topic:"war" found 14 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Banff Literary - Dramatic Club : and a treasury of social history, Fall 1924-Summer 1949

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: December 2002

Author: Millard, Peggy M

Publisher: White Rock, BC : Peggy Millard

Call Number: 06.2 B22mi

Author: Millard, Peggy M

Publisher: White Rock, BC : Peggy Millard

Published Date: December 2002

Physical Description: 190 p. : ill., facsims

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Banff (residents); Biography; Greenham, Margaret; Mountain School; Robinson, Dean; Robinson, S. Edith; Stage productions; Town of Banff; World War II

Notes: Also known as Banff Literary Dramatic Club, Drama Club, Dramatic Society, Dramatic Club, Banff Literary Club, Banff Little Theatre Club, Banff Little Theatre, Little Theatre, Amateur Little Theatre. Includes facsimiles of Banff Crag and Canyon newspaper articles and anecdotes pertaining to Banff town personalities

Accession Number: 7461

Call Number: 06.2 B22mi

Collection: Archives Library

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Banff Literary - Dramatic Club : and a treasury of social history, Fall 1924-Summer 1949

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: Oct 2002

Author: Millard, Peggy M

Publisher: White Rock, BC : Peggy Millard

Call Number: 06.2 B22mi Oct 2002 oversize

Author: Millard, Peggy M

Publisher: White Rock, BC : Peggy Millard

Published Date: Oct 2002

Physical Description: ca. 350 p. : ill., facsims

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Biography; Mountain School; Robinson, Dean; Robinson, S. Edith; Stage productions; Town of Banff; World War II

Notes: Original version of 06 B22mi (December 2002) containing some additional material and colour photocopies; 2 volumes

Accession Number: 7461

Call Number: 06.2 B22mi Oct 2002 oversize

Collection: Archives Library

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Bill Peyto : a man of many parts

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2008

Author: Taylor, Eric H

Publisher: sl : Eastnor Publishing

Call Number: 08.3 T21b

Author: Taylor, Eric H

Publisher: sl : Eastnor Publishing

Published Date: 2008

Physical Description: 198 p. : ill., ports., facsim

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Biography; Boer War; Immigration; Outfitters, trail guides, packers; Wardens

ISBN: 978-0-7795-0099-4

Accession Number: 7933

Call Number: 08.3 T21b

Collection: Archives Library

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Carleton College

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Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of newspaper clippings, receipts, correspondence (photocopies), a bound copy of the second annual calendar for Carleton College (1943-1944), a programme for the First Commencement Exercises (November 3, 1943), Dorothy's personal reflections of her experiences working alongside Dr. H.M…

Date Range: 1942-1998; 1942-1943; 1947; 1998

Reference Code: M521 / I / A / 6-7

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Textual record; Calendar; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M521 / V75

Series: M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers

Sous-Fonds: M521

Sub-Series: M521 / I / A : Research and Writing

Accession Number: 7504

Reference Code: M521 / I / A / 6-7

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Textual record; Calendar; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1942-1998; 1942-1943; 1947; 1998

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (23 x 33.5 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of newspaper clippings, receipts, correspondence (photocopies), a bound copy of the second annual calendar for Carleton College (1943-1944), a programme for the First Commencement Exercises (November 3, 1943), Dorothy's personal reflections of her experiences working alongside Dr. H.M. Tory at Carleton College (photocopies and handwritten originals), and two envelopes, 23 x 33.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to the founding, early years, and community impact of Carleton College, including instructor profiles, corporation and registration, a tribute to Dr. H.M. Tory (college head), and Dorothy's personal experiences and memories while working at the college from 1942-1944 as the first secretary. Newspaper clippings come from the Ottawa Citizen and the Ottawa Journal and are dated:; September 14, 1942; June 30, 1943; November 7, 1942; November 4, 1943; June 9, 1942; August 29, 1942; February 7, 1947 Correspondence between Dorothy and Blair Neatby is dated February 19 and February 25, 1998.

Notes: Carleton College is now Carleton University.; Blair Neatby was a historian who wrote a biography of Carleton College.He contacted Dorothy (ca. 1997-1998) to solicit her experiences and memories of when she worked there. "Creating Carleton: The Shaping of a University" was published in 2002.; Envelopes were originally used to file the records. There are notations and labels on them created by Dorothy.

Name Access: Wardle, Dorothy; Tory, Dr. H.M.; Neatby, Blair

Subject Access: Education; History; Newspaper; Organizations; Professional and Personal Life; World War II; Biography

Geographic Access: Ottawa; Canada; Ontario

Language: English

Conservation: Clippings are taped and glued together. May present conservation issues in the future.

Creator: Wardle, Dorothy

Category: Education

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Eddie Amann interview transcript

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a transcript for an interview from 2018 featuring Eddie Amann [1931-?]. Notes pertain to Eddie's experiences growing up in Austria during World War II, his immigration to Canada, his work with Sunshine Village in Banff, and his experiences helicopter skiing in the Canadian Rockies.

Date Range: 2018

Reference Code: M57 / XIV / A / 5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M57; S47; V40

Series: M57 / XIV : Chic Scott Personal

Sous-Fonds: M57

Sub-Series: M57 / XIV / A : Research materials

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M57 / XIV / A / 5

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 2018

Physical Description: 0.2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of a transcript for an interview from 2018 featuring Eddie Amann [1931-?]. Notes pertain to Eddie's experiences growing up in Austria during World War II, his immigration to Canada, his work with Sunshine Village in Banff, and his experiences helicopter skiing in the Canadian Rockies.

Notes: Interview was possibly used as publication material.

Name Access: Amann, Eddie

Subject Access: Helicopter skiing; Personal and Professional Life; Biography; Research; World War II; Skiing; Recreation; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Austria; Germany

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Julia : a biography of Julia W. Henshaw

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2018

Author: Kluckner, Michael

Publisher: [Vancouver, British Columbia] : Midtown Press

Call Number: 08.3 Kl66j

Author: Kluckner, Michael

Responsibility: Michael Kluckner

Publisher: [Vancouver, British Columbia] : Midtown Press

Published Date: 2018

Physical Description: 131 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Henshaw, Julia W.; Women; Authors; Biography; Botany; World War, 1914-1918; Canada

Abstract: "A novelist, journalist, socialite, botanist, explorer, and World War I ambulance driver, Julia Henshaw was a unique and colourful personality. This graphic biography follows her extraordinary life from Montreal to Vancouver, from the Rocky Mountains to England, and from the mining towns of BC's Kootenays to the battlefields of France and Belgium. Her strongly expressed views of women's roles and voting rights, of racial and class issues, and of Canada's relationship to Great Britain and the USA are an illuminating contrast with the values of her contemporaries, and with society today."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents: Prelude; Mrs. Charles Henshaw; Julian Durham; Julia W. Henshaw; Gwen; Captain Julia Henshaw; "Gentle Julia"; Afterword; Key players; Supplementary notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes: Graphic novel with mention of Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. Signed copy.

ISBN: 978-1-988242-20-0

Accession Number: p2019-25

Call Number: 08.3 Kl66j

Collection: Archives Library

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Lest we forget : Banff honour our veterans banner program

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2022

Publisher: Royal Canadian Legion Col. Moore Branch #26

Call Number: 08.3 B22r Pam

Responsibility: families of veterans provided photographs and information, collected and edited by Bruce McTrowe, Bryan Gerrie, and members of the Col. Moore Branch #26 Banff; printed and designed by Bryon Parlo of Pro Image Signs and Printing

Publisher: Royal Canadian Legion Col. Moore Branch #26

Published Date: 2022

Physical Description: 28p. : ill.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Biography; Boer War; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1939-1945

Abstract: The "Honour Our Veterans" program honours those from Banff who fought in the South African War, First World War, Second World War and other conflicts

Contents: Includes portraits and short biography of war veterans

Notes: Photographs used in the booklet were provided by family members of the veterans and the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives. The biographies were based on family information and military records

Accession Number: 2023-54 copy 1; 2023-54 ref copy

Call Number: 08.3 B22r Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Memories of war

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2011

Author: Smith, Elwyn

Publisher: Banff : Elwyn Smith

Call Number: 08.1 Sm5m

Author: Smith, Elwyn

Responsibility: Elwyn Smith

Publisher: Banff : Elwyn Smith

Published Date: 2011

Physical Description: 57p. : ill., port

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Biography; World War II

Notes: Second World War reminiscences of WWII veteran Elwyn Smith, who joined Queen's Own Rifles, 3rd Battalion in 1942. After the war, Smith moved to Banff with his wife Bobbe in 1945

Accession Number: 8221

Call Number: 08.1 Sm5m

Collection: Archives Library

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Personal Daytimers

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1940 & 1941 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 47 : Includes notes throughout the year periodically documenting hockey scores. Begins recording deaths of friends, obituary writing. Throughout June documentation of significant events during the war. Trip to Wea…

Date Range: 1940-1941

Reference Code: M546 / 47 to 48

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

2 images 2 Electronic Resources

Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M546 / V771

Sous-Fonds: M546

Accession Number: 2014.8312

Reference Code: M546 / 47 to 48

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1940-1941

Physical Description: 4.6 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 9.5 x 15.5 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1940 & 1941 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 47 : Includes notes throughout the year periodically documenting hockey scores. Begins recording deaths of friends, obituary writing. Throughout June documentation of significant events during the war. Trip to Weasel Cove in August. M546 48 : Includes documentation of day to day activities, including personal hygiene, leisure, correspondence, house and car cleaning and social events. Moves between Sidney/Victoria and Banff regularly. Camp throughout July. Documents interactions with “B”.