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Dan McCowan letters of appreciation from American audiences
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15872
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of appreciation letters written to Dan McCowan from sports and community associations and clubs throughout the United States of America.
- Date Range
- 1927-1952
- Reference Code
- M55 / 15
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M55 / V408
- Series
- I / D Dan McCowan : Professional activities
- Sous-Fonds
- M55
- Accession Number
- 6892
- Reference Code
- M55 / 15
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1927-1952
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (42 pages ; 23.5 x 28.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of appreciation letters written to Dan McCowan from sports and community associations and clubs throughout the United States of America.
- Name Access
- McCowan, Dan
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Communications
- Professional and Personal Life
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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Mount Sir Donald Summit Records
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57694
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Mount Sir Donald produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1984 and around 2013. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which …
- Date Range
- 1984-1989
- 2003-ca. 2013
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 97 to 100
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / V: Summit Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
- Accession Number
- accn. 5680
- accn. 2014.8347
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 97 to 100
- Responsibility
- Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1984-1989
- 2003-ca. 2013
- Physical Description
- 4 volumes 4 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Mount Sir Donald is located in the Rogers Pass area of Glacier National Park, in the Selkirk Mountains of B. C. The mountain was originally named Syndicate Peak, but it was officially named after Sir Donald A. Smith, the first Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, who was the head of the syndicate; he was also the Canadian Pacific Railway director who drove in the Last Spike on the CPR at Craigellachie in 1885.
- Scope & Content
- Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Mount Sir Donald produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1984 and around 2013. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. Files include: M200 / V / A / 97: [Mt. Sir Donald register 1984-1989] M200 / V / A / 98: MT. SIR DONALD Summit Log 2003 - 2009 M200 / V / A / 99: Mt. Sir Donald, Sept 2, 2009 M200 / V / A / 100: Mt. Sir Donald 3284m Summit Register [2010 - ca. 2013]
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- British Columbia
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Climbing
- Club
- Cross-country skiing
- Description and travel
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Hiking
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Record keeping
- Ski area
- Ski areas
- Ski mountaineering
- Skiing
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Trails
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Rocky Mountains
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Rogers Pass
- Selkirks
- Glacier National Park
- Uto Peak
- Terminal Peak
- Mount Macdonald
- Mount Sir Donald
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some registers have water damage. Some registers loose pages.
- Related Material
- M235
- Biographical Source Notes
- Parks Canada, Day Hikes: Mount Sir Donald: https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/bc/glacier/activ/randonee-hiking/journee-day
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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