File consists of 41 commercial postcards, mostly produced in Banff by Byron Harmon. Content pertains to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; sports including snowshoeing, hiking, curling and boating; landscapes nd mountain views; multiple hotels in and near Banff [the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake L…
Produced by Byron Harmon, Canadian Postcard Co. Ltd., Valentine - Black Co. Ltd, G & W Fear Photographers, Dexter Press Inc.
Date Range
[ca. 1905 - ca. 1910]
1912
1915
[ca. 1920]
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
[ca. 1960]
Physical Description
41 postcards : b&w and col. ; 10 x 14.5 cm and 9 x 14 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 41 commercial postcards, mostly produced in Banff by Byron Harmon. Content pertains to Banff and the Canadian Rockies; sports including snowshoeing, hiking, curling and boating; landscapes nd mountain views; multiple hotels in and near Banff [the Banff Springs Hotel, Chateau Lake Louise, Cascade Hotel and Mount Royal Hotel]; Banff's fish hatchery; hoodoo rock formations; animals at the Banff Zoo including bears and buffalo, and other local wildlife; the Cave and Basin; a military base camp in Petawawa, Ontario where Forest Kidney was stationed in World War I; and the Bank of Commerce building in Toronto.
Notes
Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist
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 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
Fonds consists of personal, professional and legal documents and photographs pertaining to Maud and Forest Kidney, Jack MacAulay, Kidney and Woodworth family members, friends and the Banff community. Items are organized by subject and date ranges.
Fonds consists of six series:
Series I - Maud (Wo…
66 cm of textual records -- ca. 963 photographs : 870 prints, 62 postcards, 30 negatives, 1 tintype (31.5 x 37 cm or smaller) -- 7 photograph albums (26 x 33.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
Ella Maud [Woodworth] Kidney (1894-1977) was born in Banff as the fourth of 11 siblings. Her parents were Benjamin Woodworth and Elizabeth [McIntire] Woodworth. Growing up, Maud worked briefly for the Alberta Hotel and the Bottling Works company in Banff. Maud was married to John A. MacAulay in 1917, and widowed later that year. Her twin sons, John A. [Jack] and Thomas A. [Ted] MacAulay, were born in 1918. Maud married Forest H. "Pop" Kidney (1889-1979) on February 14, 1923, and the new family settled into the Kidney home on Wolf and Muskrat Street. The Kidney residence was originally located in Bankhead, but was moved to Banff and sold following the town's closure in 1922.
Maud and Forest operated several local businesses including Banff Grocery, Quaker Coffee Shop, Pop's Bakery and Kidney Kabins. The Kidneys were also active in community affairs throughout their lives. Maud Kidney was a long-time member of the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club in Banff [and the club's president for over a decade spanning across the 1940's], as well as the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire [I.O.D.E.] and Rebekah Lodge, and she was matron of the Order of the Eastern Star in Banff in 1950. Forest Kidney was involved in the Banff Shriners Club, the Kiwanis Club, the Independent Order of Oddfellows and the Canadian Restaurants Association [CRA], among other groups; in the early 1960's, Forest also served as the President of the Calgary branch of the CRA.
Jack and Ted MacAulay grew up together in Banff, where they were involved in Banff's Boy Scouts program and local hockey teams. Jack in particular was an avid hockey player, until an accident in 1940 caused damage to his right eye which kept him from competing. From 1943 to 1945, Jack worked for Boeing Aircraft of Canada Ltd., and in 1946 he was appointed as the Chief Inspector of War Assets for Alberta and the Yukon Territories. Jack married Karin Wallensteen in 1946, and the couple had 6 children together: sons Herb and John, and daughters Karen, Shelley, Jodi and Julie-Ann. Jack served as a coach for the Banff Minor Hockey League for 46 years. Jack also took on several other positions within the Bow Valley community, including working as a volunteer with the Banff Figure Skating Club, a co-founder of the Banff Recreation Board, and a member of the Banff Advisory Council, the Banff Hospital Board and the Banff School Board.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal, professional and legal documents and photographs pertaining to Maud and Forest Kidney, Jack MacAulay, Kidney and Woodworth family members, friends and the Banff community. Items are organized by subject and date ranges.
Fonds consists of six series:
Series I - Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records: contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1894 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 1977 ]
Series II - Forest Kidney records: contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1889 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 2008 ]
Series III - Jack MacAulay records: contains 3 sub-series [A) 1920 - 1945, B) 1946 - 1980, C) 1981 - 2000 ]
Series IV - Family, friends and community records: contains 5 sub-series [ A) 1886 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1945, C) 1946 - 1970, D) 1970 - 2013, E) Maude Kidney Collection ]
Series V - Legal and business records : contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1894 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 1980 ]
Series VI - Collected materials
Series I content pertains to Maud Woodworth Kidney. Includes scrapbooks, photographs of Maud and her siblings and parents, trips to Calgary and local activities with family and friends, Maud working for the Alberta Hotel and the Banff Bottling Factory [ca. 1905 - 1915], and local clubs and societies which Maud was involved in between 1930 - 1977 including the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club, the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, the Senior Friends Club of Banff, Rebekah Lodge and the Order of the Eastern Star.
Series II content pertains to Forest Kidney during his World War I military service in Petawawa, Ontario; swimming with friends at the Cave and Basin and other social activities; travelling with family; local newspaper clippings noting Forest's achievements and community involvement; and Forest participating in events as a member of the Banff Shriners Club and the Canadian Restaurant Association.
Series III content pertains to Jack MacAulay at the Kidney family home with his twin brother, Ted; coaching for the Banff Minor Hockey League; participating in other community meetings and programs; personal, professional and medical correspondence [1940 - 1992]; Jack's wife, Karin MacAulay, and their children; and Jack's awards and achievements.
Series IV content pertains to extended family and friends of the Kidneys and the wider Banff community.
Includes sports and outdoor activities [including swimming, hiking, trail riding, camping, snowshoeing, skiing, and track and field]; early Banff [including businesses, Banff Elementary School and Banff High School, the Woodworth family residence, and construction of the Icefields Parkway]; family friends of the Woodworths and Kidneys [including the Brett family, the Stafford family and the Simpson family]; personal correspondence pertaining to Fred "Ty" Cobb (1931 - 1933); clubs and societies [including the Independent Order of Oddfellows, the Senior Friends Club, and the Order of the Eastern Star]; community events [including dances, meetings, dinners and award ceremonies]; weddings and anniversaries; a visit to Num-Ti-Jah Lodge in 1964; and biographical and genealogical information about Maud Kidney, Forest Kidney and the Woodworth family.
Series V content pertains to businesses owned and operated by the Kidney family [ca. 1930 - 1970], including Kidney Kabins, Quaker Coffee Shop and Pop's Bakery; mortgage agreements and property contracts; and government documents. Includes receipts, log books and financial records, photographs of Kidney Kabins and Quaker Coffee Shop, and receipts for land purchased by Forest Kidney, George Noble and others.
Series VI contains commercial postcards collected by the Kidney family. Postcards mostly produced by Byron Harmon, and some by G & W Fear and other photographers, and mostly pertain to Banff and the surrounding area [winter sports, wildlife, Banff Zoo, Banff Avenue, scenic views and mountain landscapes, etc].
Notes
Contains duplicate photographs
Duplicate commercial postcards have been kept in separate folder within file box containing other commercial postcards [V324 / IV / E / PG - 1 to 20 and V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 42]
Sub-series IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection was donated with existing numbering system [Items 1 to 47] prior to processing; original order and corresponding annotations have been transferred to database entries from original handwritten notes
File pertains to 61 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 2 to December 27, 1943. Topics include Catharine's activities while Pete is posted in Vancouver, day to day life, news pertaining to the war, Pete's work as part of the RCAF, weather, military pa…
1.9 cm of textual records (102 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 61 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 2 to December 27, 1943. Topics include Catharine's activities while Pete is posted in Vancouver, day to day life, news pertaining to the war, Pete's work as part of the RCAF, weather, military parades and concerts, going to the movies and live shows [mostly operas and the ballet], radio programs [including operas, news, sports, and a program called Quiz Kids], visits from friends, cleaning and household chores, moving back to Victoria in mid-August, painting/sketching, visiting various parks around Victoria, events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], Pete getting posted to Tofino in late August, details pertaining to the various modes of travel around Vancouver Island [5 hours by sailboat from Vancouver to Victoria; 2 days by train and boat from Victoria to Tofino], details on the different kinds of rations, Catharine spending September in Banff while Pete looks for a house in Tofino [time in Banff includes upkeep on the house, visiting Mount Temple Chalet, sketching, visits with friends, and Pete arriving for his 2-week leave], wildlife, moving to Tofino and getting settled [Pete worked at an Air Force base outside of town, but spent his nights at home with Catharine], walks on the beaches near town, new routines and friends, Christmas in Tofino, and travelleing to Banff for New Years Eve.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters written on hotel letterhead.
Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
A few letters have red numbers written at the top of the page from an unknown project.
116-40 includes a sketch of the Tofino apartment floorplan.
File pertains to 47 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to April 29, 1940. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], print-mak…
1.4 cm of textual records (71 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 47 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2 to April 29, 1940. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], print-making, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, day trips to Lake Louise, wildlife, cleaning and household chores [including the instillation of storm doors/windows and a veneer partition in the front room], the opening of the new base ski lodge at Norquay, discussions and opinions about modern art and artists [including Picasso], trips to Mount Temple Lodge to ski [Pete and Catharine also helped with chores and general repairs to the Lodge and facilities], skiing, the Winter Carnival, updates on Dave White's health, watching hockey games and curling matches, errand trips to Calgary, painting/sketching, books Catharine and Edith are reading, descriptions of meals, the death and funeral of Pete's maternal grandfather in mid-March, a trip to Vancouver and Victoria in late March, news pertaining to the war, various holidays [both Canadian and American], another long visit to Temple in April, and leaving for a trip to Concord at the end of April.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided.
Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to July 31, 1939. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, Christmas presents, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], books Catharine and Edith are read…
Date Range
1939
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 106
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
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How in the world can I g•ess what you are
going to get with the Christmas Check. Opera seats,
Tulips
2.3 cm of textual records (138 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to July 31, 1939. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, Christmas presents, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], books Catharine and Edith are reading, day to day life, weather, slide-making, skiing at Norquay, visits from friends and visitors, descriptions of meals, wildlife [often in the yard], print-making, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, day trips to Lake Louise, the Winter Carnival, construction of the Mount Temple Chalet finishing and subsequent trips to Temple to ski, cleaning and household chores, trips to Skoki to ski, painting/sketching, photography, updates on Dave White's health, errand trips to Calgary, various holidays [both Canadian and American], planning a new additon to the back of the house, going to Victoria and back in April-May [they stayed in Lethbridge, Nelson, Grand Forks, Kamloops, and Vancouver before arriving in Victoria by car and then took the train back to Banff from Prince George through Revelstoke and Golden], preparing the house for renovations [includes deep cleaning and having the floors sanded], the King and Queen visiting in late May, the 1939 World's Fair in New York City, Russ' health concerns, short trips around the mountains to paint/sketch [mostly up to Bow Lake/Saskatchewan River Crossing and into Yoho National Park], the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days, progress on the construction of Num-Ti-Jah Lodge at Bow Lake, and preparing for the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided.
Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
106 - 47 contains details of the 1939 Royal Visit.
File pertains to 82 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to July 30, 1943. Topics include New Years activities and parties, day to day life, news pertaining to the war, errand trips to Calgary, cameras and photography, slide making and presentations…
Date Range
1943
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 115
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
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1.7 cm of textual records (121 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 82 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 1 to July 30, 1943. Topics include New Years activities and parties, day to day life, news pertaining to the war, errand trips to Calgary, cameras and photography, slide making and presentations, winter sports, weather, wildlife, radio programs [including operas, news, sports, and a program called Quiz Kids], visits from friends, cleaning and household chores, painting/sketching, books Catharine and Edith are reading, installing a new permanent staircase in the house [also installed was a door at the bottom of the stairs], painting/sketching, events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], matters pertaining to the store and apartments on Banff Ave, Pete being enlisted as a "skilled tradesman" in the Royal Canadian Air Force in March and then going to Edmonton for training [occasionally Catharine would join him there for weekends], relocating to Vancouver and then getting posted to Patricia Bay (Victoria) in May [Catharine goes at the same time], Catharine going to Concord for a month early June-early July, moving between Victoria and Vancouver as Pete's responsibilities change, Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross, and life/activities in both cities [including visiting parks/beaches, eating out with and without friends, shopping, sketching/painting, watching military training exercises, and going to shows/movies].
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters written on hotel letterhead.
Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
115 - 26 contains a sketch of the top of the new staircase as it is situated in the second-floor studio.
115 - 78 contains a sketch of their apartment at the Hotel Devonshire in Vancouver.
File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 22, 1941. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [particularly Pete working on a piece to be auctioned in a fundraiser for th…
Date Range
1941
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 110
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
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1.4 cm of textual records (84 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 62 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to June 22, 1941. Topics include New Years Eve activities and parties, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [particularly Pete working on a piece to be auctioned in a fundraiser for the construction of a new Spitfire plane], books Catharine and Edith are reading, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], kitchen appliances and descriptions of meals, news pertaining to the war, updates on the construction of the new Lake Minnewanka dam, photography and cameras [including colour photography], Pete participating in drills as a reservist in the RCAF, ski trips to Mount Temple Lodge throughout February and March [includes helping improve ski runs and getting a sleigh for the tractor, guests at the lodge, evening conversations, clothing, and food], the Winter Carnival [including swim races by Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Air Force members at the Cave and Basin], errand trips to Calgary, events and people in Concord, Edith's involvement with the Red Cross, wildlife, going on a road trip to Victoria in April [staying in Calgary, Creston, Grand Forks, and Vancouver on the way there and Lytton and Revelstoke on the way back], cleaning and household chores, and preparing for Edith and Mildred Owen to arrive for a visit at the end of June.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead.
Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
110 - 39 contains sketches of the 2-storey privy at a hotel in Cowley [?] and a corner decoration in their hotel room in Grand Forks.