering Society was established in 1980 to celebrate Alberta's 75th anniversary by coordinating climbs of seventy-five Alberta mountains.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of mountain views featuring summits, mountains, climbers and events pertaining to the project. Photographs are by project photographer Craig Richards.
- Name Access
- Alberta Rockies Mountaineering Society
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Ascent registers placed by the ARMS in 1980 can be found in First Ascent and Summit Notes Collection (M235)
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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