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Dorothy Wardle fonds
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M521
- V75
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- V75
- Accession Number
- 5296, 5391, 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Physical Description
- 154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
- History / Biographical
- The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
- M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
- V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James
- Rungius, Carl
- Brett, Helen
- Keyte, Freeman
- Hart, E. J. (Ted)
- Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
- Brewster, Pat
- Peyto, Bill
- Brett, Robert George
- Sanson, Norman
- White, Clifford
- Drummond-Davies, Nora
- Mills, Ike
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Oxborough, Dorothy
- Whyte, Jon
- Robinson, Dean
- Warren, Mary Schaffer
- Simpson, George
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Greenham, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Personal and Family Life
- Banff
- Old Banff Cemetery
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Cabins
- Travel
- Picnics and picnicking
- Holidays
- Scenery
- Christmas
- Dogs
- Horses
- Mountain
- Canoes and canoeing
- Hiking
- Wildlife
- War Memorial
- Highland Games
- Bow River Bridge
- Golfing
- Anniversary
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Education
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Women
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Skiing
- European travel
- Beach
- Calgary Herald
- Geography
- Government
- Newspaper
- Politics
- Research
- Banff Public Library
- National parks and reserves
- Park policy
- Parks Canada
- Wardens
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Community life
- Mines and mineral resources
- History
- Immigration and homesteading
- Settlement
- Organizations
- World War II
- Biographical
- Professional and Personal Life
- Grizzly Bears
- Fire fighters
- Sunshine Village
- Teahouses
- Banff Indian Days
- Regalia
- Calgary Stampede
- Mountain guides
- Mountain School
- The Albertan
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Homestead Hotel
- Banff Centre
- Hot Springs
- Superintendents
- Automobiles
- Natural history
- Records
- Calendar
- Finances
- Leases
- Legal and Financial
- Property
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Glacier National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Silver City
- Victoria
- Scotland
- Revelstoke
- Yoho National Park
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Plain of Six Glaciers
- Lake Agnes
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake O'Hara
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Sidney
- San Francisco
- United States
- Europe
- Germany
- Switzerland
- France
- Spain
- Monaco
- Italy
- Denmark
- Austria
- Quebec
- Windermere
- New York
- Assiniboine
- Ghost River
- High River
- Quebec City
- New Brunswick
- Maine
- Great Divide
- Moraine Lake
- Maligne Lake
- Columbia Icefield
- Washington
- Philadelphia
- Atlantic City
- Larch Valley
- Cascade Mountain
- Panama
- Sulphur Mountain
- Field
- Emerald Lake
- Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump
- Takkakaw Falls
- Jasper National Park
- Athabasca Falls
- Okanagan
- Kananaskis
- Hoodoos
- Powell River
- Montreal
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.
- James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour; on paper;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.01
- Description
- Spiral-bound sketchbook with brown thick card stock covers that belonged to Peter Whyte. Printed on the front cover is “The Beverly Spiral Sketch Book, (Rough Surface), For Pencil, Watercolors, Crayon and Ink, M” in dark brown. Sketches feature Christmas card ideas, figure studies, teepee interiors…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour; on paper;
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 22.4 cm
- Description
- Spiral-bound sketchbook with brown thick card stock covers that belonged to Peter Whyte. Printed on the front cover is “The Beverly Spiral Sketch Book, (Rough Surface), For Pencil, Watercolors, Crayon and Ink, M” in dark brown. Sketches feature Christmas card ideas, figure studies, teepee interiors, rows of teepees with people in front/around them, animals, a house [done in watercolour paints, possibly by a child named Ian], and the funeral of Chief David Bearspaw, 1956. Some pages appear to have been torn from other sketchbooks and inserted in this one - there are also smaller papers of sketches folded up and tucked between the pages.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.01
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- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.14
- Description
- A sketchbook with a black spine and pressed paper cover in black and white. A rectangular label in the middle of the front cover bears the manufacturer’s logo but is otherwise blank. Contents include figure studies of mostly skiers, a detailed mock-up for a painting of [possibly] Indian Days, a ser…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Dimensions
- 25.6 x 19.7 cm
- Description
- A sketchbook with a black spine and pressed paper cover in black and white. A rectangular label in the middle of the front cover bears the manufacturer’s logo but is otherwise blank. Contents include figure studies of mostly skiers, a detailed mock-up for a painting of [possibly] Indian Days, a series of cartoon-style sketches of someone referred to as Gramma in Holmenkolrendt Norway, and a list of supplies [possibly going to or coming from Skoki] at the back of the book.
- Subject
- drawing
- sketching
- skiing
- figure study
- Norway
- Indigenous Peoples
- Banff Indian Days
- Peter Whyte;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.14
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- Date
- 1944 – 1944
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.20
- Description
- Pressed paper coil-bound sketchbook with dark brown covers. “ARTCRAFT SKETCH BOOK ROUGH” as well as manufacturer details printed on the front cover in black. Contents include sketches of various planes and air base scenes, as well as sketches of people dated July 1944.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1944 – 1944
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 36.1 cm
- Description
- Pressed paper coil-bound sketchbook with dark brown covers. “ARTCRAFT SKETCH BOOK ROUGH” as well as manufacturer details printed on the front cover in black. Contents include sketches of various planes and air base scenes, as well as sketches of people dated July 1944.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.20
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