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 consists of various documents pertaining to the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association, the Glenbow Foundation, Banff Rebekah Lodge No. 34, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Rotary Club of Banff, the Bow Valley Minor Hockey League, Banff High School and the Mineral Springs Hos…
File consists of various documents pertaining to the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association, the Glenbow Foundation, Banff Rebekah Lodge No. 34, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Rotary Club of Banff, the Bow Valley Minor Hockey League, Banff High School and the Mineral Springs Hospital in Banff. Includes cheque receipts and a club membership card, event booklets/programmes (including numerous programmes for Bow Valley Minor Hockey League awards nights and Rotary Club "Sportsmen's Dinners"), news clippings pertaining to local club events, a copy of "The Pinnacle" (Banff High School publication), and a copy of "The Mountaineer" (Mineral Springs Hospital newsletter) from 1957.
File consists of news clippings, programs, booklets, newsletters, invitations, correspondence and other documents pertaining to marriages, community clubs and events, death notices and World War II with connections to the Bow Valley and surrounding areas. Includes news clippings and invitations ann…
File consists of news clippings, programs, booklets, newsletters, invitations, correspondence and other documents pertaining to marriages, community clubs and events, death notices and World War II with connections to the Bow Valley and surrounding areas. Includes news clippings and invitations announcing marriages between Ben Woodworth and Edith Chambers, Margaret Dunsmore and Clifford Dethlefsen, and the 60th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. William Vicary; an obituary and letter of condolence from William McCardell for the death of Elizabeth Woodworth, 1936; event programmes for a nursing school graduation naming Margaret Dunsmore, Spray Valley Chapter meetings from 1944 and 1945, the Banff High School auditorium opening and the 23rd Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association Roundup; 9 copies of "The Cascadian" Banff High School newsletters, 1935 - 1945; a list of burial locations for deceased members of the Independent Order of Oddfellows in and near Banff ca. 1940; and other loose correspondence and poetry.
Notes
Booklet "Poems of the Rank and File" first published 1920, date provided in entry [ca.1920 - ca. 1925] is estimate for specific physical copy
Date of news clipping pertaining to the marriage of Benjamin Woodworth and Edith May Chambers [ca. 1935] given based on age of bride, identified in a 1921 census listing as 10 years old [born ca. 1911], and other individuals listed. [Source:
https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/1921census/alberta/edith-may-chambers_6600209]
Some dates provided are estimates by Processing Archivist based on contents and additional research
Sub-series pertains to 186 black and white negatives and includes individual, group, family and baby portraits, school portraits, classes, sports, graduation, events, yearkbook, weddings, businesses and facilities, buildings and dwellings, construction projects and government projects, courses, con…
186 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 186 black and white negatives and includes individual, group, family and baby portraits, school portraits, classes, sports, graduation, events, yearkbook, weddings, businesses and facilities, buildings and dwellings, construction projects and government projects, courses, conventions, conferences, meetings, presentations, displays and exhibits, clubs and organizations, Banff events including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff School of Fine Arts 1963-1971, Banff and area views, copy work.
91. Biehayn portrait
92. DiMano wedding
93. Regamble-DiCheco [Regamble-Dececco wedding]
94. Labor Federation
97. Shustas-Shiftas wedding
98. Burles Family Pic.
99. G. Hamiltion wedding
901. Garbet [Garbert] building
902. Timber Preserves Ltd., foot of Trapp Road, New Westminster [construction of judging stand at Mount Norquay ski jump]
903. Doctors Convention
904. Mr. Henning (D.P.N., Man)
905. Leo Berschtold portrait
906. Marentette-Hruby[?] wedding
907. Dave Bebb portrait
908. Calgary Power Spray Construction
909. Dr. Margaret Potts, 50 school children at C.P.R. Station
911. Advanced Management BSFA Classroom
912. Rural Leadership Group BSFA
913. Mr. Bryan Yirush, Calgary
914. Marilyn Shandruk
915. Executive Development Group BSFA
916. Gammon Motel
917. Farm Group, BSFA
918. Dorian Baby
919. A. Vaughn Willis wedding
920. Warm Air Heating BSFA
921. Anglican Group BSFA
922. Norosad-Parker wedding
923. Farris
924. Red Cross Presentation United Church
925. Pearson wedding
926. Kinsmen Sports presentation
927. Division of Educational Administration
928. Barbara Sundberg portrait
929. Canadian Legion Group
930. Automotive Advanced Management BSFA
931. Snow White and Seven Dwarfs, Mrs. Greenham School
932. Banff School of Fine Arts Sign
933. Dave Bebb wedding
934. Calgary Foremans Club, BSFA
935. Nellie MacKenzie and family
936. United Church
937. Lonsdale
938. Reverend Lonsdale
940. D. Trendholme portrait
941. Rotary Group BSFA
942. Business and Professional Women’s Club
943. Canada Malting Co. Ltd. Bowling Teams
944. Tony Coughlin
945. Mr. F. Kazimer, Canmore
946. A. Mikulak, Calgary
947. (1-88) – AARN 1959
948. Ann Wigfield, Mt. View Bungalows
949. Canadian Legion Groups
950. (5-11) – Canadian Legion
952. Banff Elementary School Pics.
953. Bini’s wedding
955. Rod Adams baby
956. High School Grad. Class group and Individual Pics.
957. T.O. Davidson, Masonic portrait
958. Mr. C.R. Summerhayes, Masonic portrait
959. W. Ingram, Calgary
961. Judy Crabbe portrait
962. Mt. Royal Hotel “Copper Room”
963. Carr-Leggitt wedding
964. St. Regis Paper
965. Junior Red Cross, BSFA
966. Bisaillon
967. BSFA Bedrooms and Dining Room
968. Canadian Council of Christians and Jews
969. Square Dance Group, BSFA
970. Art Short Course, BSFA
971. Mrs. Alice McCracken, Munson, Alta.
972. David Kerr, Chateau L.L.
974. Mountain Holme Bar Opening
977. Clements
978. Gun Brinck wedding
979. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bell wedding
980. Gondola Lift Opening [Sulphur Mountain]
981. Mr. and Mrs. D.C. PcPhee, Calgary, wedding
987. Mr. Phillips Art Class at Johnson’s Lake
992. Clayton Hares String Class
9102. Mr. Hubble Music Class, BSFA
9125. Strings at Bankhead, BSFA
9128. Strings at Bankhead, BSFA
9135. Mrs. Bill Morgan 5 Generation portrait
9140. Merchant of Venice, BSFA
9141. Sulphur Mt. Gondola, Golden Hawks
9142. Alberta Teachers Assoc., BSFA
9143. Georgina Day portrait
9144. ATA Group, BSFA
9145. 2 Bedroom and Dining Room Pics, BSFA
9146. Ba Hai Group
9147. U.N. Group, BSFA
9148. Sulphur Mt. Gondola Lift (sings)
9149. Mr. and Mrs. Howard French wedding
9150. John [Jon] Whyte portrait
9151. Vicky Veenstra
9152. Magic Circle Group, BSFA
9153. Flem-Jubinville wedding
9154. Monarch Life Insurance, BSFA
9155. Riva-Burdette wedding
9156. (1-820) – Rover Moot, Boy Scouts
9157. Young-Rouse wedding
9158. Scout Hall
9159. Sulphur Mt. Lift
9160. Harmons House, BSFA
9161. Canada Cement Co. Exshaw
9163. Attridge and Miller, Machine Workds
9164. BSFA – Bedrooms, Holiday House
9165. Chiropractor’s Convention, Cascade Hotel
9166. United Church Conference, BSFA
9167. Imperial Life Group, Timberline
9168. Gail Standish portrait / Standish family
9169. Louis Vlasis portrait
9170. (1-6) – Teachers Association, Home and School (7-10) – Home and School Association, BSFA
9171. Christou-Dickson wedding
9172. Mr. Harry Kurtz wedding Pics
9173. Canadian Federation of Parent-Teachers Assoc., BSFA
9174. Rural Leadership Group, BSFA
9175. Canadian Restaurant Assoc. Group, Timberline
9176. Crabbe-De Grool wedding
9177. Rebecca Lodge, Mrs. Kidney
9178. Susan Ward portrait
9179. Bignold Children
9180. Cartlidge Children
9181. Dudenhoffer portrait
9182. Moritz Baby
9183. United Church Choir
9184. Ted George
9185. J.C. Crockers Children
9186. Costigan Children
9187. Harry Allen
9188. Ted McAuley [MacAulay] Children
9189. John Deer Group
9190. Ruth Davidson portrait
9191. Mr. and Mrs. K. Schneider
9192. Mrs. Ingram family and children
9194. Bill Hoffman family
9195. Sylvia Journey
9196. Zona and George Paris portrait
9197. Shaw – BSFA
9198. S.W. Zalusky, Calgary
9199. Mrs. Loyer portrait
9200. Larry Simpson children
9201. Mr. and Mrs. Dietze wedding
9202. Aenney-Holmes wedding
9203. Norquay Vending Machine
9205. Lavina
9206. AARN – TV presentation
9207. Evans Engineering Sale Ltd., Calgary
9208. Mr. J.D. Hindson, Calgary, wedding
CB - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Ice Carvings - 1st Prize, Beil
CC - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Crowning Ceremony
CD - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Welcoming Ceremonies, Calgary Day
CE - Curling - 8 ender
IC - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Ice Carvings
ID - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Indian Street dance
GM - Banff Winter Carnival, Group Queen etc. in Mt. Royal Hotel
K - Kiwanis Dinner
KV - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Kiwanis Variety Show
N - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Mt. Norquay and at church
OB - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Queen Jackie opening Bonspiel
OC - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Opening Ceremonies
P - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Parade
RA - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Reception at Andreiannes [Andriannes Restaurant]
T - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Calgary Day - C.P.R. Station
TD - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Teen Dance
UP - Banff Winter Carnival 59, Upper Hot Springs
Banff Winter Carnival 59, Gift Presentation
Allan Cote, Calgary, wedding
Marina Ness negs.