File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Record…
2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 30 x 35 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Records were filed in an envelope that was titled "Book Notes."
Notable people include James Wardle, J.B. Harkin, Pat Brewster, Arthur Unwin, Dr. Brett, Norman Sanson, and Bill Peyto, among others. Notable places and topics include the organization of the Department of the Interior, the Banff-Windemere Highway, Rocky Mountain Park and Park Wardens, Kootenay National Park fires, coal and precious metal mines (e.g. Bankhead, Silver City), trail riding and hiking, research about James Wardle and his accomplishments, Ya-Ha-Tinda, and various parks (e.g. Glacier, Revelstoke, Elk Island, Kootenay, and Yoho).
Other records include a handwritten letter to the Auld family in Scotland (cousins of Sheila Ritchie) with a story about Glenbow and a highland cow from Oban, Scotland; personal reflections on the Banff area and mountains in general; notes that Dorothy took while doing research at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Public Library; and a variety of newspaper clippings.
Notes
Includes request slips and stationary from the archives at the Whyte Museum.
Potentially includes a handwritten list of Dorothy's written works.
Newspaper clippings primarily from the Times Colonist, which is published in Victoria, British Columbia.
Some of the slips of paper are taped together. Was unable to remove them without damaging the materials. May present conservation issues in the future.
File pertains to views along the Canadian Pacific Railway, Vancouver, B.C. to Canmore, Alberta. Also includes Banff views, including Banff Springs Hotel, Cave and Basin, Bow Valley, Banff townsite and Brett Hospital operating room.
File pertains to views along the Canadian Pacific Railway, Vancouver, B.C. to Canmore, Alberta. Also includes Banff views, including Banff Springs Hotel, Cave and Basin, Bow Valley, Banff townsite and Brett Hospital operating room.
Notes
IMAGES :
1. Looking up the Fraser near Salmon River [ca.1892]
2. Hell’s Gate, Fraser Canyon [ca.1892]
3. Looking down the Thompson near Kamloops [ca.1892]
4. Junction of the North and South Thompson near Kamloops, BC [ca.1892]
5. Albert Canyon [ca.1892]
6. Natural Bridge on the Kicking Horse River, near Field [ca.1892]
7. Mt. Stephen showing Silver Mine [ca.1892]
8. CPR showing four Tunnels [ca.1892]
9. Stoney Creek Bridge, Selkirks, CPR [ca.1892]
10. The Great Divide, Summit Rockies, CPR [ca.1892]
11. Emerald Lake, near Field, BC [ca.1892]
12. From Great Glacier, showing Glacier House [ca.1892]
13. A round-up on the cattle ranges near Kamloops, BC [ca.1892]
14. Winter scene at the Glacier House, Selkirks [ca.1892]
15. Fishing fleet at the mouth of the Fraser [ca.1892]
16. Brunette Bridge, New Westminster [ca.1892]
17. Lake Louise, near Laggan, CPR [ca.1892]
18. Three Sisters, Canmore [ca.1892]
19. Cannery fish house [ca.1892]
20. [Unidentified men posing below a Red Wood tree] [ca.1892]
21. Operating Room, Dr. Brett’s Private Hospital, Banff Alta [ca.1892]
22. Sundance Canyon, Banff [ca.1892]
23. Looking up the Thompson, Spences Bridge [ca.1892]
24. [View of the Bow River Bridge and Cascade Mountain] [ca.1900]
25. The “Basin,” Banff [ca.1900]
26. [CPR Hotel, Banff] [ca.1900]
27. [Bow River Bridge and Cascade Mountain] [ca.1900]
28. [View from Tunnel Mt. Dr. Brett’s Private Hospital and Sanitarium, Banff, Alberta] [ca.1900]
29. [View of CPR Hotel from Tunnel Mt.] [ca.1900]
30. Devils Head Canyon, Banff [ca.1900]
31. [Rundle Mountain, Banff] [ca.1900]
32. The “Basin,” Banff [ca.1900]
33. [Unidentified river and dirt road] [ca.1900]
34. [View of Bow River from CPR Hotel, Banff] [ca.1900]
35. [Looking down on The "Basin," Banff] [ca.1900]
36. [Dr. Brett's Private Hospital and Sanitarium, Banff] [ca.1900]
37. [Lake Minnewanka] [ca.1900]
38. [View of the town of Banff from Tunnel Mt.] [ca.1900]
39. [Eastbound road to Banff and Cascade Mt.] [ca.1900]
40. View from Upper Hot Springs, Banff [ca.1900]
41. View from Tunnel Mt. Dr. Brett’s Private Hospital and Sanitarium, Banff, Alberta [ca.1892]
42. CPR Hotel, Banff [ca.1892]
43. The Basin, Banff [ca.1900]
44. On the Kootenay Lake, BC [ca.1892]
45. Bow River Falls, Banff [ca.1892]