Consists of prints generated from negatives, also additional prints taken by and filed by Catharine Robb Whyte from this period. Includes photographs of social events, art school, trip to Glacier Park, Montana, and Banff, 1929, and trip to Scotland, 193O, where she met up with Peter Whyte prior to…
Consists of prints generated from negatives, also additional prints taken by and filed by Catharine Robb Whyte from this period. Includes photographs of social events, art school, trip to Glacier Park, Montana, and Banff, 1929, and trip to Scotland, 193O, where she met up with Peter Whyte prior to her marriage.
Access Restrictions
Access to photographs requires approval of Head Archivist arranged in advance.
Mainly Christmas cards from numerous sources: Carl Rungius, (M78 / 257); Peter and Catharine Whyte (M78 / 258); other sources, including L.S. Amery, Lillian K. Barrie, Fern Brewster (Clarkson), Mrs. Belmore Browne, T. Raffles Cox, Dahl family, M. Diverty, Gamow family, A. C. Leighton, N. Luxton fam…
II.B.2.b. Simpson family papers: Other correspondence: Cards
Reference Code
M78 / 257 to 259
Physical Description
ca.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Mainly Christmas cards from numerous sources: Carl Rungius, (M78 / 257); Peter and Catharine Whyte (M78 / 258); other sources, including L.S. Amery, Lillian K. Barrie, Fern Brewster (Clarkson), Mrs. Belmore Browne, T. Raffles Cox, Dahl family, M. Diverty, Gamow family, A. C. Leighton, N. Luxton family, J.M. Thorington, Mrs. Dave White, Tom Wilson family, and others (M78 / 259).
Report cards, examination results and diplomas for Margaret, Mary and Jimmie Simpson pertaining to their education at the Mountain School and the National Park School District No. 102, 1923-1936, 1 cm (M78 / 260). -- Mary Simpson's school scribblers, 2 items (M78 / 261). -- "The Cascadian" Banff …
Report cards, examination results and diplomas for Margaret, Mary and Jimmie Simpson pertaining to their education at the Mountain School and the National Park School District No. 102, 1923-1936, 1 cm (M78 / 260). --
Mary Simpson's school scribblers, 2 items (M78 / 261). --
"The Cascadian" Banff High School newsletter, 1931-1937, 23 vols (M78 / 262).
News clippings book, 1931-1940, 255p: re Banff, Cascade of Times gardens, Banff history, events, personalities, also includes articles on wildlife and wildlife management, etc.; clippings are from Banff Crag & Canyon, Calgary Herald, The Albertan, Toronto Star, etc.; most items glued in, some loose…
News clippings book, 1931-1940, 255p: re Banff, Cascade of Times gardens, Banff history, events, personalities, also includes articles on wildlife and wildlife management, etc.; clippings are from Banff Crag & Canyon, Calgary Herald, The Albertan, Toronto Star, etc.; most items glued in, some loose (M78 / 270 os C). --
Miscellaneous items, 1929-1942, n.d., 1 cm: including leatherbound book illustrating events from the Bible (handwritten, with hand-drawn coloured maps, inscribed "Margaret Simpson Banff 1927"); autograph book; ration coupons; notes; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge brochure; other items pertaining to Margaret and Mary Simpson (M78 / 271, 272).
Sub-s-series consists of: 1. Simpson family candids and portraits, ca. 1900-ca.1970; 2. Simpson family activities, before ca.1970; 3. Simpson camps, lodges, cabins and areas, before ca.1970; 4. Simpson family Banff life (Banff events, people, places), after ca.1915: 5. Billie Simpson early phot…
ca.700 photographs : prints, includes a few transparencies
Scope & Content
Sub-s-series consists of: 1. Simpson family candids and portraits, ca. 1900-ca.1970; 2. Simpson family activities, before ca.1970; 3. Simpson camps, lodges, cabins and areas, before ca.1970; 4. Simpson family Banff life (Banff events, people, places), after ca.1915: 5. Billie Simpson early photographs, pre 1916, ca.40 items; 6.a. Other photographs (people, identified), after ca.1900; 6.b. Other photographs (people, unidentified), before ca.1970; 6.c. Other photographs (pack trips), before ca.1960; 6.d. Other (scenic views), after 1901; 6.e. Other, before ca.1970
Content Details
FILE DETAILS :
1. Simpson family candids and portraits, ca. 1900-ca.1970, ca.170 items (some oversize): Jimmy Simpson Sr. (1-27); Billie Simpson (28-41); Margaret (97-109); Mary (110-120); Jim Jr. (121-128); Mary, Margaret and Billie skating shots (129-156); other relations, incl. Henry Simpson and Justin Simpson (157-166) (V577 / II.D. / PA / 1 to 166).
2. Simpson family activities, before ca.1970, ca.45 items: family and friends, picnics, trips, including hunting trip with Donald Bains to lodge near Winnipeg, 1937, 31 prints (V577 / II.D. / PA / 167 to 210).
3. Simpson camps, lodges, cabins and areas, before ca.1970, ca.60 items (some oversize): Bow Lake camps, Num-ti-jah Lodge interior, exterior and surroundings, Simpson cabins, buildings, guests, artists at work, Bow Lake and Bow Glacier areas (V577 / II.D. / PA / 211 to 270).
4. Simpson family Banff life (Banff events, people, places), after ca.1915, ca.80 items: Simpson home, Banff townsite, Cave & Basin swimming pool, Banff Winter Carnival events, scenery at Banff, Banff Avenue, Banff Zoo, Animal Paddock, Cascades of Time Gardens, Mather's rink, The Mountain School, Merry- Go-Round Theatre; personalities, including Ike Mills, Pearl and Philip Moore, George Noble, Bill Peyto, Patrick Dennis Ryan, Dave White, Peter Whyte, Eileen and Doreen Wickson (Round), Ben and Maude Woodworth V577 / II.D. / PA / 271 to 331).
5. Billie Simpson early photographs, pre 1916, ca.40 items: mainly views of Saskatchewan and Calgary, incl. Outlook, Swift Current, Humbolt, Ogden Shops V577 / II.D. / PA / 332 to 372).
6.a. Other photographs (people, identified), after ca.1900, ca.25 items: includes Syd Baker, R. B. Bennett, Agnes Browne, Belmore Browne, George Browne, Dale Carnegie, John Diefenbaker, Robert C. (Bob) Edwards, Bob Herbertson, A. C. Leighton, F. V. Longstaff, Billy Read, Carl Rungius, Louise Rungius, Charles M. Russell, J. Monroe Thorington, (V577 / II.D. / PA / 373 to 398).
6.b. Other photographs (people, unidentified), before ca.1970, ca.25 items: portraits, groups, skating, other (V577 / II.D. / PA / 399 to 426).
6.c. Other photographs (pack trips), before ca.1960, ca.55 items: pack trains, hunting, camp scenes (V577 / II.D. / PA / 427 to 481).
6.d. Other (scenic views), after 1901, ca.100 items: mountain views, views from and along Banff-Jasper Highway, incl. Peyto Lake, Mosquito Creek area, etc., may include some European views; includes photograph of Tom Wilson's horse, taken by Walter Wilcox, 1901 (V577 / II.D. / PA / 482 to 586).
6.e. Other, before ca.1970, ca.40 items: includes series of 16 photographs showing route taken to place plaque on mountain for Belmore Browne (1954) cabins and lodges; skating and hockey; artworks, incl. sketch of Bill Potts?; animals; international views; wildflowers by Julia Henshaw? (V577 / II.D. / PA / 587 to 672).
Sound recording is home recording of Margaret (Simpson) Brown, Paul Vincent Brown and Roy Shipstead made in the summer of 1941 at the home of Roy and Bess Shipstead, San Francisco, for Billie and Mary Simpson. Margaret and Paul Brown were on a trip across the United States in celebration of their …
Sound recording is home recording of Margaret (Simpson) Brown, Paul Vincent Brown and Roy Shipstead made in the summer of 1941 at the home of Roy and Bess Shipstead, San Francisco, for Billie and Mary Simpson. Margaret and Paul Brown were on a trip across the United States in celebration of their first wedding anniversay. Margaret died suddenly on the return trip in September 1941 at Cody, Wyoming.
Writings, ca.1914, 1 cm: consists of loose contents of scrapbook; fragile (M78 / 274 & os H). -- Other writings, ca.1920-ca.1967, 2 cm: includes "Stories to be told", n.d. (3 stories written by Billie Simpson); "Ma's Writings", n.d., 1 vol (Billie Simpson's writings on William Clyde Fitch and othe…
Writings, ca.1914, 1 cm: consists of loose contents of scrapbook; fragile (M78 / 274 & os H). --
Other writings, ca.1920-ca.1967, 2 cm: includes "Stories to be told", n.d. (3 stories written by Billie Simpson); "Ma's Writings", n.d., 1 vol (Billie Simpson's writings on William Clyde Fitch and other playwrights); scribbler, 1925-1955 (containing Billie Simpson's writings, also newsclippings and book jacket reviews; scribbler: Billie Simpson? writings, n.d. (includes Margaret's school work, story "Banff" by Billie Simpson, newsclippings and letter to Billie) (M78 / 275, 276).
Content Details
Poetry. -- [ca.1914]. -- 1 item of textual records. -- Handwritten by Williamina Reid (Simpson). -- Title based on item. -- Loose item from scrapbook. Held in oversize "H"
Sub-s-series consists of the following: Num-Ti-Jah Lodge and Bow Lake, 70 items (V577 / II.D. / NA -1 to 70); Camps and packtrips, 33 items (V577 / II.D. / NA -71 to 103); Mountain landscapes and scenic views, 72 items (V577 / II.D. / NA -104 to 175); Along the Banff-Jasper Highway, including Mo…
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge and Bow Lake, 70 items (V577 / II.D. / NA -1 to 70);
Camps and packtrips, 33 items (V577 / II.D. / NA -71 to 103);
Mountain landscapes and scenic views, 72 items (V577 / II.D. / NA -104 to 175);
Along the Banff-Jasper Highway, including Mount Athabasca from Wilcox Pass, Bow Lake, Crowfoot Glacier and view from Nigel Creek, 5 items (V577 / II.D. / NA -176 to180);
Simpson house in Banff, including early views, exteriors, interiors, other, 13 items (V577 / II.D. / NA -181 to 193)
Simpson family, 1920s, 35 items (V577 / II.D. / NA -194 to 228)
Billie Simpson, 1 item (V577 / II.D. / NA - 229)
Jimmy Simpson Jr., 6 items (V577 / II.D. / NA - 230 to 235)
Simpson family, 1930s, 8 items (V577 / II.D. / NA - 236 to 243)
Scenes in Banff, including Bow River rest house, Mather boat house, Mount Rundle, police corral, Bear Street, Bow River Bridge, street scenes, other, 24 items (V577 / II.D. / NA - 244 to 267)
Skating on Bow River at Alan Mather rink, 5 items (V577 / II.D. / NA - 268 to 272)
Simpson family miscellaneous, including Banff Indian Grounds, 1930s, 11 items (V577 / II.D. / NA - 273 to 283)
Camp and pack trips in Bow Lake and Banff-Jasper Highway area, 11 items (V577 / II.D. / NA - 284 to 294)
Camp scenes, 19 items (V577 / II.D. / NA - 295 to 313)
Mountain scenes, 50 items (V577 / II.D. / NA - 314 to 363)
Hunting scenes, 36 items (V577 / II.D. / NA - 364 to 399)
Bow Lake, Peyto Lake, horse riding, 1940s-1950s, 4 items (V577 / II.D. / NA - 400 to 403)
Bill Reid, ca.1914, 5 items (V577 / II.D. / NA - 404 to 408
Billie Reid Simpson on wedding trip, 2 items (V577 / II.D. / NA - 409 to 410)
Sub-s-series consists of the following albums: Margaret Simpson album, 1932-1939, 99 p. (333 prints): pertains to family, friends, lodge guest, camps, Bow Lake and area, mountain views, US travels, Royal visit 1939, construction of Num-ti-jah Lodge 1939 (V577 / PD / 24). Num-Ti-Jah Lodge, 1945, 21…
Margaret Simpson album, 1932-1939, 99 p. (333 prints): pertains to family, friends, lodge guest, camps, Bow Lake and area, mountain views, US travels, Royal visit 1939, construction of Num-ti-jah Lodge 1939 (V577 / PD / 24).
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge, 1945, 21 prints: views of Bow Lake and region, Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; album presented to Simpsons from Glad and Bill Mainwaring (V577 / PD / 25).
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge, 1950, 36 prints: includes Banff National Park views, also Jimmy Simpson Jr, Jimmy Simpson Sr, Carl Rungius; album presented to Simpsons from Glad and Bill Mainwaring (V577 / PD / 26).
Banff Winter Carnival, ca.1925, 25 prints: photographs by George Noble (V577 / PD / 27).
Scripts and programes for dramatic productions, n.d. Includes "Index LDC Banff" [Literary-Dramatic Club]: contains names of people and plays? loaned out
Scripts and programes for dramatic productions, n.d. Includes "Index LDC Banff" [Literary-Dramatic Club]: contains names of people and plays? loaned out
Consists of programes (particularly re skating shows), clippings, notes, memberships, certificates, other
Content Details
Certificate of Merit, Canada Jaycees. -- 1956. -- 1 item of textual records. -- Presented to Mrs. James Simpson for the promotion of figure skating in Banff. Held in oversize "B"
IV.A.3. Simpson Sisters professional papers: Other
Reference Code
M78 / 286, 287
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records (and 5 oversize items)
Scope & Content
Posters, programes and other material pertaining to skating shows and career. Includes boot sizing forms and information. Five posters are oversized.
Notes
Oversize stored in o.s. A
Content Details
Posters. -- 1927, 1928, 193-, n.d. -- 5 items. -- Advertising skating shows which featured the Simpson Sisters or Margaret Simpson. -- Title based on items. Held in oversize "A"
Twelfth Annual Rotary Ice Carnival : [programme]. -- 1935. -- 1 item of printed matter. -- Annotated programme for Vancouver, B.C. show which featured the Simposn Sisters. Skating boot sizing forms and information. -- [192-?]. -- 2 items of textual records. -- Title based on items. -- Accompanied by one item in regular file M78 / 287. Held in oversize "H"
Sub-series consists of portraits, skating performance stills and candid views of Simpson Sisters, Margaret Simpson, Mary Simpson and show casts, 79 items; also seven photographs given by colleagues
Sub-series consists of portraits, skating performance stills and candid views of Simpson Sisters, Margaret Simpson, Mary Simpson and show casts, 79 items; also seven photographs given by colleagues
Includes the papers of numerous executive and committee officials, including: A. A. McCoubrey, 1905-1955, 32 cm; F. C. Bell, 1926-1928, 5 cm; T. B. Moffat, 1928-1930, 9 cm; H. E. Sampson, 1930-1932, 6 cm; A. S. Sibbald, 1934-1938, 9 cm; Eric C. Brooks, 1937-1958, ca.73 cm; C. G. Wates, 1938-1941, 1…
Includes the papers of numerous executive and committee officials, including: A. A. McCoubrey, 1905-1955, 32 cm; F. C. Bell, 1926-1928, 5 cm; T. B. Moffat, 1928-1930, 9 cm; H. E. Sampson, 1930-1932, 6 cm; A. S. Sibbald, 1934-1938, 9 cm; Eric C. Brooks, 1937-1958, ca.73 cm; C. G. Wates, 1938-1941, 11 cm; S. R. Vallance, 1940-1953, 39 cm; H. A. V. Green, 1945-1968, 38.5 cm. Also includes various executive papers, 1906-1925, 14 cm; and secretary- treasurer correspondence, 1936-1943, 96.5 cm. Papers consist primarily of correspondence, minutes, reports, articles, etc. pertaining to all aspects of ACC operations, including: membership, policy and finance; executive, committees and employees; government, international and interorganizational relations; publicity; publications; awards and competitions; camps and courses; huts, clubhouses and properties; accidents, search and rescue; equipment, club history and other matters.
Finding Aid
Inventory available in this database; select Alpine Club of Canada - inventory from list
Related Material
Forms Sub-sub-series I.A.1.a. of the Alpine Club of Canada administrative records, 1906-1949 (predominant dates), Alpine Club of Canada fonds.
