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JIMMY SIMPSON FAMILY Fonds
SIMPSON
FAMILY : photographic records |
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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. |
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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). |
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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). |
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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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