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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Record…
- Date Range
- ca. 1870 - ca. 1998
- 1870s-1880s
- ca.1918 - ca. 1960s
- 1986-1998
- 1986
- 1990
- 1993
- 1995
- 1997-1998
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / A / 3-4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Private record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- Sub-Series
- M521 / I / A : Research and Writing
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / A / 3-4
- Date Range
- ca. 1870 - ca. 1998
- 1870s-1880s
- ca.1918 - ca. 1960s
- 1986-1998
- 1986
- 1990
- 1993
- 1995
- 1997-1998
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 30 x 35 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Records were filed in an envelope that was titled "Book Notes." Notable people include James Wardle, J.B. Harkin, Pat Brewster, Arthur Unwin, Dr. Brett, Norman Sanson, and Bill Peyto, among others. Notable places and topics include the organization of the Department of the Interior, the Banff-Windemere Highway, Rocky Mountain Park and Park Wardens, Kootenay National Park fires, coal and precious metal mines (e.g. Bankhead, Silver City), trail riding and hiking, research about James Wardle and his accomplishments, Ya-Ha-Tinda, and various parks (e.g. Glacier, Revelstoke, Elk Island, Kootenay, and Yoho). Other records include a handwritten letter to the Auld family in Scotland (cousins of Sheila Ritchie) with a story about Glenbow and a highland cow from Oban, Scotland; personal reflections on the Banff area and mountains in general; notes that Dorothy took while doing research at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Public Library; and a variety of newspaper clippings.
- Notes
- Includes request slips and stationary from the archives at the Whyte Museum.
- Potentially includes a handwritten list of Dorothy's written works.
- Newspaper clippings primarily from the Times Colonist, which is published in Victoria, British Columbia.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
- Brewster, Pat
- Peyto, Bill
- Brett, Robert George
- Sanson, Norman
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Banff Public Library
- National parks and reserves
- Newspaper
- Parks Canada
- Park policy
- Research
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Wardens
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Hiking
- Community life
- History
- Mines and mineral resources
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Glacier National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Silver City
- Victoria
- Yoho National Park
- Scotland
- Revelstoke
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some of the slips of paper are taped together. Was unable to remove them without damaging the materials. May present conservation issues in the future.
- Creator
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Politics
- Natural resources
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Title was written on an envelope containing these materials.
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
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Oversize visual material
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- Part Of
- Bill Baxter fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 oversize celluloid film sheets with printed black outlines of the undermining details around the Three Sisters area of Canmore.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1990-1994]
- Reference Code
- V807 / 13 - 18 o.s.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Part Of
- Bill Baxter fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M586 / V807
- Sous-Fonds
- V807
- Accession Number
- 2021.25
- Reference Code
- V807 / 13 - 18 o.s.
- GMD
- Film
- Date Range
- [ca. 1990-1994]
- Physical Description
- 0.4 cm of visual material
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 oversize celluloid film sheets with printed black outlines of the undermining details around the Three Sisters area of Canmore.
- Name Access
- Baxter, Bill
- Subject Access
- Community life
- Construction
- Environment
- Mines and mineral resources
- Natural resources
- Townsite development
- Land use
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Canmore
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright status unknown
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items recieved rolled into tube and do not lie flat - framing corners placed on items for storage
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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Visual material
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- Part Of
- Bill Baxter fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 colour photographs taken on Spray Road, Canmore, in January 1993, a hand-drawn map of what are possibly mines on tissue paper, two print-out maps of the Three Sisters area of Canmore, and two celluloid sheets mounted in card paper frames [possibly to be used during a presentation…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1990-1994]
- Reference Code
- V807 / 01 - 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Corporate record
- Map
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bill Baxter fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M586 / V807
- Sous-Fonds
- V807
- Accession Number
- 2021.25
- Reference Code
- V807 / 01 - 12
- Date Range
- [ca. 1990-1994]
- Physical Description
- 0.4 cm of visual material
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 colour photographs taken on Spray Road, Canmore, in January 1993, a hand-drawn map of what are possibly mines on tissue paper, two print-out maps of the Three Sisters area of Canmore, and two celluloid sheets mounted in card paper frames [possibly to be used during a presentation] depicting the same Three Sisters area map and some textual information.
- Name Access
- Baxter, Bill
- Subject Access
- Community life
- Construction
- Environment
- Mines and mineral resources
- Natural resources
- Newspaper
- Publication
- Townsite development
- Land use
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Canmore
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright status unknown
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.