Archives & Library, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
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Dan McCowan and Mary McCowan fonds |
 Dan and Mary McCowan
(Dan and Mary McCowan fonds - V408/PA-35) |
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Dan McCowan and Mary McCowan fonds. -- [ca.1885-1967?]. -- ca.50 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs. -- 4 graphic records. -- Dan McCowan, 1882-1956, was a naturalist, lecturer and writer at Banff, Alberta. Mary (Fee) McCowan, 1888-1973, shared an interest in Dan's work, hand-coloured his lantern slides and accompanied him on his tours. -- Fonds consists of two series: I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E. (Fee) McCowan series. -- Location : M55 / V408. Detailed fonds description - Archives Network of Alberta provincial database
I. Dan McCowan Dan McCowan series. -- [ca.1905-1967?]. -- ca.30 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs. -- 4 graphic records. -- Series consists of five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E. Ephemera. Correspondence includes incoming letters re writing, business and broadcasting. Writing is in the form of notes and notebooks, unpublished and published manuscripts, newspaper articles and other materials. Photography includes negatives, lantern slides, 35mm transparencies and prints. Material pertains to flora, fauna, people, places and scenery, also family, activities and events. Photographs of Banff personalities and visitors are available in negative and lantern slide form, 254 items. Lantern slides were designed for lectures such as: "On skyline trails in the Canadian Rockies"; "On nature trails at Banff and Lake Louise"; "A naturalist in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Snow peaks and flower meadows in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Over the hills and far away: a pictorial review of the Canadian Rockies"; "Victory Day, May 8th 1945, Dan McCowan presents: Bye-gone days in Banff" (exact titles were taken from title slides). -- Title based on contents of series. -- Access to some materials by appointment only. -- Constitutes Series I of the Dan McCowan and Mary McCowan fonds. -- Location : M55 / I; V408. File descriptions - A. Correspondence; B. Writing File descriptions - C. 1. Photography : Negatives File descriptions - C. 2. Photography : Lantern slides File descriptions - C. 3. Photography : 35mm transparencies File descriptions - C. 4. Photography : Prints File descriptions - D. Professional activities; E. Ephemera
II. Mary E. (Fee) McCowan Mary E. (Fee) McCowan series. --1926-1957. -- 21 cm of textual records. -- Series consists of: A. Diaries, 1926-1957, 12 vol, copies; B. Correspondence, 1943, 2 cm of textual records. Correspondence is letters from Dan McCowan to Mary McCowan. -- Title based on contents of series. -- Constitutes Series II of the Dan McCowan and Mary McCowan fonds. -- Location : M55 / 24 to 36. |
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The Dan and Mary McCowan and fonds was processed with financial support of the Archives Society of Alberta, 1999-2000. On-line finding aid funded by the Archives Society of Alberta, 2002-2003 |