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Murray family fonds

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Part Of
Murray family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds includes photographs of Rocky Mountain Tours buses at various locations; photographs by F. V. Longstaff, several of which are inscribed to Mr. and Mrs. George Murray; Longstaff Christmas cards, n.d., 1944-1960; and an article by Longstaff titled "Historical Notes on Glacier House." The artic…
Date Range
1887-1960
Reference Code
M142 / V453
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Murray family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 142
V 453
Sous-Fonds
M 142
V 453
Accession Number
450, 941
Reference Code
M142 / V453
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1887-1960
Physical Description
33 photographs : prints. -- .5 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
George Murray, 1904-1968, and Gertrude Murray, 1891-1979, were residents of Banff, Alberta, Canada. George Murray was an employee of Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Company from 1941 until 1957 and was later employed by Brewster Transport Company. The Murrays were friends of Major F. V. (Frederick Victor) Longstaff, 1879-1961, a mountaineer, architect and historian from Victoria, B.C.
Scope & Content
Fonds includes photographs of Rocky Mountain Tours buses at various locations; photographs by F. V. Longstaff, several of which are inscribed to Mr. and Mrs. George Murray; Longstaff Christmas cards, n.d., 1944-1960; and an article by Longstaff titled "Historical Notes on Glacier House." The article includes photographic illustrations of the Lake O'Hara region and the interior of Abbot Pass Hut.
Name Access
Murray, George
Murray, Gertrude
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Glacier House
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description for photographs.
Creator
Murray, George
Murray, Gertrude
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Glacial studies in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks (Smithsonian expedition, season of 1904.) preliminary report

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1905
Author
Sherzer, William Hittell
Publisher
Washington : Smithsonian Institution
Call Number
03.4 Sh5g Pam
Author
Sherzer, William Hittell
Publisher
Washington : Smithsonian Institution
Published Date
1905
Physical Description
44 pages, illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Deville Glacier
Illecillewaet Glacier
Lefroy Glacier
Mitre Glacier
Selkirk Mountains
Victoria Glacier
Wapta Glacier
Wenkchemna Glacier
Yoho Glacier
Accession Number
7913
Call Number
03.4 Sh5g Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Glaciers in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1907
Author
Sherzer, William Hittell
Publisher
Washington : Smithsonian Institution
Call Number
03.4 Sh3g Pam
Author
Sherzer, William Hittell
Responsibility
William Hittell Sherzer, PH.D.
Publisher
Washington : Smithsonian Institution
Published Date
1907
Physical Description
496 pp. ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Victoria Glacier
Wapta Icefield
Illecillewaet Glacier
Asulkan Glacier
Notes
Smithsonian Expedition of 1904 preliminary report
Accession Number
7830
Call Number
03.4 Sh3g Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Bow Glacier Falls, 1902/2019

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Artist
Kelsey Stephenson
Date
2019
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
StK.04.05
Description
A colour photograph of a waterfall (Bow Glacier Falls) tumbling over a rocky ridge. Overlaid is a screenprinted drawing of previous reaches of the glacier. The bottom half of the image is cyanotype detail of the glacier from archival photographs.
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Artist
Kelsey Stephenson
Title
Bow Glacier Falls, 1902/2019
Date
2019
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
35.5 x 28.8 cm
Description
A colour photograph of a waterfall (Bow Glacier Falls) tumbling over a rocky ridge. Overlaid is a screenprinted drawing of previous reaches of the glacier. The bottom half of the image is cyanotype detail of the glacier from archival photographs.
Subject
Bow Glacier
Bow Glacier Falls
Bow Falls
Credit
Gift of Kelsey Stephenson, Edmonton, 2023
Catalogue Number
StK.04.05
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Glacier surveys in Alberta

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1972
Author
Reid, I.A
Publisher
Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
Call Number
03.4 R27a Pam
Author
Reid, I.A
Responsibility
I.A. Reid and J.O.G. Charbonneau
Publisher
Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
Published Date
1972
Physical Description
v, 17p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Report series 22
Subjects
Athabasca Glacier
Saskatchewan Glacier
Accession Number
6000
Call Number
03.4 R27a Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Glacier surveys in Alberta, 1975

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1978
Author
Reid, I.A
Publisher
Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
Call Number
03.4 R27a 1975 Pam
Author
Reid, I.A
Responsibility
I.A. Reid, J.O.G. Charbonneau and L.A. Warner
Publisher
Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
Published Date
1978
Physical Description
v, 17p. : ill., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Report series 60
Subjects
Athabasca Glacier
Saskatchewan Glacier
Notes
This report includes data collected during 1973
Bibliography
Accession Number
3575
3713
Call Number
03.4 R27a 1975 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Observations made in 1907 on glaciers in Alberta and British Columbia

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1908
Author
Vaux, George, Jr
Call Number
03.4 V46obs Pam
Author
Vaux, George, Jr
Responsibility
by George Jr. and William S. Vaux
Published Date
1908
Physical Description
p.560-563
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Asulkan Glaicer
Illecillewaet Glacier
Yoho Glacier
Notes
From Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, December 1907
Accession Number
1118
Call Number
03.4 V46obs Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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This is now Bow Glacier Falls

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Artist
Kelsey Stephenson
Date
2019
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
StK.04.01
Description
a colour photograph of Bow Glacier falls in 2019, overlaid with a black ink drawing of the Bow Glacier as it was in 1902 filling the foreground of the paper.
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Artist
Kelsey Stephenson
Title
This is now Bow Glacier Falls
Date
2019
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
22.5 x 31.0 cm
Description
a colour photograph of Bow Glacier falls in 2019, overlaid with a black ink drawing of the Bow Glacier as it was in 1902 filling the foreground of the paper.
Subject
Bow Glacier
Bow Glacier falls
Banff National Park
Credit
Gift of Kelsey Stephenson, Edmonton, 2023
Catalogue Number
StK.04.01
Images
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An artist's horizons

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1973
Author
Shepler, Dwight
Publisher
Weston (Mass.) : Fairfield House ; Barre (Mass.)
Call Number
ND1839 S5
Author
Shepler, Dwight
Responsibility
Dwight Shepler
Publisher
Weston (Mass.) : Fairfield House ; Barre (Mass.)
Published Date
1973
Physical Description
148p. : ill. port.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Feuz, Edward
Bow Glacier
Mountains in art
Sea in art
War in art
Bow Peak
Albion Ridge
Watercolors, American
Accession Number
3069
Call Number
ND1839 S5
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Asulkan Hut Registers

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series of hut registers from the Asulkan Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2010 and 2019. 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 sig…
Date Range
2010-2019
Reference Code
M200 / IV / R
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
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 / R: Asulkan Hut Registers
Accession Number
accn. 2014.8293
accn. 2023.19
accn. 2020.05
Reference Code
M200 / IV / R
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Responsibility
Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada
Date Range
2010-2019
Physical Description
7 cm of textual records 4 volumes
History / Biographical
According to the Alpine Club of Canada's website The Asulkan Hut is located in the Asulkan Valley at Rogers Pass, in Glacier National Park. From the Asulkan Hut day trips can be made to the Seven Steps of Paradise, Asulkan Pass, Sapphire Col, and the Dome Glacier.
Scope & Content
Sub-series of hut registers from the Asulkan Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2010 and 2019. 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 / R / 1: [Asulkan Hut Register 2010-2011]
M200 / IV / R / 2: [Asulkan Hut] 2011 - 2014
M200 / IV / R / 3: Asulkan Hut [2015-2017]
M200 / IV / R / 4: [2017-2019 Asulkan Hut Register]
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Huts
Cabins and shelters
Cabins
Backcountry skiing
Backpacking
British Columbia
Buildings and facilities
Climbing
Environment and Nature
Glacier National Park
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
Ski mountaineering
Skiing
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Glacier National Park
Asulkan Valley
Rogers Pass
Sapphire Col
Dome Glacier
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
French
Japanese
Mandarin
Category
Environment
Exploration and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/asulkan-cabin/
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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