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Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
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- Part Of
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 53 diaries pertaining to personal life, travel, office work, and Alpine Club of Canada camps. Diaries range in date from 1885 to 1944. Also included are two volumes/scrapbooks compiled by A.O. Wheeler. Both volumes include numerous articles, newspaper clippings, letters, ACC broc…
- Date Range
- 1885-1944
- Reference Code
- M546 / V771
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 546
- V 771
- Sous-Fonds
- M546 / V771
- Accession Number
- 2016.8598
- 2014.8312
- 8144
- 8160
- Reference Code
- M546 / V771
- Date Range
- 1885-1944
- Physical Description
- 62 vol. of textual material. -- 66 vol. of photograph albums
- History / Biographical
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler (1860-1945) DLS, ALS, BCLS, was born in Ireland, arriving in Canada in 1876. Wheeler was a mountaineer, co-founder of the Alpine Club of Canada (1906), and Dominion Land Surveyor. In 1913, Wheeler was appointed Boundary Commissioner and tasked with photo surveying the Alberta / British Columbia interprovincial boundary.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 53 diaries pertaining to personal life, travel, office work, and Alpine Club of Canada camps. Diaries range in date from 1885 to 1944. Also included are two volumes/scrapbooks compiled by A.O. Wheeler. Both volumes include numerous articles, newspaper clippings, letters, ACC brochures and notices addressed to ACC members. Volume one covers the period 1902 to 1913; volume two includes materials from 1914 to 1940. A inventory of both volumes, compiled by ACC member Paul Geddes, is also included. Additionally there are 7 volumes of notes corresponding to the photographs A.O. Wheeler took. Photographic material consists of 66 albums which contain approximately 5000 photographs, black and white positive prints from glass negatives, all 12 x 16 cm. The first album is dated 1915, the last 1924. Some of the albums contain a small map printed on linen. Each album contains an index to the photographs taken for the Alberta - British Columbia Interprovincial Boundary photo survey and are organized by Station, Bearing, and Subject.
- Name Access
- Alberta/British Columbia Boundary Survey
- Dominion of Canada Land Surveyor
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Government
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The Canadian Rockies : Rocky Mountains Park, Yoho Park, Kootenay Park
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- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1928, c1927
- Author
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Publisher
- [Montreal] : Canadian Pacific Railway
- Call Number
- C3-6.3c
- Author
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Publisher
- [Montreal] : Canadian Pacific Railway
- Published Date
- 1928, c1927
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col
- Scale
- 1 inch = 5 miles
- Notes
- Compiled and drawn under the supervision of A.O. Wheeler
- On reverse: Canadian Pacific Railway and connecting lines
- Accession Number
- 6596
- Call Number
- C3-6.3c
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Plan showing the location and extent of the Nakimu Caves ...
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- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1905
- Author
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Publisher
- [Ottawa : Dept. of the Interior]
- Call Number
- C16-2.2
- Author
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Publisher
- [Ottawa : Dept. of the Interior]
- Published Date
- 1905
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col
- Scale
- 1 inch = 2000 feet
- Subjects
- Nakimu Caves
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Notes
- from surveys by A.O. Wheeler, Dept. of the Interior
- Accession Number
- 24,500
- Call Number
- C16-2.2
- Collection
- Archives Library
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[Garibaldi Park - Glacier Area]
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- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1926
- Author
- Carter, N.M.
- Call Number
- C5-2.3(c)
- Author
- Carter, N.M.
- Published Date
- 1926
- Scale
- Scale: 1/2 mile - 1 inch
- Subjects
- Garibaldi Park - Glacier Area
- Notes
- Hand drawn by N.M. Carter
- watercolour
- Accession Number
- 2553
- Call Number
- C5-2.3(c)
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Falls and Tchaikazan Rivers region
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Map
- Author
- Carter, N.M.
- Call Number
- A12.9
- Author
- Carter, N.M.
- Accession Number
- AC629
- Call Number
- A12.9
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Chilko Lake - South West
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Map
- Author
- Carter, N.M.
- Call Number
- A12.10
- Author
- Carter, N.M.
- Accession Number
- AC629
- Call Number
- A12.10
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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