topic:"Alpine Club" found 1195 records - Research Collections

Mary Andrews fonds

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Part Of: Mary Andrews fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of manuscripts written by Mary Andrews and photographs pertaining to dedication ceremonies for Mount Deville, September 30, 1975, at which G. S. Andrews, was guest speaker. Manuscripts are "Passport to Paradise: the Alpine Club of Canada summer camps" and "Conrad Kain: Mountain man …

Date Range: 1975, 1991, 1992

Reference Code: M240 / V21

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Mary Andrews fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 240; V 21

Sous-Fonds: M 240; V 21

Accession Number: 2465, 5901, 6334

Reference Code: M240 / V21

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1975, 1991, 1992

Physical Description: 2 textual records. -- 34 photographs : prints, negatives

History / Biographical: Mary Andrews was Librarian at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta, from 1973 until 1999. Andrews is the daughter of Lieutenant- Colonel Gerald Smedley Andrews.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of manuscripts written by Mary Andrews and photographs pertaining to dedication ceremonies for Mount Deville, September 30, 1975, at which G. S. Andrews, was guest speaker. Manuscripts are "Passport to Paradise: the Alpine Club of Canada summer camps" and "Conrad Kain: Mountain man par excellence."

Notes: Articles were published in the British Columbia Historical Quarterly

Name Access: Andrews, Mary; Kain, Conrad

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Sports, recreation and leisure

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

Language: Language is English

Creator: Andrews, Mary

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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Peter Spear fonds

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Part Of: Peter Spear fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds include three sous-fonds related to the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition : M562 - Textual; V787 - Visual; S56 - Sound M562 contains five series: A. Expedition Planning and Logistics; B. General; C. Correspondence; D. Periodicals; E. Newspaper Clippings; F. Posters V787 contains four s…

Date Range: 1981 - 1986

Reference Code: M562 / V787 / S56

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Textual record; Diary; Organization record; Poster; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Peter Spear fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M562 / V787 / S56

Sous-Fonds: M562 / V787 / S56

Accession Number: 2017.8655

Reference Code: M562 / V787 / S56

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Textual record; Diary; Organization record; Poster; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1981 - 1986

Physical Description: 96 cm of textual records; 1150 photographs: 11 prints; b&w, 22 prints; colour, 2 oversize prints ; colour, 32 negatives; b&w, 1080 transparencies; colour ; 3 transparencies; b&w; 36 audio cassettes

History / Biographical: Peter Spear (April 1, 1940 - ) was a teacher, administrator, mountain ski patroller at the Lake Louise Ski Area, member of the Canadian Ski Patrol System, and base camp manager for the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition based out of Calgary, Alberta.

Scope & Content: Fonds include three sous-fonds related to the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition : M562 - Textual; V787 - Visual; S56 - Sound M562 contains five series: A. Expedition Planning and Logistics; B. General; C. Correspondence; D. Periodicals; E. Newspaper Clippings; F. Posters V787 contains four series: A. Photographs; B. Oversize Photographs; C. Transparencies; D. Negatives S56 contains 34 audio cassettes

Notes: There are artefacts in the heritage collection associated with this fonds - flags, shirts, logos, pins, business cards, luggage tags etc.

Name Access: Spear, Peter; Everest '82

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Avalanches; Calgary; Camps; Canada; Climbing; Clothing and dress; Columbia Icefield; Communications; Conferences and conventions; Daily routines; Education; Winter Sports; Helicopters; India; Legal and Financial; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Newspaper clippings; Organizations; Portraits; Public events; Shopping lists; Sports; Transportation; Travel

Geographic Access: Alberta; Bangkok; Thailand; Kathmandu; England; London; Nepal

Access Restrictions: Some personal mailing addresses in M562/C - Correspondence

Language: English

Location (Copy): Copy of Peter Spear's diary in case file

Related Material: John Amatt fonds

Creator: Peter Spear

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Science and technology; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents

Processing Status: Processed

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Phyllis M. Beltz fonds

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Part Of: Phyllis M. Beltz fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs, 1913-1920, pertaining to mountaineering and the 1920 Alpine Club of Canada camp at Mount Assiniboine; and a letter from Phyllis Beltz to Elizabeth Rummel, 1968, referring to photographs and diary of a trip to the Mount Assiniboine region in 1920, outlining route trave…

Date Range: Copies made 1969

Reference Code: M85 / V59

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Private record

Part Of: Phyllis M. Beltz fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 85; V 59

Sous-Fonds: M 85; V 59

Accession Number: 569

Reference Code: M85 / V59

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Private record

Date Range: Copies made 1969

Physical Description: 8 photographs : prints. -- 1 textual record

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs, 1913-1920, pertaining to mountaineering and the 1920 Alpine Club of Canada camp at Mount Assiniboine; and a letter from Phyllis Beltz to Elizabeth Rummel, 1968, referring to photographs and diary of a trip to the Mount Assiniboine region in 1920, outlining route travelled and describing Sunburst Valley.

Name Access: Beltz, Phyllis M.

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Mount Assiniboine; Mountaineering; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply); Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Beltz, Phyllis M.

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Rhoda Rouse fonds

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Part Of: Rhoda Rouse fonds

Scope & Content: The Rhoda Rouse fonds pertains mainly to Alpine Club of Canada mountaineering camps including photographs of Assiniboine, O'Hara and Minnewanka areas and landscapes. Textual records include ACC banquet menus, brochures, programs, newsletters, financial information, newspaper articles, reports, gre…

Date Range: [ca.1930-ca.1977]

Reference Code: V548 / M181

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Rhoda Rouse fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 181; V 548

Sous-Fonds: M 181; V 548

Accession Number: 3638 (unproc), 3643 (unproc), 7774 (unproc)

Reference Code: V548 / M181

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

Date Range: [ca.1930-ca.1977]

Physical Description: ca.346 photographs: ca.170 prints, ca.153 transparencies, postcards. -- ca.16 cm textual records.

History / Biographical: Rhoda Rouse (1902-1978) was born in Daysland Alberta (then N.W.T.), the daughter of John James and Eva Olive Williamene (Russell) Rouse. Unmarried and with no children, she was a member of the Class of 1923 in the Arts program at the University of British Columbia. She was a teacher at Maryland School south of Ogden and Pine Creek school near DeWinton, Alberta for several years and thereafter worked for Royalite Oil in Calgary for approximately 20 years. Upon her retirement at Royalite she returned to substitute teaching in the 1960s. She was a lifetime member of the Alpine Club of Canada, joining in 1944 and was active in the club and in the ACC camps. She spent much of her life in the outdoors and was a photography enthusiast. She was a friend of Joe Smith of Silver City.

Scope & Content: The Rhoda Rouse fonds pertains mainly to Alpine Club of Canada mountaineering camps including photographs of Assiniboine, O'Hara and Minnewanka areas and landscapes. Textual records include ACC banquet menus, brochures, programs, newsletters, financial information, newspaper articles, reports, greeting cards (annotated and unannotated), letters and correspondence with Elizabeth Rummell, 1930-1977.

Name Access: Rouse, Rhoda

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Mount Assiniboine; Minnewanka, Lake; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Basic description only

Creator: Rouse, Rhoda

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Ronald Horner fonds

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Part Of: Ronald Horner fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to A.C.C. camps at Prospectors Valley (1931) and Mount Temple (1933), particularly camp boys and their activities. Accompanied by letter regarding the Alpine Club of Canada camp at Prospectors Valley, 1931.

Date Range: 1931, 1933

Reference Code: M130 / V362

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Ronald Horner fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 130; V 362

Sous-Fonds: M 130; V 362

Accession Number: 5612, 5924

Reference Code: M130 / V362

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1931, 1933

Physical Description: 72 photographs : prints. -- 1 textual record (4 p.)

History / Biographical: Ronald Horner, b.1913, was a physician at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada who worked as a camp boy for several Alpine Club of Canada camps in the early 1930s.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to A.C.C. camps at Prospectors Valley (1931) and Mount Temple (1933), particularly camp boys and their activities. Accompanied by letter regarding the Alpine Club of Canada camp at Prospectors Valley, 1931.

Name Access: Horner, Ronald

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply); Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Creator: Horner, Ronald

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

Title Source: Title based on accession records

Processing Status: Processed

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Sound Recordings

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Part Of: John Amatt fonds

Scope & Content: S57 contains two series: A. Audio cassette entitled "Everest the Ultimate Challenge - 1922-1982 - A Stereo Sound History of 60 Years of Struggle to Climb the Worlds Highest Mountain" (unopened) B. Audio reel entitled "Master Tape for Everest Music" - Ampex Precision Magnetic Tape

Date Range: 1981 - 1986

Reference Code: S57

Description Level: 2 / Sous-fonds

GMD: Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel

Part Of: John Amatt fonds

Description Level: 2 / Sous-fonds

Fonds Number: M563 / V788 / S57

Sous-Fonds: S57

Accession Number: 2017.8659

Reference Code: S57

GMD: Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel

Date Range: 1981 - 1986

Physical Description: 1 audio reel ; master; 1 audio cassette

History / Biographical: John Amatt (May 19, 1945 - ) was an educator, expedition leader, public speaker, and founder of One Step Beyond WorldWide. He was a climber, business manager, spokesman and press liason for the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition.

Scope & Content: S57 contains two series:; A. Audio cassette entitled "Everest the Ultimate Challenge - 1922-1982 - A Stereo Sound History of 60 Years of Struggle to Climb the Worlds Highest Mountain" (unopened); B. Audio reel entitled "Master Tape for Everest Music" - Ampex Precision Magnetic Tape

Notes: There are artefacts in the heritage collection associated with this fonds - logos and pins

Name Access: Amatt, John; Everest '82

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Avalanches; Calgary; Camps; Canada; Climbing; Communications; Conferences and conventions; Daily routines; Education; Winter Sports; Helicopters; India; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Newspaper clippings; Organizations; Sports; Transportation; Travel

Geographic Access: Alberta; Bangkok; Thailand; Kathmandu; England; London; Nepal

Access Restrictions: Some personal mailing addresses in M563/F - Correspondence

Language: English

Related Material: Peter Spear fonds

Creator: John Amatt

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Science and technology; Transportation

Biographical Source Notes: http://www.adventureattitude.com/bio.htm

Title Source: Title based on contents

Processing Status: Processed

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The golden years of Canadian mountaineering: asserted ethics, form, and style, 1886-1925

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

Author: Robinson, Zac

Call Number: 01.4 R56g Pam

Author: Robinson, Zac

Physical Description: p.1-19

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

Subjects: Alberta, Mount; Alpine Club (Great Britain); Alpine Club of Canada; American Alpine Club; Logan, Mount; Mountain guides; Mountaineers, British; Mountaineers, Japanese; Tourism

Notes: Scholarly article reprint from Sport History Review, 2004, 35, 1-19

Accession Number: 7627

Call Number: 01.4 R56g Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Storming the heights : Canadian frontier nationalism and the making of manhood in the conquest of Mount Robson, 1906-13

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

Author: Robinson, Zac

Call Number: 01.4 R56s Pam

Author: Robinson, Zac

Physical Description: p.415-433

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

Subjects: Alpine Club (Great Britain); Alpine Club of Canada; American Alpine Club; Appalachian Mountain Club; Coleman, A.P; Exploration; Kain, Conrad; Kinney, George; Phillips, Curly (Donald); Philosophy; Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Notes: Scholarly article reprint from The International Journal of the History of Sport, vol.22, no.3, May 2005, 415-433

Accession Number: 7627

Call Number: 01.4 R56s Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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1993

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File contains a list of Facility Exclusive Rates for Alpine Club of Canada huts, a Draft of Proposed Rates for the Facility Exclusive Rates, and a list of ACC Office Equipment.

Date Range: 1992-1993

Reference Code: M200 / II / D / 98

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / II: Financial Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / II / D: Other Financial Records

Accession Number: accn. 6376

Reference Code: M200 / II / D / 98

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Date Range: 1992-1993

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File contains a list of Facility Exclusive Rates for Alpine Club of Canada huts, a Draft of Proposed Rates for the Facility Exclusive Rates, and a list of ACC Office Equipment.