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 is a commercial negative collection from more than 4000 professional jobs. Includes family, personal and school portraits, weddings, conventions and passport photographs; Banff School of Fine Arts classes, activities, productions, business and convention programs; photographs of government a…
Fonds includes primarily the private business records of Ron Duke, including the work of some predecessors. Images attributed to Bill Jamieson, working in the employ of George Noble, are V180 / II.A.i. through V180 / II.A.vi., and V180 / III.A.- 1 to 51.
Date Range
[ca.1900, ca.1930-ca.1975]
Physical Description
ca.40,000 photographs (ca.38,400 negatives, ca.800 prints, ca.800 transparencies). -- 1 photograph album. -- 3 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Ronald Leslie Duke, 1912-1978, was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Duke was educated at Calgary, Banff and the University of Washington in Seattle, USA. After wartime service with the National Film Board of Canada, Ron Duke returned to Banff, where he worked in the photography business for the next thirty years. Here he formed a link in a business lineage of photographers, including George Noble, and was for a time an employee of Noble's corporate successors. After 1958, Duke worked closely with the Banff School of Fine Arts, photographing productions and providing documentary services. After sustaining considerable damage in a fire which destroyed Banff's Mount Royal Hotel in 1967, Ron Duke's business resumed and, in partnership with George Baracos, continued until retirement in 1975.
Scope & Content
Fonds is a commercial negative collection from more than 4000 professional jobs. Includes family, personal and school portraits, weddings, conventions and passport photographs; Banff School of Fine Arts classes, activities, productions, business and convention programs; photographs of government and private construction, commercial and industrial projects, Banff National Park; Banff community life, including Banff Winter Carnival, sports and recreation, Banff High School, Banff activities, places and events; personal and occupational photographs arising from Duke's interest in aeronautics, work with the Canadian Army, World War II, and involvement in the oil industry, 1930s; scenic and landscape photographs. Most pertain to Banff National Park; also Vancouver, British Columbia; Seattle, United States; Turner Valley, Alberta and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Textual records include job registers, 2 v.; samples of works orders, price lists, letters, equipment lists, invoices, receipts and technical information, mainly pertaining to business, some personal items; brochures, publications and postcards containing credited or attributed Ron Duke photographs.
Sub-series pertains to 19 black and white negatives and includes mainly group shots of participants. 1957 is missing.
017 - Advanced Management Group [1960]
129 - Advanced Management BSFA [1961]
244 - Advanced Management BSFA - 1962 Mar. 12
325 - Advanced Management Group BSFA - 1963 Mar. 8
429 - B…
Sub-series pertains to 121 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 05 : Dr. Vinci's Singing Class
NA - 06 to 09 : Art Stre…
164 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 121 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 05 : Dr. Vinci's Singing Class
NA - 06 to 09 : Art Street Exhibit
NA - 10 to 11 : Exterior - Art School
NA - 12 to 13 : [Figure Study Class]
NA - 14 to 26 : [Class group, building exterior]
NA - 27 to 44 : [Choir]
NA - 45 to 75 : [Music and acting classes, group shot]
NA - 76 to 96 : [Performance preparation, group shots, Russian? class orals]
NA - 97 to 113 : [Ballet class]
NA - 114 to 144 : [Performance dress rehersal, group shots, function]
NA - 149 to 159 : [Artwork]
NA - 160 to 164 : [BSFA sign, artwork]
Sub-series pertains to approx. 225 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 25 : Art School
NA - 26 to 50 : [Various classe…
ca. 225 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to approx. 225 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 25 : Art School
NA - 26 to 50 : [Various classes, group shots]
NA - 51 to 75 : [Ballet and music classes]
NA - 76 to 100 : [En plein air painting class, group shots, stage set-up]
NA - 101 to 125 : [Stage performance, group shots]
NA - 126 to 150 : [Figure study class, group shots, performance rehersal]
NA - 151 to 175 : [Outdoor art show, group shots, performance rehersal]
NA - 176 to 200 : [Painting class, ballet rehersal, costume fitting]
NA - 201 to 224 : [Music performance, costume fitting, award ceremony]
NA - 225 to 234 : [Peter Pan rehersal]
Misc. Art School Buildings
Sub-series pertains to approx. 164 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 25 : Art School
NA - 26 to 50 : [Ballet and wea…
ca. 164 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to approx. 164 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 25 : Art School
NA - 26 to 50 : [Ballet and weaving classes, unknown class, group shots]
NA - 51 to 75 : [Painting, Russian, choir, en plein air painting classes]
NA - 76 to 100 : [Ballet and painting classes]
NA - 101 to 125 : [Various classes, group shots]
NA - 126 to 150 : [Various classes, group shots, ballet performance reherals]
NA - 151 to 164 & spec. : [Graduation? ceremony, performance rehersal, room interiors]
Misc. Art School
Sub-series pertains to approx. 126 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 25 : Art School
NA - 26 to 50 : Art School
NA -…
ca. 126 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to approx. 126 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 25 : Art School
NA - 26 to 50 : Art School
NA - 51 to 75 : Art School
NA - 76 to 100 : Art School
NA - 101 to 125 : Art School
NA - 126 : Art School
Sub-series pertains to approx. 155 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 25 : Art School Negs.
NA - 26 to 50 : [Various …
ca. 155 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to approx. 155 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 25 : Art School Negs.
NA - 26 to 50 : [Various classes, Madame Butterfly]
NA - 51 to 75 : [Ceramics, ballet, textile, en plein air painting classes, group shots]
NA - 76 to 100 : [Unidentified outdoor ceremony, performance rehersal]
NA - 101 to 125 : [Various performance rehersals]
NA - 126 to 155 : [Performance rehersal, various classes]
Sub-series pertains to approx. 125 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 25 : Banff School of Fine Arts
NA - 26 to 50 : …
ca. 125 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to approx. 125 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
NA - 01 to 25 : Banff School of Fine Arts
NA - 26 to 50 : Banff School of Fine Arts
NA - 51 to 75 : Banff School of Fine Arts
NA - 76 to 100 : Banff School of Fine Arts
NA - 101 to 125 : Banff School of Fine Arts
Sub-series pertains to 26 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
1115 - Ballet
1118 - Dr. Vinci Group B.S.F.A.
1120 - Opera Class BS…
26 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 26 black and white negatives and includes classes in session, class and instructor group portraits, stage productions, buildings and grounds, exhibitions, events, and art works. Not all images are identified.
1115 - Ballet
1118 - Dr. Vinci Group B.S.F.A.
1120 - Opera Class BSFA
1126 - BSFA Opera Pics.
1123 - Publicity Pics. Ballet & Drama BSFA
1126 - Opera Dress Class
1127 - Ceramics Class
1128 - BSFA
1129 - BSFA
1130 - Choir Group Shot
1131 - Ballet Production
1131 - Painting
1132 - Opera Production
1133 - Opera
1134 - Weaving Class
1135 - Cadets Group
1136 - BSFA
1137 - Art Class
1139 - Ballet
1140 - BSFA Construction
1141 - Piano Group BSFA
1142 - Painting
1143 - Pictures of Theatres
1144 - Drama Cast BSFA
1145 - BSFA
Notes
Original numbering kept
Some files may have more than one negative.