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Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of interviews, research notes,manuscripts, printed and digital photographs, and other materials produced and collected by Chic Scott between 1982 and 2021. Content pertains to Chic's various publications and research projects, the Canadian Himalayan Foundation, the Canadian '82 Evere…
Date Range
1982-2021
Reference Code
M57 / S47 / V40
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Machine-readable data file
Digital image
Motion picture
Video
Photograph
Photograph print
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M57 / S47 / V40
Sous-Fonds
M57
S47
V40
Accession Number
6499
6772
7330
8110
8123
2014.8295
2014.8311
2014.8374
2015.8559
2019.57
2021.15 (unproc)
Reference Code
M57 / S47 / V40
GMD
Machine-readable data file
Digital image
Motion picture
Video
Photograph
Photograph print
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1982-2021
Physical Description
Sound recordings: 224 audio tape cassettes, 7 audio tape reels. -- 78 CD-ROM. with digital files -- Moving images: 148 videocassettes: 133 Hi8, 15 VHS. ; 149 DVDs -- 4.2 m textual records
History / Biographical
Charles (Chic) C. Scott, b.1945, is a mountaineer, mountain guide and writer based in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Scott climbed extensively in the western Canada and the Himalayas until the mid-1970s. He guided extensively in the European Alps for five seasons, ca.1970, and worked as a climber for "The Eiger Sanction," a Hollywood movie starring Clint Eastwood. Scott resumed climbing in 1988, after a period working at the University of Calgary. His publications include "Alpinism," editor, "Ski Trails in the Canadian Rockies," "The History of the Calgary Mountain Club", "Summits and Icefields", "Pushing the Limits: the Story of Canadian Mountaineering", "Powder Pioneers : Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains", and "Deep Powder and Steep Rock : the Life of Mountain Guide Hans Gmoser".
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of interviews, research notes,manuscripts, printed and digital photographs, and other materials produced and collected by Chic Scott between 1982 and 2021. Content pertains to Chic's various publications and research projects, the Canadian Himalayan Foundation, the Canadian '82 Everest Expedition, and collected and personal materials. Items in fonds are arranged mostly by individual projects/areas of research.
Notes
Fonds consists of 15 series: Series I : Pushing the Limits Series II : Mountain Romantics Series III : Summits and Icefields Series IV : Powder Pioneers Series V : Deep Powder and Steep Rock Series VI : Ski Trails of the Canadian Rockies Series VII : Hans Gmoser Film Collection Series VIII : The Canadian Himalayan Foundation Series IX : The Book of Mortimer Series X : Tommy and Lawrence Series XI : The Yam Series XII :Calgary Mountain Club Series XIII : Young at Heart Series XIV : Chic Scott personal records Series XV : A LIFE IN THE WILD: The Story of Mountain Explorer John Baldwin Access to interviews limited to VHS reference compilations.
Name Access
Scott, Charles (Chic)
Scott, Chic
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Publication
Research
Personal and Professional Life
Mountaineering
Interview
Organizations
Biography
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: reference copy recordings
Finding aids and reference tools series and file description
Creator
Scott, Chic
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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The book of Mortimer : celebrating a life of volunteerism

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15191
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Call Number
01.4 M84b Pam
R 01.4 M84b Pam
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
40 pages, col. ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Summit Series #20
Subjects
Mountaineering
Biography
ISBN
9780920330593
Accession Number
2017.8637
Call Number
01.4 M84b Pam
R 01.4 M84b Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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The book of Mortimer : celebrating a life of volunteerism

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Call Number
G512 M67 S86
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
40 pages, col. ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Summit Series #20
Subjects
Mountaineering
Biography
ISBN
9780920330593
Accession Number
AC611 duplicate copy transfer to ARC Library
Call Number
G512 M67 S86
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Deep powder & steep rock : the life of mountain guide Hans Gmoser

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2015
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
[Surrey, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
Edition
First Rocky Mountain Books edition
Call Number
G512
Author
Scott, Chic
Responsibility
Chic Scott
Edition
First Rocky Mountain Books edition
Publisher
[Surrey, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
346 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits ; 23 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Originally published: Banff, Alta. : Assiniboine Pub., ©2009. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Introduces the reader to the exciting world of heli-skiing and alpine adventure through the life of renowned adventurer and robust entrepreneur Hans Gmoser. Hans Gmoser (1932-2006) was the most influential mountaineer in Canada of the last fifty years. Through innovation, hard work, perseverance and an appetite for adventure, Gmoser evolved from penniless immigrant to mountain guide for kings, queens and prime ministers. He also played a major role in creating what is now western Canada's dynamic mountain adventure community. Known primarily as the inventor of heli-skiing and the founder of Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH), Gmoser also garnered recognition as a talented rock climber, tireless expedition leader, successful mountain guide, renowned filmmaker, community organizer and vibrant businessman. Told from all aspects of his fascinating life and including some of Gmoser's own words, Chic Scott weaves together a compelling story based on the diaries, expedition journals, film commentaries and personal correspondence of this charismatic and inspiring figure. Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9781771601122 (paperback)
Call Number
G512
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Deep powder and steep rock : the life of mountain guide Hans Gmoser

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2015
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Edition
First Rocky Mountain Books Edition
Call Number
G512 S36
Author
Scott, Chic
Edition
First Rocky Mountain Books Edition
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
346 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Helicopter Skiing
Mountaineers, Austrian
Mountaineers, Canadian
Mountain guides
Notes
Previously published by Assiniboine Publishing in 2009
Note: Rocky Mountain Books edition has no DVD
ISBN
978-1-77160-112-2 (paperback)
Accession Number
AC613
Call Number
G512 S36
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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A life in the wild : the story of mountain explorer John Baldwin

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25238
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Canmore, Alberta : The Alpine Club of Canada
Edition
Summit Series 2019
Call Number
01.4 Sc3a
  1 website  
Author
Scott, Chic
Responsibility
Chic Scott
Edition
Summit Series 2019
Publisher
Canmore, Alberta : The Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
43 pages : illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Skiing
Mountaineering
Travel
Biography
Abstract
Known affectionately to his friends as the King of the Coast Range, John Baldwin has spent his life in a quest to experience the west coast wilderness. Since his teenage years he has explored the rugged Coast Mountain Range, climbing 700 peaks, many of them first ascents, and making perhaps one hundred multi-week, long-distance forays across the icefields and along the ridges of what is one of the last true wilderness areas on earth. Shunning the easy path, John has forged his own way through some of the toughest geography on the planet. He is a mountaineer and explorer of the first order (from Alpine Club of Canada)
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One - an idyllic childhood
Chapter Two - the Varsity Outdoor Club
Chapter Three - a world of snow and ice
Chapter Four - adventures with John Clark
Chapter Five - the mountains of the coast
Chapter Six - soul of wilderness
Chapter Seven - a life dedicated to mountains
ISBN
9780920330777
Accession Number
2021.08
Call Number
01.4 Sc3a
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Available to order via Alpine Club of Canada
Websites
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Mountain romantics : the Whytes of Banff

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Banff, Alberta, Canada : Assiniboine Publishing Limited
Edition
First hardcover edition
Call Number
08.3 Sc3m copy 1 (signed)
08.3 Sc3m copy 2
  1 website  
Author
Scott, Chic
Responsibility
Chic Scott
Edition
First hardcover edition
Publisher
Banff, Alberta, Canada : Assiniboine Publishing Limited
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
232 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Whyte (White) family
Whyte Jon
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Whyte, Barbara
Whyte, Catharine Robb
White, Brad
White, Cliff J
White, Clifford
White, Clifford A.
White, Jack (Dave Jr.)
Whyte, Peter
History
Banff
Banff National Park
Abstract
This book tells the story of the White/Whyte family of Banff — pioneers Dave and Annie who created a successful mercantile business in Banff, their son Cliff who played a major role in creating the Mount Norquay ski resort and Skoki Lodge, his brother Peter and his wife Catharine who became two of the most famous artists of the Canadian Rockies, Clifford Jackson White and his wife Bev who created modern Sunshine Village Ski Resort, Jon Whyte the poet and historian and Cliffy, Brad and Tristan White who have had distinguished careers in the Warden Service and the tourist industry. This book tells the story of one of the most unique towns in Canada, through its ups and downs, and the colourful characters who have called Banff home. (From author's website)
Contents
Dave White -- go west, young man -- Dave and Annie -- partners -- Cliff White -- ski pioneer -- Pete 'n' Catharine -- Camelot on the bow -- Jackie and Barbara -- one good woman -- The White compound -- good and bad times -- Clifford and Bev -- the sunshine years -- Pete's later years and Catharine reborn -- Jon Whyte -- the bard of Banff -- Cliffy, Brad and Tristan -- new directions -- The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
Notes
Copy 1 signed by author
ISBN
9780981105925
Call Number
08.3 Sc3m copy 1 (signed)
08.3 Sc3m copy 2
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Author's website
Websites
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Newspaper and magazine clippings

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Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 newspaper articles, 14 business cards and a printed copy of The Cairn. Content pertains to the Hans Gmoser film project and books about Hans Gmoser written by Chic Scott; also one article about skier Jim McConkey.
Date Range
2009
2012 - 2013
Reference Code
M57 / VII / A / 7
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Newspaper clipping
Published record
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M57
S47
V40
Series
M57 / VII : Hans Gmoser film collection
Sous-Fonds
M57
Sub-Series
M57 / VII / A : Research and funding
Accession Number
2015.8559
Reference Code
M57 / VII / A / 7
GMD
Textual record
Newspaper clipping
Published record
Date Range
2009
2012 - 2013
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 newspaper articles, 14 business cards and a printed copy of The Cairn. Content pertains to the Hans Gmoser film project and books about Hans Gmoser written by Chic Scott; also one article about skier Jim McConkey.
Name Access
Gmoser, Hans
Scott, Chic
McConkey, Jim
Subject Access
Publication
Magazine
Newspaper
Skiing
Mountaineering
Sports
Recreation
Research
Films and film making
Biography
Advertising
Fundraising
Personal and Professional Life
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
British Columbia
Whistler
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Ski Trails of the Canadian Rockies - visual

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Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of 3 CD's with photo scans pertaining to the creation of Ski Trails of the Canadian Rockies.
Date Range
1999 - 2015
Reference Code
V40 / VI
Description Level
3 / Series
GMD
Digital image
Photograph
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Fonds Number
M57 / V40 / S47
Series
V40 / VI : Ski Trails of the Canadian Rockies
Sous-Fonds
V40
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V40 / VI
GMD
Digital image
Photograph
Date Range
1999 - 2015
Physical Description
Digital photo scans on 3 discs
History / Biographical
The classic guidebook to cross country ski trails in Waterton, Banff, Kootenay, Yoho and Jasper National Parks as well as Mount Assiniboine and Mount Robson Provincial Parks and Kananaskis Country, now greatly expanded to includes ski trails in the front ranges of the Rockies, in the Crowsnest Pass and in the Columbia Valley. Jointly authored with Darren Farley. This book also covers topics such as accommodation, regulations, weather and snow conditions.
Scope & Content
Series consists of 3 CD's with photo scans pertaining to the creation of Ski Trails of the Canadian Rockies.
Name Access
Scott, Chic
Subject Access
Activities
Environment
Exploration
Geography
Guide
Map
Mountaineering
Mountains
National parks and reserves
Publication
Recreation
Ski areas
Ski Maps
Ski mountaineering
Ski lodges and cabins
Skiing
Sports and recreation
Sports
Tourism
Tourist information
Trail guides
Trails
Travel
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Jasper National Park
Waterton
Kootenay National Park
Mount Robson
Columbia Valley
Crowsnest Pass
Access Restrictions
Reference only
Reproduction Restrictions
Restricted: copyright remains with owner
Language
English
Related Material
M57 / VI
S47 / VI
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
http://chicscott.com/books.htm
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Summits & icefields : Alpine ski tours in the Canadian Rockies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14570
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2011
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
Edition
3rd edition
Call Number
01.5 Sco3su 2011
Author
Scott, Chic
Responsibility
Chic Scott & Mark Klassen
Edition
3rd edition
Publisher
Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2011
Physical Description
334 p. : ill, maps, ports
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebooks
ISBN
978-1-926855-78-3
Accession Number
2015.8529
Call Number
01.5 Sco3su 2011
Collection
Archives Library
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Summits and Icefields - visual

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Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of image scans pertaining to the creation of the book Summits and Icefields.
Date Range
2003 - 2012
Reference Code
V40 / III
Description Level
3 / Series
GMD
Digital image
Photograph
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Fonds Number
M57 / V40 / S47
Series
V40 / III : Summits and Icefields
Sous-Fonds
V40
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V40 / III
GMD
Digital image
Photograph
Date Range
2003 - 2012
Physical Description
24 CDs : digital photo scans
History / Biographical
These are your dream books; “When the first snows fly in November, sit down in front of the fire and dream of endless powder slopes, dazzling icefields and wilderness cabins under northern lights.” Couloir Magazine called Summits and Icefields “The best guidebook yet published in North America.” Now available in two volumes (The Canadian Rockies and The Columbia Mountains) these books are a skier's guide to Rogers Pass, the classic ski ascents of the Rockies, the backcountry lodges, the grand traverses and much, much more. They also contain a taste of the exciting ski history of these ranges.
Scope & Content
Series consists of image scans pertaining to the creation of the book Summits and Icefields.
Name Access
Scott, Chic
Subject Access
Geography
Guiding
Guides
History
Map
Publication
Recreation
Research
Ski Maps
Skiing
Sports and recreation
Sports
Trail guides
Travel and Exploration
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Rogers Pass
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Columbia Icefield
Access Restrictions
Reference only
Reproduction Restrictions
Restricted: copyright remains with owner
Language
English
Related Material
M57 / III
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
http://chicscott.com/books.htm
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Tommy and Lawrence: The Ways and the Trails of Lake O'Hara - visual

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Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of images pertaining to the creation of the book Tommy and Lawrence [later edition].
Date Range
2011 - 2019
Reference Code
V40 / X
Description Level
3 / Series
GMD
Digital image
Photograph
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Fonds Number
M57 / V40 / S47
Series
V40 / X : Tommy and Lawrence: The Ways and the Trails of Lake O'Hara
Sous-Fonds
V40
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V40 / X
GMD
Digital image
Photograph
Date Range
2011 - 2019
Physical Description
photographs
History / Biographical
In 2010 Assiniboine Publishing undertook to reissue, on behalf of the Lake O'Hara Trails Club, Tommy and Lawrence, the Ways and the Trails of Lake O'Hara. Published originally in 1983, this book tells the story of George K. K. 'Tommy' Link and Lorenzo 'Lawrence' Grassi, the two colourful individuals who designed and built the majority of the trails at Lake O'Hara. No digital material was available from the first edition so it was necessary to completely rebuild the book adding many new photographs and a map of the Lake O'Hara region.
Scope & Content
Series consists of images pertaining to the creation of the book Tommy and Lawrence [later edition].
Name Access
Scott, Chic
Grassi, Lawrence
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Subject Access
Trails
Trail making
Biography
Environment
History
Publication
Research
Exploration
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Lake O'Hara
Access Restrictions
Reference only
Reproduction Restrictions
Restricted: copyright remains with owner
Language
English
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Environment
Biographical Source Notes
http://chicscott.com/books.htm
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Young at heart : the inspirational lives of Richarch and Louise Guy

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15197
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Call Number
01.4 G99y Pam
R 01.4 G99y Pam
01.4 G99y Pam c.2
01.4 G99y Pam c. 3
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
40 pages, col. ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Summit Series #14
Subjects
Mountaineering
Biography
Notes
Copies two and three are signed by Chic Scott
ISBN
9780920330241
Accession Number
2017.8637 2017.8672 2017.8672
Call Number
01.4 G99y Pam
R 01.4 G99y Pam
01.4 G99y Pam c.2
01.4 G99y Pam c. 3
Collection
Archives Library
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Young at heart : the inspirational lives of Richarch and Louise Guy

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14919
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Call Number
G512 G89 Pam
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
40 pages, col. ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Summit Series #14
Subjects
Mountaineering
Biography
ISBN
9780920330241
Accession Number
AC611 duplicate copy transfer to ARC Library
Call Number
G512 G89 Pam
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy - visual

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Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of images used in the creation or final published version of Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy. Includes digital images, a copy of film "Remembering Louise", printed reference sheets of 223 images, and corresponding summary notes pertaining to photogr…
Date Range
2011 - 2012
Reference Code
V40 / XIII
Description Level
3 / Series
GMD
Photograph
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Fonds Number
M57 / V40 / S47
Series
V40 / XIII: Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy
Sous-Fonds
V40
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V40 / XIII
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
2011 - 2012
Physical Description
2 recording discs (129 digital image files) -- 1 DVD (film) -- 223 photographs (printed reference images: col.) -- 0.5 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Richard Guy (1916-2020) and Louise (Thirian) Guy (1918-2010) met in England in 1937, and married in Nottingham on December 21, 1940. The couple had three children together: Mike, Peter and Elizabeth. Louise attended school in Leicester for domestic science, and began working as a teacher during World War II. Louise was involved in numerous charities and community organizations, and supported various disadvantaged groups including deaf students and individuals with leprosy. Louise and Richard moved to Canada in 1965, where Richard worked at the University of Calgary as a professor of mathematics. Richard also served as department head at the university starting in 1966. Richard and Louise were avid hikers and climbers, and the couple went on countless expeditions together in the Rockies over the following four decades. Richard and Louise joined the Alpine Club of Canada, attending about 30 camps each and completing hundreds of summits. In 2015, using a generous donation made by Richard in Louise's memory, the Alpine Club of Canada erected the Louise and Richard Guy Hut on the Wapta Icefield. Summary of "Young at Heart": Do you think that you are over the hill? You have retired and you feel there is not much more to look forward to. Well think again! This book about the inspirational lives of Richard and Louise Guy, will show you that there is a great deal of life beyond the set retirement age of 65 — and beyond 75 and beyond 85. Arriving in Canada in 1965, near the age of 50, Richard and Louise Guy taught all of us what it means to be enthusiastic, positive and to embrace life. They climbed mountains well into their nineties, and Richard still works today at the age of 96. Louise rode her bike to the corner store until she was 92. So stop your whining about your knees and hips! Life was never meant to be easy! But it can still be beautiful, long past the so-called age of youth and dreams. Life into old age can be a treasure to be enjoyed and shared. And if you are like Richard and Louise, the adventures and dreams just keep coming.
Scope & Content
Series consists of images used in the creation or final published version of Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy. Includes digital images, a copy of film "Remembering Louise", printed reference sheets of 223 images, and corresponding summary notes pertaining to photographs.
Name Access
Scott, Chic
Guy, Richard
Guy, Louise
Alpine Club of Canada
McCutcher, Mary
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Biography
Climbing
Exploration
Travel
Club
Alpine Club of Canada
Mountains
Mountaineering
Hiking
Research
Publication
Sports and recreation
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Reference only
Reproduction Restrictions
Restricted: copyright remains with creator not museum
Language
English
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Family and personal life
Biographical Source Notes
http://chicscott.com/books.htm
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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