File consists of 144 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 m
m; 12 prints : col. ; 42 x 35 cm or smaller ; 1 cm of visual material. File pertains to various projects Murray Hay was involved with related to Alaska, USA, particularly in the mid-1990s. File includes: aerial photographs of the landscape (A…
File consists of 144 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 m
m; 12 prints : col. ; 42 x 35 cm or smaller ; 1 cm of visual material. File pertains to various projects Murray Hay was involved with related to Alaska, USA, particularly in the mid-1990s. File includes: aerial photographs of the landscape (Anchorage area, Homer, Prince William Sound, Valdez); hand-drawn draft maps of the Prince William Sound region (created for a cruise line); a variety of printed maps with annotations demonstrating comments (including a fax with an attached map from Dana at Adventure Media International); and a variety of printed reproductions of draft maps (Alyeska Ski Resort, City of Anchorage for the 1992 Olympic Bid, and Glacier Bay and the Tongass National Forest).
Notes
Items not in oversize (negatives) stored in downstairs vault.
File consists of 1 map : col., annotations, 96.5 x 69 cm. File pertains to an original unfinished hand-drawn map of interior Arizona in red, blue, black, and purple ink. Includes geographic features and labeled cities (including Yuma, Nogales, Bisbee, and Flagstaff).
File consists of 1 map : col., annotations, 96.5 x 69 cm. File pertains to an original unfinished hand-drawn map of interior Arizona in red, blue, black, and purple ink. Includes geographic features and labeled cities (including Yuma, Nogales, Bisbee, and Flagstaff).
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).
File consists of 109 black and white and colour photograph prints, 23.5 x 17 cm or smaller. File documents various unidentified family members and friends, travels and outings, special events (e.g. weddings, graduations), holidays (e.g. Easter), official portraits (including a National Film Board o…
109 photographs : b&w and col. ; 23.5 x 17 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 109 black and white and colour photograph prints, 23.5 x 17 cm or smaller. File documents various unidentified family members and friends, travels and outings, special events (e.g. weddings, graduations), holidays (e.g. Easter), official portraits (including a National Film Board of Canada portrait of James Wardle), and sports and leisure (e.g. canoeing, golf). File also includes photographs of Carl Rungius (on his birthday in 1954), Betty Ormond in Peru (with a message addressed to "Dorrie" written on the back of the print), graduation photograph of James Wardle from Queen's (c.1912), and travel photographs from the United States in 1948 (New York, Washington, Philadelphia, and Atlantic City) and Amsterdam, Netherlands (1952). Notable places the photographs depict include Banff (including Banff Train Station), the Great Divide, St. Lawrence River (the Wardle family had a cottage here), Sunshine trail, Mt. Athabasca, Columbia Icefields, Lake O'Hara, Montreal, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Paris (France), Ghost River, Ottawa, Peru, Lake Minnewanka, Elk Island, and Maligne Lake.
Notes
Most (but not all) photographs are annotated on the back identifying who is in the photograph, when it was taken, and where.
File consists of 11.5 cm of textual records, 32 x 42 cm or smaller. Records include: Book of Common Prayer (1872); The Pocket Cook Book by Elizabeth Woody (1942); Guide to Marks of Origin on British and Irish Silver Plate from mid-16th Century to the Year 1943 and Old Sheffield Plate Makers' Marks,…
11.5 cm of textual records (32 x 42 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 11.5 cm of textual records, 32 x 42 cm or smaller. Records include: Book of Common Prayer (1872); The Pocket Cook Book by Elizabeth Woody (1942); Guide to Marks of Origin on British and Irish Silver Plate from mid-16th Century to the Year 1943 and Old Sheffield Plate Makers' Marks, 1743-1860 (1943); four booklets related to the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies (1934-1950); a booklet titled "Sir George Simpson Centennial Celebration" (1928); an assortment of recipes; "The Margaret P. Hess Collection" booklet published by the University of Calgary (1977) and a related Calgary Herald newspaper clipping (1986); one Carl Rungius postcard; and six miscellaneous postcards depicting a former school teacher of Leette Wardle (1911), James Wardle at the Cave and Basin (1920), the Wardles in San Francisco (n.d.), two unidentified men (n.d.), and visitors to the Banff Springs Hotel (n.d.).
Notes
Book of Common Prayer inscribed with: “Martha Morey, November 4, 1872. New Westminster, BC. From her mother.” It belonged to James Wardle's mother.
The Pocket Cook Book contains annotations and written notes tucked in among the pages of the book.
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies booklets kept because the Wardles participated in trail rides and there are photos/mentions of James and Dorothy, and possibly Leette.
The "Sir George Simpson Centennial Celebration" booklet contains a photograph print between pages 32 and 33.
Some of the postcards are annotated on the back, specifically the postcard depicting the Banff Springs Hotel which is addressed to Dorothy.
File consists of 1 map : col., annotations, 59.9 x 41.3 cm. File pertains to an original hand-drawn map of central Montana, including annotations and a note directed to a Steve from Murray in the bottom left corner. Map details include the locations of various cities in Montana (including Butte, Bo…
File consists of 1 map : col., annotations, 59.9 x 41.3 cm. File pertains to an original hand-drawn map of central Montana, including annotations and a note directed to a Steve from Murray in the bottom left corner. Map details include the locations of various cities in Montana (including Butte, Bozeman, Billings, Great Falls, Helena, Missoula, and Kalispell), 19 different ski hills/resorts, and mountains.
Notes
The Steve the map is addressed to could be Steve Cowart, who Murray Hay corresponded with in regards to other American projects (see M570 / IV / A / 1).
File consists of 2.5 cm of textual material, 45.5 x 60.5 cm or smaller. File consists of miscellaneous research and reference material related to Murray Hay's work projects. File includes various brochures and tourism booklets about Alaska (one of Hay's projects in the 1990s) and a promotional post…
2.5 cm of textual records (45.5 x 60.5 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 2.5 cm of textual material, 45.5 x 60.5 cm or smaller. File consists of miscellaneous research and reference material related to Murray Hay's work projects. File includes various brochures and tourism booklets about Alaska (one of Hay's projects in the 1990s) and a promotional poster of the Mt. Everest Canadian Expedition (1982).
Notes
M570 / II / 2 is oversize.
Hay produced a map of the route of the Mt. Everest Canadian Expedition that was used for promotional purposes and in books produced by Pat Morrow (a participant of the expedition). This poster also has smaller images of all of the participants.
One of the booklets in M570 / II / 1 is published in German.
File consists of one bound journal containing an extensive account of a 4-month trip to Canada and the United States by [J?]. L. Douglass, August to December 1886.
File consists of one bound journal containing an extensive account of a 4-month trip to Canada and the United States by [J?]. L. Douglass, August to December 1886.
Notes
Volume accompanied by paper with shipping label dated 1956.
File consists of 2 cm of textual records, 21 x 27.5 cm. File pertains to various maps of the United States of America that Murray Hay created. File includes: The Official 1994 Race Program for the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, held annually in Alaska. Murray Hay created the trail map for the 1994 race an…
File consists of 2 cm of textual records, 21 x 27.5 cm. File pertains to various maps of the United States of America that Murray Hay created. File includes:
The Official 1994 Race Program for the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, held annually in Alaska. Murray Hay created the trail map for the 1994 race and this is included in the publication as a fold out map.
A separate copy of the fold out map of the 1994 Iditarod Sled Dog Race (map only).
A tourist guide to Colorado (written in German). Includes a map of Colorado Ski Country.
File consists of 1 drawing : sketch, pen ; 101.5 x 60.1 cm on paper and 22 prints : col., annotations ; 44 x 40.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to an original sketch in blue ink of an unknown ski area and various prints (some annotated) of unknown ski areas and landscapes.
1 drawing : sketch, pen ; 101.5 x 60.1 cm on paper
22 prints : col., annotations ; 44 x 40.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 drawing : sketch, pen ; 101.5 x 60.1 cm on paper and 22 prints : col., annotations ; 44 x 40.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to an original sketch in blue ink of an unknown ski area and various prints (some annotated) of unknown ski areas and landscapes.
Notes
V795 / II / E / 1-2 may be RED Mountain Resort, Rossland BC.