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Ballard family, England, Western Canada and United States travel photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs and postcard prints pertaining to the Ballard family and their travels within England, Western Canada and the United States. Includes images of Jack Ballard[?] and children Sidney and Shirley Ballard; Stonehenge; transport and telegraph stations; foot bridges, hiking, c…

Date Range: 1903; 1907-1909; [1910-1915]; [1920-1924]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 173 to 201

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 173 to 201

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1903; 1907-1909; [1910-1915]; [1920-1924]

Physical Description: 29 photographs : b&w prints ; 16.5 x 10.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs and postcard prints pertaining to the Ballard family and their travels within England, Western Canada and the United States. Includes images of Jack Ballard[?] and children Sidney and Shirley Ballard; Stonehenge; transport and telegraph stations; foot bridges, hiking, canoeing and camping scenes; and the Totem Cafe in Montana. Locations include: New Iskoot, Aiyanish[?], Echo Lake, 25 Mile Cabin, Yellowstone [Montana], Iron River, and Idaho.

Notes: Some items are dated and/or contain personal letters written on the back.

Name Access: Ballard, Sidney; Ballard, Shirley; Ballard, Jack

Subject Access: Travel; Hiking; Hunting; Wildlife; Family and personal life; Canoes and canoeing; Boats; Transportation; Businesses; Children; Cabins; Landscapes; Land, settlement and immigration; Land use

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Echo Lake; United States of America; New York; Montana; Yellowstone; Idaho; Wisconsin

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Ben Gadd fonds

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …

Date Range: 1956-2018

Reference Code: M590 / V810 / S61

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Digital image; Drawing; Negative; Newspaper clipping; Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Published record; Textual record; Video; Transparency

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M590; V810

Sous-Fonds: M590; V810

Accession Number: 2021.20; 2024.01

Reference Code: M590 / V810 / S61

GMD: Digital image; Drawing; Negative; Newspaper clipping; Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Published record; Textual record; Video; Transparency

Date Range: 1956-2018

Physical Description: ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows

History / Biographical: Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing

Notes: Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Gadd, Cia

Subject Access: Education; Research; Publication; Environment; Geology; Tourism; Family and personal life; Personal and Professional Life; Academics; Guiding; Guides; Businesses; Finances; Conservation; Wildlife; Natural history; Sports and recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Kootenay National Park; Lethbridge; United States of America; Colorado; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions apply

Language: English; French; Dutch

Category: Education; Environment; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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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)

Creator: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James M.; Wardle, Leette

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: Processed

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George Browne wildlife paintings photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 4 photograph prints depicting original paintings by wildlife artist George Browne. Content pertains to birds mid-flight in marshland and open field environments, including ducks, geese and a Hungarian partridge. Images are annotated on back with painting titles and dimensions, and …

Date Range: [1955-1958]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 202 to 205

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 202 to 205

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Art produced by George Browne; Some photographs produced by LaFayette Studio, San Francisco

Date Range: [1955-1958]

Physical Description: 4 photographs : b&w prints ; 25.5 x 20 cm and 25.5 x 19 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 4 photograph prints depicting original paintings by wildlife artist George Browne. Content pertains to birds mid-flight in marshland and open field environments, including ducks, geese and a Hungarian partridge. Images are annotated on back with painting titles and dimensions, and items LUX/I/E4/PA-204 and 205 also have photographer stamp [LaFayette Studios].

Name Access: Browne, George

Subject Access: Art; Artist; Birds; Wildlife; Painting

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; United States of America; California; San Francisco

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Arts; Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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United States and Canada trips, local events

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 35 photograph prints. Content pertains to trips with Eleanor Luxton and friends/family to various regions within Canada, including the Okanagan area in British Columbia, Jasper, Prince Edward Island, Montreal and High River; a 1969 trip to the United States including views of Los A…

Date Range: [1920 - 1940]; 1942; 1968 - 1970

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 881 to 915

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PA - 881 to 915

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: One photograph produced by Castor Ltd., Edmonton

Date Range: [1920 - 1940]; 1942; 1968 - 1970

Physical Description: 35 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 35 photograph prints. Content pertains to trips with Eleanor Luxton and friends/family to various regions within Canada, including the Okanagan area in British Columbia, Jasper, Prince Edward Island, Montreal and High River; a 1969 trip to the United States including views of Los Angeles and the Grand Canyon; and the Calgary Stampede, 1960. File also includes one portrait of an unidentified man, and one photograph of Eleanor Luxton and Frank Kaquitts at the top of the Banff Gondola in 1968.

Name Access: Kaquitts, Frank; Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Travel; Tourism; Calgary Stampede; Banff Chairlift; Gondolas; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Landscapes; Hotels; Wildlife; Birds

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Calgary; Jasper National Park; British Columbia; Okanagan; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Montreal; United States of America; Los Angeles; Grand Canyon

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; First nations

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Wildlife

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 87 b&w photographs [including 17 stereograph photos] pertaining to various wildlife living in the Rockies. File includes images from a [1907] buffalo roundup in Montana, and other untitled photographs of buffalo; a bird sanctuary in Calgary; a fox farm; wildlife images from an albu…

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]; 1906-1908; [ca.1915-1930]; 1920; [ca.1930-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 1 to 87

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

99 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Professional and Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 1 to 87

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-1 to 16 produced by N.A. Forsyth [Butte, Montana]; PA-57 to 59 produced by Pete Tasker; PA-69 produced by E.C. [Elliott Chappel?] Barnes

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]; 1906-1908; [ca.1915-1930]; 1920; [ca.1930-1940]

Physical Description: 87 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 87 b&w photographs [including 17 stereograph photos] pertaining to various wildlife living in the Rockies. File includes images from a [1907] buffalo roundup in Montana, and other untitled photographs of buffalo; a bird sanctuary in Calgary; a fox farm; wildlife images from an album titled “Banff the Beautiful”; two unidentified women posing near black bears at a local dump; and other animals in and around the Banff area, including beavers, moose, bighorn sheep, and deer.

Notes: LUX/I/D6c/PA-45 and 46 accompanied by handwritten note with printing instructions for negative copy of photograph [see Related Material]; File contains some duplicates