Series consists of three sub-series: A. 70 mm. format, pertaining to Banff School of Fine Arts, ca.1960-ca.1975, ca.375 items (stage productions, classes, ceremonies, buildings, exhibitions, activities); and other subjects, ca.1960-ca.1975, ca.160 items (skating, wildife and nature, buildings, stre…
Series consists of three sub-series: A. 70 mm. format, pertaining to Banff School of Fine Arts, ca.1960-ca.1975, ca.375 items (stage productions, classes, ceremonies, buildings, exhibitions, activities); and other subjects, ca.1960-ca.1975, ca.160 items (skating, wildife and nature, buildings, streets, winter scenes, Banff Indian Days, Rocky Mountain and Mount Assiniboine areas, activities and nudes). B. 35 mm. format, pertaining to Banff School of Fine Arts, 1960s, ca.70 items (building construction, stage production and paintings); travel, 1963, 36 items; and other subjects, 1960s, ca.130 items (Rocky Mountain and Banff scenes, church windows, Scout Jamboree, Mount Royal Hotel interiors, copies of paintings, Banff Indian Days, Indigenous people, store window, miscellaneous views). C. 10x12.5 cm. format, pertaining to buildings and grounds, ca.1970, 26 items (exterior views of Banff hotels, commercial buildings, Banff School of Fine Arts); interior views, ca.1970, 17 items (interior views of hotels, restaurants, lounges, banquet room, church, Eric Harvie Theatre, Banff Legion etc.); other, ca.1970, 12 items (includes scenics, weddings, cement plant, Banff Springs Hotel golf course, miscellaneous). -- Title based on contents of series. -- Subject arrangement has been imposed -- Constitutes Series IV of the Ron Duke fonds
Series consists of amateur motion picture made by Walter Ashdown pertaining to his family, friends, activities and daily life
Title Source
Title based on contents of series
Content Details
LIST OF FILMS (V28/NF):
1 1964 : [motion picture]. -- 1964. -- Views include mountain scenery; at Num-Ti-Jah Lodge with Jimmy Simpson Sr., Billie Simpson with guests; Banff Indian Days parade, Chief Walking Buffalo. Also scenes of animals - black bears, bighorn sheep (some mock-fighting), elk, deer, moose; snowmobiles on glaciers (Columbia Icefield?). -- Title from film canister
2 Goat : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1959]. -- Views include buffalo grazing; buildings around Banff; herds of elk, deer; groups of people by Brewster? bus; men driving an antique convertible car with "BMA" sign on bumper (dated 1959); at Num-Ti-Jah Lodge with Jimmy Simpson Sr., Billie Simpson with Alfred and Linda Castle. -- Title from film canister
3 Sheep : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include mountain goats; snowmobiles on glacier; at Yoho National Park; views of gondolas and view from gondolas (at Whitehorn?); Rocky Mountain Sheep; elk; boy with squirrel climbing all over him; group by Edith Cavell? Chalet; Banff Indian Days parade and Indigenous people at the Banff Springs Hotel. -- Title from film canister
4 Queen : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include Gil and Mary Fry; wildlife (mountain goats, buffalo, bighorn sheep, deer); icefall; at Chateau Lake Louise; tour boat at Lake Minnewanka. -- Title from film canister
5 June & Banff : [motion picture]. --[ca.1960]. -- Views include groups of people; Banff Indian Days; at Lake Louise; wildlife (elk, black bear mother and cubs, bighorn sheep, moose, deer, elk, cat); tour boat at Lake Minnewanka?; Walter Ashdown, Jimmy Simpson Sr., Billie Simpson with friends; Catharine Robb Whyte with friends outside Whyte House; mountain scenery (includes views of mountains in clouds, with rainbows). -- Title from film canister
6 Kerry wedding : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1970]. -- Views include Walter Ashdown receiving his Million Mile Safe Driving award from Gordon Taylor and Jack Hayes; scenes from Hawaii; Shriners parade down Banff Avenue; Rudy and Kerry Kucy's wedding at St. Mary's Church; tour boat on Lake Minnewanka, Banff Indian Days parade. -- Title from film canister
7 Motion picture. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include ground squirrel's antics; Bow Falls and view down Bow River; cadets on parade at Cadet Camp, Banff. -- Title based on item
8 Ashdown : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include Num-Ti-Jah Lodge with Jimmy Simpson Sr., Billie Simpson and friend; group of people watching race at finish line; family (film broken after this scene); woman feeding bighorn sheep and deer; C.P.R. passenger train coming around curve; rail crew trying to clear a train derailment. -- Title from film canister. -- Film is broken about halfway through
9 Doris & Deer 1963 Van Dam's, Jasper : [motion picture]. -- 1963. -- Views include Catharine Robb Whyte with Alfred and Linda Castle by the Whyte House; at Chateau Lake Louise; Walter Ashdown, RCMP officers standing guard?; gondolas at Whitehorn?; bears; dog in costume doing tricks; snowmobile and chalet at glacier (Columbia Icefield?). -- Title from film canister
10 Hawaii with Castles April 1970 : [motion picture]. -- 1970. -- Views include Walter Ashdown; moose; Banff Indian Days parade; Hawaii with Alfred and Linda Castle. -- Title from film canister
11 Doris & deer : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include mountain scenery from Banff National Park; people playing with dog; Banff Winter Carnival events; at Chateau Lake Louise; woman (Doris?) feeding deer. -- Title from film canister
12 Flen [?] Bears : [motion picture]. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include man operating chairlift; group of people; wildlife (black bear, deer, bighorn sheep); man with ground squirrel eating out of his hand; group of people getting ready to go for horseback ride; at Num-Ti-Jah Lodge with Billie Simpson; Columbia Icefield?; mountain scenery. -- Title from film canister
13 Motion picture. -- [ca.1960]. -- Views include bride (wearing fur) arriving at church; Remembrance Day parade, includes view of Banff High School; children playing: Ross Connors, Laurie-Ann Connors and their mother, Walter's daughter, Lorena; wildlife (black bear, bighorn sheep, elk, buffalo); gondolas; mountain scenery from Banff National Park including Bow Falls (frozen); Alfred and Linda Castle; panoramic views from Hawaii; Walter's son, Fred, B. J. Ashdown (Fred's wife) and children, Scott and Suzie. -- Title based on item
Series consists of cards, postcards, letters, and other correspondence which was sent to and/or collected by Eleanor Luxton. Content pertains to holiday and birthday greetings from family and friends, get well soon cards, collected gift tags, travel correspondence, and related subjects.
Series consists of cards, postcards, letters, and other correspondence which was sent to and/or collected by Eleanor Luxton. Content pertains to holiday and birthday greetings from family and friends, get well soon cards, collected gift tags, travel correspondence, and related subjects.
Notes
Series arrangement:
LUX / II / A / 1 to 47 : General correspondence, organized chronologically (see Content Details)
LUX / II / A / 48 to 51 : Holiday greeting cards, dated (chronological order)
LUX / II / A / 52 to 62 : Holiday greeting cards, not dated
LUX / II / A / 63 : Holiday gift tags
LUX / II / A / 64 to 65 : Thank you, friendship and get well soon cards
LUX / II / A / 66 to 67 : Easter and Valentine's Day cards
LUX / II / A / 68 to 70 : Birthday cards
LUX / II / A / 71 : Other holiday cards and letters
LUX / II / A / 72 : Postcards sent to Eleanor
LUX / II / A / 73 : Luxton family research correspondence
Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guid…
37.0 cm textual records.-- photographs.-- 74 cm sound recordings
Scope & Content
Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guides, and pamphlets; visual materials, including commercial postcards, portraits of Georginal Luxton and other family members, photographs of the Tilikum on display in Victoria, and a portfolio of illustrated Stoney Nakoda portraits by R.H. Palenske; oral histories recorded and collected by Eleanor Luxton; and a VHS copy of "Qualicum Wind".
Notes
Series consists of four sub-series:
Textual records
Photographs
Oral Histories (includes printed interview transcripts; transcripts in electronic format written to CD Rom and 3.5" floppy disk; supporting documentation; the recorded interviews on audio cassettes and R120 DAT tapes)
Series consists of 7 sub-series:
*1. Personal education, [ca.1920]-1973: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's personal education and include records relating to her primary and secondary schooling; the University of Alberta, her teacher training at the University of Alberta summ…
16 m textual records, graphic materials and sound recordings
Scope & Content
Series consists of 7 sub-series:
*1. Personal education, [ca.1920]-1973: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's personal education and include records relating to her primary and secondary schooling; the University of Alberta, her teacher training at the University of Alberta summer school; the Provincial Normal School in Edmonton; post-secondary schooling at Sir George Williams College where she studied Commerce, Engineering, and received her Bachelors of Science (B.Sc.). Between 1933 and 1952, Eleanor Luxton participated in numerous other personal education activities, including: drama studies, 1933 (Banff School of Drama? and/or Banff School of Fine Arts?); Garbutt Business College, Calgary (office practices, 1937), St. Stephen's College, Edmonton (1940), Ottawa Technical High School (machine draughting, 1940-1941); German language studies (1951); Banff School of Fine Arts (radio writing and techniques, 1951, 1952); Western Canada Institute, Calgary (literature, before 1952).
*2. Teaching career: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's teaching career and include her teaching papers from secondary school and university.
*3. Engineering career, 1935-1946: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's work at the Canadian Pacific Railway in Montreal.
*4. Historical research, 1890-[ca.1995]: Records in this sub-series pertain to biographical research files on individuals and families in the High River area and other ranching communities of southern Alberta; research notes, files, and recordings gathered for the High River and southern Alberta ranching research projects; articles, photographs collected for the High River and southern Alberta ranching research projects, and project records relating to the Glenbow-Alberta Institute research projects on High River and southern Alberta ranching. These records include project outlines, monthly and annual reports, expense statements, correspondence, register book, lists and notes. Also included in this sub-series are Canadian and western history research papers; McDougall family research papers; Luxton family research papers.
*5. Literary papers, 1969-1975: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's writings on Luxton's Pacific Crossing; Banff, Canada's First National Park; Latch String Out; Stoney Medicine.
Series consists of textual records and photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's personal life, including Eleanor's hobbies, travel, volunteering and collected materials.
2.6 m textual records -- oversize textual records -- photographs
Scope & Content
Series consists of textual records and photographs pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's personal life, including Eleanor's hobbies, travel, volunteering and collected materials.
Notes
Series consists of 6 sub-series:
C1 : Volunteer activities: Records in this sub-series pertain to Eleanor Luxton's involement with the Junior Red Cross, the Canadian Women's Press Club, the Historical Society of Alberta, and the Southern Alberta Women's Pioneer and Old Timers' Association.
C2 : Scrapbooks
C3 : Diaries, daybooks, notebooks, notes
C4 : Travel and hobbies
C5 : Other (includes personal government documents, business and membership cards and some personal correspondence)
Records in this series relate to Eleanor Luxton's business, legal and financial activities and consist of banking records; income tax returns; correspondence and invoices related to property and building construction, maintenance and management; household receipts; medical receipts; commercial and …
4.8 m textual records -- oversize materials -- 31 photographs (15 prints, 16 negatives)
Scope & Content
Records in this series relate to Eleanor Luxton's business, legal and financial activities and consist of banking records; income tax returns; correspondence and invoices related to property and building construction, maintenance and management; household receipts; medical receipts; commercial and residential leases; insurance; investments; donations; rentals; legal papers relating to the estate of Annie McDougall and May Ross McDougall; mortgage papers; Parks Canada Lease agreements and need to reside challenge; Eleanor Luxton's living will.
Notes
Contents arranged by subject - see file level descriptions
Records in this series consist of three sub-series: A.1 Correspondence; A.2 Family Papers; A.3 Family photographs. Records pertain to the Luxton family members, McDougall family, Graham and Ross families, the William Luxton family, friends and acquaintances, and the Stoney Indians.
Records in this series consist of three sub-series: A.1 Correspondence; A.2 Family Papers; A.3 Family photographs. Records pertain to the Luxton family members, McDougall family, Graham and Ross families, the William Luxton family, friends and acquaintances, and the Stoney Indians.
Records in this series consist of four sub-series: B.1 Correspondence; B.2 Personal Papers and Photographs; B.3 Business, Financial, and Legal Papers; B.4 Collected Material. Records pertain to Georgina Luxton.
Records in this series consist of four sub-series: B.1 Correspondence; B.2 Personal Papers and Photographs; B.3 Business, Financial, and Legal Papers; B.4 Collected Material. Records pertain to Georgina Luxton.
Records in this series consist of three sub-series: C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs; C.2. McDougall and Ross families papers, correspondence, and photographs; C.3. Other extended family records. Sub-series C.1. consists of four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; Geor…
0.28 m textual records ; ca.147 photographs : b&w prints; 15 x 21 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Records in this series consist of three sub-series: C.1. William Luxton family papers and photographs; C.2. McDougall and Ross families papers, correspondence, and photographs; C.3. Other extended family records. Sub-series C.1. consists of four sub-sub-series: William Luxton; Sarah Luxton; George Luxton; Louis Luxton. Sub-series C.2. consists of two sub-sub-series: McDougall family; Ross family.
Records in this series consist of miscellaneous newspaper clippings; Stampede passes; programs; material relating to High School graduation ceremonies; correspondence between the McCardell family and Mr. Chas Logan and others, including photographs; and reports of the Canadian Medical Association C…
8.0 cm textual records. -- photographs: 16 prints, b&w
Scope & Content
Records in this series consist of miscellaneous newspaper clippings; Stampede passes; programs; material relating to High School graduation ceremonies; correspondence between the McCardell family and Mr. Chas Logan and others, including photographs; and reports of the Canadian Medical Association Committee.
Series includes: A. Writing papers, pertaining to book projects, articles, memoirs and other writing; B. Nature study papers; C. Photographs and photography papers; D. Travel papers. Photographs in Sub-series C include transparencies, 1939-1981, 7153 items; photograph albums, 1919-1958, 12 vol. (…
54 cm of textual records. -- ca.7400 photographs : transparencies, albums (ca.4200 prints), prints, negatives, published photographs. -- 45 motion pictures.
Scope & Content
Series includes: A. Writing papers, pertaining to book projects, articles, memoirs and other writing; B. Nature study papers; C. Photographs and photography papers; D. Travel papers. Photographs in Sub-series C include transparencies, 1939-1981, 7153 items; photograph albums, 1919-1958, 12 vol. (4208 prints); motion pictures, 1928-1942, 45 reels; prints and negatives, [ca.1912]-1980, 194 items; and, published photographs, [ca.1930-ca.1980], n.d., 17 items. Photographs and films document Gest's visits and travels in the Canadian Rockies and elsewhere; mountaineering and recreation; Alpine Club of Canada; Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; natural and human history; the mountain landscape. Images are well identified. -- Title taken from contents of series. -- Trip-based arrangement retained in photographs. -- Access to original albums is restricted (microfilm copies are available). Most motion pictures are not available for reference use in present form. -- Inventory of photographs is available in this database.
Access Restrictions
Access to negatives is by appointment only. Reference copies for select films available.
Series consists of: one postcard inside a protective cover (H9 x W14.5 cm) one hand-written note (H14.5 x W15 cm) one 13-page hand-written memoir/family history by Oswald A. McGuinness (H28 x W21.5 cm) one envelope (H40 x W23 cm) Content includes: McGuinness family tree; history of the McGuinness f…
1 cm of textual records (16 pages ; 23 x 40 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
Series consists of:
one postcard inside a protective cover (H9 x W14.5 cm)
one hand-written note (H14.5 x W15 cm)
one 13-page hand-written memoir/family history by Oswald A. McGuinness (H28 x W21.5 cm)
one envelope (H40 x W23 cm)
Content includes: McGuinness family tree; history of the McGuinness family and their time in Belleville, Ontario; Robert's role as inspecting engineer in the Banff Springs expansion; Robert's artwork on the CPR postcard depicting the spiral tunnels; and the envelope that was used to gift the above items to the Whyte Museum
Notes
Oswald A. McGuinness is the younger brother of Father Robert McGuinness. Oswald was a surveyor and helped build the road from Invermere to Calgary, and he lived in Invermere
The McGuinness family tree goes back to Oswald and Robert's great-grandparents, from Ireland to England and then to Ontario
In the hand-written note, which is undated and the author is unknown although it is possible that it was written by Flora McGuinness when she gave it to Mark Nightingale, an association between Robert and the building of the Bow River Bridge is made
Mark Nightingale also gifted 3 newspaper clippings located in M460 / I / B / 3-5
M460 / II / 1 : created by the Canadian Pacific Railway
53 discs with image files -- 6 cm of scanned photograph copies -- 62 reference slides : col. ; 35mm -- 27 reference photographs : col. prints
History / Biographical
Hans Gmoser played a major role in creating Canada’s vibrant mountain community. Although known internationally as the father of heli-skiing, he was much more than that: a talented rock climber, tireless expedition leader, a mountain guide, film maker and organizer.
Deep Powder and Steep Rock presents an intimate portrait of this charismatic man. Much of the story is told in Gmoser’s own words, gleaned from his diaries, expedition journals, film commentaries and personal correspondence. It is a unique tale of adventure, hard work, perseverance and ultimate success.
Scope & Content
Photograph series consists of discs with reference scans of photographs pertaining to the research and creation of Deep Powder and Steep Rock.
Series pertains to photograph prints of Canadian Pacific Railway properties and surrounding locations. Includes scenes from around the town of Banff and Banff National Park, interior and exterior views of hotels [particularly the Banff Springs Hotel and the Chateau Lake Louise], trophies, portraits…
Series pertains to photograph prints of Canadian Pacific Railway properties and surrounding locations. Includes scenes from around the town of Banff and Banff National Park, interior and exterior views of hotels [particularly the Banff Springs Hotel and the Chateau Lake Louise], trophies, portraits, horses and horseback riding, skiing, trains, photographs of paintings, and various scenic views.
Notes
Most prints have titles or captions on the backs, as well as negatives information.
Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and…
27.5 cm of textual records (5 scrapbooks ; 0.5 cm newspaper clippings) -- 7 albums -- 1,345 photographs (1,083 b&w and col. prints ; 257 b&w and col. negatives ; 5 col. transparency slides)
Scope & Content
Series consists of scrapbooks, albums, photographs and textual records pertaining to Eleanor Luxton's domestic and international travels, and Eleanor's life in Banff. Includes records pertaining to Japan, Panama, Hawaii, and China; local events, including the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days and a celebration marking the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; Canadian trips, including the Okanagan region, Seebe and Jasper National Park; and the Luxton family home in Banff.
ca. 17,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca. 150 prints). -- ca. 12.5 cm textual records. -- 42 reels of film
Series consists of hut registers produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between ca.1930-2020. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts, which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the huts; wildlife sightings; custodi…
Series consists of hut registers produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between ca.1930-2020. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts, which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the huts; wildlife sightings; custodial issues and updates; and related topics.
Series is separated at the sub-series level by individual huts:
M200 / IV / A : Abbot Pass Hut
M200 / IV / B : Elizabeth Parker Hut
M200 / IV / C : Wates-Gibson Hut
M200 / IV / D : A. O. Wheeler Hut
M200 / IV / E : Sydney Vallance (Fryatt) Hut
M200 / IV / F : Bow Hut
M200 / IV / G : Stanley Mitchell Hut
M200 / IV / H : Fay Hut
M200 / IV / I : Balfour Hut
M200 / IV / J : Peyto Hut/ Peter and Catharine Whyte Hut
M200 / IV / K : Elk Lakes Cabin
M200 / IV / L : Bon Echo Hut
M200 / IV / M : Bill Putnam / Fairy Meadows Hut
M200 / IV / N : Scott Duncan Hut
M200 / IV / O: Conrad Kain/Bugaboos Hut
M200 / IV / P: Neil Colgan Hut
M200 / IV / Q: Silver Spray Hut
M200 / IV / R: Asulkan Hut
M200 / IV / S: Mount Colin Hut
M200 / IV / T: Great Cairn Hut
M200 / IV / U: Other Huts [Registers]
Notes
See sub-series entries for chronological inventories of hut registers
Series of summit records from various summits produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1916 and 2020.
Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wil…
Series of summit records from various summits produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1916 and 2020.
Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics.
Notes
See file-level entries for inventories of summit registers and notes.