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Canadian and global news [ca. 1930 - 1945]
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is divided into sections with tabs labelled: Canadian, Britain, American, and Foreign. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the Dionne Quints; political subjects; royalty and royal families in England, India, Denmark and Norway; celebrities and film stars; and sports: box…
- Date Range
- [1930 - 1940]
- 1936
- 1937
- 1939
- [1940 - 1945]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Newspaper clipping
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 17
- Date Range
- [1930 - 1940]
- 1936
- 1937
- 1939
- [1940 - 1945]
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is divided into sections with tabs labelled: Canadian, Britain, American, and Foreign. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the Dionne Quints; political subjects; royalty and royal families in England, India, Denmark and Norway; celebrities and film stars; and sports: boxing, Joe Louis, football, billiards, tennis, baseball, horseracing, the Simpson sisters, and rodeo events.
- Name Access
- Dafoe, Allan Roy
- Dionne Quintuplets
- Meighen, Arthur
- Bennett, Robert B.
- Grenfell, Wilfred
- Davison, Andrew
- McBride, Robert
- Buchan, John
- MacDonald, Ramsay
- Mussolini, Benito
- Hitler, Adolf
- Dubail, Yvon
- Pasha, Enver
- Ivanov, Nicholas
- Von Emmich, Otto
- Matsui, Iwane
- Roosevelt, Eleanor
- Dietrich, Marlene
- Garson, Greer
- Parker, Cecil
- Lindo, Olga
- Howard, Trevor
- Hofmann, Josef
- Bogart, Humphrey
- Louis, Joe
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Simpson, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Politics
- Military
- Public events
- Royalty
- Royal tours
- Travel
- War
- Memorial
- World War I
- World War II
- Education
- Children
- Sports and recreation
- Skating
- Films and film making
- Music
- Performance
- Baseball
- Tennis
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- Callander
- England
- London
- China
- Shanghai
- Czechoslovakia
- Prague
- United States of America
- New York
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Handle scrapbook with caution due to loose contents
- Item has been interleaved with acid-free tissue paper
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Military
- Politics
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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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Newspaper and magazine clippings
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- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 newspaper articles, 14 business cards and a printed copy of The Cairn. Content pertains to the Hans Gmoser film project and books about Hans Gmoser written by Chic Scott; also one article about skier Jim McConkey.
- Date Range
- 2009
- 2012 - 2013
- Reference Code
- M57 / VII / A / 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Newspaper clipping
- Published record
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M57
- S47
- V40
- Series
- M57 / VII : Hans Gmoser film collection
- Sous-Fonds
- M57
- Sub-Series
- M57 / VII / A : Research and funding
- Accession Number
- 2015.8559
- Reference Code
- M57 / VII / A / 7
- Date Range
- 2009
- 2012 - 2013
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 newspaper articles, 14 business cards and a printed copy of The Cairn. Content pertains to the Hans Gmoser film project and books about Hans Gmoser written by Chic Scott; also one article about skier Jim McConkey.
- Name Access
- Gmoser, Hans
- Scott, Chic
- McConkey, Jim
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Magazine
- Newspaper
- Skiing
- Mountaineering
- Sports
- Recreation
- Research
- Films and film making
- Biography
- Advertising
- Fundraising
- Personal and Professional Life
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Whistler
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pocaterra family fonds
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- Part Of
- Pocaterra family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of biographical information on the Pocaterras, 1956-1972; article on the Coleman-Kananaskis Road, with annotations, 1952; and photographs by George Pocaterra of the filming of the movie "Saskatchewan".
- Date Range
- [1953], 1956-1972
- Reference Code
- M38 / V505
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Pocaterra family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 38
- V 505
- Sous-Fonds
- M 38
- V 505
- Accession Number
- 213, 449, 950, 1701
- Reference Code
- M38 / V505
- Date Range
- [1953], 1956-1972
- Physical Description
- 4 textual records. -- 9 photographs : prints; copies
- History / Biographical
- George W. Pocaterra, 1882-1972, rancher, was a pioneer of the Kananaskis region, 1906. On a visit to his native Italy in 1933, he met Norma Piper, 1898-1983, a coloratura soprano of Calgary, and they married in 1936. The Pocaterras returned to Alberta on the eve of the Second World War.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of biographical information on the Pocaterras, 1956-1972; article on the Coleman-Kananaskis Road, with annotations, 1952; and photographs by George Pocaterra of the filming of the movie "Saskatchewan".
- Name Access
- Pocaterra, George
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Coleman-Kananaskis Road
- 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
- Creator
- Pocaterra, George W/
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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