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Astley family fonds
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- Part Of
- Astley family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of notes, correspondence and articles pertaining to the Astley family and early history of Lake Louise and Lake Minnewanka areas. Fonds includes correspondence between Willoughby Astley and J. A. Jaffary of the Provincial Library, Alberta, 1928-1929, re place names in the Lake Louise…
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1970
- Reference Code
- M265 / V394
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Astley family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 265
- V 394
- Sous-Fonds
- M 265
- V 394
- Accession Number
- 1420, 1520, 2961, 6353, 6756, 7939
- Reference Code
- M265 / V394
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1970
- Physical Description
- 13 textual records. -- ca.40 photographs: prints
- History / Biographical
- Willoughby John Astley, 1859-1948, came to Banff in 1888 and built the Beach House Hotel at Lake Minnewanka. He moved to Lake Louise in 1889. Brother, Charles D'Oyley Astley, 1849-1937, and Lucy Ann Astley continued to operate the hotel until 1907 when they retired to Banff. The hotel was destroyed as part of power development at Lake Minnewanka, ca.1912.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of notes, correspondence and articles pertaining to the Astley family and early history of Lake Louise and Lake Minnewanka areas. Fonds includes correspondence between Willoughby Astley and J. A. Jaffary of the Provincial Library, Alberta, 1928-1929, re place names in the Lake Louise area; scrapbook of clippings re World War I, including a list of Banff men who enlisted; Beach House Hotel guest register, 1890-1906, recording name and residence of guest, and occasionally record of fish caught; Astley family photographs, ca.1886-1930s. Photographs pertain to fishing and boating on Lake Minnewanka; Beach House Hotel and Lady of the Lake steam launch; Devil's Canyon, Bankhead and Banff; views of avalanche clearing in Roger's Pass by Byron Harmon. Includes one panorama view of group at Lake Minnewanka.
- Name Access
- Astley, Charles D'Oyley
- Astley, Willoughby John
- Subject Access
- Buildings and facilities
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Military
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: reference copy of hotel register
- Related Material
- Hotel register is related to similar item in Rodney Touche fonds (M377)
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Winter Carnival parade
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of men in military uniforms marching down Banff Avenue - possibly as part of the Banff Winter Carnival parade
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 6
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 4 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Banff and Area Activities and Events
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 4 / PA - 6
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of men in military uniforms marching down Banff Avenue - possibly as part of the Banff Winter Carnival parade
- Subject Access
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Military
- Parade
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3992
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Byron Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V263
- Series
- I. Scenic / commercial series
- Sub-Series
- A.1.a. Negatives, Main series : 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Reference Code
- V263 / NA - 3992
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [between 1903 and 1942]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
- Subject Access
- Military
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Creator
- Byron Harmon (Banff, Alberta)
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Cyril Childe fonds
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- Part Of
- Cyril Childe fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of family and military photographs, ca.1890-ca.1935, most of which are unidentified; military papers, 1914-1919; poems and expressions of appreciation to Major Child [sic] Late Chief Armor Plate Department , Ministry of Munitions of War, Glasgow and London; Speech to "Girls and Boys …
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]-1941
- Reference Code
- M99 / V664
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Cyril Childe fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 99
- V 664
- Sous-Fonds
- M 99
- V 664
- Accession Number
- 2934
- Reference Code
- M99 / V664
- Date Range
- [ca.1890]-1941
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (ca.70 prints). -- 2 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Lt. Col. Cyril G. Childe, d.1973, of Banff, Alberta, Canada was in the 1st Division Cyclists during the First World War and was active in militia and Legion activities in peace time.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of family and military photographs, ca.1890-ca.1935, most of which are unidentified; military papers, 1914-1919; poems and expressions of appreciation to Major Child [sic] Late Chief Armor Plate Department , Ministry of Munitions of War, Glasgow and London; Speech to "Girls and Boys of Banff", n.d. re history of Union Jack and explanatory flag diagram; letter dated Dec.4, 1941 from J. D. Hansen to Sylvia Childe re rental property. Also includes some publications.
- Name Access
- Childe, Cyril
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Military
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Childe, Cyril
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Military
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
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Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
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- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three series : I. Diaries, 1902-1963, 44 v of textual records; II. Scrapbooks, 1910-1933, 2 v. of textual records; III. Other material, [1946-1947], 4 items. Diaries pertain to early life in Ontario and Alberta, service as a surveyor in India, service with the Royal Engineers …
- Date Range
- 1902-1963
- Reference Code
- M169
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Diary
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 169
- Sous-Fonds
- M 169
- Accession Number
- 6262, 7440, 7773
- Reference Code
- M169
- Date Range
- 1902-1963
- Physical Description
- 46 v. + 4 items of textual records
- History / Biographical
- E. O. (Edward Oliver) Wheeler, 1890-1962, was a Canadian surveyor, soldier and mountaineer. Wheeler was born in Ottawa, the son of A. O. (Arthur Oliver) Wheeler, Dominion Land Surveyor and founder of the Alpine Club of Canada. E. O. Wheeler served in the Royal Engineers in World War I and received the Military Cross in 1916 and the Legion of Honour (France). In 1941 he was appointed Surveyor-General of India and in 1943 was knighted by King George VI. During World War II, he served as Director of the Frontier Circle of the Survey of India. Wheeler retired to Lavington, British Columbia in 1947. Throughout his life, Wheeler was involved in world mountaineering. He worked on the mapping of the 1922 expedition of Mount Everest and was active in the Alpine Club of Canada, serving as its President from 1950 to 1954
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three series : I. Diaries, 1902-1963, 44 v of textual records; II. Scrapbooks, 1910-1933, 2 v. of textual records; III. Other material, [1946-1947], 4 items. Diaries pertain to early life in Ontario and Alberta, service as a surveyor in India, service with the Royal Engineers in France and Mesopotamia, 1915-1918, trips on leave from India to Canada, U.S.A., England, South Africa, Asia, south Pacific, and New Zealand. Diaries also detail ACC camp preparations and activities, travel to and from Banff, clubhouse work; travel details, daily activities and accounts of climbs in France and Scotland; trans-Atlantic and trans-Canada voyage; Alpine Club of Canada Vermilion Camp activities; Strathcona, Vancouver Island reconnaissance trip and climbs; travels to California, Hawaii and Japan: travel from Los Angeles to Canada, through British Columbia to Banff; ACC camp at Glacier, B.C.; trip from India to Canada; life in Banff; trips and ACC camps in the Rockies, Selkirks and Kootenay district; ACC activities and operations; travels in the Okanagan, Kootenays and Columbia Valley, BC. Also included in this series are two diaries of his wife Dorothea. Scrapbooks pertain to school life, military training, surveyor's training; Alpine Club of Canada activities and lecture activities; military career, 1910-1919; surveying and mountaineering activities; Mount Everest expedition of 1921. Other material consists of items found loose in the 1946-1948 diaries, including letter written on board ship from Asia to the United States, 1947; photographs of unidentified women, 2 items; and postcard of Vancouver City Hall
- Name Access
- Wheeler, Edward Oliver
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Military
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Wheeler, Edward Oliver
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Military
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Biographical Source Notes
- Custody information was provided by John Wheeler, son of E. O. Wheeler
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Frank Charles fonds
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- Part Of
- Frank Charles fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to activities of Royal Air Force officers who visited Banff, mainly Winter Carnival.
- Date Range
- 1941-1942
- Reference Code
- V130
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Frank Charles fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 130
- Sous-Fonds
- V 130
- Accession Number
- 5023
- Reference Code
- V130
- Date Range
- 1941-1942
- Physical Description
- 8 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Frank Charles was an Officer with the Royal Air Force during World War II. Charles visited Banff with fellow officers during the winter of 1941-1942, while stationed at North Battleford, Saskatchewan.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to activities of Royal Air Force officers who visited Banff, mainly Winter Carnival.
- Name Access
- Charles, Frank
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Military
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Charles, Frank
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Military
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Gilbert M. Atkin fonds
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- Part Of
- Gilbert M. Atkin fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of postcards, 1934-1937; military papers, 1916-1918; financial papers, 1922; miscellaneous papers, ca.1910-1955; photographs, ca.1900-1968. Textual records are primarily military medical material. Financial papers pertain to medical equipment. Includes a speech re Imperial Order of…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900]-1968
- Reference Code
- M190 / V31
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Textual record
- Plan
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Gilbert M. Atkin fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 190
- V 31
- Sous-Fonds
- M 190
- V 31
- Accession Number
- 442, 1281, 2162, 2775, 2809, 5666, 6932, 7084
- Reference Code
- M190 / V31
- Date Range
- [ca.1900]-1968
- Physical Description
- 4.5 cm of textual records. -- 216 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Gilbert M. Atkin, 1877-1969, came to Banff in 1905 shortly after completion of postgraduate studies in medicine. He first worked with Dr. Brett and continued to practice medicine in Banff, where he raised his family. During the First World War, Atkin served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of postcards, 1934-1937; military papers, 1916-1918; financial papers, 1922; miscellaneous papers, ca.1910-1955; photographs, ca.1900-1968. Textual records are primarily military medical material. Financial papers pertain to medical equipment. Includes a speech re Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (I.O.D.E.), n.d., delivered at the Chateau Rundel [sic]; report, Whistler Mountain Ski Lift and Chalet, 1954-1955; and architectural drawing of plan and elevation for 94 Banff Avenue, ca.1910, accompanied by note of "additions and corrections". Photographs pertain to Gilbert Atkin, family, friends and associates, Banff region activities and views, Brett Hospital, curling and Rocky Mountains scenic views.
- Name Access
- Atkin, Gilbert M.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Health services
- Military
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Atkin, Gilbert M.
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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[Group of men in uniform]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of men in R.C.A.F. uniform - Peter Whyte is front row, fourth from right
- Date Range
- [ca. 1942]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 120
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 1 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Personal Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 1 / PA - 120
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1942]
- Physical Description
- Photographs: 1 prints; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of men in R.C.A.F. uniform - Peter Whyte is front row, fourth from right
- Name Access
- Whyte, Peter
- Subject Access
- Military
- Portrait
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- World War II
- WWII
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Group of soldiers
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of unidentified men in military uniforms holding a sign that reads "No6 ARMY FIELD WORKSHOP R.C.O.C" and with tents in the background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1945]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 441
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 441
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940-1945]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a group of unidentified men in military uniforms holding a sign that reads "No6 ARMY FIELD WORKSHOP R.C.O.C" and with tents in the background
- Subject Access
- Military
- Portrait
- WWII
- World War II
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
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Jack Hayes fonds
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- Part Of
- Jack Hayes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Jack Hayes RCAF pilot's flying log book, 1942-1945, 1 vol; 2 photographs of Jack Hayes, 1939 (with Don Hayes), 1941?; 1 newsclipping re DFC award; 1 printed description of aircraft.
- Date Range
- 1939-[ca.1960]
- Reference Code
- M61 / V30
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jack Hayes fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 61
- V 30
- Sous-Fonds
- M 61
- V 30
- Accession Number
- 7264
- Reference Code
- M61 / V30
- Date Range
- 1939-[ca.1960]
- Physical Description
- 3 textual records. -- 2 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- John (Jack) Hewiston Hayes, 1921-1993, was a ski instructor, soldier and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Hayes came to Banff from England as a small child. In 1936 he worked for Brewster Transport as a pony boy and became a driver in 1939. In 1941, he joined the Royal Air Force, Squadron 254, training in Canada at Claresholm, Alberta and elsewhere. Beginning July 1943, Hayes served on over 50 flying missions oversees and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in May 1944. After the war he resumed his career with Brewster Transport, eventually becoming President. In 1978 he went into business with the purchase of the Jasper Sky Tram. Hayes retired in 1980.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Jack Hayes RCAF pilot's flying log book, 1942-1945, 1 vol; 2 photographs of Jack Hayes, 1939 (with Don Hayes), 1941?; 1 newsclipping re DFC award; 1 printed description of aircraft.
- Name Access
- Hayes, Jack
- Subject Access
- Military
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Accompanied by medals, including the Distinguished Flying Cross (Heritage Collection)
- Creator
- Hayes, Jack
- Category
- Military
- Biographical Source Notes
- The Brewster Story / E. J. Hart
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
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