Fonds consists of materials pertaining to John Murray Gibbon's personal life, his involvement with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Hikers, and his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes manuscripts titled "Scot to Canadian: one of more than a million" by…
36 cm of textual records -- 3 sound recordings -- 185 photograph prints -- 3 negatives
History / Biographical
John Murray Gibbon, born in Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) in 1875-1952, was a writer, historian, musician and Canadian Pacific Railway publicity agent at Montreal, Quebec. Gibbon attended the University of Aberdeen where he received a scholarship to attend Oxford, where he graduated with a BA in Literature. He also studied at the University of Göttingen, Germany, and received some musical training in London. Gibbon received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Université de Montréal in 1940.
Following writing and editing work for British journals, he was approached in 1907 by the Canadian Pacific Railway to work on their European publicity program. In 1913, he was appointed general publicity agent in Montreal. For thirty years he promoted Canadian culture and the CPR He was responsible for the inauguration of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Highland Gatherings.
Gibbon was a prolific author and in 1921 became the founding president of the Canadian Authors Association (CAA), which he co-founded with Stephen Leacock, Pelham Edgar and B.K. Sandwell. The CAA lobbied for the protection of authors’ rights and went on to establish the Governor General’s Literary Awards in 1936. Gibbon received the award, in the non-fiction category, for Canadian Mosaic: The Making of a Northern Nation (1938), in which he argued against the American idea of a “cultural melting pot” that encouraged immigrants to cut ties with their culture of origin and assimilate into a homogenous society. Canadian Mosaic greatly influenced Canada’s immigration policies and multicultural attitudes throughout the latter half of the 20th century, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials pertaining to John Murray Gibbon's personal life, his involvement with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Hikers, and his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes manuscripts titled "Scot to Canadian: one of more than a million" by John Murray Gibbon (204 p.) and "John Murray Gibbon (1875-1952)" by Watson Kirkconnell; a letter from Gibbon to Francis Dickie concerning trail riding; published articles and obituaries; and a scrapbook pertaining to trips with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Skyline Hikers, and views of landmarks throughout Canada.
Photographs pertain to John Murray Gibbon and activities, including Highland Gatherings and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips; also Gibbon's funeral, 1952.
Pincoe, R., & Phillipson, D. (2015). John Murray Gibbon. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-murray-gibbon-emc
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts …
Some views are by Malcolm Geddes; many were obtained through other sources
Date Range
[1896-2013]
Physical Description
444 photographs: 385 b&w and col. transparencies, 59 b&w prints -- 1 album (28 b&w prints) -- 11 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Malcolm Daniel Geddes, 1866-1927, was a journalist, publisher and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Geddes was one of the founders of the "Farmers and Ranch Review" in 1904, and served as vice-president and editor until his death. He joined the Alpine Club of Canada in 1917, was active in ACC summer camps and served as Honorary Secretary from 1924 to 1926. Geddes was killed in a mountaineering accident on Mount Lefroy in 1927.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts and publications), Malcolm's career in real estate, family letters, financial records, records of mountain ascents and hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, family trees and genealogical research, and other related materials.
Notes
Fonds consists of three series:
Series I : Professional records
I / A : Published materials
I / B : Manuscripts and notes
I / C : Professional correspondence
Series II : Financial records
Series III : Personal and family records
III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions
III / B : Genealogy and research
III / C : Other personal and family records
Arrangement of fonds was redone by Processing Archivist Kate Skelton between December 2020 and March 2021 to accommodate unprocessed materials from accessions 7846, 2014.8306 and 2015.8558
File consists of biographical records and timelines of events pertaining to the lives of Norman Luxton, Elizabeth Chantler McDougall and George McDougall. Includes an obituary article for George McDougall from 1876 [two separate newspaper clippings]; an account of a buffalo round-up in 1909 by Norm…
File consists of biographical records and timelines of events pertaining to the lives of Norman Luxton, Elizabeth Chantler McDougall and George McDougall. Includes an obituary article for George McDougall from 1876 [two separate newspaper clippings]; an account of a buffalo round-up in 1909 by Norman Luxton; Article "Here's Alberta - People and Places" featuring Norman Luxton; published book "Elizabeth McDougall: Pioneer" by Edna Kells; and a program for an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of George McDougall's appointment as Chairman of the Hudson's Bay Missions, which includes a detailed timeline of the lives of George and Elizabeth McDougall, as well as their son John.
Notes
File also contains one duplicate copy of each item, excluding "Elizabeth McDougall: Pioneer"
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…
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.
File consists of 5 published books and 1 magazine. Content includes 1 copy of 'Rails in the Canadian Rockies' with a note to 'Nick and Willie' Morant written by author Adolf Hungry Wolf; 1 copy of 'Virden Days: Memories of No. 19 E.F.T.S. R.C.A.F. 1941-1944' with an attached letter to Mollie Morant…
Produced by Adolf Hungry Wolf, D.M. Bain, Erling Strom
Date Range
1945
1946
1977
1979
1987
1988
Physical Description
6 Textual records: 5 books, 1 magazine
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 published books and 1 magazine. Content includes 1 copy of 'Rails in the Canadian Rockies' with a note to 'Nick and Willie' Morant written by author Adolf Hungry Wolf; 1 copy of 'Virden Days: Memories of No. 19 E.F.T.S. R.C.A.F. 1941-1944' with an attached letter to Mollie Morant, dated 1946; 1 copy of 'Canadian Pacific Air Lines: Its History and Aircraft' with note from the author D.M. Bain to Nicholas Morant; 1 copy of Liberty Magazine signed by Mollie Morant with a biographical article on Nicholas Morant inside (pg. 18-19); 1 copy of '1988 Audubon Nature Yearbook' annotated by Nicholas Morant, with a typed letter to Nicholas Morant from the Yearbook's editor attached at the back; 1 copy of 'Pioneers on Skis' signed by author Erling Strom with Calgary Herald clipping and notes by Morant.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / II / C / 4 / 7 to M300 / II / C / 4 / 12
File consists of one large booklet/portfolio containing biographical information, illustrations, and 10 copies of painted colour portraits all pertaining to Indigenous chiefs. Individuals depicted are: Crowfoot [Southern Blackfoot], Old Sun [Northern Blackfoot], Red Crow [Southern Blood tribe], Bul…
File consists of one large booklet/portfolio containing biographical information, illustrations, and 10 copies of painted colour portraits all pertaining to Indigenous chiefs. Individuals depicted are: Crowfoot [Southern Blackfoot], Old Sun [Northern Blackfoot], Red Crow [Southern Blood tribe], Bull Head [Sarcee], Eagle Tail [North Piegans], Poundmaker [Cree], Medicine Calf [Southern Blood tribe], Big Bear [Cree], Big Plume [Sarcee], and Pakan [Wood Cree]. Collection also includes historical information pertaining to Indigenous history in Western Canada written by Dr. James G. MacGregor, and a map depicting Indigenous treaty boundaries in and around the Rocky Mountains.
Notes
Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist
File consists of one page of song lyrics and 18 newspaper clippings published by the Calgary Herald, the Winnipeg Free Press and The Albertan [mostly 1961 and 1962]. Content pertains to the history of the Bow Valley and Calgary from the late 19th century and onwards; biographies for famous locals i…
Items published by the Calgary Herald, Winnipeg Free Press, and The Albertan
Date Range
1938
[ca. 1960]
1961
1962
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of one page of song lyrics and 18 newspaper clippings published by the Calgary Herald, the Winnipeg Free Press and The Albertan [mostly 1961 and 1962]. Content pertains to the history of the Bow Valley and Calgary from the late 19th century and onwards; biographies for famous locals including John, George, and David McDougall, May Ross, Dr. R.G. Brett and others; wedding anniversaries, birthday announcements and obituary articles for friends of the Luxton family; the sale of Norman Luxton's gift shop in Banff; McDougall Day and the Calgary Stampede; the 75th anniversary of the Bank of Montreal; Chief Walking Buffalo; and other miscellaneous news.
File consists of 22 sound recordings produced and/or collected by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content pertains to interviews conducted by Maryalice with various members of the Banff community and mountaineers. Includes several interviews with Maryalice's father, Ralph S. Harvey.
22 sound recordings : 19 cassettes, 2 film reels -- 0.2 cm textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of 22 sound recordings produced and/or collected by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content pertains to interviews conducted by Maryalice with various members of the Banff community and mountaineers. Includes several interviews with Maryalice's father, Ralph S. Harvey.
Notes
Contents of recordings in file:
S13 / I / B / 15 : "Banff - June 21 /93 George Vaux + MHS"
S13 / I / B / 16 - 17 : "Joe Halstonson"
S13 / I / B / 18 : "Orville Thomas - Oct 24 /93 New Denver"
S13 / I / B / 19 - 20 : "Thomas L. Wood July 21 /78" Tape I and Tape II
S13 / I / B / 21 : "Kitty Bagley July 1976", Verda Mignon Bagley
S13 / I / B / 22 : "Ralph S. Harvey May 3 /78"
S13 / I / B / 23 : "Norman Brice - July 7 1979 MHS"
S13 / I / B / 24 : "Mt. Royal [Ranch]", Marjorie Spicer (n.d.)
S13 / I / B / 25 : "Ralp[h] Harvey Dec 1978 Harvey Locke + Sunshine [Ski Area]"
S13 / I / B / 26 : "Ralph [Harvey], May 3" [copy by Ted Hart], 1978
S13 / I / B / 27 : "Ralph S. Harvey Feb 25 /84"
S13 / I / B / 28 - 29 : "Ralph S. Harvey 1973 with MHS" Tapes I and II
S13 / I / B / 30 : "Aunt Alice Harvey Mitchell July 20 1978 at Ralphine's - Calgary" [Ralphine Locke]
S13 / I / B / 31 : "Ralph Harvey, May 1 /78" [rec. at Victoria General Hospital by E.J. Hart; childhood, Brewster Transport, motor mechanics course in Calgary]
S13 / I / B / 32 : "Geo[rge] Vaux June 21 /93 Reopening of Whyte Museum on 25th Ann[iversary]George Vaux at ribbon[?] [Ribbon Creek?] with Eleanor Luxton - talk"
S13 / I / B / 33 : "Lecture - Noel Odell" about Everest 1924 expedition (n.d.)
S13 / I / B / 34 : Test recording - Maryalice reading brief excerpt of Rockies prehistory from untitled book (n.d.), approx.10 min long; side B is blank
S13 / I / B / 35 - 36 : "Marjorie (Crosby) Dye Interviewed by Maryalice Stewart" (Nov. 27, 1981), tapes #1 and #2