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Fred Cobb family correspondence and documents
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, legal and personal documents, and receipts belonging to Fred "Ty" Cobb. Correspondence mostly by Fred Cobb, referring to his dismissal from a job constructing the Icefields Highway and complaints of lost wages. Some correspondence also refers to a case between 1931 …
- Date Range
- 1931 - 1933
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / B / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / IV / B : 1921 - 1945
- Accession Number
- 2275
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / B / 2
- Date Range
- 1931 - 1933
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Frederick "Ty" Cobb (1887 - 1969) of Banff worked as a labourer during his adult years. Cobb was enlisted in the 82nd Battalion in World War I, and he was stationed in England and France from 1915 - 1916. Fred Cobb did not marry and there are no records of him having children. In the early 1930s, Fred Cobb worked on a construction project along the road leading to the Mt. Norquay ski area. Following World War II, Fred Cobb worked on constructing and repairing boats and docks in Vancouver, B.C. Fred Cobb's grave could not be located in any records of cemeteries in Banff and his burial place is unknown.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, legal and personal documents, and receipts belonging to Fred "Ty" Cobb. Correspondence mostly by Fred Cobb, referring to his dismissal from a job constructing the Icefields Highway and complaints of lost wages. Some correspondence also refers to a case between 1931 and 1933 in which Fred Cobb was charged in a case involving the Alberta Liquor Board which was later dismissed. File also contains a certificate for financial relief under the government of British Columbia in Fred Cobb's name, membership cards for the Workers' Ex-Servicemens' League in Canada and The People's Movement, records from Fred Cobb's stay at a financial relief camp in British Columbia, receipts from various stores and cafes, including the Dominion Cafe in Banff and several from Banff Grocery; arrest records for Fred Cobb, and a notice that the charges for this arrest were revoked.
- Notes
- Letter dated July 3, 1931 possibly signed by Bob Liggat [d. 1941], who is buried in Banff Town Cemetery.
- Name Access
- Cobb, Fred (Ty)
- Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
- Liggat, Robert
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- Personal and Family Life
- Legal and Financial
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items have been stored in acid-free tissue due to fragile nature
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.terrys.org.uk/charts/c/cobb401.htm
- Most information drawn from contents of file
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Wildlife, landscapes, Banff community
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 55 photographs pertaining wildlife, landscapes, construction work, sports events and a parade in the Bow Valley. Includes photographs of bears, waterfalls and trees in Banff National Park and area including Crowfoot Glacier; construction work, including the building of the Icefield…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- 1931
- 1935
- [ca. 1940]
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / B / PA - 1 to 55
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / B : 1921 - 1945
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / B / PA - 1 to 55
- Responsibility
- One photograph produced by Associated Screen News Ltd.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930]
- 1931
- 1935
- [ca. 1940]
- Physical Description
- 59 photographs : b&w prints ; 17 x 27 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 55 photographs pertaining wildlife, landscapes, construction work, sports events and a parade in the Bow Valley. Includes photographs of bears, waterfalls and trees in Banff National Park and area including Crowfoot Glacier; construction work, including the building of the Icefields Parkway, ca. 1931; track and field events held outside of the Banff Springs Hotel; a parade held in Banff with unidentified Indigenous men on horseback [possibly Stoney Nakoda community members participating in Banff Indian Day celebrations] outside the Quaker Coffee Shop; skiers at the Sunshine Ski Lodge; members of the Banff Girls' Sunshine Flower Club and a float made by the group for a Christmas parade in 1935; front and side views of the Kidney family home in Banff; and the Sulphur Mountain summit observatory.
- Notes
- Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
- File contains duplicate photographs
- Name Access
- Kidney, Maude
- Peyto, Edith
- McCullagh, Shirley
- Simpson, Margaret
- Waterworth, Ruth Kelly
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Wheatley, Ruth
- Edwards, Pearl
- Peyto, Helen
- Edwards, Agnes
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Bears
- Birds
- Deer
- Construction
- Landscapes
- Sports
- Winter sports
- Skiing
- Parade
- Girls Flower Club Banff
- Club
- Community events
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Crowfoot Glacier
- Banff National Park
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family and friends, Ted MacAulay photographs
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 42 photographs depicting friends and members of the Kidney and Woodworth families, and local events in and around Banff. Content pertains to hiking and social events in the Canadian Rockies; other trips including a boat cruise; a Jubilee celebration; installation events for the Spr…
- Date Range
- 1946
- 1948
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- 1951
- 1956
- 1958
- 1964 - 1965
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / C / PA - 1 to 40
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- V324
- Sub-Series
- V324 / IV / C : 1946 - 1970
- Accession Number
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- V324 / IV / C / PA - 1 to 40
- Responsibility
- Some photographs produced by R.A. Bird [Central Photo Studio, Calgary], Ted MacAulay and Steve Nemeth
- Date Range
- 1946
- 1948
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- 1951
- 1956
- 1958
- 1964 - 1965
- Physical Description
- 42 photographs : b&w prints ; 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 42 photographs depicting friends and members of the Kidney and Woodworth families, and local events in and around Banff. Content pertains to hiking and social events in the Canadian Rockies; other trips including a boat cruise; a Jubilee celebration; installation events for the Spray Valley chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star; portraits of unidentified children; the construction of the Mt. Norquay chairlift in 1948; and Jim Deegan working and hiking in Snow Creek Pass in 1958.
- Notes
- Two of photographs are printed copies [paper]
- Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
- Name Access
- Kidney, Maude
- Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
- Woodworth, Joe
- MacDonald, Hugh John
- MacDonald, Winnie May
- Reid, Edna
- Oliver, Casey
- Goffney, Sid
- Bloom, Bessie
- Young, Cora
- Shaw, Alice
- Shaw, Cyril
- Foster, Larry
- Squires, Margaret
- Grainger, Frances
- Foster, Evelyn
- Smyth, Betty
- Stafford, Rose
- Watson, Blanche
- Child, Helen
- Williams, Jean
- Wilson, Louise
- Cohan, Vivian
- Hunter, Eddie
- Deegan, Jim
- Switmer, Sid
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Family and personal life
- Landscapes
- Order of the Eastern Star
- Organizations
- Construction
- Hiking
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Bow Valley
- Mount Norquay
- Snow Creek Pass
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Your Herald Scrapbook - Airplanes and Air Travel
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- M8 / 2019.83 / 1 consists of one item, 1 cm, ca. 1934 - 1943. Scrapbook provided by The Herald containing compiled news and magazine clippings pertaining to airplanes and air travel before, during and after World War II
- Date Range
- 1934 - 1943
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2019.83 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Series
- 2019.83 : Accession number
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 2019.83
- Reference Code
- M8 / 2019.83 / 1
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Responsibility
- Compiled by unknown
- Date Range
- 1934 - 1943
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (64 pages ; 29 x 41 cm)
- History / Biographical
- Provenance unknown
- Scope & Content
- M8 / 2019.83 / 1 consists of one item, 1 cm, ca. 1934 - 1943. Scrapbook provided by The Herald containing compiled news and magazine clippings pertaining to airplanes and air travel before, during and after World War II
- Notes
- At centre of scrapbook there are advertisements pertaining to The Herald newspaper outlining the Canadian press room, news room, composing room, stereo room, press room, delivery, and education.
- Storage Range
- M8 / accn. 375 to accn. 2019.83 OS
- Subject Access
- Airplane
- Airplanes
- War
- World War II
- Newspaper
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Europe
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Government
- Health services
- Labour
- Military
- Politics
- Science and technology
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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