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Mary Lenders fonds

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Part Of
Mary Lenders fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of manuscript drafts and research notes for newspaper article on Flossie Currie. Includes notes from interview with Flossie Currie, Dorothy Cranstone, Helen Shandruk, Nick Morant and Phyllis Hart. Article appeared in the "Crag and Canyon", June 22, 1983. Refers to Chateau Lake Lou…
Date Range
1983
Reference Code
M470
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Private record
More detail
Part Of
Mary Lenders fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 470
Sous-Fonds
M 470
Accession Number
3774
Reference Code
M470
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1983
Physical Description
10 textual records
History / Biographical
Mary Lenders was a summer archives employee at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta, in 1983.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of manuscript drafts and research notes for newspaper article on Flossie Currie. Includes notes from interview with Flossie Currie, Dorothy Cranstone, Helen Shandruk, Nick Morant and Phyllis Hart. Article appeared in the "Crag and Canyon", June 22, 1983. Refers to Chateau Lake Louise.
Name Access
Cranstone, Dorothy
Currie, Flossie
Hart, Phyllis
Morant, Nick
Lenders, Mary
Shandruk, Helen
Subject Access
Women
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Lenders, Mary
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Boy Scouts of Canada fonds

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Part Of
Boy Scouts of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to the Boy Scout Jamboree at Kananaskis, Alberta in 1981
Date Range
1981
Reference Code
V81
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
More detail
Part Of
Boy Scouts of Canada fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 81
Sous-Fonds
V 81
Accession Number
6136
Reference Code
V81
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
1981
Physical Description
20 photographs : transparencies
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to the Boy Scout Jamboree at Kananaskis, Alberta in 1981
Name Access
Boy Scouts of Canada
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Boy Scouts of Canada
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Jim Murphy fonds

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Jim Murphy fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to Bill Peyto cabin at Healy Lakes. Includes views of interior, exterior and surrounding area.
Date Range
1978
Reference Code
V451
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
More detail
Part Of
Jim Murphy fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 451
Sous-Fonds
V 451
Accession Number
3246
Reference Code
V451
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Date Range
1978
Physical Description
52 photographs : prints, transparencies, negatives
History / Biographical
Jim Murphy was a national park warden at Banff, Alberta, Canada
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to Bill Peyto cabin at Healy Lakes. Includes views of interior, exterior and surrounding area.
Name Access
Murphy, Jim
Peyto, Bill
Subject Access
Buildings and facilities
Cabins and shelters
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: basic description
Creator
Murphy, Jim
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Harold S. Blight fonds

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Harold S. Blight fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs by Blight pertaining to Banff and Great Divide on May 31, 1942. Also includes two postcards collected by Blight.
Date Range
1942
Reference Code
V70
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
More detail
Part Of
Harold S. Blight fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 70
Sous-Fonds
V 70
Accession Number
3981
Reference Code
V70
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Date Range
1942
Physical Description
13 photographs : prints, postcards
History / Biographical
Harold S. Blight was in the Canadian Army and travelled through the Canadian Rockies on a troop train in 1942.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs by Blight pertaining to Banff and Great Divide on May 31, 1942. Also includes two postcards collected by Blight.
Name Access
Blight, Harold S.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
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
Blight, Harold S.
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Elizabeth Aleen Aked

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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
More detail
Part Of
Elizabeth Aleen Aked fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 74
Sous-Fonds
V74
Accession Number
7850
Reference Code
V74
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Postcard
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
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
The Cairn (Summer/Fall 2004), pp. 6, 9.
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Bert Sammons fonds

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Bert Sammons fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs of skiing at Lake Louise, Banff and Mount Norquay; skating; swimming at the Cave and Basin; Banff Avenue and Banff Winter Carnival. All views are unidentified but are thought to pertain to Bert Sammons, friends and acquaintances.
Date Range
1932
Reference Code
V171
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
More detail
Part Of
Bert Sammons fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 171
Sous-Fonds
V 171
Accession Number
6012
Reference Code
V171
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1932
Physical Description
21 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
Bert Sammons, b.1901, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, visited Banff and Lake Louise during winter of 1932
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs of skiing at Lake Louise, Banff and Mount Norquay; skating; swimming at the Cave and Basin; Banff Avenue and Banff Winter Carnival. All views are unidentified but are thought to pertain to Bert Sammons, friends and acquaintances.
Name Access
Sammons, Bert
Subject Access
Community life
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
Language is English
Creator
Sammons, Bert
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on gift agreement
Processing Status
Processed
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Byron Harmon house fonds

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Byron Harmon house fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of plans of elevations and details of residence for Byron Harmon, by Benjamin S. Parker, architect, San Marino, California. The residence was built on St. Julien Road at Banff.
Date Range
1929
Reference Code
M256
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Plan
More detail
Part Of
Byron Harmon house fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 256
Sous-Fonds
M 256
Accession Number
1821
Reference Code
M256
GMD
Textual record
Plan
Date Range
1929
Physical Description
7 textual records
History / Biographical
Byron Harmon, 1876-1942, was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of plans of elevations and details of residence for Byron Harmon, by Benjamin S. Parker, architect, San Marino, California. The residence was built on St. Julien Road at Banff.
Name Access
Harmon, Byron
Parker, Benjamin S.
Subject Access
Buildings and facilities
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Related Material
The Byron Harmon fonds (V263) contains Harmon's professional work as a photographer.
Creator
Harmon, Byron
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on items.
Processing Status
Processed
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Jack Herity fonds

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Jack Herity fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to Banff Indian Days, Sundance Canyon, Otonabee Lodge; also Jack Herity and his companion, Greer Roberts. Accompanied by letter giving details of photographs.
Date Range
1927
Reference Code
V278
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
More detail
Part Of
Jack Herity fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 278
Sous-Fonds
V 278
Accession Number
3724
Reference Code
V278
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1927
Physical Description
13 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
Jack Herity was a sales representative (1927), freelance writer and photographer at Toronto, Ontario. Herity spent his holidays in Banff in 1927.
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to Banff Indian Days, Sundance Canyon, Otonabee Lodge; also Jack Herity and his companion, Greer Roberts. Accompanied by letter giving details of photographs.
Name Access
Herity, Jack C.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
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
Herity, Jack C.
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Porteous family fonds

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Porteous family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to Alma and Vic Porteous, activities, scenes at Banff, Alberta.
Date Range
1918
Reference Code
V609
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
More detail
Part Of
Porteous family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 609
Sous-Fonds
V 609
Accession Number
4001
Reference Code
V609
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1918
Physical Description
8 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
Alma and Victor C. Porteous were dairy farmers at Owen Sound, Ontario. Victor Porteous was a Member of Parliament from 1930 to 1935.
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to Alma and Vic Porteous, activities, scenes at Banff, Alberta.
Name Access
Porteous, Alma
Porteous, Victor C.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
Language is English
Creator
Porteous, Alma
Porteous, Victor C.
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Sid Unwin fonds

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Sid Unwin fonds
Scope & Content
Consists of two sous-fonds: I. Sid Unwin sous-fonds; II. Unwin family sous-fonds. Sid Unwin sous-fonds pertains to Unwin's activities in the South African (Boer) War, in the Banff area as a guide and citizen, in the First World War, and to his family. It consists of the following series: A. South…
Date Range
1898-1985
Reference Code
M31 / V25
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
More detail
Part Of
Sid Unwin fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 31
V 25
Sous-Fonds
M 31
V 25
Accession Number
7102, 7112
Reference Code
M31 / V25
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1898-1985
Physical Description
7 cm of textual records. -- 5 photograph albums (ca.375 prints). -- 28 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
Sidney Joseph Unwin, [1880?]-1917, was a guide and outfitter at Banff, Alberta. Born in England, Unwin returned, after serving with the volunteer cavalry in the South African (Boer) War, to his home in London, England for a brief period to work as a surveyor's clerk, and in the fall of 1904 he moved to Banff. Initially, Unwin worked for guides and outfitters Syd Baker and Jimmy Simpson. In the winter of 1905 he began his own trapline. In 1907, Unwin began work for Billy Warren and accompanied Mary Schaffer and Molly Adams on their expeditions to the Maligne Lake, Saskatchewan River areas.
After two years of working for Warren, Unwin began his own guiding outfit and in 1912, with the aid of his sister Ethel and brother Arthur, the Unwins established Unwin's Curios and Souvenirs. In 1914, Sid Unwin enlisted in the Canadian army and took up with the 22nd Battery (Howitzer), 6th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery 2nd Division. In 1916 he saw his first action in France. He fought in the battle for Vimy Ridge, was injured May 3, 1917 and died on June 29, 1917 at the East Leeds War Hospital.
Scope & Content
Consists of two sous-fonds: I. Sid Unwin sous-fonds; II. Unwin family sous-fonds.
Sid Unwin sous-fonds pertains to Unwin's activities in the South African (Boer) War, in the Banff area as a guide and citizen, in the First World War, and to his family. It consists of the following series: A. South African (Boer) War records,1900-1901; B. Guiding and Banff related records, 1904-1914; C. First World War records, 1914-1919; D. Sid Unwin Memorials, 1917-1946; E. Personal photograph albums, 1898-1912.
Unwin family sous-fonds consists of: A. Personal family records, 1917-1968; B. Alice Fulmer correspondence, 1965-1985.
Name Access
Unwin, Sid
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Military
World War I
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
file description
reference photocopies
Related Material
Related in part to the Ethel Unwin fonds (M178/V646)
Creator
Unwin, Sid
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Military
Title Source
Fonds, sous-fonds and series title based on contents
Processing Status
Processed
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