File pertains to 129 b&w prints of various Canmore events. Includes parades, dogsledding, biathlons, rodeos, various races, a man paragliding, various fires, the Canmore Centennial celebrations, Grassi Lakes, and interior shots of a building, possibly a new hospital.
File pertains to 129 b&w prints of various Canmore events. Includes parades, dogsledding, biathlons, rodeos, various races, a man paragliding, various fires, the Canmore Centennial celebrations, Grassi Lakes, and interior shots of a building, possibly a new hospital.
File pertains to 24 b&w prints of historical buildings and sites around the town of Canmore. Includes the exteriors of homes (including Lawrence Grassi's), businesses, and hotels, the train station, the Canmore Mine, and portraits of men with dogs.
File pertains to 24 b&w prints of historical buildings and sites around the town of Canmore. Includes the exteriors of homes (including Lawrence Grassi's), businesses, and hotels, the train station, the Canmore Mine, and portraits of men with dogs.
File pertains to 655 b&w & colour negatives on 47 strips of film depicting various activities, events, and people throughout 1981. Includes, Canmore school activities, retirement parties, posed portraits, wind surfing on the 2nd Vermillion Lake, ice surfing on Lake Minnewanka, wildlife, forest fire…
File pertains to 655 b&w & colour negatives on 47 strips of film depicting various activities, events, and people throughout 1981. Includes, Canmore school activities, retirement parties, posed portraits, wind surfing on the 2nd Vermillion Lake, ice surfing on Lake Minnewanka, wildlife, forest fires and helicopters, the Bus Depot fire in Banff, film making [including Disney's filming a 360 degree movie], and more. NA - 23 also contains two contact sheets of negatives.
Notes
File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
File pertains to 317 b&w negatives on 79 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1982. Includes shots from various movie productions [including "Superman III" and a Japanese film called "Kirin"], Parks Canada Warden activities and portraits, scenic views, community events…
339 photographs : b&w negatives ; medium format or smaller
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File pertains to 317 b&w negatives on 79 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1982. Includes shots from various movie productions [including "Superman III" and a Japanese film called "Kirin"], Parks Canada Warden activities and portraits, scenic views, community events, portraits, avalanche control at Norquay, the Sulphur Mountain Gondola upper terminal, and more.
Notes
File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
File pertains to 818 b&w negatives on 165 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1983. Includes the winners of the Sir Norman Watson Trophy, aerial shots of and around the Banff townsite, helicopters, Back to Banff day, heli hiking, film poroductions, scenic views, portr…
818 photographs : b&w negatives ; medium format or smaller
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File pertains to 818 b&w negatives on 165 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1983. Includes the winners of the Sir Norman Watson Trophy, aerial shots of and around the Banff townsite, helicopters, Back to Banff day, heli hiking, film poroductions, scenic views, portraits, opening of the Canmore Union Hall in July, community events, construction projects, Banff & Canmore school events, and more.
Notes
File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
File pertains to 436 b&w negatives on 83 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1984. Includes portraits, community events in Banff & Canmore, opening the new Canmore Hospital, ski races, Sunshine Ski Area activities, and more
436 photographs : b&w negatives ; medium format or smaller
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File pertains to 436 b&w negatives on 83 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1984. Includes portraits, community events in Banff & Canmore, opening the new Canmore Hospital, ski races, Sunshine Ski Area activities, and more
Notes
File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
File pertains to 308 b&w negatives on 56 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1985. Includes film production shots, skiing and ski racing, Parks Canada Warden activities, Steve Fonyo passing though Banff on his cross-country marathon for cancer research, sledding at No…
File pertains to 308 b&w negatives on 56 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1985. Includes film production shots, skiing and ski racing, Parks Canada Warden activities, Steve Fonyo passing though Banff on his cross-country marathon for cancer research, sledding at Norquay, Back to Banff Days, Canada Day in Canmore, and more.
NA - 06 and NA - 09 have a postive contact sheets.
Notes
File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
File pertains to 467 b&w negatives on 96 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1986. Includes a plane crash in Kananaskis, film production projects, trains, portraits, Canada Day celebrations, hiking at Sunshine Meadows, wildlife, construction projects, the World Cup [h…
467 photographs : b&w negatives ; medium format or smaller
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File pertains to 467 b&w negatives on 96 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1986. Includes a plane crash in Kananaskis, film production projects, trains, portraits, Canada Day celebrations, hiking at Sunshine Meadows, wildlife, construction projects, the World Cup [held at Sunshine, March], and more.
Notes
File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
File pertains to 417 b&w negatives on 76 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1987. Includes portraits, scenic views, paragliding, wildlife, the Spirit of Christmas opening ceremony [July 24], ski races [Sunshine, Lake Louise, and Nakiska], Mt. Engadine Lodge, and more…
417 photographs : b&w negatives ; medium format or smaller
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File pertains to 417 b&w negatives on 76 strips of film depicting various activities that took place during 1987. Includes portraits, scenic views, paragliding, wildlife, the Spirit of Christmas opening ceremony [July 24], ski races [Sunshine, Lake Louise, and Nakiska], Mt. Engadine Lodge, and more.
Some items have accompanying contact sheets.
Notes
File came from box X, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered chronologically by Engler prior to accessioning.
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).