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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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Brewster Transport Company Ltd. fonds
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- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and photographic records pertaining to Brewster Transport and its predecessor and subsidiary companies. Series are: I. James I. Brewster, 1892-1962; II. Brewster Brothers, 1905-1909; III. Brewster Transfer Company Ltd., 1909-1916; IV. Brewster Trading Co. Ltd., 1907-1926;…
- Date Range
- 1892-1996
- Reference Code
- M82 / S12 / V92
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Blueprint
- Map
- Plan
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 82
- S 12
- V 92
- Sous-Fonds
- M 82
- S 12
- V 92
- Accession Number
- 344, 898, 2126, 3370, 3509, 5001, 5490, 5601, 5956, 7046
- Reference Code
- M82 / S12 / V92
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Blueprint
- Map
- Plan
- Date Range
- 1892-1996
- Physical Description
- ca.5 m of textual records : includes ca.50 v. -- ca.1280 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies, proof sheets. -- 2 photograph albums. -- ca.100 sets of cartographic records : plans, blueprints. -- 11 motion pictures (10 videocassettes, 1 film reel). -- 11 sound recordings : audio cassettes
- History / Biographical
- Brewster Transport Company is a transportation company based at Banff, Alberta. Formally organized in 1900 as W. & J. Brewster, Guides and Packers, the company expanded in 1904 into commercial development in Banff and acquired the Canadian Pacific Railway livery concession at Banff in 1905. From 1909 until his death in 1947, Jim Brewster guided the company, with Lou Crosby handling finance. Beginning in 1917, Brewster Transport entered the motorized era with touring cars, later replaced with a succession of buses. From 1920 to 1933, Bill Brewster was general manager and during this period the company acquired Royal Hawaiian Transport and the Sunshine Ski development. The company amalgamated its transportation interests with Rocky Mountain Tours in 1957, and in 1965 the company passed out of the Brewster family's hands, being sold to Greyhound Lines of Canada. Brewster Transport continues to operate as Brewster Transportation and Tours, a diversified transportation and accommodation company in the Rocky Mountains.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and photographic records pertaining to Brewster Transport and its predecessor and subsidiary companies. Series are: I. James I. Brewster, 1892-1962; II. Brewster Brothers, 1905-1909; III. Brewster Transfer Company Ltd., 1909-1916; IV. Brewster Trading Co. Ltd., 1907-1926; V. Brewster Hotel Company Ltd., 1909-1926; VI. Brewster Transport Company / Brewster-Rocky Mountain Grayline, ca.1900-1988; VII. Brewster Transportation and Tours Co. records, 1930s-1996; VIII. Other, 1956-1972.
- Series VI is the major series, consisting of 146.5 cm of textual records (and ca.50 col), ca.700 photographs, and ca.100 sets of plans and blueprints. The series includes: Agreements, 1915-1974; Minutes, 1915-1963; Financial papers, 1915-1966; Operating, ca.1900-1988; Properties, 1906-1974; Subsidiaries, 1924-1962; Other, 1943-1977. Photographs, ca.1900-ca.1970, are mainly publicity photographs relating to Brewster Transport vehicles, tours, facilities, Sunshine Ski Lodge and area, Canadian Rockies hotels and scenic views, also Brewster family and Banff personalities; include 2 albums. Plans pertain to properties and facilities.
- Name Access
- Brewster Transport Company Ltd.
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Transportation
- Access Restrictions
- Access and use restricted for portion
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- file description and index for series I - VI, VIII
- electronic finding aid
- Related Material
- Additional Brewster Transport material can be found in the Crosby family fonds (M486/V152).
- Creator
- Brewster Transport Company Ltd.
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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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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Brewster Transport Company Ltd. Photographs
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- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Brewster Transport operations, buses, scenic views, other
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1970]
- Reference Code
- V92 / VI / PA - 1 to 705
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
27 images
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M82 / S12 / V92
- Series
- VI. Brewster Transport / Brewster-Rocky Mtn. Grayline
- Sous-Fonds
- V92
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V92 / VI / PA - 1 to 705
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1900-1970]
- Physical Description
- ca.770 photographs (705 prints, ca.50 negatives, 13 transparencies) : some oversize.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Brewster Transport operations, buses, scenic views, other
- Notes
- Portion (67 items) were removed from binder (see V92/ PA - 649 to 705). #PA / 644-648 oversize.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Fred
- Brewster, Jim
- Brewster, Pat
- Subject Access
- Brewster Brothers
- Brewster Mountain Pack Trains
- Brewster Trading Company Ltd.
- Brewster Transport Company Ltd.
- Commerce and industry
- Commercial products
- Horses
- Garage
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Access to negatives is by appointment only
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on material.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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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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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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
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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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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