JIMMY SIMPSON FAMILY Fonds

SIMPSON FAMILY : photographic records

Simpson family series. -- [ca.1900]-1987. -- ca.1.5 m of textual records, ca.675 photographic prints, 6 photograph albums (ca.460 prints), 410 photographic negatives, 1 sound recording. -- Series consists of:  A. Textual records, 1907-1987;  B. Photographs, ???.  Textual records are:  1. Alphabetical files, 1907-1987;  2. Correspondence, ca.1910-ca.1985;  3. School records, 1923-1936;  4. Num-Ti-Jah Lodge registers, 1939-1957;  5. Other material, 1929-1942.  Photographs pertain to Jimmy Simpson and family; friends and guests; lodges and camps, incl Num-Ti- Jah Lodge; Banff home and community; pack trips; scenic views; other. -- Constitutes Series II of the Jimmy Simpson family fonds.

V577 / II.D. / PA - 1 to 672

Photographic prints. -- [ca.1900-ca.1970]. -- ca.700 photographs : prints, includes a few transparencies.

Sub-s-series consists of the following:

1.   Simpson family candids and portraits, ca. 1900-ca.1970, ca.170 items (some oversize): Jimmy Simpson Sr. (1-27); Billie Simpson (28-41); Margaret (97-109); Mary (110-120); Jim Jr. (121-128); Mary, Margaret and Billie skating shots (129-156); other relations, incl. Henry Simpson and Justin Simpson (157-166)   (V577 / II.D. / PA / 1 to 166)

2.   Simpson family activities, before ca.1970, ca.45 items: family and friends, picnics, trips, including hunting trip with Donald Bains to lodge near Winnipeg, 1937, 31 prints    (V577 / II.D. / PA / 167 to 210)    

3.   Simpson camps, lodges, cabins and areas, before ca.1970, ca.60 items (some oversize):  Bow Lake camps, Num-ti-jah Lodge interior, exterior and surroundings, Simpson cabins, buildings, guests, artists at work, Bow Lake and Bow Glacier areas    (V577 / II.D. / PA / 211 to 270)

4.   Simpson family Banff life (Banff events, people, places), after ca.1915, ca.80 items:  Simpson home, Banff townsite, Cave & Basin swimming pool, Banff Winter Carnival events, scenery at Banff, Banff Avenue, Banff Zoo, Animal Paddock, Cascades of Time Gardens, Mather’s rink, The Mountain School, Merry- Go-Round Theatre; personalities, including Ike Mills, Pearl and Philip Moore, George Noble, Bill Peyto, Patrick Dennis Ryan, Dave White, Peter Whyte, Eileen and Doreen Wickson (Round), Ben and Maude Woodworth     (V577 / II.D. / PA / 271 to 331)

5.   Billie Simpson early photographs, pre 1916, ca.40 items: mainly views of Saskatchewan and Calgary, incl. Outlook, Swift Current, Humbolt, Ogden Shops    (V577 / II.D. / PA / 332 to 372)

6.a.  Other photographs (people, identified), after ca.1900, ca.25 items.  Includes Syd Baker, R. B. Bennett, Agnes Browne, Belmore Browne, George Browne, Dale Carnegie, John Diefenbaker, Robert C. (Bob) Edwards, Bob Herbertson, A. C. Leighton, F. V. Longstaff, Billy Read, Carl Rungius, Louise Rungius, Charles M. Russell, J. Monroe Thorington.    (V577 / II.D. / PA - 373 to 398).

6.b.  Other photographs (people, unidentified), before ca.1970, ca.25 items: portraits, groups, skating, other    (V577 / II.D. / PA / 399 to 426).

6.c.  Other photographs (pack trips), before ca.1960, ca.55 items: pack trains, hunting, camp scenes      (V577 / II.D. / PA / 427 to 481).

6.d.  Other (scenic views), after 1901, ca.100 items: mountain views, views from and along Banff-Jasper Highway, incl. Peyto Lake, Mosquito Creek area, etc., may include some European views; includes photograph of Tom Wilson’s horse, taken by Walter Wilcox, 1901     (V577 / II.D. / PA / 482 to 586).

6.e.  Other, before ca.1970, ca.40 items: includes series of 16 photographs showing route taken to place plaque on mountain for Belmore Browne (1954) cabins and lodges; skating and hockey; artworks, incl. sketch of Bill Potts?; animals; international views; wildflowers by Julia Henshaw?     (V577 / II.D. / PA / 587 to 672).

V577 / PS - 24 to 29

Photograph albums. -- [ca.1925]-1945. -- 6 photograph albums (ca.460 prints).

Sub-s-series consists of the following albums:

Margaret Simpson album, 1932-1939, 99 p. (333 prints): pertains to family, friends, lodge guest, camps, Bow Lake and area, mountain views, US travels, Royal visit 1939, construction of Num-ti-jah Lodge 1939  (V577 / PD / 24).

Num-Ti-Jah Lodge, 1945, 21 prints: views of Bow Lake and region, Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; album presented to Simpsons from Glad and Bill Mainwaring  (V577 / PD / 25).

Num-Ti-Jah Lodge, 1950, 36 prints: includes Banff National Park views, also Jimmy Simpson Jr, Jimmy Simpson Sr, Carl Rungius; album presented to Simpsons from Glad and Bill Mainwaring (V577 / PD / 26).

Banff Winter Carnival, ca.1925, 25 prints: photographs by George Noble (V577 / PD / 27).

Road Surfacing Job, Banff, 1938-1939, 25 prints  (V577 / PD / 28).

Investigation Castleguard Area, September 16th to 21st inclusive, 1943, 19 prints  (V577 / PD / 29).

V577 / II.D.3 / NA - 1 to 410

Photographic negatives. -- [after ca.1914]. -- 410 photographs : negatives. -- Negatives are arranged into general groups described above, but are not arranged within groups. -- Access to negatives requires persmission of the Head Archivist. -- List available.

Sub-s-series consists of the following:

Num-Ti-Jah Lodge and Bow Lake, 70 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA -1 to 70);

Camps and packtrips, 33 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA -71 to 103);

Mountain landscapes and scenic views, 72 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA -104 to 175);

Along the Banff-Jasper Highway, including Mount Athabasca from Wilcox Pass, Bow Lake, Crowfoot Glacier and view from Nigel Creek, 5 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA -176 to180);

Simpson house in Banff, including early views, exteriors, interiors, other, 13 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA -181 to 193)

Simpson family, 1920s, 35 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA -194 to 228)

Billie Simpson, 1 item  (V577 / II.D. / NA - 229)

Jimmy Simpson Jr., 6 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA - 230 to 235)

Simpson family, 1930s, 8 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA - 236 to 243)

Scenes in Banff, including Bow River rest house, Mather boat house, Mount Rundle, police corral, Bear Street, Bow River Bridge, street scenes, other, 24 items (V577 / II.D. / NA - 244 to 267)

Skating on Bow River at Alan Mather rink, 5 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA - 268 to 272)

Simpson family miscellaneous, including Indian Grounds, 1930s, 11 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA - 273 to 283)

Camp and pack trips in Bow Lake and Banff-Jasper Highway area, 11 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA - 284 to 294)

Camp scenes, 19 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA - 295 to 313)

Mountain scenes, 50 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA - 314 to 363)

Hunting scenes, 36 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA - 364 to 399)

Bow Lake, Peyto Lake, horse riding, 1940s-1950s, 4 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA - 400 to 403)

Bill Reid, ca.1914, 5 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA - 404 to 408

Billie Reid Simpson on wedding trip, 2 items  (V577 / II.D. / NA - 409 to 410)

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