File consists of a scrapbook consisting of news-clippings, correspondence from the Post Office Department of Canada, pasted-in calendar prints with accompanying calendar for the year 1950, 1949 calendar, pasted-in prints of photographs appearing in Luxton archival collections - various sub-series; …
5 cm of textual records (71 pages ; 30.5 x 38.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook consisting of news-clippings, correspondence from the Post Office Department of Canada, pasted-in calendar prints with accompanying calendar for the year 1950, 1949 calendar, pasted-in prints of photographs appearing in Luxton archival collections - various sub-series; articles about the Duke of Windsor, Prince Edward, and his youth and adulthood; b&w prints of photographs of the Royal couple visiting an Indian Camp at Fort William; coverage of Queen Elizabeth's and Prince Phillip's wedding in The Tatler and Bystander and The Picture Post publications.
Scrapbook is divided into sections with tabs labelled: Canadian, Britain, American, and Foreign. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the Dionne Quints; political subjects; royalty and royal families in England, India, Denmark and Norway; celebrities and film stars; and sports: box…
Scrapbook is divided into sections with tabs labelled: Canadian, Britain, American, and Foreign. Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to the Dionne Quints; political subjects; royalty and royal families in England, India, Denmark and Norway; celebrities and film stars; and sports: boxing, Joe Louis, football, billiards, tennis, baseball, horseracing, the Simpson sisters, and rodeo events.
File consists of news clippings, programs, booklets, newsletters, invitations, correspondence and other documents pertaining to marriages, community clubs and events, death notices and World War II with connections to the Bow Valley and surrounding areas. Includes news clippings and invitations ann…
File consists of news clippings, programs, booklets, newsletters, invitations, correspondence and other documents pertaining to marriages, community clubs and events, death notices and World War II with connections to the Bow Valley and surrounding areas. Includes news clippings and invitations announcing marriages between Ben Woodworth and Edith Chambers, Margaret Dunsmore and Clifford Dethlefsen, and the 60th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. William Vicary; an obituary and letter of condolence from William McCardell for the death of Elizabeth Woodworth, 1936; event programmes for a nursing school graduation naming Margaret Dunsmore, Spray Valley Chapter meetings from 1944 and 1945, the Banff High School auditorium opening and the 23rd Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association Roundup; 9 copies of "The Cascadian" Banff High School newsletters, 1935 - 1945; a list of burial locations for deceased members of the Independent Order of Oddfellows in and near Banff ca. 1940; and other loose correspondence and poetry.
Notes
Booklet "Poems of the Rank and File" first published 1920, date provided in entry [ca.1920 - ca. 1925] is estimate for specific physical copy
Date of news clipping pertaining to the marriage of Benjamin Woodworth and Edith May Chambers [ca. 1935] given based on age of bride, identified in a 1921 census listing as 10 years old [born ca. 1911], and other individuals listed. [Source:
https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/1921census/alberta/edith-may-chambers_6600209]
Some dates provided are estimates by Processing Archivist based on contents and additional research
File consists of documents pertaining to the education and military career of David George McDougall Ross. File includes two report cards dated February and March 1919, handwritten notes on Canadian History [n.d., signed "David Ross"], and three letters sent between David Ross and staff at the Depa…
File consists of documents pertaining to the education and military career of David George McDougall Ross. File includes two report cards dated February and March 1919, handwritten notes on Canadian History [n.d., signed "David Ross"], and three letters sent between David Ross and staff at the Department of National Defence regarding his service in World War II.
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.
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).
Sub-series pertains to 185 black and white negatives and includes group and individual portraits, weddings, scenic and landscape views, wildlife, sports, activities, businesses, buildings and facilities, and others.
Includes:
[1] - 2 Bill Wellman?, 1946
[2] - 12 [Mountain scenes] 1946 Nov.
[3] - 14…
185 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to 185 black and white negatives and includes group and individual portraits, weddings, scenic and landscape views, wildlife, sports, activities, businesses, buildings and facilities, and others.
Includes:
[1] - 2 Bill Wellman?, 1946
[2] - 12 [Mountain scenes] 1946 Nov.
[3] - 14 [Couple and baby] 1946 Nov.
[4] - 15 Girl at skating ring] 1946 Dec.
[5] - 17 River scenes 1946 Summer
[6] - 19 [Photographer at work] 1946 Summer
[7] - 20 [Two men] 1946 Summer
[8] - 21 [Man golfing] 1946 Sept.
[9] - 22 [Man fishing] 1946 Summer
[10] - 25 [Clouds] [1946?]
[11] - 26 [Interior of bus or train depot] 1946
[12] - 27 [Banff Indian Days parade] 1946 Summer
[13] - 28 [Banff Indian Days events] 1946 Summer
[14] - 30 [Banff Indian Days] 1946
[15] - 33 [Glass ball at Chateau Lake Louise] [1956?]
[16] - 34 [Scenes at Vermillion Lakes] 1946
[17] - 35 [Banff Indian Days] 1946
[18] - 38 [Views along Canadian Pacific Railway line near Banff] 1946
[19] - 39 [Man on glacier] [1946?]
[20] - 40 [Views along road near Banff] 1946
[21] - 42 [Bow Valley] 1946
[22] - 43 [Diving at Cave and Basin] 1946
[23] - 44 [Fishing] [1946?]
[24] - 45 [Car along road near Banff] 1946
[25] - 46 [Banff National Park east gate and Tunnel Mountain Campground gate] 1946
[26] - 47 [Train near Banff] 1946
[27] - 48 [Cave and Basin pool] 1946
[28] - 49 [Woman at Cave and Basin pool] 1946
[29] - 50 [Rocky Mountain sheep] 1946 Spring
[30] - 51 [Automobile on rails (near Banff?)] 1946
[31] - 53 [Tepees (at Indian Grounds?)] 1946
[32] - 54 [Buses at Johnston Canyon; view from near Johnston Canyon] 1946
[33] - 58 [Fishing] 1946 Summer
[34] - 59 [Man on horse (at Indian Grounds?)] 1946
[35] - 60 [Mountain views from along road, some including car] 1946
[36] - 61 [Rockslide?] 1946 Summer
[37] - 62 [Musicians at Banff Springs Hotel] 1946 Summer
[38] - 63 [Winter scene] 1945 Winter
[39] - 64 [Bow River and boathouse at Banff] 1945 Winter
[40] - 66 [Walking Buffalo] 1946 Summer
[41] - 67 [Deer family in Banff] 1946 Summer
[42] - 71 [Train at Banff Station] [1946?]
[43] - 75 [Couple hiking] 1946 Summer
[44] - 76 [Swimming pool at Chateau Lake Louise] [1946?]
[45] - 77 [Mountain scene] [1946?]
[46] - 78 [Musicians / concert at the Banff Springs Hotel] 1946
[47] - 80 [Horseback riding near Banff] [1946?]
[48] - 82 [Musicians / concert at the Banff Springs Hotel] 1946 Summer
[49] - 83 [Mountain scene] 1946
[50] - 84 [People feeding bears] 1946 Summer
[51] - 86 [Two men having drink] [1946?]
[52] - 87 [Oil industry material] 1946
[53] - 90 [Turner Valley? oil industry material] 1946 Summer
[54] - 91 Aircraft 1938?
[55] - 92 Army [tank] 1944 Winter
[56] - 93 Prince Albert [military equipment] 1944
[57] - 94 Edmonton, Pig Culls [packing plant] 1945
[58] - 95 Animals [bird] [ca.1945]
[59] - 96 [Beaver? Investigating backpack] [ca.1945]
[60] - 97 P.A. [Prince Albert military views] 1944
[61] - 98 P.A. [Prince Albert military views, mainly aircraft] 1944
[62] - 99 Mr. MacMillian, Indian Agent, Peigan Reserve, Brockett, Alberta 1945
[63] - 100 [Skiing at Mount Norquay] 1945
[64] - 103 [Winter scene] 1945
[65] - 103 [Military views, Prince Albert?] 1944
[66] - 104 [Dog team] [ca. 1945]
[67] - 106 For Pete LaGrandeur, Peigan Reserve, Brockett, Alberta [ca.1945]
[68] - 109 [Bow Lake? Copy negative] [ca.1945]
[69] - 111 [Highway road sign at Banff] [ca.1945]
[70] - 113 [Lake scene] [ca.1945]
[71] - 115 [Oil industry material] [ca.1945]
[72] - 116 [Bus driver and bus at Banff Indian Grounds [ca.1945]
[73] - 117 [Mountain views, rock and ice] [ca.1945]
[74] - 118 [Mountain views, including summit shots] [ca.1945]
[75] - 119 Mink [mink farm] [ca.1945]
[76] - 120 [Turner Valley, town, people, activities oil industry] [ca.1945]
[77] - 121 Wild horses [horse roundup?] [ca.1945]
[78] - 122 [Building, exterior and interior] [ca.1945]
[79] - 123 Indian camp [people, tepees, rodeo] [ca.1945]
[80] - 124 Fox culls [fox farm] [ca.1945]
[81] - 125 Seebe Dam culls [ca.1945]
[82] - 128 Fox [copy negatives of photograph of Bill Peyto and others on speeder in front of Banff Station] [ca.1945]
[83] - 129 Yellowknife [ca.1945]
[84] - 130 Tractor Train [northern post; dog sleds, moving equipment and supplies etc.] [ca.1945]
[85] - 131 Turner Valley [fire in oil field] [ca.1945]
[86] - 132 [Children in back yard] [ca.1945]
[87] - 133 Stampede [rodeo, Calgary and other location, possibly Morley] [ca.1945]
[88] - 134 Stock Yards [mainly train loading at stockyard] [ca.1945]
[89] - 135 Pigs [and pig farm] [ca.1945]
[90] - 136 Oil [industry] [ca.1945]
[91] - 137 Ottawa [ca.1945]
[92] - 138 Oil [industry] [ca.1945]
[93] - 139 [Military operations, Prince Albert area?] 1945
[94] - 140 [Military operations, Prince Albert area?] [ca.1945]
[95] - 141 [Lake scenes, not in mountains] [ca.1945]
[96] - 142 Exercise Eskimo, Canadian Army, Prince Albert [ca.1945]
[97] - 143 [Military parade] [ca.1945]
[98] - 144 [Measurement scale?] [ca.1945]
[99] - 145 [Camping, sailing] [ca.1945]
[100] - 146 [Man feeding bear] [ca.1945]
[101] - 147 [Ottawa military/social function; includes military band and personnel, dignitaries?] [ca.1945]
[102] - 148 [Duke friends and family?] [ca.1945]
[103] - 149 Wild horses [actually residential area of unknown city in winter] [ca.1945]
[104] - 151 [Man skiing] [ca.1945]
[105] - 152 [Banff house, front and back; woman in yard] [ca.1945]
[106] - 153 [Vermillion Lakes?] [ca.1945]
[107] - 154 Varsity Meet, Norquay 1947 Views of individual ski competitors; identified
[108] - 155 [Banff Winter Carnival, parade, queen events] 1947
[109] - 156 [Interior views, living room] [ca.1945]
[110] - 157 [Bow River; ice palace] [ca.1945]
[111] - 158 [Ski area] [ca.1945]
[112] - 159 [Skier; skiers receiving awards] [ca.1945]
[113] - 160 [Skiing; teams; skiers receiving awards] [ca.1945]
[114] - 161 [Baby and parents] [ca.1945]
[115] - 162 [Skis and boots] [ca.1945]
[116] - 163 Jack Oakie [man and woman] [ca.1945]
[117] - 164 Moxie Whitney and Jack Smith [actually photographs of baby] [ca.1945]
[118] - 165 Jack Smith [golfing, singing with band] [ca.1945]
[119] - 166 Jack Smith [singing with band] [ca.1945]
[120] - 167 [House in Banff] [ca.1945]
[121] - 168 [Man with skis] [ca.1945]
[122] - 169 [Winter mountain views at unknown ski area] [ca.1945]
[123] - 170 [Skiers] [ca.1945]
[124] - 171 [Winter mountain views at unknown ski area] [ca.1945]
[125] - 172 [Man on skis] [ca.1945]
[126] - 173 [Moose near Banff] [ca.1945]
[127] - 174 [Winter mountain view] [ca.1945]
[128] - 175 [Mount Assiniboine, buildings and mountain] [ca.1945]
[129] - 176 [Food supplies laid out in cabin] [ca.1945]
[130] - 177 [Girl in Girl Guide uniform] [ca.1945]
[131] - 179 [Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train at Banff Station] [ca.1945]
[132] - 180 [Group photograph taken by river] [ca.1945]
[133] - 181 [Swimming at Banff Springs Hotel outside pool] [ca.1945]
[134] - 182 [Wedding] [ca.1945]
[135] - 185 [Couple at Banff Springs Hotel] [ca.1945]
[136] - 190 [Winter mountain scene] [ca.1945]
[137] - 191 [Kids at ice palace] [ca.1945]
[138] - 192 [Winter scene, Bow River] [ca.1945]
[139] - 194 [Woman] [ca.1945]
[140] - 195 [Woman] [ca.1945]
[141] - 196 [Woman, children] [ca.1945]
[142] - 197 [Skiers] [ca.1945]
[143] - 198 [Winter mountain scenes] [ca.1945]
[144] - 199 [Banff Springs Hotel] [ca.1945]
[145] - 201 [Women in fur coats] [ca.1945]
[146] - 202 Mount Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] trip [ca.1945]
[147] - 203 [Golfing] [ca.1945]
[148] - 204 [Man at Mount Assiniboine] [ca.1945]
[149] - 205 [Skiing] [ca.1945]
[150] - 206 [Winter mountain scene] [ca.1945]
[151] - 208 [Lodge at Mount Assiniboine?] [ca.1945]
[152] - 210 Republic Seebe and canoe [airplane (delivering canoe?) at Banff] [ca.1945]
[153] - 211 [Mount Assiniboine area in winter] [ca.1945]
[154] - 212 [Ski touring, men with skis] [ca.1945]
[155] - 214 [Ski touring, men with skis] [ca.1945]
[156] - 217 Jack Thomas [Christmas card] [ca.1945]
[157] - 218 [Mount Rundle and cloud] 1948 Sept.
[158] - 220 [Man on top of ski lodge at Mount Assiniboine] [ca.1945]
[159] - 221 Wally Anderson Wedding [ca.1945]
[160] - 222 [Mount Norquay ski lodge and area] [ca.1945]
[161] - 223 [Bus on Mount Norquay road] [ca.1945]
[162] - 224 Ski Crowds, Buses at Station [ca.1945]
[163] - 226 [People in house] [ca.1945]
[164] - 227 [Train, tracks, other scenes, not in mountains]
[165] - 228 Lift Lock at Petersborough, Ont. 1948
[166] - 229 [Racetrack, possibly Calgary] [ca.1945]
[167] - 230 [People in house] [ca.1945]
[168] - 231 [Dam, not in mountains] [ca.1945]
[169] - 232 [People swimming in lake or ocean] [ca.1945]
[170] - 233 [Blurred shots of buildings on Banff Avenue?] [ca.1945]
[171] - 234 [Snow scene] [ca.1945]
[172] - 235 [Winter scene, Mount Rundle] [ca.1945]
[173] - 236 Carnival 1948 Feb 12-15
[174] - Varsity Meet, Banff 1948 Jan 31 – Feb 1
[175] - Carnival 1948
[176] - Drama 1948 Feb.
[177] - Official Opening, Dom. Championships 1948
[178] - Ski-Jumping, Dom. Champ. 1948
[179] - Slalom, Dom. Champ. 1948
[180] - Slalom, Dom. Champ. 1948
[181] - Ski-Jumping [1948]
[182] - Cross-Country, Dom. Champ. 1948
[183] - Finishing Flash [Dominion Championships] 1948
[184] - Album [skiers and buses at train station] 1948
[185] - [Various scenes; mainly Ottawa military functions, also perhaps some family material] [ca.1945]
Notes
Numbers without square brackets are Duke's original numbering - some do not have original numbers assigned to them.
Some files may have more than one negative.
File consists of a transcript for an interview from 2018 featuring Eddie Amann [1931-?]. Notes pertain to Eddie's experiences growing up in Austria during World War II, his immigration to Canada, his work with Sunshine Village in Banff, and his experiences helicopter skiing in the Canadian Rockies.
File consists of a transcript for an interview from 2018 featuring Eddie Amann [1931-?]. Notes pertain to Eddie's experiences growing up in Austria during World War II, his immigration to Canada, his work with Sunshine Village in Banff, and his experiences helicopter skiing in the Canadian Rockies.
Notes
Interview was possibly used as publication material.
File consists of 34 photograph and postcard prints pertaining to friends of Norman Luxton and the Luxton family which were sent to Norman Luxton. Most photographs are annotated on the back with contextual information [dates, locations, names, etc] for photographs, some items include personal messag…
34 photographs : b&w prints ; 12.5 x 15 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 34 photograph and postcard prints pertaining to friends of Norman Luxton and the Luxton family which were sent to Norman Luxton. Most photographs are annotated on the back with contextual information [dates, locations, names, etc] for photographs, some items include personal messages written to Norman Luxton. Photograph images pertain to a fishing trip in Grande Prairie; men in military uniforms during World War II, including some taken during active duty in England; personal and group portraits; a war monument in Verdun, France; historic ships and boats; scenic views of Mistaya Canyon and Minnewanka; wildlife, including birds and a marten; and family pets.
Notes
Annotations on some photographs partly illegible or difficult to discern
File consists of 3.5 cm of handwritten and typed correspondence, 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to letters sent by Mrs. Helen Brett to Leette Wardle from 1935-1944. The letters mostly document the progress of the Wardles payment for a lease that they had with Mrs. Brett, but also includes…
3.5 cm of textual records (21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of 3.5 cm of handwritten and typed correspondence, 21.5 x 27.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to letters sent by Mrs. Helen Brett to Leette Wardle from 1935-1944. The letters mostly document the progress of the Wardles payment for a lease that they had with Mrs. Brett, but also includes local town gossip (including drama with Dr. Dean Robinson) and musings regarding the progress of the war (World War II). File also includes obituaries in the Banff Crag and Canyon for Helen Brett.
Notes
Helen Brett was married to Dr. Harry Brett, son of the founder of the Brett Sanitarium.