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 consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60.
M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Rider…
26 cm of textual records.-- 109 photographs (42 prints, 67 lantern slides). -- 2 sound recordings.
History / Biographical
Jean Alexandra Hembroff was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 5, 1908 to Walter B. Hembroff (d. 1945) and Sarah Jane Hembroff (d.1952). Jean was accepted to the MacPhail School of Music and Dramatic Art at the University of Minnesota, from which she graduated in 1927. She returned to Winnipeg to begin teaching courses in speech arts and drama. To establish herself, she first volunteered as the "story lady" at the Williams Avenue Public Library and quickly became known as an excellent speaker sought by many different organizations. She taught at St. Mary's Academy and the Evening Institute at the University of Manitoba, as well as offered private sessions. Many of her students used the skills they learned from Jean as they entered radio, television, politics, and business. Jean was also very active in organizing and adjucating Speech Arts festivals in Manitoba, often going to inaccessible places to give workshops. Her teaching, broadcasting, adjucating, coaching, and speaking career spanned more than 50 years.
Jean was hired by the Canadian Pacific Railway's promotions manager to give presentations and broadcast interviews across Canada and the United States. In 1937, Jean joined the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and participated in their summer trail ride in the same year. For that year's issue of the Trail Rider's Bulletin Jean wrote an article - and became the first woman to ever do so. In 1938, during her lecture titled "Trail Riding in the Rockies" on January 18, 1938 at the Royal Alexandra Hotel, Jean met John David (Jack) MacDonald. Jack and Jean were married on June 18, 1938, and the couple had one son, Bruce Walter James MacDonald (August 28, 1946-August 25, 2016).
Jean participated in several trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail, and produced articles reflecting her experiences. Jean loved to travel and visited places all around Canada and the United States, Borneo, Tangier, Montevideo, Stockholm, New Delhi, and Tonga. At the age of 102, Jean passed away on February 2, 2011 and is buried in Winnipeg.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60.
M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, particularly 1937-1939). Series II: Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings, 4 cm, 1924-2000 (including correspondence with John Murray Gibbon, former students, and attendees at various talks, as well as newspaper articles that Jean wrote about various subjects and articles of her achievements). Series III: Collected Materials and Ephemera, 3 cm, ca.1930-1950 (including a variety of collected poems and ephemera, as well as a copy of The Beaver Magazine from 1940, for which Jean wrote an article titled "On the Trail of Sir George").
V797 consists of two series, 24.5 cm of visual records, ca.1928-1939. Series I: Photograph Prints, 3 cm, ca.1928-1939 (includes personal photographs of Jean and her family and friends as well as photographs of Jean and Jack's visit to Lake Louise in 1939). Series II: Lantern Slides, 21.5 cm, ca.1937-1939 (Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1937 to Mt. Assiniboine; Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1939 to Ptarmigan Valley and Skoki; collection of trail ride songs).
S60 consists of two sound recordings, 1 cm, 2004 and 2007 (Winnipeg at Christmas, narrated by Jean, broadcasted on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation).
Sub-series pertains to 68 prints depicting scenic views from the areas surrounding the town of Banff and throughout Banff National Park. Includes views of Rundle Mountain from Vermillion Lakes, Cascade Mountain, Lake Louise, aerial shots of mountain ranges, Mount Assiniboine and more. Some prints h…
68 photographs : b&w and col. ; 35.4 x 27.8 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 68 prints depicting scenic views from the areas surrounding the town of Banff and throughout Banff National Park. Includes views of Rundle Mountain from Vermillion Lakes, Cascade Mountain, Lake Louise, aerial shots of mountain ranges, Mount Assiniboine and more. Some prints have colour tinting added in post-production.
File consists of 8 cm of textual records (40.5 x 60 cm or smaller) and 25 photographs : b&w (20 x 25 cm or smaller). Records include newspaper clippings, typed articles, research, correspondence, and photograph prints.
File pertains to Dorothy's freelance research, notes, original writing, and pub…
8 cm of textual records (40.5 x 60 cm or smaller); 25 photographs : b&w (20 x 25 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 8 cm of textual records (40.5 x 60 cm or smaller) and 25 photographs : b&w (20 x 25 cm or smaller). Records include newspaper clippings, typed articles, research, correspondence, and photograph prints.
File pertains to Dorothy's freelance research, notes, original writing, and published articles from The Albertan and The Calgary Herald primarily in the 1960s, and short stories for Reader's Digest in 1933-1934. File documents various people, places, and events significant to Banff, including: the old days, Banff Indian Days, Mountain School, Banff Centre, Banff namesake in Scotland, the teahouses at Lake Louise, hot springs, Indigenous regalia and ceremonies, local guides, and Silver City. File also includes personal notes/stories and correspondence between Dorothy and her parents, and several articles from the Banff Crag and Canyon. Notable people include Cliff and Beverly White, Walking Buffalo (Tatanga Mani, George McLean), George Paris, Margaret Greenham, Ike Mills, and Nora Drummond-Davies.
Notes
Correspondence between Dorothy and Mrs. Margaret Greenham, dated April 4, 1942.
Correspondence between Dorothy and C.R. Walrod from the museum in Kelowna, dated November 4, 1953.
Correspondence between Dorothy and her parents, dated March 9, 1961.
M521 / I / A / 10 : title on folder changed to [Indigenous]. Original title was "Indian Story Material."
M521 / I / A / 10 : photographs of Frank Kaquitts were originally filed in this folder (see: V75).
M521 / I / A / 16 : title on folder changed to [Indigenous Ceremonial Regalia]. Original title was "Indian Ceremonial Costume."
Most of the newspaper clippings are glued on a piece of paper like an unbound scrapbook.
Many of the newspaper clippings and other textual records were taped or glued together, and some of the photograph prints are damaged by ink. May present conservation issues in the future.
Acid-free archival paper was sporadically used to protect prints.
Should consider digitizing before further degradation.
File pertains to 172 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Pertains to rodeo events; views from around Glacier National Park, U.S.A.; A.C.C. Goodsirs summer camp, 1939; Prince of Wales Hotel; friends and associates including Polly Prescott, Kay [Prescott], Lillian Gest, Eric…
File pertains to 172 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Pertains to rodeo events; views from around Glacier National Park, U.S.A.; A.C.C. Goodsirs summer camp, 1939; Prince of Wales Hotel; friends and associates including Polly Prescott, Kay [Prescott], Lillian Gest, Eric Brooks, Phyllis Munday, John Wheeler, the Kingmans, Walter and Paula Bloch-Hiller, Sig[?], B.H.G., Andrew Kramer, Ernest [Feuz], and Rudolph [Aemmer?].
Titles:
Reel 3 1939?
8 - Horses on road near [illegible]
9 - Road near St. Mary's w. clouds
16 - [Rodeo bucking]
17 - [Rodeo bucking]
18 - Rodeo people on fence
19 - [Rodeo] fence and chutes
20 - [Rodeo fence and chutes]
21 - [Rodeo fence and chutes]
Reel 4
2 - Calf-roping
3 - Two med. Lake fr. Mt. Henry
7 - Meadow of flowers
8 - Shooting star [flower]
9 - Rabbit
10 - Fishermen by bridge
11 - Lower Two Med. Lake
12 - Pompeely's [?] Pillar?
15 - [Beargrass] (best)
16 - Queen cup
17 - [Queen cup]
19 - BH.G. - Trick Falls trail
Reel 5 1939?
1 - Trick Falls best
2 - [Trick Falls] more to left
3 - BH.G. arm on stump
4 - BH.G. on bridge - Trick Falls trail
5 - Old tree above Two Med.
7 - Two med Lake fr. Astor Creek shoulder
8 - Mary [?] glacier Lake from our balcony - South [?]
9 - Looking across lake [from our balcony] west
10 - Lake Josephine and wharf w. boats
11 - Same without Mt. [illegible]
12 - Trail to Grinnell Gl.
13 - Grinnell Lake
14 - Grinnell Lake
15 - Ptarmigan Lake - Polly and Kay
16 - [Ptarmigan Lake] fr. trail to tunnel
17 - At [Ptarmigan Lake] tunnel - Polly, Kay, L.G. [Lillian Gest]
18 - [At Ptarmigan Lake tunnel] CCC and Polly
Reel 6
1. A[?] Pass and Lake Helen
2. Crossley Lake and tents
3. [Crossley Lake] no tents
4. Towards Indian Pass
6. Towards Ahew[?] Pass - Lake
7. Lake Elizabeth (?) Kay and Polly
8. Polly wading
9. [Polly wading]
10. [Polly wading]
11. Kay [wading]
12. [Kay wading]
13. [Kay wading] w. foot up
14. [Kay wading] near shore
15. Lake Helen - reflections - down valley
16. Mt. and snow bank Ahew[?] Pass
17. At hell on Swift current pass - P. and K.
18. Polly on trail to marry[?] from pass
Reel 7 1939
1. People under eating fly
2. Ms. Munday and Kingmans
3. Boys pealing potatoes
4. N. Tower w. clouds
5. Aletta[?] at tent
6. Laundry at lady's quarters
7. Sauna
8. Sox and boots near tent
9. Tent and stream
10. Survey station peak - "Black and white"
11. Party leaving camp
12. Same - Ennis party before leaving
13. Head of valley fr. rocky flats
15. Hanbury fr. rocky flats
16. Chancellor in clouds
17. N. Tower and clouds
18. Mt. Hanbury[?]
19. N. Tower
20. Mt. Hanbury[?] fr. nearer camp
Reel 8 1939 Camp ACC
1. Goodsir N. Tower at sunset
2. Party on alplands[?] en route to Vaux
3. Chancellor from [alplands[?] en route to Vaux]
4. N. Tower and G. from same
5. Party on rocks - Roger getting out rope
6. Chancellor - twin peaks appear
7. Up the route to High Camp
9. Party standing on Vaux Glacier
10. High Camp - Roger in distance
12. Party on glacier
13. [Party on glacier] closer - diff background
14. [Party on glacier] on ice axes
15. Lunch on top
16. Chancellor fr. Vaux
17. Church Service
18. [Church Service] sun out
19. N. Tower at sunset
20. N. Tower [at sunset]
Reel 9
1. Aylards [?] and Miss Gullion
2. Mr. Laird and Miss Burns
3. Eric Brooks
4. Grahams and party
5. [Grahams and party]
6. [Grahams and party]
7. Peckham, Helen Yellmer [?] and John Wheeler
8. Packers and horse
9. Mrs. Forbes, Peckham, Kingman
10. Woodie Kingman
11. Walter Bloch-Hillen and Miss Gullion
12. Woodie Kingman - close up
13. Andrew Kiamer
14. Packer and horse
15. Group watching packing
16. ? , Ernest, Rudolph
17. Ernest and clincher on trail by tent
18. Major Tweedy - hand out
19. [Major Tweedy] close-up of same
20. Paula Bloch-Hillen
Reel 10
1. Head of Ice RIver valley
2. Party on trail to zinc Creek camp
3. Mt Chancellor
4. [Mt Chancellor] with cloud
5. [Mt Chancellor] and Kay on trail
6. S. Tower Goodsir fr. zinc Creek
7. N. [Tower Goodsir fr. sinc Creek]
8. Chancellor fr. zinc Creek trail w. Polly
9. Tent and figure - Zinc Creek camp
10. S. Tower fr. Zinc Col.
11. Chancellor [fr. Zinc Col.]
12. Zinc Mt.
13. Goodsirs from Martius Ridge
14. Rex's rope on [Martius Ridge]
15. Same and Martius Peak
16. View probably towards wash[illegible]
17. Andrew on summit
18. Goodsirs again
19. Rex;s rope
20. Eric on horseback
Reel 11
1. Hans Fuhrer
2. Taking down tent
4. Eating fly supports
5. Pile of duffle
6. Tweedy and one of men taking down fly
7. Rangers cabin and guides
8. Kay on bridge over Lodalite Creek
9. Car on road, Yoho in distance
10. Same further to right - less of car
11. Mt. Hector from road
12. Polly and Katie
13. Mt Chephron and road
14. Road working up Mistaya bel. Patterson[?]
15. Mt Weed from lower Mistaya valley
16. Polly Kay Phyl - up Mistaya valley to Chephron
18. Waterfowl lake and up Mistaya valley
19. Same - but more to left
20. Mt. [illegible] ?
Reel 12
1. Peyto Lookout - view to north
2. Katie w. movie camera; Peyto lookout
3. Up Peyto glacier to Mt. Rhonda (?)
4. Banff and Mt. Cascade
5. Gopher and lunch box gimmell[?] gl.
7. Jim Whilt
8. Jim and party at lunch place - gimmell gl.
9. Tickle grass at Sherbourne Lake
10. [Tickle grass at Sherbourne Lake]
11. Sherbourne Lake and view up valley
12. Flowers along road to many[?]
13. Annette, Sam and rig
14. [Annette, Sam and rig]
15. Chief Mt. and road
16. Brown eyed Susan
17. Close up [Brown eyed Susan]
19. Mother at Price of Wales
Reel 13
1. Prince of Wales Hotel
2. Waterton Lake, Mt. Cleveland in dist.
4. [Waterton Lake] village fr. Prince of Wales
5. [Waterton Lake village fr. Prince of Wales]
6. Fawn by tree
7. Fawn in bush
8. Chief Mt. and tiny lake
9. Appekunny Falls
10. [Appekunny Falls] lower part
11. Falls aobve Appenkunny
12. Flower decked falls ab. Appenkunny
13. Flowers by falls
14. Same - nearer
15. Fireweed by stream
16. Meadow of flowers by stream
17. Monkey flowers
19. Coffee pot, fire, cup and rucksask
Notes
Titles on box lid: Glacier before camp; Camp; Camp - trip back; Glacier after camp.
Slide numbering kept as originally organized, see notebook SL I for more information (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1).
Sub-series pertains to 84 b&w and colour prints depicting assorted activities and events around Banff National Park. Includes pack trips, skiing, backcountry huts [Abbot Pass Hut and Bow Hut], community events, shops, a Canada Day Parade, the Canadian Centennial in 1967, a Royal visit in 1959, chur…
84 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25.1 x 20.1 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 84 b&w and colour prints depicting assorted activities and events around Banff National Park. Includes pack trips, skiing, backcountry huts [Abbot Pass Hut and Bow Hut], community events, shops, a Canada Day Parade, the Canadian Centennial in 1967, a Royal visit in 1959, churches, school programs, the 1967 Mount Royal Hotel fire, Banff Indian Days, high altitude mountaineering, conferences, boating on the Bow River, and rodeos.
File consists of aerial photographs of terrain in British Columbia and Alberta. Includes locations such as Banff National Park and Yoho National Park with images of Glaciers, Lakes, Mountain ranges and tree lines.
File consists of aerial photographs of terrain in British Columbia and Alberta. Includes locations such as Banff National Park and Yoho National Park with images of Glaciers, Lakes, Mountain ranges and tree lines.
File pertains to 40 black and white photographs of animals including the camp cat and dog, moose, mule deer, elk, big horn sheep, bison, beavers, and bears. Some photos were purchased from a studio in Jasper, others were taken by Placido Monachello, annotated, and sent to his [then] fiance Leona in…
File pertains to 40 black and white photographs of animals including the camp cat and dog, moose, mule deer, elk, big horn sheep, bison, beavers, and bears. Some photos were purchased from a studio in Jasper, others were taken by Placido Monachello, annotated, and sent to his [then] fiance Leona in Hamilton, Ontario.
Item consists of a small photo album bound in maroon leather with "Photographs" stamped on the front. Written on the inside of the front cover is "Tressa Brewster Banff, Alta" in black ink - Lade "Tressa" Brewster (nee Bagley) was Jim Brewster's first wife and mother of Fern. Photographs pertain to…
Item consists of a small photo album bound in maroon leather with "Photographs" stamped on the front. Written on the inside of the front cover is "Tressa Brewster Banff, Alta" in black ink - Lade "Tressa" Brewster (nee Bagley) was Jim Brewster's first wife and mother of Fern. Photographs pertain to landscapes taken throughout Alberta, mostly in and around Banff National Park, mounted on pages with built-in windows - some are annotated.