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Mather family fonds

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Part Of: Mather family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three series: I. Mather family; II. Bow River Boat House Ltd.; III. Other material. I. Mather family, 1895-1945, 2.5 cm of textual records, ca.900 photographs (negatives, prints), 3 photograph albums (486 prints), 4 cartographic records. Textual records consist of marriage and b…

Date Range: 1895-1953

Reference Code: M87 / V397

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Corporate record; Map; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Mather family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 87; V 397

Sous-Fonds: M 87; V 397

Accession Number: 309, 594, 1788, 2153, 2788, 3121, 3264

Reference Code: M87 / V397

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Corporate record; Map; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1895-1953

Physical Description: 13 cm of textual records. -- ca.900 photographs : negatives, prints. -- 3 photograph albums (486 prints)

History / Biographical: The Mather family were boat house operators at Banff, Alberta, Canada. William Mather, 1868-1927, emigrated to Ontario from Scotland in 1880 and came west ca.1888 to work for the Eau Claire Lumber Company on the Spray River near Banff. He worked for Raymond M. Rooper's boat house business on the Bow River and, in 1899, purchased the business. The Mather business included steamer tours in the summer and also involved winter sports on the Bow River. William Mather and Margaret McRavey Mather had four children, Jennie, Leslie, Allan and Hazel. With William Mather's death in 1927, the family incorporated its interests as the Bow River Boat House Limited, with Allan Mather as manager. The operation expanded to Lake Minnewanka in 1939. After Allan Mather's death in 1951, the business was sold to Ed Mader

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three series: I. Mather family; II. Bow River Boat House Ltd.; III. Other material.; I. Mather family, 1895-1945, 2.5 cm of textual records, ca.900 photographs (negatives, prints), 3 photograph albums (486 prints), 4 cartographic records. Textual records consist of marriage and birth certificates, 1896-1900; boathouse and property records, 1895-1917; estate papers, 1928-1943; agreements, 1929, 1931; and, stock certificates, 1929-1945. Photographs consist of: Mather family negatives, [before ca.1945?]; Jennie Mather photographs, [ca.1910-ca.1930]; Leslie Mather photographs, ca.1910-ca.1940; Other photographs, ca.1910-ca.1930. Photographs pertain to Mather family, activities, friends; Mather home and properties; boats and boating on Lake Minnewanka and the Bow River; winter sports, including skating, hockey and skiing; hiking, floods, Banff area mountain views and Rocky Mountain scenic views; II. Bow River Boat House Ltd., 1929-1951, 7.5 cm of textual records. Series consists of agreements and certificates, 1938-1950; correspondence re Minnewanka bungalow camp, 1941-1942; financial statements, 1937-1951. Maps show locations of Mather and Bow River Boat House Ltd. leaseholds.; III. Other material, [192-]-1953, 3 cm of textual records.

Name Access: Mather, Allan; Mather, Jennie; Mather, Leslie; Mather, William

Subject Access: Bow River Boat House; Family and personal life; Minnewanka, Lake; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply); Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; series and file description; electronic finding aid

Creator: Mather, William; Mather, Allan

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Reggie Holmes fonds

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Part Of: Reggie Holmes fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to Reggie Holmes and associates, Stoney Indians, pack trips, particularly 1908 Schaffer trip to Maligne Lake.

Date Range: Copies made in 1980

Reference Code: V415

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Reggie Holmes fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 415

Sous-Fonds: V 415

Accession Number: 3323

Reference Code: V415

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: Copies made in 1980

Physical Description: 26 photographs : negatives

History / Biographical: Reggie Holmes, d.1919, was an outfitter and packer in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. Holmes accompanied the Mary Schaffer party to Maligne Lake, Alberta in 1908.

Scope & Content: Fonds pertains to Reggie Holmes and associates, Stoney Indians, pack trips, particularly 1908 Schaffer trip to Maligne Lake.

Name Access: Holmes, Reggie; Schaffer, Mary

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel; Indigenous Peoples; Maligne Lake; Pack trips; Stoney Nakoda

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: modern reference prints

Creator: Holmes, Reggie

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

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Kuwahara Sataro fonds

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Part Of: Kuwahara Sataro fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 13 black & white copy negatives and prints taken by Kuwahara Sataro, accompanied by photocopies of album pages with identifications. Views include the Japanese bellhops at the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, scenes around Banff, ca. 1916.

Date Range: 1912-1918

Reference Code: V135

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print

Part Of: Kuwahara Sataro fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V 135

Sous-Fonds: V 135

Accession Number: 7688

Reference Code: V135

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print

Date Range: 1912-1918

Physical Description: 13 photographs : copy prints & negatives, loan for copy

History / Biographical: Kuwahara Sataro came to Canada in 1907 at Victoria but moved to Vancouver, B.C. shortly after arrival. In 1908, he was hired as an elevator boy at the Hotel Vancouver. Eventually he worked his way up to head bell man. Between 1912-1916, the CPR sent Kuwahara Sataro along with a group of Japanese workers to various CP hotels including the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise and the Palliser Hotel in Calgary. Since the hotels were only opened during the summer months, Kuwahara Sataro spent most of his time in Vancouver.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of 13 black & white copy negatives and prints taken by Kuwahara Sataro, accompanied by photocopies of album pages with identifications. Views include the Japanese bellhops at the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, scenes around Banff, ca. 1916.