MATHER FAMILY FONDS :

MATHER FAMILY series;

BOW RIVER BOAT HOUSE LTD. SERIES

Mather family series. -- 1895-1945. -- 2.5 cm of textual records. -- ca.900 photographs (negatives, prints). -- 3 photograph albums (486 prints). -- 4 cartographic records. -- Textual records consist of marriage and birth certificates, 1896-1900; boathouse and property records, 1895-1917; estate papers, 1928-1943; agree-ments, 1929, 1931; and, stock certificates, 1929-1945.  Photographs consist of: Mather family negatives, [before ca.1945?]; Jennie Mather photographs, [ca.1910-ca.1930]; Leslie Mather photographs, ca.1910-ca.1940; Other photographs, ca.1910-ca.1930.  Photographs pertain to Mather family, activities, friends; Mather home and properties; boats and boating on Lake Minnewanka and the Bow River; winter sports, including skating, hockey and skiing; hiking, floods, Banff area mountain views and Rocky Mountain scenic views. -- Title based on contents of series. -- Constitutes Series I of the Mather family fonds.  

TEXTUAL RECORDS

Marriage and birth certificates. -- 1896-1918. -- 6 textual records. -- Title based on contents of file. -- Location : M87 / 1.

Boat house and property records. -- 1895-1921. -- 5 textual records. -- 4 cartographic records. -- Textual items are: trip statistics, 1895; property inventory, ca.1895; receipt, 1901; purchase agreement, 1899; lease agreement, 1917. Maps are: 1. Plan of Villa Lots 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A at Banff from official surveys by M.P. Bridgland, 1913;

2. Plan showing location at Lake Minnewanka Campgrounds, Mather Boathouses and Government Boathouse, 1943, 1 item; 3. Plan of land within Rocky Mountain Park to be leased to William Mather, 1917, 1 item; 4. Sketch showing surveys in the vicinity of William Mather's leasehold, Banff by M. P. Bridgland and C. M. Walker, n.d., 1 item. -- Title based on contents of file. -- Maps are stored in Oversize F. -- Location : M87 / 2.

Estate papers. -- 1928-1943. -- .5 cm of textual records. -- Papers are estate papers of William and Margaret Mather. -- Title based on contents of file. -- Location : M87 / 3.

Agreements. -- 1929, 1931. -- 2 textual records. -- Agreements pertain to Bow River Boat House Ltd. -- Title

based on contents of file. -- Location : M87 / 4.

Stock certificates. -- 1929-1945. -- 19 textual records : 25 x 30 cm. -- Certificates pertain to Bow River Boat House Ltd. -- Title based on contents of file. -- Stored in oversize H. -- Location : M87 / 5.

FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS

Mather family negatives. -- [before 1945] -- ca.650 photographs : negatives. -- Photographs have no identifications.

-- Title based on contents of file. -- Transferred by the Catharine Whyte estate, 1980. Acquired originally from the Allen Mather estate, date unknown. -- Detailed item list available in print form. -- Location : V397 / NA - 1 to 650.

Jennie Mather photographs. -- [ca.1900-ca.1950] -- 135 photographs : prints. -- Photographs pertain to Banff people, places and activities; Mather family and friends. -- Title based on contents of file. -- Gift of Jennie I. Percy, 1967-1977. -- Detailed item list available in print form. -- Location : V397 / PA - 1 to 135.

Jennie Mather photograph album. -- 1914-1917. -- 1 photograph album (72 prints) -- Album pertains to Banff people, places and activities; Mather family and friends. -- Title based on contents of accession record. -- Gift of Jennie I. Percy, 1974. -- Location : V397 / PD 1.

Jennie Mather photograph album. -- 1917-1921. -- 1 photograph album (243 prints) -- Album pertains to Banff people, places and activities; Mather family and friends. -- Title based on contents of accession record. -- Gift of

Leslie Mather photographs. -- 1918-1938. -- 162 photographs : prints. -- Photographs pertain to Banff people, places, activities; Mather family and friends.-- Includes some duplicates. -- Title based on contents of accession record. -- Gift of Mrs. Leslie Mather, 1974, and Bill Mather, 1979. -- Detailed item list available in print form. -- Location : V397 / PA - 96 to 250.

Leslie Mather photograph album. -- [ca.1910-ca.1940] -- 1 photograph album (171 prints) -- Album pertains to Banff and area scenery and wildlife; Leslie Mather; unidentified people. Most views are unidentified. -- Title based on contents of accession record. -- Gift of Mrs. Leslie Mather, 1974. -- Detailed item list available in print form. -- Location : V397 / PD 3.

Other Mather photographs. -- [ca.1910-ca.1930] -- 8 photographs : prints. -- Photographs pertain to Mather family boats; Banff and area. -- Title based on contents of file. -- Includes oversized and framed items. -- Gift of Ed Mader, 1973. -- Location : V397 / PA - 251 to 258.

Bow River Boat House Ltd. series. -- 1929-1951. -- 7.5 cm of textual records. -- Series consists of agreements and certificates, 1938-1950; correspondence re Minnewanka bungalow camp, 1941-1942; financial statements, 1937-1951.  Maps show locations of Mather and Bow River Boat House Ltd. leaseholds.-- Title based on contents of series. -- Constitutes Series II of the Mather family fonds.  

Agreements and certificates. -- 1938-1950. -- 1 cm of textual records. -- Title based on contents of file. -- One oversize item stored in oversize H. -- Location : M87 / 6.

Correspondence re Minnewanka bungalow camp. -- 1941-1942. -- 8 textual records. -- Title based on contents of file. -- Location : M87 / 7.

Financial statements. -- 1937-1951. -- 2 cm of textual records. -- Title based on contents of file. -- Location : M87 / 8 - 9.

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