Fonds consists of organizational records including photographs, brochures, correspondence and other documents which are divided into five series [see Content Details]. Content pertains to the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, including the organization's history, members and staff, trail rides …
ca.340 cm of textual records -- 1191 photographs (691 prints, 312 transparencies, 188 negatives) -- 11 photograph albums -- 4 motion pictures -- 7 discs (1,214 digital images, 1 slideshow)
History / Biographical
The Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies is a trail riding organization based in Calgary, Alberta. The organization was established in 1923 with the support of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The first ride was held in 1924, and annual summer trail rides and pow-wows attracted fifteen hundred members by 1929. Many notable residents of the Bow Valley, including members of the Brewster and Moore families, Catherine Robb and Peter Whyte, and Carl Rungius have participated in trail rides. Support from the Canadian Pacific Railway ended in 1961. As of 2020, the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies remains an active organization.
LISTING OF TRAIL RIDE LOCATIONS:
1924 : Yoho Valley
1925 : Marble Canyon, Wolverine Plateau, Goodsir Plateau, Lake O'Hara, Lake Wapta, Sun Dance Lodge
1926 : Baker Lake, Shaki, Molar Peak, Bow Lake, Mosquito Creek, Ptarmigan Valley
1927 : Mountain Assiniboine, Brewster Creek, Magag Lake, Sunshine Camp, Simpson Pass; Jasper, Portal Creek, Maccarib Pass, Tonquin Valley, Meadow Creek, Calendone River
1928 : Lake of Hanging Glaciers; Horse Thief Creek, Windermere
1929 : Egypt Lake, Shadow Lake, Twin Lake; Lake Louise, Columbia Icefields
1930 : Red Earth Creek, Hawk Creek, Floe Lake, Wolverine Pass, Marble Canyon
1931 : Bankhead, Cascade River, Stewart Canyon, Stoney Creek, Baker Creek, Sawback Lake
1932 : Mount Assiniboine and Banff Springs Hotel terrace (Pow-wow)
1933 : Mosquito Creek, Bow Lake, Isabella Lake, Pipestone River, Lake Louise
1934 : Leanchoil, Shining Beauty camp, Goodsir mountain, Wolverine Plateau, Marble Canyon
1935 : Windy Camp, Snow Creek Pass, Scotch Cabin, Baker Lake, Ptarmigan Valley, Lake Louise Station (pow-wow)
1936 : Johnston Canyon, Pulsatilla Mountain, Badger Pass, Forty Mile Creek, Hillsdale Meadows
1937 : Mount Assiniboine, Lake Magog, Valley of the Rocks, Simpson Pass, Healy Creek
1938 : Carrot Creek, Lake Minnewanka, Middle Lake, Devil Gap, Ghost River, Mount Aylmer, Aylmer Pass
1939 : Healy Creek, Egypt Lake, Scarab Lake, Shadow Lakes, Twin Lakes, Taylor Lake, Moraine Lake
1940 : Marble Canyon, Helmet Creek, Ottertail River, Lake McArthur, Chateau Lake Louise
1941 : Mount Assiniboine, Canmore, spray Lakes, Valley of Rocks, Simpson Summit, Rock Isle Lake, Healy Creek
1942 : Larix Lake, Egypt Lake, Twin Lakes, Storm Mountain
1943 : Healy Creek warden's cabin, Brewater Creek, Fatigue Pass, Quartz hill, Simpson Summit, Sunshine Lodge, Eohippus lake, Mount Assiniboine
1944 : Healy Creek, Brewster Creek, Quartz Hill, Lake Eohippus, Red Earth Creek
1945 : Baker Lake
1946 : Panther River (Windy Camp), Snow Creek, Harrison Lake, Panther Falls
1947 : Monard Mountain, Healy Creek, Redearth Creek
1948 : Sunshine and Simpson River
1949 : Molar Mountain area
1950 : Palliser Pass
1951 : Goodsirs
1952 : Harvey Pass, Healy Creek, Egypt Lake
1953 : Baker Lakes
1954 : Mount Assiniboine, Magog Lake
1955 : Pulsatilla Pass area
1956 : Pipestone area
1957 : Panther River, Windy Camp, Dormer Pass, Snow Creek
1958 : Mount Assiniboine
1959 : Palliser Pass area [Bunny Robinson paints new teepee designs]
1960 : Pipestone area, north of Lake Louise
1961 : Goodsirs Mountains, McArthur Creek, Wolverine Pass [Volume 102, CPR publication last issue - CPR pulls sponsorship of association]
1962 : Pipestone and Skoki Valley areas
1963 : Simpson Summit, Healy Creek, Harvey Pass, Egypt Lake
1964 : Bryant Creek Meadows, Mount Assiniboine
1965 : Palliser Pass
1966 : Ptarmigan Valley, north of Lake Louise
1967 : Palliser Pass
1968 : Bryant Creek Meadows, Mount Assiniboine
1969 : Pulsatilla Pass
1970 : Egypt Lake area
1971 : Pipestone region
1972 : Shadow Lakes
1973 : Palliser Pass [50th anniversary]
1974 : Pulsatilla Pass area, Johnson Creek Meadows
1975 : Pipestone River area : Molar Glacier, Skoki Lakes, Merlin Lakes, hector Plateau, Fish Lakes
1976 : Cascade Valley region : Elk Lake summit, Stoney Creek, Dormer Pass
1977 : Mount Assiniboine
1978 : Palliser Pass area : Upper Spray River
1979 : Pulsatilla Pass area : Indian Paint Pots, Johnston Creek Meadows
1980 : Panther River region
1981 : Red Deer River region : Divide Creek, Tyrell Creek, Horseshoe Lake, Panther Ridge
1982 : Bryant Creek, Og Pass, Owl and Marvel Lakes, Allenby Pass, Assiniboine Pass, Lake Magog
1983 : Upper Pipestone River region: Red Deer Lake, Skoki Lakes, Hector Plateau, Singing Meadows [60th Anniversary]
1984 : Panther River region
1985 : Palliser Pass : Goat Ridge, Tumble Creek Falls, Spray Lakes, Birdwood Mountain, Leman Lake, White Man Pass
1986 : Johnston Creek, Badger Pass and Pulsatilla Pass; Safari expeditions: Kananaskis Country, Pipestone River , Front Range, Clearwater, Kootenay Plains
1987 : Red Deer River
1988 : Pipestone River
1989 : Panther River
1990 : Palliser Pass
1991 : Red Deer River
1992 : Bryant Creek
1993 : Pipestone River
1994 : Johnston Creek
1995 : Palliser Pass
1996 : Red Deer River
1997 : Bryant Creek
1998 : Panther River
1999 : Pipestone River
2000 : Johnston Creek
2001 : Palliser Pass
2002 : Yamnuska and Ghost Mountain
2003 : Bryant Creek
2004 : Cascade Valley and Mystic Lake
2005 : Sundance and Halfway Lodge
2006 : Waterton Park
2007 : Clearwater River
2008 : Kananaskis
2009 : Johnston Creek
2010 : Stoney Creek and Flint's Valley
2011 : Rock Lake and Solomon Creek
2012 : Kananaskis
2013 : Bryant Creek
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of organizational records including photographs, brochures, correspondence and other documents which are divided into five series [see Content Details]. Content pertains to the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, including the organization's history, members and staff, trail rides and other events, publications and advertising, finances, and administration.
Notes
Fonds has been reorganized by Processing Archivist Kate Skelton and content from all accessions prior to 2019 has been integrated into new series. Content from accessions 5757 and 5939 have been renumbered; storage of files adjusted to accommodate most recent donations [accn. 8235 & accn. 2014.8277]
Some files contain personal contact information including full names, home addresses, email addresses and phone numbers [see file-level entries under M545/V635 for specific contents and restrictions]
Series I - Events and Activities: Records include ride notes and summaries [1968-2009], songs and poems performed during trail rides, documents and images pertaining to the Townsend Trophy photograph competition, and materials related to other events including trail ride anniversary events and round-ups.
Series II - Members, Staff, Personal Content : Records include lists of trail ride participants, documents from camp coordinators and other trail ride staff, personal photographs, committee notes, personal correspondence and trail ride surveys from 1958-2009
Series III - Published Records : Records include newsletters, brochures, promotional material, news articles and other published content
Series IV - Financial Records : Records include tax records, income statements, expense notes, receipts, payment information for members, budgets, price lists and funding applications
Series V - Administrative Records : Records include administrative notes, inventories and checklists, meeting minutes and agendas, legal and administrative forms, and agreements with outfitting and supply companies
File consists of the Finance Committee's report on the Recommendations as to 'Specific Fund Reserves' from 1968, a report Re: Budgetary Estimates and Club Operation 1969, and the Audited Financial report for 1967. Also includes statements for the Camp Revenue and Expenses for 1969 and the Audited B…
File consists of the Finance Committee's report on the Recommendations as to 'Specific Fund Reserves' from 1968, a report Re: Budgetary Estimates and Club Operation 1969, and the Audited Financial report for 1967. Also includes statements for the Camp Revenue and Expenses for 1969 and the Audited Balance Sheet for 1969, and an Analysis of the ACC 1970 Budget report.
File consists of a pamphlet called "An Introduction to The Edmonton Section of The Alpine Club of Canada", a report to the Board of Management from the Expeditions Committee on the Feasibility of A Rescue Fund from 1980, and a response report Re: Halton Region Conservation Authority Plans from 1981…
File consists of a pamphlet called "An Introduction to The Edmonton Section of The Alpine Club of Canada", a report to the Board of Management from the Expeditions Committee on the Feasibility of A Rescue Fund from 1980, and a response report Re: Halton Region Conservation Authority Plans from 1981. Also includes a position statement for the Board Meeting in February 4 and 5, 1984.
Notes
Financials have been separated into M200 / II / A / 74 [1972-1984 Club Records, reports] acc. 6376.
File includes the agenda and notes for the Board of Management meeting on January 26-27, 1974 that took place in Edmonton, Notes to the Board of Management February 9, 1974 and Action Notes from the Board Meetings and Annual meetings of August 17 and 18, 1974.
File includes the agenda and notes for the Board of Management meeting on January 26-27, 1974 that took place in Edmonton, Notes to the Board of Management February 9, 1974 and Action Notes from the Board Meetings and Annual meetings of August 17 and 18, 1974.
File consists of a report/correspondence on the Lake Louise Planning Study, agenda for the Board of Management meeting in February 1979, and the meeting minutes for this meeting. Also includes the agenda and meeting minutes of the June 1979 meeting, and includes several agenda summaries related to …
File consists of a report/correspondence on the Lake Louise Planning Study, agenda for the Board of Management meeting in February 1979, and the meeting minutes for this meeting. Also includes the agenda and meeting minutes of the June 1979 meeting, and includes several agenda summaries related to Board meetings in 1979.
File consists of a Memo to the Board Re: Constitutional Transition and Election, the agenda from the 1985 Annual General Meeting, Canadian Alpine Journal Reports from 1980, 1986 and 1983, the President's Report 1983 and the meeting minutes of the 75th and 76th Annual General Meetings. Also includes…
File consists of a Memo to the Board Re: Constitutional Transition and Election, the agenda from the 1985 Annual General Meeting, Canadian Alpine Journal Reports from 1980, 1986 and 1983, the President's Report 1983 and the meeting minutes of the 75th and 76th Annual General Meetings. Also includes the minutes of the 77th Annual General Meeting, agendas for the meetings, and the minutes of the 74th Annual General Meeting.
File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs from Alaska, coastal north British Columbia, Edmonton, Jasper, Banff, and surrounding environs. Photographs feature ships, iceburgs, buildings, lakes, glaciers, and sled dogs.
3.5 cm of textual records (74 pages ; 31 x 32.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs from Alaska, coastal north British Columbia, Edmonton, Jasper, Banff, and surrounding environs. Photographs feature ships, iceburgs, buildings, lakes, glaciers, and sled dogs.
File consists of three textual publications and a subject index booklet for a separate publication [accompanying publication not present in fonds]. Content pertains to the history of the Calgary Herald [ca. 1905]; the Alberta Division Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; the history of Calgary's…
2 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 23 x 29.5 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of three textual publications and a subject index booklet for a separate publication [accompanying publication not present in fonds]. Content pertains to the history of the Calgary Herald [ca. 1905]; the Alberta Division Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; the history of Calgary's business and financial development; and Alberta's economy.
Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the Alberta Game Farm in Edmonton as part of a National Film Board production. Possibly a petting zoo, the Farm includes black bear cubs, cougars, bobcats, caribou, pronhorn deer, peacocks, zeebras, camels, alpacas, muskox, oxen, and more.
The…
1 motion picture (1 film reel: 250'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to the Alberta Game Farm in Edmonton as part of a National Film Board production. Possibly a petting zoo, the Farm includes black bear cubs, cougars, bobcats, caribou, pronhorn deer, peacocks, zeebras, camels, alpacas, muskox, oxen, and more.
The original label on the case reads "Title Alberta Game Farm NFB, Camera B. Engler, 250ft Time 5 1/2 min, Date 1962 Edmonton."
File consists of the agenda for the Board Meeting on October 14, 1979, the minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Banff Section that took place in October 1978, a report of the Nominating Committee for a New Executive 1978-79, and the meeting minutes for the Banff Section's meetings between 1…
File consists of the agenda for the Board Meeting on October 14, 1979, the minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Banff Section that took place in October 1978, a report of the Nominating Committee for a New Executive 1978-79, and the meeting minutes for the Banff Section's meetings between 1975 and 1979. File also includes the minutes of the Board Meeting that was held on January 28 and 29, 1978 in Victoria, B.C., the minutes of the Board meeting on October 15 and 16, 1977 in Calgary, AB, and the minutes of the Board meeting on October 16 and 17, 1976 in Toronto, ON.
File consists of drafts and final copies of an application for the incorporation of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies into a society [1961], an excerpt from an act by the Government of Alberta outlining the requirements for an organization to register as a society [1955], an approved applica…
File consists of drafts and final copies of an application for the incorporation of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies into a society [1961], an excerpt from an act by the Government of Alberta outlining the requirements for an organization to register as a society [1955], an approved application by the Trail Riders to become a registered society including a certified copy of a Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Government of Alberta, and multiple drafts of the by-laws of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies which are labelled "First Draft", "Second Draft", and "Final Draft". File also includes notices of later amendments to original by-laws. Textual records in file accompanied by 5 microfiche sheets [1961-1967] depicting various administrative records [registrar of companies, certificate of incorporation, etc.].
File consists of trail ride application forms completed by Joe Madaro, David Clifton[?], Bill Gorman, Garry Unger and Rod Proudfoot, as well as one blank application form from 1997. Forms completed by Bill, Garry and Rod are all for special 1982 NHL trail ride.
0.1 cm of textual records (7 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm and 19.5 x 23 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of trail ride application forms completed by Joe Madaro, David Clifton[?], Bill Gorman, Garry Unger and Rod Proudfoot, as well as one blank application form from 1997. Forms completed by Bill, Garry and Rod are all for special 1982 NHL trail ride.
Notes
File contains personal contact information, as well as other personal information [weight, height, age, etc.]
One item is scanned copy, another is scanned with additional annotations in pen
File consists of background information about the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies [some published], and correspondence between the Trail Riders and various publishers pertaining to the use of background information in future publications and promotional material.
File consists of background information about the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies [some published], and correspondence between the Trail Riders and various publishers pertaining to the use of background information in future publications and promotional material.
File consists of an annotated chapter from a book, titled "An Act respecting Banks and Banking" [1927] signed by Eleanor Luxton, and a loose page with accompanying handwritten notes. Content pertains to the Bank Act of 1923 in Canada. Items were likely used as research and study materials during El…
0.5 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 16.5 x 25 cm and 11 x 14 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of an annotated chapter from a book, titled "An Act respecting Banks and Banking" [1927] signed by Eleanor Luxton, and a loose page with accompanying handwritten notes. Content pertains to the Bank Act of 1923 in Canada. Items were likely used as research and study materials during Eleanor Luxton's time as a student at the University of Alberta.
File pertains to 68 b&w prints of various buildings' interiors and exteriors around Banff, Edmonton, Radium, and Wapta. Includes St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Mineral Springs Hospital (located on the south side of the Bow River), the Voyager Inn, the Rimrock Inn, the Parks Canada Administration B…
File pertains to 68 b&w prints of various buildings' interiors and exteriors around Banff, Edmonton, Radium, and Wapta. Includes St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Mineral Springs Hospital (located on the south side of the Bow River), the Voyager Inn, the Rimrock Inn, the Parks Canada Administration Building, Num-ti-Jaw Lodge, the lobby of the Bank of Montreal, various unidentified houses (both intact and being demolished), a federal building in Edmonton, the Radium Hot Springs Inn, the Wapta Inn, alters and shrines (interior and exterior), and the interiors of various hotels - including public spaces and rooms.
File consists of 3 full copies of Canadian news publications including The Dominion Illustrated, Montreal Star, and The Montreal Herald, as well as one torn section from a 1937 edition of the Edmonton Bulletin newspaper. Content pertains to business development, agriculture, trade and local history…
1.5 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 28.5 x 41 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 3 full copies of Canadian news publications including The Dominion Illustrated, Montreal Star, and The Montreal Herald, as well as one torn section from a 1937 edition of the Edmonton Bulletin newspaper. Content pertains to business development, agriculture, trade and local history in Calgary; a Royal Visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to Canada in 1901; Canadian trade, industry and tourism; and political tension between Russia and Japan prior to World War II.
Items are arranged chronologically in file box:
LUX / II / F1 / 41 : "The Dominion Illustrated" [1890]
LUX / II / F1 / 42 : "The Royal Visit to Canada 1901", Montreal Star
LUX / II / F1 / 43 : "The National Number of the Montreal Herald" [1927]
LUX / II / F1 / 44 : "Edmonton Bulletin" [1937]
File consists of 31 photograph prints ordered by Eleanor Luxton from Canadian Pacific. Photographs pertain to construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian Pacific trains and ships, and historic views of Banff, Calgary, Fort McLeod, Strathcona and Edmonton.
31 photographs : b&w prints ; 24 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 31 photograph prints ordered by Eleanor Luxton from Canadian Pacific. Photographs pertain to construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian Pacific trains and ships, and historic views of Banff, Calgary, Fort McLeod, Strathcona and Edmonton.
Notes
Prints in file were produced by Canadian Pacific for Eleanor Luxton between 1946 and 1949; original dates of images
Photographs in file are accompanied by Canadian Pacific mailing envelope addressed to Eleanor Luxton
File consists of souvenir menus from various trips on Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific cruises. Contents pertain to various destinations within Canada, including: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Connaught and Spiral Tunn…
File consists of souvenir menus from various trips on Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific cruises. Contents pertain to various destinations within Canada, including: Banff Springs Hotel and Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Connaught and Spiral Tunnels, Ottawa, Quebec, and St. John [New Brunswick]. Includes a set of 3 menus from 1924 and a set of 3 adult menus and 1 children's menu from 1952 which are stored in original Canadian Pacific paper envelopes.
Notes
Items in file are stored in two file folders, organized chronologically
File consists of 20 lantern slide photographs depicting scenes in Victoria, Vancouver and vicinity in British Columbia; Edmonton, Calgary and vicinity in Alberta; Regina and other regions in Saskatchewan; Winnipeg in Manitoba; and shipping activity on the Great Lakes.
Most images in file issued by Department of the Interior Natural Resources Intelligence Branch
Date Range
[ca.1925]
Physical Description
20 photographs : lantern slides
Scope & Content
File consists of 20 lantern slide photographs depicting scenes in Victoria, Vancouver and vicinity in British Columbia; Edmonton, Calgary and vicinity in Alberta; Regina and other regions in Saskatchewan; Winnipeg in Manitoba; and shipping activity on the Great Lakes.
File consists of 19 letters addressed to David Zweifel: 18 from Catharine Robb Whyte and one from Murray Adaskin. Letters pertain to David Zweifel's music lessons and Catharine's funding of these lessons; Catharine fixing a violin to give to David Zweifel which was originally owned by David White; …
Produced by Catharine Robb Whyte and Frances and Murray Adaskin
Date Range
1967
1969
1970
1973
1989
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of 19 letters addressed to David Zweifel: 18 from Catharine Robb Whyte and one from Murray Adaskin. Letters pertain to David Zweifel's music lessons and Catharine's funding of these lessons; Catharine fixing a violin to give to David Zweifel which was originally owned by David White; discussions about composer Murray Adaskin and artists Carl Rungius and Belmore Browne; Catharine's skiing lessons and trips; the Tabeteau family; letters of recommendation written by Catharine for David Zweifel; Catharine's flying lessons; Catharine attending a funeral in Concord in 1969; Catharine reminiscing about art school in Boston and Peter Whyte; Christmas greetings; Catharine attending a concert in Edmonton; and a letter from Murray Adaskin which includes a copy of another letter sent to David Zweifel from Frances Adaskin in 1967, discussing Catharine's generosity.