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Calgary Mountain Club fonds

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Part Of
Calgary Mountain Club fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of records pertaining to the Calgary Mountain Club. Fonds includes two volumes of club meeting minutes, 1960-1987; one financial ledger book, 1964-1980; bound volume containing the club's constitution, route descriptions, photographs, and related content from various expeditions; one…
Date Range
1960-1987
Reference Code
M338
V821
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Organization record
Print
Photograph
Published record
Textual record
Part Of
Calgary Mountain Club fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M338
V821
Sous-Fonds
M338
V821
Accession Number
6772
2023.64
Reference Code
M338
V821
GMD
Organization record
Print
Photograph
Published record
Textual record
Responsibility
Materials produced by CMC
Date Range
1960-1987
Physical Description
7 bound volumes -- two mounted b&w prints : 28 x 35 cm -- 3 cm textual records
History / Biographical
The Calgary Mountain Club (CMC) is Calgary's oldest mountaineering organization that is dedicated specifically to the furtherance of hard climbing objectives on significant peaks. These peaks are predominantly in the Canadian Rockies, but in many cases extend to significant mountain ranges throughout North America and Europe. The CMC was founded in 1960 and is still an active club as of 2023. Chic Scott's publication, "History of the Calgary Mountain Club" (1988) provides a detailed summary of the club's early history.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of records pertaining to the Calgary Mountain Club. Fonds includes two volumes of club meeting minutes, 1960-1987; one financial ledger book, 1964-1980; bound volume containing the club's constitution, route descriptions, photographs, and related content from various expeditions; one copy of Chic Scott's publication, "History of the Calgary Mountain Club" (1988); registers for Archie Simpson Hut (1972-1974) and Castle Mountain Hut (1967-1984); two mounted black & white prints depicting the Graham Cooper Hut and Black Rock Needle; memorial booklet for Archie Simpson; and one folder of loose textual records including correspondence, pamphlets, administrative documents, and related materials.
Name Access
Calgary Mountain Club
Subject Access
Calgary Mountain Club
Climbing
Club
Mountaineering
Hiking
Exploration
Organizations
Recreation
Sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Related Material
Chic Scott fonds: Calgary Mountain Club series (M57 / XII and V40 / XII)
Category
Exploration and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Information provided by Ken Wiens
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Lawrence Grassi fonds

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Part Of
Lawrence Grassi fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consist of papers and photographs produced and collected by Lawrence Grassi. Textual records consist of correspondence, 1918-1979, from family in Italy and organizations and individuals in Canada; personal papers, 1912-1975; publications and ephemera from organizations, including the Alpine C…
Date Range
[ca.1880]-1979
Reference Code
M45 / V240
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Lawrence Grassi fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 45
V 240
Sous-Fonds
M 45
V 240
Accession Number
249, 282, 830, 1626, 1943, 2262, 2826, 3159, 3446, 3985
Reference Code
M45 / V240
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1880]-1979
Physical Description
ca.25 cm of textual records. -- ca.2300 photographs : prints, transparencies, negatives. -- 1 photograph album (180 prints)
History / Biographical
Lawrence Grassi, 1890-1980, was a miner and mountaineer at Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Grassi was born in Falmenta, Italy and emigrated to Canada in 1912, working first as a section man for the Canadian Pacific Railway and from 1916 to 1945 as a miner for Canmore Mines. Grassi distinguished himself in solo mountain climbing and as an unofficial guide to many other mountaineers. Grassi is best remembered for trail building activities. J. S. Woodsworth led support for legislation to change the name of Twin Lakes in White Man Pass to Grassi Lakes in recognition of this work. As assistant warden at Lake O'Hara, British Columbia, Grassi upgraded and built numerous trails for which he received many honours in later life.
Scope & Content
Fonds consist of papers and photographs produced and collected by Lawrence Grassi.
Textual records consist of correspondence, 1918-1979, from family in Italy and organizations and individuals in Canada; personal papers, 1912-1975; publications and ephemera from organizations, including the Alpine Club of Canada, Canadian Youth Hostels Association, Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; newsclippings, articles and other material pertaining to Grassi and mountaineering.
Photographs pertain mainly to mountain scenery of Alberta and British Columbia, particularly Banff National Park, Lake O'Hara and region, Jasper National Park, Mount Assiniboine and region, Grotto Mountain and Grassi Lakes, ca.1930-ca.1970. Also includes views of Lawrence Grassi, family and friends, ca.1880-ca.1970, and group of unidentified portraits, ca.1880- ca.1900. Transparencies are mainly unidentified colour mountain scenics. Most views are by Grassi; some are by Richard Rushworth and F. V. Longstaff.
Name Access
Grassi, Lawrence
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Environment
Family and personal life
Mountaineering
Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is primarily English. Some correspondence is in Italian
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
file description and index for photographs
electronic finding aid
Creator
Grassi, Lawrence
Category
Environment
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Malcolm Geddes fonds

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Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts …
Date Range
[1896-2013]
Reference Code
M39 / V756
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 39
V 756
Sous-Fonds
M 39
V 756
Accession Number
5545, 6504, 7846, 2014.8306, 2015.8558
Reference Code
M39 / V756
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Responsibility
Some views are by Malcolm Geddes; many were obtained through other sources
Date Range
[1896-2013]
Physical Description
444 photographs: 385 b&w and col. transparencies, 59 b&w prints -- 1 album (28 b&w prints) -- 11 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Malcolm Daniel Geddes, 1866-1927, was a journalist, publisher and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Geddes was one of the founders of the "Farmers and Ranch Review" in 1904, and served as vice-president and editor until his death. He joined the Alpine Club of Canada in 1917, was active in ACC summer camps and served as Honorary Secretary from 1924 to 1926. Geddes was killed in a mountaineering accident on Mount Lefroy in 1927.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts and publications), Malcolm's career in real estate, family letters, financial records, records of mountain ascents and hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, family trees and genealogical research, and other related materials.
Notes
Fonds consists of three series:
Series I : Professional records I / A : Published materials I / B : Manuscripts and notes I / C : Professional correspondence
Series II : Financial records
Series III : Personal and family records III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions III / B : Genealogy and research III / C : Other personal and family records
Name Access
Geddes, Malcolm
Subject Access
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Hiking
Family and personal life
Personal and Professional Life
Poetry
Property
Finances
Commerce and industry
Communications
Correspondence
Genealogy
History
Research
Publication
Travel
Mountains
Mountaineering
Biography
Obituary
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
British Columbia
Ontario
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series and file description
electronic finding aid
Creator
Geddes, Malcolm
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Content Details
Arrangement of fonds was redone by Processing Archivist Kate Skelton between December 2020 and March 2021 to accommodate unprocessed materials from accessions 7846, 2014.8306 and 2015.8558
Processing Status
Processed
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Michael Benn fonds

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Part Of
Michael Benn fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of research papers in the form of letters, newsclippings, notes and photographs pertaining to Kate Gardiner's activities in New Zealand. Photographs date from ca.1925 to 1936 and are mainly by Frank Alack.
Date Range
1970-1976
Reference Code
M388 / V60
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Michael Benn fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 388
V 60
Sous-Fonds
M 388
V 60
Accession Number
2755, 2973
Reference Code
M388 / V60
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1970-1976
Physical Description
7 textual records. -- 19 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
Dr. Michael H. Benn, of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Calgary, researched the life and mountaineering career of Kate Gardiner, who climbed extensively in New Zealand and the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks in the 1920s and 1930s.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of research papers in the form of letters, newsclippings, notes and photographs pertaining to Kate Gardiner's activities in New Zealand. Photographs date from ca.1925 to 1936 and are mainly by Frank Alack.
Name Access
Benn, Michael
Gardiner, Katie
Subject Access
Mountaineering
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Benn, Michael
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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1973 Guest Book [Mount Assiniboine Lodge]

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Part Of
Elizabeth Rummel fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 1973 Guest Log for the Mount Assiniboine Lodge, Mount Assiniboine Camp booklet, and newsclippings pertaining to the Mount Assiniboine Lodge.
Date Range
1973
Reference Code
M28 / 41
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
Textual record
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Elizabeth Rummel fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M28 / S9 / V554
Sous-Fonds
M28
Sub-Series
III. Other papers
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M28 / 41
GMD
Scrapbook
Textual record
Date Range
1973
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (68 pages ; 15 x 22.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of 1973 Guest Log for the Mount Assiniboine Lodge, Mount Assiniboine Camp booklet, and newsclippings pertaining to the Mount Assiniboine Lodge.
Name Access
Rummel, Elizabeth
Subject Access
Backcountry skiing
Cabins
Camps
Calgary Herald
Mount Assiniboine
Mount Assiniboine Lodge
Mountaineering
Newspaper
Records
Ski lodges and cabins
Ski touring
Sports and leisure
Geographic Access
Assiniboine
Mount Assiniboine
Mount Assiniboine Park
British Columbia
Canada
Language
English
Title Source
Title written on first page
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 51 b&w prints of various accidents and rescue missions around Banff National Park and the Banff townsite. Includes a forest fire, the Standish Hardware store fire, skiing rescue missions, and climbing/mountaineering rescue missions.
Date Range
[ca. 1962-1970]
Reference Code
V190 / VI / A / i / b / PA - 01 to PA - 51
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph print
Print
  16 images  
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file, A : Alphabetical order
Sous-Fonds
V190
Sub-Series
i : Accidents
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / A / i / b / PA - 01 to PA - 51
GMD
Photograph print
Print
Date Range
[ca. 1962-1970]
Physical Description
51 photographs : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 51 b&w prints of various accidents and rescue missions around Banff National Park and the Banff townsite. Includes a forest fire, the Standish Hardware store fire, skiing rescue missions, and climbing/mountaineering rescue missions.
Notes
Caution: some images include disturbing content, viewer discretion is advised.
Name Access
Engler, Bruno
Gallagher, Lloyd (Kiwi)
Subject Access
Airplanes
Automobiles
Buildings
Businesses
Climbing
Fire
Helicopters
Mountains
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Skiing
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Alpine Scenes and Work Near Home

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1890
Author
J.R.
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Call Number
02.6 R11a PAM O.S
Author
J.R.
Responsibility
J.R. (author)
Frederic Remington (illustrator)
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Published Date
1890
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers, British
Mountaineers, Swiss
Sir Donald, Mount
Glacier House
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Abstract
Pertains to Glacier House and the ascent of Sir Donald by Emil Huber and Carl Sulzer from Switzerland and Harry Cooper from England with illustration on page 725
Notes
In Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIV No. 1760, September 13, 1890, pp. 723 - 725
Accession Number
7979
Call Number
02.6 R11a PAM O.S
Collection
Archives Library
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Among the Selkirk glaciers : being the account of a rough survey in the Rocky Mountain regions of British Columbia

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1890
Author
Green, William Spotswood
Publisher
London : Macmillan
Call Number
02.6 Se4g
02.6 Se4g M'fiche
Author
Green, William Spotswood
Publisher
London : Macmillan
Published Date
1890
Physical Description
xv, 251p. : ill., map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Geology
Mountaineering
Notes
Also on microfiche
Accession Number
400
5142 deaccessioned
Call Number
02.6 Se4g
02.6 Se4g M'fiche
Collection
Archives Library
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Among the Selkirks

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Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
21st June 1890
Call Number
P
Responsibility
Wiliiam S. Green
Published Date
21st June 1890
Physical Description
p.395
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Selkirk Mountains
British Columbia
Mountaineering
Glaciers
Avalanches
Notes
In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.IV, no.103, (June 1890)
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
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Part Of
Bob Hind fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to Mount Assiniboine area, landscapes, cars and camp 1950, climbing 1952, Mount Assiniboine Lodge 1985.
Date Range
1950-1991
Reference Code
V46 / I / A / 35 / NS - 1 to 61
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Negative
Transparency
  1 image  
Part Of
Bob Hind fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M7 / V46
Series
I.A. Mountain travel and recreation, western Canada : Trips and activities
Sous-Fonds
V46
Accession Number
7181
Reference Code
V46 / I / A / 35 / NS - 1 to 61
GMD
Negative
Transparency
Date Range
1950-1991
Physical Description
61 photographs : transparencies, 35mm, col
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to Mount Assiniboine area, landscapes, cars and camp 1950, climbing 1952, Mount Assiniboine Lodge 1985.
Name Access
Hind, Bob
Subject Access
Activities
Backpacking
Cabins and shelters
Environment
Guide
Guiding
Mountaineering
Mountains
Professional and Personal Life
Transportation
Geographic Access
Mount Assiniboine
Assiniboine Provincial Park
British Columbia
Canada
Language
NA
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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