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Peter Wesley (Ta Otha) (Moose Hunter) and Dave McDougall
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Peter Wesley (Ta Otha) (Moose Hunter) in regalia on horseback and Dave McDougall standing next to him.
- Date Range
- 1923
- Reference Code
- V408 / PS 24-021
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V408
- Series
- I.C.2. Dan McCowan : Photography, lantern slides
- Sous-Fonds
- V408
- Reference Code
- V408 / PS 24-021
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1923
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : transparencies
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of Peter Wesley (Ta Otha) (Moose Hunter) in regalia on horseback and Dave McDougall standing next to him.
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Stoney Nakoda
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Public events
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Related Material
- Glenbow number : NA 714 8
- Creator
- Dan McCowan
- Title Source
- Title is based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Minnewanka dogsledding race, 1923
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 black & white photograph prints depicting a dogsledding race held at Lake Minnewanka, March 3, 1923. Two of the photos are annotated on the back in pencil.
- Date Range
- 1923
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 2023.60
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2023.60
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 2023.60
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1923
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w prints ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 black & white photograph prints depicting a dogsledding race held at Lake Minnewanka, March 3, 1923. Two of the photos are annotated on the back in pencil.
- Subject Access
- Dogs
- Dogsledding
- Sports
- Recreation
- Winter sports
- Community events
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Lake Minnewanka
- Language
- English
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Commemorative Ribbon
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- Date
- 1923
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1105
- Description
- Banff-Windermere Road Opening, white satin ribbon with fish tail end. Dark blue lettering: "OFFICIALBanff-Windermere Road Opening June 30th, 1923".
1 image
- Title
- Commemorative Ribbon
- Date
- 1923
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- Banff-Windermere Road Opening, white satin ribbon with fish tail end. Dark blue lettering: "OFFICIALBanff-Windermere Road Opening June 30th, 1923".
- Credit
- Gift of Duncan Robertson, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1105
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Calgary Stampede rodeo postcards
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 postcard prints pertaining to events at the Calgary Stampede in 1927. Includes images of participants riding horses and cattle during calf roping and other rodeo events. Named individuals in photographs are : Ted McCroey, Chester Byers, Walter Heacock, Emil Small Face, Cheyenne K…
- Date Range
- 1927
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3c / PG - 1 to 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and Professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3c / PG - 1 to 6
- Date Range
- 1927
- Physical Description
- 6 prints : b&w postcards ; 14 x 8.5 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 postcard prints pertaining to events at the Calgary Stampede in 1927. Includes images of participants riding horses and cattle during calf roping and other rodeo events. Named individuals in photographs are : Ted McCroey, Chester Byers, Walter Heacock, Emil Small Face, Cheyenne Kaiser, and T. Parchuk.
- Material Details
- Items each annotated on front side in white lettering at bottom of image; back sides are blank
- Subject Access
- Events
- Public events
- Calgary Stampede
- Animals
- Horses
- Competition
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Original paper envelope which held postcards may need to be removed from file or placed in mylar due to contact with photographic material
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1927
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1061
- Description
- Small silver cup with handle on turned wooden base. Inscribed on cup "Banff Winter Carnival Packers and Guides Competition presented by H.E. Sibbald"
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1927
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- Small silver cup with handle on turned wooden base. Inscribed on cup "Banff Winter Carnival Packers and Guides Competition presented by H.E. Sibbald"
- Credit
- Gift of Joe A. Brewster, Banff, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1061
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Banff Indian Days 1928 poster
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one lithograph colour poster advertisement for Banff Indian Days celebrations in 1928, promoted by Canadian Pacific. Poster depicts four Indigenous people outside of teepee [one man on horseback, one woman standing, two children sitting] with text in large print at bottom.
- Date Range
- 1928
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 47
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Poster
1 image
- 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 / 47
- Responsibility
- Produced by Canadian Pacific
- Date Range
- 1928
- Physical Description
- 1 col. lithography poster on cardboard; 27 x 33 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one lithograph colour poster advertisement for Banff Indian Days celebrations in 1928, promoted by Canadian Pacific. Poster depicts four Indigenous people outside of teepee [one man on horseback, one woman standing, two children sitting] with text in large print at bottom.
- Material Details
- Poster has foldable cardboard stand at back to place upright on surface
- Name Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Cultural pluralism
- Community events
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Kidney family fonds
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- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal, professional and legal documents and photographs pertaining to Maud and Forest Kidney, Jack MacAulay, Kidney and Woodworth family members, friends and the Banff community. Items are organized by subject and date ranges. Fonds consists of six series: Series I - Maud (Wo…
- Date Range
- 1886 - 2013
- Reference Code
- M74 / V324
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- V324
- Accession Number
- 452
- 629
- 798
- 929
- 1843
- 2143
- 2177
- 2275
- 2780
- 2983
- 3109
- 2016.8581
- Reference Code
- M74 / V324
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1886 - 2013
- Physical Description
- 66 cm of textual records -- ca. 963 photographs : 870 prints, 62 postcards, 30 negatives, 1 tintype (31.5 x 37 cm or smaller) -- 7 photograph albums (26 x 33.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- Ella Maud [Woodworth] Kidney (1894-1977) was born in Banff as the fourth of 11 siblings. Her parents were Benjamin Woodworth and Elizabeth [McIntire] Woodworth. Growing up, Maud worked briefly for the Alberta Hotel and the Bottling Works company in Banff. Maud was married to John A. MacAulay in 1917, and widowed later that year. Her twin sons, John A. [Jack] and Thomas A. [Ted] MacAulay, were born in 1918. Maud married Forest H. "Pop" Kidney (1889-1979) on February 14, 1923, and the new family settled into the Kidney home on Wolf and Muskrat Street. The Kidney residence was originally located in Bankhead, but was moved to Banff and sold following the town's closure in 1922. Maud and Forest operated several local businesses including Banff Grocery, Quaker Coffee Shop, Pop's Bakery and Kidney Kabins. The Kidneys were also active in community affairs throughout their lives. Maud Kidney was a long-time member of the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club in Banff [and the club's president for over a decade spanning across the 1940's], as well as the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire [I.O.D.E.] and Rebekah Lodge, and she was matron of the Order of the Eastern Star in Banff in 1950. Forest Kidney was involved in the Banff Shriners Club, the Kiwanis Club, the Independent Order of Oddfellows and the Canadian Restaurants Association [CRA], among other groups; in the early 1960's, Forest also served as the President of the Calgary branch of the CRA. Jack and Ted MacAulay grew up together in Banff, where they were involved in Banff's Boy Scouts program and local hockey teams. Jack in particular was an avid hockey player, until an accident in 1940 caused damage to his right eye which kept him from competing. From 1943 to 1945, Jack worked for Boeing Aircraft of Canada Ltd., and in 1946 he was appointed as the Chief Inspector of War Assets for Alberta and the Yukon Territories. Jack married Karin Wallensteen in 1946, and the couple had 6 children together: sons Herb and John, and daughters Karen, Shelley, Jodi and Julie-Ann. Jack served as a coach for the Banff Minor Hockey League for 46 years. Jack also took on several other positions within the Bow Valley community, including working as a volunteer with the Banff Figure Skating Club, a co-founder of the Banff Recreation Board, and a member of the Banff Advisory Council, the Banff Hospital Board and the Banff School Board.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of personal, professional and legal documents and photographs pertaining to Maud and Forest Kidney, Jack MacAulay, Kidney and Woodworth family members, friends and the Banff community. Items are organized by subject and date ranges. Fonds consists of six series: Series I - Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records: contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1894 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 1977 ] Series II - Forest Kidney records: contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1889 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 2008 ] Series III - Jack MacAulay records: contains 3 sub-series [A) 1920 - 1945, B) 1946 - 1980, C) 1981 - 2000 ] Series IV - Family, friends and community records: contains 5 sub-series [ A) 1886 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1945, C) 1946 - 1970, D) 1970 - 2013, E) Maude Kidney Collection ] Series V - Legal and business records : contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1894 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 1980 ] Series VI - Collected materials Series I content pertains to Maud Woodworth Kidney. Includes scrapbooks, photographs of Maud and her siblings and parents, trips to Calgary and local activities with family and friends, Maud working for the Alberta Hotel and the Banff Bottling Factory [ca. 1905 - 1915], and local clubs and societies which Maud was involved in between 1930 - 1977 including the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club, the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, the Senior Friends Club of Banff, Rebekah Lodge and the Order of the Eastern Star. Series II content pertains to Forest Kidney during his World War I military service in Petawawa, Ontario; swimming with friends at the Cave and Basin and other social activities; travelling with family; local newspaper clippings noting Forest's achievements and community involvement; and Forest participating in events as a member of the Banff Shriners Club and the Canadian Restaurant Association. Series III content pertains to Jack MacAulay at the Kidney family home with his twin brother, Ted; coaching for the Banff Minor Hockey League; participating in other community meetings and programs; personal, professional and medical correspondence [1940 - 1992]; Jack's wife, Karin MacAulay, and their children; and Jack's awards and achievements. Series IV content pertains to extended family and friends of the Kidneys and the wider Banff community. Includes sports and outdoor activities [including swimming, hiking, trail riding, camping, snowshoeing, skiing, and track and field]; early Banff [including businesses, Banff Elementary School and Banff High School, the Woodworth family residence, and construction of the Icefields Parkway]; family friends of the Woodworths and Kidneys [including the Brett family, the Stafford family and the Simpson family]; personal correspondence pertaining to Fred "Ty" Cobb (1931 - 1933); clubs and societies [including the Independent Order of Oddfellows, the Senior Friends Club, and the Order of the Eastern Star]; community events [including dances, meetings, dinners and award ceremonies]; weddings and anniversaries; a visit to Num-Ti-Jah Lodge in 1964; and biographical and genealogical information about Maud Kidney, Forest Kidney and the Woodworth family. Series V content pertains to businesses owned and operated by the Kidney family [ca. 1930 - 1970], including Kidney Kabins, Quaker Coffee Shop and Pop's Bakery; mortgage agreements and property contracts; and government documents. Includes receipts, log books and financial records, photographs of Kidney Kabins and Quaker Coffee Shop, and receipts for land purchased by Forest Kidney, George Noble and others. Series VI contains commercial postcards collected by the Kidney family. Postcards mostly produced by Byron Harmon, and some by G & W Fear and other photographers, and mostly pertain to Banff and the surrounding area [winter sports, wildlife, Banff Zoo, Banff Avenue, scenic views and mountain landscapes, etc].
- Notes
- Contains duplicate photographs
- Duplicate commercial postcards have been kept in separate folder within file box containing other commercial postcards [V324 / IV / E / PG - 1 to 20 and V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 42]
- Sub-series IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection was donated with existing numbering system [Items 1 to 47] prior to processing; original order and corresponding annotations have been transferred to database entries from original handwritten notes
- Name Access
- Cobb, Fred (Ty)
- Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
- Kidney, Maude
- MacAulay, Jack
- MacAulay, Karin
- MacAulay, Ted
- MacAulay, Herb
- MacAulay, Julie-Ann
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Woodworth, Adelia
- Woodworth, Annie
- Woodworth, Ben
- Woodworth, Benjamin Frederick
- Woodworth, Elizabeth
- Woodworth, Ethel
- Woodworth, Fred
- Woodworth, Percy
- Woodworth, Joe
- Woodworth, Maude
- Brett, Robert G.
- Harmon, Byron
- LaCasse, Annie
- LaCasse, Ulysses
- Canadian Restaurant Association
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- Property
- Family and personal life
- Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
- Independent Order of Oddfellows
- Girls Flower Club Banff
- Rebekah Assembly Banff Lodge No. 34
- Quaker Coffee Shop
- Kidney Kabins
- Travel
- World War I
- Military
- Community events
- Club
- Sports
- Winter sports
- Landscapes
- Wildlife
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Banff High School
- Genealogy
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Cave and Basin
- Bankhead
- Calgary
- Lake Louise
- Ontario
- Quebec
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Related Material
- Woodworth family fonds [M286 / V628]
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Labour
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Law and justice
- Military
- Natural resources
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Biographical Source Notes
- Woodworth family fonds entry
- Most information based on contents of fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Charles Reid fonds
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- Part Of
- Charles Reid fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M413 (textual) and V487 (photographs). M413 consists of two series, 3.5 cm, ca. 1920-1939. Series I: Correspondence, 2.5 cm, 1929-1939 (particularly with Mary Schaffer Warren and an assortment of postcards). Series II: Newspaper Clippings, 1 cm, ca.1920-1939 (mai…
- Date Range
- ca.1900 to ca. 1939
- 1922-1927
- 1929
- 1931
- 1935-1936
- 1938-1939
- Reference Code
- M413 / V487
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Charles Reid fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M413/V487
- Sous-Fonds
- M413
- V487
- Accession Number
- 3295
- 3303
- 5248
- 2014.8273
- 5727
- Reference Code
- M413 / V487
- Date Range
- ca.1900 to ca. 1939
- 1922-1927
- 1929
- 1931
- 1935-1936
- 1938-1939
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm textual records. -- 175 photographs (31 negatives, 144 prints). -- 1 album (183 prints).
- History / Biographical
- Charles "Charlie" Clifford Carmichael Reid (1904-1984) was born near Suffield, Alberta, Canada. Charlie went to high school in Medicine Hat, Alberta and arrived in Banff in 1922 to serve his three-year pharmacy apprenticeship with Gourlay's Drug Store. After completing his apprenticeship, Charlie studied to be a pharmacist at the University of Alberta from 1926-1928. While at university, Charlie joined the Pharmacy Club and the Track Team. Charlie had dreams of opening his own pharmacy in Banff, which he did in 1936 on Banff Avenue and named it Banff Pharmacy Limited. He operated the Banff Pharmacy until his retirement in February 1977. He was known as a good employer that paid well, and known for selling French perfumes. A true entrepreneur, Charlie opened a branch store that sold general merchandise in the Banff Springs Hotel, a Curio and Gift shop across from the pharmacy, and a fur store. It is also noted that Charlie found an opportunity to sell coal to the Banff Springs Hotel, which is where he made a significant amount money. He remained in Banff until his death. He was described as a "go getter" and was known for dressing meticulously, particularly with his trademark bowtie. He was a keen and skilled golfer at the Banff Springs Golf Course (he was a member), and won the Prince of Wales trophy in the 1930's. He was an accomplished track and field athlete, captain of the canoe team, participated in water sports, and enjoyed hiking and hunting. He was good friends with George Noble (photographer), Dr. Ernest Kennedy (dentist), and Carl Rungius (artist). Charlie was a prominent Banff citizen: he served as the Registrar for births, deaths, and marriages; he served on the Banff Advisory Council; was a Charter Member of the Kinsman Club of Banff; he was a member of the Banff Curling Club; and he was a volunteer firefighter with fire brigade. When a fire broke out at the Banff Springs Hotel in the late 1920's, Charlie was one of the firefighters who helped put it out. Charlie was a bachelor until his mother died, although during this period he courted Edmee Moore, daughter of Col. Philip and Pearl (Brewster) Moore, whom he married in 1942. Charlie and Edmee Reid were friends of Mary Schaffer Warren and lived in the Warren home after Billy Warren's death. After Edmee died in 1971, Charles remarried a friend from Vancouver, Gladys McQueen, until his death on February 8th, 1984.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M413 (textual) and V487 (photographs).
- M413 consists of two series, 3.5 cm, ca. 1920-1939. Series I: Correspondence, 2.5 cm, 1929-1939 (particularly with Mary Schaffer Warren and an assortment of postcards). Series II: Newspaper Clippings, 1 cm, ca.1920-1939 (mainly related to Reid's sports activities).
- V487 consists of three series, 9 cm, ca. 1900-ca. 1939. Series I: Albums (depicting sports and community events in and around Banff, including the Banff Winter Carnival and the Banff Indian Days). Series II: Prints, consisting two sub-series: A. Community Life and Banff Area (family and friends, community events including Banff Winter Carnival and Banff Indian Days, and scenery; includes Reid's pharmacy) and B. Sports and Recreation (summer and winter sports, mainly golf). Series III: Negatives (primarily depicting Reid with friends and family and sports activities).
- Notes
- Grant Buchanan was a good friend of Charles Reid. His son, Doug Buchanan, gifted additional records in 2014 (accn.2014.8273), these were found in his garage after his father passed away.
- Items from accn. 5727 were placed in the Charles Reid biofile.
- 1 loan for copy print of Carl Rungius working on painting, ca. 1950. -- put in Mary Schaffer V527
- Name Access
- Reid, Charles
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Banff
- Community life
- Community events
- Banff National Park
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canada
- Medicine Hat
- Calgary
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Charles C. Reid biofile
- Creator
- Reid, Charles
- Biographical Source Notes
- Charles C.C. Reid biofile
- Some information based on contents within the fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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White and Curren families papers and photographs
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following series: A. Dave White Sr. papers, 1887- 1942; B. Annie White papers, 1875-1955; C. Dave (Jack) White papers, 1911- 1955; D. Clifford White notebook, ca.1915; E. John D. Curren papers, 1886- 1940; F. White-Curren family photographs, 1885-1953. Papers consist of pers…
- Date Range
- 1869 - 1958
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / III
- Description Level
- 2 / Sous-fonds
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 2 / Sous-fonds
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- III. White and Curren families
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / III
- Date Range
- 1869 - 1958
- Physical Description
- ca. 2 m of textual records (and 36 oversize items). -- ca.3100 photographs (ca.1800 negatives, ca.1300 prints, 5 albums of ca.400 prints).
- History / Biographical
- The White and Curren families of Banff, Alberta were the maternal and fraternal relatives of Peter Whyte. Dave McIntosh White, 1864- 1940, Peter Whyte's father, came to the Canadian Rockies in 1885 with the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1894 he opened a general merchandise business, the Park Store, in Banff. The success of this business resulted in expansions in 1908-1909 and in 1912-1913. For a short time, Whyte operated a similiar business in Bankhead. White was a long-time friend of the Stoney Nakoda, Annie (Curren) White, 1879-1955, emigrated to Canada from Scotland with her father, John Donaldson Curren, and a brother in 1886. They settled in Anthracite, east of Banff, where J. D. Curren operated a small coal mining business. Annie Curren married Dave White in 1901. Their children, all born in Banff, were Clifford, 1902-1964, Lila, 1903-1961, Peter, 1905-1966, and Dave Jr. (Jackie), 1908-1961. Clifford and Jack worked for the family business, Dave White and Sons.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of the following series: A. Dave White Sr. papers, 1887- 1942; B. Annie White papers, 1875-1955; C. Dave (Jack) White papers, 1911- 1955; D. Clifford White notebook, ca.1915; E. John D. Curren papers, 1886- 1940; F. White-Curren family photographs, 1885-1953. Papers consist of personal, legal and financial papers; and records of Dave White, General Merchant, Dave White and Sons and White and Bayne Store. Pertains to Stoney Nakoda First Nations, Banff Indian Days, Highland gatherings, buildings, churches, skiing, coal and coal mines and Lake Minnewanka. Photographs consist largely of negatives and prints produced by various members of the White family, including Dave, Annie, Clifford and Jack White, pertaining to the White family members, travels, activities; the Banff-Lake Louise area; Banff events, places and people; winter sports; social events and friends, 1910- 1953, and glass negatives by J. D. Curren pertaining to Curren and White families and activities, Mount Assiniboine pack trip and Bow Valley scenes; ca.1885-1905. Also includes collected prints of family and friends, family businesses and buildings and winter sports, and albums pertaining to White and Curren families, 1885-1919 and Clifford White photographs, 1917-1921.
- Subject Access
- Banff V
- Banff - Events V
- Banff National Park
- CURREN FAMILY
- Stoney Nakoda First Nations
- White, Annie M
- White, Clifford Sr.
- WHITE, DAVE SR.
- White, Jack (Dave White Jr.)
- WHITE FAMILY
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Series-level outline available. Electronic database available. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only (printed inventory provides more detail than the computer inventory).
- Related Material
- Consitutes Sous-fonds III of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Forms part of Sous-fonds III of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Photographs in this section begin with the early family portraits of David McIntosh White taken in New Brunswick and those of Annie Curren White taken in Scotland. The earliest negatives attributable to David and Annie White date ca.1908, or approximately the time they moved to their new home between Lynx Street and Bow Avenue. Most of the negatives from the first two decades of family photography are sized 8.3 x 11 cms., with the exception of what appears to be occasional experimentation with other formats, such as vest pocket and 4 x 5 Graflex, and images generated by other family members, such as J.D. Curren and the White children. This body of photography was undoubtedly initiated through the acquisition of a roll film camera on or about 1908. Judging from subject arrangement and other evidence, including shadow images of the photographer, most White family photography is attributable to Annie Curren White. There are several photographs from the collection showing her holding a camera or photographing family members, while no such photographs exist of Dave White. There can be little doubt, however, that Dave White participated in the photographic process, particularly in the period from 1910 to 1917, when there are numerous photographs of Annie and the children. On family motor trips, which began around 1917 and lasted until ca.1923, Dave and Annie's son Clifford appears to have shared photographic responsibilities. From this period on, Clifford and Annie, either one or the other, are the only family members who do not appear in group photographs. From this it is assumed that Dave White played a very minor roll as family photographer after 1918. Photographs attributable to Peter Whyte begin to appear around 1920, but most of his photography appears to be more personal than of a family record variety. None of the photographs in the early part of the collection have been attributed to Lila or Jack (Dave Jr.) White. After 1923, the point when the White children were grown and beginning to move away from home, Annie White becomes the primary family photographer. In the late 1920s she appears to have experimented with a Graflex camera for a time, but by 1930 had returned to a smaller format roll film camera. She continued to take numerous family photographs, usually group poses of her children and grandchildren, after Dave White's death in 1940 until shortly before her own passing in 1955. Also included in this section of the collection are a number of personal photographs generated by Clifford and Jackie (Dave Jr.) White. Around 1918, Clifford appears to have acquired his own camera which produced a 3 x 5 inch negative, and from that period until ca.1923, he produced many images of activities shared with friends and brothers, including a number of photographs of early ski tours and ski jumping in the Banff area. One album bears Clifford's initials on nearly all photographs, and these images match with many of the 3 x 5 inch negatives found elsewhere in the collection. Photographs attributed to Jackie (Dave Jr.) date from the late 1940s and early 1950s and may have entered the collection prior to the death of Annie White. Much of the dating of this collection from 1908 to 1920 was done by estimating the ages of various White children. Beyond that, the usual techniques were utilized, i.e. identification and dates noted on prints by family members, the depiction of specific historical events, changes in physical and cultural features, model dating of automobiles, reading of license plates, etc.
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Records in this file consist of Georgina Luxton's membership cards to Women's Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association [also one membership fee receipt], Canadian Red Cross, the Navy League of Canada, and Banff Springs Golf Club; invitations to Canadian Pacific Pools, Canadian Pacific…
- Date Range
- 1914-1963
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B2 - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.2. Georgina Luxton : Personal Papers
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B2 - 2
- Date Range
- 1914-1963
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Records in this file consist of Georgina Luxton's membership cards to Women's Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association [also one membership fee receipt], Canadian Red Cross, the Navy League of Canada, and Banff Springs Golf Club; invitations to Canadian Pacific Pools, Canadian Pacific Hotels Supper and Dance; tickets to the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics; Banff Post Office registration; receipts from various Banff businesses; hotel receipts; and passes to Banff Indian Days.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Georgina
- Subject Access
- Membership
- Club
- Administration
- Community events
- Volunteering
- Finances
- Businesses
- Sports and recreation
- Hotel
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Golfing
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Banff
- United States of America
- Los Angeles
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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