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Part Of
Bill Vroom fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists primarily of predator study photographs by Bill Vroom, re grizzly bears and wolves in Banff National Park, ca.1974-ca.1980. Also includes textual records: The ecology of grizzly bear winter den sites in Banff National Park, Alberta / G. William Vroom, Stephen Herrero, R. T. Ogilvie :…
Date Range
1964-[ca.1980]
Reference Code
M165 / S30 / V659
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Bill Vroom fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 165
S 30
V 659
Sous-Fonds
M 165
S 30
V 659
Accession Number
849, 1232, 2522, 6453, 7770, 7958, 8022
Reference Code
M165 / S30 / V659
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1964-[ca.1980]
Physical Description
202 photographs: 191 transparencies, 4 prints, col. -- 1 sound recording. -- 1 textual record
History / Biographical
G. William (Bill) Vroom, 1931-1998, was a national park warden at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1955 until 1988
Scope & Content
Fonds consists primarily of predator study photographs by Bill Vroom, re grizzly bears and wolves in Banff National Park, ca.1974-ca.1980. Also includes textual records: The ecology of grizzly bear winter den sites in Banff National Park, Alberta / G. William Vroom, Stephen Herrero, R. T. Ogilvie : [conference paper], 1977, 33 p.; personal income tax return, 1956; recorded slide show commentary for "Grizzly Bear Winter", 1976; and prints pertaining to grizzly bears, 1964, and Palliser cabin, 1970.
Name Access
Vroom, Bill
Subject Access
Environment
Science and technology
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
No finding aid
Creator
Vroom, Bill
Category
Environment
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service fonds

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Part Of
Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service fonds
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
Part Of
Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 443
Sous-Fonds
M 443
Accession Number
3391, 3494
Reference Code
M443
GMD
Textual record
Government record
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
Creator
Canada. Atmospheric Environment Service
Category
Environment
Government
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Community and organization event invitations and newsletters

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of event invitations, programmes and newsletters sent to Eleanor Luxton by various organizations, clubs and associations between 1974 and 1993. Includes content pertaining to the Canadian Broadcasting League, the University of Alberta President's Club, the Whyte Museum of the Canadian…
Date Range
1974
1978-1981
1987-1988
1992-1993
Reference Code
LUX / II / C1 / 34 to 36
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Organization record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / C : Personal
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / C1 : Volunteer activities
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / C1 / 34 to 36
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Organization record
Date Range
1974
1978-1981
1987-1988
1992-1993
Physical Description
6.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of event invitations, programmes and newsletters sent to Eleanor Luxton by various organizations, clubs and associations between 1974 and 1993. Includes content pertaining to the Canadian Broadcasting League, the University of Alberta President's Club, the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Concordia University, the Kinette Club of Banff, the Arctic Institute of North America, the Glenbow Museum, the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Plains Research Center, and other organizations.
Notes
Some items are annotated
Folder LUX / II / C1 / 34 contains invitations and programmes; LUX / II / C1 / 35 and 36 contain newsletters
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
University of Alberta
Royal Society of Canada
Subject Access
Personal and Professional Life
Events
Community events
Organizations
University
Museums
Research
Education
Environment
Communications
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Calgary
Edmonton
Language
English
Conservation
Some items had metal paperclips removed
Category
Family and personal life
Science and technology
Communications
Education
Environment
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Eric Mountjoy exhibit images

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of two discs containing digital image files which were used in the creation of an exhibit about Dr. Eric Mountjoy at the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives. File also includes printed paper copies of 10 images which are included on the two discs. Images pertain to Eric Mountjoy and…
Date Range
1958-1959
2009
Reference Code
V810 / III / D / DF - 1 to 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Digital image
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
V810 / III : Professional records
Sous-Fonds
V810
Sub-Series
V810 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
V810 / III / D / DF - 1 to 2
GMD
Photograph
Digital image
Responsibility
Photographs produced by Roger Macqueen
Date Range
1958-1959
2009
Physical Description
Two discs (80 image files) -- 10 paper reference copies of images
Scope & Content
File consists of two discs containing digital image files which were used in the creation of an exhibit about Dr. Eric Mountjoy at the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives. File also includes printed paper copies of 10 images which are included on the two discs. Images pertain to Eric Mountjoy and fellow geologists assessing and working in areas near Miette, Alberta.
Notes
Discs are labelled on front: V810 / III / D / DF - 1 : "Roger Macqueen's slides Miette mapsheet geo party 1958" [contains 60 image files] NOTE: DF - 1 is accompanied by typed summary list of images in file V810 / III / D / DF - 2 : "Roger Macqueen's slides Miette mapsheet (1st 7 images), rest are Shell Canada 1959" [contains 20 image files]
Name Access
Mountjoy, Eric
Subject Access
Research
Science and technology
Geology
Environment
Education
Museums
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Jasper National Park
Miette
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Related Material
Corresponding textual records processed as file M590 / III / D / 4
Category
Environment
Education
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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HCR Info Files - Botany

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of published research materials collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to trees, plant identification and growth patterns, gardening and related subjects. File includes handwritten notes produced by Ben.
Date Range
1962
1972-1974
1980
1984-1989
1992-1994
1999
Reference Code
M590 / II / A / 45 to 48
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
M590 / II : Research and publication records
Sous-Fonds
M590
Sub-Series
M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
M590 / II / A / 45 to 48
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1962
1972-1974
1980
1984-1989
1992-1994
1999
Physical Description
7 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of published research materials collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to trees, plant identification and growth patterns, gardening and related subjects. File includes handwritten notes produced by Ben.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Publication
Research
Environment
Natural history
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Environment
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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HCR Info Files - Weather

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of published research materials collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to climate change, cloud formations, wind and other weather-related subjects.
Date Range
1968
1980
1985-1990
1994
1997
2006
Reference Code
M590 / II / A / 44
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
M590 / II : Research and publication records
Sous-Fonds
M590
Sub-Series
M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
M590 / II / A / 44
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1968
1980
1985-1990
1994
1997
2006
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of published research materials collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to climate change, cloud formations, wind and other weather-related subjects.
Notes
Some items in file are annotated by Ben Gadd
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Publication
Research
Environment
Natural history
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Environment
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Pamphlets, programmes, books, other publications

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of pamphlets, event programmes, information booklets, song books, bound publications and other published materials collected by members of the Luxton family. Content pertains to community events, including Banff and Calgary area trapshooting tournaments and organization meetings; an e…
Date Range
1892
1905
1914
[1920-1925]
1921-1922
1924-1928
1930
1932-1937
1939-1940
1943
1950
1955-1959
1977
1981
1986
1988
1990
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 67 to 70
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / F : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / F1 : Textual
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 67 to 70
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1892
1905
1914
[1920-1925]
1921-1922
1924-1928
1930
1932-1937
1939-1940
1943
1950
1955-1959
1977
1981
1986
1988
1990
Physical Description
12.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of pamphlets, event programmes, information booklets, song books, bound publications and other published materials collected by members of the Luxton family. Content pertains to community events, including Banff and Calgary area trapshooting tournaments and organization meetings; an exhibit opening at the Glenbow Museum [1981]; scientific theory and human evolution; Japanese study books; Canadian and global politics; international travel; and various other subjects.
Name Access
Luxton, Eleanor
Subject Access
Academics
Advertising
Art
Banff Community High School
Animals
Businesses
Calgary Gun Club
Ceremony
Commerce and industry
Community events
Community life
Dancing
Education
Glenbow Foundation
History
Horses
Horseback riding
Hunting
Industry
Japanese
Language
Military
Museums
Municipal views
Music
Organizations
Politics
Politics and government
Public events
Publication
Recreation
Research
Religions
Royal Visit
Royal tours
School
Science and technology
Shooting
Ski lodges and cabins
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Sports and recreation
Tourism
Travel
War
World War I
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Calgary
United States of America
Japan
Tokyo
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Japanese
Latin
Category
Arts
Commerce and industry
Education
Exploration, discovery and travel
Government
Military
Politics
Religions
Science and technology
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Items in file are organized into 4 file folders based on contents: LUX / II / F1 / 67 : Pamphlets, event programs and booklets LUX / II / F1 / 68 : Booklets and small publications LUX / II / F1 / 69 : Books and bound publications LUX / II / F1 / 70 : Loose and other published materials
Processing Status
Processed
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Parks Canada fonds

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Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of material pertaining to the mountain parks of western Canada. I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection, 1903-1965 (predominant 1920s-1950s), ca.1756 prints and negatives. Pertains mainly to Banff townsite and developments and facilities within the park. Included are private …
Date Range
[ca.1887-ca.1995]
Reference Code
M317 / S23 / V488
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Photograph
Machine-readable data file
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Government record
Map
Plan
Part Of
Parks Canada fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 317
S 23
V 488
Sous-Fonds
M 317
S 23
V 488
Accession Number
97, 90, 1155, 1270, 1386, 1396, 1487, 1500, 1539, 1552, 1848, 1877, 1911, 1969, 2140, 2147, 2185, 2267, 2342, 2360, 2365, 2382, 2530, 2539, 2683, 2749, 2819, 2938, 2971, 2979, 2990, 2994, 2977, 3026, 3067, 3120, 3238, 3296, 3344, 3368, 3381, 3403, 3458, 3466, 3473, 3624, 3678, 3765, 3783, 3847, 3875, 4008, 5018, 5054, 5085, 5114, 5141, 5222, 5321, 6015, 6372, 6373, 6404, 6410, 6423, 6444, 6699, 6756, 6924, 7057, 7061, 7228, 7351, 8134 (unproc) 7770, 7511, 2015.8407
Reference Code
M317 / S23 / V488
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Photograph
Machine-readable data file
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Government record
Map
Plan
Other Title Info
Also known as the Canadian Parks Service collection.
Date Range
[ca.1887-ca.1995]
Physical Description
ca.13,557 photographs: prints, negatives, transparencies: col.; 35mm, 1 CD-ROM (556 digital scans). -- ca.55 sound recordings: audio tape cassettes, audio tape reel. -- ca.2.5 m textual records. -- 9 motion pictures: si., b&w; 16mm
History / Biographical
Parks Canada administers national parks in Canada. The agency has been administered by several government departments and undergone numerous name changes over the years. Most recently it was known as the Canadian Parks Service. Parks Canada is responsible for the administration of mountain parks and, in some cases, townsites within these parks. Until 1990, it administered the town of Banff in Banff National Park. Parks Canada provides a variety of services to visitors and residents pertaining to interpretive and visitor information; trail, resource and wildlife management; fire protection, mountaineering search and rescue and avalanche control; facilities and utilities; townsite services etc.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of material pertaining to the mountain parks of western Canada.
I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection, 1903-1965 (predominant 1920s-1950s), ca.1756 prints and negatives. Pertains mainly to Banff townsite and developments and facilities within the park. Included are private and government buildings, dwellings, roads and utilities; resource and wildlife development and management; visitor facilities; lodges, hotels and bungalow camps; warden and fire protection activities; Banff events; Norman Sanson trips and expeditions.
I.B. Banff National Park warden service photographs, motion pictures and documentation pertaining to wardens, warden activities and cabins, wildlife management; ca.11,000 items. Series includes 2 National Parks Service motion pictures "Hunting without a gun",1930 and Stalking big game", 1930.
I.C. Lantern slides, 2 sets (accn.3783); includes CPR lecture set, ca.1915, 145 items, and Canadian Rockies lecture set, ca.1920, 54 items, accompanied by lecture notes (stored with textual material M317).
I.D. Cave and Basin project; copies of mainly snapshot prints acquired by the Cave and Basin restoration and re-development project, 1981-1985, from various individuals, 204 items.
I.E. Yoho National Park collected photographs, ca.90 photographs : prints, pertain to Yoho National Park landscape, scenery, railway, places and facilities, including Field. Accompanied by 3 letters. Collected from numerous donors, including Kevin Hargadon, T. Lees, Ernie Plant, F. W. Yeats and Millie Adamson.
I.F. Other, ca.90 items?; prints, transparencies, copy negatives, video recording. Includes: colour transparencies by Jack Holroyd and Bruce Gordon, 1966-1974, re Banff buildings and Protection Mountain mine; photographs of Bankhead, its people and activities used for project Bankhead: The Twenty Year Town by Ben Gadd, 1989; video recording, "Saskatchewan Glacier Clean-up 1994"; VHS cassette copy of National Parks of Canada films produced in the 1930s, including Winter Wonderland, Skiing at Lake Louise, Skiing in Cloudland, Sunshine and Powder Snow, When Winter Comes and "She Climbs to Conquer" by William J. Oliver featuring Georgia Engelhard and Swiss Guide, Ernest Feuz, 1932. CD-ROM includes scanned images from a photograph album "Public Works Projects 1930s Banff National Park" ; Tom Boon's photographs of Mount Royal Hotel fire, 1967, and photograph of C.A. (Alfred) Boon, Union Oil representative at Field and Banff, 1935.
II. Sound recordings series, 1977-1985, ca.55 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes, audio tape reel. Series consists of: A. Yoho National Park human history study, 1977, 20 cassettes. B. Memoirs of the Warden Service oral history project, 1984, 15 interviews (29 cassettes). Project was conducted by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Accompanied by report. C. Other, 1980-1985, 3 items, includes rededication ceremonies for Kootenay National Park and for the Park Museum, Banff, also recording pertaining to the Castleguard Caves.
III. Textual records series, [ca.1887]-1994, ca.250 cm of textual records. Series consists of unpublished reports and management plans; visitor registers, summit registers, cabin and fire lookout registers (some with photographs); register of pack parties, Banff National Park, 1922-1933; maps and plans, including annotated warden service maps; warden records; surveyor notebooks; and transcripts and ephemera pertaining to ceremonies and events. Reports pertain to archaeological sites and research, national parks history, warden service, coal mining in the Bankhead area, predator studies, Cave and Basin, Radium Hot Springs, Ya Ha Tinda Ranch and other sites.
Notes
Original photograph album of the scanned images on CD-ROM is located in the Warden's office, Banff National Park Archival Room, cabinet 4, entitled "Public Works Projects 1930s Banff National Park"
Name Access
Parks Canada
Subject Access
Banff National Park - Wardens
Bankhead
Buildings and facilities
Commerce and industry
Environment
Government
Natural resources
Science and technology
Surveying
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Separate finding aid database Parks Canada M317 S23 V488: file level description, includes processed and unprocessed
Finding aids and reference tools: electronic series description
basic description for processed material
basic description for Series I.A. Banff National Park photograph collection (accn.3783)
accession record copies for unprocessed material
sound recording summaries and reference copy recordings
modern reference prints for Cave and Basin photographs
Related Material
Related records can be found in Rocky Mountains Park fonds (M410)
Alpine hut registers for ACC huts managed for a time by Parks Canada are in M200 / I.C.1. Alpine Club of Canada, Hut and clubhouse registers
Creator
Parks Canada
Category
Commerce and industry
Environment
Government
Natural resources
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Part Of
John Amatt fonds
Scope & Content
V788/E contains one photographs album with 49 colour photographs pertaining to the Baffin Island trip in 1974
Date Range
1974
Reference Code
V788 / E
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Part Of
John Amatt fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M563 / V788 / S57
Series
V788 / E
Sous-Fonds
V788
Accession Number
2017.8659
Reference Code
V788 / E
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Date Range
1974
Physical Description
1 photograph album : 49 photographs ; colour
History / Biographical
John Amatt (May 19, 1945 - ) was an educator, expedition leader, public speaker, and founder of One Step Beyond WorldWide. He was a climber, business manager, spokesman and press liason for the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition.
Scope & Content
V788/E contains one photographs album with 49 colour photographs pertaining to the Baffin Island trip in 1974
Name Access
Amatt, John
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Calgary
Camps
Canada
Climbing
Communications
Daily routines
Education
Winter Sports
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Organizations
Sports
Transportation
Travel
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
John Amatt
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Science and technology
Transportation
Biographical Source Notes
http://www.adventureattitude.com/bio.htm
Title Source
Title based on contents
Processing Status
Processed
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University of Calgary - Computer Science

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of notes, assignments and graded exams collected by Ben Gadd during his education as a Computer Science student at the University of Calgary.
Date Range
1969-1970
Reference Code
M590 / I / B / 12 to 13
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
M590 / I : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
M590
Sub-Series
M590 / I / B : Education and early writing
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
M590 / I / B / 12 to 13
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1969-1970
Physical Description
3.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of notes, assignments and graded exams collected by Ben Gadd during his education as a Computer Science student at the University of Calgary.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Education
University
Science and technology
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Language
English
Category
Education
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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