Early material series. -- [ca.1934-ca.1950] -- ca.3200 photographs : negatives, prints. -- Consists of five sub-series: A. Aircraft prints, ca.1934, ca.160 prints; B. Oil industry material, ca.1935-ca.1939, ca.300 negatives, 11 prints; C. Wartime work, ca.1940-ca.1945, ca.164 negatives; D. Arranged groups, ca.1938- 1951, including numerical series, ca.1938-1948, ca.1200 negatives and ca.160 prints, and subject series, 1949 - 1951, ca.800 negatives; E. Other, ca.1940- ca.1950, ca.1070 photographs. Material in sub-series E pertains to construction at Norquay, 1946-1948, 50 prints and 36 negatives; animals, ca.1947, 14 prints; children's Christmas party, 1947, 22 prints and 13 negatives; and miscellaneous, ca.1940-ca.1950, 258 negatives and 30 prints. -- Title based on contents of series. -- Constitutes Series I of the Ron Duke fonds.

Commercial negatives series. -- 1952-1971. -- ca.32,000 photographs : negatives. -- Series includes: A. General commercial work, ca.1950-1971, ca.30,000 negatives. Includes a wide variety of portrait, events, commercial, project and convention photographs. Notable are photographs of Banff Winter Carnival and the Banff School of Fine Arts. B. Passport and citizenship photographs, 1958-1959, 1966-1970, ca.2000 negatives. -- Title based on contents of series. -- Arranged by year. -- Arrangement outline and job-level inventory available for sub-series A.  List of names available for sub-series B. -- Constitutes Series III of the Ron Duke fonds.

File descriptions :

Series II.A.i. - Series III.A.ii. (1952-1958)                            Series II.A.ix. (1965)

Series II.A.iii. (1959)                                                              Series II.A.x. (1966)

Series II.A.iv. (1960)                                                              Series II.A.xi. (1967)

Series II.A.v. (1961)                                                               Series II.A.xii. (1968)

Series II.A.vi. (1962)                                                              Series II.A.xiii. (1969)

Series II.A.vii. (1963)                                                             Series II.A.xiv. (1970)

Series II.A.viii. (1964)                                                            Series II.A.xv. (1971)

Colour transparencies series. -- [ca.1960-ca.1975] -- ca.825 transparencies. -- Consists of three sub-series: A. 70 mm. format, pertaining to Banff School of Fine Arts, ca.1960-ca.1975, ca.375 items (stage productions, classes, ceremonies, buildings, exhibitions, activities); and other subjects, ca.1960-ca.1975, ca.160 items (skating, wildlife and nature, buildings, streets, winter scenes, Banff Indian Days, Rocky Mountain and Mount Assiniboine areas, activities and nudes). B. 35 mm. format, pertaining to Banff School of Fine Arts, 1960s, ca.70 items (building construction, stage production and paintings); travel, 1963, 36 items; and other subjects, 1960s, ca.130 items (Rocky Mountain and Banff scenes, church windows, Scout Jamboree, Mount Royal Hotel interiors, copies of paintings, Banff Indian Days, Indians, store window, miscellaneous views). C. 10x12.5 cm. format, pertaining to buildings and grounds, ca.1970, 26 items (exterior views of Banff hotels, commercial buildings, Banff School of Fine Arts); interior views, ca.1970, 17 items (interior views of hotels, restaurants, lounges, banquet room, church, Eric Harvie Theatre, Banff Legion etc.); other, ca.1970, 12 items (includes scenics, weddings, cement plant, Banff Springs Hotel golf course, miscellaneous). -- Title based on contents of series. -- Subject arrangement has been imposed. -- Constitutes Series IV of the Ron Duke fonds. -- Location : V180 / IV.

Later material series. -- [ca.1970-ca.1975] -- ca.3600 photographs : negatives, prints. -- Consists of three sub-series: A. Job groups, not numbered, ca.1970 - ca.1975, ca.2200 negatives, some prints. Includes portraits, weddings, people, passports; groups, banquets, parties; sports and local events, including Banff Indian Days; school groups and local organizations; construction; Banff buildings and facilities, interior and exterior views; Rundle Memorial United Church; Archives [Whyte Museum] buildings and events; Banff School of Fine Arts and Banff School of Advanced Management 1970; Canada Cement, Exshaw; miscellaneous copy negatives and proofs. B. Prints, ca.1965 - ca.1975, ca.1400 items. Includes Banff High School students, graduation and class portraits, staff, ca.1970; Banff Elementary School classes and staff, ca.1968-ca.1970; Banff businesses; individual and family portraits; Banff School of Fine Arts students, staff, classes, functions, seminars, buildings, ca.1970; wedding photographs; clubs and organizations, sports teams, functions, trophy winners; scenic views, Banff area, Banff National Park, Mount Assiniboine area and Yoho National Park; fire fighting, winter camping, Banff Indian Days, miscellaneous views). -- Title based on contents of series. -- Subject arrangement has been imposed. -- Constitutes Series V of the Ron Duke fonds. -- Location : V190 / V.

Other photographs series. -- [n.d.] -- 1135 photographs (1125 negatives, 10 prints) -- Series pertains: to Banff School of Fine Arts (ballet, dramatic productions, other artisitic activities, campus and buildings); colour work (weddings, individual and group portraits, activities, commercial interior and exterior views, Banff views, artifacts); portraits (individual, family, school, formal and informal groups); copy work (photographs, documents, artifacts); activities (outdoor, civic, musical, other); commercial interior and exterior views (hospital, hotels and motels etc., banks, businesses, dwellings, other); scenic views; industrial views (power development, other); other (Banff townsite, travel, other). -- Title based on contents of series. -- Subject arrangement has been imposed. -- Constitutes Series VI of the Ron Duke fonds. -- Location : V180 / VI.