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Arnold Wexler fonds
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- Part Of
- Arnold Wexler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series: I. Expeditions and trips series, 1946-1974; II. General files series, 1913-1978. Expeditions and trips series pertains to mountaineering expeditions and trips of Arnold Wexler and companions to western and northern Canada and locations in the United States. Canadian…
- Date Range
- 1913-1978, predominant 1946-1974
- Reference Code
- M69 / V52
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Arnold Wexler fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 69
- V 52
- Sous-Fonds
- M69/V52
- Accession Number
- 7196
- Reference Code
- M69 / V52
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Responsibility
- Arnold Wexler was responsible for the creation of most material. Fonds also contains material created by A. C. Faberge, Alvin E. Peterson, Donald Hubbard, William L. Putnam, Samuel V. Moore, Mike Banks, and others
- Date Range
- 1913-1978, predominant 1946-1974
- Physical Description
- ca.4100 photographs (ca.3000 transparencies, ca.700 negatives, ca.400 prints). -- 7 photograph albums (ca.190 prints). -- ca.40 cartographic records. -- 16 cm of textual records. -- 5 cm of print material. -- 5 graphic records
- History / Biographical
- Arnold Wexler, 1918-1997, was a research engineer and mountaineer in the Washington, DC area of the United States. He was a member of numerous scientific and mountaineering organizations and was actively involved in the testing of mountaineering equipment. Wexler climbed extensively in North America, Europe and South America, and also travelled throughout Asia. He is credited with over 100 ascents, almost half being first ascents.
- Wexler was a key organizer and participant of expeditions to western and northern Canada beginning in 1946. Noteworthy ascents of that first expedition, to the northern Selkirks of British Columbia, were the second ascent of Mount Sir Sandford and first ascents of Sentinel Peak, Unicorn and East Blackfriar. Also, near the end of that trip, an accident claimed the life of an expedition member. Wexler and his associates made annual expeditions and trips to Canada from 1946 until 1955, and subsequently in the years 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1970 through 1974
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series: I. Expeditions and trips series, 1946-1974; II. General files series, 1913-1978.
- Expeditions and trips series pertains to mountaineering expeditions and trips of Arnold Wexler and companions to western and northern Canada and locations in the United States. Canadian expedition destinations included the Selkirk Mountains, Cariboo Mountains, Rocky Mountains, Monashee Mountains, Coast Range, Bugaboo Mountains, Logan Mountains, Battle Range and Adamant Range. Mountaineers involved were Arnold Wexler, Sterling B. Hendricks, Donald Hubbard, Alvin (Pete) E. Peterson, Alex C. Faberge, Chris G. Scoredos, Charles C. Haworth Jr., Samuel V. Moore, Arthur Lembeck, Norman Goldstein, W. L. Putnam, A. J. Kauffman and others. Series includes extensive photographs, trip diaries and maps.
- General files series consists of files pertaining to mountaineering, equipment, locations, climbing associates and expeditions. Includes correspondence, checklists, exhibition prints, climbing portraits, and research material in the form of topical files, maps and print material
- Name Access
- Wexler, Arnold
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Science and technology
- 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
- Creator
- Wexler, Arnold
- Biographical Source Notes
- Obituary by John Christian (see case file)
- Contents of the fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banks, Mike : [correspondence file]
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- Part Of
- Arnold Wexler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence between Mike Banks and Wexler, 1963-1978, also one letter from Banks to Sterling Hendricks, 1970. One letter, 1978, is accompanied by aerial photographs, maps and documentation pertaining to the Mount Logan region. Maps and some photographs are annotated
- Date Range
- 1963-1978
- Reference Code
- M69 / 19
- V52 / 16 (PA)
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Arnold Wexler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II. General files
- Reference Code
- M69 / 19
- V52 / 16 (PA)
- Date Range
- 1963-1978
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records. -- 11 photographs. -- 3 cartographic records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence between Mike Banks and Wexler, 1963-1978, also one letter from Banks to Sterling Hendricks, 1970. One letter, 1978, is accompanied by aerial photographs, maps and documentation pertaining to the Mount Logan region. Maps and some photographs are annotated
- Content Details
- Maps. -- [between 1963 and 1978]. -- 2 items. -- Annotated published. Part of file: Banks, Mike : [correspondence file]. -- 1963-1978. -- .5 cm of textual records. -- 11 photographs. -- 3 cartographic records. -- File consists of correspondence between Mike Banks and Wexler, 1963-1978, also one letter from Banks to Sterling Hendricks, 1970. One letter, 1978, is accompanied by aerial photographs, maps and documentation pertaining to the Mount Logan region. Maps and some photographs are annotated. Maps held in oversize "F"
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- Part Of
- Arnold Wexler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of checklists for packing
- Date Range
- 1963-1972
- Reference Code
- M69 / 23
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Arnold Wexler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II. General files
- Reference Code
- M69 / 23
- Date Range
- 1963-1972
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records (ca.20 p.)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of checklists for packing
- Title Source
- File based on contents of file
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Correspondence about O'Hara
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- Part Of
- George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds
- Scope & Content
- Correspondence between Link and Austin H. Ford re operating Lake O'Hara Lodge, transportation to the Lake and Lake O'Hara warden cabin. Letters from Link to the National Geographic Magazine re footpath construction, annual visits to Lake O'Hara, total mileage of ways, photograph description in maga…
- Date Range
- 1971-1978
- Reference Code
- M60 / 23
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M60 / V276
- Series
- I. Writing, research and translation
- Sous-Fonds
- M60
- Sub-Series
- A.The Ways of Lake O'Hara
- Accession Number
- 2815
- 2019.38
- Reference Code
- M60 / 23
- Date Range
- 1971-1978
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Correspondence between Link and Austin H. Ford re operating Lake O'Hara Lodge, transportation to the Lake and Lake O'Hara warden cabin. Letters from Link to the National Geographic Magazine re footpath construction, annual visits to Lake O'Hara, total mileage of ways, photograph description in magazine, Wiwaxy Trail Crew, preparation of map and treatise, O'Hara Trails Club, lodge construction, horse trails. Correspondence between Link and Tim Auger re history of Yoho National Park trail crews, Wapta Lake warden cabin, path changes, trail naming, injuries, equipment environmental issues, skiing in winter. Correspondence between Link and Glen L. Brook re Park personnel at Lake O'Hara, wardens stationed at Wapta Lake, Yoho National Park Superintendents, autobiography of Brook, duties of Lawrence Grassi at O'Hara, changes in routes, horse trails, Trans- Canada Highway and Charlotte Tuerck. Letters to Link from Tom Westervelt re types of rock in O'Hara area. Notes on Don Quixote Loop.
- Name Access
- Link, George K.K.
- Auger, Tim
- Brook, Glen
- Westervelt, Tom
- Grassi, Lawrence
- Tuerck, Charlotte
- Subject Access
- Trail making
- Trail guides
- Trails
- Horses
- Skiing
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Wapta Lake
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- In case file
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of folder
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Faberge, A.C. : [correspondence file]
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- Part Of
- Arnold Wexler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters from A. C. (Alex) Faberge to Arnold Wexler. File also includes copies of letters from Faberge to William Putnam and a typewritten copy of an article by A. C. Faberge titled "A Sketch Map of the Cariboo Range". Letters pertain to trip planning and travels
- Date Range
- 1948-1964
- Reference Code
- M69 / 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Arnold Wexler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II. General files
- Reference Code
- M69 / 17
- Date Range
- 1948-1964
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters from A. C. (Alex) Faberge to Arnold Wexler. File also includes copies of letters from Faberge to William Putnam and a typewritten copy of an article by A. C. Faberge titled "A Sketch Map of the Cariboo Range". Letters pertain to trip planning and travels
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Letter to Bruno about map in process
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- Part Of
- George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds
- Scope & Content
- Between Link and Austin Ford, Bruno Struck, the draftsman and the photographer regarding changes or additions to the map re boundaries, ways and topographical features on the Lake O'Hara Region South Area. Letters to and from Link, Lillian Gest and the map printers. The Map includes a magnified vi…
- Date Range
- 1957 - 1975
- Reference Code
- M60 / I / B / 38
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Map
- Private record
- Part Of
- George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M60 / V276
- Series
- I. Writing, research and translation
- Sous-Fonds
- M60
- Sub-Series
- B. Map of Lake O'Hara region south area
- Accession Number
- 2019.36
- 2815
- Reference Code
- M60 / I / B / 38
- GMD
- Map
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1957 - 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records (1 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Between Link and Austin Ford, Bruno Struck, the draftsman and the photographer regarding changes or additions to the map re boundaries, ways and topographical features on the Lake O'Hara Region South Area. Letters to and from Link, Lillian Gest and the map printers. The Map includes a magnified view of Lake O'Hara as well as detailed account of trails, geography, and other landmarks of interest in the O'Hara area.
- Name Access
- Auger, Tim
- Stuck, Bruno
- Gest, Lillian
- Link, George K.K.
- Subject Access
- Trails
- Trail guides
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- In case file
- Title Source
- Title originated in contents
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Northwest Territories and Yukon
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- Part Of
- Arnold Wexler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to the 1955 Wexler and party mountaineering expedition to the Logan Mountains, Yukon and Northwest Territories, and to the Yukon and Northwest Territories in general. File consists of documentation on Nahanni River and Brintnell Lake, 1937-1942; letters, 1955, 1963; travel brochures, …
- Date Range
- 1937-1963
- Reference Code
- M69 / 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Arnold Wexler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Expeditions and trips
- Reference Code
- M69 / 8
- Date Range
- 1937-1963
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records. -- 13 cartographic records. -- 7 print material items
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to the 1955 Wexler and party mountaineering expedition to the Logan Mountains, Yukon and Northwest Territories, and to the Yukon and Northwest Territories in general. File consists of documentation on Nahanni River and Brintnell Lake, 1937-1942; letters, 1955, 1963; travel brochures, 1960s; undated survey maps, 10 items; annotated topographical maps, 3 items
- Content Details
- Maps. -- [between 1937-1963]. -- 13 items. -- Items are undated survey maps, 10 items; annotated topographical maps, 3 items. Part of file: Northwest Territories and Yukon. -- 1937-1963. -- .5 cm of textual records. -- 13 cartographic records. -- 7 print material items. -- File pertains to the 1955 Wexler and party mountaineering expedition to the Logan Mountains, Yukon and Northwest Territories, and to the Yukon and Northwest Territories in general. File consists of documentation on Nahanni River and Brintnell Lake, 1937-1942; letters, 1955, 1963; travel brochures, 1960s; -- Several items are fragile. Maps held in oversize "F"
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Print material
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- Part Of
- Arnold Wexler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File contains periodical reprints and bulletin articles pertaining to Wexler and party expeditions in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta and British Columbia; the Selkirk, Purcell, Cariboo, Monashee Mountains and Kokanee Glacier Park of British Columbia; and Canada's Logan Mountains., 1946-1965, 17 it…
- Date Range
- 1925, 1946-1965
- Reference Code
- M69 / 24, 25
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Arnold Wexler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II. General files
- Reference Code
- M69 / 24, 25
- Date Range
- 1925, 1946-1965
- Physical Description
- 4.5 cm of print material (21 items)
- Scope & Content
- File contains periodical reprints and bulletin articles pertaining to Wexler and party expeditions in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta and British Columbia; the Selkirk, Purcell, Cariboo, Monashee Mountains and Kokanee Glacier Park of British Columbia; and Canada's Logan Mountains., 1946-1965, 17 items. Includes articles and illustrations by Arnold Wexler, Alvin E. (Pete) Peterson, Donald (Don) Hubbard and William L. Putnam published in Appalachia Magazine, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club Bulletin, Canadian Alpine Journal and the American Alpine Journal
- Also includes booklets: "Fifty Edible Plants of British Columbia" by G. A. Hardy (1942), 56p.; "Train travel in the Canadian Rockies" (1946), 64p.; "Canoeing in Canada" (1947), 31p.; and one reprint of article by Rollin T. Chamberlin, 1925, re exploration in the Cariboo Mountains
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Putnam, Bill : [correspondence file]
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- Part Of
- Arnold Wexler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence between William (Bill) Putnam and Arnold Wexler and copies of letters from Putnam to and from other expedition members
- Date Range
- 1954, 1962-1973
- Reference Code
- M69 / 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Arnold Wexler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II. General files
- Reference Code
- M69 / 18
- Date Range
- 1954, 1962-1973
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence between William (Bill) Putnam and Arnold Wexler and copies of letters from Putnam to and from other expedition members
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- Arnold Wexler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File contains Swan Creek and Fairy Meadow reconnaissance report by A. C. Faberge, 1958; original sketch maps by Arnold Wexler, 1948, 1949, 2 items; published maps, 4 items; annotated topographical map, 1 item
- Date Range
- 1913-1959
- Reference Code
- M69 / 20
- Part Of
- Arnold Wexler fonds
- Series
- II. General files
- Reference Code
- M69 / 20
- Date Range
- 1913-1959
- Physical Description
- 1 textual record. -- 7 cartographic records
- Scope & Content
- File contains Swan Creek and Fairy Meadow reconnaissance report by A. C. Faberge, 1958; original sketch maps by Arnold Wexler, 1948, 1949, 2 items; published maps, 4 items; annotated topographical map, 1 item
- Content Details
- Maps. -- [between 1913 and 1959]. -- 4 items Part of file: Selkirks. -- 1913-1959. -- 1 textual record. -- 7 cartographic records. -- File contains Swan Creek and Fairy Meadow reconnaissance report by A. C. Faberge, 1958; original sketch maps by Arnold Wexler, 1948, 1949, 2 items; published maps, 4 items; annotated topographical map, 1 item. -- One map is in fragile condition. Maps held in oversize "F"
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