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Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

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Part Of: Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60. M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Rider…

Date Range: ca.1908-ca.2011

Reference Code: M573 / V797 / S60

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Private record; Published record; Newspaper clipping; Transparency; Textual record; Sound recording; Lantern slide

Part Of: Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M573 / V797 / S60

Sous-Fonds: M573; V797; S60

Accession Number: 2019.111

Reference Code: M573 / V797 / S60

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Private record; Published record; Newspaper clipping; Transparency; Textual record; Sound recording; Lantern slide

Date Range: ca.1908-ca.2011

Physical Description: 26 cm of textual records.-- 109 photographs (42 prints, 67 lantern slides). -- 2 sound recordings.

History / Biographical: Jean Alexandra Hembroff was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 5, 1908 to Walter B. Hembroff (d. 1945) and Sarah Jane Hembroff (d.1952). Jean was accepted to the MacPhail School of Music and Dramatic Art at the University of Minnesota, from which she graduated in 1927. She returned to Winnipeg to begin teaching courses in speech arts and drama. To establish herself, she first volunteered as the "story lady" at the Williams Avenue Public Library and quickly became known as an excellent speaker sought by many different organizations. She taught at St. Mary's Academy and the Evening Institute at the University of Manitoba, as well as offered private sessions. Many of her students used the skills they learned from Jean as they entered radio, television, politics, and business. Jean was also very active in organizing and adjucating Speech Arts festivals in Manitoba, often going to inaccessible places to give workshops. Her teaching, broadcasting, adjucating, coaching, and speaking career spanned more than 50 years. Jean was hired by the Canadian Pacific Railway's promotions manager to give presentations and broadcast interviews across Canada and the United States. In 1937, Jean joined the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and participated in their summer trail ride in the same year. For that year's issue of the Trail Rider's Bulletin Jean wrote an article - and became the first woman to ever do so. In 1938, during her lecture titled "Trail Riding in the Rockies" on January 18, 1938 at the Royal Alexandra Hotel, Jean met John David (Jack) MacDonald. Jack and Jean were married on June 18, 1938, and the couple had one son, Bruce Walter James MacDonald (August 28, 1946-August 25, 2016). Jean participated in several trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail, and produced articles reflecting her experiences. Jean loved to travel and visited places all around Canada and the United States, Borneo, Tangier, Montevideo, Stockholm, New Delhi, and Tonga. At the age of 102, Jean passed away on February 2, 2011 and is buried in Winnipeg.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60.; M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, particularly 1937-1939). Series II: Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings, 4 cm, 1924-2000 (including correspondence with John Murray Gibbon, former students, and attendees at various talks, as well as newspaper articles that Jean wrote about various subjects and articles of her achievements). Series III: Collected Materials and Ephemera, 3 cm, ca.1930-1950 (including a variety of collected poems and ephemera, as well as a copy of The Beaver Magazine from 1940, for which Jean wrote an article titled "On the Trail of Sir George").; V797 consists of two series, 24.5 cm of visual records, ca.1928-1939. Series I: Photograph Prints, 3 cm, ca.1928-1939 (includes personal photographs of Jean and her family and friends as well as photographs of Jean and Jack's visit to Lake Louise in 1939). Series II: Lantern Slides, 21.5 cm, ca.1937-1939 (Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1937 to Mt. Assiniboine; Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1939 to Ptarmigan Valley and Skoki; collection of trail ride songs).; S60 consists of two sound recordings, 1 cm, 2004 and 2007 (Winnipeg at Christmas, narrated by Jean, broadcasted on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation).

Notes: Lantern slides include wooden case.

Name Access: Hembroff MacDonald, Jean

Subject Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Camps; Canadian Pacific Railway; Discovery and travel; Discovery and exploration; Empress Hotel; European travel; Family and personal life; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horses; Horseback riding; Kananaskis Ranch; Lake Louise; Lantern slide; Mount Assiniboine; Mountain; Organizations; Personal and Professional Life; Photography; Poetry; Scenery; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and recreation; Sunshine area; Trails; Trail guides; Tourism; Travel; Travel and Exploration; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Women

Geographic Access: Assiniboine; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Ireland; Kananaskis Country; Lake Louise; Lake O'Hara; Manitoba; Mount Assiniboine; Rocky Mountains; Victoria; West Indies; Winnipeg

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Language: English

Creator: Hembroff MacDonald, Jean

Category: Arts; Education; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Contents of the fonds; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122854759/jean-alexandra-macdonald; https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-174851/MACDONALD_JEAN; https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/winnipeg-mb/bruce-macdonald-7064958

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Man on water - water almost claimed Bob Sandford's life, so why has the Alberta scientist devoted his entire career to saving the planet's most precious resource?

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: April 2009

Author: Gray, Kim

Publisher: Canadian Living

Call Number: P

Author: Gray, Kim

Responsibility: Kim Gray (author); George Webber (photographer)

Publisher: Canadian Living

Published Date: April 2009

Physical Description: p. 164 - 173

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Water; Sandford, Robert W.; Conservation; Conservation areas; Hydrology; Hydrology - Alberta

Abstract: Pertains to Bob Sandford's work in the Canadian Rocky Mountains with water conservation

Notes: In Canadian Living, Vol. 34, No.4, April 2009 pg. 164-173

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Conrad Kain - the legacy of Canada's greatest mountain guide

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 2009

Author: Martel, Lynn

Publisher: Gripped Magazine

Call Number: P

1 website

Author: Martel, Lynn

Responsibility: Lynn Martel

Publisher: Gripped Magazine

Published Date: 2009

Physical Description: p.30-35 : ill

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Kain, Conrad; Guide

Abstract: Pertains to mountain guide Conrad Kain and his legacy of guiding in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

Notes: In Gripped Volume 11, Number 3, June - July 2009, p. 30-35

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Gripped website

Websites

https://gripped.com/

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Bear #71

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 2008

Author: Davison, Kristy

Call Number: P

1 website

Author: Davison, Kristy

Responsibility: Kristy Davison

Published Date: 2008

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Bears; Bears, Grizzly; Wildlife

Abstract: Pertains to Bear #71

Notes: In Highline Magazine, Summer 2008, p.12

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Highline website

Websites

http://highlineonline.ca/

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A dark secret : your friendly neighborhood fall-out shelter

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 2009

Author: Alexander, Rob

Call Number: P

1 website

Author: Alexander, Rob

Responsibility: Rob Alexander

Published Date: 2009

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Government; Lac des Arcs

Abstract: Pertains to the fall-out shelter built into Mount McGillivray overlooking Lac des Arcs by private company Rocky Mountain Vaults & Archives during the Cold War

Notes: In Highline Magazine, Vol.1, Iss.2, Winter 2009, p.15-17

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Highline website

Websites

http://highlineonline.ca/

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Assiniboine Lodge : a treasure chest of mountain memories

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 2009

Author: Martel, Lynn

Call Number: P

1 website

Author: Martel, Lynn

Responsibility: Lynn Martel

Published Date: 2009

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Assiniboine, Mount; Cabins; Renner, Sepp; Strom, Erling; History

Abstract: Pertains to the history of Mount Assiniboine Lodge with focus on current managers the Renner family.

Notes: In Highline Magazine, Vol.1, Iss.3, Summer 2009, p.12-14

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Highline website

Websites

http://highlineonline.ca/

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Canadian mountain guides celebrate their 40th anniversary

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 2004

Author: Martel, Lynn

Call Number: P

Author: Martel, Lynn

Published Date: 2004

Physical Description: p.8-9 : ill

Medium: Library - Periodical

Notes: In The Gazette of the Alpine Club of Canada, vol.19, no.1 (Winter 2004)

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Avalanche tragedies lead to valuable changes

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 2004

Author: Martel, Lynn

Call Number: P

Author: Martel, Lynn

Published Date: 2004

Physical Description: p.10-11 : ill

Medium: Library - Periodical

Notes: In The Gazette of the Alpine Club of Canada, vol.19, no.1 (Winter 2004)

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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GPS use for mountaineering

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 2004

Author: Plasman, Rod

Call Number: P

Author: Plasman, Rod

Published Date: 2004

Physical Description: p.10-11 : ill

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Equipment; Survival

Notes: In The Gazette of the Alpine Club of Canada, vol.19, no.1 (Winter 2004)

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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The more things change ....

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 2004

Author: Krause, Amy

Call Number: P

Author: Krause, Amy

Published Date: 2004

Physical Description: p.18-19 : ill

Medium: Library - Periodical

Notes: In The Gazette of the Alpine Club of Canada, vol.19, no.1 (Winter 2004); Article is a follow-up to the article on Fay Hut in Fall 2003 issue, and is a facsimile of a letter written in 1941 by Allyn K. Ford to Geoffrey E. Howard pertaining to their involvement with the 1908 mountaineering accident fatality on Mount Avalanche during the third Annual Camp of the Alpine Club of Canada