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Altitude Publishing Ltd. fonds

  • WHYTE whyte-46
  • Fonds
  • [after 1980]

Fonds consists of business records in the form of correspondence files pertaining to accounts receivable, mail orders and general business, 1980. Also includes postcards published by Altitude Publishing using historical photographs from the collections of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies; 22 items.

Altitude Publishing Ltd.

Andrew Charles (Charlie) Russell fonds

  • WHYTE whyte-1030
  • Fonds
  • ca.1961-ca.1968

Fonds consists of photographs, ca.1961-ca.1968 pertaining to wildlife (caribou, bears, sheep etc.), pack trips, hunting, hiking, mountain landscapes, cattle, skiing, Hawk's Nest ranch, Russell family members and friends. Also includes F.H.R. [Frederick Herbert (Bert) Riggall] copy negatives.

Russell, Charlie

Andrew S. Sibbald fonds : [1921-1945]

  • WHYTE whyte-629
  • Fonds
  • Copies made 1980

Fonds consists of correspondence from Alpine Club of Canada members, 1921-1938; reports to the Management Committee of the Alpine Club of Canada re 1938 camp and A. O. Wheeler and Asulkan Valley huts, 1938-1945; outline re mountaineering instruction course conducted by A.C.C. for Royal Canadian Army, 1945. Correspondents include or refer to Rex Gibson, Curly Phillips, Winthrop E. Stone and A. O. Wheeler.

Sibbald, Andrew S.

Andy Russell fonds

  • WHYTE whyte-798
  • Fonds
  • [1867]-1993, predominant 1908-1993

Fonds consists of seven series: I. Personal and professional series, 1937-1993 (diaries, correspondence, filing systems and papers pertaining to awards, memberships, biography and other); II. Business series, 1948-1982 (pertaining to guiding, outfitting, trail riding, ranching, Andy Russell and Sons, royalties and lecturing); III. Writing, broadcasting and public appearances series, 1908-1990 (papers and photographs pertaining to writing, book projects, columns, broadcasts, reviews, advertising, promotion and other); IV. Photography and cinematography series, 1909-1990 (details below); V. Wildlife study and conservation activities series, 1945-[198-]; VI. Other activities series, 1931-[199-] (politics, interviews, information files); VII. Russell family series, [1867]-1983. Photography and cinematography series consists of: Riggall/Russell guiding activity photographs, 1909-1962, ca.280 items; Andy Russell and Sons Production Ltd / Andy Russell professional photographs and films, ca.1940- ca.1990, ca.4200 photographs (mainly transparencies), 28 motion pictures, accompanied by some textual and printed items; personal and family photographs, 1916-1989, ca.1550 items; collected photographs, ca.1940-197-, ca.75 items. Professional photography and cinematography primarily arose from field work by Andy, Dick and Charlie Russell and pertains mainly to flora, fauna and landscape of the Canadian Rockies in continental divide region, British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska. Motion pictures, ca.1950-1974, include original film "Grizzly Country" by Dick, Charlie and Andy Russell, produced by Evan J. Anton, ca.1969, copy print of same; also unedited wildlife and landscape footage of Waterton area, Yukon and British Columbia. Sound recordings are interviews with Andy Russell, [ca.1970]-1988.

Russell, Andy

Ann Pedersen fonds : [1953]

  • WHYTE whyte-586
  • Fonds
  • Copies were made in 1981

Fonds consists of photographs by Ann Pedersen pertaining to filming of "River of No Return" in Banff and Jasper areas of Alberta and at 20th Century Fox studio, California. All views include Marilyn Monroe.

Pedersen, Ann

Annie Staple fonds

  • WHYTE whyte-1096
  • Fonds
  • [ca.1900]-1948

Fonds consists of personal and business papers regarding automobile traffic, visitation and tourism in Banff National Park, east gate; clippings and ephemera regarding history and personalities of the Bow Valley; prints and copy negatives pertaining mainly to Exshaw, Rocky Mountains Park entrance, Spray River warden cabin, Lake Minnewanka and Banff; postcards views of Banff and Rocky Mountains by Byron Harmon and Wm. J. Gibbons.

Staple, Annie

Ansel Holdsworth fonds

  • WHYTE whyte-337
  • Fonds
  • [ca.1903-ca.1913]

Fonds consists of photographs believed to have been produced and collected by Ansel Holdsworth. Prints pertain to Banff, Canmore and Lake Louise areas; Indians; Rev. McDougall; Frank, Alberta; Cascade Lodge service on summit of Mount Aylmer.

Holdsworth, Ansel

Archives General File collection

  • WHYTE whyte-979
  • Collection
  • [after 1890]

The Archives General File is an artificial collection of accessions which do not constitute separate fonds or collections or cannot be placed within existing fonds or collections. Included in the collection are textual records of many types, such as manuscripts, reports, letters, diaries, speeches, poetry, plans and others; photographs in the form of prints, negatives, transparencies, albums, postcards, etc. sound recorded interviews and programmes; and motion pictures. Material pertains broadly to the Banff area and many other areas within the Archives collecting mandate. Notable items include: Walter Wilcox letter; George Kinney report; interviews with Bill Round and Edward Feuz; original copy of Treaty Number Seven; Mary Schaffer material, including letters, notes, photograph and report; reports on the Nakimu Caves; film pertaining to Banff Winter Carnival; Georgia Engelhard letters and photos; plans for buildings and structures; George Noble photograph; W. S. Park photograph.

Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Archives and Library, collector

Arnold Wexler fonds

  • WHYTE whyte-1005
  • Fonds
  • 1913-1978, predominant 1946-1974

Fonds consists of two series: I. Expeditions and trips series, 1946-1974; II. General files series, 1913-1978. Expeditions and trips series pertains to mountaineering expeditions and trips of Arnold Wexler and companions to western and northern Canada and locations in the United States. Canadian expedition destinations included the Selkirk Mountains, Cariboo Mountains, Rocky Mountains, Monashee Mountains, Coast Range, Bugaboo Mountains, Logan Mountains, Battle Range and Adamant Range. Mountaineers involved were Arnold Wexler, Sterling B. Hendricks, Donald Hubbard, Alvin (Pete) E. Peterson, Alex C. Faberge, Chris G. Scoredos, Charles C. Haworth Jr., Samuel V. Moore, Arthur Lembeck, Norman Goldstein, W. L. Putnam, A. J. Kauffman and others. Series includes extensive photographs, trip diaries and maps. General files series consists of files pertaining to mountaineering, equipment, locations, climbing associates and expeditions. Includes correspondence, checklists, exhibition prints, climbing portraits, and research material in the form of topical files, maps and print material

Wexler, Arnold

Arnor Larson fonds

  • WHYTE whyte-344
  • Fonds
  • [ca.1970]-1983

Fonds consists of notes, n.d., by Arnor Larson describing numerous climbs in the Rockies and Purcells within the Lake Louise region, Taurus Group (Purcells); Misty and Harrison Groups, Italian Group, Joffre Group, Highwood Range, and Royal Group (Kananaskis region) between 1970 and 1978; promotional material for Northern Lights Alpine Recreation, ca.1975; manuscript: Basic Cliff Rescue Instructor's Manual, by Arnor Larson, 1983; and photographs pertaining to old cabins, dwellings and mine buildings, Toby Creek and Invermere areas, B.C.

Larson, Arnor

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