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Leonard Leacock fonds

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Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of four separate series: A. I.A. Photography: negatives; B. I.C. Photography: transparencies, 35mm; C. I.D. Photography: prints; D. I.B. Photography: lantern slides. Fonds consists mainly of scenic transparency views arising from Leacock's climbs, hikes, horse and car trips in the Can…

Date Range: 1924-1992

Reference Code: M372 / S24 / V353

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Sound recording; Textual record; Diary; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 372; S 24; V 353

Sous-Fonds: M 372; S 24; V 353

Accession Number: 2568, 3451, 6501, 6502, 6503, 6507, 6580, 6756, 7091, 2022.36

Reference Code: M372 / S24 / V353

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Sound recording; Textual record; Diary; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

Date Range: 1924-1992

Physical Description: ca.5100 photographs (ca.4450 transparencies, ca.575 negatives, ca.90 prints). -- 17 cm of textual records (including several volumes). -- 4 sound recordings

History / Biographical: Leonard Henry Leacock, 1904-1992, was a musician and educator at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Leacock was born in England and raised in Banff, Alberta. He was educated in Banff and Boston and through the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, and the Royal School of Music, London, England. Leacock joined the staff of Mount Royal College, Calgary as a piano teacher in 1924 and retired from teaching ca.1989. His music career also included performing, composing and adjudicating. Throughout his life, Leacock was an avid mountaineer and photographer. He took numerous hiking and horse trips in the Banff, Jasper and Yoho areas and sometimes worked in trail camps or as a guide.

Scope & Content: Fonds consist of four separate series: A. I.A. Photography: negatives; B. I.C. Photography: transparencies, 35mm; C. I.D. Photography: prints; D. I.B. Photography: lantern slides.; Fonds consists mainly of scenic transparency views arising from Leacock's climbs, hikes, horse and car trips in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks from the Crowsnest Pass through Jasper National Park, ca.1939 to 1984. Also included are travels in Yukon, Canada and the United States, including Alaska. Negatives date from 1925 to 1940? and pertain to Assiniboine, Lake Louise, Banff, Banff-Jasper, Columbia Icefield and other mountain areas; also natural history, including wildflowers and wildlife. A small number of negatives are accompanied by prints. Other prints pertain to Leacock, family, events and scenic views.; Textual records include letters, 1926-1986, 1 cm; diaries, 1930-1934, 1943, 2 items; scrapbooks and clippings, 1931-1936, ca.6 cm; manuscript scores of vocal and instrumental music, before 1985, 8 cm; concert programmes for which Leacock wrote the notes, 1962-1969, 37 items; other concert programmes, [ca.1945]-1986, 2 cm; writings, 1924, 1928, n.d., 4 items; other material, 1931-1987, 8 items. Diaries pertain to Leacock's personal life, giving details of musical, writing, artistic and dramatic activities; teaching and tour guiding; hikes and climbs in the Canadian Rockies; and friends, including Herbert Hahn and Stewart Cameron. Some letters are from Earle Birney, 1926-1978.; Sound recordings are interviews with Leacock re his career in music, including performing, composing and teaching; also music played by Leacock. Also includes one cassette recording [ca.1985-1992] of Doug Hawkes interviewing Leacock re: a pack trip he went on around 1931 between Gleichen and Jasper and back; cassette includes a story of a camp trip at Castlegar.

Name Access: Birney, Earle; Cameron, Stewart; Hahn, Herbert; Leacock, Leonard; Hawkes, Doug

Subject Access: Arts; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Music; 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: arrangement outline; file description; electronic inventory; summary and reference copy recording for audio interview

Creator: Leacock, Leonard

Category: Arts; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession records and contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Leonard Leacock Music Career Scrapbook #1

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Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook pertaining to the professional life and acheivements of Leonard Leacock while working as a piano instructor and composer at the Mount Royal Conservation of Music in Calgary, AB. Includues mostly newspaper clippings, advertisements for performances, and show programmes.

Date Range: 1939-1970

Reference Code: M372 / 3 / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M372 / S24 / V353

Sous-Fonds: M372

Sub-Series: II : Personal and professional papers

Accession Number: 6756

Reference Code: M372 / 3 / 1

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1939-1970

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records (62 pages ; 30.5 x 33 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook pertaining to the professional life and acheivements of Leonard Leacock while working as a piano instructor and composer at the Mount Royal Conservation of Music in Calgary, AB. Includues mostly newspaper clippings, advertisements for performances, and show programmes.

Name Access: Leacock, Leonard

Subject Access: Academics; Arts; Awards; Music

Geographic Access: Calgary; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Blank pages not scanned

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Leonard Leacock Music Career Scrapbook #2

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Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook pertaining to the personal and professional life and acheivements of Leonard Leacock while working as a piano instructor and composer at the Mount Royal Conservation of Music in Calgary, AB; performances of music students. Includues newspaper clippings, event programmes…

Date Range: 1970-1979

Reference Code: M372 / 3 / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Leonard Leacock fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M372 / S24 / V353

Sous-Fonds: M372

Sub-Series: II : Personal and professional papers

Accession Number: 6756

Reference Code: M372 / 3 / 2

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1970-1979

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (41 pages ; 30 x 36.5 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook pertaining to the personal and professional life and acheivements of Leonard Leacock while working as a piano instructor and composer at the Mount Royal Conservation of Music in Calgary, AB; performances of music students. Includues newspaper clippings, event programmes, and invitations.

Name Access: Leacock, Leonard

Subject Access: Academics; Arts; Awards; Mount Royal College; Music; Performance

Geographic Access: Calgary; Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Blank pages not scanned

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Margaret Oliver fonds

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Part Of: Margaret Oliver fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of transparency slides, maps, handwritten notes and club records, song books, and scrapbooks pertaining to Margaret Ruth Oliver and the Tuesday Hikers club.

Date Range: 1971-2010

Reference Code: M569 / V793

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Transparency; Published record; Private record; Scrapbook; Map; Organization record

Part Of: Margaret Oliver fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M569 / V793

Sous-Fonds: M569; V793

Accession Number: 2017.8656

Reference Code: M569 / V793

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Transparency; Published record; Private record; Scrapbook; Map; Organization record

Date Range: 1971-2010

Physical Description: 28 photographs : col. slides -- 1.5 m of textual records (3 binders -- 1 record book -- 10 song books -- maps, annotated -- 11 scrapbooks)

History / Biographical: Margaret Ruth Oliver was born on December 19, 1927 to parents Edgar and Gladys (Brazier) Hammett in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Margaret's siblings include Dorothy (1922), Muriel "Miv" (1923), John (1929), and Jean (1933). Margaret graduated from United College (Winnipeg) in 1949 with a B.Sc. degree, and worked as an Assistant Librarian at the University of Manitoba afterwards. Margaret later enrolled in a Laboratory Technician program at the University of Manitoba Medical College. Margaret married Thomas Albert Oliver, a fellow University of Manitoba alumnus, on September 25, 1954. The couple moved to Calgary for work (Thomas taught at the University of Calgary, and Margaret worked for a geophysical company). Margaret travelled extensively following the death of her husband in 1997, visiting places such as Nepal, Cambodia, Russia, Egypt and Greenland. In 1971, Margaret formed a hiking group within the University Faculty Women's Club (F.W.C.) through the University of Calgary. In 1976, this group became a private club called the Tuesday Hikers, which no longer held any affiliation to the F.W.C. Trips included weekly hikes and/or ski trips, as well as longer backpacking excursions.The club is still active as of 2022.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of transparency slides, maps, handwritten notes and club records, song books, and scrapbooks pertaining to Margaret Ruth Oliver and the Tuesday Hikers club.

Notes: Materials are unprocessed and stored in three boxes: Box 1: 1 envelope "T. Hikers' Slides" - 28 film transparencies and printed notes; various maps with handwritten notes Box 2: 1 record book "T.H. Record Book" - handwritten lists and statistics of trips, attendance, miles; 2 binders with handwritten notes, titled "National Parks - Banff and Assiniboine" and "Nat'l Parks - Glacier + Jasper" Box 3: 1 binder titled "Tues. Hikers- Past Members and Guests"; 10 song books; trail, park and road maps; 11 scrapbooks, 1971-2010

Name Access: Oliver, Margaret

Subject Access: Hiking; Travel; Recreation; Club; Map; Trails; Music; Entertainment; Geography

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Assiniboine; British Columbia; Glacier National Park

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: https://biblio.uottawa.ca/en/node/16056

Title Source: Title based on content in fonds

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Scrapbook, Log Book, Song Lyric Pages - 2 of 2

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Part Of: Girl Guides of Canada, Banff fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of handwritten song lyrics and other notes, notebook with attached clippings and annotated clipping and log book. Content pertains to songs taught/performed by Brownies and Girl Guides, games and activities for Guide programs, community events (including article on fundraising initiat…

Date Range: 1947; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; [ca. 1970 - ca. 1980]

Reference Code: M118 / I / B / 1 / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record; Scrapbook

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Girl Guides of Canada, Banff fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M118 / V64

Sous-Fonds: M118

Sub-Series: M118 / I / B : Programs and Events

Accession Number: 7435

Reference Code: M118 / I / B / 1 / 2

GMD: Textual record; Organization record; Scrapbook

Responsibility: Girl Guides of Canada

Date Range: 1947; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; [ca. 1970 - ca. 1980]

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (11 pages ; 22.5 x 28.5 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of handwritten song lyrics and other notes, notebook with attached clippings and annotated clipping and log book. Content pertains to songs taught/performed by Brownies and Girl Guides, games and activities for Guide programs, community events (including article on fundraising initiatives in 1970's for CNIB), local newspaper articles, information about Girl Guides founder visit, etc.; also a 1947 thank you letter to the local Girl Guides from Jenny Johnson (blue paper, attached inside log book). [2/2]

Storage Range: In file box M118 / I / A / 1 to M118 / I / B / 1

Subject Access: Girl Guides of Canada; Girl Guides; Music; Games

Geographic Access: Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Items must be stored in appropriate conditions to prevent future damage. Blank pages not scanned

Creator: Girl Guides of Canada

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Scrapbook, Log Book, Song Lyric Pages [#1]

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Part Of: Girl Guides of Canada, Banff fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of handwritten song lyrics and other notes, notebook with attached clippings and annotated clipping and log book. Content pertains to songs taught/performed by Brownies and Girl Guides, games and activities for Guide programs, community events (including article on fundraising initiat…

Date Range: 1947; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; [ca. 1970 - ca. 1980]

Reference Code: M118 / I / B / 1 / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record; Scrapbook

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Part Of: Girl Guides of Canada, Banff fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M118 / V64

Sous-Fonds: M118

Sub-Series: M118 / I / B : Programs and Events

Accession Number: 7435

Reference Code: M118 / I / B / 1 / 1

GMD: Textual record; Organization record; Scrapbook

Responsibility: Girl Guides of Canada

Date Range: 1947; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; [ca. 1970 - ca. 1980]

Physical Description: 1.5 cm of textual records (31 pages ; 23.5 x 28 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of handwritten song lyrics and other notes, notebook with attached clippings and annotated clipping and log book. Content pertains to songs taught/performed by Brownies and Girl Guides, games and activities for Guide programs, community events (including article on fundraising initiatives in 1970's for CNIB), local newspaper articles, information about Girl Guides founder visit, etc.; also a 1947 thank you letter to the local Girl Guides from Jenny Johnson (blue paper, attached inside log book). [1/2]