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William Fergus Lothian [textual record]

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Date:

1965-1979

Reference:

R16315-4-0-E, RG84-A-4-b, RG84-A-5-b

Type of material:

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Item ID number:

181042

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Parks Canada Agency fonds

William Fergus Lothian
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Series includes:

26 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1965-1979

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.6 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of records created and/or accumulated by William Fergus Lothian while working on the History of Canada's National Parks Project (Office of the Director and National Parks Branch, Interpretation Division). Volumes 478, 540, 564 included security copies of the four volumes of A History of Canada's National Parks, copies of records concerning the Lake Louise Ski Lodge controversy, and a manuscript, written by Lothian, outlining the claims of several individuals as discoverers of the Banff mineral hot springs. Volume 564 contains correspondence between W.F. Lothian, Official Historian for Parks Canada, and the National Geographic magazine and the Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas of Switzerland, containing statements regarding Canada's national parks and the establishment of the world's first national parks service. Also included is "Parks Canada Interpretation and Extension Programs: A Bibliography" compiled by John M. MacFarlane when he was Head of the Extension function at Parks Canada.

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Lothian, W. F., 1900-

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Lothian, W. F., 1900- : After his retirement as Assistant Chief of the National Parks Service in 1968, William Fergus Lothian was commissioned to write an official history of the national parks system. In 1976 the first volume of W.F. Lothian's A History of Canada's National Parks was published. The four- volume work, sponsored by Parks Canada, was intended as a "reference document, which describes the administrative, legislative and political circumstances surrounding the creation and development of the National Parks of Canada" (W.F. Lothian, A History of Canada's National Parks, vol. 1, p. 5). Historic sites, canals and other programmes that comprise the total Parks Canada Program were not dealt with extensively by Lothian.

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(Paper) Finding aid 84-10 is a typed file list relating to volumes 478, 540, 564. 84-10 The finding aid disappear from both reference room, was retyped and entered in Minisis in April 2005. (Restrictions not set)

(Paper) Finding aid 84-15 is a typed file list relating to volume 564. 84-15 The finding aid disappear from both reference room, was retyped and entered in Minisis in April 2005. (Restrictions not set)

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Government

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RG84-A-4-b
RG84-A-5-b
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Textual records

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Volume [RG84]

[Consultation 90 Open]

478;

[Consultation 90 Open]

540;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [RG84]

[Consultation 32 Restricted by law]

564;

[Consultation 32 Restricted by law]

564/2001099404;

[Consultation 32 Restricted by law]

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