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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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[Hunting party preparing to depart from Banff Indian Grounds or Brewster Corrals, Banff]

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Part Of: Pat Brewster fonds

Scope & Content: Image of five people on horseback with five pack horses

Date Range: 1850-1910

Reference Code: v91 / 12 / a / na66 - 1716

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy; Photograph, print

1 image

Part Of: Pat Brewster fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M2 / V91 / S21

Sous-Fonds: V91

Reference Code: v91 / 12 / a / na66 - 1716

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy; Photograph, print

Date Range: 1850-1910

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative : copy negative

Scope & Content: Image of five people on horseback with five pack horses

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Environment and Nature; Sports and Recreation; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Skiing and Climbing Trips

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Part Of: Hans Gmoser fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to various skiing and climbing trips throughout the Rocky Mountains and Selkirks.

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1960]

Reference Code: V68 / V / PA 13 - 493 to 561

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph

9 images

Part Of: Hans Gmoser fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V224 / S49 / V68

Series: V. Photograph Prints

Sous-Fonds: V68

Accession Number: 7361

Reference Code: V68 / V / PA 13 - 493 to 561

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1950-1960]

Physical Description: 68 photographs: prints, b&w; col.

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to various skiing and climbing trips throughout the Rocky Mountains and Selkirks.

Notes: From unmarked folder. IMAGES : 493. “Hans Albeit Snowfield May 1956”, [Hans in shorts climbing up into snow patch from river], 16 x 11 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 494. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 495. “May 1954, Plain of 6 Glaciers”, [Man standing in front of scree pile], 7.5 x 7.5 cm, black and white. 496. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 497. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 498. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8.5 x 14 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 499. “1951 Austria Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait], 8 x 12.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, on heavy paper with postcard lines. 500. “Linz, Austria 1951 Hans Gmoser”, [Professional portrait with hat], 12 x 15.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back, textured edges, matt finish. 501. “Mt. Schaffer 12 July 66, Hans is up”, [Hans gripping rocks, holding rope], 13 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back. 502. “Performing in the ‘Wildlife Room’ at the Otsego Ski Club in Gaylord, Michigan 1956/57”, [Hans holding guitar, next to man with microphone], 9.5 x 9.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 503. “Albert Icefield Trip May 1956”, [Hans with beard, sitting on grass], 11 x 16 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 504. “Selkirks may 1956 Uto-Eagle Col”, [Hans smiling and holding side, with mountains in back], 11 x 16 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 505. “Crossing stream on way to Albert Snowfield May 1956 (Hans)”, 16 x 11 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 506. “Muriel Gratz”, [Holding rock, sitting on mountain], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 507. “Mt. Alberta 3rd Ascent 1958 Sarka Spinkova, Weil Bvoion, Heinz Kohl (seated front) Hans Gmoser”, [Group of people sitting, surrounded by ropes and rocks, with mountains in back, Hans on far right], 12.5 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 508. “Hitch Hiking near Banff 1953 Leo Grillmair, ?, H.G.], [Junction Norquay Road sign for chairlift in back], 8 x 5.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 509. “Rundle Rock @ 1953 Hans Gmoser”, [Gmoser hanging from rope], 10.25 x 16.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 510. “Mt. Louis 1954 Hans Gmoser”, [Gmoser’s back from below, climbing], 8.5 x 13.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 511. “1953? Hans Gmoser Irene Reader, Lake Louise Tea Room”, [Hans standing, Irene sitting under Tea Room sign], 13 x 8.5 cm, black and white, caption written on post it note. 512. “Yamnuska Hans Gmoser 1956”, [Hans organizing rope at edge of peak], 5.5 x 8 cm, colour, rounded edges, caption written on back. 513. “Winter 1959”, [Woman and man facing one another, image blown out], 15 x 10 cm, colour, caption written on back. 514. “Hans Gmoser 1956 Yamnuska”, [Hans to right, holding rope, with trees in background on left],5.5 x 8 cm. colour, caption written on back, “V68 accn 7361” written on back, rounded edges. 515. [Ski poles stuck into snow, with trees and mountains behind], n.d., 20 x 25.5 cm, black and white, matt finish. Whyte Museum copy negative: [Ski poles stuck into snow, with trees and mountains behind], n.d., 10 x 12 cm, black and white. V68/NA-61. PA-524 516. “The giant seabern [?] of the Marmot Derby- Hans Gmoser March 1956”, [Gmoser jumping off ski jump, blurred], 12.5 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 517. “The bouquet after the derby Receiving Prize from Harry Dempster (Sup. Jasper Natl. Park) March 1956 Marmot Derby”, [Handshake, Gmoser on right], 12.5 x 18 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 518. “1950s”, [Gmoser sitting in front of house], 5.25 x 5.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 519. “Philippe Delesalle (R) Leo Grillmair (next) Mt. Edith 1953?”, [Four men sitting on rock], 9 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 520. “1955 Bow Summit Fire Warden”, [Hans looking down, with beard], 5.5 x 5.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 521. “Lizzies Camp Sunburst Lake Hans Gmoser”, [Hans standing outside tent in shorts], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 522. “On Mt. Blackburn, Wrangel Icefield Alaska 1958”, [One person walking through snow], black and white, caption written on back, bottom edge ripped. Superior Album Prints “Assiniboine E. Strom, Don Gardner Al Johnson” 523. “Don Gardner”, [Seated on rock], 9 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 524. “1954 Erling Strom, Carter Meyer Hans Gmoser going up Allen by Pars”, [on horseback with mountains on left] 9 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 525. “Assiniboine Lodge Aug 1960”, [Horse with man and rocks], 9 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 526. “Top of Mt. Hector 1955”, [Gmoser sitting on left with hands clasped, with mountains behind], 15 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish. 527. “Top of Mt. Hector 1955”, [Gmoser sitting on left with hands clasped, with mountains behind], 15 x 13 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish. 528. [Gmoser looking into camera, up rock Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957], 12 x 17 cm, black and white. 529. [Gmoser holding camera, with rope Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957], 12 x 17 cm, black and white. 530. “Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957”, [Gmoser looking into camera, up rock], 12 x 17 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 531. [Gmoser holding camera, with rope Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957], 12 x 17 cm, black and white. 532. “Filming on McArthur Little Yoho 1957”, [Gmoser from back, scaling rock], 12 x 17 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 533. “Franz Dopf Hans Gmoser Grossglockner Austria 1949”, [Two boys sitting under cross], 8.25 x 8.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back, “97%” taped to back. 534. “Franz Dopf Hans Gmoser (riding) Grossg Cockner Austria 1949”, [Gmoser on bike], 8.25 x 8.25 cm, black and white, caption written on back, “150%” taped to back. 535. “Mt. Blackburn 1958 Don Sheldon and Super Cub”, [Landed small plane], 25.5 x 20 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 536. “Hans May 1958 by Elsa Wyatt”, [Hans looking to left, with trees behind, rope in lap], 20 x 25.5 cm, black and white, matt finish, glued to heavy card, caption written on back. 537. “1957 Banff”, [Gmoser looking up, holding pick, rope beside, other hand on hip], 12 x 18 cm, black and white, “Return to BV. Foster Western Canadian Ski News 64% p4 #1 Pik #5” written on back, caption written on back, “crop head” written on front in red. 538. “Hans May 1958 by Elsa Wyatt”, [Hans looking to left, with trees behind, rope in lap], 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, matt finish, glued to heavy card, caption written on back. 539. “58?”, [Gmoser seated, holding pick, rope over shoulder], Photograph by Elza Wyatt, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on post it note, matt finish. 540. “Banff 1958”, [Gmoser seated, holding pick, rope over shoulder], Photograph by Elza Wyatt, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish. 541. “Little Yoho Christmas 1953 below isolated peak”, [Man with poles, looking back over shoulder], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 542. “On Sunburst Peak Assiniboine area NE Face 1956”, [Gmoser scaling cliff face], photograph by Clair Brown, 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 543. “1 The Eastern Glaciers of the Albert Snowfield, the peak on the right is a 10, 000 foot unamed [sic] tower”, [Mountain in distance], photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures. 544. “2 The approach to the Albert Snowfield led through 17 miles of steep, narrow canyons and thick bush. It took 5 days to cover the distance”, [Distance shot of water, cliffs and bushes],photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures. 545. “3 Sometime we were for days completely engulfed by the Slide Alders”, [Leaning over, obscured by greenery], photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures. 546. “5 It was difficult to hold your balance on the slippery rocks and logs in the rushing current”, [Gmoser holding ski, standing in river beside waterfall, about to climb onto snowdrift], photograph by Philippe Delesalle, n.d., 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption typed on piece of paper which enclosed pictures, Pictures 4, 6, 7, missing. 547. “Climbing Caster Pu above Asulkan Pass May 1956”, [Mountain peak, very small figure visible climbing near top], 10 x 15 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 548. “South buttress of Cascade Mtn. 1955 (Hans G. Leading)”, [Gmoser from below, back visible, rope extending down through image], 11 x 8 cm, black and white, matt finish. 549. “South side of Albert Group 1956”, [Mountain], 16 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 550. “Camp along flat creek, Albert Icefield Trip 1956”, [Gmoser cooking in pot on snow, laundry hanging in background, poles to left], 16 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 551. “Head of Bain Broom, Albert Icefield 1956”, [Mountain], 16 x 11.5 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 552. “Mummery Trip Mt. Freshfield”, [Mountain], 12.7 x 17.8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 553. “Kurt Lukas Fording Sunwapta River May 1954”, [Walking through river, with skis on back], 11 x 8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 554. “Kurt Lukas Fording Sunwapta River May 1954”, [Walking through river, with skis on back], 11 x 8 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 555. “On the Wrangel Icefield 1958”, [Man at distance, with mountains in back], 12.75 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 556. “At the Wheeler Hut May 1960 L to R Petty Telfer, Kit Skezzy, Kurt Seiffert, Anne Muirhead, Kirt and Ruta Lukas, Hans Gmoser, Stan Seiffert”, [Group of people bside hut, with skis and snow in background], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 557. “Anne Muirhead, V. Wintonica, Peggy Teler, Waiting for the train to Glacier (Rogers Pass) May 1960”, [Two women standing with skis, one woman sitting with guitar, sign “Golden” on train station], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 558. “Bin Moran, Anne Muirhead, and Petty Telfer”, [Man with small guitar, two people packing, sign “Golden” on train station], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 559. “Wheeler Hut, May 1960”, [Three people organizing wood in front of hut], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back. 560. “Looking West from Summit of Mt. Hector Aug 1955”, [Mountain], 10.5 x 7.75 cm, black and white, caption written on back, matt finish. 561. [Snapshot of older woman, laughing, wearing floral blouse with brooch at neck, inside, looking towards mountains out window], 20 x 25.5 cm, colour.