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Fred Brewster fonds

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Part Of: Fred Brewster fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of: I. Personal papers, 1897-1967, pertaining to family, education, military service, etc. II. Professional and business papers, 1908-1957, re Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. of Canada, private mining ventures, Brewster and Moore outfitting, Brewster Transfer Co., and Brewster …

Date Range: [ca.1887]-1969

Reference Code: M53 / V86

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Journal; Map; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

Part Of: Fred Brewster fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 53; V 86

Sous-Fonds: M 53; V 86

Accession Number: 318, 1195, 2041, 6196, 6756

Reference Code: M53 / V86

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Journal; Map; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca.1887]-1969

Physical Description: ca.50 cm of textual records. -- 113 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Frederick Archibald Brewster, 1883-1969, was an outfitter and guide at Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Brewster was born in Kildonan, Manitoba and in 1888 moved with his family to Banff, where he received his education. He subsequently attended St. John's College, Winnipeg, Manitoba and Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, obtaining a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering. Brewster worked briefly as a prospector and in 1910 embarked upon a long career as an outfitter and guide, first with Brewster and Moore. He established operations in Jasper in 1912 and was responsible for important parties, including those of Samuel Prescott Fay and the United States Biological Survey. Brewster served with distinction in the First World War and was involved with mountain warfare training of the Lovat Scouts in the Second World War. He supplemented his outfitting business with a series of camps which doubled as ski lodges: Fred Brewster's Rocky Mountain Camps, and boat concessions.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of: I. Personal papers, 1897-1967, pertaining to family, education, military service, etc. II. Professional and business papers, 1908-1957, re Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. of Canada, private mining ventures, Brewster and Moore outfitting, Brewster Transfer Co., and Brewster Trading Co., Samuel Prescott Fay, Lovat Scouts, Jasper, etc. Includes scrapbook titled "Mt. Sir Alexander," 1912-1967, attributed to Fred Brewster, consisting of clippings, articles and maps re the discovery, naming, ascents, etc. of Mount Sir Alexander, also text of speech delivered by Brewster at the opening of the Banff-Jasper Highway. Also includes Samuel Prescott Fay journal from 1914 hunting trip, photocopy. III. Newsclippings and magazines, 1930-1969. IV. Book, "Lord of the Lakes and Forest" by Augustus Moore. V. Photographs, ca.1887-ca.1967, pertaining to Fred Brewster outfitting operations, associates, clients, camps, lodges and facilities; Brewster family and friends; Fred Brewster college and university associates.

Name Access: Brewster, Fred

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Natural resources; 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: basic description

Related Material: Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage collections).

Creator: Brewster, Fred

Category: Family and personal life; Natural resources; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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William O. Field fonds

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Part Of: William O. Field fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of records created and collected by William O. Field during to glacier study, research and travels in the Canadian Rockies and area. I. CR files : [Canadian Rockies series], 1919-1989, 110 files and 13 volumes of textual records and ca.275 files of photographs. Textual records inclu…

Date Range: 1885-1989, predominant 1902-1989

Reference Code: M58 / V6

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Diary; Map; Private record; Published record

Part Of: William O. Field fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 58; V 6

Sous-Fonds: M 58; V 6

Accession Number: 5852, 6787

Reference Code: M58 / V6

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Diary; Map; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1885-1989, predominant 1902-1989

Physical Description: ca.7000 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 4 photograph albums (475 prints). -- ca.55 cm and 14 v. of textual records. -- 4 cartographic records

History / Biographical: William O. Field, 1904-1994, of Massachusetts, U.S.A., was a noted geologist with the American Geographical Society and an expert on mountain glaciers of the northern hemisphere. He made trips to the Canadian Rockies with his father, William Osgood Field, during the 1920s even before graduating from Harvard in 1926. William O. Field studied key glaciers in British Columbia and Alberta from 1922 until 1981.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of records created and collected by William O. Field during to glacier study, research and travels in the Canadian Rockies and area.; I. CR files : [Canadian Rockies series], 1919-1989, 110 files and 13 volumes of textual records and ca.275 files of photographs. Textual records include diaries, notebooks and files for 1948, 1949 and 1953. Photographs include ca.5800 prints, ca.325 negatives and 4 photograph albums in annual files for years 1919 to 1927 and 1948, 1949 and 1953.; II. Reports, before 1980.; III. Resources, 1902-1985, consists of photographs, maps and textual volume collected by Field for research use.; IV. Display photographs, 1885-1953.