Research Collections
Part Of
Ray Wardell fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell. Report is a chronological history of development at Mount Norquay ski area by George Encil's Banff Chairlift Corporation Ltd. It discusses the Banff Chairlift, rope tows, electrification, passenger an…
Date Range
1993
Reference Code
M252
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Ray Wardell fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 252
Sous-Fonds
M 252
Accession Number
6505
Reference Code
M252
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1993
Physical Description
6 cm of textual records (ca.130 p.)
History / Biographical
Ray Wardell, 1922-1994, was an engineer at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1948 until 1958, and lived at Oakville, Ontario until his death. Wardell worked on early construction at Mount Norquay ski area and rose to the position of Superintendent of Construction and Maintenance for the Banff Chairlift Corporation.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell. Report is a chronological history of development at Mount Norquay ski area by George Encil's Banff Chairlift Corporation Ltd. It discusses the Banff Chairlift, rope tows, electrification, passenger and safety services, Upper Terminal Tea Room and improvements to Mount Norquay Lodge. Contents include technical details, construction photographs and articles from trade journals
Name Access
Wardell, Ray
Subject Access
Chairlifts and gondolas
Mount Norquay Ski Area
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Wardell, Ray
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Reference plan of townsite of Banff

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23268
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
August 20, 1969
Publisher
Canada Land Survey Records
Call Number
C4-1.12
Publisher
Canada Land Survey Records
Published Date
August 20, 1969
Scale
Scale: 1":300'
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Banff townsite
Notes
Black and white
2 copies
Accession Number
1115
2917
Call Number
C4-1.12
Collection
Archives Library
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Tour book : western Canada, 1969-70

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7910
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Call Number
02.5 Am3 1969-70 Pam
Responsibility
American Automobile Association
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
128p. : ill., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebooks
Call Number
02.5 Am3 1969-70 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Alberta Resources Railway

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8050
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Call Number
08.5 Al1r Pam
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
p.4-11 : ill., map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Coal
Grande Cache
Notes
In Alberta : a land for living, vol.1, no.1
Accession Number
24500
Call Number
08.5 Al1r Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Chauffeur does 81 miles in 82 minutes

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8112
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Call Number
08.5 P12 Pam
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
p.31, 39
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Ashdown, Walter
Automobiles
Notes
In Packards International Motor Car Club, vol.6, no.4
Murray Gammon's Packards featured in same issue
Accession Number
917
Call Number
08.5 P12 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Fort Steele : frontier mining town of the Kootenays

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8160
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Author
Kay, Dave
Publisher
Cranbrook : Cranbrook Courier
Edition
Enlarged ed
Call Number
08.3 F77k Pam 1969
08.3 F77k Pam 1934
Author
Kay, Dave
Responsibility
Dave Kay, D.A. MacDonald
Edition
Enlarged ed
Publisher
Cranbrook : Cranbrook Courier
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
24p. : ill., port
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Library also has 1st (1966) ed
Accession Number
400 (2)
Call Number
08.3 F77k Pam 1969
08.3 F77k Pam 1934
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Author
Touchette, Elizabeth
Call Number
08.3 G45t Pam
Author
Touchette, Elizabeth
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
p.28-31 : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Sir Donald, Mount
Notes
From B.C. Outdoors, vol.25, no.1
Call Number
08.3 G45t Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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The Yellowhead route

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8204
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Author
Clemson, Donovan
Call Number
08.3 Ye3c Pam
Author
Clemson, Donovan
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
p.148-154 : ill., map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
From Canadian Geographical Journal, vol. LXXIX, no.5
Call Number
08.3 Ye3c Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Provisional guide to the trails of Banff National Park

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8254
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Author
Canada. National and Historic Parks Branch
Call Number
02.6 C16p Pam
Author
Canada. National and Historic Parks Branch
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
11p. : map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Accession Number
1328
Call Number
02.6 C16p Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Rocky Mountain skylines [viewbook]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8375
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Publisher
Banff : Don Harmon
Jasper : Rowed & O'Neill
Call Number
02.6 R59dh Pam
Publisher
Banff : Don Harmon
Jasper : Rowed & O'Neill
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
24p. : ill., map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Views
Accession Number
3000
Call Number
02.6 R59dh Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Survival in the wilderness

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8422
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Author
Burt, Calvin P
Publisher
Portland : Life Support Technology
Call Number
02.7 B95 Pam
Author
Burt, Calvin P
Responsibility
By Calvin P. Burt, Ronald L. Dawson and Frank G. Heyl
Publisher
Portland : Life Support Technology
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
61p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Copyright page title : Wilderness survival manual
Bibliography
Accession Number
6000
Call Number
02.7 B95 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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An artist's view of nature : Carl Rungius

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8687
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Author
Render, Lorne E
Publisher
Edmonton : Provincial Museum and Archives of Alberta
Call Number
06 R87re Pam
06 R87re Pam Copy 2
Author
Render, Lorne E
Responsibility
with a contribution by David A.E. Spaulding
Publisher
Edmonton : Provincial Museum and Archives of Alberta
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
24p. : ill., ports
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Accession Number
1089
5241
7504 (Copy 2)
Call Number
06 R87re Pam
06 R87re Pam Copy 2
Collection
Archives Library
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Blackfoot shaking tent

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8800
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Author
Schaeffer, Claude E
Publisher
Calgary : Glenbow-Alberta Institute
Call Number
07.2 Sch1 Pam
Author
Schaeffer, Claude E
Publisher
Calgary : Glenbow-Alberta Institute
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
38p. : ill., port
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Folklore
Notes
Bibliography
Accession Number
1000
Call Number
07.2 Sch1 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969?
Author
Alberta Fish and Game Association
Call Number
04 Al1w Pam
Author
Alberta Fish and Game Association
Published Date
1969?
Physical Description
7p
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Fishing
Accession Number
6500
Call Number
04 Al1w Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Report to the National Museum of Canada on a search for ice-worms (Mesenchytraeus solifugus) in the mountain ranges bordering the Continental Divide and the Rocky Mountain Trench in Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue9176
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Author
Tynen, Michael J
Call Number
04.2 T97 Pam
Author
Tynen, Michael J
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
22p. : map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Expeditions
Accession Number
2970
Call Number
04.2 T97 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Publisher
Edmonton : University of Alberta Press
Toronto : University of Toronto Press
Call Number
03.7 Al1aa A Atlas oversize
Responsibility
Executive Committee: T.A. Drinkwater ... W.C. Wonders [et al.]
compiled by The Department of Geography, The University of Alberta
produced by The Technical Division, Alberta Department of Lands and Forests and Surveys Branch, Alberta Department of Highways
Publisher
Edmonton : University of Alberta Press
Toronto : University of Toronto Press
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
158p. : maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Index
Accession Number
1000
Call Number
03.7 Al1aa A Atlas oversize
Collection
Archives Library
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Atlas and gazetteer of Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue9345
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Author
Canada. Surveys and Mapping Branch
Publisher
Ottawa : Queen's Printer
Call Number
03.7 C16 A Atlas oversize
Author
Canada. Surveys and Mapping Branch
Publisher
Ottawa : Queen's Printer
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
104p. : maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Accession Number
4000
Call Number
03.7 C16 A Atlas oversize
Collection
Archives Library
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Alexander Mackenzie and the North West

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue10955
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Author
Daniells, Roy
Publisher
London : Faber
Call Number
02.5 M19d
Author
Daniells, Roy
Publisher
London : Faber
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
219p. : ill., map, port
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Exploration
Accession Number
1000
Call Number
02.5 M19d
Collection
Archives Library
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National parks policy

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11051
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Author
Canada. National and Historic Parks Branch
Call Number
13.111 C16npp
Author
Canada. National and Historic Parks Branch
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
21p
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Accession Number
A68
Call Number
13.111 C16npp
Collection
Archives Library
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The development of national park policy in Canada's mountain national parks, 1885-1930

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11066
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Author
Van Kirk, Sylvia
Call Number
13.111 V32
Author
Van Kirk, Sylvia
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
ix, 188p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Automobiles
Harkin, James Bernard
Wildlife
Notes
M.A. thesis, University of Alberta
Accession Number
807
Call Number
13.111 V32
Collection
Archives Library
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