File consists of 21 plastic binders, one booklet, research notes and newspaper clippings pertaining to geophysical reports and natural resource and mining information within Alberta, 1986-1994. Binders were collected by Bill Baxter as part of his work as a chairperson for the Undermining Review Com…
ca.45 cm of textual records -- 2 transparency slides : col. ; 27 x 30 cm -- 6 maps : plastic overlay plans
History / Biographical
Bill Baxter (1949-1998) was a geologist in Canmore and Calgary, AB.
Scope & Content
File consists of 21 plastic binders, one booklet, research notes and newspaper clippings pertaining to geophysical reports and natural resource and mining information within Alberta, 1986-1994. Binders were collected by Bill Baxter as part of his work as a chairperson for the Undermining Review Committee in Canmore. File also contains two transparency slides from a presentation related to undermining, and 6 architectural layover maps of a mine.
Fonds consists of personal photographs, biographical notes, memoir drafts and other collected materials pertaining to Robert Neville (Bob) Smith. Fonds also includes plans and maps pertaining to the development of land near Lake Minnewanka and the Cascade Power Plant project (1943).
ca.300 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 12 x 18 cm or smaller -- 7 cm of textual records -- 7 topographical maps/plans -- 8 postcards
History / Biographical
Robert Neville (Bob) Smith (1926-2021) was born in Banff. He was the only child of parents Enoch Smith and Laurene Smith (nee Munson). Bob grew up near Lake Minnewanka until 1941, when a hydro dam was installed resulting in the intentional flooding of the area. The family moved to Banff, where Bob met his future wife, Mary Parkinson. The couple were married in 1953 and moved to Seebe, where they raised two daughters, Marjory and Shirley.
Bob worked for Calgary Power Co. (later renamed TransAlta Utilities) from 1953 until his retirement in 1986. In his spare time, Bob founded the Bow Valley Camera Club and the Bow Valley Naturalists organization. In 1999, Bob was part of a successful project with the Bow Valley Naturalists to designate the Mount Yamnuska area as a Bow Valley Protected Area, following 25 years of lobbying with the Government of Alberta. Bob also formed the Meanderthals seniors hiking club in 1993 and led various local hiking trips in his later years.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal photographs, biographical notes, memoir drafts and other collected materials pertaining to Robert Neville (Bob) Smith. Fonds also includes plans and maps pertaining to the development of land near Lake Minnewanka and the Cascade Power Plant project (1943).
Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
History / Biographical
The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003).
James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy.
Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission.
Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
Fonds consists of personal, professional and legal documents and photographs pertaining to Maud and Forest Kidney, Jack MacAulay, Kidney and Woodworth family members, friends and the Banff community. Items are organized by subject and date ranges.
Fonds consists of six series:
Series I - Maud (Wo…
66 cm of textual records -- ca. 963 photographs : 870 prints, 62 postcards, 30 negatives, 1 tintype (31.5 x 37 cm or smaller) -- 7 photograph albums (26 x 33.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
Ella Maud [Woodworth] Kidney (1894-1977) was born in Banff as the fourth of 11 siblings. Her parents were Benjamin Woodworth and Elizabeth [McIntire] Woodworth. Growing up, Maud worked briefly for the Alberta Hotel and the Bottling Works company in Banff. Maud was married to John A. MacAulay in 1917, and widowed later that year. Her twin sons, John A. [Jack] and Thomas A. [Ted] MacAulay, were born in 1918. Maud married Forest H. "Pop" Kidney (1889-1979) on February 14, 1923, and the new family settled into the Kidney home on Wolf and Muskrat Street. The Kidney residence was originally located in Bankhead, but was moved to Banff and sold following the town's closure in 1922.
Maud and Forest operated several local businesses including Banff Grocery, Quaker Coffee Shop, Pop's Bakery and Kidney Kabins. The Kidneys were also active in community affairs throughout their lives. Maud Kidney was a long-time member of the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club in Banff [and the club's president for over a decade spanning across the 1940's], as well as the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire [I.O.D.E.] and Rebekah Lodge, and she was matron of the Order of the Eastern Star in Banff in 1950. Forest Kidney was involved in the Banff Shriners Club, the Kiwanis Club, the Independent Order of Oddfellows and the Canadian Restaurants Association [CRA], among other groups; in the early 1960's, Forest also served as the President of the Calgary branch of the CRA.
Jack and Ted MacAulay grew up together in Banff, where they were involved in Banff's Boy Scouts program and local hockey teams. Jack in particular was an avid hockey player, until an accident in 1940 caused damage to his right eye which kept him from competing. From 1943 to 1945, Jack worked for Boeing Aircraft of Canada Ltd., and in 1946 he was appointed as the Chief Inspector of War Assets for Alberta and the Yukon Territories. Jack married Karin Wallensteen in 1946, and the couple had 6 children together: sons Herb and John, and daughters Karen, Shelley, Jodi and Julie-Ann. Jack served as a coach for the Banff Minor Hockey League for 46 years. Jack also took on several other positions within the Bow Valley community, including working as a volunteer with the Banff Figure Skating Club, a co-founder of the Banff Recreation Board, and a member of the Banff Advisory Council, the Banff Hospital Board and the Banff School Board.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal, professional and legal documents and photographs pertaining to Maud and Forest Kidney, Jack MacAulay, Kidney and Woodworth family members, friends and the Banff community. Items are organized by subject and date ranges.
Fonds consists of six series:
Series I - Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records: contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1894 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 1977 ]
Series II - Forest Kidney records: contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1889 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 2008 ]
Series III - Jack MacAulay records: contains 3 sub-series [A) 1920 - 1945, B) 1946 - 1980, C) 1981 - 2000 ]
Series IV - Family, friends and community records: contains 5 sub-series [ A) 1886 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1945, C) 1946 - 1970, D) 1970 - 2013, E) Maude Kidney Collection ]
Series V - Legal and business records : contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1894 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 1980 ]
Series VI - Collected materials
Series I content pertains to Maud Woodworth Kidney. Includes scrapbooks, photographs of Maud and her siblings and parents, trips to Calgary and local activities with family and friends, Maud working for the Alberta Hotel and the Banff Bottling Factory [ca. 1905 - 1915], and local clubs and societies which Maud was involved in between 1930 - 1977 including the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club, the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, the Senior Friends Club of Banff, Rebekah Lodge and the Order of the Eastern Star.
Series II content pertains to Forest Kidney during his World War I military service in Petawawa, Ontario; swimming with friends at the Cave and Basin and other social activities; travelling with family; local newspaper clippings noting Forest's achievements and community involvement; and Forest participating in events as a member of the Banff Shriners Club and the Canadian Restaurant Association.
Series III content pertains to Jack MacAulay at the Kidney family home with his twin brother, Ted; coaching for the Banff Minor Hockey League; participating in other community meetings and programs; personal, professional and medical correspondence [1940 - 1992]; Jack's wife, Karin MacAulay, and their children; and Jack's awards and achievements.
Series IV content pertains to extended family and friends of the Kidneys and the wider Banff community.
Includes sports and outdoor activities [including swimming, hiking, trail riding, camping, snowshoeing, skiing, and track and field]; early Banff [including businesses, Banff Elementary School and Banff High School, the Woodworth family residence, and construction of the Icefields Parkway]; family friends of the Woodworths and Kidneys [including the Brett family, the Stafford family and the Simpson family]; personal correspondence pertaining to Fred "Ty" Cobb (1931 - 1933); clubs and societies [including the Independent Order of Oddfellows, the Senior Friends Club, and the Order of the Eastern Star]; community events [including dances, meetings, dinners and award ceremonies]; weddings and anniversaries; a visit to Num-Ti-Jah Lodge in 1964; and biographical and genealogical information about Maud Kidney, Forest Kidney and the Woodworth family.
Series V content pertains to businesses owned and operated by the Kidney family [ca. 1930 - 1970], including Kidney Kabins, Quaker Coffee Shop and Pop's Bakery; mortgage agreements and property contracts; and government documents. Includes receipts, log books and financial records, photographs of Kidney Kabins and Quaker Coffee Shop, and receipts for land purchased by Forest Kidney, George Noble and others.
Series VI contains commercial postcards collected by the Kidney family. Postcards mostly produced by Byron Harmon, and some by G & W Fear and other photographers, and mostly pertain to Banff and the surrounding area [winter sports, wildlife, Banff Zoo, Banff Avenue, scenic views and mountain landscapes, etc].
Notes
Contains duplicate photographs
Duplicate commercial postcards have been kept in separate folder within file box containing other commercial postcards [V324 / IV / E / PG - 1 to 20 and V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 42]
Sub-series IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection was donated with existing numbering system [Items 1 to 47] prior to processing; original order and corresponding annotations have been transferred to database entries from original handwritten notes
File includes the first 2 pages of the Minutes of the 71st Annual General Meeting, a report from the Huts Committee in 1976 for the Board, a report from the Camps Committee from January 1977, and a report from the Summer Camps Committee to the Board of Management.
File includes the first 2 pages of the Minutes of the 71st Annual General Meeting, a report from the Huts Committee in 1976 for the Board, a report from the Camps Committee from January 1977, and a report from the Summer Camps Committee to the Board of Management.
File includes the agenda for the Board of Management meeting June 1981, the Timetable of Events for the Annual General Meeting 1981, the agenda for the 76th Annual General Meeting 1981, and the meeting minutes of the Board of Management meeting in February 1982.
File includes the agenda for the Board of Management meeting June 1981, the Timetable of Events for the Annual General Meeting 1981, the agenda for the 76th Annual General Meeting 1981, and the meeting minutes of the Board of Management meeting in February 1982.
Notes
Financial records have been separated into M200 / II / A: [1981-1982 Agendas and Board Meeting Mins.] accn. 6376.
For the former file M200 / I / A / 82: Banff Park Huts Proposal, file has been re-numbered and moved to Series I / D: Property Records accn. 6376, due to the subject matter of this file pertaining to the huts as properties of the ACC.
File consists of a report to the Board of Management from the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition from June 1981 and a 1979 Progress Report concerning Canadian Mount Everest Expedition, 1982.
File consists of a report to the Board of Management from the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition from June 1981 and a 1979 Progress Report concerning Canadian Mount Everest Expedition, 1982.
File consists of a report on marketing suggestions for the ACC Clubhouse in Canmore, Alberta, as well as a rough draft of a marketing study done on the Clubhouse, and correspondence/reports on the Clubhouse Committee, including the Clubhouse Committee's report to the Board.
File consists of a report on marketing suggestions for the ACC Clubhouse in Canmore, Alberta, as well as a rough draft of a marketing study done on the Clubhouse, and correspondence/reports on the Clubhouse Committee, including the Clubhouse Committee's report to the Board.
File consists of a report to the Board on an update to the 1982/83 Season and Scheduled camps for the 1983/84 season, as well as a report to the Board from the Foreign Camps Committee in 1983, and a report on Mountain Parks - Alpine Huts in 1983. Also includes a Clubhouse Committee report to the Bo…
File consists of a report to the Board on an update to the 1982/83 Season and Scheduled camps for the 1983/84 season, as well as a report to the Board from the Foreign Camps Committee in 1983, and a report on Mountain Parks - Alpine Huts in 1983. Also includes a Clubhouse Committee report to the Board in June 1983, a report on "documents" archives, a report from the Safety Committee 1983, and a Report from the Legal Committee 1983. Also includes a report from the Committee on the Nomenclature of Mountain Regions 1983, various proposals to the Board regarding membership and section changes, and a 1982 report/request for permission regarding Parks Canada Policy for Caving and entering Castleguard Cave.
Notes
Financials have been separated into M200 / II / A / 98 [1983 Reports to the Board] accn. 6376.
File consists of meeting minutes of the Board of Management February 5 and 6, 1983 meeting in Winnipeg, as well as the Ski Mountaineering Committee Proposed 1984 Winter Ski Camps report, and the Foreign Camps Committee report from January 1983. Also includes the Expeditions Committee report from Fe…
File consists of meeting minutes of the Board of Management February 5 and 6, 1983 meeting in Winnipeg, as well as the Ski Mountaineering Committee Proposed 1984 Winter Ski Camps report, and the Foreign Camps Committee report from January 1983. Also includes the Expeditions Committee report from February 1983, the Clubhouse Committee report, and the summary of the General Assembly meeting that took place in Kathmandu in 1982. A proposal/request for support relating to the Canadian Permanent Committee of Geographic Names, a report from the Legal Committee from 1983, the Mountain Management Committee's report to the Board in February 1983, and a Report on the Visit to the ACC Sections January 18-20, 1983. Also includes R.W. Sandford's The History of Canadian Mountaineering Proposal from 1983.
Notes
Financials have been separated into M200 / II / A / 85 [1983] accn. 6376 file.
File consists of the agenda and the meeting minutes of the Board of Management meeting in June 1984, a Report from the Summer Camps Committee 1984, and a report from the Expeditions Committee 1984. Also includes a Clubhouse Committee report 1984, an ACC Safety Tour Report 1984, a Report of the Awar…
File consists of the agenda and the meeting minutes of the Board of Management meeting in June 1984, a Report from the Summer Camps Committee 1984, and a report from the Expeditions Committee 1984. Also includes a Clubhouse Committee report 1984, an ACC Safety Tour Report 1984, a Report of the Awards Committee, and a Report for the June 2, 1984 Board Meeting from the Mountain Management Committee. Includes reports on the Accidents in North American Mountaineering collaboration between the American Alpine Club and the Alpine Club of Canada. Includes a report from the Canadian Mount Everest Society on the Everest 82 expedition and wrap up of the Society from 1984, as well as a report from The National Trail Association of Canada in 1984.
File consists of a Strategic Planning worksheet that will help people summarize proposals to the Board. Also includes correspondence about the operation of the Clubhouse, correspondence about budgets for the Clubhouse operations, and the President's Newsletter to the Club. Includes the Executive Di…
File consists of a Strategic Planning worksheet that will help people summarize proposals to the Board. Also includes correspondence about the operation of the Clubhouse, correspondence about budgets for the Clubhouse operations, and the President's Newsletter to the Club. Includes the Executive Directors update to the club on the Club Archives, memos and correspondence on the Clubhouse, and a report from the Calgary Section Executive.
Notes
Financials have been separated into M200 / II / A / 112 1985 CORRESPOND. accn. 6376
File consists of the Huts Committee reports at various Annual General Meetings, correspondence about staff at the Vancouver Section's office, the Publications Committee reports to the Board, and a proposal to the Board for a Marketing Committee. Includes a position paper presented by the Mountain M…
File consists of the Huts Committee reports at various Annual General Meetings, correspondence about staff at the Vancouver Section's office, the Publications Committee reports to the Board, and a proposal to the Board for a Marketing Committee. Includes a position paper presented by the Mountain Management Committee, the Awards Committee reports to the Board, and the Winnipeg Section's Annual Report from 1988. The Annual report of the Summit Register Co-ordinator 1988, meeting minutes for the Executive Committee in 1988, and the Expeditions Committee reports. Meeting minutes of the Semi-Annual Board Meeting in 1988, as well as the Annual General Meeting minutes, and Board of Directors meeting minutes.
Notes
Original file contained Executive Correspondence, Strategic Plans, Business Proposals and other Executive records that were separated into M200 / I / E: Executive Records section, due to the fact that those records were relevant Club-wide, and did not constitute as Club meeting minutes or Club reports.
File consists of Reports to the Board of Directors, including the Publications Committee's report on the Canadian Alpine Journal from 1986 and a Summer Camps Committee report to the Board. Also includes the agenda for the Board of Directors meeting February 8 and 9, 1986, as well as a Strategic Pla…
File consists of Reports to the Board of Directors, including the Publications Committee's report on the Canadian Alpine Journal from 1986 and a Summer Camps Committee report to the Board. Also includes the agenda for the Board of Directors meeting February 8 and 9, 1986, as well as a Strategic Planning Presentation report to the Board for the February 1986 Board meeting. Includes the meeting minutes of the Board of Directors meeting October 19 and 20th, 1985 and the minutes of the June 7 and 8, 1986 Board of Directors meeting; as well as a memo/report to the Board of Directors Re: Constitutional Transition and Election.
File consists of correspondence from the Executive Director, R.G. (Dick) Latta, to all committee chairmen about the strategic plan, Club financials, and other executive matters. Includes the agenda for the Board of Directors meeting and the meeting minutes of that meeting, information from a Huts P…
File consists of correspondence from the Executive Director, R.G. (Dick) Latta, to all committee chairmen about the strategic plan, Club financials, and other executive matters. Includes the agenda for the Board of Directors meeting and the meeting minutes of that meeting, information from a Huts Planning meeting in 1986, and the meeting minutes of a Board of Management meeting from 1985. Also includes a Strategic Planning Presentation to the Board in 1986.
Notes
For draft agreements and contracts between the Alpine Club of Canada and the Whyte Museum on Library and Archive materials, see M200 / I / H: Other Administrative Records Series, file titled: LIBRARY 1984-1986, accn. 2023.06. Draft agreements of these contracts have been removed from this file due to duplicate materials of contracts found in file: LIBRARY 1984-1986 acc. 2023.06, found in Series M200 / I / H.
File consists of the agenda of the 1987 Annual meeting, the Mountain Management Committee's report, the Alberta Sections meeting notes, and the agenda of the Executive meeting.
File consists of the agenda of the 1987 Annual meeting, the Mountain Management Committee's report, the Alberta Sections meeting notes, and the agenda of the Executive meeting.
File includes membership statistics report for 1988, agenda and meeting minutes for the Board of Directors meeting, and the President's report to ACC members.
File includes membership statistics report for 1988, agenda and meeting minutes for the Board of Directors meeting, and the President's report to ACC members.
File includes the meeting minutes of the Annual General Meeting on November 12, 1988, as well as the President's Report, the Treasurer's Report, Membership Report and various committee annual reports for the AGM. Some reports are from the Mountain Management Committee, the Summer Camps Committee, t…
File includes the meeting minutes of the Annual General Meeting on November 12, 1988, as well as the President's Report, the Treasurer's Report, Membership Report and various committee annual reports for the AGM. Some reports are from the Mountain Management Committee, the Summer Camps Committee, the Ski Mountaineering Committee and the Expeditions Committee.