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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 105
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- Nicholas Morant fonds 12
- Bob Smith fonds
- Luxton family fonds 7
- Murray Hay fonds 5
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds 5
- Bill Goodrich fonds 3
- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 23, 1937 Canada, U.S.A. Personal diary pertaining to trips in Victoria, Vancouver, Kamloops, Squilax, Revelstoke, travel details, Yoho Camp, Emerald Lake, sightseeing, Moraine Lake, Banff, ACC Camp, Little Yoho, Ta…
- Date Range
- 1937-1938
- Reference Code
- M169 / 23
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Accession Number
- 7773
- Reference Code
- M169 / 23
- Date Range
- 1937-1938
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. textual record
- Scope & Content
- Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 23, 1937 Canada, U.S.A.
- Personal diary pertaining to trips in Victoria, Vancouver, Kamloops, Squilax, Revelstoke, travel details, Yoho Camp, Emerald Lake, sightseeing, Moraine Lake, Banff, ACC Camp, Little Yoho, Takakkaw camp, bathing at the Cave and Basin, leisure activities, Lake Louise, fishing, Bas Lake, poor weather in Banff, Cranbrook, Fraser's Landing, Sheep Creek, Penticton, Shuswap Lake, Grand Forks, Spokane, Thompson Falls, Glacier National Park, Avalanche Camp Ground, Two-Medicine Lake, weather descriptions, Old Faithfull Yellowstone, Yellowstone Upper, Middle, Lower Basins, Reno, San Francisco, Yosemite, Stockton, Redding, Portland, Vancouver.
- Interaction with May Vaux Valcott in Banff.
- Several maps drawn on facing pages, several maps glued to facing pages near end of diary, advertisement for Oakland Bridge.
- Financial and distance details for trip from Sidney to Banff, Old Faithful to Sidney, General Costs.
- Subject Access
- Daily routines
- Travel
- Leisure
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Cave and Basin
- Cranbrook
- Canada
- Yellowstone National Park
- San Francisco
- Title Source
- Title taken from source
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, O., Vol. 34, 1960 List of 1960 trips to Osoyoos, Revelstoke and Lake Louise Daily diary with notations of travel, meals, weather, temperatures, chores, and leisure activities. Lake Louise, Sherman Pass. Loose shopping list at b…
- Date Range
- 1960
- Reference Code
- M169 / 34
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Accession Number
- 7773
- Reference Code
- M169 / 34
- Date Range
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. textual record
- Scope & Content
- Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, O., Vol. 34, 1960
- List of 1960 trips to Osoyoos, Revelstoke and Lake Louise
- Daily diary with notations of travel, meals, weather, temperatures, chores, and leisure activities. Lake Louise, Sherman Pass.
- Loose shopping list at back
- Subject Access
- Daily routines
- Leisure
- Chores
- Travel
- Lake Louise
- Title Source
- Title taken from source
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Calgary Power Company papers, Lake Minnewanka Diving Guide
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55768
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a 1997 Parks Canada Diving Lake Minnewanka Submerged Cultural Resources brochure, a photocopied diagram of the Department of the Interior's plan for the subdivision of villa lots at Lake Minnewanka [consisting of two pieces of paper taped together], a Calgary Power Company progress…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1943-1997]
- Reference Code
- M589 / II / 01 to 04
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- M589
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- M589 / II / 01 to 04
- Date Range
- [ca. 1943-1997]
- Physical Description
- 0.4 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 21.3 x 27.6 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a 1997 Parks Canada Diving Lake Minnewanka Submerged Cultural Resources brochure, a photocopied diagram of the Department of the Interior's plan for the subdivision of villa lots at Lake Minnewanka [consisting of two pieces of paper taped together], a Calgary Power Company progress pictures report pertaining to the Cascade Project - specifically the construction of the Stewart Canyon Bridge - accompanied by two printed colour maps of the details surrounding the pump house [most likely printed from a computer by Bob Smith at a later date], and three print-outs pertaining to various components of the Calgary Power Company Minnewanka Storage Dam.
- Name Access
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Smith, Enoch
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Businesses
- Calgary Power Company Ltd.
- Construction
- Diving
- Lake Minnewanka
- Parks Canada
- Stewart Canyon
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Diary No XXVIIII Leave 1932-33, Book IV From 18.7.33 to 19.10.33
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- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 19, 1932-33 Leave: return from Canada to India Book III is missing Personal diary containing diagrams of Banff ACC Camp, description of setting up camp, lists daily camp routine, Paradise Valley Camp, descriptions …
- Date Range
- 1932-1933
- Reference Code
- M169 / 19
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Accession Number
- 7773
- Reference Code
- M169 / 19
- Date Range
- 1932-1933
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. textual record
- Scope & Content
- Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 19, 1932-33 Leave: return from Canada to India
- Book III is missing
- Personal diary containing diagrams of Banff ACC Camp, description of setting up camp, lists daily camp routine, Paradise Valley Camp, descriptions of temperatures and weather, mountaineering, Lake O'Hara, search party for missing member, trip to Victoria, Banff to Lake Louise, "what an eyesore the Chateau is!", the Great Divide, Emerald Lake, daily routines, Calgary, camping in Medicine Hat, Moose Jaw, Regina, Grand Forks, Grand Rapids, Sudbury, Ottawa. Travel to Montreal, boat trip to Glasgow, drive to Birmingham, trip to Marseilles, boat trip on Mediterranean, Bombay, daily activities and leisure, Calcutta.
- List of expenses, including grand total. Details of distances between Banff and Montreal
- Subject Access
- Cross Canada trip
- Montreal
- Sidney
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Great Divide
- Mediterranean
- Birmingham
- Daily routines
- Title Source
- Title taken from source
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family photographs [1/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55762
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, wildlife, boating, and the Minnewanka Dam. Some photographs have handwritten notes on the …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 01 to PA - 54
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 01 to PA - 54
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Physical Description
- 54 photographs : b&w ; 9.8 x 15.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, wildlife, boating, and the Minnewanka Dam. Some photographs have handwritten notes on the backs.
- Name Access
- Smith, Enoch
- Smith, Laurene
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff Park Museum
- Banff townsite
- Banff Zoo
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Bears
- Boats
- Children
- Christmas
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Hiking
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family photographs [2/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55764
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, skiing and the Norquay Ski Area, wildlife, boating, the Minnewanka Dam, the Smith family h…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1912-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 55 to PA - 181
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / I / PA - 55 to PA - 181
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1912-1947]
- Physical Description
- 127 photographs : b&w ; 9.8 x 15.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white photographs of Bob Smith, his parents and his friends in and around Banff, Seebe, and Bankhead, also around Lake Minnewanka. Includes portraits, scenic views, hiking, skating, skiing and the Norquay Ski Area, wildlife, boating, the Minnewanka Dam, the Smith family homes on Muscrat St. in Banff and in Seebe, WWI soliders, cars and car trips, the Banff Winter Carnival, swimming at the Cave & Basin, and Johnston Canyon. Most photographs have handwritten notes on the backs.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Big Horn Sheep
- Boats
- Buildings
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Christmas
- Deer
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Hiking
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Swimming
- Tepee
- Wildlife
- Winter
- WWI
- World War I
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one draft copy and one final copy of Bob Smith's memoir, one draft copy of "Lake Minnewanka: The Spirit of the Waters" by R.W. Sandford, a draft copy of Bob Smith's biography for entry in "We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories" edited by Douglas Hare, and loose biographical…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1995-1998]
- Reference Code
- M589 / I / 01 to 04
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- M589
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- M589 / I / 01 to 04
- Date Range
- [ca. 1995-1998]
- Physical Description
- 3.9 cm of textual records (5 volumes ; 23.1 x 29.2 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one draft copy and one final copy of Bob Smith's memoir, one draft copy of "Lake Minnewanka: The Spirit of the Waters" by R.W. Sandford, a draft copy of Bob Smith's biography for entry in "We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories" edited by Douglas Hare, and loose biographical notes pertaining to Bob Smith, Enoch Smith, and Laurence Munson Smith.
- Subject Access
- Autobiography
- Biography
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Home
- Publications
- Lake Minnewanka
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Newspaper clippings
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- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two Calgary Herald articles; one titled "Sunken memories" published Saturday, November 30, 2002 and the other titled "Diving for history" published Sunday, November 16, 2003. Both articles pertain to diving in Lake Minnewanka to the underwater remnants of the village of Minnewanka …
- Date Range
- 2002-2003
- Reference Code
- M589 / III / 01 to 02
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- M589
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- M589 / III / 01 to 02
- Date Range
- 2002-2003
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 16.8 x 31.6 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two Calgary Herald articles; one titled "Sunken memories" published Saturday, November 30, 2002 and the other titled "Diving for history" published Sunday, November 16, 2003. Both articles pertain to diving in Lake Minnewanka to the underwater remnants of the village of Minnewanka Landing.
- Name Access
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Calgary Herald
- Diving
- Lake Minnewanka
- Minnewanka Landing
- Newspaper
- Parks Canada
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white and colour postcards. Four postcards have written messages on the backs and accompanying postage, the rest are blank except for the occasional date written on the backs in pencil - possibly by Bob Smith. Postcards depict Lake Minnewanka, Anthracite, Bankhead, Johnst…
- Date Range
- 1924-1939
- Reference Code
- V809 / IV / PG - 01 to PG - 09
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / IV / PG - 01 to PG - 09
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1924-1939
- Physical Description
- Photographs : 9 postcards, col. & b&w : 15.1 x 12.5 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white and colour postcards. Four postcards have written messages on the backs and accompanying postage, the rest are blank except for the occasional date written on the backs in pencil - possibly by Bob Smith. Postcards depict Lake Minnewanka, Anthracite, Bankhead, Johnston Canyon, a man standing beside a car with a black bear cub climbing on it begging for food, and Holliday Beach of Lac Du Bonnet in Manitoba.
- Name Access
- Smith, Enoch
- Smith, Laurene
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Automobiles
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Boats
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Painting
- Shorelines
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Anthracite
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Manitoba
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Published images
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55763
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white and colour photographs of Bob Smith, his family, and Lake Minnewanka - esspecially the Dam. Most of the photographs have handwritten captions written on the backs, some are duplicates. Many of the photographs in this file are enlarged reproductions on modern 4x6 inc…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Reference Code
- V809 / II / PA - 01 to PA - 37
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- V809
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- V809 / II / PA - 01 to PA - 37
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1947]
- Physical Description
- 37 photographs : b&w and col. ; 10.2 x 15.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and white and colour photographs of Bob Smith, his family, and Lake Minnewanka - esspecially the Dam. Most of the photographs have handwritten captions written on the backs, some are duplicates. Many of the photographs in this file are enlarged reproductions on modern 4x6 inch glossy paper.
- Notes
- All photographs placed in small plastic zip-lock bag with a note that reads "Aldready in red binder w/ duplicates" prior to processesing - unknown if removed from original order.
- Name Access
- Smith, Enoch
- Smith, Laurene
- Smith, Robert Neville (Bob)
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Automobiles
- Banff townsite
- Bankhead
- Beach
- Boats
- Buildings
- Children
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Minnewanka Power Development
- Landscapes
- Mountains
- Painting
- Recreation
- Shorelines
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Bankhead
- Banff National Park
- Seebe
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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