Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recording produced by and pertaining to Jimmy Simpson and the Simpson family. Material is arranged in seven series. I. Jimmy Simpson Sr. papers and photographs, ca.1901-1972, ca.74 cm of textual records, 23 photograph albums (ca.2875 prints), 425 tra…
2.5 m textual records. -- ca.1605 photographs: ca.755 prints, 410 negatives, ca.430 transparencies. -- 29 photograph albums (ca.3000 prints). -- 1 sound recording: audio disc
History / Biographical
Justin James McCarthy (Jimmy) Simpson, 1877-1972, was a trapper, guide and outfitter and lodge owner at Banff and Bow Lake, Alberta, Canada. Born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, Simpson was sent to Canada by his family in 1896. He worked briefly at Laggan (Lake Louise), Alberta for the Canadian Pacific Railway, travelled extensively and returned to the Rockies to work on the trail and trap. By the early 1900s, he was a successful guide and outfitter with Carl Rungius and the Alpine Club of Canada as clients. Starting in 1920, Simpson began building Num-Ti-Jah Lodge at Bow Lake as a base for hunting and climbing parties. Simpson and Williamina (Billie) Ross Reid, 1891-1968, married in 1916 and had three children. The lodge was run mainly by Billie Simpson and in 1945 the business was turned over to Jimmy Simpson Jr., 1922-2003 . Daughters Margaret Simpson, 1917-1941, and Mary Simpson (Hallock), 1919-2002, were internationally-famous figure skaters.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recording produced by and pertaining to Jimmy Simpson and the Simpson family. Material is arranged in seven series.
I. Jimmy Simpson Sr. papers and photographs, ca.1901-1972, ca.74 cm of textual records, 23 photograph albums (ca.2875 prints), 425 transparencies. Includes business and personal correspondence, business records and subject files, 1903-1972; literary papers, 1912-1972; and other papers, 1903- 1957. Business records pertain mainly to guiding, outfitting and hunting operations. Correspondents include Carl Rungius, J. Monroe Thorington, L. S. Amery, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, William S. Ladd, C. Hart Merriam, Allan Brooks and others; also federal and provincial government departments, Canadian Pacific Railway, etc., regarding hunting, game regulations, park boundaries, licences, permits, horses, etc. Albums pertain mainly to hunting trips, including those with Carl Rungius, Caroline Hinman and McAleenan family, ca.1901-ca.1920, 23 items. Transparencies pertain to McAleenan family trips.
II. Simpson family papers, photographs and sound recording, ca.1900-1987, ca.1.5 m of textual records, ca.675 photographic prints, 6 photograph albums (ca.460 prints), 410 photographic negatives, 1 sound recording. Textual records include large series of alphabetical files, 1907-1987; correspondence, ca.1910-ca.1985; school records, 1923-1936; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge registers, 1939-1957; other material, 1929-1942. Photographs pertain to Jimmy Simpson and family; friends and guests; lodges and camps, including Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Banff home and community; pack trips; scenic views; other.
III. Billie Simpson papers, 1913-1968, 6.5 cm of textual records. Includes Billie Simpson correspondence, literary and dramatic papers.
IV. Simpson Sisters professional papers and photographs, 1929-1955, ca.20 cm and 3 v. of textual material, ca.15 cm of print material, 86 photographic prints. Material pertains to the professional skating career of Margaret Simpson and Mary Simpson.
V. Mary Simpson Hallock papers, 1960-1955, 1.5 cm of textual records.
VI. Jimmy Simpson Jr. papers, 1947-1983, 1 cm of textual records.
VII. Other material, before 1970, 1 cm of textual records and art works.
An non-representational shape dominates centre front, it is outlined in black, circle to the left with a tail-like feature towards top right, the background has various shapes, lighter at left
An non-representational shape dominates centre front, it is outlined in black, circle to the left with a tail-like feature towards top right, the background has various shapes, lighter at left
The small red fox on the left side of the image is standing on a grey slab of stone.Two other similar slabs are near by and are seperated from the first by two wide cracks. All around the grey rock area the trees are turning fall colors. The red, yellow and orange leaves are falling off the trees …
The small red fox on the left side of the image is standing on a grey slab of stone.Two other similar slabs are near by and are seperated from the first by two wide cracks. All around the grey rock area the trees are turning fall colors. The red, yellow and orange leaves are falling off the trees onto the ground. Some of the trees on the left and a few in the background on the right have white bark. The fox in the foreground on the left is looking back over his shoulder to the right.
File consists of 1 painting : landscape ; 50.5 x 39.5 cm. File pertains to a map Murray Hay created of Auyuittuq National Park in Nunavut, Canada. File includes 1 colour painting of the park and surrounding area (Nunavut, Baffin Island) and one sheet of tracing paper that is annotated and taped wit…
File consists of 1 painting : landscape ; 50.5 x 39.5 cm. File pertains to a map Murray Hay created of Auyuittuq National Park in Nunavut, Canada. File includes 1 colour painting of the park and surrounding area (Nunavut, Baffin Island) and one sheet of tracing paper that is annotated and taped with masking tape over the painting.
On the left side of the painting an eagle sits on the top of a dead tree facing the right side of the image. Behind the brown, yellow and white bird there are mountains and trees. The mountains in the far distance have some snow on the peaks but the closer ones are covered with green trees. In the…
On the left side of the painting an eagle sits on the top of a dead tree facing the right side of the image. Behind the brown, yellow and white bird there are mountains and trees. The mountains in the far distance have some snow on the peaks but the closer ones are covered with green trees. In the foreground a blue body of water is surrounded with a brilliant green weed or grass. From the cl to the cr a line of trees cross the bottom of the image. Some of the trees and grass between the background mountains and the foreground water are a yellow hue.
The foreground is vegetation, rocks with coniferous trees up to tlc. Centre of picture is a multi-roofed building. Background is mountain range and grey sky.
The foreground is vegetation, rocks with coniferous trees up to tlc. Centre of picture is a multi-roofed building. Background is mountain range and grey sky.
This oil sketch is a composition of several different full and half sketches of Bighorn Sheep. The top left corner has a full painted ram resting on the ground. As you move to the right of the image the rams become more like sketches or line drawings with the exception of one that is fully painted …
This oil sketch is a composition of several different full and half sketches of Bighorn Sheep. The top left corner has a full painted ram resting on the ground. As you move to the right of the image the rams become more like sketches or line drawings with the exception of one that is fully painted in the upper right corner. The bottom half of the image space has many partial and unfinished drawings of the Bighorn Sheep.
In a patch of yellow and brown trees and grass in the foreground are two bighorn sheep eating, they are located on the left side of the painting. Behind the yellow trees is a mid section of green trees and behind that a small area of trees in the distance that are a blue colour. Behind all the tree…
In a patch of yellow and brown trees and grass in the foreground are two bighorn sheep eating, they are located on the left side of the painting. Behind the yellow trees is a mid section of green trees and behind that a small area of trees in the distance that are a blue colour. Behind all the trees is a mountain blue in colour with some snow on its peaks. The sky above is blue with white clouds.
Running from the right corner of this painting are three deer and there are four running from the cc of the image to the left. Only one deer in the right corner has antlers. The trc has a group of trees yellow and green in colour and in the distance on the right side there are more green trees and …
Running from the right corner of this painting are three deer and there are four running from the cc of the image to the left. Only one deer in the right corner has antlers. The trc has a group of trees yellow and green in colour and in the distance on the right side there are more green trees and some yellow bushes. Behind the trees in the far distance are blue grey mountains and a light blue sky. The foreground under the deer is a brown dirt with some rocks in the bc area.
The mountain, a realistic rendering of Cascade Mountain in Banff National Park, is light blue and grey, covers most of the picture, cloudy sky top edge, foreground left is a road, to the right of road is a clump of yellow trees among some evergreens and grasses
The mountain, a realistic rendering of Cascade Mountain in Banff National Park, is light blue and grey, covers most of the picture, cloudy sky top edge, foreground left is a road, to the right of road is a clump of yellow trees among some evergreens and grasses
General colour: yellow tan, brown, with some black, white, red and orange. Mid-centre and viewer’s right is a charging bison. Above and behind it is a spotted horse and a rider who is spearing the bison. On the left side are three small red buffalo with orange centres decreasing in size, smallest b…
General colour: yellow tan, brown, with some black, white, red and orange. Mid-centre and viewer’s right is a charging bison. Above and behind it is a spotted horse and a rider who is spearing the bison. On the left side are three small red buffalo with orange centres decreasing in size, smallest being at the top. There is another small red bison with an orange centre in the upper right area.Au verso: CHARGE OF A BUFFALO COW - SARAIN STUMP - 1971
General colour: grey green. A man, wearing only a blue loin cloth and two feathers in his braided hair grips the neck of another man who kneels to the right of him. A ghost image of a bear grasping a bison is slightly superimposed on top of them. There is a horizon line of white figures - four to e…
General colour: grey green. A man, wearing only a blue loin cloth and two feathers in his braided hair grips the neck of another man who kneels to the right of him. A ghost image of a bear grasping a bison is slightly superimposed on top of them. There is a horizon line of white figures - four to each side of the central image.Au verso: “THE CONTEST” tlhc “436” encircled, rhtc “K.6” (remaining number hidden by archival tape)brhc “12” encircled, below “30” encircled
Three wolves have singled out one bison from a herd and are making an attack. The rest of the herd are running from the right side of the image to the left. The ground is covered in snow and blue in colour. The wolves have a yellow colour intergrated with brown in their fur. In the distance are tre…
Three wolves have singled out one bison from a herd and are making an attack. The rest of the herd are running from the right side of the image to the left. The ground is covered in snow and blue in colour. The wolves have a yellow colour intergrated with brown in their fur. In the distance are trees, bison and a few more wolves.
Standing on the right side of the painting is a bighorn sheep, looking toward the cc of the image. On the other side of the image a second bighorn sheep is also standing but looking to the cl with his back facing the left edge. Both sheep are a brown colour with full round horns. The background is …
Standing on the right side of the painting is a bighorn sheep, looking toward the cc of the image. On the other side of the image a second bighorn sheep is also standing but looking to the cl with his back facing the left edge. Both sheep are a brown colour with full round horns. The background is a blue grey colour with lighter brown patches under the feet of both animals.
A farm scene with pink, grey and purple foothills behind, and dust devils in front rising to a turbulent sky. The lower one-third is the grey road lined by green on both sides through the fields; on the viewer’s left are fields in gold, green, grey, purple and brown, and on the viewer’s left of the…
A farm scene with pink, grey and purple foothills behind, and dust devils in front rising to a turbulent sky. The lower one-third is the grey road lined by green on both sides through the fields; on the viewer’s left are fields in gold, green, grey, purple and brown, and on the viewer’s left of the road, a red shed with a purple roof, then a white farmhouse with a purple roof, and another shed partially obscured by the dust funnel rising up to mingle with clouds in the sky. Further to the left another red building with a purple roof and to the left of that another dust funnel (dust devil) rising up to the storm clouds and sheets of weather in the sky. Three-quarters of the painting is the purple,pink and grey clouds and several storm sheets creating a large foreboding sky. Signed on the bottom left corner with the artist’s logo.
The bottom quarter of the picture shows people walking all directions, all are dressed up, some have umbrellas and some have dogs on the leash. The next quarter is the road; there are four horse and buggy teams - two horse and two one horse buggies, there are people in them. Two couples with two ch…
The bottom quarter of the picture shows people walking all directions, all are dressed up, some have umbrellas and some have dogs on the leash. The next quarter is the road; there are four horse and buggy teams - two horse and two one horse buggies, there are people in them. Two couples with two children each are crossing the road at the left. The next quarter shows a string of houses and the church, with many more people walking. The top quarter of the picture is a pale blue sky.