Identity area
Reference code
CA ACU GBA F2759
Title
Burnham and Marjorie Toft fonds
Date(s)
- [ca. 1950-1990] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
15 cm of textual records. -- ca. 2000 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Burnham "Burnie" Toft, 1910-2003, was born in England and moved to Calgary, Alberta in 1946. He was a lover of the outdoors and spent decades hiking and photographing the Rocky Mountains with his wife Marjorie Kathryne (nee Kerslake), 1915-2009. They were among the founders of the Calgary Colour Photo Club. They had two children, Murray and Heather.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Marjorie Toft, 2005.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of slides of hiking trips in the Rockies, and historical buildings of Calgary; reference files related to Alberta history; and records of the Calgary Colour Photo Club.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
No finding aid.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Toft, Marjorie (Subject)