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... et la Montagne conquit l'Homme : histoire du developpement de l'alpinisme

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1931

Author: Schwartz, Myrtil

Publisher: Paris : Fischbacher

Call Number: G510 S383

Author: Schwartz, Myrtil

Publisher: Paris : Fischbacher

Published Date: 1931

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: G510 S383

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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20,000 miles : an Englishwoman's impressions in America

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1939; 1938

Author: Tuke, Ada

Publisher: Southampton : G.F. Wilson

Edition: 2d ed

Call Number: 02.3 T81

Author: Tuke, Ada

Edition: 2d ed

Publisher: Southampton : G.F. Wilson

Published Date: 1939; 1938

Physical Description: 247p. : facsim., map

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Canada

Notes: Rocky Mountains, p.57-59

Accession Number: 19500

Call Number: 02.3 T81

Collection: Archives Library

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50 Switzerlands in one : Banff the beautiful : Canada's national park : where to go and what to see in and around Banff

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1923

Edition: Rev ed

Call Number: 02.6 B22l 1923 Pam c.1; 02.6 B22l 1923 Pam c.2

Responsibility: editor and publisher: N.K. Luxton; [text by H.C. Stovel]

Edition: Rev ed

Published Date: 1923

Physical Description: 80p. : ill., map

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Businesses; Guidebooks

Accession Number: 74; 1402; 6585

Call Number: 02.6 B22l 1923 Pam c.1; 02.6 B22l 1923 Pam c.2

Collection: Archives Library

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60 centuries of skiing

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1935

Author: Dudley, Charles M

Publisher: Brattleboro (VT) : Stephen Daye

Call Number: 01.5 D86

Author: Dudley, Charles M

Publisher: Brattleboro (VT) : Stephen Daye

Published Date: 1935

Physical Description: 207p. : ill., ports

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: Bibliography

Accession Number: 400; 4083 - weeded

Call Number: 01.5 D86

Collection: Archives Library

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The 1927-1928 Peruvian expedition of the American Geographical Society

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1929

Author: Miller, O.M

Publisher: New York : Geographical Review

Call Number: F3423 M54

Author: Miller, O.M

Publisher: New York : Geographical Review

Published Date: 1929

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: From Geographical Review, vol.19

Call Number: F3423 M54

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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[1934-1937 Photograph Album]

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album depicting trips taken by Lillian Gest, usually during the summer, from 1934-1937. The 1934 trip was part of the Alpine Club of Canada Annual Camp in northern Jasper National Park - starting in the Eremite Mountain area and working east towards Mount Edith Cavell.…

Date Range: 1934-1937

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 10

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph print

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.b. Photographic material / photograph album

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 10

GMD: Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1934-1937

Physical Description: 1 album (414 photographs : b&w ; 28.5 x 19 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album depicting trips taken by Lillian Gest, usually during the summer, from 1934-1937. The 1934 trip was part of the Alpine Club of Canada Annual Camp in northern Jasper National Park - starting in the Eremite Mountain area and working east towards Mount Edith Cavell. Also includes a few photographs of mountains around the Banff town area. The 1935 trip was part of the ACC Annual Camp in the Mt. Assiniboine and East Kootenay areas. Also includes newspaper clippings pertaining to Club activities and greeting cards from Club members. The photographs associated with the Yoho Icefields from Bow Lake trip are most likely from the summer of 1936 based on greeting cards labelled as such, but very few of the photographs themselves are annotated. The remainder of the album is dedicated to the 1937 trips to Mt. Trident, Mt. Bryce, the Columbia Icefield area, Bryce and Zion, Utah, the Boulder Dam, Arizona, and Colorado. Also includes Christmas cards from 1937 from various friends and Club members. Inserts pertain to the overview/advertisements for the summer 1937 and 1938 trips that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing routes, expectations, and prices ; a small photograph with a written note on the back, a letter addressed to Lillian Gest from the Springfield Television Broadcasting Corp, and a handwritten list of details pertaining to the summer 1934 trip orgainized by Caroline Hinman.

Notes: Blank pages not scanned. Inserts 4 and 5 are photocopies of the originals that were included with the album.

Name Access: Engelhard, Georgia; Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver); Wheeler, Arthur Oliver; Feuz, Ernest; Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Animals; Bighorn Sheep; Buildings; Castles; Camps; Climbing; Exploration; Family and personal life; Glaciers; Huts; Horses; Horse packing; Moose; Mountains; Mountaineering; Mountain Goat; Off the Beaten Track; Portrait; Scenery; Travel

Geographic Access: Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Mount Assiniboine; Lake O'Hara; East Kootenay; Utah; Arizona; Colorado; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada; United States of America

Access Restrictions: Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.

Language: English

Conservation: Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string. Locate original copies of inserts 4 & 5 and return them to PD - 10 Documents file - notes on the backs of the inserts note that the originals were moved to M67 but the documents could not be found.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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2000 miles of scenic grandeur through the Canadian Rockies : Jasper and the fiords of British Columbia

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1933

Call Number: 02.5 C16tw 1933 Pam

Responsibility: Canadian National Railways

Published Date: 1933

Physical Description: 22p. : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Accession Number: 20000

Call Number: 02.5 C16tw 1933 Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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A. W. Drinnan photographs

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

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

21 images

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

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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Abbot Pass and Mount Geikie ascent

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Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 b&w photographs pertaining to the 1924 ascent of Mount Geikie and a hike through Abbot Pass. Includes group images of Malcolm Geddes, Harry Pollard, T.B. Moffat, Alvin Geddes, and various unidentified members of the Alpine Club of Canada.

Date Range: [1922 - 1927]; 1924

Reference Code: V756 / III / A / PA - 20 to 24

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M39; V756

Series: V756 / III : Personal and family records

Sous-Fonds: V756

Sub-Series: V756 / III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions

Accession Number: 2015.8558

Reference Code: V756 / III / A / PA - 20 to 24

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [1922 - 1927]; 1924

Physical Description: 5 photographs : b&w prints ; 18 x 24 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 b&w photographs pertaining to the 1924 ascent of Mount Geikie and a hike through Abbot Pass. Includes group images of Malcolm Geddes, Harry Pollard, T.B. Moffat, Alvin Geddes, and various unidentified members of the Alpine Club of Canada.

Notes: Items are annotated on back

Material Details: One print is attached to a partial sheet of graph paper

Name Access: Geddes, Malcolm; Pollard, Harry; Moffat, Thomas B.; Geddes, Alvin

Subject Access: Climbing; Exploration; Hiking; Mountaineering; Mountains; Recreation; Sports; Summit

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Abbot Pass; British Columbia; Mount Geikie

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Items are stored in mylar

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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ACC Camp

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Part Of: Jean Knox Petrie fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photo album depicting the July 1938 ACC Camp at the Columbia Icefield,

Date Range: 1938

Reference Code: V281 / II / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph print

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Jean Knox Petrie fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M237 / V281

Series: II : Albums

Sous-Fonds: V281

Accession Number: 7694

Reference Code: V281 / II / PD - 2

GMD: Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1938

Physical Description: 1 album (ca. 32 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photo album depicting the July 1938 ACC Camp at the Columbia Icefield,

Name Access: Chapman, Kathleen; McDonald, Jean; Petrie, Jean; Gibson, Rex; Feuz, Edward; Gest, Illian; Hind, Rob; Walker, Hazel

Subject Access: Mountaineers; Banff Jasper Highway; Alpine Club of Canada; Camps; Glaciers

Geographic Access: Jasper National Park; Banff; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Creator: Jean Knox Petrie

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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ACC Camp in the Ice River Valley

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Part Of: Jean Knox Petrie fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photo album depicting the July 1939 ACC Camp at the Ice River Valley

Date Range: 1939

Reference Code: V281 / II / PD - 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph print

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Jean Knox Petrie fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M237 / V281

Series: II : Albums

Sous-Fonds: V281

Accession Number: 7694

Reference Code: V281 / II / PD - 4

GMD: Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1939

Physical Description: 1 album (ca. 32 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photo album depicting the July 1939 ACC Camp at the Ice River Valley

Notes: Albums with black pages were likely originally bound together as a single album, however gaps in page numbers imply that pages are missing from the complete work.