Corporate records and collected material, including the following: Personnel records re driver performance, seniority, training and agreements, 1968-1992, restricted access. Tours, facilities and service records, expecially tariffs, Columbia Icefields, snow vehicle and chalet history, 1930s-1996. A…
ca.70 cm of textual records. -- ca.525 photographs (ca.385 prints, 60 proof sheets of 12 images each, ca.80 negatives). -- 11 sound recordings : audio cassettes. -- 10 motion pictures : video cassettes.
History / Biographical
Ed Newport was an employee of Brewster Transport Co., later Brewster Transportation and Tours, from 1970 to 1997, serving in later years as Banff area manager. Newport assembled historical company records as part of his work and for general interest.
Scope & Content
Corporate records and collected material, including the following:
Personnel records re driver performance, seniority, training and agreements, 1968-1992, restricted access.
Tours, facilities and service records, expecially tariffs, Columbia Icefields, snow vehicle and chalet history, 1930s-1996.
Advertising print literature, video recordings re advertising and sound recordings of Japanese language tours, 1950s-1990s.
Ed Newport employment records and photographs, 1970s.
Other, 1930s-1971, includes collected records re vehicles, 1956-1961, driver records, 1951-1971, photographs, 1930s-1940s.
Access Restrictions
Access subject to approval of the Head Archivist. Access to personnel files is restricted.
Related Material
Constitutes Series VII of the Brewster Transport fonds. Artifacts transferred to Heritage Collection.
