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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 64
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Mt. Norquay Chairlift and Royal York Hotel Ads, Calendar Pages, Personal Sketch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54132
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 colour advertising posters, 2 calendar pages, and one hand-drawn illustration. Content pertains to 'The Banff Chairlift on Mt. Norquay'; a Laurie Signs Ltd. ad with a Nicholas Morant image and metal hanger (formerly a page from a calendar, date unknown); a 'Bourne Bros.' calendar…
- Date Range
- 1913
- [ca. 1944 - ca. 1955]
- [ca. 1950 - 1960]
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / C / 6 / 1 to 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Series
- M300 / II : Professional Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / II / C / 6 / 1 to 8
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1913
- [ca. 1944 - ca. 1955]
- [ca. 1950 - 1960]
- Physical Description
- 5 Posters/Advertisements, 2 Calendar Pages, 1 Illustration; colour.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 colour advertising posters, 2 calendar pages, and one hand-drawn illustration. Content pertains to 'The Banff Chairlift on Mt. Norquay'; a Laurie Signs Ltd. ad with a Nicholas Morant image and metal hanger (formerly a page from a calendar, date unknown); a 'Bourne Bros.' calendar dated '1913', featuring a large image of a woman named 'Berenice' on a metal hanger; 4 red and white Royal York Hotel advertising posters with cardboard attachments on back to stand upright; and an illustration addressed to Nicholas Morant (unknown artist), drawn in pencil, depicting a character covered in porcupine quills (?) with an easel, painting the message 'dere Marantz thanks 4 the encouragement'.
- Notes
- 4 Royal York Hotel posters formerly stored in individual brown paper packaging with cardboard supports inside, labelled 'Royal York Hotel Poster' on the front of each in black marker. Original packaging has been removed for conservation reasons.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / II / C / 6 / 1 to M300 / II / C / 6 / 8 & M300 / II / C / 6 / 70 to 72
- Subject Access
- Royal York Hotel
- Calendar
- Banff Chairlift
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Mt. Norquay
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items must be stored using acid-free paper and / or mylar sheets to protect them from surface damage. Items must be stored in appropriate conditions.
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Highland Gathering Lithograph Poster
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54208
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Poster with lithograph colour image of art by Louis Moen (Scotsman playing bagpipes in kilt, with Banff Springs Hotel in the background), promoting the 1931 Banff Highland Gathering. Includes text describing event and date.
- Date Range
- ca. 1931
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 92 O.S.
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Textual record
- Poster
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 92 O.S.
- GMD
- Textual record
- Poster
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- ca. 1931
- Physical Description
- Poster: lithograph; colour
- History / Biographical
- The Banff Highland Gathering (September 3-5, 1931) was part of a series of cultural events which were directed by John Murray Gibbon between 1927 - 1931 and held across Canada. Gibbon was a publicist for the CPR for thirty years, and coined the concept of Canadian culture as a 'mosaic'.
- Scope & Content
- Poster with lithograph colour image of art by Louis Moen (Scotsman playing bagpipes in kilt, with Banff Springs Hotel in the background), promoting the 1931 Banff Highland Gathering. Includes text describing event and date.
- Notes
- Poster was stored in poster tube titled "BANFF HIGHLAND GAMES POSTER" Shipping label: "648 MEETING PLACE SANDWICH BOX 55 BANFF ALTA T0L0C0" Also has red stamp on white sticker: " TORONTO ONT. 8 IV '83 "
- Subject Access
- Highland games
- tourism
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff Highland Gathering
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item must be stored in acid-free barrier to prevent further damage, and to protect adjacent items as this poster has adhesives/ink stains
- Creator
- Louis Moen, Canadian Pacific (?)
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cpr-festivals-emc https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/article/john-murray-gibbon-emc
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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"Hotel Closed" Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54321
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / II / D : Personal and Family Materials : Collected Material
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
- Physical Description
- 1 Poster/sign, printed construction paper
- Scope & Content
- Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Name Access
- Morant, Ivy
- Morant, Nicholas
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Walter Ashdown interview
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15196
- Date Range
- 1969
- Reference Code
- S1 / 13
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Interviews
- Reference Code
- S1 / 13
- Responsibility
- Interviewer: Sue (Coreless) Davies
- Date Range
- 1969
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Subject Access
- Banff-Jasper Highway
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Brewster Transportation Company
- Butterworth, Lord and Lady
- Chateau Lake Louise - Fire
- Fields, Grace
- Fires - Hotels
- King of Siam
- Lake Louise Tramway
- Royal tours
- Smith, Kate
- Stanwyck, Barbara
- Taylor, Stella
- Temple, Shirley
- Finding Aid
- Recording summary and reference cassette available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of recording
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Murray Gammon interview
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15309
- Date Range
- 1983
- Reference Code
- S1 / 143
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Interviews
- Reference Code
- S1 / 143
- Responsibility
- Interviewer: E. J. (Ted) Hart
- Date Range
- 1983
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Subject Access
- Bankhead
- Brewster Transport Company
- Dams
- Gammon, Earl
- Gammon family
- Ghost Dam
- Glenmore Dam
- Homestead Hotel
- Moore, Philip
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Mount Stephen House
- Finding Aid
- Recording summary and reference cassette available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of recording
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Painter, (Mrs.) Walter S. interview
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15186
- Date Range
- 1971
- Reference Code
- S1 / 2
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Interviews
- Reference Code
- S1 / 2
- Responsibility
- Interviewer: Elizabeth Rummel
- Date Range
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Finding Aid
- Recording summary and reference cassette available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of recording
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Jim Boyce interview
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15219
- Date Range
- 1970
- Reference Code
- S1 / 40
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I. Interviews
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- N/A
- Reference Code
- S1 / 40
- Responsibility
- Interviewer: Sue (Corless) Davies
- Date Range
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Name Access
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rungius, Carl
- Cox, Bill
- Albizzi, Marquis Nicholas degli
- Fairless, Wilf
- Gest, Lillian
- Spencer, Earl
- Hinman, Caroline
- Subject Access
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Bar C Ranch
- Deer Lodge
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Mount Temple Ski Lodge
- Outfitters trail guides and packers
- Post Hotel
- Skoki Lodge
- Trail - making
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Recording summary and reference cassette available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of recording
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Cyril Paris interview
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15228
- Date Range
- 1970
- Reference Code
- S1 / 50
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Interviews
- Reference Code
- S1 / 50
- Responsibility
- Interviewer: Sue (Coreless) Davies
- Interviewer: Elizabeth Rummel
- Date Range
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Name Access
- Brett, Robert George
- Browne, Agnes
- Subject Access
- Ashton, Bevan
- Banff Ski Club
- Bryant, Owen
- Daem, Chris
- Edwards, Chess
- Kutschera, Victor
- Mills, Ike
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Paley, Raymond Edward Alan Christopher (Kit)
- Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies
- Skiing - Accidents
- Skiing - Banff
- Skoki Lodge
- Spencer, Earl
- Upper Hot Springs Hotel
- Watson, Sir Norman
- White, Cliff
- Finding Aid
- Recording summary and reference cassette available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of recording
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Harry Musgrove interview
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15238
- Date Range
- 1970
- Reference Code
- S1 / 62
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Interviews
- Reference Code
- S1 / 62
- Responsibility
- Interviewer: Sue (Coreless) Davies
- Interviewer: Elizabeth Rummel
- Date Range
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Subject Access
- Bankhead
- Buildings - Canmore
- Canmore
- Coal and coal mines
- Cochrane mine
- Dead Man's Flats
- Georgetown
- Mines and mineral resources - Canmore
- Oskaloosa Hotel
- Wright, Scotty
- Finding Aid
- Recording summary and reference cassette available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of recording
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Sam Ward interview
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15242
- Date Range
- 1972
- Reference Code
- S1 / 66
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Interviews
- Reference Code
- S1 / 66
- Responsibility
- Interviewer: Maryalice Harvey Stewart
- Date Range
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Name Access
- Becker, Lynnie
- Baker-Carr, John
- Bax, Gwen
- Ball, Vic
- Becker, Ruth
- Bennett, Russell
- Barnett, John "Dad"
- Batchelor, Dudley
- Subject Access
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Buildings - Banff
- Crosby family
- Deer Lodge
- Masonic Lodge
- Mills, Ike
- Oakander, Herman
- Finding Aid
- Recording summary and reference cassette available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of recording
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