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Travel guides and maps

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of travel brochures and maps which were collected and used by Ben Gadd. Sub-series contains five sub-sub series: M590 / I / A / i : Travel guides and pocket maps M590 / I / A / ii : Topographical maps M590 / I / A / iii : Geological maps M590 / I / A / iv : Highway maps M590 / …

Date Range: [ca.1920-2010]

Reference Code: M590 / I / A

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Map; Textual record

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: M590 / I : Personal records

Sous-Fonds: M590

Sub-Series: M590 / I / A : Travel guides and maps

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: M590 / I / A

GMD: Map; Textual record

Date Range: [ca.1920-2010]

Physical Description: ca. 274 maps -- ca. 61 travel guides, brochures

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of travel brochures and maps which were collected and used by Ben Gadd. Sub-series contains five sub-sub series: M590 / I / A / i : Travel guides and pocket maps M590 / I / A / ii : Topographical maps M590 / I / A / iii : Geological maps M590 / I / A / iv : Highway maps M590 / I / A / v : Index maps, other

Notes: Some materials in sub-series are annotated with notes by Ben Gadd

Name Access: Gadd, Ben

Subject Access: Geography; Geology; Environment; Map; Tourism; Tourist information; Travel; Trails; Roads; Transportation; Natural history; National parks and reserves; Provincial parks and reserves; Government; Sports; Recreation; Hiking

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Yoho National Park; Waterton Lakes National Park; Columbia Icefields; United States of America; Colorado; Montana; Yellowstone National Park

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply - some materials are fragile

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Some fragile/torn materials stored in mylar

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Government; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation; Tourism

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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I. C. 35mm Books

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Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Scope & Content: Subseries consists of 2377 black and white 35mm negatives pertaining to the filming of "Grizzly Country",ranching, friends and family, wildlife, skiing, hunting trophies, hiking, a trip to New York City, snowshoeing, and pack trains.

Date Range: ca.1961-ca.1968

Reference Code: V557 / I / V

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: V557

Series: I

Sous-Fonds: V557

Sub-Series: C

Accession Number: 7728

Reference Code: V557 / I / V

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: ca.1961-ca.1968

Physical Description: 2337 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: Subseries consists of 2377 black and white 35mm negatives pertaining to the filming of "Grizzly Country",ranching, friends and family, wildlife, skiing, hunting trophies, hiking, a trip to New York City, snowshoeing, and pack trains.

Notes: When initially housed in negative books, certain negatives had numbered or unnumbered red stickers and verlaid rectangles to indicate which negatives were to be reproduced for Charlie Russells book "Spirit Bear", as well as how to reporduction was to be cropped. Both the stickers and the cropping information was carried over into the new housing and corresponds with the "These are the negs used for Spirit Bear chapter one" document in the case file.

Name Access: Russell, Andrew Charles (Charlie); Russell, Andy; Tillenius, Clarence; Russell, Dick

Subject Access: Animals; Backpacking; Birds; Bison; Marmots; Hiking; Skiing; Caribou; Family and personal life; Moose; Horse packing; Camping; Environment and Nature; Farmland; Filmaking; Grizzly Bears; Hawk's Nest Ranch; Hunting; Outfitters, trail guides and packers

Geographic Access: Waterton; Waterton Lakes National Park; Alberta; Canada; Alaska; New York; United States of America; British Columbia

Language: English

Finding Aid: Revised digital and original handwritten in case file

Creator: Charlie Russell

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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I. C. 2. Book 2

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Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of black and white negatives pertaining to wildlife, New York City, hiking, horse trips, the filming of "Grizzly Country" the Hawk's Nest, Andy Russell, Clarence Tillenius, and plants.

Date Range: ca.1961-ca.1968

Reference Code: V557 / I / C / 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph

Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V557

Series: I

Sous-Fonds: V557

Sub-Series: C

Accession Number: 7728

Reference Code: V557 / I / C / 2

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: ca.1961-ca.1968

Physical Description: ca. 830 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of black and white negatives pertaining to wildlife, New York City, hiking, horse trips, the filming of "Grizzly Country" the Hawk's Nest, Andy Russell, Clarence Tillenius, and plants.

Notes: When initially housed in negative books, certain negatives had numbered or unnumbered red stickers and overlaid rectangles to indicate which negatives were to be reproduced for Charlie Russells book "Spirit Bear", as well as how to reporduction was to be cropped. Both the stickers and the cropping information was carried over into the new housing and corresponds with the "These are the negs used for Spirit Bear chapter one" document in the case file.

Name Access: Russell, Andrew Charles (Charlie); Russell, Andy; Tillenius, Clarence

Subject Access: Animals; Artist; Bear; Bears; Birds; Bison; Caribou; Grizzly Bears; Hawk's Nest Ranch; Hiking; Horseback riding; Pack trains; Ranching; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Waterton; Waterton Lakes National Park; Alberta; Canada; New York; United States of America

Language: English

Finding Aid: Revised digital and original handwritten in case file

Creator: Charlie

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Souvenir travel books and guides

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saska…

Date Range: 1899-1900; [1905-1910]; 1907; [1912]; 1914; 1919-1920; [1925-1930]; 1935; 1953-1954; 1957-1958; [1960-1965]; 1963; 1972-1973

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 15 to 18

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F1 : Textual

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 15 to 18

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1899-1900; [1905-1910]; 1907; [1912]; 1914; 1919-1920; [1925-1930]; 1935; 1953-1954; 1957-1958; [1960-1965]; 1963; 1972-1973

Physical Description: 9 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 24 textual records including bound books, small booklets and brochures. Content pertains to travel and tourism in the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, Fort Langley, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Montana, and Japan. Includes two "pocket directories" for Vancouver [1899 and 1900] and one for Saskatoon [1914]; souvenir booklets for Pincher Creek [1900 - 1905], Turner Valley Oil Field [1915 - 1920] and the Canadian Wax Gallery; booklet "Calgary Alberta: The Land of Plenty"; two copies of a Banff National Park guide book [ca. 1912]; "A Sprig of Mountain Heather" tourist booklet by the Department of the Interior, Canada [1914]; "Hippodrome" souvenir book; “Pocket Guide to Japan”; "Westward Honk!" travel publication by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1919) detailing a National Parks road trip across Canada and the United States; two copies of “Pictographs in Southwestern Alberta” information booklet; an information sheet and map of the Rocky Mountains Forest Reserve signed by “E. Wakelyn”; a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from The Albertan [1963] pertaining to Calgary; a brochure on Marble Canyon; and two brochures pertaining to interpretive programming in Banff National Park [1972 and 1973 respectively].

Notes: Contents have been arranged chronologically and divided into four files (see Content Details).; ”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book contains pressed plant matter

Name Access: Luxton, Eleanor

Subject Access: Advertising; Banff National Park; Camping; Commerce and industry; Commercial products; Ecology; Environment; Flowers; Geography; Government; Guiding; Guide; Hiking; History; Hot Springs; Industry; Leisure; Museums; Natural history; Natural resources; Oil; Photography; Recreation; Tourism; Tourist information; Trail guides; Travel; The Albertan

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Calgary; Pincher Creek; Turner Valley; British Columbia; Vancouver; Marble Canyon; United States of America; Montana; Japan

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: “Picturesque Calgary” booklet placed in acid-free envelope due to damage and fragile state; ”Hippodrome” souvenir book stored in mylar sleeve; ”A Sprig of Mountain Heather” souvenir book kept in original envelope in file folder. Consider additional storage measures, and handle with caution as attached pressed plant is fragile and may break apart easily

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Natural resources; Government; Exploration, discovery and travel; Environment; Commerce and industry

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Folder contents: LUX/II/F1/15: 1899 - 1907 LUX/II/F1/16: 1912 - 1914 LUX/II/F1/17: 1914 - 1935 LUX/II/F1/18: 1953 - 1973

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal Trip Diaries

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to seven diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1957-1967 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 4 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 57 58 59 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of the summer 1957 trip …

Date Range: 1957-1967

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 4 - 1 to 4 - 7

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes

Sous-Fonds: M67

Sub-Series: i. Diaries

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 4 - 1 to 4 - 7

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1957-1967

Physical Description: 7.8 cm of textual records (7 volumes ; 11 x 17.8 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to seven diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1957-1967 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 4 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 57 58 59 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of the summer 1957 trip carried over from M67 / 3 - 6, a trip in 1958 involving travel to Banff, the annual Alpine Club of Canada hike, staying at the Chateau Lake Louise, hiking in Lake O'Hara, and travel back to Pennsylvania. Trip details for 1959 include travelling by train from the United States to Montreal before continuing on to Banff where she took trips to Lake O'Hara and Skoki - entries for 1959 seem to end abruptly. Also includes lists of people met over the three years, equipment used for various trips, and a list of events since Sept. 1958 including the opening of the new Sulphur gondola on July 28, 1958, the tearing down of the Brewster stables on Spray Ave, and the conversion of the ski lodge to the Post Hotel in Lake Louise. M67 / 4 - 2 : black leather diary, dated 59 in red paint and end 1959-1962 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of August 1959 (carried over from M67 / 4 - 2), and summer trips taken during 1960-1962 consisting of time spent around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and Bow Lake areas, annual organized hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as travel to and from Pennsylvania - usually by train. Also includes lists of people she met, new additions to staff at hotels Lillian Gest stayed at, luggage details, and events pertaining to Banff like construction projects, births, marriages, and deaths (including the death of Jack White in 1962, his house now being a library, and the fate of the grocery store he ran). M67 / 4 - 3 : black leather diary, dated 1962-1964 in red paint on the cover. Pertains to the end of Lillian Gest's 1962 summer trip (carried over from M76 / 4 - 2) and trips taken during the summers of 1963 and 1964. The 1963 summer consists of travel from Pennsylvania to Banff by train, stays at various hotels (including the Club House [possibly the Alpine Club of Canada Club House], Moraine Lake Lodge, and Emerald Lake Lodge), hiking trips in Revelestoke Park and Lake O'Hara, the annual Sky Line Trail Hikers trip, and alternating between stays in Lake O'Hara and at the Club House before returning home. The 1964 summer followed a similar pattern, with stays at various hotels, hikes (both with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the ACC), and travel between Pennsylvania and Banff by train. Also includes lists of people met during all three summers, equipment left in Banff (1963), a poem titled How To Die in the Mountains, evelvation of Golden, milages, and rates at the Lake O'Hara Lodge and Chateau Lake Louise. Pertains to trip to the Canadian Rockies during the summer of 1965. Includes stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Lake O'Hara, and Icefield Chalet areas as well as hikes with and without organizations such as the Alpine Club of Canada and the Skyline Trail Hikers. Also includes details about booking information throughout Yoho National Park, a list of mileages, and a list of events. M67 / 4 - 4 : gold embossed red plastic spiral bound diary titled Can R. 1965 on adhesive paper on front cover. Pertains to the summer of 1965 and includes time spent in Banff, trips to and around Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, the Icefiled Parkway, and Mt. Robson areas as well as stays at the The Club House (possibly the Alpine Club of Canada Club House), a trip with the Sky Line Trail Hikers in Little Yoho (Aug 1-5) and the annual ACC Camp (Aug 23 - Sept 3). The trip back to Pennsylvania was completed by train as far as Winnipeg, from where Gest took a plane. Also includes Lake O'Hara register notes, details on Yoho National Park, lists of mileages, books at the ACC Club House and its staff that year, 1965 events (unclear if entirely dedicated to Banff), and people met. M67 / 4 - 5 : gold embossed red plastic spiral bound diary. Pertains to a trip to Alaska during the summer of 1966 and a trip to Expo 67 in Montreal from June 21-26. Also includes details on animals and birds spotted in Alaska, people met, and names of staff at places Lillian Gest stayed. M67 / 4 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 1966 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of Lillian Gest's summer 1966 travels throughout the Canadian Rockies (an extension of the Alaska trip detailed in M67 / 4 - 5). Also includes lists of items left in Banff and items purchased in both Alaska and Canada, reminders about correspondence, notes about Lake O'Hara, and events from Banff. M67 / 4 - 7 : brown cardstock diary with black fabric tape on spine. Pertains to a trip to the Canadian Rockies in the summer of 1967 and includes hiking trips with and without organizations like the Alpine Club of Canada and the Sky Line Trail Hikers, as well as stays in Banff, Lake Louise, Glacier, Lake O'Hara, and the [probably ACC] Club House. Also mentions Expo 67 (details of that trip in M67/ 4 - 5), and contains lists of staff at the Lake O'Hara Lodge, Chateau Lake Louise, and the Club House, as well as events from around Banff, including the Mount Royal Hotel burning down. Also includes loose items consisting of a brochure for the 1965 Sky Line Trail Hikers and address list, a letter from Caroline HInman regarding a 1959 trip plan, notes written by Lillian Gest [possibly reminders], a postcard, a Chirstmas letter from Peter and Catharine Whyte, and newspaper clippins.

Notes: Blank pages not scanned. To read M67 / 4 - 7 start on the right-hand pages to the end, return to the front, flip the book upside-down and continue back to front.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Cabins and shelters; Camping; Camps; Community; Environment and Nature; European travel; Expo 67; Family and personal life; First Nations; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horseback riding; Hotels; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Membership; Mountaineering; Mountains; Outfitting; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Off the Beaten Track; Pack trips; Parks Canada; Record keeping; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and leisure; Stoney Nakoda; Tourism; Trails; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Travel; Travel and Exploration

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Pipestone Pass; Saskatchewan River; Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine; Jasper; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Yoho National Park; Vancouver; Alberta; British Columbia; Pennsylvania; Alaska; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Conservation: M67 / 4 - 2 : remove adhesive tape holding paper to front cover and properly replace.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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