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Part Of
Underwood and Underwood Publishers fonds
Scope & Content
Item pertains to an unbound photo album containing 175 photographs, almost all of which have captions. Photographs consist of views of people, places and activities in the Banff and Kananaskis areas of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Alberta. Views pertain to visitors and local personalities, sports …
Date Range
[ca. 1915-1930]
Reference Code
V465 / PD - 1
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Album
Photograph
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Underwood and Underwood Publishers fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V465
Sous-Fonds
V465
Accession Number
6160, 6180
Reference Code
V465 / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Photograph
Parallel Title
Parallel title is orginal title given
Date Range
[ca. 1915-1930]
Physical Description
1 album (175 photographs : b&w ; 24.4 x 29.9 cm)
Scope & Content
Item pertains to an unbound photo album containing 175 photographs, almost all of which have captions. Photographs consist of views of people, places and activities in the Banff and Kananaskis areas of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Alberta. Views pertain to visitors and local personalities, sports and recreation, camping, facilities and buildings, trips, events, scenic views. Many views include people. List of prints: 1 27000 Banff, Canada. Deer on edge of Banff 2 27001 - Banff, Canada. Lake Minnewanka, Indian Name - "Spirit Water", near Banff. 3 27002 - Banff, Canada. Golf Course. First Hole, Tunnel Mountain. [Banff Springs Golf Course]. 4 27003 - Banff, Canada. Golf Course. First Green, Part of Mt. Rundle, 8600 ft. [Banff Springs Golf Course]. 5 27004 - Banff, Canada. Looking from golf links along Bow River to C.P.R. Hotel and Sulphur Mountain. [Banff Springs Hotel]. 6 27005 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Woman posing with clubs] 7 27006 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Woman teeing off] 8 27007 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Woman teeing off] 9 27008 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Woman teeing off] 10 27009 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Woman teeing off] 11 27010 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Women teeing off] 12 27011 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Men on fairway, Tunnel Mt. in background] 13 27012 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Men on fairway, Cascade Mt. in background] 14 27013 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Man and woman teeing off] 15 27014 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [People golfing, Cascade Mt. in background] 16 27015 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [People golfing, Cascade Mt. in background] 17 27016 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [People golfing, Tunnel Mt. in background] 18 27017 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Woman posing with clubs] 19 27018 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Woman posing with clubs] 20 27019 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [People golfing, Cascade Mt. in background] 21 27020 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [People on green, Tunnel Mt. in background] 22 27021 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [People on green, Tunnel Mt. in background] 23 27022 - Banff, Canada. Golf. [Woman teeing off, Rundle Mt. in background] 24 27023 - Banff, Canada. Golf : [Banff Springs Hotel golf course] 25 27024 - Banff, Canada. W. Thomson, Golf Prof. 26 27025 - Banff, Canada. W. Thomson, Golf Prof. 27 27026 - Banff, Canada. Novelists and editors. [In front of the Banff Springs Hotel] 28 27027 - Banff, Canada. Novelists and editors. [In front of the Banff Springs Hotel] 29 27028 - Banff, Canada. Novelists and editors. [In front of the Banff Springs Hotel] 30 27029 - Banff, Canada. Novelists and editors. [In front of the Banff Springs Hotel] 31 27030 - Banff, Canada. Captain "Eddie" Rickenbacker. [View by pool at Banff Springs Hotel with Cascade Mountain in background. Image is reversed] 32 27031 - Banff, Canada. Captain "Eddie" Rickenbacker by pool, Banff Springs Hotel, Cascade Mountain Background. 33 27032 - Banff, Canada. Banff Springs Hotel Pool; Miss Catherine Barber and William Barrett. Aeroplane Dive. 34 27033 - Banff, Canada. Banff Springs Hotel Pool; Miss Catherine Barber of Chicago doing aeroplane dive. Background Cascade Mt. 35 27034 - Banff, Canada. Freshwater pool, Banff Springs Hotel. Miss Catherine Barber, society girl, New York, Chicago, San Francisco. William Barrett, swimming instructor formerly amateur champion of New Zealand. Inventor of the aeroplane dive. 36 27035 - Banff, Canada. Miss Catherine Barber, society girl of Chicago, New York and San Francisco, and her horse, "Peter Pan", leaving Banff Springs Hotel for a ride in the mountains. 37 27036 - Banff, Canada. Captain John Standly and Peter, his black and white collie, on the deck of his boat, "The Daughter of the Peaks." Lake Minnewanka, Indian name, "Spirit Water", near Banff. 38 27037 - Banff, Canada. Lake Minnewanka. 39 27038 - Banff, Canada. Road to Lake Minnewanka, Mt. Girouard. [Sightseers in touring car] 40 27039 - Banff, Canada. Falls and reservoir near Lake Minnewanka. Mt. Girouard, 3785 ft. 41 27040 - Banff, Canada. Miss Barber and "Peter Pan." [Catherine Barber and horse] 42 27041 - Banff, Canada. Miss Barber and "Peter Pan." [Catherine Barber and horse] 43 27042 - Banff, Canada. Miss Barber and "Peter Pan." [Catherine Barber and horse] 44 27043 - Banff, Canada. Mt. Rundle. A morning canter. [Catherine Barber riding "Peter Pan"] 45 27044 - Banff, Canada. Mt. Rundle. A morning ride. [Catherine Barber on "Peter Pan," right] 46 27045 - Banff, Canada. Banff Springs Hotel pool. Hotel in background. Aeroplane dive. [Catherine Barber and William Barrett] 47 27046 - Banff, Canada. Government Swimming Pool at the Sulphur Springs. [Cave & Basin] 48 27047 - Banff, Canada. Sergeant, Royal Northwest Mounted Police. Mt. Rundle. 49 27048 - Banff, Canada. Sergeant, Royal Northwest Mounted Police. Mt. Rundle. 50 27049 - Banff, Canada. Tunnel Mountain, Bow River. [Women on horseback along the shore] 51 27050 - Banff, Canada. View of Bow River Valley from "Hotel Banff Springs." 52 27051 - Banff, Canada. Motor boat on upper Bow River. [View from Bow River] 53 27052 - Banff, Canada. Bus at Banff Springs Hotel, and Mount Rundle. [Horse- drawn vehicle, Tunnel Mountain and Cascade Mountain, not Rundle Mt.] 54 27053 - Banff, Canada. Bow River Bridge and Mt. Rundle. [Man and woman on horseback] 55 27054 - Banff, Canada. Cascade Mt. and bus. [Sightseers in touring car] 56 27055 - Banff, Canada. Mt. Rundle, Spray River. [Catherine Barber on "Peter Pan"] 57 27056 - Banff, Canada. Bow River Bridge and Banff Springs Hotel, Sulphur Mountain. 58 27057 - Banff, Canada. Bow River Valley from Hotel. [View from Banff Springs Hotel] 59 27058 - Banff, Canada. Bow River Falls. Mt. Bourgeau, 9375 ft. [Borgeau not visible] 60 27059 - Banff, Canada. Bow River Falls. [Catherine Barber and another rider on horseback] 61 27060 - Banff, Canada. Bow River Falls. 62 27061 - Banff, Canada. Bow Falls. 63 27062 - Banff, Canada. Bow Falls. 64 27063 - Banff, Canada. Bow River and Mt. Rundle. [Catherine Barber and another rider on horseback] 65 27064 - Banff, Canada. Mt. Rundle and Bow River. [Catherine Barber on horseback] 66 27065 - Banff, Canada. Mt. Rundle and Bow River. [Catherine Barber and another rider on horseback] 67 27066 - Banff, Canada. Mt. Rundle and Bow River. [Catherine Barber on horseback] 68 27067 - Bow River, Mt. Rundle. [Catherine Barber and another rider on horseback] 69 27068 - Banff, Canada. Mt. Rundle and Bow River. 70 27069 - Banff, Canada. Bow River, Cascade Mt. [Rider on horseback] 71 27070 - Banff, Canada. Cascade Mountain and Bow River. 72 27071 - Banff, Canada. Bow River. [Catherine Barber and another rider on horseback] 73 27072 - Banff, Canada. Bow River : [Catherine Barber and another rider on horseback] 74 27073 - Banff, Canada. Wading in the Spray River. 75 27074 - Banff, Canada. Wading in the Spray River. 76 27075 - Banff, Canada. Wading in the Spray River. 77 27076 - Banff, Canada. Wading in the Spray River. 78 27077 - Banff, Canada. Wading in the Spray River. 79 27078 - Banff, Canada. Group on board deck of boat. 80 27079 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Boy holding rifle outside tent] 81 27080 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Women cooking at a free-standing stove] 82 27082 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Man and boy holding rifles beside tent] 83 27083 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [People sticking heads through tent opening] 84 27081/27084 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Group posed outside tent] 85 27085 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Boy and woman cooking at a free-standing stove] 86 27086 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Group eating beside car] 87 27087 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [People sticking heads through tent opening] 88 27088 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [People cooking at a free-standing stove] 89 27089 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [People cooking at a free-standing stove] 90 27090 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Group eating beside car] 91 27091 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Man and boy collecting pine boughs] 92 27093 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Group eating beside car] 93 27094 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Man building wood stool] 94 27095 - Banff, Canada. Auto campers [Women cooking at a free-standing stove] 95 27096 - Banff, Canada. Part of cave and basin, Government Pool - near the main pool. 96 27097 - Banff, Canada. Part of cave and basin, Gov't Pool - near the main pool. 97 27098 - Banff, Canada. Part of cave and basin, Gov't Pool - near the main pool. 98 27099 - Banff, Canada. Part of cave and basin, Gov't Pool - near the main pool. 99 27100 - Banff, Canada. Mrs. W. A. Williamson, Chicago and Winnipeg, off for a ride. 100 27101 - Banff, Canada. Mrs. W. A. Williamson, Chicago and Winnipeg, off for a ride. 101 27102 - Banff, Canada. Mrs. W. A. Williamson, Chicago and Winnipeg, off for a ride. 102 27103 - Banff, Canada. Mrs. W. A. Williamson, Chicago and Winnipeg, off for a ride. 103 27104 - Banff, Canada. Mrs. W. A. Williamson, Chicago and Winnipeg, off for a ride. 104 27105 - Banff, Canada. Mrs. W. A. Williamson, Chicago and Winnipeg, standing near horse. 105 27106 - Banff, Canada. Mrs. W. A. Williamson, Chicago and Winnipeg, standing near horse. 106 27107 - Banff, Canada. Cave and Basin. Main Government Pool, warm sulphur water. 107 27108 - Banff, Canada. Cave and Basin. Main Gov't Pool, warm sulphur water. 108 27109 - Banff, Canada. Cave and Basin. Main Gov't Pool, warm sulphur water. 109 27110 - Banff, Canada. Cave and Basin. Main Gov't Pool, warm sulphur water. 110 27111 - Banff, Canada. Cave and Basin. Main Gov't Pool, warm sulphur water. 111 27112 - Banff, Canada. Cave and Basin. Main Gov't Pool, warm sulphur water. 112 27113 - Banff, Canada. Cave and Basin. Main Gov't Pool, warm sulphur water. 113 27114 - Pack Train crosses a stream. 114 27115 - Pack train arrives at White Man's Pass Camp. 115 27116 - Pack train arrives at White Man's Pass Camp. 116 27117 - Mrs. Grantland Rice. 117 27118 - Mrs. Grantland Rice. [With Mrs. Wheeler on a shored boat] 118 27119 - [Image missing] Mrs. Grantland Rice. 119 27120 - Mrs. Grantland Rice. [With horse] 120 27121 - Mrs. Grantland Rice. [Posing with pistol] 121 27122 - Mrs. Grantland Rice. [With Mrs. Wheeler on a raft] 122 27123 - Mrs. Grantland Rice. [Posing with pistol] 123 27125 - Mrs. Grantland Rice. [With horse] 124 27125 - Mrs. Grantland Rice. [With horse] 125 27126 - Mr. and Mrs. Grantland Rice and horses. [In front of Royal Northwest Mounted Police, No. 2: Kananaskis Lake] 126 27127 - Mr. and Mrs. Rice in Camp at White Man's Pass. 127 27128 - Mr. and Mrs. Rice in Camp at White Man's Pass. 128 27129 - Bill cleans up the party at Black Jack, White Man's Pass cabin. 129 27130 - Bill cleans up the party at Black Jack, White Man's Pass cabin. 130 27131 - In Camp at White Man's Pass. 131 27133 - In camp at white manspass. [Royal Northwest Mounted Police No. 11, White Man's Lodge] 132 27134 - In Camp at White Man's Pass. 133 27135 - In Camp at White Man's Pass. [Mrs. Wheeler on horse outside Royal Mounted Police No. 11 cabin] 134 27136 - In Camp at White Man's Pass. 135 27138 - In the canyon, White Man's Pass - Mr. J.M. Gibbon. 136 27139 - White Man's Pass, where we camped. 137 27140 - At White Man's Pass. [Royal Northwest Mounted Police No. 11, White Man's Lodge] 138 [Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler at White Man's Pass] 139 27144 - Mrs. John Wheeler & Horse. 140 27145 - Mr. & Mrs. John N. Wheeler. 141 27142 - Mrs. John N. Wheeler & Horse. 142 27143 - Mr. & Mrs. John N. Wheeler. [At a picnic] 143 27147 - Mr. & Mrs. John N. Wheeler. 144 27146 - Mr. & Mrs. John N. Wheeler. [In front of tent] 145 27149 - Mr. & Mrs. John N. Wheeler and their ponies. [Royal Northwest Mounted Police No. 2, Kananaskis Lake] 146 27148 - Mrs. John N. Wheeler & horse. 147 27150 - Mr. & Mrs. Wheeler at White Man's Pass. [Outside tent] 148 27151 - Mr. & Mrs. Wheeler at White Man's Pass. [Outside tent] 149 27152 - Mr. & Mrs. John N. Wheeler. [Royal Northwest Mounted Police No. 2, Kananaskis Lake] 150 27153 - Our colt and his friends - Mrs. Rice and Mrs. Wheeler. 151 27154 - Our colt and his friends - Mrs. Rice and Mrs. Wheeler. 152 27155 - Mrs. John N. Wheeler, as cook, cooking beans and baking Bannock (bread). 153 27157 - Mrs. John N. Wheeler, as cook, cooking beans and baking Bannock (bread). 154 27156 - Mrs. John N. Wheeler, as cook, cooking beans and baking Bannock (bread). 155 27158 - Porter Browne and his Indian Shirt. 156 27159 - Porter Browne and his Indian Shirt. 157 27160 - Porter Emerson Browne, as bad man of the Kananaskis. 158 27162 - Porter Emerson Browne, as bad man of the Kananaskis. 159 The Cave and Basin - Government Springs Bath, Banff - A husky venus. 160 27164 - The Cave and Basin - Government Springs Bath 161 27162 - Porter Emerson Browne, as bad man of the Kananaskis 162 27163 - The Cave and Basin, Government Springs Bath, Banff. 163 27166 - The Cave and Basin - Government Springs Bath, Banff - A husky venus. 164 27167 - The Cave and Basin - Government Springs Bath, Banff - A husky venus. 165 27168 - The Cave and Basin - Government Springs Bath, Banff - A husky venus. 166 27169 - The Cave and Basin - Government Springs Bath, Banff - A husky venus. 167 27170 - The Cave and Basin - Government Hot Baths - A Maid of Canada 168 27171 - The Cave and Basin - Government Hot Baths - A Maid of Canada 169 27173 - Bill, the guide. 170 27172 - Bill the guide takes a nap. 171 27174 - Bill, the guide. 172 27175 - Bill, the guide. 173 27177 - Bill, the guide. 174 27176 - [Photograph missing] Bill, the guide. 175 27178 - Bill, the guide. 176 27179 - [Photograph missing] Bill, the guide. 177 27180 - Bill, the guide at White Man's Pass. 178 27181 - Bill, the guide at White Man's Pass.
Notes
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Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Automobiles
Banff Springs Hotel
Bow Falls
Bow River
Bridges
Buildings
Cabins
Cabins and shelters
Camping
Camps
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Cascade Mountain
Cave and Basin
Children
Cowboys
Dogs
Environment
Environment and Nature
Family
Family and personal life
Golf
Golf Course
Golfing
Horse packing
Horseback riding
Horses
Hotels
Hot Springs
Landscapes
Leisure
Mountains
North West Mounted Police
Pack trains
Personal and Family Life
Personal and Professional Life
Photography
Picnics and picnicking
Portrait
Scenery
Shooting
Swimming
Tourism
Travel
Women
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Kananaskis
Alberta
Language
English
Conservation
Each page mounted individually in mylar sleeves.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Personal photographs

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56450
Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Scope & Content
Files consist of photographs of trips around British Columbia and Alberta, photographs of family, friends and activities
Date Range
1983
1984
1989 - 1994
1996
1997
1999
Reference Code
V222 / I / B / NS - 1 to NS - 151
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Transparency
Photograph
Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M133
V222
Series
V222 / I : Personal
Sous-Fonds
V222
Sub-Series
V222 / I / B : Transparencies
Accession Number
2020.24
Reference Code
V222 / I / B / NS - 1 to NS - 151
GMD
Transparency
Photograph
Date Range
1983
1984
1989 - 1994
1996
1997
1999
Physical Description
151 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope & Content
Files consist of photographs of trips around British Columbia and Alberta, photographs of family, friends and activities
Name Access
Leighton, Douglas
Cannings, Richard
Cannings, Steve
Subject Access
Tourism
Holidays
Portrait
Family
Geographic Access
Vaseaux Lake, BC
Kootenay National Park
Golden, BC
Purcell Mountains
Radium, BC
Jaffray, BC
Banff, AB
Language
English
Creator
Douglas Leighton
Category
Family and personal life
Environment
Exploration and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Personal photographs

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Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Scope & Content
Files consist of photographs of Douglas Leighton as a child, Douglas Leighton's school photographs, a photograph of Douglas Leighton and Colleagues when he worked for British Columbia Parks.
Date Range
ca. 1950
1995
1988
1999
2000
Reference Code
V222 / I / A / PA - 1 to PA - 51
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
  4 images  
Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M133
V222
Series
V222 / I : Personal
Sous-Fonds
V222
Sub-Series
V222 / I / A : Prints
Accession Number
2020.24
Reference Code
V222 / I / A / PA - 1 to PA - 51
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
ca. 1950
1995
1988
1999
2000
Physical Description
51 photographs : b&w and col. ; 17 x 12.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Files consist of photographs of Douglas Leighton as a child, Douglas Leighton's school photographs, a photograph of Douglas Leighton and Colleagues when he worked for British Columbia Parks.
Name Access
Leighton, Douglas
Subject Access
Tourism
Holidays
Portrait
Family
Geographic Access
Banff, AB
Penticton, BC
Language
English
Creator
Douglas Leighton
Category
Family and personal life
Environment
Exploration and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 60 b&w prints of various events, groups, and individuals - mostly unidentified - possibly for the purpose of publication. Includes the Banff Boy Scouts, Banff Air Cadets, a firefighting competion on Banff Avenue, climbing, sunbathers, mountain and glacier scenes, Lake Louise, Bow L…
Date Range
1961-1983
Reference Code
V190 / VI / P / viii / PA - 01 to PA - 60
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
  14 images  
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order
Sous-Fonds
V190
Sub-Series
viii : Publication Photos
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / P / viii / PA - 01 to PA - 60
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1961-1983
Physical Description
60 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 60 b&w prints of various events, groups, and individuals - mostly unidentified - possibly for the purpose of publication. Includes the Banff Boy Scouts, Banff Air Cadets, a firefighting competion on Banff Avenue, climbing, sunbathers, mountain and glacier scenes, Lake Louise, Bow Lake, airplanes and air shows, and members of the Montana Rocky Mountain Model T Ford Club.
Notes
PA - 01 to 08 pertain to the [Boy] Scout Jamboree in Kananaskis, 1983. PA - 09 to 19 pertain to a Banff Fireman Show, 1982.
Subject Access
Airplane
Airplanes
Automobiles
Banff Centre
Banff Flying Club
Cadet camp
Ceremony
Children
Climbing
Comptetions
Family
Fire fighters
Fire fighting equipment
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
Personal and Family Life
Personal and Professional Life
Portrait
Tourism
Geographic Access
Bow Lake
Lake Louise
Banff
Banff National Park
Kananaskis Country
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Mountain Romantics - textual

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Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of textual records pertaining to the creation and publication of Chic Scott's book, Mountain Romantics; includes notes, correspondence, legal/financial documents and other related material.
Date Range
2009 - 2014
Reference Code
M57 / II
Description Level
3 / Series
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Fonds Number
M57 / V40 / S47
Series
M57 / II: Mountain Romantics
Sous-Fonds
M57
Sub-Series
M57 / II / A: Research files
M57 / II / B: Original manuscripts
M57 / II / C: Interview notes
M57 / II / D: Correspondence
M57 / II / E: Contract and Finances
M57 / II / F: Digital reference images
Accession Number
2014.8374
Reference Code
M57 / II
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
2009 - 2014
Physical Description
38 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
This book tells the story of the White/Whyte family of Banff — pioneers Dave and Annie who created a successful mercantile business in Banff, their son Cliff who played a major role in creating the Mount Norquay ski resort and Skoki Lodge, his brother Peter and his wife Catharine who became two of the most famous artists of the Canadian Rockies, Clifford Jackson White and his wife Bev who created modern Sunshine Village Ski Resort, Jon Whyte the poet and historian and Cliffy, Brad and Tristan White who have had distinguished careers in the Warden Service and the tourist industry. This book tells the story of one of the most unique towns in Canada, through its ups and downs, and the colourful characters who have called Banff home.
Scope & Content
Series consists of textual records pertaining to the creation and publication of Chic Scott's book, Mountain Romantics; includes notes, correspondence, legal/financial documents and other related material.
Notes
Series consists of six sub-series:
M57 / II / A : Research files
M57 / II / B: Original manuscripts
M57 / II / C: Interview notes
M57 / II / D: Correspondence
M57 / II / E: Contract and Finances
M57 / II / F: Digital reference images
Name Access
Scott, Chic
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine
White, Clifford
McDougall, Annie
McDougall, David
Whyte, Jon
Subject Access
Artists
Biography
Family
Family and personal life
Genealogy
Immigration and homesteading
Land use
Land, settlement and immigration
Marriage
Publication
Research
Skiing
Skoki Lodge
Sunshine Ski Resort
Tourism
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Banff
Access Restrictions
M57 / II / E: Contract and Finances (restriction - permission from head archives and special collections)
Reproduction Restrictions
M57 / II / F: Digital reference images (not for reproduction) reference only - copyright resides with photographer
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Land, settlement and immigration
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
https://www.chicscott.com/books.htm
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Crosby family manuscripts and visual materials inventory

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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 1
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Series
Inventory listing only
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 1
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Physical Description
1 Box
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Subject Access
Family
commercial
Education
sports & leisure
tourism
Mountaineering
Travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Content Details
Inventory listing:
M486 / V152 Crosby House Archival Material Box 1 Crosby House – Office Closet Prints, loose Film negatives, panoramas Art booklet Correspondence Lantern slides Cheque register – Lou Crosby Glass negatives Matted portraits Framed prints
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Crosby family manuscripts and visual materials inventory

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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 2
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Series
Inventory listing only
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 2
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Physical Description
1 Box
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Subject Access
Family
commercial
Education
sports & leisure
tourism
Mountaineering
Travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Content Details
Inventory listing:
Box 2 Crosby House – Office Closet Wildlife prints (bad condition – ripped and rolled) Ticket re sale of Florida property Unused air tickets – Qantas Airlines “What’s in a Radio Tube” Booklet Home Sound Reproduction Handbook Box of postcards and prints Canadian postage 4 cent stamp Tire Jack instructions Publications; Child Life Magazine, 1929 Canada, 1950 Newfoundland Canada’s New Province Proceedings of the M.W. Grand Lodge of Alberta, 1936 Pikes Peak by Rail Vest Pocket Webster Dictionary Visit of Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, 1958 History of Baalbek (Lebanon), 1960 Alpine Wildflowers of Western U.S. Wedding anniversary card Statement Tablet (Blanket) Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, 1911 Rare Coin Encyclopedia and Catalog Golf Penalties Alpine Club of Canada – Constitution and List of Members, 1937 4 travel note booklets (3 blank) Alazhar Widow’s Benefit Association By-Laws, 1933 Cyprus Preceptory No. 33 Knights Templar By-Laws Western Skating Association Handbook on Skating, 1906 Skaters’ History, 1916 Amateur Skating Union of the U.S. Handbook, 1934 International Skating Union Regulations, 1961 Amateur Athletic Union of Canada Official Handbook 2x Amateur Athletic Union of Canada Official Handbook, 1930-31 2x Canadian Philatelic Society, 1919 2x Canadian Philatelic Society, Membership List, 1930 University of Toronto – Hart House Booklet, 1923-1932 2x valentine cards Telephone book instructions Booklet of 20 miniature photo views Riverside (?), California Numerous postcards, blank and correspondence Decorative info cards Canadian Dental Hygiene Council Publication “At the Gate” A Book of Facts on Hot Water Heating Efficiency Hints to Mothers on the Treatment of their Children, 1914 Infant Feeding and Hygiene Today’s News, Summerside, PEI newspaper, 1939 Newspaper cut out – “Some cake receipts” A poem “Thoughts from the “Sunny South” by Mary Belle Rich High School and University Matriculation Exam Board Departmental Examinations, 1926-1935 for English, Physics, French, Art, Algebra, Latin, German, Composition Tune/poem “Beautiful Banff” Rocky Mountain Tours Brochure Poem “Banff” by Mary Belle Rich Poem “Lake Louise” by Mary Belle Rich Booklet Wild Flowers in Northern California, Oregon, and Washington Coleman Manual for Motor Campers The Banff Windermere Highway – Department of the Interior publication Oliver School District, province of Alberta Tax Notice, 1912-1915 2x Oct 15, 1924 Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Bulletin, No. 1 2x Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Bulletin, No.2 Publication – Australia for the Tourist, 1914 A lock of blonde hair
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Crosby family manuscripts and visual materials inventory

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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 3
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Series
Inventory listing only
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 3
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Physical Description
1 Box
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Subject Access
Family
commercial
Education
sports & leisure
tourism
Mountaineering
Travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Content Details
Inventory listing: Box 3 Crosby House – Office Closet Black box of matted prints, prints, and cartes des visites - Crosby and Seaton family photographs, many identified and captioned on reverse. Brown metal box: Sun Life Assurance Co. Correspondence Agreement between Barbara Brewster, Jack Walker Brewster and Edward Cecil Collier, all Executors of Estate of George Brewster and Gertrude Crosby Inventory listing of Triangle Inn, 1950 2 portrait photograph prints of L. Crosby Insurance policy to Gertrude Crosby 2 agreements between Brewster Transport Co and Louis S. Crosby, 1954 & 1959 Lease agreement – Gertrude Crosby and Department of Interior Rocky Mountain Parks Canada Superintendent Land Titles Certificate – YWCA Banff **filed in the brown metal box are *important* papers containing many of the following: Capital stock certificates Insurance papers
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Crosby family manuscripts and visual materials inventory

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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 4
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Series
Inventory listing only
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 4
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Physical Description
1 Box
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Subject Access
Family
commercial
Education
sports & leisure
tourism
Mountaineering
Travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Content Details
Inventory listing: Box 4 Crosby House – Office Closet Prints “climbing” Prints and negs “parade on Banff Ave-early” Prints “Banff” includes Mount Norquay Ski Camp images Prints “Family on trips” Negatives “Early Skating in Banff,” 1925, 1930 Prints and negs of Lake Louise Map Prints – included image of Tom Wilson with N. Sanson and J. M. Gibbon; First Nations, and other Statement of Investment Income Canadian Pamphlets Catalogue, 1962 The London Philatelist, 1962 B.C. South Western Districts Comparative Geographical Study and Map Alberta – B.C. Boundary Map Correspondence between L. Crosby and real estate in Yale Athabaska Sheet Map Colour photograph of group shot B&W photograph of group shot Christmas card and b&w photograph of group at hotel (Savoy Hotel?) Envelope containing: Photographs of Princess Margaret, Eleanor Luxton, Norman Luxton, Lou Crosby, and Crag & Canyon article about the Royals visit. Correspondence re: anniversary of George Washington Rundle Memorial United Church Dedication Service Program, 1967 B&W photographs B&W photographs – Lou(?) and woman outside of Abegweit Felt Crest Banff Colour transparency of Deer Lodge B&W photographs of J. Brewster and other men Numerous Ron Duke portraits of Crosby family members Folder of large b&w prints pertaining to Brewster Transportation including views of vehicle fleets, tally-ho, Banff Springs Hotel, the Banff Train Station, Banff Avenue, Tunnel Mtn. Matted Crosby family portraits Portrait of Marjorie Crosby at UBC, 1940 Print of Gertrude (?) Crosby Prints of unidentified people Hand-coloured photograph of “A Stoney Dance” North house University Residence, Toronto, 1935-36 – Douglas Crosby among group Portrait of Lou S. Crosby, Master of masons Large, outdoor group shot Print of two deer Portrait of Robert Crosby Set of World’s Fair Postcards Small Crosby Family Snapshot album Portrait of Crosby family member Colour family photograph of Crosby family at Abegweit, 1987 Portarit of Crosby family member Colour portrait of skiers Framed print of man with parrot Duplicate prints of portraits of Gertrude (?) and Lou Crosby Black Photograph Album/scrapbook: - b&w photographs pasted in and tipped in (views of Banff and area), recipes, envelopes of prints, postcards, Crosby and family, cards, notes, brochures, articles for Ladies World, 1916, a motor road guide to BNP, newspaper clippings, baby record for Douglas Richard Crosby, envelope of newspaper cut-outs. Black 3-ring Binder: - Stamp catalogue, the stamps of PEI (from the Stamp News Annual, 1892) by A.A. Bartlett - Postcards from various African countries and card with photograph of Mary Seaton or Audrey - Notes - Newspaper clipping – letter to the editor from Enid M. Burnham “Banff prices Defended” - An envelope of photograph stills cut from film strips - Great Canadian Oil Sands Limited Progress Report, 1965 - A handwritten letter from Frances to Auntie Gertie, 1940 - Funeral services program for Marjorie Crosby Dye, 1999 and photographs - Blank letterhead Calgary Associate Clinic - Handwritten letter to Lou Crosby, 1928 from ? - Photographs - Portrait photograph of Robert Crosby - Miscellaneous pamphlet and info sheets, receipts - Address book - In Memory Book for Marjorie Crosby Dye - Kodak canister – undeveloped 35mm negative roll film - Lab requisition for Donald McGill - Manila envelope containing: miscellaneous clippings; photographs; letter to Marion Seaton from Coal and Petroleum Board, 1939 re license application for retailing gasoline and oil at Marble Canyon; copy of Runguis painting “Skyline Trail Above Ptarmigan Lake,” 1939; a ski brochure; photograph of rocky mountain goats; 1931 letter and photograph from CPR J.M. Gibbon to Lou S. Crosby re cauldron hole on BSH golf course - Colour portrait of Marjorie Crosby Dye - Newspaper article clipping on Fort McMurray oil - Envelope of b&w photographs of vacation pictures of Pompeii, Italy, BNP, Lake Louise and Chateau Lake Louise - Heating cable sets manual belonging to Peter Whyte - 2 newspaper clippings - Framed print of ?Douglas Crosby? - Birthday card from Glenna to Aunt Marion - Canmore Golf Club score card - Greeting card; birthday card - Motion picture film in can with content described on notepaper inside of can: Annie, Rob, George, Doug, Marion, convocation, LSC on golf links, Hawaii, various monuments visited.
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Crosby family manuscripts and visual materials inventory

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Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 5
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Part Of
Crosby family fonds
Description Level
7 / Unprocessed [inventory box list]
Series
Inventory listing only
Reference Code
M486 / V152 / Box 5
Date Range
ca.1895-1975
Physical Description
1 Box
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual & visual records of several members of the Crosby family.
Subject Access
Family
commercial
Education
sports & leisure
tourism
Mountaineering
Travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Content Details
Inventory listing: Box 5 Crosby House – Office Box containing: colour travel slides of Rio De Janeiro; Granada; Miami’s Parrot Jungle, Florida; Hagia Sofia in Istanbul, Turkey; Athens, Greece; Nikko Toshogu Shrine; Bangkok, Thailand; Taj Mahal; Amsterdam; Capital Investment Co. payment cheques of Fred L. Crosby; Souvenir Slides of Pompeii; Vatican; Sistine Chapel; loose slides; Toledo, Spain; unidentified vacation slides; unidentified prints Box of “family pictures” containing: An envelope of negatives – Chateau Lake Louise Fire, 1924 Photographs of exterior of Crosby (?) home An envelope addressed to Dr. Douglas R. Crosby, England including: Lake Louise Trading Co. Statement, 1949 newsclipping; photographs of Douglas and his children; newsclipping re: University of Alberta staff appointment notices – Dr. D.R. Crosby, Professor of Mathematics Envelope of photographs “children of Douglas and Janet Crosby: Kim and Janice Crosby” Envelope of Crosby family photographs at Deer Lodge Photographs of Dorothy Seaton, daughters of Gerald and Bess, 1931 Chicago Parks Beautiful Postcard package Bridges spanning the San Francisco Bay area – postcard package Letter from Marjorie to mother and daddy, 1938 Envelope of photographs “Rob’s Children” R.S. Crosby family photographs Crosby trip to Hawaii photographs Travel photographs – India Photographs of Banff views Photographs and letter from Alice to Lou, 1946 Wholesale Canadian list stamp catalogue, 1957-1958 Envelope of stamps Loose stamps Empty envelopes with cancelled stamps Prints and negatives of Abegweit and garage in winter Redwood Highway California Souvenir Postcards San Francisco postcards Postcards: Salt Lake City, Utah; Boulder Dam; Oregon Caves; California; Pacific Coast; Berkeley; Redwood Forest Package of photograph mounting corners Lock of Janice Crosby’s hair @ 18 months Envelope of b&w photographs: “Rob and Evelyn Crosby Family: Anita – 4 years, Rick – 6-12 months, 1948.” 3 X 3-D colour postcards of Japanese Temples Postcards and stamps 1934 letter to Lou Crosby, unsigned Letter to Lou Crosby from Eleanor (?) of San Mateo, California Postcards – Lake Louise and Chateau Lake Louise Letter to Lou Crosby from Myrtle Matthew B&W photograph of mountain-view Letter to Louis Crosby from cousin Muriel of Cape Province, South Africa, 1935 Note re taxation exemption of CPR property – “Section 16 of 44 Vict. 1881” Letter to Louis from Cousin Muriel, 1934 of South Africa Letter to Lou from Cousin Muriel, 1929 South Africa Letter from Rob, 1937 Rugby, England Letter re stamps and stamp collecting from dealer, 1938 Numerous maps Trésors de mon pays by Marcel Rosset Rambling in Geneva Pamphlets with maps/travel booklets of Vienna; Hawaii’s Flowers, plants and fruits; Alberta Horticultural Guide, 1950-51; “Panjab Impressions” – chapter from a book; Guide to the Ruins of Chichen Itea, 1952; “The Story of Rundle”; 2 X “Self Conducted Nature Walk of Desert Botanical Garden of Arizona,” Tempe, Arizona Maps 4 strips of souvenir colour slides – Hawaii: Maka Puu Point Tour; Hawaii National Park; Kauai; Hilo In the Ypres Salient: The Story of a Fortnight’s Canadian Fighting, June 2-16, 1916 by Beckles Willson Booklet: “Southern British Columbia: Land Recording Divisions South of the Railway Belt” Map: “Auto Circle Tour of the Canadian Rockies” Map: Yoho Park Maps Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland Map: Edinburgh Corp Transport Department Pamphlet for the Collegiate Church of St. Andrew, Steyning Northern Ireland by Hugh Shearman, 1946 The Story Sompting Parish Church Bartholomew’s Revised “Half-Inch” contoured maps The Old North Church in Picture and In Story Frontier Guide to the Incredible Roger’s Pass Booklet on St. George’s in the Pines Banff School of Fine Arts Scholarship Night, 1956 – awards presentation program Envelope with cancelled postage stamps addressed to L.S. Crosby Maps Colour souvenir postcards: Vienna and the Vatican
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