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O. A. Christensen fonds
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- Part Of
- O. A. Christensen fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of artifacts and fossils uncovered during the 1969 Archeological Survey of Banff National Park
- Date Range
- 1969
- Reference Code
- V132
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- O. A. Christensen fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 132
- Sous-Fonds
- V 132
- Accession Number
- 1186
- Reference Code
- V132
- Date Range
- 1969
- Physical Description
- 42 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- O. A. Christensen was an archaeologist based at the University of Calgary, Alberta
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of artifacts and fossils uncovered during the 1969 Archeological Survey of Banff National Park
- Name Access
- Christensen, O. A.
- Subject Access
- Archaeology
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Science and technology
- 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
- Accompanied by report titled "1969 Archeological Survey of Banff National Park" by O. A. Christensen, Department of Archeology, University of Calgary. Copy in Archives library
- Creator
- Christensen, O. A.
- Category
- First nations
- Science and technology
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
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Norman Sanson fonds
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- Part Of
- Norman Sanson fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers and photographs resulting from Sanson's life and work. Textual records consist of: I. Correspondence, 1901-1944, 2 cm.; II. Research and professional papers, 1890-1947, 45 cm., includes notebooks and notes pertaining to nature study, meteorological research, Sulphur Mounta…
- Date Range
- 1855-1949
- Reference Code
- M3 / V246
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Norman Sanson fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M3
- V246
- Sous-Fonds
- M3
- V246
- Accession Number
- 109, 148, 181, 334, 384, 400, 439, 448, 1036, 1148, 1191, 2072. 2484, 2594, 2771, 3028, 6351, 6739, 8096
- Reference Code
- M3 / V246
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1855-1949
- Physical Description
- ca.55 cm and 21 v. of textual records. -- 46 photograph albums (ca.7500 prints). -- 1 postcard set (37 prints)
- History / Biographical
- Norman Bethune Sanson, 1862-1949, was a naturalist, meteorologist and museum curator at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of a prominent clergyman, he developed a life-long interest in natural history as a boy. Sanson came west in 1885 to fight in the Riel Rebellion as a member of the Queen's Own Rifles.
- In 1892, Sanson came to Banff as an accountant for the Sanitarium Hotel. He also did book-keeping for other local businesses and handled the town's weather reports. In 1896 he was appointed curator of the Park Museum and also worked as zookeeper for the Banff Zoo. From 1896 until 1931, Sanson was meteorological officer and curator of the Park Museum. In 1903 an observatory was built on Sulphur Mountain on a site chosen by Sanson. During the period 1903-1931, Sanson made one thousand ascents of Sulphur Mountain to collect weather records. In 1948, the Dominion Government acknowledged his many years of service by naming a peak on the mountain for him.
- As a nature enthusiast, Sanson was well-known both in Banff and beyond. He was an avid collector of flora and fauna, both privately and through his job as museum curator. Sanson was an active member of the Alpine Club of Canada, the Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Rotary Club. He was a warden of St. George's Anglican Church and a supporter of the Canadian Bible Society. He was active in community events such as the Banff Winter Carnival, for which he organized and led the snowshoeing events. An ardent mountain traveller, he enjoyed both hiking and snowshoeing. Following retirement, Sanson toured extensively on foot throughout Britain and Europe.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of papers and photographs resulting from Sanson's life and work.
- Textual records consist of: I. Correspondence, 1901-1944, 2 cm.; II. Research and professional papers, 1890-1947, 45 cm., includes notebooks and notes pertaining to nature study, meteorological research, Sulphur Mountain and maps; III. Travel diary, 1900-1933, 1 cm.; IV. Register books, 1931, 1941, n.d. 2 cm.; IV. Scrapbooks, 1909-1931, n.d., 21 vol, many containing postcards from Great Britain and around the world; VI. Miscellaneous, 1855-1895, n.d., 4 cm.
- Photographs consist of: I. Albums, 1880s-1949, 46 v., pertain to Norman Sanson's life and work; document Banff Park Museum, Sulphur Mountain and Sulphur Mountain Observatory; natural history, including mountain flora, collecting trips, weather surveys and snow surveys; Banff events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days, Highland Gatherings and Banff Regatta; mountain travels and travels throughout Canada, United States, England and Europe; friends, associates and Banff personalities. Detailed identifications provided by Norman Sanson. II. Postcard set, ca.1930.
- Name Access
- Sanson, Norman
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Science and technology
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series description and partial file description
- reference microfilm copies of photographs albums and some textual materials
- Creator
- Sanson, Norman
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Gerald Smedley Andrews fonds
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- Part Of
- Gerald Smedley Andrews fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of reminiscences, lecture and correspondence pertaining to Andrews' activities and interests in the Canadian Rockies. Reminiscence is titled: Beyond those rugged mountains by Gerry Andrews 1987: about his summer jobs at Field, British Columbia, 1919 Part I & 1921, Part II. Lecture, 1…
- Date Range
- Copies made 1982-1987
- Reference Code
- M450 / V736
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Gerald Smedley Andrews fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 450
- V 736
- Sous-Fonds
- M 450
- V 736
- Accession Number
- 3526, 3770, 5359
- Reference Code
- M450 / V736
- Date Range
- Copies made 1982-1987
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records. -- 5 photographs : copy negatives
- History / Biographical
- Lieutenant-Colonel Gerald Smedley Andrews, b.1903-, was Surveyor General and Director of Surveys and Mapping for British Columbia from 1951-1968. In retirement, Andrews has written, lectured and travelled.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of reminiscences, lecture and correspondence pertaining to Andrews' activities and interests in the Canadian Rockies. Reminiscence is titled: Beyond those rugged mountains by Gerry Andrews 1987: about his summer jobs at Field, British Columbia, 1919 Part I & 1921, Part II. Lecture, 1975, is titled: Edouard Gaston Daniel Deville, father of Canadian photogrammetric mapping. Personal correspondence is between Andrews and Fred Brewster, 1959- 1968, and pertains to maps, Samuel Prescott Fay, Cree language and travels. Also includes photographs pertaining to Fred Brewster and his house, Jasper, Alberta, 1924, 1965.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Science and technology
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Andrews, Gerald Smedley
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
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Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of meteorological registers for Anthracite station, 1929-1933, indicating rain, snow, weather, miscellaneous phenomena and extremes of temperature; and daily weather records for Banff station, 1955-1980, indicating detailed climatological observations and instrument readings.
- Date Range
- 1929-1933, 1955-1980
- Reference Code
- M443
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Government record
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 443
- Sous-Fonds
- M 443
- Accession Number
- 3391, 3494
- Reference Code
- M443
- Date Range
- 1929-1933, 1955-1980
- Physical Description
- 29 v. of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of meteorological registers for Anthracite station, 1929-1933, indicating rain, snow, weather, miscellaneous phenomena and extremes of temperature; and daily weather records for Banff station, 1955-1980, indicating detailed climatological observations and instrument readings.
- Name Access
- Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Government
- Science and technology
- Access Restrictions
- Reference use only
- Other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Category
- Environment
- Government
- Science and technology
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Canada. Meteorological Division fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of selections of correspondence between Norman Bethune Sanson (1862-1949) and the Director of the Meteorological Service (later Division), pertaining to meteorological matters, snow surveys and Sulphur Mountain observatory, 1916-1928; Sanson's retirement and pensionary rights, 1932; …
- Date Range
- Microfilm copy and printout were made in 1969 and 1972
- Reference Code
- M244
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Textual record
- Government record
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 244
- Sous-Fonds
- M 244
- Accession Number
- 546, 1511
- Reference Code
- M244
- Other Title Info
- Material also known as Norman Sanson papers
- Date Range
- Microfilm copy and printout were made in 1969 and 1972
- Physical Description
- 20 cm of textual records. -- 1 reel of microfilm
- History / Biographical
- This federal government department was known as the Meteorological Service until 1936. Directors were Frederick Stupart, 1894-1929, and J. Patterson, 1929-1946.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of selections of correspondence between Norman Bethune Sanson (1862-1949) and the Director of the Meteorological Service (later Division), pertaining to meteorological matters, snow surveys and Sulphur Mountain observatory, 1916-1928; Sanson's retirement and pensionary rights, 1932; and Sanson's meteorological research involving old records and care of the observatory, 1934-1942.
- Name Access
- Canada. Meteorological Division
- Sanson, Norman
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Government
- Science and technology
- 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: item description
- Creator
- Canada. Meteorological Division
- Category
- Environment
- Government
- Science and technology
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
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William O. Field fonds
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- Part Of
- William O. Field fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records created and collected by William O. Field during to glacier study, research and travels in the Canadian Rockies and area. I. CR files : [Canadian Rockies series], 1919-1989, 110 files and 13 volumes of textual records and ca.275 files of photographs. Textual records inclu…
- Date Range
- 1885-1989, predominant 1902-1989
- Reference Code
- M58 / V6
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- William O. Field fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 58
- V 6
- Sous-Fonds
- M 58
- V 6
- Accession Number
- 5852, 6787
- Reference Code
- M58 / V6
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1885-1989, predominant 1902-1989
- Physical Description
- ca.7000 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 4 photograph albums (475 prints). -- ca.55 cm and 14 v. of textual records. -- 4 cartographic records
- History / Biographical
- William O. Field, 1904-1994, of Massachusetts, U.S.A., was a noted geologist with the American Geographical Society and an expert on mountain glaciers of the northern hemisphere. He made trips to the Canadian Rockies with his father, William Osgood Field, during the 1920s even before graduating from Harvard in 1926. William O. Field studied key glaciers in British Columbia and Alberta from 1922 until 1981.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records created and collected by William O. Field during to glacier study, research and travels in the Canadian Rockies and area.
- I. CR files : [Canadian Rockies series], 1919-1989, 110 files and 13 volumes of textual records and ca.275 files of photographs. Textual records include diaries, notebooks and files for 1948, 1949 and 1953. Photographs include ca.5800 prints, ca.325 negatives and 4 photograph albums in annual files for years 1919 to 1927 and 1948, 1949 and 1953.
- II. Reports, before 1980.
- III. Resources, 1902-1985, consists of photographs, maps and textual volume collected by Field for research use.
- IV. Display photographs, 1885-1953.
- Name Access
- Field, William O.
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Science and technology
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Field, William O.
- Biographical Source Notes
- grant application 2000
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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James Gardner fonds
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- Part Of
- James Gardner fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of field notebooks, research, reports, manuscripts and off-prints pertaining to avalanches, geomorphology, glaciers, meteorology, nomenclature of the Lake Louise region and Mount Robson. Includes an article titled "The Lake Louise Club and some Rocky Mountain nomenclature in the 189…
- Date Range
- 1969-1973
- Reference Code
- M105
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- James Gardner fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 105
- Sous-Fonds
- M 105
- Accession Number
- 735, 1263, 1301, 1432, 1506, 1850, 7782 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M105
- Date Range
- 1969-1973
- Physical Description
- 6 metres textual records
- History / Biographical
- James Smith Gardner, b.1941, geographer, conducted various geomorphic studies in the Canadian Rockies including work leading to his 1968 Ph.D. dissertation titled "Debris slope form and processes in the Lake Louise district: a high mountain area". He also studied the human history of the Rockies with a particular interest in geographic names. Gardner taught in the Department of Geography at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada for many years and currently teaches in the Department of Geography and the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Manitoba.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of field notebooks, research, reports, manuscripts and off-prints pertaining to avalanches, geomorphology, glaciers, meteorology, nomenclature of the Lake Louise region and Mount Robson. Includes an article titled "The Lake Louise Club and some Rocky Mountain nomenclature in the 1890s" which discusses the explorations of S. E. S. Allen and Walter D. Wilcox.
- Name Access
- Gardner, James
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Science and technology
- 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: inventory available
- Creator
- Gardner, James
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Jack Giddie fonds
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- Part Of
- Jack Giddie fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of untitled reminiscences, ca.1962, pertaining to school days; mountain regions; Banff to Revelstoke; Giddie's pack trips and clients, 1910-1912, including Charles D. Walcott's paleontological expeditions and various hunting trips; and warden career, 1919, re game law enforcem…
- Date Range
- Copies made 1977-1980
- Reference Code
- M389 / V228
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Jack Giddie fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 389
- V 228
- Sous-Fonds
- M 389
- V 228
- Accession Number
- 2756, 3256
- Reference Code
- M389 / V228
- Date Range
- Copies made 1977-1980
- Physical Description
- 2 textual records (1 cm). -- 13 photographs : copy negatives
- History / Biographical
- Jack M. Giddie, 1880-ca.1978, guided for Brewster Brothers prior to World War I and was a game warden in Yoho and Waterton Lakes National Park until 1946
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of untitled reminiscences, ca.1962, pertaining to school days; mountain regions; Banff to Revelstoke; Giddie's pack trips and clients, 1910-1912, including Charles D. Walcott's paleontological expeditions and various hunting trips; and warden career, 1919, re game law enforcement, guides and outfitters, etc. Reminiscences are in holograph and typewritten form. Also includes photographs pertaining to Jack Giddie, friends, and associates and clients, pack trips, camp scenes
- Name Access
- Giddie, Jack
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Giddie, Jack
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
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William Winston Mair fonds
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- Part Of
- William Winston Mair fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to wildlife research in Banff National Park; includes wildlife enclosures, Waterfowl Lakes area, Waterfowl Lakes Cabin and Hillsdale Cabin, Bill and Jeanne Mair. Most prints are modern prints made from Mair's negatives; accompanied by letters describing the photographs. Transparenci…
- Date Range
- 1949-1977
- Reference Code
- V742
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Part Of
- William Winston Mair fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 742
- Sous-Fonds
- V 742
- Accession Number
- 5509, 5867, 5868
- Reference Code
- V742
- Date Range
- 1949-1977
- Physical Description
- ca.175 photographs : prints, transparencies, negatives
- History / Biographical
- William Winston (Bill) Mair, 1914-1990, was a wildlife biologist and a Director General of the Canadian Wildlife Service. Mair conducted research in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada in the late 1940s and early 1950s. His MA thesis (The impact of an introduced population of elk upon the biota of Banff National Park), was produced in 1952 at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to wildlife research in Banff National Park; includes wildlife enclosures, Waterfowl Lakes area, Waterfowl Lakes Cabin and Hillsdale Cabin, Bill and Jeanne Mair. Most prints are modern prints made from Mair's negatives; accompanied by letters describing the photographs. Transparencies were made during Mair's research for his BA degree, 1949.
- Name Access
- Mair, W. Winston
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Science and technology
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- basic description
- Creator
- Mair, W. Winston
- Category
- Environment
- Science and technology
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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R. T. Ogilvie fonds
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- R. T. Ogilvie fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of articles, mainly off-prints, 1962-1970, pertaining to the ecology of vegetation, permafrost, alpine flora, forests, etc. of Banff National Park, the Canadian Rockies and elsewhere; and itineraries, 1966-1971, of scientific field trips conducted in Banff National Park by Ogilvie. …
- Date Range
- 1962-1971
- Reference Code
- M264
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- R. T. Ogilvie fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 264
- Sous-Fonds
- M 264
- Accession Number
- 1616
- Reference Code
- M264
- Date Range
- 1962-1971
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- R. T. Ogilvie was a biologist at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of articles, mainly off-prints, 1962-1970, pertaining to the ecology of vegetation, permafrost, alpine flora, forests, etc. of Banff National Park, the Canadian Rockies and elsewhere; and itineraries, 1966-1971, of scientific field trips conducted in Banff National Park by Ogilvie. Articles are authored by Ogilvie alone or in collaboration with others.
- Name Access
- Ogilvie, R. T.
- Subject Access
- Ecology
- Science and technology
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Ogilvie, R. T.
- Category
- Science and technology
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record and contents of papers.
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