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).
File consists of a report from the incoming President for 1968, the meeting minutes of the Board of Management meetings in July and September 1968, as well as the meeting minutes of the 63rd Annual General Meeting held at Lake O'Hara Summer Camp on July 28th, 1968; as well as the 64th Annual Genera…
File consists of a report from the incoming President for 1968, the meeting minutes of the Board of Management meetings in July and September 1968, as well as the meeting minutes of the 63rd Annual General Meeting held at Lake O'Hara Summer Camp on July 28th, 1968; as well as the 64th Annual General Meeting that took place at the Clubhouse in Banff, on July 27th, 1969. Also included are the agenda and meeting minutes from Board meetings in February, July, and October 1969.
File consists of the Finance Committee's report on the Recommendations as to 'Specific Fund Reserves' from 1968, a report Re: Budgetary Estimates and Club Operation 1969, and the Audited Financial report for 1967. Also includes statements for the Camp Revenue and Expenses for 1969 and the Audited B…
File consists of the Finance Committee's report on the Recommendations as to 'Specific Fund Reserves' from 1968, a report Re: Budgetary Estimates and Club Operation 1969, and the Audited Financial report for 1967. Also includes statements for the Camp Revenue and Expenses for 1969 and the Audited Balance Sheet for 1969, and an Analysis of the ACC 1970 Budget report.
File consists of notes on Specific Funds and Trusts Funds, a report on Huts Construction, Expeditions, Income and Expense Statements and Management Expenses from June 1971. Also includes correspondence about a bequest in October 1982, and more reports on the Hut Construction Fund, including the 198…
File consists of notes on Specific Funds and Trusts Funds, a report on Huts Construction, Expeditions, Income and Expense Statements and Management Expenses from June 1971. Also includes correspondence about a bequest in October 1982, and more reports on the Hut Construction Fund, including the 1981-1982 Huts Committee Budgets and Statements.
File includes the Agenda and detailed notes on the Board of Management Meeting on February 12 & 13th, 1972, Action Requirements from the February 26 & 27 meeting, as well as the agenda and further information on the Board Meeting on October 14 & 15, 1972. Also includes a report Re: Proposed Expedit…
File includes the Agenda and detailed notes on the Board of Management Meeting on February 12 & 13th, 1972, Action Requirements from the February 26 & 27 meeting, as well as the agenda and further information on the Board Meeting on October 14 & 15, 1972. Also includes a report Re: Proposed Expedition to Mt. Everest and a report: Nominations for Awards.
File consists of statements of income and expenses for 1972 and 1973. Also includes the Audited Financial statements for the year ending December 31, 1972 and a Report of the Finance Committee to the Board from January 1973.
File consists of statements of income and expenses for 1972 and 1973. Also includes the Audited Financial statements for the year ending December 31, 1972 and a Report of the Finance Committee to the Board from January 1973.
File consists of 1973 Guest Log for the Mount Assiniboine Lodge, Mount Assiniboine Camp booklet, and newsclippings pertaining to the Mount Assiniboine Lodge.
File consists of 1973 Guest Log for the Mount Assiniboine Lodge, Mount Assiniboine Camp booklet, and newsclippings pertaining to the Mount Assiniboine Lodge.
File consists of the President's report to the Board on Notes on Agenda for Board Meeting in January 1973, the agenda for the January meeting and the agenda for the August Board meeting in 1973. Also includes the Notes on Agenda for Meeting on August 11, 1973, as well as Background data for the Oct…
File consists of the President's report to the Board on Notes on Agenda for Board Meeting in January 1973, the agenda for the January meeting and the agenda for the August Board meeting in 1973. Also includes the Notes on Agenda for Meeting on August 11, 1973, as well as Background data for the October 13-14, 1973 Board meeting.
File consists of a report/correspondence on the Lake Louise Planning Study, agenda for the Board of Management meeting in February 1979, and the meeting minutes for this meeting. Also includes the agenda and meeting minutes of the June 1979 meeting, and includes several agenda summaries related to …
File consists of a report/correspondence on the Lake Louise Planning Study, agenda for the Board of Management meeting in February 1979, and the meeting minutes for this meeting. Also includes the agenda and meeting minutes of the June 1979 meeting, and includes several agenda summaries related to Board meetings in 1979.
File contains the financial statements, summaries, and balances of the ACC camps in 1982.
Notes
Financials have been separated from M200 / I / A / 89 and M200 / II / B / 11. For these club meeting minutes and reports, see M200 / I / A / 89 [1981-1982 Records to the Board] accn. 6376.
For records on donations and bequests, see M200 / II / B / 11.
File consists of a report to the Board on an update to the 1982/83 Season and Scheduled camps for the 1983/84 season, as well as a report to the Board from the Foreign Camps Committee in 1983, and a report on Mountain Parks - Alpine Huts in 1983. Also includes a Clubhouse Committee report to the Bo…
File consists of a report to the Board on an update to the 1982/83 Season and Scheduled camps for the 1983/84 season, as well as a report to the Board from the Foreign Camps Committee in 1983, and a report on Mountain Parks - Alpine Huts in 1983. Also includes a Clubhouse Committee report to the Board in June 1983, a report on "documents" archives, a report from the Safety Committee 1983, and a Report from the Legal Committee 1983. Also includes a report from the Committee on the Nomenclature of Mountain Regions 1983, various proposals to the Board regarding membership and section changes, and a 1982 report/request for permission regarding Parks Canada Policy for Caving and entering Castleguard Cave.
Notes
Financials have been separated into M200 / II / A / 98 [1983 Reports to the Board] accn. 6376.
File contains the financial statements of the camps and training weeks from 1983, a proposal for the 1984 Spring Nepal Trek, and a report on the Whistler Cabin from Doug Fox. Also includes a Financial statement from December 31, 1982.
File contains the financial statements of the camps and training weeks from 1983, a proposal for the 1984 Spring Nepal Trek, and a report on the Whistler Cabin from Doug Fox. Also includes a Financial statement from December 31, 1982.
Notes
These financials have been separated from their club meeting minutes and reports. For these records, see file M200 / I / A / 98 [1983] accn. 6376.
File consists of meeting minutes of the Board of Management February 5 and 6, 1983 meeting in Winnipeg, as well as the Ski Mountaineering Committee Proposed 1984 Winter Ski Camps report, and the Foreign Camps Committee report from January 1983. Also includes the Expeditions Committee report from Fe…
File consists of meeting minutes of the Board of Management February 5 and 6, 1983 meeting in Winnipeg, as well as the Ski Mountaineering Committee Proposed 1984 Winter Ski Camps report, and the Foreign Camps Committee report from January 1983. Also includes the Expeditions Committee report from February 1983, the Clubhouse Committee report, and the summary of the General Assembly meeting that took place in Kathmandu in 1982. A proposal/request for support relating to the Canadian Permanent Committee of Geographic Names, a report from the Legal Committee from 1983, the Mountain Management Committee's report to the Board in February 1983, and a Report on the Visit to the ACC Sections January 18-20, 1983. Also includes R.W. Sandford's The History of Canadian Mountaineering Proposal from 1983.
Notes
Financials have been separated into M200 / II / A / 85 [1983] accn. 6376 file.
File consists of Amendments to the Minutes of October 15 & 16, 1983, a Summer Camps Committee Report from February 1984, a report from the Ski Mountaineering Committee on Proposed 1985 Winter Ski Camps, and a report from the Expeditions Committee in February 1984. Also includes a report on Mountain…
File consists of Amendments to the Minutes of October 15 & 16, 1983, a Summer Camps Committee Report from February 1984, a report from the Ski Mountaineering Committee on Proposed 1985 Winter Ski Camps, and a report from the Expeditions Committee in February 1984. Also includes a report on Mountain Rescue and medical certification in Feb. 1984. a report on ACC Climbing Fellowships, and a report on the Whistler Cabin. Includes a Documents Archives Committee report to the Board, an Addendum to Safety Committee Chairman's Report As Presented At The October Board Meeting, and reports from the Awards Committee, the Mountain Management Committee, the Publications Committee and the Finance Committee. Also includes a report on the UIAA (Union internationale des associations d'alpinisme or International Union of Alpine Associations) Meeting from January 1984.
File contains correspondence on donations to the Clubhouse, Huts fund, the Carl Lund Fund, and bequests to the Club. Also includes a November 1984 Appeal For Donations notice and donations to the Scott Duncan Memorial Hut fund.
File contains correspondence on donations to the Clubhouse, Huts fund, the Carl Lund Fund, and bequests to the Club. Also includes a November 1984 Appeal For Donations notice and donations to the Scott Duncan Memorial Hut fund.
File consists of the meeting minutes of the Thunder Bay Section from September 1984, a report on the Calgary Section meeting in 1984, the 1984-1985 Winter Schedule of the Calgary Section activities report, Section reports to the Board from the Thunder Bay Section and Vancouver Island Section, and t…
File consists of the meeting minutes of the Thunder Bay Section from September 1984, a report on the Calgary Section meeting in 1984, the 1984-1985 Winter Schedule of the Calgary Section activities report, Section reports to the Board from the Thunder Bay Section and Vancouver Island Section, and the Vancouver Section. Also includes the meeting minutes of the Edmonton section, a report on the Wates-Gibson Hut in 1987, and the Banff Section's report to the Alberta Sections Executive Meeting in November 1986.
Notes
Financials relating to these records have been separated into M200 / II / B / 25 [1984-1989 Sections, records & reports] accn. 6376.
File consists of the Ski Mountaineering Committee's Proposed 1986 Winter Ski Camps report to the Club Manager, the Expeditions Committee's report to the Board in February 1985, a report on the UIAA (Union internationale des associations d'alpinisme, also known as the International Union of Alpine C…
File consists of the Ski Mountaineering Committee's Proposed 1986 Winter Ski Camps report to the Club Manager, the Expeditions Committee's report to the Board in February 1985, a report on the UIAA (Union internationale des associations d'alpinisme, also known as the International Union of Alpine Clubs) from the 1984 General Assembly, and a report to the Board from the Mountain Management Committee.
Notes
Financials have been separated into M200 / II / A / 109 [1985, Board of Directors] accn. 6376
File contains the Fiscal Year 1985 Budget, the Financial statement from May 31, 1985, and the Clubhouse Operations Budget for 1986. Also includes a report Re: Clubhouse Brochure Reprinting Quotations and a report Re: Clubhouse Brochure Proposal: Cost Examples.
File contains the Fiscal Year 1985 Budget, the Financial statement from May 31, 1985, and the Clubhouse Operations Budget for 1986. Also includes a report Re: Clubhouse Brochure Reprinting Quotations and a report Re: Clubhouse Brochure Proposal: Cost Examples.