Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
History / Biographical
The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003).
James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy.
Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission.
Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
Fonds consists of films, video recording, sound recordings, textual records and photographs produced and collected by Hans Gmoser. Film series (I.) includes: A.1. Presentation films by Hans Gmoser Productions, 1956-1967, 10 items. Feature-length adventure/annual films, mainly silent for live narrat…
25 motion pictures: 41 film reels, also audio reels and magnetic track. -- 17 film reels, 7 film strips, 1 video recording. -- 25 sound recordings. -- 15.5 cm textual records. -- ca.640 photographs: negatives, copy negatives, prints. -- 2 photograph albums. -- 39 cartographic records: maps, some annotated.
History / Biographical
Hans Gmoser, 1932-2006 was born in Braunau, Austria in 1932. During his long career he worked as a mountain guide, mountaineer, ski instructor, skier, cinematographer, lecturer, and founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canadian Mountain Holidays. Hans Gmoser was also an active cyclist and was based in Banff and Harvie Heights, Alberta.
Gmoser gained early skiing and mountaineering experience in post-war Austria before emigrating to Canada with his friend Leo Grillmair in 1951. Lizzie Rummel gave him his first job in the mountains at Mount Assiniboine. By 1953 he was working as a mountain guide and founded Rocky Mountain Guides Ltd. (Canadian Mountain Holidays CMH) in 1957. That year he began filming promotional films containing climbing and skiing adventure sequences. He first used fixed-wing aircraft and later helicopters, starting in 1963, to transport clients for spring skiing and summer climbing. Gmoser toured throughout North America promoting his skiing and climbing films, attracting large audiences with his inspiring lectures.
Gmoser built Bugaboo Lodge in 1968, the first of six lodges which also include Bobbie Burns, Galena, Gothics, Adamants and Cariboo lodges, to serve international heli-skiers and heli-hikers. Gmoser retired from Canadian Mountain Holidays in 1993. Hans Gmoser received honourary memberships in the Alpine Club of Canada and the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations. He was elected to the Honour Roll of Canadian Skiing and the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame and received the Banff Mountain Film Festival Summit of Excellence Award. In 1987 Hans Gmoser was awarded the Order of Canada.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of films, video recording, sound recordings, textual records and photographs produced and collected by Hans Gmoser.
Film series (I.) includes: A.1. Presentation films by Hans Gmoser Productions, 1956-1967, 10 items. Feature-length adventure/annual films, mainly silent for live narration with background music. Some with sound tracks. A.2. Edited versions of presentation films, 1959-1968, 5 motion pictures. B. Other films by Hans Gmoser, 1962-[1969], 8 motion pictures. C. Out-takes, fragment and miscellaneous films, 1960-ca.1970, 17 film reels; Skifarri - Head Hunter film, 1924-1950s, 7 negative strips. D. Collected films, ca.1960, 1972, 2 motion pictures.
Other series are: II. Video recording, 1979; III. Sound recordings (not related to films) include 23 reel to reel tapes of classical and traditional folk songs, 1961 and 1979; IV. Textual records, ca.1955-ca.1995, in the form of film documentation, script to "Ski's over McKinley," certificates, Order of Canada correspondence and information, personal papers and correspondence, maps and other records; V. Photographs, 1950-1986. Photographs pertain to ski trips, climbing expeditions to Mt. Logan, Mt. Robson, Wapta Glacier, Columbia Icefields, Canoe Glacier, Rodgers pass trip, mountaineering clubs, Trudeau/Bugaboo trip, Assiniboine Lodge, portraits of Lizzie Rummel, Erling Strom, and Jim Davies. Albums consist of photographs taken during ski trips in Austria.
Films depict a mixture of skiing and climbing including spring skiing, powder skiing, glacier skiing on Columbia Icefield, heli-skiing in the Rockies and Selkirks and ascents of Mount Logan, Yukon, and Mounts Blackburn and McKinley, Alaska, also rock and ice climbing. Feature length films consist of, or are accompanied by, all or some of the following elements: 16mm originals (A and B rolls); work prints, out takes, 16mm mag track (sound); 1/4" audio tape (background music to accompany narration, 7 items); teasers (TV film clips) and the following items included in the textual records: narration scripts, teaser text, descriptive flyers, press releases, annual pamphlets and ad solicitation for same, censor certificates, related correspondence, maps, oversize promotional posters for Gmoser's films "With Ski and Rope" 1957, and a handmade poster by Banff Ski Runners for "Adventure Bound" and related ephemera.
File pertains to mostly photographs of Hans Gmoser recieving awards or at award ceremonies. Also includes misc. photographs of skiing and climbing.
Notes
Main folder 11.V68-PA 285-303 in “Hans gets an “Golden Order award in 2002". V68-PA 304- 327 "Margaret Gmoser" envelope. V68-PA 328-342 in “Finance Cash Flow Projections" folder.
IMAGES :
285. [Hans with award, standing, two other men present], 2002, 15 x 10 cm, colour.
286. [Hans with award, standing, two other men present], 2002, 10 x 15 cm, colour.
287. “September 27, 2002 Dr. Josef Puhringer presenting the “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” at the Landhouse in Linz-Austria, to Hans Gmoser, l. to r.: Dr. Wendeling Ettmayr, Austrian Ambassador to Canada, Hans Gmoser, Landeshauptmann Dr. Josef Puhringer (Governor of Upper Austria)”, [Handshake], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour, text typed on back in English.
288. [September 27, 2002 Dr. Josef Puhringer presenting the “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” at the Landhouse in Linz-Austria, to Hans Gmoser Handshake], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour.
289. [Dr. Josepf Puhringer and another man presenting the “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” at the Landhouse in Linz-Austria, to Hans Gmoser], September 27, 2002, 19 x 12.75 cm, colour, several circular marks on surface.
290. a “September 27, 2002 after being presented the “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” at the Landhouse in Linz-Austria”, [Speech to crowd], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour, text typed on back in English.
290b. “September 27, 2002 after being presented the “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” at the Landhouse in Linz-Austria”, [Close up], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour, text typed on back in English.
291. “September 27, 2002 after being presented the “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” at the Landhouse in Linz-Austria”, [Close up], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour, text typed on back in English.
292. “September 27, 2002 Landeshauptmann Dr. Josef Puhringer (Governor of Upper Austria) speaking to about 50 invited guests at the occasion of awarding the “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” to Hans Gmoser”, [Speech to crowd], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour, text typed on back in English.
293. “September 27, 2002 Dr. Josef Puhringer presenting a case of fine Austrian Schnaps at the Landhaus in Linz-Austria, to Hans Gmoser. l. to r.: Dr. Wendeling Ettmayr, Austrian Ambassador to Canada, Hans Gmoser, Landeshauptmann Dr. Josef Puhringer (Governor of Upper Austria)”, ], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour, text typed on back in English.
294. “September 27, 2002 Dr. Wendeling Ettmayr, Austrian Ambassador to Canada speaking to about 50 invited guests at the occasion of awarding the “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” to Hans Gmoser”, [Speech to crowd], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour, text typed on back in English.
295. “September 27, 2002 Landeshauptmann Dr. Josef Puhringer (Governor of Upper Austria) speaking to about 50 invited guests at the occasion of awarding the “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” to Hans Gmoser”, [Close up], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour, text typed on back in English.
296. “September 27, 2002 Landeshauptmann Dr. Josef Puhringer (Governor of Upper Austria) speaking to about 50 invited guests at the occasion of awarding the “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” to Hans Gmoser”, [Speech to crowd], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour, text typed on back in English.
297. “September 27, 2002 Landeshauptmann Dr. Josef Puhringer (Governor of Upper Austria) speaking to about 50 invited guests at the occasion of awarding the “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” to Hans Gmoser”, [Speech to crowd], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour, text typed on back in English.
298. “September 27, 2002 Landeshauptmann Dr. Josef Puhringer (Governor of Upper Austria) speaking to about 50 invited guests at the occasion of awarding the “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” to Hans Gmoser”, [close up], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour, text typed on back in English.
299. “September 27, 2002 Hans receives the “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” in Linz Austria, l. to r.: Dr. Wendeling Ettmayr, Austrian Ambassador to Canada, Hans Gmoser, Landeshauptmann Dr. Josef Puhringer (Governor of Upper Austria)”, [Handshake], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour, text typed on back in English.
300. “September 27, 2002 after being presented the “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” in Linz Austria, [close up], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour, text typed on back in English, “Sept 27/02- Linz, Austria Receiving the Golden Verdienstkreuz of the Republic of Austria.”
301. [September 27, 2002 in crowd prior to being presented the “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” in Linz Austria], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour.
302. [September 27, 2002 close up prior to being presented the “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” in Linz Austria], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour.
303. [September 27, 2002 with Dr. Wendeling Ettmayr, Austrian Ambassador to Canada, and Landeshauptmann Dr. Josef Puhringer (Governor of Upper Austria) prior to presentation of “Goldene Verdienstkreuz her Republik Osterreich” at the Landhouse in Linz-Austria], 19 x 12.75 cm, colour.
Envelope Margaret Gmoser
304. “Marg Gmoser and Trixie Bugaboos 1968” [Margaret Gmoser holding face of coyote] photograph by Bruno Engler, copyright, 1968, 17.5 x 12.75 cm, black and white, matt finish.
305. [Margaret Gmoser and Trixie Bugaboos 1968 holding face of coyote] photograph by Bruno Engler, copyright, 1968, 28 x 21 cm, black and white.
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306. “Bugaboo Lodge 1968 Alouette III”, [Helicopter on snow], photograph by Bill Rosenfeld, April 1968, 11 x 11 cm, colour, caption written on back, “Gmoser” written at bottom left corner.
307. “L-R Betty Moove Bill Hazelett, Hans Gmoser, Margaret, Bu 1972?”, 13 x 9 cm, colour, “Gmoser” written at bottom left corner, caption written on post it note.
308. “Hans Cariboos 88 Nostalgia Week”, [Hans in bunny costume], 10 x 15 cm, colour, “1988 Ethan Compton, Hans Gmoser, Scipio Merler” on post it note, caption on back, “Gmoser” written at bottom left corner.
312. “Bugaboo Helipad 1969 or 70 204 Bell”, 13.5 x 10 cm, colour, caption written on post it note, “Gmoser” written on bottom left.
313. [Helicopter on left side, flying low], n.d., 15.25 x 10 cm, colour.
314. a. “Margaret, Hans, Conrad, [illegible] Cariboos 1976?”, [Group on skis, with mountain range in back], 17.8 x 12.7 cm, colour, caption on post it note, “Gmoser” written on bottom left.
314b. “Margaret Gmoser Hans (background), Bugaboos May 2, 1967”, [Margaret holding poles, with blue hood up], 6 x9 cm, colour, “Gmoser” written at bottom right.
315. “1965 Marg- Filming trip to Bugaboos –ski touring”, [Wearing navy sweater and red headband], 9 x 9 cm, colour, “Margaret MacGougan below Snowpatch Peak” on post it note, caption written on back, “Gmoser” written at bottom left.
316. “Reception lunch- Jean Stuart, Gertie Hartefeld Honnelor- chandeliers made by John Achenbach”, Feb 1968, 9 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back, “Gmoser” written at bottom left.
317. “Lynne Grillmair Frank Stark Quintet Glacier Mt. Taurus background 1981-82?”, [Two men standing to right of plane, in snow], 17.8 x 12.7 cm, black and white, caption written on back, “Gmoser” written at bottom left, matt finish.
318. “1967 Bugaboo Alouette Jim Davies pilot” [helicopter at top centre, framed by mountains], photograph by Hans Gmoser, 17.8 x 12.7 cm, colour, caption written on back, “Gmoser” written at bottom left, matt finish.
319. “Margaret Gmoser Bugaboos 1970s” photograph by Pete Wingle, 13 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on post it note, “Gmoser” written at bottom left.
320. “Nostalgia Bu 98 Bish McGill Bob Geber (victim)”, [Three people in white shirts with hair nets and masks, person on table], 13 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back, “L-R Bish McGill Joan Patterson Bob Gerber Margaret Gmoser” written on post it note, “Gmoser” written at bottom right.
321. “Frank Stark Lynne Grillmair Quintet Glacier 1981-82 Super Cub 150 hp. plane", [Two men standing in snow, beside plane, on right holding skis], 17.8 x 12.7 cm, black and white, caption written on back, “Gmoser” written at bottom left corner, matt finish.
322. “1970 Bugaboos Conrad Gmoser and Chico (tame coyote)”, [Baby Conrad sitting to right of coyote], 8.5 x 9.5 cm, colour, caption written on post it note, “Gmoser” written at bottom left.
323. “Beer Commercial BU Lodge Lloyd Gallagher, Rouedi [?]Gertsth, Peter Schtinegger [?] Herb Blauer 1970?”, [Group of men sitting around stump inside with beer], 13.5 x 18.25 cm, colour, caption written on back, “Gmoser” written at top left corner, mounted on heavy card, matt finish.
324. “Bugaboo Bell B1”, [Helicopter central, with mountain in back], n.d., 18 x 13.25 cm, black and white, captions written on back, “Singer Col. 3 ½” deep P.12”, “Gmoser” written at bottom left.
325. “Loading, bottom of Bugaboo Glacier- Alouette Artouste Helicopter 1966”, [Helicopter facing to left, with two people near door], 18 x 13 cm, black and white, captions written on back, “Gmoser” written at bottom left corner, matt finish.
326. “Bugaboo Guides L-R Herb Bleuer, Leo Grillmair, Lloyd Gallegher, Hans Gmoser, Ruedi Gertsch, Peter Schluneggar, Sepp Renner, Frank Stark, Ernst Buehler”, [Group of men standing, with bags at feet], photograph by Bruno Engler, n.d., 23.25 x 18.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back, “Gmoser” written at bottom left corner, mounted on card.
327. [Hans Gmoser holding camera in professional shot], n.d., 20 x 26 cm, black and white, pin holes on four corners, paint drip at top centre.
Folder: “Finance Cash Flow Projections
328. [Bugaboo Bell B1 Helicopter central, with mountain in back], n.d., 18 x 13.25 cm, black and white, “Filler” written on back.
329. [Helicopter landing; Bugaboo Bell B1 Helicopter?] n.d., 18 x 13.25 cm, black and white, “Filler” written on back.
330. [Helicopter landing; Bugaboo Bell B1 Helicopter?] n.d., 18 x 13.25 cm, black and white, “P 1x2 1 5/6” deep 27 ½” written on back.
331. [Helicopter landing; Bugaboo Bell B1 Helicopter?] n.d., 18 x 13.25 cm, black and white.
332. [Lodge Bugaboo? In spring or summer, with man and boy standing at base], n.d., 17.25 x 12.5 cm, colour.
333. [Six skiers preparing in foreground, with mountains in back], n.d., black and white, 18 x 12.75 cm, matt finish.
334. [Six skiers preparing in foreground, with mountains in back], n.d., black and white, 18 x 12.75 cm, matt finish.
335. [Bugaboo Bell B1 Helicopter central, with mountain in back], n.d., 12.5 x 13.25 cm, black and white, “1 8 x 10 Test Print please!” written on back, front has pen marks indicating cropping.
336. [Three people with ski poles in foreground, standing at base of mountain peak], n.d., 13 x 17.75 cm, black and white.
337. [Helicopter at right side, framed by mountains], n.d., 12.5 x 18.25 cm, black and white, matt finish.
338. “For Marg G. Conrad- Toni Tochc- Snowpatch -3/78”, [Two people skiing in foreground, two people standing in background, mountain in back], 18 x 12.75 cm, black and white, matt finish, “B-BW-12” inscribed in pen at front bottom right.
339. [Helicopter above snow and trees, mountains in back, n.d., 8.5 x 8.5 cm, black and white.
340. [Orange, blue and green tents, surrounded by rocks with mountains in back], n.d., 9 x 9 cm, colour.
341. [Gmoser on red skis, going up snowdrift, with mountains in back], n.d., 9 x 9 cm, colour.
342. [Three people with poles, standing at base of mountain], n.d., 12.75 x 13 cm, black and white, pen lines on front indicate proposed cropping, “50 5 x 7, 5 8 x 10” written on back.
RESTRICTION UNDER REVIEW
309. “Hans Gmoser Shirley Bridges Bu. Nostalgia Wk”, [Hans dancing in drag, with beads in hair], 10 x 15 cm, colour, caption on post it note, “Gmoser” written at bottom left corner.
RESTRICTION UNDER REVIEW
310. “Shirley Bridge Bu” “Margaret Gmoser Bu 1981 or 82? Nostalgia Week”, [Margaret looking at Shirley, dressed up], 13 x 10 cm, colour, caption on post it note, “Gmoser” written at bottom left corner.
RESTRICTION UNDER REVIEW
311. “Adamants 19 Bish McGill Margaret Gmoser Joan Patterson Nostalgia Wk”, [Margaret in middle, holding hands of two people dressed in ski gear], n.d., 10 x 15 cm, colour, caption on post it note, “Gmoser written at bottom right corner.
File pertains to 34 b&w prints of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides training courses and members. Includes shots of potential members participating in training courses [usually on Tunnel Mountain] as well as posed group shots of ACMG members.
34 photographs : col. & b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 34 b&w prints of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides training courses and members. Includes shots of potential members participating in training courses [usually on Tunnel Mountain] as well as posed group shots of ACMG members.
Notes
Identities of people in PA - 27 from left to right [back row]: Rüdi Geitsch, Tim Auger, Peter Schlunegger, Bernie Schiesser, Hans Gmoser, [unidentified], Lloyd "Kiwi" Gallagher ; [front row]: [unidentified], [unidentified], Scott Flavelle, Clair Israelson, Dave Cochrane?, [unidentified], Phil Heim, Dan Griffith.
Identities of people in PA - 29, from left to right [back row]: Frank Stark, Rüdi Geitsch, Lloyd "Kiwi" Gallagher ; [front row]: Leo Gullmair, [unidentified], Hans Gmoser, [unidentified], Pierre Lentire?, Sepp Renner.
Identifications provided by Chic Scott
File pertains to 33 b&w negatives of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides training courses and members. Includes shots of potential members participating in training courses [usually on Tunnel Mountain] as well as posed group shots of ACMG members.
33 photographs : b&w negatives ; 15.2 x 5.8 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 33 b&w negatives of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides training courses and members. Includes shots of potential members participating in training courses [usually on Tunnel Mountain] as well as posed group shots of ACMG members.
File pertains to 52 b&w prints of mostly Association of Canadian Mountain Guides members. Includes group shots, individual portraits, and a few courses. File also contains two documents, one of which appears to be a hand-written speech [associated with PA - 17] and the other pertains to the Guide T…
File pertains to 52 b&w prints of mostly Association of Canadian Mountain Guides members. Includes group shots, individual portraits, and a few courses. File also contains two documents, one of which appears to be a hand-written speech [associated with PA - 17] and the other pertains to the Guide Test Course.
Fonds consists of materials personally collected by Margaret Gmoser. Fonds includes photographs and textual records pertaining to Hans Gmoser, Robson Gmoser, and traverse trip with Chic Scott. Fonds also includes an original letter from Orville Wright regarding early helicopters.
4 cm textual records -- ca. 42 photographs -- 1 oversized poster
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials personally collected by Margaret Gmoser. Fonds includes photographs and textual records pertaining to Hans Gmoser, Robson Gmoser, and traverse trip with Chic Scott. Fonds also includes an original letter from Orville Wright regarding early helicopters.
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 consists of newspaper clippings, receipts, correspondence (photocopies), a bound copy of the second annual calendar for Carleton College (1943-1944), a programme for the First Commencement Exercises (November 3, 1943), Dorothy's personal reflections of her experiences working alongside Dr. H.M…
File consists of newspaper clippings, receipts, correspondence (photocopies), a bound copy of the second annual calendar for Carleton College (1943-1944), a programme for the First Commencement Exercises (November 3, 1943), Dorothy's personal reflections of her experiences working alongside Dr. H.M. Tory at Carleton College (photocopies and handwritten originals), and two envelopes, 23 x 33.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to the founding, early years, and community impact of Carleton College, including instructor profiles, corporation and registration, a tribute to Dr. H.M. Tory (college head), and Dorothy's personal experiences and memories while working at the college from 1942-1944 as the first secretary.
Newspaper clippings come from the Ottawa Citizen and the Ottawa Journal and are dated:
September 14, 1942
June 30, 1943
November 7, 1942
November 4, 1943
June 9, 1942
August 29, 1942
February 7, 1947
Correspondence between Dorothy and Blair Neatby is dated February 19 and February 25, 1998.
Notes
Carleton College is now Carleton University.
Blair Neatby was a historian who wrote a biography of Carleton College.He contacted Dorothy (ca. 1997-1998) to solicit her experiences and memories of when she worked there. "Creating Carleton: The Shaping of a University" was published in 2002.
Envelopes were originally used to file the records. There are notations and labels on them created by Dorothy.
File consists of 7 cm of correspondence and an assortment of greeting cards, 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller. File pertains to personal correspondence between Dorothy and family and friends between 1979 and 1999, primarily 1995-1996. Records include handwritten (and photocopies) letters, greeting cards, on…
File consists of 7 cm of correspondence and an assortment of greeting cards, 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller. File pertains to personal correspondence between Dorothy and family and friends between 1979 and 1999, primarily 1995-1996. Records include handwritten (and photocopies) letters, greeting cards, one postcard (from Venice), and one newspaper clipping (July 22, 1998, Calgary Herald). File documents old memories and reminiscing about friend and loss of friends, Christmas and the holidays (weather, winter), everyday life, personal and world news, friendly gossip, Dorothy's research, and oldtimers.
Notes
The last folder titled "Special cards from Sheila" was originally separated from the rest of the correspondence and remains in its own folder. Sheila Iris Ritchie was Dorothy's longtime friend and housemate.
File consists 10.5 cm of textual records comprised of 15 bound notebooks, 11.5 x 20 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's personal calendar and expenses from 1983 until 2001. Records include 4 notebooks containing information about expenses, sent/received gifts to family and friends, and a note…
10.5 cm of textual records (14 volumes ; 11.5 x 20.5 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists 10.5 cm of textual records comprised of 15 bound notebooks, 11.5 x 20 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's personal calendar and expenses from 1983 until 2001. Records include 4 notebooks containing information about expenses, sent/received gifts to family and friends, and a notebook recording Dorothy's mileage; and 11 calendar notebooks, or "planning diaries," in which Dorothy recorded detailed information regarding her daily life, appointments, events, etc.
Notes
One notebook is monogrammed JMW, for James Morey Wardle (Dorothy's father). This notebook also includes some loose receipts and paper tucked inside.
One notebook is monogrammed DHW, for Dorothy Hope Wardle.
File consists of 20 cm of textual and financial records, 21.5 x 35 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy Wardle's financial recordkeeping from 1956 to 2002, with the bulk of the records from 1990 to 2000. Records include income tax records (mainly 1995-2000), property assessments (mainly 1984-200…
20 cm of textual records (21.5 x 35 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 20 cm of textual and financial records, 21.5 x 35 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy Wardle's financial recordkeeping from 1956 to 2002, with the bulk of the records from 1990 to 2000. Records include income tax records (mainly 1995-2000), property assessments (mainly 1984-2002), GST credit (mainly 1995-2002), Old Age Security income supplement (includes an insurance book from 1968-1969), annuities (includes newspaper clippings), insurance, investments and GICs, Bank of Montreal record books, and account information and cheques. Records mainly document Dorothy's finances after moving to Sidney, British Columbia. However, some records relate to her condo in Canmore.
Notes
Newspaper clippings include two articles from the Times Colonist (September 1992, August 1998) and an article from Maclean's (August 1998).
File consists of 17 cm of textual records, 34 x 44 cm or smaller. File pertains to an assortment of personal recordkeeping records and contains textual records, correspondence, photograph prints, and newspaper clippings. File documents various purchases and sales (Canmore, Alberta and Sidney, Briti…
File consists of 17 cm of textual records, 34 x 44 cm or smaller. File pertains to an assortment of personal recordkeeping records and contains textual records, correspondence, photograph prints, and newspaper clippings. File documents various purchases and sales (Canmore, Alberta and Sidney, British Columbia, mainly 1985-1986 and 1991-1995), property sales (Banff and Calgary, Alberta, 1972, and a photocopy of the original lease for the Wardle's property in Banff on Muskrat Street, 1921), Dorothy's work and membership with the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies (1991-2001), art sales and appraisals (mainly Carl Rungius, 1977-2001), health and dental records detailing Dorothy's medical history (mainly 1994-2001, but goes back to 1934), a trip to Canmore (Banff Right to Reside (1984), subscriptions and miscellaneous records (including Dorothy's address book; poetry by her father, James Morey Wardle; Dorothy's passport from 1991-1996; various art collector catalogues such as Sotheby's; and commemorative coins), and Sheila Iris (S.I.) Ritchie's personal records (includes birth record from 1927 and death record from 1990).
Notes
Poetry by James Morey (J.M.) Wardle can be found in folder 34 under "miscellaneous."
Sheila Iris Ritchie was Dorothy's long-term housemate and close friend. Dorothy served as the executor of Sheila's will.
Dorothy's SIN card was originally included but has since been discarded for privacy concerns.
Photocopies of the original lease for the property on Muskrat Street were taken from Parks Canada microfiche records in 1993.
File consists of 8 cm of textual records, 65 x 40 cm or smaller. File pertains to the personal and professional records of the Wardle family, particularly James M. Wardle. Records include: birth certificates for each family member (James Morey Wardle, 1888; Leette (Roney) Wardle, 1889; and Dorothy …
File consists of 8 cm of textual records, 65 x 40 cm or smaller. File pertains to the personal and professional records of the Wardle family, particularly James M. Wardle. Records include: birth certificates for each family member (James Morey Wardle, 1888; Leette (Roney) Wardle, 1889; and Dorothy Hope Wardle, 1919); James and Leette's marriage certificate from 1913; proof of age certificates and various notes on family (Roney) history; records pertaining to the family plot in the Old Banff Cemetery (including a photocopy of a blueprint plan of the cemetery grounds); records pertaining to the estates of James (d. 1971) and Leette (d. 1969); miscellaneous family items (including records about Dorothy's cousin Jack WIlliams who died overseas during World War II); photocopies of records pertaining to appointments and certificates for James (including his appointment to Deputy Minister of the Interior in 1935); and James' shares with the Alaska Yukon Pipeline (1966-1967). Records also include newspaper clippings (Banff Crag and Canyon, Calgary Herald) and various correspondence (related to the material) interspersed throughout.
M521 / II / A / 1 : Includes James Wardle's original birth certificate. In okay condition (some tears), currently in mylar. Consider digitizing.
M521 / II / A / 7 : The original shareholder certificate was ripped and then heavily taped back together. It is currently in mylar but could present issues in the future. Consider digitizing.
File consists of 137 colour photograph prints, 21.5 x 26.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy (DW) and friends visiting with one another and traveling together. File documents: DW and Glen and Dorie Gordon (appears to be a golf tournament); DW visiting with Anne and David Kelly and family (inc…
137 photographs : col. ; 21.5 x 26.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 137 colour photograph prints, 21.5 x 26.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy (DW) and friends visiting with one another and traveling together. File documents: DW and Glen and Dorie Gordon (appears to be a golf tournament); DW visiting with Anne and David Kelly and family (includes handwritten note that was taped to the envelope); Shirley and DW traveling from Sidney to Canmore, 1996; Mary Hay's multiple visits and travels to Emerald Lake, Moraine Lake, Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump, Takkakaw Falls, and Yoho National Park (1994-1995) and Thanksgiving at Mary's (1994); holdiays (Easter) and travels (Salt Spring Island, Chemainus) with Anne Thomas (Includes DW and Sheila visiting Anne photographs with a dog), 1987-1993; Marmie's Ranch (includes photographs of wildflowers), 1993 and 1995; visits and parties (Christmas) with Peg and Bert Millard, 1989-1990); Nancy and Gilbert Nelson's 50th anniversary and day trip to Salt Spring Island, 1988 and 1993; various birthdays with friends in and around Sidney, BC; dinners and visits with Anne and Claude Hudson, 1980, 1990-1995; photographs of Sheila and DW (1984); and miscellaneous photographs and portraits, including a photograph print of a painting of Carl Rungius (1977, 1983, 1988).
Notes
Photographs of Sheila and DW were originally framed but have been removed from frames for storage purposes.
Most folders include original envelopes that the photographs were stored in, which have additional information.
File consists of 90 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm. File pertains to photographs taken by Dorothy Wardle of places, events, and scenery around Banff and Canmore. For Banff, file documents winter and fall scenery (mountains like Rundle and Cascade, the Bow River, Banff Avenue), wildl…
90 photographs : col. ; 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 90 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm and 12.5 x 9 cm. File pertains to photographs taken by Dorothy Wardle of places, events, and scenery around Banff and Canmore. For Banff, file documents winter and fall scenery (mountains like Rundle and Cascade, the Bow River, Banff Avenue), wildlife (elk and a bear), war memorial, Warren house, Baine house, Louis Trono concert in the park in 1995, and the Old Banff Cemetery. For Canmore, file documents the Highland Games in 1994, winter activities (ice sculptures, dog sled races at the Nordic Centre), St. Michael's Place, and a photograph of the valley. File also documents the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the cabins (Bill Peyto, Jack Sinclair, and Mather Family) located on the museum's property.
Notes
Old Banff Cemetery photographs include the headstones of: Wardle family, Stephen family, Mary Schaffer Warren, J. Murray Gibbon, and Peter Whyte and Catharine Robb Whyte.
File consists of 100 colour photograph prints, 15 x 10 cm. File pertains to various trips and outings Dorothy took with friends Shirley Charlton, Hilda Mathiesen, and Betty Fonstad over a three year period. File documents trips and outings to Lake Louise, Bow Falls (Banff), Emerald Lake, Field, Gre…
File consists of 100 colour photograph prints, 15 x 10 cm. File pertains to various trips and outings Dorothy took with friends Shirley Charlton, Hilda Mathiesen, and Betty Fonstad over a three year period. File documents trips and outings to Lake Louise, Bow Falls (Banff), Emerald Lake, Field, Great Divide, Spiral Tunnels, Tea Storm Mountain Lodge, Vermillion River, Marble Canyon, Johnston's Canyon, Moraine Lake, Yoho National Park, Takkakaw Falls, and Lake O'Hara. Photographs include wildlife (birds, elk, sheep), wildflowers, mountain scenery, and posed photographs in front of significant landmarks.
Notes
Most photographs are annotated on the back identifying who is in the photograph, where it was taken, and when. Some anecdotes are also added by Dorothy on the backside of some of the photographs.
File consists of 91 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy and Sheila's travels to Scotland and England to visit the Aulds family, and the Aulds family's travels to Canada to visit Dorothy and Sheila. File documents various travels from 1974-1979 (including British Colu…
File consists of 91 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy and Sheila's travels to Scotland and England to visit the Aulds family, and the Aulds family's travels to Canada to visit Dorothy and Sheila. File documents various travels from 1974-1979 (including British Columbia and Banff, Alberta), Sheila and Dorothy's visit to Scotland in 1987 and in 1988, and the Aulds Family trip to Canada to visit Dorothy in 1990 following the death of Sheila (Dorothy took them on a motor trip across British Columbia and Alberta). Places visited include Loch Lomond, Kingsknowe (a suburb of Edinburgh), Girvan, Duke of Hamilton Hunting Lodge, the docks at New Galloway, and various places in Canada, including: Lake Louise (Bow River), Jasper National Park (Mt. Robson, Maligne Lake, Athabasca Falls), Columbia Icefield, Banff National Park, and the Okanagan region.
Notes
Sheila (Ritchie) was a life long friend and housemate of Dorothy. The Aulds family were Sheila's relatives in Scotland (Doreen Aulds was Sheila's cousin).
Duke of Hamilton Hunting Lodge is known today as the Chatelherault Country Park.
File consists of 23 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm. File pertains to Dorothy's multiple properties in Sidney (British Columbia) and Canmore (Alberta). File documents interior images of 115 Sandpebble (Sidney, BC), #2 St. Michael's (Canmore, AB), and #30 Mountain Shadows Village (Canmore, AB). File …
File consists of 23 colour photographs, 15 x 10 cm. File pertains to Dorothy's multiple properties in Sidney (British Columbia) and Canmore (Alberta). File documents interior images of 115 Sandpebble (Sidney, BC), #2 St. Michael's (Canmore, AB), and #30 Mountain Shadows Village (Canmore, AB). File also includes images of different china objects that Dorothy collected (cups, decor, etc).
File consists of 254 colour photographs, 15.5 x 10 cm. File pertains to Dorothy's various travels and outings across Alberta and British Columbia primarily in the mid-1990s. File documents her travels to Lake O'Hara, Okanagan, Kootenay Lake, Marble Canyon, Canmore, Lake Louise, Banff National Park,…
File consists of 254 colour photographs, 15.5 x 10 cm. File pertains to Dorothy's various travels and outings across Alberta and British Columbia primarily in the mid-1990s. File documents her travels to Lake O'Hara, Okanagan, Kootenay Lake, Marble Canyon, Canmore, Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Emerald Lake, Moraine Lake, Savary Island, Resthaven Beach, Spruce Meadows, Pender Island, Salt Spring, Saturna Island, Sidney Spit, Ucluelet and Broken Islands, Powell River and Sunshine Coast, Yoho National Park, Jasper National Park, Yellow Point Lodge, and Butchart Gardens. Photographs document beach and mountain scenery and activities (shell and rock picking, hiking), outdoor picnics and dinners, traveling on boats, gardens and wildlife (elk, goats, birds), and posed photographs (although most are scenery and landmarks).
Notes
Most photographs are annotated on the back identifying who is in the image, where it was taken, and when.