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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
File contains correspondence on camp fees, 1971 budgets and financial notes on a Mount Logan expedition, correspondence on payments and bills for supplies and equipment for camps and expeditions, and a Budget Alpine Climbing Camp Vowell Creek 1971. Also includes correspondence on Camp Equipment Exp…
Date Range
1969-1971
Reference Code
M200 / II / D / 38
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. 6375
Reference Code
M200 / II / D / 38
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Date Range
1969-1971
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File contains correspondence on camp fees, 1971 budgets and financial notes on a Mount Logan expedition, correspondence on payments and bills for supplies and equipment for camps and expeditions, and a Budget Alpine Climbing Camp Vowell Creek 1971. Also includes correspondence on Camp Equipment Expedition Tents, an update Re: 1971 General Mountaineering Camp, and draft budgets for the General Mountaineering Camp in Farnham Creek. Also includes other correspondence and records relating to General Mountaineering Camps, including a Camps and Expeditions Policy Statement from 1971.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Administration
Alpine Club of Canada
Camping
Camps
Climbing
Club
Correspondence
Environment
Environment and Nature
Finances
Hiking
Mountain
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
Organizations
Record keeping
Records
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Ontario
Edmonton, AB
Calgary, Alberta
Banff, Alberta
Scarborough, ON
Toronto
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Contains personal information
Language
English
Title Source
Original title
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Camps & Exp. Comm - Harrison

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions58957
Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
File contains correspondence on the Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition (Y.A.C.E.) camps, equipment, food and other financials relating to the Expedition.
Date Range
1966-1967
Reference Code
M200 / II / D / 22
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. 6375
Reference Code
M200 / II / D / 22
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Date Range
1966-1967
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File contains correspondence on the Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition (Y.A.C.E.) camps, equipment, food and other financials relating to the Expedition.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Administration
Alpine Club of Canada
Camps
Club
Climbing
Correspondence
Finances
Mountain
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
Organizations
Record keeping
Records
Geographic Access
Canada
Ontario
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Scarborough, ON
Edmonton, AB
Calgary, Alberta
Vancouver, BC
Whitehorse, Y.T.
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Contains personal information
Language
English
Title Source
Original title
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Canadian Pacific Landscape Posters

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54183
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 24 large printed posters, colour. Content pertains to promotional tourism imagery produced by Nicholas Morant, depicting various Canadian landscapes and sights. Most of posters depict regions in or close to the Rocky Mountains, with additional images featuring areas in Nova Scotia …
Date Range
[ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 14 to 37 O.S.
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Poster
Textual record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 14 to 37 O.S.
GMD
Poster
Textual record
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant , Canadian Pacific
Date Range
[ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
Physical Description
Posters: paper; colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 24 large printed posters, colour. Content pertains to promotional tourism imagery produced by Nicholas Morant, depicting various Canadian landscapes and sights. Most of posters depict regions in or close to the Rocky Mountains, with additional images featuring areas in Nova Scotia and Quebec and some which do not mention locations in their titles.
Notes
Items originally stored together in large poster tube, labelled : "Montreal Quebec - 8 I '63 Canada Postage 15 [cents]" "Mr. Nick Morant, P.O. Box 1288, Banff, Alberta. Department of Publc Relations Canadian Pacific Railway Company Windsor Station - Montreal 3, Quebec" "OLD CP VIEWS - Kodaks - " "CP Airline Plane / Chateau Frontenac / Sulphur Mt. Skyline View / Evangeline Church / Kick. Horse - Mt. Field / Kick Horse Canyon with Train / Empress Hotel / BS Hotel from Sulphur Mt. / Quebec Windmills / Yoho Valley Hi-Line Trail / Peggy's Cove / Thompson River View / Moraine Lake Scenic / Icefields / Yoho Valley / Lake Louise / Lake O'Hara / 'Canadian' Stoney Cr. / Freight nr. Lake Louise / Empress of Britain (painting)"
Storage Range
In oversize storage as V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 14 O.S. to V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 37 O.S.
Subject Access
tourism
Advertising
Canadian Pacific
Travel
Landscapes
Trains
Mountains
Scenery
Empress Hotel
Hotels
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Yoho National Park
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Lake Louise
Moraine Lake
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Castle Mountain Battle

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54606
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 127 pages of compiled research, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H28 cm x W21.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to the renaming of Castle Mountain to Mt. Eisenhower in 1946 under the William Lyon Mackenzie King administration and the restoration of the Castle name in 1975-1976…
Date Range
ca.1946 - 1987
1946
1975
1987
Reference Code
M521 / I / A / 1-2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Newspaper clipping
Government record
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M521 / V75
Series
M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers
Sous-Fonds
M521
Sub-Series
M521 / I / A : Research and Writing
Accession Number
5391
7504
Reference Code
M521 / I / A / 1-2
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Newspaper clipping
Government record
Date Range
ca.1946 - 1987
1946
1975
1987
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records (127 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
Freeman Keyte was a scientist originally from Ontario who was living in Calgary at the time when Castle Mountain was renamed to Mt. Eisenhower. He argued for the Castle name to be reinstated and communicated with the Geographic Board of Alberta, Members of Parliament, and the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names.
Scope & Content
File consists of 127 pages of compiled research, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H28 cm x W21.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to the renaming of Castle Mountain to Mt. Eisenhower in 1946 under the William Lyon Mackenzie King administration and the restoration of the Castle name in 1975-1976. File includes photocopies of government records, newspaper clippings, and other research compiled by Freeman Keyte. It also includes handwritten correspondence between Dorothy and Freeman, Dorothy and Ted Hart, and newspaper clippings that were collected by Dorothy.
Notes
On March 12, 1980, Freeman sent a copy of his findings in a 113-page binder to Dorothy, who then gifted it to the Whyte Museum in 1987.
Included a photocopy of the letter from Dorothy to Ted Hart. The photocopy was discarded. Dorothy filed the original with Freeman's compilation of research as represented in this file.
Records from accn.7504 were filed in an envelope titled, "The Castle Mountain Battle (from Castle to Eisenhower & back to Castle."
Name Access
Wardle, Dorothy
Keyte, Freeman
Hart, E. J. (Ted)
Subject Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Calgary Herald
Geography
Government
Mountains
Newspaper
Politics
Research
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Castle Mountain
Language
English
Creator
Wardle, Dorothy
Keyte, Freeman
Category
Government
Natural resources
Politics
Biographical Source Notes
Rayburn, Alan. Naming Canada: Stories About Place Names from Canadian Geographic. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1994.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Title was written on an envelope containing these materials
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Files contains financials related to the Clubhouse fund. Includes the Estimated Annual Expenditures for the Proposed New Headquarters in Village Lake Louise, multiple correspondence on clubhouse financials and the Clubhouse fund, correspondence on investment of funds, and correspondence on the leas…
Date Range
1968
1970-1973
Reference Code
M200 / II / D / 34 to 35
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. 6375
Reference Code
M200 / II / D / 34 to 35
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Date Range
1968
1970-1973
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records 2 files
Scope & Content
Files contains financials related to the Clubhouse fund. Includes the Estimated Annual Expenditures for the Proposed New Headquarters in Village Lake Louise, multiple correspondence on clubhouse financials and the Clubhouse fund, correspondence on investment of funds, and correspondence on the lease of the Clubhouse. Files also contains multiple correspondence on the Proposed Canmore Clubhouse, notices for dues, and correspondence on building supplies and costs for the Clubhouse. Materials have been separated into 2 files due to volume: M200 / II / D / 34 CLUBHOUSE [Part 1 of 2], contains records from 1970 to 1973, M200 / II / D / 35 CLUBHOUSE [Part 2 of 2], contains records from 1968 and 1972.
Notes
These other financials have been separated from M200 / II / B / 5 CLUBHOUSE accn. 6375.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Administration
Alpine Club of Canada
Cabins
Club
Clubhouse
Construction
Correspondence
Finances
Huts
Membership
Mountain
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
Organizations
Record keeping
Records
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Ontario
British Columbia
Lake Louise, AB
Canmore, Alberta
Banff, Alberta
Calgary, Alberta
Edmonton, AB
Scarborough, ON
Vancouver, BC
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Contains personal information
Language
English
Related Material
M200 / II / B / 5
Title Source
Original title
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Collected research - reference photographs

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55279
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of reference photographs collected by Chic Scott for use in various publications. Photographs were retrieved from various individuals, and institutions including Whistler Archives and the Whyte Museum. Content pertains to mountaineering, skiing, individual portraits, views of the Cana…
Date Range
[1930 - 1990]
Reference Code
V40 / XIV / A
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Negative
Transparency
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M57
S47
V40
Series
V40 / XIV : Chic Scott Personal
Sous-Fonds
V40
Sub-Series
V40 / XIV / A : Research materials
Accession Number
8110
Reference Code
V40 / XIV / A
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Negative
Transparency
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
[1930 - 1990]
Physical Description
ca.230 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25.5 x 20 cm or smaller -- 4 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm -- 42 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm -- 0.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of reference photographs collected by Chic Scott for use in various publications. Photographs were retrieved from various individuals, and institutions including Whistler Archives and the Whyte Museum. Content pertains to mountaineering, skiing, individual portraits, views of the Canadian Rockies, and related subjects.
Notes
Sub-series contains mostly photograph prints
Some items are annotated
Materials, including accompanying textual notes, have been kept in original order to preserve context
Name Access
Harmon, Lloyd
Engler, Bruno
Liske, Neil
Morris, Michael
Hanna, Vance
Fuhrer, Hans
Jones, Ken
Subject Access
Research
Mountains
Mountaineering
Environment
Photography
Skiing
Sports
Recreation
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Kananaskis
British Columbia
Whistler
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Reference use only
Reproduction Restrictions
Reference use only - copyright remains with original owners/creators
Language
English
Category
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Drafts, edited copies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55248
Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of handwritten and typed drafts of works by Malcolm Geddes. Content pertains to the first ascent of Mount Geikie, mountaineering and mountain climbing, and life in Western Canada and Parry Sound, Ontario. Includes three typed drafts of "Beyond the Eagle's Nest" with edits and correcti…
Date Range
[1890-1900]
[1900-1920]
[1925-1927]
Reference Code
M39 / I / B / 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M39
V756
Series
M39 / I : Professional records
Sous-Fonds
M39
Sub-Series
M39 / I / B : Manuscripts and drafts
Accession Number
7846
Reference Code
M39 / I / B / 2
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
[1890-1900]
[1900-1920]
[1925-1927]
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of handwritten and typed drafts of works by Malcolm Geddes. Content pertains to the first ascent of Mount Geikie, mountaineering and mountain climbing, and life in Western Canada and Parry Sound, Ontario. Includes three typed drafts of "Beyond the Eagle's Nest" with edits and corrections.
Name Access
Geddes, Malcolm
Subject Access
Mountains
Mountaineering
Exploration
Travel
Family and personal life
Summit
Settlement
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Mount Geikie
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Ontario
Parry Sound
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Early 20th Century Rocky Mountains / Selkirks Books

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54146
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 published books. Contains a copy of 'The Rockies of Canada' by Walter Dwight Wilcox (1906) with 2 attached poems (clippings) and paper with author's signature inside front cover; also one copy of 'Mountaineering and Exploring in the Selkirks' by Howard Palmer (1914) with attached…
Date Range
1906
1914
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 20 to 21
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 20 to 21
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Responsibility
Walter Dwight Wilcox, Howard Palmer
Date Range
1906
1914
Physical Description
2 Textual records: books
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 published books. Contains a copy of 'The Rockies of Canada' by Walter Dwight Wilcox (1906) with 2 attached poems (clippings) and paper with author's signature inside front cover; also one copy of 'Mountaineering and Exploring in the Selkirks' by Howard Palmer (1914) with attached regional map inside.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 20 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 21
Name Access
Wilcox, Walter
Subject Access
Travel
Poetry
Mountains
Exploration
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Selkirks
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items in this file with risky materials attached, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
Creator
Walter Dwight Wilcox, Howard Palmer
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of two hardcover books. Contains 1 copy of 'The Glittering Mountains of Canada' (1925), with inserted notes typed by Nicholas Morant pertaining to Jimmy Simpson, book signed by Edward Feuz; 1 copy of 'The Queen's Highway' (1887), annotated by Nicholas Morant and containing a travel ag…
Date Range
1887
1925
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 50 to 51
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 50 to 51
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Responsibility
Produced by J. Monroe Thorington & Stuart Cumberland
Date Range
1887
1925
Physical Description
2 Textual records: books
Scope & Content
File consists of two hardcover books. Contains 1 copy of 'The Glittering Mountains of Canada' (1925), with inserted notes typed by Nicholas Morant pertaining to Jimmy Simpson, book signed by Edward Feuz; 1 copy of 'The Queen's Highway' (1887), annotated by Nicholas Morant and containing a travel agent's business card, ca. 1900.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 50 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 51.
Name Access
Simpson, Jimmy
Subject Access
Mountains
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items with risky materials, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items. Damaged bindings on these items may need additional packaging to prevent further damage while being moved.
Creator
J. Monroe Thorington & Stuart Cumberland
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Ethel McKnight annotated postcard collection

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57535
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
File consists of souvenir postcards sent to Ethel McKnight from various friends and relatives between ca.1909-1945. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Items are annotated with personal messages to Ethel.
Date Range
1909
[1910-1920]
1919
1929-1930
1940-1945
Reference Code
M8 / accn. 1430 / 1 to 25
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Textual record
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8
V8
S8
Sous-Fonds
M8
Accession Number
1340
Reference Code
M8 / accn. 1430 / 1 to 25
GMD
Postcard
Textual record
Date Range
1909
[1910-1920]
1919
1929-1930
1940-1945
Physical Description
25 annotated postcards
Scope & Content
File consists of souvenir postcards sent to Ethel McKnight from various friends and relatives between ca.1909-1945. Postcard images pertain to views in and around Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Items are annotated with personal messages to Ethel.
Notes
One item in file is souvenir booklet
Subject Access
Travel
Tourism
Family and personal life
Mountains
Landscapes
Swimming
Recreation
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Canmore
Jasper National Park
British Columbia
Yoho National Park
Emerald Lake
Language
English
Conservation
Postcards are stored in mylar sleeves
Related Material
M8/accn.3151
Category
Exploration and travel
Family and personal life
Tourism
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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