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Fletcher P. Brady fonds

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Part Of: Fletcher P. Brady fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of scrapbook, 1932-1948, pertaining to activities of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Accompanied by Trail Rider publications, ca.1929-1966.

Date Range: [ca.1929]-1966

Reference Code: M119

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Scrapbook

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Part Of: Fletcher P. Brady fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 119

Sous-Fonds: M 119

Accession Number: 901

Reference Code: M119

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Scrapbook

Date Range: [ca.1929]-1966

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: Fletcher P. Brady was a towerman with the New England Association of Railroad Veterans in Providence, Rhode Island. In the 1930s, he served as an officer of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists mainly of scrapbook, 1932-1948, pertaining to activities of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Accompanied by Trail Rider publications, ca.1929-1966.

Name Access: Brady, Fletcher P.

Subject Access: Sports, recreation and leisure; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Horses; Horseback riding; Horse packing; Guiding; Guides

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Kootenay National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Brady, Fletcher P.

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Mount Logan Expedition records

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Papers are Director's papers, financial records, publicity and public relations records, reports, newsclippings; also telegrams to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Lambart. Includes material produced by J. W. A. Hickson, H. F. Lambart, A. H. MacCarthy and A. O. Wheeler. Photographs of the Mount Logan Exped…

Date Range: 1923-1926

Reference Code: M200 / AC 0M / 017; M200 / AC 00M / 152-168; V14 / AC 0P / 003-009; V14 / AC 0P / 410-599; V14 / AC 0P / 600-629; V14 / AC 0P / 708-716; V14 / AC 0P / 808 (1-125); V14 / AC 0P / 813 (1-231)

Description Level: 3 / Series

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: I.A.1.e.i. Administration: expeditions - Mount Logan Expedition

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: M200 / AC 0M / 017; M200 / AC 00M / 152-168; V14 / AC 0P / 003-009; V14 / AC 0P / 410-599; V14 / AC 0P / 600-629; V14 / AC 0P / 708-716; V14 / AC 0P / 808 (1-125); V14 / AC 0P / 813 (1-231)

Date Range: 1923-1926

Physical Description: ca.35 cm of textual records : includes oversize oversize. -- ca.580 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies

Scope & Content: Papers are Director's papers, financial records, publicity and public relations records, reports, newsclippings; also telegrams to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Lambart. Includes material produced by J. W. A. Hickson, H. F. Lambart, A. H. MacCarthy and A. O. Wheeler. Photographs of the Mount Logan Expedition were mainly produced by H. F. Lambart; also some by A. H. MacCarthy. Includes air and ground survey photographs, Mount Logan to Mounts Bess and Alexander, including Mount Robson and area, 1924. Includes a lantern slide set of 231 items, accompanied by an inventory (AC 0M-146). Some prints are panoramas.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Mount Logan; Mount Logan Expedition; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Access to negatives is by appointment only

Language: English

Finding Aid: A detailed list is available for a portion of the material.

Related Material: Material is closely related to expedition material in Sous-fonds III. Personal papers and photographs (H. F. Lambart papers and photographs; W. W. Foster photographs). Related oversize display prints can be found in Series I.A.1.j. (AC 00P / 137-147 and AC 00P / 275-280).

Title Source: Title based on material

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Mount Logan Expedition publication appearances

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to newspaper clippings and magazine publications that feature the Mt. Logan expedition.

Date Range: 1923-1926

Reference Code: M200 / AC 0M / 17

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Published record; Textual record

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: I.A.1.e.i. Administration: expeditions - Mount Logan Expedition

Sous-Fonds: M200

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: M200 / AC 0M / 17

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Published record; Textual record

Date Range: 1923-1926

Physical Description: ca.35 cm of textual records : includes oversize oversize. -- ca.580 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies

Scope & Content: File pertains to newspaper clippings and magazine publications that feature the Mt. Logan expedition.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Mount Logan; Mount Logan Expedition; National parks and reserves; Newspaper; Organizations; Photography; Publication; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Access to negatives is by appointment only

Language: English

Finding Aid: A detailed list is available for a portion of the material.

Related Material: Material is closely related to expedition material in Sous-fonds III. Personal papers and photographs (H. F. Lambart papers and photographs; W. W. Foster photographs). Related oversize display prints can be found in Series I.A.1.j. (AC 00P / 137-147 and AC 00P / 275-280).

Title Source: Title based on material

Content Details: Physically, the file is divided into 2 folders, 17a & 17b

Processing Status: Processed

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Alberta to British Columbia Trip Scrapbook

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Part Of: Norman Bethune Sanson fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of scenic views from Banff west to Vancouver Island, as well as scenic views of Lethbridge, Alberta, and southern Ontario. Includes scenes from Banff, Lake Louise, Golden, Salmon Arm, Cranbrook, Comox, Lethbridge, Toronto, Muskoka…

Date Range: 1909-1931, [n.d.]

Reference Code: M3 / 26

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: Norman Bethune Sanson fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M3 / V246

Sous-Fonds: M3

Sub-Series: 2. Postcards, n.d.

Accession Number: 1036

Reference Code: M3 / 26

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1909-1931, [n.d.]

Physical Description: 3.5 cm of textual records (88 pages ; 25 x 31 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs of scenic views from Banff west to Vancouver Island, as well as scenic views of Lethbridge, Alberta, and southern Ontario. Includes scenes from Banff, Lake Louise, Golden, Salmon Arm, Cranbrook, Comox, Lethbridge, Toronto, Muskoka Lakes, and the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Also features photographs from the Banff menagerie.

Subject Access: Postcards; Family and personal life; Travel; Animals; Banff Zoo

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Laggan; Vancouver Island; Lethbridge; Toronto; Niagara Falls; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Kootenay National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Ontario; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [June 1929 - May 1930]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 41 letters, telegraphs, postcards and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 1929 to May 1930. Topics include meeting Peter Whyte's family and touring around town, Banff Springs Hotel, day to day life, Banff events, people in Concord, s…

Date Range: 1929-1930

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 83

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 83

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1929-1930

Physical Description: 2.4 cm of textural records (162 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 41 letters, telegraphs, postcards and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 1929 to May 1930. Topics include meeting Peter Whyte's family and touring around town, Banff Springs Hotel, day to day life, Banff events, people in Concord, sketching and painting around Banff with Peter and Gardner Cox, meeting new people [including Belmore Browne, Carl Rungius, and Billie Simpson], Catharine's travels to France, England, and Scotland, and making plans for Peter and Catharine's wedding. Places include Cardiff (Wales), Lake Louise, Kicking Horse Restaurant, Storm Mountain Bungalow Camp, Moraine Lake, Emerald Lake, Yoho Valley, Lake McArthur, Lake O'Hara, Glacier National Park, and travels to Montana and Yellowstone National Park.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are hand-written. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.

Name Access: Rungius, Carl; Browne, Belmore; White, Annie; White, David Mackintosh (Dave); Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine; Robb, Edith Morse; Robb, Russell, Jr.; Simpson, Billie

Subject Access: Activities; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Springs Hotel; Community life; Correspondence; Dave White and Sons Store; Family; Family and personal life; Mountain; Painting; Teepees

Geographic Access: Banff; Emerald Lake; Lake Louise; Lake O'Hara; Kicking Horse Canyon; Yoho National Park; Moraine Lake; Montana; Glacier National Park; Yellowstone National Park; Concord; Massachusetts; Alberta; France; Scotland; London, England

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal Daytimers

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1920 & 1921 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 27 : Entries begin January 15. Includes extensive discussion of office work, correspondence, financial documentation regarding cheque deposits and submissions. Daily records of weather conditions. Leisure and offic…

Date Range: 1920-1921

Reference Code: M546 / 27 to 28

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M546 / V771

Sous-Fonds: M546

Accession Number: 2014.8312

Reference Code: M546 / 27 to 28

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1920-1921

Physical Description: 3.9 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 11.1 x 14 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1920 & 1921 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 27 : Entries begin January 15. Includes extensive discussion of office work, correspondence, financial documentation regarding cheque deposits and submissions. Daily records of weather conditions. Leisure and office time split between Victoria and Banff. Discussion of work on Chafe [?] report on June 16. Documentation of camping in August, including Assiniboine ACC camp beginning August 5. August 14 notation of “survey affairs.” October trips through Rogers Pass. Notations of which individuals did chores and ate meals. December interactions with the ACC. Daily documentation of meals, office work, leisure. M546 / 28 : Front page noted with Arthur O. Wheeler and indicates Sidney and Banff as his residences. April afternoons are typically noted as working on reports and surveys. Numerous mentions of breakfast at the CPR Restaurant. Jasper camp, Palliser, Stone Rescue Party July 27-August 7, Middle Springs Camp, day to day activities and weather notations. Financial documentation particularly regarding received cheques. Often writes down the spine when the page is filled and overwrites his previous text.

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Name Access: Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver); Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Camps; Climbing; Correspondence; Exploration; Family and personal life; Finances; Leisure; Mountains; Professional and Personal Life; Sports and recreation; Record keeping; Travel and Exploration; Weather; Work

Geographic Access: Rocky Mountains; Selkirks; Rogers Pass; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Creator: Wheeler, Arthur O.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal Daytimers

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1922 & 1923 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 29 : Written on front inside cover “Arthur O Wheeler Director Alpine Club of Canada, Alpine Club House, Banff, Alberta.” Description of leisure time in Victoria and Sidney, several entries discuss Willie’s death, n…

Date Range: 1922-1923

Reference Code: M546 / 29 to 30

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M546 / V771

Sous-Fonds: M546

Accession Number: 2014.8312

Reference Code: M546 / 29 to 30

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1922-1923

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 9.8 x 15 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1922 & 1923 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 29 : Written on front inside cover “Arthur O Wheeler Director Alpine Club of Canada, Alpine Club House, Banff, Alberta.” Description of leisure time in Victoria and Sidney, several entries discuss Willie’s death, notations regarding several other deaths, starred entries regarding financial transactions, day to day activities: each entry in this diary is divided into morning, afternoon, evening. M546 / 30 : “Arthur Oliver Wheeler Alpine Club of Canada, Banff, Alberta” written on front page with return address in Sidney.” Day to day activities, notations of letters written, office business, family life, leisure trip to Banff, camping in the Banff area. Daily notations of weather. Clara died August 30 and the following days involve planning her funeral and office work, travel.

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Name Access: Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver); Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Camps; Climbing; Correspondence; Exploration; Family and personal life; Finances; Leisure; Mountains; Professional and Personal Life; Sports and recreation; Record keeping; Travel and Exploration; Weather; Work

Geographic Access: Rocky Mountains; Selkirks; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Creator: Wheeler, Arthur O.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal Daytimers

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1924 & 1925 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 31 : January 1 work on JB report for SG y BC. Mentions of Banff local names including Sanson, Harmon. Documentation of leisure time at the Capital theatre, Brentwood Bay, Cadboro Bay in Victoria. Organization of AC…

Date Range: 1924-1925

Reference Code: M546 / 31 to 32

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M546 / V771

Sous-Fonds: M546

Accession Number: 2014.8312

Reference Code: M546 / 31 to 32

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1924-1925

Physical Description: 3.8 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 8.3 x 12.2 cm or smaller)

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Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1924 & 1925 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 31 : January 1 work on JB report for SG y BC. Mentions of Banff local names including Sanson, Harmon. Documentation of leisure time at the Capital theatre, Brentwood Bay, Cadboro Bay in Victoria. Organization of ACC anniversary celebrations. Daily documentation of day to day tasks, correspondence, office work, leisure, weather. Notation of activities at Club House [often noted as Club Ho], work and reading for ACC, meals taken at Brewsters, leisure and social engagements. July 1 finished maps for JB report. Throughout July notations regarding packing for Robson and trip through Edmonton and Jasper for ACC Robson camp. Documentation of various people entering and leaving Robson camp. Documentation of camping throughout August and September. Several notations of interactions with Clearihue in Victoria. Work on ACC journal illustrations December 31. M546 / 32 : Documentation of office work, financial records, correspondence. January 1 regarding filing letters related to JB Survey. January 5-9 Report of JB for SG of BC [G?]. February 10 read proof of Sheet 30. Late April working on report. May trip through Seattle, Bellingham and Portland. Mid June working on J. B. report. Interactions with Crosby and Clearihue. ACC camps and related meetings August 5-19. Mid November trip to Ottawa and Winnipeg.

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Name Access: Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver); Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Subject Access: Camps; Climbing; Correspondence; Family and personal life; Finances; Leisure; Mountains; Professional and Personal Life; Sports and recreation; Record keeping; Travel and Exploration; Weather; Work

Geographic Access: Rocky Mountains; Selkirks; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Creator: Wheeler, Arthur O.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal Daytimers

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1926 & 1927 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 33 : June 11-12 page with piece of paper entries regard office work and club house. July 21-22 page marked with piece of paper entries regard office work and ACC. July 31-August 1 page marked with piece of paper en…

Date Range: 1926-1927

Reference Code: M546 / 33 to 34

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M546 / V771

Sous-Fonds: M546

Accession Number: 2014.8312

Reference Code: M546 / 33 to 34

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1926-1927

Physical Description: 4.3 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 7.5 x 12 cm)

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Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1926 & 1927 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 33 : June 11-12 page with piece of paper entries regard office work and club house. July 21-22 page marked with piece of paper entries regard office work and ACC. July 31-August 1 page marked with piece of paper entries regard camps. August 14-15 page marked with piece of paper entries regard Assiniboine camp and ascent. January 24 work on article for Logan report. March continued work on Logan report and C. N. P. A. report throughout May. Travels on Vancouver Island in May. Daily notations of weather, day to day activities, office work, correspondence, watching hockey games and other leisure. M546 / 34 : July 29-30 with piece of paper entries regarding travel around Banff, Jasper and Field. Daily notations of day to day activities, office work, correspondence, leisure. Continued work on C. N. P. A. Extensive documentation of chores. August travel around Freshfield River and House River. Hole in paper near spine on page August 11-12.

Name Access: Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver); Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Subject Access: Administration; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Anniversary; Backpacking; Birthday; Camps; Climbing; Correspondence; Discovery and exploration; Family and personal life; Finances; Hiking; Hockey; Holidays; Leisure; Mountains; Mountaineers; Mountaineering; Mount Logan; Photography; Professional and Personal Life; Sports and recreation; Record keeping; Travel; Travel and Exploration; Weather; Wildlife; Winter; Winter sports; Work

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Rocky Mountains; Selkirks; Assiniboine; Athabasca Falls; Sunwapta Falls; Saskatchewan River Crossing; Calgary; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Hector Slide; Vancouver Island; Sidney; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada; Spokane; Washington; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Wheeler, Arthur O.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal Daytimers

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1928 & 1929 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 35 : May 17-18 entries marked with piece of paper regard Kootenay Crossing, Marble Canyon, social engagements in Banff. August 21-22 entries marked with piece of paper regard Marquis Allizzi and general office and …

Date Range: 1928-1929

Reference Code: M546 / 35 to 36

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M546 / V771

Sous-Fonds: M546

Accession Number: 2014.8312

Reference Code: M546 / 35 to 36

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1928-1929

Physical Description: 4.8 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 12 x 17 cm or smaller)

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Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1928 & 1929 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 35 : May 17-18 entries marked with piece of paper regard Kootenay Crossing, Marble Canyon, social engagements in Banff. August 21-22 entries marked with piece of paper regard Marquis Allizzi and general office and CPR correspondence. Notations regarding packing up C. N. P. A. Interactions with William Moorhouse. May camping in Snoqualuue [?] Pass, Spokaine. Camping around Johnson Canyon and Takakkaw Falls. Daily notations of day to day activities, office work, correspondence, leisure, fishing throughout September. Fishing record from Shushwap Lake on final page. M546 / 26 : Day to day activities broken into morning, afternoon, evening. Notes the weather each day. Morning typically begins at office, works on BCLS papers, social events, trip to Alberni and up island, Saskatchewan and Alexandra Rivers, visit with Jimmy Simpson August 22, 1929, camping outside of Banff, discussion of different camps around Alexandra River and Lake Louise, train to Field and travel to camps, menus, addresses and fish records at back.

Name Access: Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver); Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Subject Access: Camps; Climbing; Correspondence; Family and personal life; Finances; Leisure; Mountains; Professional and Personal Life; Sports and recreation; Record keeping; Travel and Exploration; Weather; Work

Geographic Access: Rocky Mountains; Selkirks; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Creator: Wheeler, Arthur O.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Pressed Plant Album

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Part Of: Olive McDonnell Allan fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of an album of pressed plants, collected from throughout Banff National Park and surrounding environs. Plants collected by Olive McDonnell Allan during her trips to the Canadian Rockies.

Date Range: 1924-1948

Reference Code: M549 / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album

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Part Of: Olive McDonnell Allan fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M549 / V772

Sous-Fonds: M549

Accession Number: 7837

Reference Code: M549 / 1

GMD: Album

Date Range: 1924-1948

Physical Description: 7.5 of textual records (94 pages ; 17.5 x 23 cm)

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Scope & Content: File consists of an album of pressed plants, collected from throughout Banff National Park and surrounding environs. Plants collected by Olive McDonnell Allan during her trips to the Canadian Rockies.

Name Access: McDonnell Allan, Olive

Subject Access: Flowers; Flower collection; Pressed flowers; Leisure

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Kootenay National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English; Latin

Conservation: Blank pages not scanned.

Related Material: Hiking trousers in Heritage Collection

Creator: McDonnell Allan, Olive

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Personal Trip Diaries

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to nine diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1925-1939 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and Alaska. Includes: M67 / 1 - 1 : top-bound red leather diary, dated 1925 on a paper sticker adheared to the front cover. Pertains to a pack trip through Banff and Jasper Nation…

Date Range: 1925-1939

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 1 - 1 to 1 - 9

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 / 1 - 1 to 1 - 9

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1925-1939

Physical Description: 9.5 cm of textual records (9 volumes ; 11 x 17.7 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to nine diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1925-1939 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and Alaska. Includes: M67 / 1 - 1 : top-bound red leather diary, dated 1925 on a paper sticker adheared to the front cover. Pertains to a pack trip through Banff and Jasper National Parks organized by Caroline Hinman. M67 / 1 - 2 : black leather diary, titled Europe 1390: Can Rs 1931 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover (paper is now loose). Pertains to a trip to Switzerland and France in 1930 and the 1931 annual Alpine Club of Canada backpacking trip around the Mount Assiniboine and Kootenay National Park areas. Also includes a list of names and addresses and a poem possibly written by Gest at the back of the diary. M67 / 1 -3 : red leather diary, dated 1933 on a paper sticker adheared to the front cover. Pertains to a pack trip organized by Caroline Hinman. M67 / 1 - 4 : red leather diary, dated 1934 on a paper sticker adheared to the front cover, torn in the bottom left corner. Pertains to a pack trip through Banff National Park into Jasper National Park organized by Caroline Hinman. Also includes notes on other events from the rest of the summer. M67 / 1 - 5 : black paper diary, dated 1935 on a paper sticker adheared to the front cover. Pertains to Walking trip through glacier Park June 26 to July 5 ; Lake Magog Camp ACC July 13 to Aug 2 ; Banff Aug 2 to Aug 25 ; Fay Hut Aug 26 to Sept 1 ; O'Hara Sept 3 to 8 ; Motor trip home. Includes total milages of trips and a list of food taken on the seven day Fay Hut trip. M67 / 1 - 6 : brown leather diary, dated 1936 on a paper sticker adheared to the front cover. Pertains to a visit to Banff before driving to Edmonton and then Jasper to begin the annual Alpine Club of Canada trip. Title of insert two reads "Aplinists Will Scale Mt. Brussels" - clipping is adheared to the page and cannot be removed. M67 / 1 - 7 : brown leather diary, dated 37 in red paint (possibly ink) on the front cover. Pertains to various trips and visits made by Gest to Banff and around Banff National Park. Includes details of visits to town, hikes, climbs, and motor car trips. The diary is written on the right hand pages until Gest ran out of room, at which point she returns to the front of the book and continues on the left hand pages. M67 / 1 - 8 : black leather diary, dated 38 in red paint (possibly ink) on the front cover. Pertains to trips Lillian Gest took to Banff, Lake Louise, Big Bend, and the Alpine Club of Canada camp at the Columbia Icefields during the summer of 1938. M67 / 1 - 9 : brown leather diary, dated 39 in red paint (possibly ink) on the front cover. Pertains to trips to Glacier Park, Goodsir Park, and a motor car trip to Washington and Oregon during the summer of 1939. Also includes title lists for reels (possibly pictures/slide shows), as well as a list of flower names at the back of the diary. Also includes loose items, mostly consisting of newspaper clippings, Alpine Club of Canada pamphlet, and three handwritten pages of loose paper.

Notes: Blank pages not scanned. Special note: to read M67 / 1 - 7 begin reading only the right hand pages. Towards the end of the diary Lillian Gest runs out of room and continues the entries at the beginning on the left hand pages.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Cabins and shelters; Camping; Camps; Environment and Nature; European travel; Family and personal life; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horseback riding; Lake O'Hara region; Membership; Mountaineering; Mountains; Outfitting; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Off the Beaten Track; Pack trips; Record keeping; Sports and leisure; Tourism; Trails; 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; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Display photographs

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Display photographs consists of photographs selected and numbered by the ACC for display in clubhouses, huts and other locations. Photographic subjects include mountain peaks, landscapes and scenery, both regional and international; mountaineering and alpine recreation; camps and expeditions; flor…

Date Range: 1890-1958

Reference Code: V14 / AC 00P / 001-444

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: I.A.1 Administration: series I, predom. dates 1906-1949

Sous-Fonds: V14

Sub-Series: j.ii. Photography : Display photographs

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 00P / 001-444

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1890-1958

Physical Description: ca.400 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: Display photographs consists of photographs selected and numbered by the ACC for display in clubhouses, huts and other locations. Photographic subjects include mountain peaks, landscapes and scenery, both regional and international; mountaineering and alpine recreation; camps and expeditions; flora and fauna; clubhouse views; and portraits of mountaineers, alpine club members, executive officers and prominent personalities. Also includes a group photograph of the 1906 founding meeting of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg (ACOOP/77); Included are ca.180 photographs which were submitted to the ACC though various photographic competitions (AC 00P / 11, 21, 29, 30, 32, 36, 41, 55 - 57, 63, 76, 109, 111, 202, 223, 230, 240, 244, 284 - 443).

Notes: LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHERS :; George Ashley Abraham AC00P/107,209;; Ansel Adams AC00P/119,120,254;; M. Alford AC00P/45-54,59-60;; L. S. Amery AC00P/229,333-337;; Associated Screen News AC00P/206;; Jack Atkinson AC00P/417,434;; M. P. Bridgland AC00P/292,294;; Clair Brown AC00P/44;; H. E. Bulyea AC00P/41,284,291;; Lucy Byrd AC00P/431,432;; Carleton Studio AC00P/89;; J. Norman Collie AC00P/151;; B. Conrad AC00P/42;; Florence Parker Davoll AC00P/368-370,390,391,401,408;; Winnie Dennison AC00P/423;; Mrs. H. B. Dixon AC00P/227;; Mary (Winstone) Enoch AC00P/412,427;; Mary Fallis AC00P/418;; Bob Francis AC00P/106;; Nelly Fraser AC00P/439;; Tom Fyles AC00P/321,322,346-348;; J. M. Garrison AC00P/201;; Gay-Coutlett AC00P/33;; E. Gee AC00P/351;; Herman Genschorek AC00P/63,410,411,413-416;; Lillian Gest AC00P/338-345;; E. R. (Rex) Gibson AC00P/429;; A. Gully AC00P/238,239;; Roy Gunn AC00P/443;; H. S. Hall Jr. AC00P/295;; Byron Harmon AC00P/131;; Jimmie Hendrie AC00P/433;; Julia W. Henshaw AC00P/26,27;; Charles F. Hogeboom Jr. AC00P/293;; Roy Howard AC00P/437;; Mary L. Jobe AC00P/129;; H. F. Lambart AC00P/218;; Miss Lymburn AC00P/313;; F. A. MacFadden AC00P/310-312;; Leonard H. Marvin AC00P/110,116;; A. A. McCoubrey AC00P/11,285-289,330,331;; D. J. M. McGeary AC00P/57;; ?. Mills AC00P/240;; C. H. Mitchell AC00P/249;; Stanley H. Mitchell AC00P/84,235;; Don Munday AC00P/14,352,425;; Phyl Munday AC00P/28,332,350,389,392-395,398,402,403,406,424,426,440-442;; George Noble AC00P/236;; Notman & Son AC00P/86;; Edward C. Porter AC00P/266,267,268,269;; Polly Prescott AC00P/421;; Pringle and Booth AC00P/246;; R.B.R. AC00P/419;; Marguerita Schnellbachen AC00P/65;; W. E. Stone AC00P/30,290;; G. Morris Taylor AC00P/233;; J. Monroe Thorington AC00P/301-303;; Vandyk, London AC00P/222;; M. Von Zuben AC00P/76;; W. A. Wakefield AC00P/305;; Charles Walcott AC00P/270-274;; A. G. Wehrli AC00P/444;; T. O. A. West AC00P/297,304,316;; Jack Whellams AC00P/409;; A. T. Wiebrecht AC00P/223,353-366,373-379,382-387,397,400;; Walter Wilcox AC00P/20,130,136,154,255-257;; A. O. Wheeler AC00P/207,208,212,213;; LIST OF SUBJECTS :; Philip Stanley Abbot AC00P/245;; L. S. Amery AC00P/206,222;; F. C. Bell AC00P/87;; Cora Johnstone Best AC00P/104;; John F. Brett AC00P/96;; A. P. Coleman AC00P/82;; J. H. Cuntz AC00P/116;; Edward VII AC00P/203;; Charles E. Fay AC00P/69;; Sandford Fleming AC00P/250;; W. W. Foster AC00P/76,89;; Rex Gibson AC00P/75,90;; H. A. V. Green AC00P/92;; C. Hasler AC00P/134;; James Hector AC00P/93;; J. W. A. Hickson AC00P/86;; John Hunter AC00P/264;; Judas Hunter AC00P/238;; Enos Hunter AC00P/239;; Stanley L. Jones AC00P/242;; Lino Lacedelli AC00P/268;; Ben Lomond AC00P/411;; C. H. Mitchell AC00P/79;; John Muir AC00P/66;; A. H. MacCarthy AC00P/70,76;; Leonard H. Marvin;; S. H. Mitchell AC00P/84,235;; T. B. Moffat AC00P/83;; Don Munday AC00P/74;; Phyl Munday AC00P/418;; Tenzing Norgay AC00P/72;; James Outram AC00P/80;; J. D. Patterson AC00P/98;; Elfreda Pigou AC00P/418;; H. E. Sampson AC00P/97;; Benjamin Frank Seaver AC00P/110,115?,116,243;; A. S. Sibbald AC00P/95;; W. E. Stone AC00P/73;; W. R. Tweedy AC00P/81;; Sidney R. Vallance AC00P/91;; Frank N. Waterman AC00P/237;; C. G. Wates AC00P/94;; A. O. Wheeler AC00P/206;; E. O. Wheeler AC00P/71,85;; Hector Wheeler AC00P/247;; Edward Whymper AC00P/93,251;; Walter Wilcox AC00P/264;; Tom Wilson AC00P/236,264;; T. Fraser, L.O. Armstrong, Tom Martin, W. H. Bedford, Alex Gordon; Jean Parker, Stanley Wills, Stanley Mitchell, L. Q. Coleman; J. W. Kelly, W. J. Taylor, A. O. Wheeler, Elizabeth Parker, E. A. Haggan, J. C. Herdman, A. P. Coleman, Dean Paget, William Brewster ACOOP/77

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Related Material: Competition photographs are related to other competition photographs in the ACC fonds.

Title Source: Title based on original use of the material

Processing Status: Processed

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Winthrop Ellsworth Stone photographs

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Scope & Content: Albums are: 1. Climbs and Scenes in the Canadian Rockies 1912-13, includes ACC camps; 2. Canadian Rockies 1914, includes Upper Yoho ACC camp; 3. [Canadian Rockies, Purcell Range, Glacier area], 1915-16; 4.Canadian Rockies 1919, includes Yoho (Victory) Camp; 5. Canadian Rockies 1920-21, most from As…

Date Range: 1912-1921

Reference Code: V14 / AC 055P / 23-27

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

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Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: III. Personal papers and photographs

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 055P / 23-27

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1912-1921

Physical Description: 5 photograph albums (ca.500 prints)

History / Biographical: Dr. W. E. Stone was an early member of the Alpine Club of Canada. He was killed in a climbing accident on Mount Eon in 1921.

Scope & Content: Albums are: 1. Climbs and Scenes in the Canadian Rockies 1912-13, includes ACC camps; 2. Canadian Rockies 1914, includes Upper Yoho ACC camp; 3. [Canadian Rockies, Purcell Range, Glacier area], 1915-16; 4.Canadian Rockies 1919, includes Yoho (Victory) Camp; 5. Canadian Rockies 1920-21, most from Assiniboine area, includes 1920 ACC camp

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Ellsworth Stone, Winthrop

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Access to original albums is limited. Microfilm copies are available for reference use

Language: English

Finding Aid: Inventories and microfilm copies available

Title Source: Title based on albums

Processing Status: Processed

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Photographs. -- 1894-1982

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Scope & Content: Photographs pertain to mountain peaks, glaciers, landscapes and scenery; mountaineering and alpine recreation; mountaineers and personalities, including portraits; huts; events and other subjects. A significant portion pertain to Alpine Club camps (ca.225 prints, 8 negatives and 5 albums containin…

Date Range: [ca.1900-1960]

Reference Code: V14 / AC 0P / 001-002; V14 / AC 0P / 010; V14 / AC 0P / 019; V14 / AC 0P / 023-024; V14 / AC 0P / 039-044; V14 / AC 0P / 071-072; V14 / AC 0P / 074; V14 / AC 0P / 076-081; V14 / AC 0P / 124; V14 / AC 0P / 220-244; V14 / AC 0P / 254-264; V14 / AC 0P / 345-346; V14 / AC 0P / 361-364; V14 / AC 0P / 369-407; V14 / AC 0P / 631-632; V14 / AC 0P / 634; V14 / AC 0P / 636; V14 / AC 0P / 642-707; V14 / AC 0P / 717-718; V14 / AC 0P / 721-725; V14 / AC 0P / 773; V14 / AC 0P / 776; V14 / AC 0P / 778-779; V14 / AC 0P / 802-807; V14 / AC 0P / 810-811; V14 / AC 0P / 815; V14 / AC 001P / 01-08; V14 / AC 004P / 01-03; V14 / AC 011P / 01-02; V14 / AC 015P / 1-55; V14 / AC 024P / 01-12; V14 / AC 024P / 25-35; V14 / AC 027P / 01-15; V14 / AC 027P / 16; V14 / AC 027P / 17; V14 / AC 027P / 18; V14 / AC 027P / 19; V14 / AC 027P / 20; V14 / AC 031P / 1; V14 / AC 033P / 001-037; V14 / AC 033P / 046-115; V14 / AC 042P / 1; V14 / AC 049P / 3-5; V14 / AC 050P / 1; V14 / AC 055P / 39; V14 / AC 055P / 46-48; V14 / AC 055P / 60-66; V14 / AC 064P / 01-51; V14 / AC 067P / 1-4; V14 / AC 090P / 1-4; V14 / AC 093P / 1-2; V14 / AC 121P / 1-3; V14 / AC 123P / 20-27; V14 / AC 124P / 01-16; V14 / AC 148P / 94-97; V14 / AC 175P / 1; V14 / AC 176P / 01; V14 / AC 176P / 11; V14 / AC 195P / 1-2; V14 / AC 199P / 1-60; V14 / AC 217P / 1; V14 / AC 229P / 1; V14 / AC 239P / 1-2; V14 / AC 312P / 1-3; V14 / AC 345P / 4-7; V14 / AC 371P / 1; V14 / AC 375P / 1-25; V14 / AC 379P / 1; V14 / AC 381P / 1-7; V14 / AC 395P / 1-4; V14 / AC 397P / 1-5; V14 / AC 399P / 1; V14 / AC 405P / 1-5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Negative; Transparency; Album

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Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: IV.B. Other material: photographic

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 0P / 001-002; V14 / AC 0P / 010; V14 / AC 0P / 019; V14 / AC 0P / 023-024; V14 / AC 0P / 039-044; V14 / AC 0P / 071-072; V14 / AC 0P / 074; V14 / AC 0P / 076-081; V14 / AC 0P / 124; V14 / AC 0P / 220-244; V14 / AC 0P / 254-264; V14 / AC 0P / 345-346; V14 / AC 0P / 361-364; V14 / AC 0P / 369-407; V14 / AC 0P / 631-632; V14 / AC 0P / 634; V14 / AC 0P / 636; V14 / AC 0P / 642-707; V14 / AC 0P / 717-718; V14 / AC 0P / 721-725; V14 / AC 0P / 773; V14 / AC 0P / 776; V14 / AC 0P / 778-779; V14 / AC 0P / 802-807; V14 / AC 0P / 810-811; V14 / AC 0P / 815; V14 / AC 001P / 01-08; V14 / AC 004P / 01-03; V14 / AC 011P / 01-02; V14 / AC 015P / 1-55; V14 / AC 024P / 01-12; V14 / AC 024P / 25-35; V14 / AC 027P / 01-15; V14 / AC 027P / 16; V14 / AC 027P / 17; V14 / AC 027P / 18; V14 / AC 027P / 19; V14 / AC 027P / 20; V14 / AC 031P / 1; V14 / AC 033P / 001-037; V14 / AC 033P / 046-115; V14 / AC 042P / 1; V14 / AC 049P / 3-5; V14 / AC 050P / 1; V14 / AC 055P / 39; V14 / AC 055P / 46-48; V14 / AC 055P / 60-66; V14 / AC 064P / 01-51; V14 / AC 067P / 1-4; V14 / AC 090P / 1-4; V14 / AC 093P / 1-2; V14 / AC 121P / 1-3; V14 / AC 123P / 20-27; V14 / AC 124P / 01-16; V14 / AC 148P / 94-97; V14 / AC 175P / 1; V14 / AC 176P / 01; V14 / AC 176P / 11; V14 / AC 195P / 1-2; V14 / AC 199P / 1-60; V14 / AC 217P / 1; V14 / AC 229P / 1; V14 / AC 239P / 1-2; V14 / AC 312P / 1-3; V14 / AC 345P / 4-7; V14 / AC 371P / 1; V14 / AC 375P / 1-25; V14 / AC 379P / 1; V14 / AC 381P / 1-7; V14 / AC 395P / 1-4; V14 / AC 397P / 1-5; V14 / AC 399P / 1; V14 / AC 405P / 1-5

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Negative; Transparency; Album

Responsibility: Most items, including the six photograph albums, were likely produced by private individuals and club members. Includes photographs by: M. E. Alford, L. M. S. Amery, Fred Armbrister, A. H. Bent, B. C. Government, Eric Brooks, Allan Carpe, P. A. Carson, W. M. Docharty, Mary Fallis, Marion Fawdry, E. Feuz, F. W. Godsal, Douglas Griffin, L. G. Grimble, Klaus Hahn, Don Harmon, E. W. D. Holway, Frank Jacobs, Wally Joyce, E. Mills, C. H. Mitchell, Elfreda Pigou, Jaroslav Ruza, Mary Schaffer, W. E. Stone, J. M. Thorington, W. J. Topley, Hap Trevelyan, Underwood and Underwood, Valentine and Sons, Charles Walcott, Bradford Washburn and A. G. Wehrli. Many items are not credited.

Date Range: [ca.1900-1960]

Physical Description: ca.720 photographs (ca.560 prints, ca.40 negatives, ca.120 transparencies, 6 albums of ca.350 prints)

Scope & Content: Photographs pertain to mountain peaks, glaciers, landscapes and scenery; mountaineering and alpine recreation; mountaineers and personalities, including portraits; huts; events and other subjects. A significant portion pertain to Alpine Club camps (ca.225 prints, 8 negatives and 5 albums containing over 300 prints). Camps and expeditions documented include: Yoho Valley (1906) (1919); Paradise Valley (1907); Sherbrooke Lake (1911); Vermilion Pass (1912); Mount Robson (1913); Cathedral Mountain (1913); Upper Yoho Valley (1914); Ptarmigan Lake (1915); Healy Creek (1916); Lake of Hanging Glacier (1928); Coast Range (1952); Eremite Valley and others. Portraits include those of Charles Fay, Jean Habel, Frank R. Oastler, James F. Porter, H. E. Sampson, Charles D. Walcott and A. O. Wheeler. Includes series of British Columbia air photos of B.C. locations in the 1950s (AC 055 / 60-66). Contains many unidentified and undated items.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Access to negatives is by appointment only

Language: English

Finding Aid: Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material

Title Source: Title based on material

Processing Status: Processed

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A. W. Drinnan photographs

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Scope & Content: Album and loose accompanying prints pertain to alpine club camps and activities.

Date Range: [ca. 1917-1928]

Reference Code: V14 / AC 192P / 01-10

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

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Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: III. Personal papers and photographs

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 192P / 01-10

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Responsibility: Album was assembled by A.W. Drinnan; includes many views by H. Pollard.

Date Range: [ca. 1917-1928]

Physical Description: 1 photograph album (ca.180 prints). -- 9 photographs : prints

Scope & Content: Album and loose accompanying prints pertain to alpine club camps and activities.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Drinnan, A. W.

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on album

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Album

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Scope & Content: Item consists of 1 photograph album by the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to ACC camps and climbs that took place during the summers of 1920 & 1921 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Banff, Sunshine, Assiniboine, Lake Louise, and Spray Lake areas, and includes black and white …

Date Range: 1920-1921

Reference Code: V14 / AC 55P / PD - 27

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Album; Photograph

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Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: IV.B. Other material: photographic

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 55P / PD - 27

GMD: Album; Photograph

Date Range: 1920-1921

Physical Description: 1 album (98 photographs : b&w and col. ; 32.5 x 25.6 cm)

Scope & Content: Item consists of 1 photograph album by the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to ACC camps and climbs that took place during the summers of 1920 & 1921 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Banff, Sunshine, Assiniboine, Lake Louise, and Spray Lake areas, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are annotated. A black leather album, it has "PHOTOGRAPHS" stamped into the top left corner of the front cover with "1920 and 1921" written in white ink below it.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Backpacking; Bow River; Bow Valley; Buildings; Camps; Castle Mountain; Climbing; Clothing and dress; Club; Environment and Nature; Glaciers; Hiking; Horses; Landscapes; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Period costume; Photography; Portrait; Scenery; scenic; Trails; Transportation; Women

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Canmore; Alberta; Assiniboine; Assiniboine Provincial Park; Yoho National Park; British Columbia

Language: English

Finding Aid: Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Harry Pollard photographs and letter

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Scope & Content: Photographs are professional views by Harry Pollard. Albums pertain to Mount Assiniboine ACC camp, 1920; Lake O'Hara ACC camp, 1921; and Palliser Pass ACC camp, 1922. They include camps scenes, activities, climbs and club members. Lantern slides are similar views as follows: Alpine Camp on Yoho …

Date Range: [ca. 1910-1925]

Reference Code: V14 / AC OM / 004; V14 / AC 029P / 1-3; V14 / AC 176P / 02-10

Description Level: 5 / File

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Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: III. Personal papers and photographs

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC OM / 004; V14 / AC 029P / 1-3; V14 / AC 176P / 02-10

Date Range: [ca. 1910-1925]

Physical Description: 13 photographs (3 albums of 103 prints, 10 transparencies). -- 1 textual record

History / Biographical: Harry Pollard was a professional photographer based at Edmonton, Alberta who photographed for the Alpine Club of Canada, ca.1920.

Scope & Content: Photographs are professional views by Harry Pollard. Albums pertain to Mount Assiniboine ACC camp, 1920; Lake O'Hara ACC camp, 1921; and Palliser Pass ACC camp, 1922. They include camps scenes, activities, climbs and club members. Lantern slides are similar views as follows: Alpine Camp on Yoho Pass, 1910; Group in O'Hara Lake Valley, 1919; Prof. Chas E. Fay, 1919; C. E. Fay, W. W. Foster, A. O. Wheeler, 1919; Group 60 or over at O'Hara Camp, 1919; Alpine Camp in O'Hara Lake Valley [1919]; ACC camp and Wiwaxy Pk., [1919]; Walter Wilcox, John Hunter and Tom Wilson at Lake Louise, ca.1925; and group at ACC camp, n.d. Textual item is letter from Pollard to Stanley H. Mitchell re Himalayan photographs, n.d.