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Bruno Engler fonds

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provin…

Date Range: [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995

Reference Code: M323 / S40 / V190

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Machine-readable data file; Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Corporate record; Map; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 323; S 40; V 190

Sous-Fonds: M 323; S 40; V 190

Accession Number: 188, 1300, 2622, 2998, 3468, 3496, 5507, 6200, 6770 (unproc), 7045(unproc), 7436 (unproc)

Reference Code: M323 / S40 / V190

GMD: Machine-readable data file; Motion picture; Film; Video; Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Corporate record; Map; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995

Physical Description: ca.31,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca.150 prints). -- 50 motion pictures: 1 original, 8 copies on 3 video cassettes, 41 film reels: 16mm, 35mm. -- 18 sound recordings: audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 5 electronic records: computer diskettes. -- 3 maps. -- 15 cm textual records.

History / Biographical: Bruno Engler, 1915-2001, was a mountain guide, ski instructor, photographer and film maker at Banff and Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Engler arrived from Switzerland in 1939 and initially worked as a mountain guide and ski instructor for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Sunshine ski area and for Deer Lodge at Lake Louise, Alberta. During the Second World War, he served as a mountain warfare instructor for the Canadian Army. Following the war, Engler worked as a free-lance photographer for the National Film Board and others; as coach of the University of Alberta Ski Team; and as a technical advisor, cameraman and actor for numerous movies made in the Banff area. Throughout his career, Engler worked as a still and motion picture photographer, both for the movie industry and for governments at all levels, as well as operating his own business, Alpine Films of Banff, Alberta.

Scope & Content: Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provincial parks; scenic views of western Canada, particularly mountain landscapes; some portraits and candid shots of local and international personalities. Photographs pertaining to film making include helicopter rescue; highway construction; Norquay, Sunshine, and Lake Louise ski areas' histories; Banff events and buildings; Canmore events and buildings; professional and amateur ski races; scenic mountain and wildlife; mountaineering and highway accidents; mountain guiding trips including Pierre Trudeau, Roland Michener and Peter Lougheed. Fonds consists of four series: Photography, Motion Pictures, Sound Recordings, and Textual records. Photography series consists of four sub-series established by the photographer: I. Old file, 1949-1970; II. Main file, alphabetical A - Z, 1950-1976; III Sunshine file, [1939], 1950-1975; IV. Warden file, 1954-1976.; Motion pictures on video cassettes are footage of skiing at Sunshine, 1930s; Clifford White films, 1930s, from WMCR Archives collection (V682); "Snow Capers" by Thomas Mead, 1946, includes Engler; "Ski Pro's Holiday" by George Encil, 1950?; "Mount Bulyea" by George Encil, 1950?, includes Engler; "Diary of a Mountain Man," a CBC documentary feature on Bruno Engler broadcast on "20/20" in 1965 (ca.27 minutes); "Great Days in the Rockies" by National Film Board of Canada, 1983; "Mountain Man" by Banff Centre, 1985, re Engler. Original film is "Sunshine 1940" and includes Brewster Transport ski buses travelling from train station to Sunshine Lodge, skiers, guide, lessons, games, rope tow, ski action, slalom, Bruno Engler, other. 16mm and 35mm film reels, 1946-1964 are films produced by the National Film Board.; Sound recordings, electronic records and and related textual material pertain to interviews with Bruno Engler, 1987, done by Brian Patton and Jon Whyte for Bruno Engler autobiography project. Interviews covered Engler's life, but are not complete to 1987. Transcripts, prepared from recordings by Brenda Goeres, are not verbatim. Audio tape cassettes consist of portions of content of audio tape reels.; Textual records include corporate records, newspaper clippings and magazine articles pertaining to film making, cast and crew listings and schedules for various movies, ski racing, mountain guiding trips and ski race listings. Also included is documentation pertaining to film making with producer National Film Board including letters, film stock footage, press releases, and film summaries; maps indicate film location shots for Arctic Rampage.

Name Access: Engler, Bruno

Subject Access: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Government; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description; electronic finding aid

Related Material: Duplicate or further transcripts for sound recordings are found in Jon Whyte fonds (M88).

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Category: Arts; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Government; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession records and contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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family and Groups. -- 1960-1975

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Delesalle, Ray Legace, Monod, Perren, Peyto and Touche families.

Reference Code: V190 / II.A.vi. - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: II.A. Main file: Alphabetical files

Reference Code: V190 / II.A.vi. - 3

Physical Description: ca.58 negatives: 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller

Scope & Content: Delesalle, Ray Legace, Monod, Perren, Peyto and Touche families.

Subject Access: Conferences and conventions; Delesalle family; Legace, Ray family; Monod family; Perren family; Peyto family; Touche family

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

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Portraits. -- 1954-1959

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Includes Betty Medic, Mel Medic passport, George Encil passport, Ken Niesh, Fritz Thut family, Erling? Strom, Lou Crosby, Lt. Col. LaPointe, Hans Gmoser, Mr. Bert Norris, Monod family and Peter Schearrer.

Reference Code: V190 / II.A.xvi. - 8

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: II.A. Main file: Alphabetical files

Reference Code: V190 / II.A.xvi. - 8

Physical Description: ca.71 negatives: 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller

Scope & Content: Includes Betty Medic, Mel Medic passport, George Encil passport, Ken Niesh, Fritz Thut family, Erling? Strom, Lou Crosby, Lt. Col. LaPointe, Hans Gmoser, Mr. Bert Norris, Monod family and Peter Schearrer.

Subject Access: Encil, George; Gmoser, Hans; Monod family; Niesh, Ken family; Schearrer, Peter; Strom, Erling

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

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Personalities - negatives

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 65 b&w & colour negatives of various people, including an unidentified couple [in colour], Shauna Rolston with her cello, and posed portraits of a family.

Date Range: 1950-1993

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / iii / NA - 01 to NA - 06

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: iii : Personalities

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / iii / NA - 01 to NA - 06

GMD: Film; Negative

Date Range: 1950-1993

Physical Description: 65 photographs : b&w and col. negatives ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 65 b&w & colour negatives of various people, including an unidentified couple [in colour], Shauna Rolston with her cello, and posed portraits of a family.

Name Access: Rolston, Shauna; Amatt, John; Mitchener, M.R.

Subject Access: Children; Family; Family and personal life; Portrait; Women

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Related Material: V190 / VI / P / iii / PA - 01 to PA - 177 V190 / VI / P / iii / NS - 01 to NS - 03

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Publication Photos

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 60 b&w prints of various events, groups, and individuals - mostly unidentified - possibly for the purpose of publication. Includes the Banff Boy Scouts, Banff Air Cadets, a firefighting competion on Banff Avenue, climbing, sunbathers, mountain and glacier scenes, Lake Louise, Bow L…

Date Range: 1961-1983

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / viii / PA - 01 to PA - 60

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

14 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: viii : Publication Photos

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / P / viii / PA - 01 to PA - 60

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1961-1983

Physical Description: 60 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 60 b&w prints of various events, groups, and individuals - mostly unidentified - possibly for the purpose of publication. Includes the Banff Boy Scouts, Banff Air Cadets, a firefighting competion on Banff Avenue, climbing, sunbathers, mountain and glacier scenes, Lake Louise, Bow Lake, airplanes and air shows, and members of the Montana Rocky Mountain Model T Ford Club.

Notes: PA - 01 to 08 pertain to the [Boy] Scout Jamboree in Kananaskis, 1983. PA - 09 to 19 pertain to a Banff Fireman Show, 1982.

Subject Access: Airplane; Airplanes; Automobiles; Banff Centre; Banff Flying Club; Cadet camp; Ceremony; Children; Climbing; Comptetions; Family; Fire fighters; Fire fighting equipment; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Personal and Family Life; Personal and Professional Life; Portrait; Tourism

Geographic Access: Bow Lake; Lake Louise; Banff; Banff National Park; Kananaskis Country; Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Ski competitions old. --[1958-1967]

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Includes juvenile ski racers on Mt. Norquay; intercollegiate ski meets; midget ski race; four way competitions; Alberta Ski Championship winners; Mt. Victoria summer ski race; giant slalom with McFadden trophy; Doug Robinson ski coach; Western Canadian Championship in Banff; Scott Henderson at Wint…

Reference Code: V190 / I.A.i.a. - 8

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: I.A. Old file: Sports

Reference Code: V190 / I.A.i.a. - 8

Physical Description: ca.214 negatives: 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller

Scope & Content: Includes juvenile ski racers on Mt. Norquay; intercollegiate ski meets; midget ski race; four way competitions; Alberta Ski Championship winners; Mt. Victoria summer ski race; giant slalom with McFadden trophy; Doug Robinson ski coach; Western Canadian Championship in Banff; Scott Henderson at Winter Olympics in Insbruck; Sir Norman Watson trophy presentation.