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Iva and Len Smith fonds
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- Part Of
- Iva and Len Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal and professional papers of Iva Smith, 1904-1973, and of Len Smith, 1935-1963; personal papers of Zaidee Stewart, 1905-1950; Smith family photographs, ca.1890-ca.1960; also newsclippings, tourist information, other print material. Iva Smith papers include personal correspo…
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]-1973
- Reference Code
- M367 / V590
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Iva and Len Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 367
- V 590
- Sous-Fonds
- M 367
- V 590
- Accession Number
- 833, 955, 1129, 1989, 2182, 2511
- Reference Code
- M367 / V590
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]-1973
- Physical Description
- 39 cm of textual records. -- ca.525 photographs : prints, negatives. -- 1 photograph album (ca.75 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Iva (Stewart) Smith , 1894-1975, and Leonard James Smith, 1890-1969, were business operators at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Iva Stewart and her mother Zaidee Stewart, 1875-1962, came to Banff as visitors in 1913 and decided to stay. Iva operated the Canadian Pacific Railway station news stand from 1914 until ca.1924. She married Len Smith in 1922.
- After working at various other CPR facilities, including Lake Louise Chalet in the 1920s and Wapta Bungalow Camp, ca.1931, Iva Smith became manager of Becker's Bungalows on Tunnel Mountain in Banff, ca.1935 Len Smith worked at the Bow River boat house and was Captain of the "Lake Minnewanka" for over thirty years. He was also an ice-maker at Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge and Banff, Alberta for forty-five years. Zaidee M. Stewart worked at the boat operation tea house and wrote poetry, publishing "Banff Holiday" in 1950.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal and professional papers of Iva Smith, 1904-1973, and of Len Smith, 1935-1963; personal papers of Zaidee Stewart, 1905-1950; Smith family photographs, ca.1890-ca.1960; also newsclippings, tourist information, other print material.
- Iva Smith papers include personal correspondence, 1904-1973, and business papers pertaining to the CPR news stand, 1914-1924. Len Smith professional papers pertain to his work as boat engineer. Zaidee Stewart papers include correspondence, diaries, poetry and papers re the publication "Banff Holiday."
- Family photographs pertaining to Iva and Len Smith, family, friends and associates, activities, careers, trips and world travels; Banff people, places and events, especially Banff Winter Carnival and Banff Indian Days; film making, including Pajamas (1926) and Eternal Love (1928); Lake Louise and Lake Minnewanka areas; canoeing; scenic views; and other collected items.
- Name Access
- Smith, Iva
- Smith, Len
- Stewart, Zaidee
- Subject Access
- Community life
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- 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
- Related Material
- Artifacts transferred to Heritage collections, Whyte Museum
- Creator
- Smith, Iva
- Smith, Len
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Old Swiss Guides
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 19 b&w prints of Swiss Guides, usually posed either on their own or in a group, shots from a National Film Board documentary production, the Lyall Group mountain range, and a collection of Guide pins. Also includes documents: a copy of the Kicking Horse Chronicle and the 1992 Mount…
- Date Range
- 1901-1963
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / O / v / PA - 01 to PA - 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
14 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, O : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- v : Old Swiss Guides
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / O / v / PA - 01 to PA - 19
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1901-1963
- Physical Description
- 19 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 19 b&w prints of Swiss Guides, usually posed either on their own or in a group, shots from a National Film Board documentary production, the Lyall Group mountain range, and a collection of Guide pins. Also includes documents: a copy of the Kicking Horse Chronicle and the 1992 Mountain Guides' Ball pamphlet.
- Name Access
- Aemmer, Rudolf
- Feuz, Edmund
- Feuz, Edward
- Feuz, Edward, Jr.
- Feuz, Ernest
- Kaufmann, Christian
- Hasler, Christian
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Climbing
- Films and film making
- Guides
- Guiding
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Portrait
- Swiss Guides
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / O / v / NA - 01 to NA - 04
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1990]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1990]
- Physical Description
- ca. 17,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca. 150 prints). -- ca. 12.5 cm textual records. -- 42 reels of film
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Aerial photography
- Airplanes
- Animals
- Architecture
- Art
- Automobiles
- Avalanches
- Banff Centre
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff School of Fine Arts
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Bow Valley
- Buildings and facilities
- Businesses
- Chairlifts and gondolas
- Community events
- Environment and Nature
- Filmaking
- Films and film making
- Fire
- First Nations
- Helicopter skiing
- Helicopters
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Louise Ski Area
- Landscapes
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Mountains
- Movie Stars
- Parks Canada Warden
- Photography
- Public events
- Scenery
- Search and rescue
- Ski areas
- Sports and recreation
- Sunshine Ski Area
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Wardens
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Walter Ashdown fonds
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- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal and professional correspondence, 1954-1971; personal papers, 1919-1972; professional papers, 1930-1971; newsclippings and ephemera, n.d. 1952-1972; photographs and motion pictures, ca.1930-ca.1975. Photographs were created and collected by Walter Ashdown and pertain to As…
- Date Range
- 1919-[ca.1975]
- Reference Code
- M126 / V28
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Walter Ashdown fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 126
- V 28
- Sous-Fonds
- M 126
- V 28
- Accession Number
- 819, 894, 1023, 1054, 1318, 1631, 2237
- Reference Code
- M126 / V28
- Date Range
- 1919-[ca.1975]
- Physical Description
- 26 cm of textual records. -- 54 photographs : prints. -- 2 photograph albums (309 prints). -- 13 motion pictures
- History / Biographical
- Walter Ashdown, 1890-1975, was a chauffeur at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Ashdown emigrated to Canada in 1904 and farmed for several years before becoming a private chauffeur, ca.1913, to prominent Calgarians prior to the First World War. He served as a dispatch rider and driver in France, returning to Canada in 1919. The following year he commenced employment with Brewster Transport Co., retiring ca.1970. During his long career, Ashdown was Brewster's chauffeur to celebrities, including royalty, politicians and actors. His 1930 drive of 81 miles in 82 minutes to deliver life-saving equipment to the Monarch Mine near Field, B.C. was widely publicized. In 1970, Ashdown received an award for one million accident-free miles.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal and professional correspondence, 1954-1971; personal papers, 1919-1972; professional papers, 1930-1971; newsclippings and ephemera, n.d. 1952-1972; photographs and motion pictures, ca.1930-ca.1975. Photographs were created and collected by Walter Ashdown and pertain to Ashdown, family, friends and associates; travels and activities; Brewster Transport Company; buses and touring cars; Banff people, places and events. Motion pictures, ca.1959-ca.1970, n.d., are home movies with several subjects on each reel, including Walter Ashdown, family and friends, activities, mountain views and wildlife.
- Name Access
- Ashdown, Walter
- 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
- motion picture summaries
- microfilm copies of albums
- Creator
- Ashdown, Walter
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Wartime and Assorted Images
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 31 b&w prints, some from the WWII era, including various images by Morant used in advertising and news articles as well as one image by Ivy 'Willie' Morant (annotated on the back) and various portraits, including one image of Western actor Richard Dix and his wife Virginia, and one…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1939 - ca. 1945]
- 1934-1949
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 169 to 199
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
4 images
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 169 to 199
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1939 - ca. 1945]
- 1934-1949
- Physical Description
- 31 Photographs: prints; b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 31 b&w prints, some from the WWII era, including various images by Morant used in advertising and news articles as well as one image by Ivy 'Willie' Morant (annotated on the back) and various portraits, including one image of Western actor Richard Dix and his wife Virginia, and one portrait of former Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King.
- Storage Range
- In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 325
- Name Access
- Dix, Richard
- Mackenzie King, WIlliam Lyon
- Subject Access
- WWII
- Films and film making
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Access Restrictions
- Prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the express permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Prints in this file are not to be reproduced without the express permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Prints with ink or other risky materials attached need to be stored in mylar to protect adjacent prints. File must be stored in appropriate conditions.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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