File consists of a white ribbon, and a club logo for the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club of Banff drawn in pencil on white linen fabric [n.d. and 1922]; three news clippings from 1935, and one from ca. 1941; two unsigned tags/labels for the club; a letter sent to The Girls' Sunshine Flower Club of Banf…
2 cm of textual records (7 items ; 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller -- 2 minute books ; 21 x 34.5 cm and 18 x 23 cm)
History / Biographical
The Dionne Quintuplets [Annette, Emilie, Yvonne, Cecile and Marie Dionne] were born on May 28, 1934 to Oliva and Elzire Dionne in Corbeil, Ontario. The five identical sisters were kept in The Dafoe Hospital for the Dionne Quintuplets from 1935, under the care of Dr. Allan Roy Defoe. As children, the quintuplets became a massively popular tourist attraction and were used as poster children for a variety of brands and products. A public tourist site, "Quintland", was constructed near their birthplace, and for years the quintuplets were observed by visitors through one-way glass windows. One of the quintuplets, Emilie, died from a seizure at the age of 20. As of May 2019, two of the sisters are still alive: Annette and Cecile.
Scope & Content
File consists of a white ribbon, and a club logo for the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club of Banff drawn in pencil on white linen fabric [n.d. and 1922]; three news clippings from 1935, and one from ca. 1941; two unsigned tags/labels for the club; a letter sent to The Girls' Sunshine Flower Club of Banff from The Dafoe Hospital for the Dionne Quintuplets in 1935; and two books of meeting minutes or the club. Clippings pertain to fundraising by the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club towards cancer research held during Silver Jubilee celebrations [for King George V] in Banff, and an annual Halloween tea event. Letter expresses thanks for a gift for the Dionne Quintuplets sent by the Flower Club, signed by Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe. One book of meeting minutes, dated 1940-1941, also contains meeting attendance logs at back for years 1940 - 1949. Second, larger meeting minutes book contains notes for years 1933 - 1940, as well as list of secretaries of the club for each respective year inside the cover.
Notes
Minutes book with entries from 1940 - 1949 has been placed in subseries B: 1921 - 1945 [and not subseries C: 1946 - 1970] as the vast majority of content in the minutes book is from 1940 - 1941.
Maud Kidney listed as President of the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club in records for 15 consecutive years [1933 - 1947]
Two minutes books are kept in separate file folder from rest of items for conservation reasons
Letter from A. R. Dafoe separated with acid-free barrier to prevent cross-contamination of dark coloured cover pages of minute books
Related Material
A 1963 news clipping pertaining to a reunion of the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club in Banff and 5 pages of notes/correspondence pertaining to the club, ca. 1960 - 1965, located in file M74 / IV / C / 1 and 2
Series consists of textual records pertaining to the Hans Gmoser film collection project, including related notes and transcripts of films by Hans Gmoser; project funding and donation records; and reports and publications related to the film project.
Series consists of textual records pertaining to the Hans Gmoser film collection project, including related notes and transcripts of films by Hans Gmoser; project funding and donation records; and reports and publications related to the film project.
File consists of documents pertaining to the completion and publication of the Hans Gmoser film collection. File includes progress reports, contracts with the Whyte Museum and Will Schmidt, final project reports, a booklet mockup, thank you letters, final project reports, and documents pertaining t…
File consists of documents pertaining to the completion and publication of the Hans Gmoser film collection. File includes progress reports, contracts with the Whyte Museum and Will Schmidt, final project reports, a booklet mockup, thank you letters, final project reports, and documents pertaining to the project's launch party in 2014.
File consists of 1 scrapbook containing 46 textual records [mostly newspaper clippings, some correspondence sent to Maud Kidney] and 6 black and white print photographs. Content pertains to holiday events, award ceremonies and other activities hosted by the Senior Friends of Banff club between 1965…
1 scrapbook / album (6 photographs : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm or smaller -- 1.5 cm of textual records)
History / Biographical
The Senior Friends of Banff, a senior citizens social and philanthropic organization at Banff, Alberta, Canada, was established in 1965 and operated until 1984 when the group amalgamated with the Banff Senior Citizens' Society. The Senior Friends of Banff organized social and recreational activities and raised funds for the Banff Library / Seniors Centre.
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 scrapbook containing 46 textual records [mostly newspaper clippings, some correspondence sent to Maud Kidney] and 6 black and white print photographs. Content pertains to holiday events, award ceremonies and other activities hosted by the Senior Friends of Banff club between 1965 and 1973.
Notes
Item has been placed under sub-series V324 / IV / C [1946 - 1970] for organization purposes as a large portion of its contents fall within this date range.
Item contains both visual and textual materials, with visual materials attached to pages near front of book followed by textual content. Item has been classified as visual material for the sake of archival organization and storage