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Aileen Harmon fonds
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- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records and photographs by and about Aileen Harmon, as well as collected items. Textual records include: letter from Harmon to the Director of Alberta's provincial parks re addition of Yamnuska area to Bow Valley Provincial Park, 1973; brief, from Harvie Heights and Bow Va…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1924] - 2015
- Reference Code
- M287 / V262
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M287 / V262
- Sous-Fonds
- M287
- V262
- Accession Number
- 1876
- 1915
- 1916
- 2302
- 2932
- 3082
- 3380
- 3383
- 3411
- 7753
- 2016.8596
- Reference Code
- M287 / V262
- Date Range
- [ca. 1924] - 2015
- Physical Description
- 26.5 cm of textual records. -- 33 photographs (26 prints : b&w and col. ; 20.5 x 30 cm or smaller -- 6 negatives : b&w nitrate negatives ; 12.5 x 10 cm -- 1 transparency : col. slide ; 35 mm)
- History / Biographical
- Aileen Harmon (1912 - 2015), daughter of Byron Harmon, worked as a government naturalist at Banff, Alberta, Canada and was involved in local natural history groups and activities. Aileen was a founding member, alongside Bruce Gordon, of the Bow Valley Naturalists, and was also on the Board of The Canadian Wildlife Federation and The Society of Alberta Naturalists. Aileen moved to Mill Bay on Vancouver Island, B.C. in 1981 following the end of a lengthy career with Parks Canada. During her retirement years, Aileen travelled extensively, reaching all seven continents. She also authored an autobiographical book, titled "Tales of My Mountain Life", in 2004. Aileen passed away on January 9, 2015 at the age of 102.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records and photographs by and about Aileen Harmon, as well as collected items. Textual records include: letter from Harmon to the Director of Alberta's provincial parks re addition of Yamnuska area to Bow Valley Provincial Park, 1973; brief, from Harvie Heights and Bow Valley subdivision residents to public hearings on land use and resource development in the eastern slopes, 1973; letter re James Hector, 1979; notes on career, 2003; notes on Catharine Whyte for CBC recording, 2004; Christmas cards and collected articles, ca.1960. Photographs, made by and collected by Aileen Harmon, pertain to Aileen Harmon and friends, skiing, Skoki area, Mount Yamnuska, Banff Indian Days. Includes photographs by Byron Harmon. Added content from accession 2016.8596 : ca. 25 cm of textual records including personal correspondence, guest book, original writing and notes by Aileen Harmon, personal travel journals from a 1931 packing trip and 1933 ski trip to Skoki, drafts of autobiographical book "Tales of My Mountain Life", articles pertaining to or written by Aileen Harmon, Christmas cards, and letters of condolence to Carole Harmon following Aileen's passing. Also 26 print photographs, 6 negative photographs from a 1937 hiking trip, and one transparency. Fonds consists of one series : Series I - Personal records
- Name Access
- Harmon, Aileen
- Harmon, Carole
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Memorial
- Parks Canada
- Hiking
- Mountains
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Basic description only
- Category
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Malcolm Geddes fonds
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- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts …
- Date Range
- [1896-2013]
- Reference Code
- M39 / V756
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 39
- V 756
- Sous-Fonds
- M 39
- V 756
- Accession Number
- 5545, 6504, 7846, 2014.8306, 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- M39 / V756
- Responsibility
- Some views are by Malcolm Geddes; many were obtained through other sources
- Date Range
- [1896-2013]
- Physical Description
- 444 photographs: 385 b&w and col. transparencies, 59 b&w prints -- 1 album (28 b&w prints) -- 11 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Malcolm Daniel Geddes, 1866-1927, was a journalist, publisher and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Geddes was one of the founders of the "Farmers and Ranch Review" in 1904, and served as vice-president and editor until his death. He joined the Alpine Club of Canada in 1917, was active in ACC summer camps and served as Honorary Secretary from 1924 to 1926. Geddes was killed in a mountaineering accident on Mount Lefroy in 1927.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts and publications), Malcolm's career in real estate, family letters, financial records, records of mountain ascents and hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, family trees and genealogical research, and other related materials.
- Notes
- Fonds consists of three series:
- Series I : Professional records I / A : Published materials I / B : Manuscripts and notes I / C : Professional correspondence
- Series II : Financial records
- Series III : Personal and family records III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions III / B : Genealogy and research III / C : Other personal and family records
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Hiking
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Poetry
- Property
- Finances
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Correspondence
- Genealogy
- History
- Research
- Publication
- Travel
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Biography
- Obituary
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- Ontario
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Content Details
- Arrangement of fonds was redone by Processing Archivist Kate Skelton between December 2020 and March 2021 to accommodate unprocessed materials from accessions 7846, 2014.8306 and 2015.8558
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Art inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains and Selkirk Mountains 1809-2012
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2012
- Author
- Townshend, Nancy
- Publisher
- Calgary : Bayeux Arts
- Call Number
- N T69 A78
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- Author
- Townshend, Nancy
- Responsibility
- Nancy Townshend
- Publisher
- Calgary : Bayeux Arts
- Published Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- vi, 136p, 40 plates : ill., maps
- Subjects
- Art
- Artists
- O'Brien, Lucius
- Notman, William & Son
- Thompson, David
- Harmon, Byron
- Harris, Lawren
- MacDonald, J.E.H
- Sargent, John Singer
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine Robb
- Rocky Mountains
- Purcell Mountains
- Selkirk Mountains
- Abstract
- Nancy Townshend's book on art inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains, and Selkirk Mountains presents these mountains' justifiable prominence in world art. For over two centuries, Canadian artists have admired their magnitude and grandeur, their endlessly changing light and atmospheric conditions, their four distinct seasons, and myriad other aspects. The book is organized chronologically into three eras: traditional (1809 –1899), Modern (1900–1973) and contemporary (1974–2012). From David Thompson's watercolours in the early nineteenth century (c. 1809) of the East Kootenays to Jan Kabatoff's multimedia art of the early twenty-first century that addresses the impact of global warming on glaciers, Townshend's book presents a whole gamut of Canadian art inspired by these great mountains. Featuring three comprehensive overviews and thirteen chapters on both central and western Canadian artists, as well as a chapter on American artist John Singer Sargent, the book offers insights into their art and inspirations. What did two centuries of artistic exploration in the infinitely facetted Canadian Rockies, Purcells and Selkirks yield? How did the resulting works of art serve to build a unique western Canadian identity? How does the West inform Canadians about themselves, about their own place in the world at this critical time in world history? Townshend answers these questions in this significant reference book for decades to come. Over the past two hundred years, a shift from the exploitative view of Canada's mountain West during the traditional era to the contemporary creative genesis of this area has occurred. Because of the contemporary artists' commitment to wildlife conservation and environmental issues, the contemporary era is more outward looking and expansive, concerned about the world's future. Townshend's all-encompassing text and selected stunning images confirm John Ruskin's observation that mountains are "the beginning and end of all natural scenery." That Canada's mountain West is indeed a place to be revered, a place from which we can learn about ourselves now and in the future. (from author's website)
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction to the Traditional Era (1809-1899):
- Chapter One - Lucius O'Brien (1832-1899)
- Chapter Two - William McFarlane Notman (1857-1913)
- Chapter Three - Frederic Bell-Smith (1846-1923)
- Chapter Four - David Thompson (1770-1857)
- Chapter Five - Richard Henery Trueman (1856-1911)
- Chapter Six - Byron Harmon (1976-1942)
- Introduction to the Modern Era (1900-1971):
- Chapter Seven - Lawren Stewart Harris (1885-1970)
- Chapter Eight - J.E.H. MacDonald (1873-1932)
- Chapter Nine - John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)
- Chapter Ten - Peter Whyte (1905-1966)
- Chapter Eleven - Catharine Robb Whyte (1906-1979)
- Introduction to the Contemporary Era (1972-2012):
- Chapter Twelve - Kent Monkman (1965-)
- Chapter Thirteen - Jin-Me Yoon (1960-)
- Chapter Fourteen - Jan Kabatoff (1948-)
- Conclusion
- Index
- Notes
- Signed by author
- ISBN
- 978-1-897411-37-7
- Accession Number
- AC637
- Call Number
- N T69 A78
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Author's website
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The scared quirky and controversial
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- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- May 2017
- Author
- Swanson, Tera
- Publisher
- In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.02, May 2017
- Call Number
- P
- Author
- Swanson, Tera
- Publisher
- In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.02, May 2017
- Published Date
- May 2017
- Physical Description
- p.20-21
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Notes
- Facts on the rockies peaks names.
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- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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8000 metres : climbing the world's highest mountains
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2013
- Author
- Hinkes, Alan
- Publisher
- Cumbria, U.K. : Cicerone Press
- Call Number
- G530 H56
- Author
- Hinkes, Alan
- Publisher
- Cumbria, U.K. : Cicerone Press
- Published Date
- 2013
- Physical Description
- xii, 189 pages, col. ill., maps
- ISBN
- 9781852845483
- Accession Number
- AC610
- Call Number
- G530 H56
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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An orogenous life: memoir and reader
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Canmore, AB, Canada : Corax Press
- Call Number
- 02.6 G11a
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- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Responsibility
- Ben Gadd
- Publisher
- Canmore, AB, Canada : Corax Press
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 655 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to the experiences of Ben Gadd, an experienced Rocky Mountain naturalist, guide and author. His book combines his personal experiences with the stories and essays of 36 others in order to create a touching, yet compelling story. The book includes a comprehensive selection of photographs, many of which are personal to the author and his family. Being that the author was and continues to be greatly involved with the Canadian Rocky Mountains, the book makes mention of multiple locations in and around the area of Banff such as, Mt. Assiniboine, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Bankhead, Brewster transportation and tours, and Johnston Canyon. The book follows the style of a biography and contains many personal stories and photos from the author and associated family.
- Contents
- Introduction
- Benny
- Ben
- Cia and Ben
- Willy, Cia and Ben
- Toby and Willy, Cia and Ben
- Index
- Other books by Ben Gadd
- Notes
- Some of the specific references to areas in, and area the Canadian Rocky Mountains are as follows, Mt. Assiniboine (297), Mt. Robson (373), Banff Mountain Film Festival (12, 395, 608), Bankhead (332) and Brewster transportation and tours (463, 469).
- ISBN
- 9780969263142
- Accession Number
- 2019.47
- Call Number
- 02.6 G11a
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- URL pertains to an online website dedicated to Ben Gadd and his continued achievements
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Banff Winter Carnival
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- Date
- 1924 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.834
- Description
- In the top section of the poster design there is a cartoon drawing of a man in a suit jacket, vest, and tie flying through the air on skis. He has no poles in his hands suggesting that he could be ski jumping. Below the man there is three distinct mountains, with clouds behind them, and trees frami…
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- Title
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Date
- 1924 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 45.1 x 29.7 cm
- Description
- In the top section of the poster design there is a cartoon drawing of a man in a suit jacket, vest, and tie flying through the air on skis. He has no poles in his hands suggesting that he could be ski jumping. Below the man there is three distinct mountains, with clouds behind them, and trees framing the the edges of the drawing. Below the drawing it says “WITH APOLOGIES TO DEBECK”, “Peter White - 1924”, and “Banff WINTER CARNIVAL - FEBRUARY 7-14. 1925 - The Peoples Playground SKI-ING SWIMMING SKATING TOBOGGANING, ETC.” Surrounding the inscription it is bordered with 3mm design: two lines running parallel to each other with circles drawn in the middle.
- Subject
- winter
- sports
- snow
- mountains
- Rocky Mountains
- Banff
- Winter Carnival
- skiing
- swimming
- skating
- tobogganing
- skijumping
- man
- suit
- suit jacket
- vest
- tie
- skis
- trees
- clouds
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.834
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Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks
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- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.882
- Description
- Multiple sketches throughout paper: 1) Boxed off drawing of a mountain, with clouds above it and trees framing the edges, 2) A cabin surrounded by snow, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and there are some trees on either side of the cabin, 3) A lighthouse/fort like structure on the edge of a r…
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- Title
- Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 30.8 cm
- Description
- Multiple sketches throughout paper: 1) Boxed off drawing of a mountain, with clouds above it and trees framing the edges, 2) A cabin surrounded by snow, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and there are some trees on either side of the cabin, 3) A lighthouse/fort like structure on the edge of a rocky cliff that has ocean waves beating up against the rocks, 4) A small cabin at the bottom of a mountain surrounded by snow, there are trees in the background and smoke coming out of the chimney, 5) In an almond shaped outline there is a profile cartoon sketch of a man with a large nose, wearing glasses, and he has a mustache, 6) A sketch of three trees, 7) Profile cartoon sketch of a man in a dress shirt and tie that is wearing a hat, 8) A mountain that is framed by trees and has a single cloud up above the peak, 9) Full body sketch of a man in profile cartoon style, and he is wearing a suit, 10) Cartoon sketch of a man’s head in profile, he appears to be wearing a scarf, 11) A cactus in the middle of a desert, 12) A sketch of a field that has trees off in the background, and is lined with a fence made from rope and two linear objects put together in an ‘x’ shape. In between 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11 it says “BREWSTER TRANSPORT Co. Canadian National Parks.”
- Subject
- mountains
- Rocky Mountains
- trees
- snow
- winter
- home
- house
- cabin
- smoke
- fire
- chimney
- ocean
- water
- waves
- light house
- fort
- people
- men
- glasses
- mustache
- facial hair
- hat
- tie
- suit
- scarf
- cactus
- desert
- fence
- rope
- field
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.882
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Call of the mountains : rambles among the mountains and canyons of the United States and Canada
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1922
- Author
- Jeffers, Le Roy
- Publisher
- New York : Dodd, Mead
- Call Number
- F721 J43
- F721 J43 copy 2 - Duplicate ACC box 3
- Author
- Jeffers, Le Roy
- Publisher
- New York : Dodd, Mead
- Published Date
- 1922
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- F721 J43
- F721 J43 copy 2 - Duplicate ACC box 3
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Drawing from the mountain : an illustrated journey
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2006
- Author
- Perry, Lorne
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Call Number
- 06.1 P41d
- Author
- Perry, Lorne
- Responsibility
- Lorne Perry
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 141 p. : ill., ports.
- Subjects
- Art
- Trees
- Flora
- Flowers
- Geology
- Wildlife
- Mountaineering
- Equipment
- Biography
- Mountains
- Rocky Mountains
- Photography
- Wilderness
- Travel
- Abstract
- Pertains to art created by Lorne Perry during
- Contents
- Prologue
- Beginning with trees
- The limstone triangle
- A fine kind of madness
- "Real good" stories
- Lords of the dance
- The power of one
- Flesh and blood
- The gift
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Signed by Lorne Perry
- ISBN
- 9781894765817
- Accession Number
- 2019.110
- Call Number
- 06.1 P41d
- Collection
- Archives Library
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