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Dan McCowan and Mary McCowan fonds
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series. I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E…
- Date Range
- [ca.1885-1967?]
- Reference Code
- M55 / V408
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 55
- V 408
- Sous-Fonds
- M 55
- V 408
- Accession Number
- 323, 694, 3263, 6756, 6892
- Reference Code
- M55 / V408
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1885-1967?]
- Physical Description
- ca.50 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.1000 negatives, ca.1540 lantern slides, ca.770 transparencies 35mm, 117 prints). -- 4 graphic records
- History / Biographical
- Dan McCowan, 1882-1956, was a naturalist, lecturer and writer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. McCowan came to Banff from Scotland in 1907. There he met Mary Ethel Fee, 1888-1973, a teacher, and they married in 1921. Mary McCowan shared an interest in Dan's work, hand-coloured his lantern slides and accompanied him on his tours. Dan McCowan was an active photographer and naturalist and lectured at hospitals during and following the First World War. He was later recommended to Sir Edward Beatty, CPR President and hired by the CPR to promote the scenic beauties and natural history of the mountains, which he did for 26 years. For a period his lantern slide presentations included motion pictures. During the 1940s, he used natural colour Kodachrome slide photography. While in England in 1936, McCowan was made a Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society. From ca.1907 onwards, he wrote for magazines and newspapers. The first of six books was published in 1936; the last in 1955. Beginning ca.1937, McCowan wrote and broadcast radio talks on natural history on CBC. These were heard widely in Canada and the United States. In 1939, McCowan accompanied the King and Queen on a portion of their railway tour through the mountains, providing information on natural history and residents. During the Second World War, he toured extensively on behalf of the YMCA. The McCowans retired to Cloverdale (now Surrey), B.C., ca.1951.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series.
- I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E. Ephemera.
- Correspondence includes incoming letters re writing, business and broadcasting. Writing is in the form of notes and notebooks, unpublished and published manuscripts, newspaper articles and other materials.
- Photography includes negatives, lantern slides, 35mm transparencies and prints. Material pertains to flora, fauna, people, places and scenery, also family, activities and events. Photographs of Banff personalities and visitors are available in negative and lantern slide form, 254 items.
- Lantern slides were designed for lectures such as: "On skyline trails in the Canadian Rockies"; "On nature trails at Banff and Lake Louise"; "A naturalist in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Snow peaks and flower meadows in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Over the hills and far away: a pictorial review of the Canadian Rockies"; "Victory Day, May 8th 1945, Dan McCowan presents: Bye-gone days in Banff" (exact titles were based on title slides).
- II. Mary E. (Fee) McCowan series consists of diaries, 1926-1957, photocopied from 12 volumes (19 cm); and letters from Dan McCowan, 1943. Diaries discuss joint travels, activities, lecture tours for CPR (Canada, U.S., U.K.), Banff, trail rides, skyline hikes, and Royal Visit, 1939
- Notes
- Both Dan and Mary McCowan have written identifications on the slide mounts
- Name Access
- McCowan, Dan
- McCowan, Mary
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Natural resources
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- in-house electronic finding aid
- online finding aid
- item list and modern reference prints for photographs of Banff personalities and visitors
- Related Material
- Related by provenance to McCowan family photographs (V407)
- Creator
- McCowan, Dan
- McCowan, Mary
- Category
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Natural resources
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Dave Cheesmond fonds
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- Dave Cheesmond fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of research files in three series: I. Asia series, ca.1982-ca.1985 (A. Karakoram, Pakistan, B. Nepal, C. China, D. India); II. North America series, ca.1978-ca.1985 (A. United States, B. Canada, C. General); III. South America series, ca.1983 (A. Patagonia, B. Andes). Canada sub-s…
- Date Range
- [ca.1978-ca.1985]
- Reference Code
- M19
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dave Cheesmond fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M19
- Sous-Fonds
- M19
- Accession Number
- 7064
- Reference Code
- M19
- Date Range
- [ca.1978-ca.1985]
- Physical Description
- 22 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- David Malcolm Cheesmond, 1952-1987, was a mountaineer and engineer at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Cheesmond's mountaineering achievements span the globe and include all facets of climbing. Included are ascents in South Africa (where he was born), Europe, South America, Canada, United States and Asia. From 1981 until his death, Cheesmond lived in Canada and made many ascents here.
- In the Canadian Rockies, Cheesmond led a team of young climbers known as "the Wildboys" and made important climbs on Mount Robson (1981), Mount Assiniboine (1982), Mount Goodsir (1983), Mount Andromeda (1983) and the North Twin (1985). He opened three difficult new routes on Mount Yamnuska during the summer of 1985. During his time in Canada, Cheesmond took part in expeditions to Alaska, Mount Everest (1983, 1986) and K2 (1986). In 1984 he was part of a successful team which climbed Rakaposhi in the Karakoram Mountains of Pakistan, an ascent considered one of the finest achievements by Canadians in the Himalayas.
- In addition to organizing and executing the above projects, Cheesmond maintained a professional career in engineering. He was accompanied on many of his travels by his wife, Gillian. The couple had one daughter, Tserin. Dave Cheesmond disappeared in 1987 while attempting the Hummingbird Ridge on Mount Logan.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of research files in three series: I. Asia series, ca.1982-ca.1985 (A. Karakoram, Pakistan, B. Nepal, C. China, D. India); II. North America series, ca.1978-ca.1985 (A. United States, B. Canada, C. General); III. South America series, ca.1983 (A. Patagonia, B. Andes).
- Canada sub-series pertains to mountaineering in the Yukon, British Columbia and Baffin Island. Research files primarily contain correspondence, personnel planning and administration records, notes, annotated maps, brochures, photographs and copies of articles from mountaineering journals.
- Name Access
- Cheesmond, Dave
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Cheesmond, Dave
- Biographical Source Notes
- Chic Scott - see case file
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Don Hubbard fonds
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- Don Hubbard fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of mountaineering papers and photographs pertaining to Hubbard's experiences in western Canada, ca.1944-1991. Includes diaries, 1946-1991, 19 vol.
- Date Range
- [ca.1944]-1991
- Reference Code
- M94 / V2
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Don Hubbard fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 94
- V 2
- Sous-Fonds
- M 94
- V 2
- Accession Number
- 7353
- Reference Code
- M94 / V2
- Date Range
- [ca.1944]-1991
- Physical Description
- ca.20 cm of textual records. -- 83 photographs : prints. -- 3 print material items
- History / Biographical
- Donald Hubbard, 1900-2000, of Maryland USA, was a rock climber and alpinist who climbed extensively in the United States and Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of mountaineering papers and photographs pertaining to Hubbard's experiences in western Canada, ca.1944-1991. Includes diaries, 1946-1991, 19 vol.
- Name Access
- Hubbard, Don
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Access and use restricted
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Related to mountaineering artifacts in the Heritage collections.
- Creator
- Hubbard, Don
- Biographical Source Notes
- Newsletter of the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club-Mountaineering Section, vol.4 #2, October 2000 - in case file
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Dorothy Wardle fonds
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- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M521
- V75
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- V75
- Accession Number
- 5296, 5391, 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Physical Description
- 154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
- History / Biographical
- The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
- M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
- V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James
- Rungius, Carl
- Brett, Helen
- Keyte, Freeman
- Hart, E. J. (Ted)
- Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
- Brewster, Pat
- Peyto, Bill
- Brett, Robert George
- Sanson, Norman
- White, Clifford
- Drummond-Davies, Nora
- Mills, Ike
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Oxborough, Dorothy
- Whyte, Jon
- Robinson, Dean
- Warren, Mary Schaffer
- Simpson, George
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Greenham, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Personal and Family Life
- Banff
- Old Banff Cemetery
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Cabins
- Travel
- Picnics and picnicking
- Holidays
- Scenery
- Christmas
- Dogs
- Horses
- Mountain
- Canoes and canoeing
- Hiking
- Wildlife
- War Memorial
- Highland Games
- Bow River Bridge
- Golfing
- Anniversary
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Education
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Women
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Skiing
- European travel
- Beach
- Calgary Herald
- Geography
- Government
- Newspaper
- Politics
- Research
- Banff Public Library
- National parks and reserves
- Park policy
- Parks Canada
- Wardens
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Community life
- Mines and mineral resources
- History
- Immigration and homesteading
- Settlement
- Organizations
- World War II
- Biographical
- Professional and Personal Life
- Grizzly Bears
- Fire fighters
- Sunshine Village
- Teahouses
- Banff Indian Days
- Regalia
- Calgary Stampede
- Mountain guides
- Mountain School
- The Albertan
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Homestead Hotel
- Banff Centre
- Hot Springs
- Superintendents
- Automobiles
- Natural history
- Records
- Calendar
- Finances
- Leases
- Legal and Financial
- Property
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Glacier National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Silver City
- Victoria
- Scotland
- Revelstoke
- Yoho National Park
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Plain of Six Glaciers
- Lake Agnes
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake O'Hara
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Sidney
- San Francisco
- United States
- Europe
- Germany
- Switzerland
- France
- Spain
- Monaco
- Italy
- Denmark
- Austria
- Quebec
- Windermere
- New York
- Assiniboine
- Ghost River
- High River
- Quebec City
- New Brunswick
- Maine
- Great Divide
- Moraine Lake
- Maligne Lake
- Columbia Icefield
- Washington
- Philadelphia
- Atlantic City
- Larch Valley
- Cascade Mountain
- Panama
- Sulphur Mountain
- Field
- Emerald Lake
- Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump
- Takkakaw Falls
- Jasper National Park
- Athabasca Falls
- Okanagan
- Kananaskis
- Hoodoos
- Powell River
- Montreal
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.
- James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
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Edward Feuz fonds
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- Part Of
- Edward Feuz fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs, 1911-ca.1958; professional papers, 1901-1957; letters, 1941-1961; scrapbook, 1923-1972; and newsclippings, 1969. Photographs pertain mainly to mountaineering trips and climbs, mainly led by Edward Feuz Jr. in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, and includes many first as…
- Date Range
- 1881-[ca.1976]
- Reference Code
- M93 / V200
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Edward Feuz fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 93
- V 200
- Sous-Fonds
- M 93
- V 200
- Accession Number
- 656, 795, 1015, 1091, 1095, 2052, 2099, 2444, 2808, 2995, 3571
- Reference Code
- M93 / V200
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1881-[ca.1976]
- Physical Description
- ca.1820 photographs (ca.700 prints, ca.170 negatives, ca.950 transparencies). -- 1 photograph album (ca.180 prints). -- 4 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Edward Feuz Jr., 1884-1981, was a Canadian Pacific Railway mountain guide at Lake Louise, Alberta and Glacier and Golden, British Columbia, Canada. Feuz was the son of one of the first Swiss Guides brought to Canada by the Canadian Pacific Railway. He climbed at Field and Glacier House in 1903 with his father and guided during summers from 1905 to 1912, settling that year in the Edelweiss Village at Golden, British Columbia. Until his retirement in the 1950s, he accompanied the finest climbers and was involved in over seventy first ascents of peaks over 3048 metres.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs, 1911-ca.1958; professional papers, 1901-1957; letters, 1941-1961; scrapbook, 1923-1972; and newsclippings, 1969.
- Photographs pertain mainly to mountaineering trips and climbs, mainly led by Edward Feuz Jr. in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, and includes many first ascents. Many photographs were taken by clients who sent copies to Feuz. Photographs also pertain to clients, associates and friends, Lake Louise Chalet and Chateau Lake Louise, Lake Louise area, Feuz homes at Edelweiss and Golden, and scenic views in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains. Negatives are largely unidentified. Original colour transparencies by Edward Feuz, ca.1950-ca.1976, pertain to trips and scenic views in the Rocky Mountains. ; Professional papers include: Feuz's fuhrer-buch (guidebook) containing his certification as a Swiss Guide and testimonials from clients in Switzerland and Canada, 1901-1957; certificate of life membership, Alpine Club of Canada, 1947; and records of climbs re the Chateau Lake Louise, 1913-1930. Letters, scrapbook and clippings all pertain to Feuz's career, clients and mountaineering.
- Also includes fuhrer-buch of Edward Feuz Sr., 1859-1944, Switzerland and Glacier, B.C.
- Name Access
- Feuz, Edward
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- 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: file description and index
- electronic finding aid for photographs
- Creator
- Feuz, Edward
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
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- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three series : I. Diaries, 1902-1963, 44 v of textual records; II. Scrapbooks, 1910-1933, 2 v. of textual records; III. Other material, [1946-1947], 4 items. Diaries pertain to early life in Ontario and Alberta, service as a surveyor in India, service with the Royal Engineers …
- Date Range
- 1902-1963
- Reference Code
- M169
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Diary
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 169
- Sous-Fonds
- M 169
- Accession Number
- 6262, 7440, 7773
- Reference Code
- M169
- Date Range
- 1902-1963
- Physical Description
- 46 v. + 4 items of textual records
- History / Biographical
- E. O. (Edward Oliver) Wheeler, 1890-1962, was a Canadian surveyor, soldier and mountaineer. Wheeler was born in Ottawa, the son of A. O. (Arthur Oliver) Wheeler, Dominion Land Surveyor and founder of the Alpine Club of Canada. E. O. Wheeler served in the Royal Engineers in World War I and received the Military Cross in 1916 and the Legion of Honour (France). In 1941 he was appointed Surveyor-General of India and in 1943 was knighted by King George VI. During World War II, he served as Director of the Frontier Circle of the Survey of India. Wheeler retired to Lavington, British Columbia in 1947. Throughout his life, Wheeler was involved in world mountaineering. He worked on the mapping of the 1922 expedition of Mount Everest and was active in the Alpine Club of Canada, serving as its President from 1950 to 1954
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three series : I. Diaries, 1902-1963, 44 v of textual records; II. Scrapbooks, 1910-1933, 2 v. of textual records; III. Other material, [1946-1947], 4 items. Diaries pertain to early life in Ontario and Alberta, service as a surveyor in India, service with the Royal Engineers in France and Mesopotamia, 1915-1918, trips on leave from India to Canada, U.S.A., England, South Africa, Asia, south Pacific, and New Zealand. Diaries also detail ACC camp preparations and activities, travel to and from Banff, clubhouse work; travel details, daily activities and accounts of climbs in France and Scotland; trans-Atlantic and trans-Canada voyage; Alpine Club of Canada Vermilion Camp activities; Strathcona, Vancouver Island reconnaissance trip and climbs; travels to California, Hawaii and Japan: travel from Los Angeles to Canada, through British Columbia to Banff; ACC camp at Glacier, B.C.; trip from India to Canada; life in Banff; trips and ACC camps in the Rockies, Selkirks and Kootenay district; ACC activities and operations; travels in the Okanagan, Kootenays and Columbia Valley, BC. Also included in this series are two diaries of his wife Dorothea. Scrapbooks pertain to school life, military training, surveyor's training; Alpine Club of Canada activities and lecture activities; military career, 1910-1919; surveying and mountaineering activities; Mount Everest expedition of 1921. Other material consists of items found loose in the 1946-1948 diaries, including letter written on board ship from Asia to the United States, 1947; photographs of unidentified women, 2 items; and postcard of Vancouver City Hall
- Name Access
- Wheeler, Edward Oliver
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Military
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Wheeler, Edward Oliver
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Military
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Biographical Source Notes
- Custody information was provided by John Wheeler, son of E. O. Wheeler
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
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Elizabeth Rummel fonds
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- Part Of
- Elizabeth Rummel fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of papers and photographs pertaining to Lizzie Rummel, her career and her family. Textual records consist mainly of correspondence, 1930-1980, mostly incoming. Also includes personal papers, 1902, 1926-1980, and records pertaining to Mount Assiniboine concerns, Skoki area, ski touring…
- Date Range
- [ca.1897]-1980
- Reference Code
- M28 / S9 / V554
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Elizabeth Rummel fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 28
- S 9
- V 554
- Sous-Fonds
- M 28
- S 9
- V 554
- Accession Number
- 184, 540, 824, 962, 1159, 1189, 1341, 1379, 1615, 2103, 2569, 2661, 2818, 2836, 3349
- Reference Code
- M28 / S9 / V554
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Private record
- Date Range
- [ca.1897]-1980
- Physical Description
- 60 cm of textual records. -- ca.2200 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives. -- 5 photograph albums (400 prints). -- 2 sound recordings : audio tape reels
- History / Biographical
- Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rummel, 1897-1980, was a lodge owner and operator at Banff National Park, Alberta and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Rummel was born Elisabeth von Rummel to an aristocratic German family. With her mother and sisters, she ranched near Millarville, Alberta, after being stranded there during the First World War. In 1938, Lizzie moved to the mountains and became involved in early ski and backcountry operations. Her forty-two year career in the mountains included: working at Mount Assiniboine Lodge until 1942; managing Skoki Lodge and, at various times, Temple Chalet and Lake Louise Ski Lodge, ca.1943-1950; owning and operating Sunburst Lake Camp, 1950-1970; and working as assistant and oral history interviewer at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies (now the Archives of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies) from 1966 to 1980. Lizzie was active in the town affairs of Canmore, Alberta, where she lived, as well as in various conservation and recreation organizations. She became a member of the Order of Canada in 1980.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consist of papers and photographs pertaining to Lizzie Rummel, her career and her family.
- Textual records consist mainly of correspondence, 1930-1980, mostly incoming. Also includes personal papers, 1902, 1926-1980, and records pertaining to Mount Assiniboine concerns, Skoki area, ski touring, Al Gaetz and Lawrence Grassi. Correspondents include Charlie Hunter, Ernest Lamarque and Erling Strom.
- Photographs include four series: I. Professional and trips, 1903-1978, n.d., ca.1400 items; pertaining to Mount Assiniboine Camp and region, Sunburst Lake camp and region, Skoki Lodge and region, and trips and views in the Canadian Rockies and B.C., and including activities such as skiing, mountaineering and backcountry travel. II. Personal, ca.1898-1980, ca.485 items; pertaining to the Rummel Ranch, Rummel family and friends, Lizzie Rummel and friends and associates, other. III. Travels, 1936-1973, ca.145 items; pertaining to travels in Europe, Yukon and N.W.T. and other. IV. Other, 1912-1977, n.d., ca.140 items; pertaining to Indians, John Ware and other. Includes material by numerous photographers, including Arnold Brigden.
- Sound recordings are Rummel reading in German and French from the guidebooks of Edward Feuz Jr. and Sr., 1969, and a practice tape by Rummel as an archives interviewer, 197-?
- Name Access
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is mainly English; some German and French
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline and file description of photographs
- electronic finding aid
- correspondent/subject index
- microfilm copy of album/s
- Creator
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds and accession records
- Processing Status
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Erling Strom fonds
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- Part Of
- Erling Strom fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of mainly of textual records in the form of scrapbook, 1932-1963; and publications, n.d. 1952-1978, pertaining to skiing, Mt. Assiniboine Lodge and region. Publications include issues of Strom's newsletter, "The Assiniboine wrangler." Also includes: "To the top of the continent" by …
- Date Range
- 1908-1979
- Reference Code
- M110 / V612
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Textual record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Erling Strom fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 110
- V 612
- Sous-Fonds
- M 110
- V 612
- Accession Number
- 785, 1055, 1425, 1630, 1938, 2384, 2558, 2690, 2856, 3023, 3045, 2023.25
- Reference Code
- M110 / V612
- Date Range
- 1908-1979
- Physical Description
- 6.5 cm of textual records. -- 34 photographs : copy negatives
- History / Biographical
- Erling Strom, 1897-1986, was a skier and lodge-owner who lived at Mount Assiniboine, British Columbia, Canada; New York and Vermont, USA; and Norway. Norwegian-born Strom pioneered cross-country skiing in the United States and the Canadian Rockies. He operated Mount Assiniboine Camp from 1928 until the 1970s. Strom's mountain expertise was critical to the success of the Lindley-Liek expedition which conquered Mount McKinley, Alaska in 1932. His autobiography "Pioneers on skis" describes his career as a ski instructor and lodge operator.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of mainly of textual records in the form of scrapbook, 1932-1963; and publications, n.d. 1952-1978, pertaining to skiing, Mt. Assiniboine Lodge and region. Publications include issues of Strom's newsletter, "The Assiniboine wrangler."
- Also includes: "To the top of the continent" by Frederick A. Cook, 1908, a published account of Cook's fraudulent first ascent of Mount McKinley, heavily annotated by Belmore Browne who refuted Cook's claim in 1909; and a letter from Lieutenant Colonel H. Westmorland of Keswick, Cumberland, to Mr. Randow, 1970 April 9, outlining Westmorland's skiing and climbing career in the Canadian Rockies.
- Also includes Mount Assiniboine Camp log book compiled by Erling Strom (entries range from 1933-1963)
- Photographs pertain to Erling Strom, family, friends, associates, homes; camps, including Mount Assiniboine Camp; trips and expeditions, including expedition to Mount McKinley. Photographs were published in "Pioneers on skis."
- Name Access
- Strom, Erling
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: modern reference prints
- Creator
- Strom, Erling
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Ernest C. W. Lamarque fonds
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- Ernest C. W. Lamarque fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of writings, ca.1929-1958; holograph maps, n.d., 1934; Christmas cards, 1937-1970; articles 1928-1965; other papers, 1877-1971; and photographs, 1897-1939. Textual records mainly consist of Lamarque's manuscripts, including two large works: "Memoirs of Ernest C. Lamarque, 1958" and "…
- Date Range
- 1897-1971
- Reference Code
- M81 / V343
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Part Of
- Ernest C. W. Lamarque fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 81
- V 343
- Sous-Fonds
- M81
- V 343
- Accession Number
- 593, 1025, 1286, 1829
- Reference Code
- M81 / V343
- Date Range
- 1897-1971
- Physical Description
- ca.50 cm of textual records. -- 11 photograph albums (522 prints). -- 2 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- Ernest C. W. Lamarque, 1879-1970, was a surveyor, map maker, writer and artist at Vancouver and Oyama, British Columbia, Canada. Lamarque was born in Kent, England and emigrated to the United States in 1896, travelling to Winnipeg in 1897. He worked for the Hudson's Bay Company as a fur trader at Isle a la Crosse, Fort Simpson, Fort McKay and Fort Chipewyan before entering the surveying field in 1907. His survey work took him throughout British Columbia, Alberta and the Yukon. In 1933-1934, he was in charge of the advance party reconnaissance for the Bedaux Subarctic Expedition. He was also involved in Alaska Highway, Royal Canadian Air Force and Whitehorn Mountain ski lift surveys.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of writings, ca.1929-1958; holograph maps, n.d., 1934; Christmas cards, 1937-1970; articles 1928-1965; other papers, 1877-1971; and photographs, 1897-1939.
- Textual records mainly consist of Lamarque's manuscripts, including two large works: "Memoirs of Ernest C. Lamarque, 1958" and "Travels and exploration in northern British Columbia, 1934," and short fiction and non-fiction works based upon his career in British Columbia and Alberta. Material pertains mainly to the Mackenzie, Peace, Liard, Finlay, and Athabasca River districts, the Bella Coola and Cariboo districts, Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, the Columbia River, and the Bedaux Expedition, with regards to surveying, exploration, prospecting, flora and fauna.
- Textual records also include a diary and maps from the Bedaux Subarctic Expedition reconnaissance, 1934, and the British Columbia-Alaska highway reconnaissance, 1939.
- Photographs pertain to the Bedaux expedition, Hudson's Bay Company work in northwestern Canada, and survey work in northern Alberta and British Columbia, 1897-1939. Albums are annotated and include maps and sketches.
- Accompanied by art works (Gallery Collection)
- Name Access
- Lamarque, Ernest C. W.
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- microfilm copies of albums
- Creator
- Lamarque, Ernest C. W.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
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Ernst (Ernest) Feuz fonds
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- Ernst (Ernest) Feuz fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to climbing and guiding career of Swiss Guide Ernest Feuz in Glacier, O'Hara, Lake Louise, Bugaboos, and Bobby Burns. Photograph album [ca.1900]-1955, ca. 430 prints - album was originally compiled by J. Monroe Thorington with photographs added by Feuz from climbs with various client…
- Date Range
- 1908-1956
- Reference Code
- M131 / V71
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Ernst (Ernest) Feuz fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 131
- V 71
- Sous-Fonds
- M 131
- V 71
- Accession Number
- 3926, 7229 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M131 / V71
- Date Range
- 1908-1956
- Physical Description
- 2 photograph albums, o.s. (ca.430 prints & 36 prints). -- 24 photographs: prints. -- 5 cm textual records.
- History / Biographical
- Ernest Feuz, born 1889 in Interlaken, Switzerland was the son of Edouard Feuz Sr., one of two Swiss guides brought to Glacier House, B.C. in 1899 by the CPR. In 1909, the second generation of Swiss guides including Ernest Feuz and his two brothers Walter and Edward Jr., along with Rudolf Aemmer and Christian Hasler Jr. began guiding for the CPR during the summer months and returned to Switzerland for the winter. In 1912, Ernest settled at the Swiss village of Edelweiss, near Golden, B.C., constructed by the CPR in 1911. Glacier House closed in 1925 and Ernest Feuz began guiding primarily out of Lake Louise, the Swiss Guides Headquarters. During the winter months, the Swiss guides did maintenance work at Lake Louise and were responsible for maintaining the buildings and snow removal. Ernest Feuz led numerous climbing parties and rescue operations throughout his career, retiring from the CPR guiding service in 1954.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to climbing and guiding career of Swiss Guide Ernest Feuz in Glacier, O'Hara, Lake Louise, Bugaboos, and Bobby Burns. Photograph album [ca.1900]-1955, ca. 430 prints - album was originally compiled by J. Monroe Thorington with photographs added by Feuz from climbs with various clients including Georgia Engelhard and W. J. Oliver. Donors have interfiled parts of a smaller album and many later prints. Second photograph album [ca.1910]-1954 has some later prints added by donors - up to 1976. Textual records consist of marriage and birth certificates of Ernest and Elise Feuz, 1912-1954; military service booklet of Ernest Feuz, 1908-1925; fuhrerbuch of E. Feuz, 1909-1927; notebook of Ernest Feuz (cash from clients, 1913-1921 and snow report, 1921-1924); business cards and Swiss Guides tariff for climbing, Chateau Lake Louise, n.d.
- Name Access
- Feuz, Ernest
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Feuz, Ernst
- Biographical Source Notes
- Frank W. Anderson, "Ernest Feuz, Mountaineer" in Sagas of the Canadian West, vol. 4, 1979; The Cairn, 25:1 (Winter/Spring 2001)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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First ascent and summit note collection
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- Scope & Content
- Artificial collection of summit and cairn notes and registers assembled by the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. Consists of notes and registers recording ascents and routes for various peaks in the mountains of western Canada. Includes notes by prominent mountaineers, guides and personalities…
- Date Range
- 1897-2009
- Reference Code
- M235
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 235
- Sous-Fonds
- M 235
- Accession Number
- 1047, 1050, 1052, 1067, 1073, 1087, 1299, 1447, 1508, 1531, 1597, 1648, 1659, 1873, 1890, 1910, 1920, 2349, 2412, 2431, 2535, 2640, 2658, 3244, 3296, 3297, 3299, 3301, 3472, 3489, 3567, 3568, 3648, 4036, 4088, 5012, 5025, 5026, 5063, 5094, 5109, 5179, 5229, 5232, 5345, 5361, 5395, 5409, 5500, 5548, 5585, 5603, 5610, 5660, 5661, 5662, 5668, 5688, 5718, 5807, 5809, 5864, 5865, 5965, 6069, 6071, 6072, 6073, 6074, 6362, 6365, 6366, 6371, 6433, 6434 ; 6447, 6448, 6486, 6491, 6492, 6493, 6494, 6496, 6497, 6498, 6538, 6539, 6611, 6617, 6665, 6768, 7170, 7276, 7778 (unproc), 8002
- Reference Code
- M235
- Date Range
- 1897-2009
- Physical Description
- 2.6 m textual records
- Scope & Content
- Artificial collection of summit and cairn notes and registers assembled by the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. Consists of notes and registers recording ascents and routes for various peaks in the mountains of western Canada.
- Includes notes by prominent mountaineers, guides and personalities, including Rudolf Aemmer, Glen Boles, Eaton Cromwell, Georgia Engelhard, Edward Feuz, Val A. Fynn, Lillian Gest, Christian Hasler, Conrad Kain, Arnor Larson, A. H. MacCarthy, Alex McCoubrey, Don Munday, Phyllis Munday, H. P. Nichols, C. L. Noyes, George M. Weed, C. S. Thompson, Pierre Trudeau and others.
- Also includes registers placed by the Alberta Rockies Mountaineering Society, an organization established to coordinate the climbing of seventy- five Alberta mountains as an Alberta 75th Anniversary Project.
- The names of individual mountains, peaks and prominent mountaineers represented in this collection are maintained in subject data field.
- Name Access
- First ascent and summit note (collection)
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid
- Related Material
- Additional summit notes are found in Alpine Club of Canada fonds (M200)
- Registers placed by the Alberta Rockies Mountaineering Society are related to ARMA photograph album (V615)
- Title Source
- Title describes contents of collection.
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Frances K. Montgomery and Gaie Taylor fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three series: I. Photographs, 1929-1976; II. Motion pictures, 1936-1964; III. Textual records, 1959-1994. Photographs and films pertain mainly to travel and camping in Europe, Ontario, western Canada and the United States. ACC camps in the Bugaboos, 1959, Fryatt Creek, 1960, …
- Date Range
- 1929-1994, predominant 1935-1976
- Reference Code
- M326 / V552
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 326
- V 552
- Sous-Fonds
- M 326
- V 552
- Accession Number
- 6783
- Reference Code
- M326 / V552
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1929-1994, predominant 1935-1976
- Physical Description
- ca.1060 photographs (ca.400 transparencies, ca.380 negatives, ca.280 prints). -- 23 motion pictures. -- 7 textual records
- History / Biographical
- Frances Kathleen Montgomery, 1904-1989, and Esme Gabrielle (Gaie) Neufville Taylor, 1910-1994, met during their service in the Canadian Women's Army Corps during the Second World War. After the war they shared a house in London and Waterloo, Ontario. Montgomery was a university professor in Romance languages; Taylor worked as a secretary and writer. Montgomery retired in 1971 and the women moved to Victoria, B.C. They were avid photographers, gardeners, readers, climbers and campers. Montgomery and Taylor travelled throughout Ontario and west to Alberta, B.C. and the United States. They attended several Alpine Club of Canada camps between 1959 and 1969
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three series: I. Photographs, 1929-1976; II. Motion pictures, 1936-1964; III. Textual records, 1959-1994. Photographs and films pertain mainly to travel and camping in Europe, Ontario, western Canada and the United States. ACC camps in the Bugaboos, 1959, Fryatt Creek, 1960, Maligne Lake, 1962, and others are documented. Montgomery appears to have made the 35 mm photographs and the films, while Taylor appears to have made the 127-format negatives and superslide transparencies. Textual items are a letter and newsclippings on climbing
- Notes
- Photographs retained were selected from approximately 3800 items, mainly prints and transparencies, which included much duplication
- Name Access
- Montgomery, Frances K.
- Taylor, Gaie
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- Related Material
- Accompanied by hiking and climbing artifacts transferred to heritage collections, Whyte Museum
- Creator
- Montgomery, Frances K.
- Taylor, Gaie
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
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Fred Stephens fonds
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- Part Of
- Fred Stephens fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists primarily of photographs pertaining to: I. J. Norman Collie expeditions to Mount Gordon, Mount Columbia, Freshfield Glacier and Mount Forbes, Mount Robson, 1897-1911, 115 items; includes material on G. P. Baker, Bill Peyto, Hermann Woolley, Hugh Stutfield, A. L. Mumm and James Outram…
- Date Range
- 1897-1920
- Reference Code
- M221 / V364
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Fred Stephens fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 221
- V 364
- Sous-Fonds
- M 221
- V 364
- Accession Number
- 5348, 5846, 5847
- Reference Code
- M221 / V364
- Date Range
- 1897-1920
- Physical Description
- 167 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (48 prints). -- 2 textual records
- History / Biographical
- Fred Stephens, 1869-1928, was an outfitter and guide in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. Stephens came to Banff in 1896, working first as a packer for Tom Wilson, and over the next few years guided numerous renowned mountaineers, including Walter Wilcox, Jean Habel, J. Norman Collie, Hugh Stutfield, James Outram, Stanley Washburn and A.L. Mumm. Stephens' operation was based in the Jasper-Yellowhead region. He retired from guiding ca.1920.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists primarily of photographs pertaining to: I. J. Norman Collie expeditions to Mount Gordon, Mount Columbia, Freshfield Glacier and Mount Forbes, Mount Robson, 1897-1911, 115 items; includes material on G. P. Baker, Bill Peyto, Hermann Woolley, Hugh Stutfield, A. L. Mumm and James Outram; II. Stanley Washburn expeditions to Yellowhead Pass, 1901, 1903, 1909, 21 items; III. Mitchell party trip, 1920, 1 item: photograph album; 48 images; IV. Other, n.d. 31 items; unidentified packtrain and non-Rocky Mountain material, including Fred and Jesse Stephens, Yellowstone National Park, ranch, unidentified individuals.
- Textual items are manuscript, "The Cougar or Mountain Lion," attributed to Fred Stephens, n.d., 5 p., copy; and copy of newsclipping regarding same,
- Name Access
- Stephens, Fred
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Stephens, Fred
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
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Fredrick V. Longstaff fonds
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- Part Of
- Fredrick V. Longstaff fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of selected subject files from the Frederick Victor Longstaff papers at the British Columbia Archives and Records Service in Victoria, B.C. Includes: horse packers in B.C.; mountain men in the Rockies; Brewster - Ford Mountain Lodges; James Simpson; containing notes, articles …
- Date Range
- 1910, 1920-1958
- Reference Code
- M345 / V244
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Fredrick V. Longstaff fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M345
- V244
- Sous-Fonds
- M345
- V244
- Accession Number
- 2326, 5275
- Reference Code
- M345 / V244
- Date Range
- 1910, 1920-1958
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm of textual records.-- 1 photograph: print, b&w
- History / Biographical
- Major F.V. (Frederick Victor) Longstaff, 1879-1961, was a soldier, architect, mountaineer, and historian at Victoria, British Columbia.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of selected subject files from the Frederick Victor Longstaff papers at the British Columbia Archives and Records Service in Victoria, B.C. Includes: horse packers in B.C.; mountain men in the Rockies; Brewster - Ford Mountain Lodges; James Simpson; containing notes, articles and correspondence. Content pertains to Tom Wilson, Sydney Baker, Lake Louise Chalet, Professor Charles E. Fay, J.J. McArthur, Col. Richard O'Hara, Sydney R. Vallance, George Paris, W.D. Round, Ada Wilson, guides, early explorers, C.P.R. surveys, Lake Wapta Lodge, Lake O'Hara Lodge, Yoho Lodge, Brewster family, etc.
- Photograph is original print of Longstaff's mother on glacier, near Glacier House, B.C.
- Name Access
- Longstaff, F. V.
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Longstaff, F. V.
- Title Source
- Title taken from accession records
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George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds
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- Part Of
- George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to the Lake O'Hara region, particularly its history, geology, botany, trail systems and visitation. I. Writing, research and translation, ca.1887-ca.1975, ca.45 cm, including some photographs. Consists of manuscript drafts, notes, correspondence, maps and print material pertaining t…
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-ca.1976]
- Reference Code
- M60 / V276
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 60
- V 276
- Sous-Fonds
- M 60
- V 276
- Accession Number
- 358, 2815, 6620, 6762
- Reference Code
- M60 / V276
- Date Range
- [ca.1887-ca.1976]
- Physical Description
- ca.50 cm of textual records. -- ca.1000 photographs : mainly transparencies
- History / Biographical
- George K. K. (Tommy) Link, 1887-1979, was professor of Plant Pathology at the University of Chicago, Illinois. Link spent many summers between 1928 and 1977 studying the Lake O'Hara region and building trails there, accompanied by his wife, Adeline Link, d.1943. The Links were frequently guided by Jim Boyce.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to the Lake O'Hara region, particularly its history, geology, botany, trail systems and visitation.
- I. Writing, research and translation, ca.1887-ca.1975, ca.45 cm, including some photographs. Consists of manuscript drafts, notes, correspondence, maps and print material pertaining to writing, editing and translation projects, including "The Ways of Lake O'Hara," and the "Map of Lake O'Hara Region South Area."
- II. Personal papers, 1960-ca.1976, ca.7 cm, including some photographs. Includes correspondence, financial papers and other material.
- III. Lake O'Hara Trails Club papers, 1949-1973, .5 cm.
- IV. Photographs, 1937-ca.1960, ca.1000 colour transparencies and ca.25 prints. Transparencies pertain mainly to the Lake O'Hara / Lake McArthur regions; also Lake Louise, Skoki and Icefield Parkway areas and Grand Canyon, U.S.A. Includes views of landscapes, hiking, some horse travel, flora and fauna views. Some views are attributed to Adeline Link.
- Name Access
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: file description
- index for textual material
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
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Girl Guides of Canada, Banff fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds documents the Girl Guides of Canada, Banff area activities and events, ca.1955-ca.1970. Records consist of photographs and a scrapbook pertaining to Banff packs; textual records consist of club and society records, published handbooks, pamphlets, serials, and booklets.
- Date Range
- [ca.1955-ca.1970]
- Reference Code
- M118 / V64
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Scrapbook
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 118
- V 64
- Sous-Fonds
- M 118
- V 64
- Accession Number
- 7435 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M118 / V64
- Date Range
- [ca.1955-ca.1970]
- Physical Description
- 23 textual records. -- 22 photographs: prints
- History / Biographical
- The Girl Guides began Canadian operations in 1910 in St. Catharines, Ontario following the movement's foundation in England by Lord Baden-Powell in 1909. In 1912 Canadian headquarters were established in Toronto and in 1917 a Canadian Council was incorporated. In 1961 the organization became known as Girl Guides of Canada with a goal to teach and train girls responsibility and community service. Girls enroll in various Brownie, Guide or Ranger Packs under the supervision of volunteer Pack leaders. The girls earn badges in a wide variety of activities. The Guide movement in Alberta began in 1912 with Companies forming first in Edmonton and then around the province. A Guide Group of 9-15 girls was established in Banff in the mid-1920s followed by the creation of a Brownie Pack in 1939. In 1961 the Banff Scout-Guide Hall opened in Banff.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds documents the Girl Guides of Canada, Banff area activities and events, ca.1955-ca.1970. Records consist of photographs and a scrapbook pertaining to Banff packs; textual records consist of club and society records, published handbooks, pamphlets, serials, and booklets.
- Notes
- Duplicate print material was discarded
- Name Access
- Girl Guides of Canada, Banff
- Subject Access
- Education
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Girl Guides of Canada, Banff
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record, Girl Guides of Canada website
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Glacier House Hotel fonds
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- Part Of
- Glacier House Hotel fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Glacier House scrapbook/register. Volume records observations, opinions and experiences of visitors to Glacier House. It also includes maps, charts and excerpts from publications from CPR publications by members of the Vaux family.
- Date Range
- Microfilm copy made in 1973
- Reference Code
- M262
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Microfilm
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Glacier House Hotel fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 262
- Sous-Fonds
- M 262
- Accession Number
- 1926
- Reference Code
- M262
- Other Title Info
- Also known as Glacier House scrapbook
- Date Range
- Microfilm copy made in 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 reel of textual records : microfilm
- History / Biographical
- Glacier House was a Canadian Pacific Railway hotel which operated from 1887 to 1925 at Glacier, B.C.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of Glacier House scrapbook/register. Volume records observations, opinions and experiences of visitors to Glacier House. It also includes maps, charts and excerpts from publications from CPR publications by members of the Vaux family.
- Notes
- The Glacier House Scrapbook is discussed and portions reproduced in "Legacy in Ice: The Vaux Family and the Canadian Alps" by Edward Cavell (Banff: Whyte Foundation, 1983)
- Name Access
- Glacier House Hotel
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- electronic finding aid
- Related Material
- Photocopy of the Glacier House scrapbook is in William L. Putnam papers and photographs (M352/V117)
- Creator
- Glacier House Hotel
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on commonly used title
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Gordon and Alice Mettler fonds
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- Part Of
- Gordon and Alice Mettler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of articles pertaining to the early history of Glacier National Park, Montana; also ephemera. Articles are "Through Glacier National Park with Howard Eaton," 1919; and "The Bill Brewsters at East Glacier: Recollections of Alice Mettler." The latter discusses Syd (Brewster) G…
- Date Range
- 1919-1977
- Reference Code
- M325
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Gordon and Alice Mettler fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 325
- Sous-Fonds
- M 325
- Accession Number
- 2187, 2845
- Reference Code
- M325
- Date Range
- 1919-1977
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Gordon and Alice Mettler were writers from Hungary Horse, Montana, U.S.A. In 1916, Gordon Mettler, b.1902, accompanied the Howard Eaton party through Glacier National Park, Montana. The party was outfitted by the Brewster family. Alice Mettler was a friend of Syd (Brewster) Graves.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of articles pertaining to the early history of Glacier National Park, Montana; also ephemera. Articles are "Through Glacier National Park with Howard Eaton," 1919; and "The Bill Brewsters at East Glacier: Recollections of Alice Mettler." The latter discusses Syd (Brewster) Graves.
- Name Access
- Mettler, Alice
- Mettler, Gordon
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Mettler, Alice
- Mettler, Gordon
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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H. E. Richardson fonds
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- Part Of
- H. E. Richardson fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of manuscripts, trip diary, speech and letters pertaining to construction of the Banff-Windermere Highway, 1920-1935, and re-dedication of Kootenay National Park, 1985. Also includes manuscript on writer Arthur Murray Chisolm and letters on national park issues including Radium Aqua…
- Date Range
- Copies made in 1985
- Reference Code
- M311
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Part Of
- H. E. Richardson fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 311
- Sous-Fonds
- M311
- Accession Number
- 5019, 5048, 5115
- Reference Code
- M311
- Date Range
- Copies made in 1985
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- H. E. Richardson worked on construction of the Banff-Windermere Highway, Alberta / British Columbia, Canada, between 1920 and 1935 and was a dignitary at the re-dedication of Kootenay National Park, B.C. in 1985.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of manuscripts, trip diary, speech and letters pertaining to construction of the Banff-Windermere Highway, 1920-1935, and re-dedication of Kootenay National Park, 1985. Also includes manuscript on writer Arthur Murray Chisolm and letters on national park issues including Radium Aquacourt privatization.
- Name Access
- Richardson, H. E.
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Richardson, H. E.
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Hans Gmoser fonds
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- Part Of
- Hans Gmoser fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of films, video recording, sound recordings, textual records and photographs produced and collected by Hans Gmoser. Film series (I.) includes: A.1. Presentation films by Hans Gmoser Productions, 1956-1967, 10 items. Feature-length adventure/annual films, mainly silent for live narrat…
- Date Range
- [ca.1950-ca.1995]
- Reference Code
- M224 / S49 / V68
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Hans Gmoser fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 224
- S 49
- V 68
- Sous-Fonds
- M 224
- S 49
- V 68
- Accession Number
- 5650, 5878, 6802, 7361 (unprocessed), 7877 (unproc), 8111 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M224 / S49 / V68
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1950-ca.1995]
- Physical Description
- 25 motion pictures: 41 film reels, also audio reels and magnetic track. -- 17 film reels, 7 film strips, 1 video recording. -- 25 sound recordings. -- 15.5 cm textual records. -- ca.640 photographs: negatives, copy negatives, prints. -- 2 photograph albums. -- 39 cartographic records: maps, some annotated.
- History / Biographical
- Hans Gmoser, 1932-2006 was born in Braunau, Austria in 1932. During his long career he worked as a mountain guide, mountaineer, ski instructor, skier, cinematographer, lecturer, and founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canadian Mountain Holidays. Hans Gmoser was also an active cyclist and was based in Banff and Harvie Heights, Alberta.
- Gmoser gained early skiing and mountaineering experience in post-war Austria before emigrating to Canada with his friend Leo Grillmair in 1951. Lizzie Rummel gave him his first job in the mountains at Mount Assiniboine. By 1953 he was working as a mountain guide and founded Rocky Mountain Guides Ltd. (Canadian Mountain Holidays CMH) in 1957. That year he began filming promotional films containing climbing and skiing adventure sequences. He first used fixed-wing aircraft and later helicopters, starting in 1963, to transport clients for spring skiing and summer climbing. Gmoser toured throughout North America promoting his skiing and climbing films, attracting large audiences with his inspiring lectures.
- Gmoser built Bugaboo Lodge in 1968, the first of six lodges which also include Bobbie Burns, Galena, Gothics, Adamants and Cariboo lodges, to serve international heli-skiers and heli-hikers. Gmoser retired from Canadian Mountain Holidays in 1993. Hans Gmoser received honourary memberships in the Alpine Club of Canada and the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations. He was elected to the Honour Roll of Canadian Skiing and the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame and received the Banff Mountain Film Festival Summit of Excellence Award. In 1987 Hans Gmoser was awarded the Order of Canada.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of films, video recording, sound recordings, textual records and photographs produced and collected by Hans Gmoser.
- Film series (I.) includes: A.1. Presentation films by Hans Gmoser Productions, 1956-1967, 10 items. Feature-length adventure/annual films, mainly silent for live narration with background music. Some with sound tracks. A.2. Edited versions of presentation films, 1959-1968, 5 motion pictures. B. Other films by Hans Gmoser, 1962-[1969], 8 motion pictures. C. Out-takes, fragment and miscellaneous films, 1960-ca.1970, 17 film reels; Skifarri - Head Hunter film, 1924-1950s, 7 negative strips. D. Collected films, ca.1960, 1972, 2 motion pictures.
- Other series are: II. Video recording, 1979; III. Sound recordings (not related to films) include 23 reel to reel tapes of classical and traditional folk songs, 1961 and 1979; IV. Textual records, ca.1955-ca.1995, in the form of film documentation, script to "Ski's over McKinley," certificates, Order of Canada correspondence and information, personal papers and correspondence, maps and other records; V. Photographs, 1950-1986. Photographs pertain to ski trips, climbing expeditions to Mt. Logan, Mt. Robson, Wapta Glacier, Columbia Icefields, Canoe Glacier, Rodgers pass trip, mountaineering clubs, Trudeau/Bugaboo trip, Assiniboine Lodge, portraits of Lizzie Rummel, Erling Strom, and Jim Davies. Albums consist of photographs taken during ski trips in Austria.
- Films depict a mixture of skiing and climbing including spring skiing, powder skiing, glacier skiing on Columbia Icefield, heli-skiing in the Rockies and Selkirks and ascents of Mount Logan, Yukon, and Mounts Blackburn and McKinley, Alaska, also rock and ice climbing. Feature length films consist of, or are accompanied by, all or some of the following elements: 16mm originals (A and B rolls); work prints, out takes, 16mm mag track (sound); 1/4" audio tape (background music to accompany narration, 7 items); teasers (TV film clips) and the following items included in the textual records: narration scripts, teaser text, descriptive flyers, press releases, annual pamphlets and ad solicitation for same, censor certificates, related correspondence, maps, oversize promotional posters for Gmoser's films "With Ski and Rope" 1957, and a handmade poster by Banff Ski Runners for "Adventure Bound" and related ephemera.
- Name Access
- Gmoser, Hans
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is primarily English
- Includes some material in German
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- video reference copies for some films in sub-series I.A.
- Creator
- Gmoser, Hans
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Biographical Source Notes
- accession record, Hans Gmoser; Chic Scott's bio/obit notes 2006.
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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