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Murray Hay fonds

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Part Of: Murray Hay fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of four paintings on coreboard, posters, photographs, newspaper clippings and drawings

Date Range: 1970 - 1999?

Reference Code: M570 / V795

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Murray Hay fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M570 / V795

Sous-Fonds: M570 / V795

Accession Number: 2019.41; 2020.03

Reference Code: M570 / V795

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1970 - 1999?

Physical Description: 4 paintings. 10 cm of textual and visual records

History / Biographical: Murray Hay is a self taught artist who left Regina at age 16 and began a career as a commercial artist. Murray Hay was born in 1931 and passed away in 2015 at the age of 84 years. Murray Hay moved to Alberta in1963? In 1976 Sir Rodney Touche approached him and asked if he would paint a ski map. The first ski map Murray painted was one of Lake Louise, the second was of Ski Big Three and the third was Sunshine Mountain ski resort

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of four paintings on coreboard, posters, photographs, newspaper clippings and drawings

Name Access: Hay, Murray

Language: English

Related Material: Accn.5959

Creator: Hay, Murray

Biographical Source Notes: From the family of Murray Hay

Title Source: based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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#4 of into the Deep

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Artist: Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)

Date: 2000

Medium: acid etched concrete; metal on metal

Catalogue Number: EnM.06.01

Description: grizzly bear paw print acid etched concrete table

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Artist: Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)

Title: #4 of into the Deep

Date: 2000

Medium: acid etched concrete; metal on metal

Dimensions: 60.9 x 60.9 cm

Description: grizzly bear paw print acid etched concrete table

Subject: bear; table; Maureen Enns; Grizzly

Credit: Gift of Maureen Enns, Cochrane, 2010

Catalogue Number: EnM.06.01

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Abbot Pass Hut Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from Abbot Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1954 and 2017. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings…

Date Range: 1954 - 1970; 1972 - 1983; 1987 - 2009; 2011 - 2018

Reference Code: M200 / IV / A

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Organization record; Textual record

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / IV: Hut Registers

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / IV / A: Abbot Pass Hut Registers

Accession Number: accn. 2023.19; accn. 8002; accn. 2023.20; accn. 2023.32; accn. 1299; accn. 1040; accn. 2141; accn. 3298; accn. 3757; accn. 6376; accn. 6465; accn. 6623; accn. 7779; accn. 2023.10; accn. 2024.20

Reference Code: M200 / IV / A

GMD: Organization record; Textual record

Responsibility: Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1954 - 1970; 1972 - 1983; 1987 - 2009; 2011 - 2018

Physical Description: 53 cm of textual records (26 volumes)

History / Biographical: Abbot Pass Hut was built in 1922 and sits at an elevation of 2,926 meters. It is one of the highest structures in Canada. The hut was named after Philip Stanley Abbot who had died from a fall during the first known attempt to reach the summit of Mount Lefroy. The hut was a national historic site, but the hut was closed to visitors in 2018 due to the erosion of the slope beneath the hut. On June 30, 2022 Parks Canada officially removed Abbot Pass Hut, due to those environmental factors.

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from Abbot Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1954 and 2017. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:; M200 / IV / A / 1: Abbot Pass Hut register [1954 - 1960]; M200 / IV / A / 2: [Abbot Pass Hut Register 1954 - 1970]; M200 / IV / A / 3: [Abbot Pass Hut? loose register 1972 - 1974]; M200 / IV / A / 4: [Abbot] Pass Hut [register 1974 - 1978]; M200 / IV / A / 5: Abbot Hut [register 1979 - 1980]; M200 / IV / A / 6: [Abbot]'s Hut Registry [1980 - 1982]; M200 / IV / A / 7: [Abbot Pass Hut Register 1982 - 1983]; M200 / IV / A / 8: [Abbot Pass register 1983]; M200 / IV / A / 9: [Abbot Hut Register 1987]; M200 / IV / A / 10: Abbot's Hut Bible [register, 1988 - 1992]; M200 / IV / A / 11: Abbot Pass Hut 1992 - 93; M200 / IV / A / 12: "Abbot Pass Hut Log Book" Aug. 24, 1993 - July 20, 1995; M200 / IV / A / 13: Abbot Pass hut register Aug. 11, 1995 - July 30, 1996.; M200 / IV / A / 14: [Abbot Pass] hut register July 30, 1996 - May 4, 1997; M200 / IV / A / 15: "Abbot Pass Hut Register" June 26, 1997 - September 3, 1998; M200 / IV / A / 16: Abbot Pass Hut [1998- 2000]; M200 / IV / A / 17: Abbot Pass Sep 6, 2000 - July 26, 2002; M200 / IV / A / 18: Abbot Hut Register 2002 - 2003; M200 / IV / A / 19: Abbot Pass Aug 31, 2003 - Aug 20, 2005; M200 / IV / A / 20: Abbot Pass Register 2004 - 2007; M200 / IV / A / 21: Abbot Hut Register 2007 - 2009; M200 / IV / A / 22: [2011 Abbot Hut Register]; M200 / IV / A / 23: Abbot Hut Register [2012 - 2014]; M200 / IV / A / 24: Abbot Pass Hut Register [2014 - 2016]; M200 / IV / A / 25: Abbot Pass Hut Register, 2016 - 2017; M200 / IV / A / 26: [Abbot Pass Hut Register: 2017-2018]

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Climbing; Environment; Exploration; Huts; Mountains

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Contains personal information

Language: English; French; Spanish; Japanese; German

Conservation: Some registers have been placed in mylar

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

Biographical Source Notes: The Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/abbot-pass-hut/ The Government of Canada website: https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/bc/yoho/culture/abbot

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Above Mount Assiniboine #1

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Artist: Rene Thibault (1947 – )

Date: 2009

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ThR.05.01

Description: Predominant colours are pink, blue, purple, green and brown. The painting is dominated by the pyramidal-shaped Mt. Assiniboine and the icefield below it. It appears to be an aerial view of sunrise on the mountain. The foreground is comprised of rocks showing through a snow-covered approach to the m…

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Artist: Rene Thibault (1947 – )

Title: Above Mount Assiniboine #1

Date: 2009

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 38.0 x 58.0 cm

Description: Predominant colours are pink, blue, purple, green and brown. The painting is dominated by the pyramidal-shaped Mt. Assiniboine and the icefield below it. It appears to be an aerial view of sunrise on the mountain. The foreground is comprised of rocks showing through a snow-covered approach to the mountain peak. The rocks are various shades of very dark blue, lighter blue and brown. To the viewer’s left the snow is tinged in various shades of pink as the morning light strikes it and the view to the right is still in the blue shades of shadow. The artist’s signature in white is in this area. The middle of the painting is the pink glow of the sun on snow with some shaded snow and rocks still showing to the viewer’s right. The top-half is a snow-covered Mt. Assiniboine with brown rock bands; viewer’s right in the sun’s light and viewer’s left in the shade. Beyond the mountain are hills and valleys of pink, blue and green. The sky is a very deep shade of purple and blue.

Subject: landscape; mountains; Mt. Assiniboine

Credit: Gift of Rene Thibault, 2009

Catalogue Number: ThR.05.01

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Abraham Lake #3

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2000 – 2000

Medium: oil on masonite board

Catalogue Number: Grl.01.07

Description: An oil sketch of a lake landscape. The primary colours used are green, grey, blue and brown. The sky is dominated with thick grey strokes of colour. Surrounding the water at the top and bottom are thick strokes of green. The blue of the water is a streak across the middle of the work. The artist’s …

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Abraham Lake #3

Date: 2000 – 2000

Medium: oil on masonite board

Dimensions: 40.5 x 40.5 cm

Description: An oil sketch of a lake landscape. The primary colours used are green, grey, blue and brown. The sky is dominated with thick grey strokes of colour. Surrounding the water at the top and bottom are thick strokes of green. The blue of the water is a streak across the middle of the work. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in green paint.

Subject: landscape; lake

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006

Catalogue Number: Grl.01.07

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Abraham Lake/East

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.17

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, orange, red and brown. The image is composed of a mountain range in the background, with a body of water and a segment of land in the foreground. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black…

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Abraham Lake/East

Date: 2001 – 2001

Medium: oil on masonite board

Dimensions: 40 x 40.5 cm

Description: An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, orange, red and brown. The image is composed of a mountain range in the background, with a body of water and a segment of land in the foreground. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the trhc, “45/W”.

Subject: landscape; mountain; lake

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.17

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Across the North Saskatchewan River/Shadows

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Date: 2003 – 2003

Medium: oil on masonite board

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.28

Description: An oil sketch of a landscape. The primary colours used are green, grey, purple and beige. The upper third of the piece is in green, red and beige, with the shadows of the trees depicted as red lines. The majority of the canvas centre is grey, with a variety of colours on the right centre. The artis…

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Artist: Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)

Title: Across the North Saskatchewan River/Shadows

Date: 2003 – 2003

Medium: oil on masonite board

Dimensions: 35.6 x 40.7 cm

Description: An oil sketch of a landscape. The primary colours used are green, grey, purple and beige. The upper third of the piece is in green, red and beige, with the shadows of the trees depicted as red lines. The majority of the canvas centre is grey, with a variety of colours on the right centre. The artist’s signature is in the blhc in purple paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “47/R”.

Subject: landscape; river; shadow

Credit: Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2007

Catalogue Number: GrL.01.28

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Acrylic; Mixed Media Painting

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Artist: Lynne Huras

Date: 2009

Medium: mixed media, mainly acrylic on paper

Catalogue Number: HsL.12.01

Description: In the centre of the square painting a walking black bear looks down at the ground. Behind the bear is a slope of green trees with a blue mountain beyond, viewer’s right. The sky above is grey and the whole scene is bordered in brown. In the top corner, viewer’s right, is a paw print on a taupe-col…

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Artist: Lynne Huras

Title: Acrylic; Mixed Media Painting

Date: 2009

Medium: mixed media, mainly acrylic on paper

Dimensions: 22 x 22 cm

Description: In the centre of the square painting a walking black bear looks down at the ground. Behind the bear is a slope of green trees with a blue mountain beyond, viewer’s right. The sky above is grey and the whole scene is bordered in brown. In the top corner, viewer’s right, is a paw print on a taupe-coloured background, surrounded by a black square. Printed on the top back of the painting “BLACK BEAR - STUDY/SKETCH (2009)” underneath in script “Lynne Huras”, and underneath this “ACRYLIC, ACRYLIC MEDIUM, DRY PASTEL ON PAPER”.

Subject: landscape; mountain; animal, bear

Credit: Purchased from Lynne Huras, Banff, 2010

Catalogue Number: HsL.12.01

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Acrylic; Mixed Media Painting

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Artist: Lynne Huras

Date: 2009

Medium: acrylic; mixed media on paper

Catalogue Number: HsL.12.02

Description: In the centre of the square painting a walking brown and black grizzly bear looks toward viewer’s right. Behind him are blue/grey rocks, grey sky and a blue and grey blue mountain beyond, viewer’s right. The scene is bordered in dark brown and in the top corner, viewer’s left, is a grizzly paw pri…

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Artist: Lynne Huras

Title: Acrylic; Mixed Media Painting

Date: 2009

Medium: acrylic; mixed media on paper

Dimensions: 22 x 22 cm

Description: In the centre of the square painting a walking brown and black grizzly bear looks toward viewer’s right. Behind him are blue/grey rocks, grey sky and a blue and grey blue mountain beyond, viewer’s right. The scene is bordered in dark brown and in the top corner, viewer’s left, is a grizzly paw print on a taupe-coloured background, bordered with black. Printed on the top back of the painting “GRIZZLY - STUDY/SKETCH (2009)” underneath in script “Lynne Huras”, and underneath this “ACRYLIC, ACRYLIC MEDIUM, DRY PASTEL ON PAPER”.

Subject: landscape; mountain; animal, grizzly bear

Credit: Purchased from Lynne Huras, Banff, 2010

Catalogue Number: HsL.12.02

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Aftermath

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2000

Medium: watercolour on arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.45

Description: A thin green plant rises from the bottom centre, from a dark mass. The stem has several leaves part way up and at the top, with two white flowers.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Aftermath

Date: 2000

Medium: watercolour on arches paper

Dimensions: 151 x 50.5 cm

Description: A thin green plant rises from the bottom centre, from a dark mass. The stem has several leaves part way up and at the top, with two white flowers.

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.45

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Aileen Harmon personal photos

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Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of personal photographs of Aileen Harmon and numerous friends and family members. Photographs pertain to friends Ron and Evelyn Matthews; Aileen's 95th birthday party celebration; a party in 1994; Aileen with Charlie Lockwood; a group of Guatemalan school children from a school Aileen…

Date Range: [ca. 1945 - ca. 1955]; [ca. 1980 - ca. 1990]; 1994; 1995; [ca. 2000 - ca. 2010]; 2007

Reference Code: V262 / I / PA - 4 to 26

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M287 / V262

Series: V262 / I : Personal records

Sous-Fonds: V262

Accession Number: 2016.8596

Reference Code: V262 / I / PA - 4 to 26

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1945 - ca. 1955]; [ca. 1980 - ca. 1990]; 1994; 1995; [ca. 2000 - ca. 2010]; 2007

Physical Description: 23 photographs : col. prints ; 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of personal photographs of Aileen Harmon and numerous friends and family members. Photographs pertain to friends Ron and Evelyn Matthews; Aileen's 95th birthday party celebration; a party in 1994; Aileen with Charlie Lockwood; a group of Guatemalan school children from a school Aileen donated to; Aileen with river guide Tom Moody; Bea Wilkinson and David Lestock [?]; Jim Fulton; Aileen's friend Georgia Engelhart; Fran Losie [?], Joyce Hendrickson and Aileen together; and other miscellaneous images.