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- Lillian Gest fonds 13
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Identified Summit Records
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of identified summit registers and notes produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2022. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit…
- Date Range
- 1930-1931
- 1959-1968
- 1970-1989
- 1992 -2022
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A
- 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 / V: Summit Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
- Accession Number
- accn. 2023.20 accn. 7779 accn. 2023.10 accn. 2014.8347 accn. 6465 accn. 8002 accn. 2020.05 accn. 2023.19 accn. 2014.8293 accn. 8119 accn. 2023.32 accn. 2023.41 accn. 6623 accn. 6062 accn. 2014.8318 accn. 6767 accn. 2014.8315 accn. 2014.8317 accn. 5680 accn. 2023.16 accn. 2018.9010 accn. 5396 accn. 6459 accn. 2014.8316 accn. 2023.18 accn. 5631 accn. 2013.8245 accn. 2014.8275 accn. 2023.06 accn. 2023.14 accn. 2023.17 accn. 5569 accn. 8113 accn. 6396 accn. 2024.20
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A
- Responsibility
- Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1930-1931
- 1959-1968
- 1970-1989
- 1992 -2022
- Physical Description
- 100 cm of textual records 223 volumes
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of identified summit registers and notes produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2022. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual identified summit records.
- Notes
- See file-level entries for inventories of identified summit registers and notes.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Alberta
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backpacking
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Bow Valley
- British Columbia
- Castle Mountain
- Cascade Mountain
- Centennial
- Climbing
- Club
- Cross-country skiing
- Description and travel
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Fortress Mountain
- Great Divide
- Hiking
- Kananaskis Country
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mount Logan
- Mountain
- Mountain guides
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Provincial parks and reserves
- Parks
- National parks and reserves
- Record keeping
- Ski area
- Ski areas
- Ski mountaineering
- Skiing
- Skis
- Skiers
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Trails
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains
- Continental Divide
- Great Divide
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Abbot Pass
- Mount Assiniboine
- Cascade Mountain
- Canmore
- Assiniboine
- Banff National Park
- Banff, Alberta
- Bugaboos
- Castle Mountain, AB
- Cathedral Mountain
- Glacier
- Jasper National Park
- Kananaskis Country
- Little Yoho Valley
- Mount Baldy
- Mount Baker
- Mount Cory
- Mount Edith
- Mount Lefroy
- Mount Norquay
- Mount Rundle
- Rundle Mountain
- Mount Temple
- Mount Victoria
- Mount Yamnuska
- Selkirks
- Yoho National Park
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Contains personal information
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some records have been placed in mylar. Some record have mold, rust or water damage.
- Related Material
- M235
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Lawrence Grassi With Others
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- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Lawrence Grassi with others, many are unidentified; includes climbing, leisure and posed views. Also includes of Grassi at his home in Canmore.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1980]
- Reference Code
- V240 / II / B / PA - 672 to 731
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
13 images
- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M45 / V240
- Series
- II.B. Personal photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V240
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V240 / II / B / PA - 672 to 731
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1980]
- Physical Description
- 61 photographs : prints, b&w colour
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to photographs of Lawrence Grassi with others, many are unidentified; includes climbing, leisure and posed views. Also includes of Grassi at his home in Canmore.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Climbing
- Family and personal life
- Guide
- Guiding
- Home
- Lake O'Hara region
- Mountains
- Portrait
- Professional and Personal Life
- Scenery
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Canmore
- Rocky Mountains
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Access to negatives is by appointment only
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Mountain Views
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 12 b&w prints of various mountain views, including summer and winter. Includes glaciers, highways, bridges, and possibly the town of Field.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935-1975]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / M / ix / PA - 01 to PA - 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
5 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, M : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ix : Mountain Views
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / M / ix / PA - 01 to PA - 12
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935-1975]
- Physical Description
- 12 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 12 b&w prints of various mountain views, including summer and winter. Includes glaciers, highways, bridges, and possibly the town of Field.
- Subject Access
- Automobiles
- Banff-Jasper Highway
- Bridges
- Glaciers
- Mountains
- Rivers
- Roads
- scenic
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Field
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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O'Hara & Ice River
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- Part Of
- Bob Hind fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to images taken around the Lake O'Hara and Ice River areas.
- Date Range
- 1949-1987
- Reference Code
- V46 / I / A / 34 / NS - 1 to 205
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
205 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Bob Hind fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M7 / V46
- Series
- I.A. Mountain travel and recreation, western Canada : Trips and activities
- Sous-Fonds
- V46
- Accession Number
- 7181
- Reference Code
- V46 / I / A / 34 / NS - 1 to 205
- GMD
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1949-1987
- Physical Description
- 205 photographs : transparencies, 35mm, col
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to images taken around the Lake O'Hara and Ice River areas.
- Notes
- Transparencies are coded "OH" for Lake O'Hara area and "IR" for Ice River area
- Name Access
- Hind, Bob
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Backpacking
- Cabins and shelters
- Environment
- Guide
- Guiding
- Horses
- Horse packing
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Professional and Personal Life
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Ice River
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- NA
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- LIST OF CONTENTS (V46 / 33) :
- * Lake O'Hara area views, hiking - 1949
- * Lake O'Hara area views, Elizabeth Parker Hut - 1951
- * Mount Goodsir and Ice River area, climbing, views, camp, close-ups of individuals - 1954
- * Lake O'Hara area views - 1956, 1960
- * Mount Hungabee, fire and smoke - 1961
- * Ice River, close-ups of individuals - 1961
- * Ice River and Vaux Glacier. Includes Ice School, climbing, camp, helicopter and scenic views. Also includes photograph competition Class II entries of climbers on Summit Ridge and glacier crevasse - 1961
- * Lake O'Hara area views - 1963
- * Lake O'Hara area views, flora, alpenhorn - 1965
- * Lake O'Hara area views - 1966
- * Hiking, Lake O'Hara area - 1967
- * Lake O'hara area, flora, views, camp, hiking - 1968
- * MGH competition entries : Above MacArthur, Packing Up, Odaray Ridge, Gargoyle and Cathedral, O'Hara Horseshoe, Indian Paintbrush
- * R. C. Hind annotated flora - 1968
- * Lake O'Hara area views, flora - 1968
- * Lake O'Hara area views, hiking close-ups, Marj Hind annotated - 1969
- * Unveiling ceremony of Lawrence Grassi plaque at Lake O'Hara, includes Lawrence Grassi and others - 1971
- * Lake O'Hara area views, boy - 1972
- * MGH competition entry of Lake O'Hara area - 1973
- * Lake O'Hara area views - 1974
- * Lake O'Hara area views - 1975
- * Hiking group [family?] - 1976
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Our Summertime Journey into the Little Yoho Valley
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- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the backcountry hiking trip of Jean MacDonald, Hazel Walker, Lillian Chapman, and Jean Knox Petrie to the Little Yoho Valley, BC in July, 1940.
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M237 / V281
- Series
- II : Albums
- Sous-Fonds
- V281
- Accession Number
- 7694
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 7
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca. 32 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the backcountry hiking trip of Jean MacDonald, Hazel Walker, Lillian Chapman, and Jean Knox Petrie to the Little Yoho Valley, BC in July, 1940.
- Notes
- Albums with black pages were likely originally bound together as a single album, however gaps in page numbers imply that pages are missing from the complete work.
- Name Access
- McDonald, Jean
- Petrie, Jean
- Chapman, Lillian
- Hazel Walker
- Subject Access
- Mountaineers
- Hiking
- Climbing
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Scenery
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Little Yoho Valley
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Jean Knox Petrie
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal and Professional Photographs
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- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to various climbs, trips, and activities Lawrence Grassi and others did; many others are unidentified
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1980]
- Reference Code
- V240 / II / B / PA - 801 to 829
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
1 image
- Part Of
- Lawrence Grassi fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M45 / V240
- Series
- II.B. Personal photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V240
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V240 / II / B / PA - 801 to 829
- Date Range
- [ca. 1915-1980]
- Physical Description
- 29 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to various climbs, trips, and activities Lawrence Grassi and others did; many others are unidentified
- Name Access
- Grassi, Lawrence
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Buildings
- Climbing
- Cabins and shelters
- Family and personal life
- Guide
- Guiding
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Professional and Personal Life
- Portrait
- Scenery
- Geographic Access
- Rocky Mountains
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kananaskis
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Daytimers
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- Part Of
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to the 1944 & 1945 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 51 : Includes throughout January and February involved in writing a biography. Notation of payment for A. O.’s activities. Mid-March writing ACC anniversary address. Documentation of personal hygiene, daily corresp…
- Date Range
- 1944-1945
- Reference Code
- M546 / 51 to 52
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Diary
2 images
2 Electronic Resources
- Part Of
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M546 / V771
- Sous-Fonds
- M546
- Accession Number
- 2014.8312
- Reference Code
- M546 / 51 to 52
- GMD
- Diary
- Date Range
- 1944-1945
- Physical Description
- 3.6 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 10.6 x 17.6 or smaller cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to the 1944 & 1945 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 51 : Includes throughout January and February involved in writing a biography. Notation of payment for A. O.’s activities. Mid-March writing ACC anniversary address. Documentation of personal hygiene, daily correspondence, weather, temperature, financial transactions. M546 / 52 : Includes depicting a canoe trip undertaken by A. O. and Hector Wheeler from August 15 to September 7. Topics include: Begins with August 15 regarding camp near Grand Rapids. Regarding weather, leisure, fishing, letter writing, records of received and sent telegraphs. Travel to Rideau Lake, interactions with Clare. Also includes an Inland Revenue of Canada form regarding tolls paid and list of packages loose at front page; appears to have fallen out of the diary.
- Notes
- Blank pages not scanned M546 / 51 : Front page of diary loose. M546 / 52 : Book is badly damaged along the spine - refrain from handling.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Biography
- Camps
- Canoes and canoeing
- Climbing
- Correspondence
- Family and personal life
- Finances
- Leisure
- Mountains
- Professional and Personal Life
- Sports and recreation
- Record keeping
- Travel and Exploration
- Weather
- Work
- Geographic Access
- Rocky Mountains
- Calgary
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Grand Rapids
- Michigan
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- M546 / 52 : Acid-free flat string bound around the book to keep the pieces together ; store spine up to prevent further damage - relocate to flat box if possible.
- Creator
- Wheeler, A. O.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Trip Diaries
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1940-1947 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 2 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 40 in red paint (possibly ink) on the front cover. Pertains to trips taken to Jasper Park Lodge, G…
- Date Range
- 1940-1947
- Reference Code
- M67 / I / A / i / 2 - 1 to 2 - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Diary
6 images
7 Electronic Resources
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes
- Sous-Fonds
- M67
- Sub-Series
- i. Diaries
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- M67 / I / A / i / 2 - 1 to 2 - 6
- GMD
- Diary
- Date Range
- 1940-1947
- Physical Description
- 8 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 11.5 x 18 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1940-1947 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 2 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 40 in red paint (possibly ink) on the front cover. Pertains to trips taken to Jasper Park Lodge, Glacier Lake Camp, the Icefields Chalet, and Emerald Lake during the summer of 1940. Includes details of movies and photographs taken at the back of the diary. M67 / 2 - 2 : black leather diary, dated 41 in red paint (possibly ink) on the front cover. Pertains to trips to the Chateau Lake Louise. Twin Falls, and Emerald Lake taken during the summer of 1941. At least part of the summer was spent attending a motor car tour organized by Caroline Hinman. Also includes lists of names and addresses of other people who attended Hinman's tour, as well as details on milage and on films and photographs taken. M67 / 2 - 3 : black plastic 6-ring diary. Pertains to a collection of trip notes, mostly trips throughout the Canadian Rockies, from summer 1942 to summer 1945. Mostly consists of place names, people, and trip highlights - not much detail. M67 / 2 - 4 : black leather diary, dated 42 43 in red paint (possibly ink) on the front cover. Pertains to Alpine Club of Canada Camp at Consolation Lakes (July 19-24) and a stay at Deer Lodge at Lake Louise (Aug 16-22) in 1942, an informal ACC Camp at Lake O'Hara and a stay at Deer Lodge (Aug 16-18). For both summers she notes "In Browne House, Banff" which possibly could have been a home available for rent. Also includes details pertaining to the various costs of the trips (years not specified), the fish hatchery, a list of home movies from 1942, a list of stills (no date), and a list of equipment used at the ACC Camp in 1943. M67 / 2 - 5 : black leather diary, dated 44 45 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to trips taken by Lillian Gest during the summers of 1944 and 1945. 1944 includes travelling from Toronto to Banff, staying at the Browne House (presumably a guest house or other such rental property), annual Alpine Club of Canada Camp in Paradise Valley, Trial Riders of the Canadian Rockies trip to Fatique Pass and Eohippus Lake. 1945 inlcudes travelling from Toronto to Banff, staying at the Browne House, annual ACC Camp in Larch Valley, Sky Line Trail Hikers trip in Lake O'Hara (Aug 3-6), and a trip with A. Harmon [?] to graveyard cabin and Summet Pass. Also includes a list of people met during these trips, a list of equipment left in the Browne House (1944), trees local to the Canadian Rockies, and a small sketch of downtown Banff focussed around the Bow River Bridge. M67 / 2 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 46 47 in red paint on the front cover. Trips taken during the summer of 1946 include staying at the Chateau Lake Louise (June 29-July 12), Emerald Lake [Lodge?] (July 12-Aug 2), annual Alpine Club of Canada Camp in the Bugaboos (July 13-24), Mitchell Hut, Yoho (July 26-30), Banff (Aug 2-Sept 3), and Bow Lake (Aug 3-9). Trips in 1947 included time spent in Calgary during the Stampede, annual ACC Camp, pack trip organized by Caroline Hinman, and time spent around the town of Banff. Also includes list of people met during trips, and milage and details about trip from Banff to Merion (September 1947). Also includes loose items consisting of letters (mostly addressed to Lillian Gest), brochures for the Sky Line Trail Hikers, Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, and the Calgary Stampede, postcard, tellegram, trip itineraries and cost listings, and newspaper clippings.
- Notes
- Blank pages not scanned.
- Name Access
- Gest, Lillian
- Hinman, Caroline
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Environment and Nature
- European travel
- Family and personal life
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Lake O'Hara region
- Membership
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Outfitting
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Off the Beaten Track
- Pack trips
- Record keeping
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Tourism
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Pipestone Pass
- Saskatchewan River
- Assiniboine
- Mount Assiniboine
- Jasper
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Trip Diaries
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1948-1957 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 3 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 48 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to motor car, hiking, and horseback trips throughout …
- Date Range
- 1948-1957
- Reference Code
- M67 / I / A / i / 3 - 1 to 3 - 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Diary
6 images
7 Electronic Resources
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes
- Sous-Fonds
- M67
- Sub-Series
- i. Diaries
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- M67 / I / A / i / 3 - 1 to 3 - 6
- GMD
- Diary
- Date Range
- 1948-1957
- Physical Description
- 7.3 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 11 x 17.8 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1948-1957 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 3 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 48 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to motor car, hiking, and horseback trips throughout Banff National Park during the summer of 1948. Includes milage list and list/details of people met around Banff, including bankers, hotel staff, cleaning ladies, and the boy hired to cut the grass. Also notes the passing of Soapy Smith that winter. M67 / 3 - 2 : black leather diary, date 49 50 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to various motor car, hiking, horseback (orgranized by Caroline Hinman), and leisure trips taken around Banff, Jasper, and Yoho National Parks during the summer of 1949. Trips taken during the summer of 1950 mostly consist of Alpine Club of Canada activities and Camps and with the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. Also includes details on milages for different motor car trips and people met over both summers. M67 / 3 - 3 : black leather diary, dated 51 52 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to various trips taken during the summers of 1951 and 1952. 1951 includes travel from the Paoli, Pennsylvania to Banff, stays at the Banff Springs Hotel and Chateau Lake Louise, a camp based in Lake O'Hara (possibly as part of the Alpine Club of Canada), a night spent at the residence of Aileen Harmons [?], a trip with the Sky Line Trail Hikers, and another stay at the Banff Springs Hotel. 1952 includes many trips involving stays at the Banff Springs Hotel and other luxury hotels in Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper, as well as trips with the ACC, the Sky Line Trail Hikers, and Caroline Hinman. Also includes lists of people met during both summers at various locations, highlights of Banff news (including the deaths of Hal Waterhouse and Col. Phillip Moore, marriages, construction work, and illnesses), lists of equipment, and telephone numbers. M67 / 3 - 4 : black leather diary, dated 53 54 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to a 1953 trip that started in Banff (with stay at Banff Springs Hotel) before going to Jasper where Lillian Gest participated in an Alpine Club of Canada Camp, then a few days in Lake O'Hara (staying in the lodge) before returning to Banff and then heading home to Pennsylvania. The summer of 1954 consisted of a motor car trip originating in Pennsylvania that worked west through Michigan, North Dakota, and Montana before reatching Banff. Also includes lists of mileages, people met during both summers, telephone numbers, information about flying with Air Canada (most likely in 1953), and the deaths of the Mexican tourists on Mt. Victoria, July 30, 1954. M67 / 3 - 5 : black leather diary, dated 54 55 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of Lillian Gest's 1954 motor car trip, detailing the second half from Banff back to Pennsylvania and the 1955 trips to Banff, Mount Robson, the annual Alpine Club of Canada Camp, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, and Vancouver. Also includes lists of people Gest met in various locations throughout 1955 and a brief list of changes in Banff, including tree cutting for the new Trans Canada Highway, the opening of the new Timberline Hotel, and expansions of the Mount Royal Hotel and the Upper Hot Springs. M67 / 3 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 56 57 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to various hiking, motor car, and scenic trips taken by Lillian Gest throughout the Canadian Rockies during the summers of 1956 and 1957. Also includes lists of people met both summers, phone numbers for people both in Banff and in Pennsylvania, details pertaining to an Alpine Club of Canada 1956 photo competition that Gest entered, and a brief list of mostly construction-related updates from Banff and Lake Louise. One small newspaper clipping insert dated Aug 24, 1956 notes the funeral details for Mary Thorpe Gest. Also includes loose items consisting of letters (mostly addressed to Lillian Gest), brochures for the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, tellegrams, trip itineraries and cost listings, and newspaper clippings.
- Notes
- Blank pages not scanned.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Cabins and shelters
- Camping
- Camps
- Community
- Environment and Nature
- European travel
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara region
- Membership
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Outfitting
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Off the Beaten Track
- Pack trips
- Parks Canada
- Record keeping
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Stoney Nakoda
- Tourism
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Pipestone Pass
- Saskatchewan River
- Assiniboine
- Mount Assiniboine
- Jasper
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Vancouver
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Pennsylvania
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to mountain peaks, glaciers, landscapes and scenery; mountaineering and alpine recreation; mountaineers and personalities, including portraits; huts; events and other subjects. A significant portion pertain to Alpine Club camps (ca.225 prints, 8 negatives and 5 albums containin…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1960]
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 0P / 001-002
- V14 / AC 0P / 010
- V14 / AC 0P / 019
- V14 / AC 0P / 023-024
- V14 / AC 0P / 039-044
- V14 / AC 0P / 071-072
- V14 / AC 0P / 074
- V14 / AC 0P / 076-081
- V14 / AC 0P / 124
- V14 / AC 0P / 220-244
- V14 / AC 0P / 254-264
- V14 / AC 0P / 345-346
- V14 / AC 0P / 361-364
- V14 / AC 0P / 369-407
- V14 / AC 0P / 631-632
- V14 / AC 0P / 634
- V14 / AC 0P / 636
- V14 / AC 0P / 642-707
- V14 / AC 0P / 717-718
- V14 / AC 0P / 721-725
- V14 / AC 0P / 773
- V14 / AC 0P / 776
- V14 / AC 0P / 778-779
- V14 / AC 0P / 802-807
- V14 / AC 0P / 810-811
- V14 / AC 0P / 815
- V14 / AC 001P / 01-08
- V14 / AC 004P / 01-03
- V14 / AC 011P / 01-02
- V14 / AC 015P / 1-55
- V14 / AC 024P / 01-12
- V14 / AC 024P / 25-35
- V14 / AC 027P / 01-15
- V14 / AC 027P / 16
- V14 / AC 027P / 17
- V14 / AC 027P / 18
- V14 / AC 027P / 19
- V14 / AC 027P / 20
- V14 / AC 031P / 1
- V14 / AC 033P / 001-037
- V14 / AC 033P / 046-115
- V14 / AC 042P / 1
- V14 / AC 049P / 3-5
- V14 / AC 050P / 1
- V14 / AC 055P / 39
- V14 / AC 055P / 46-48
- V14 / AC 055P / 60-66
- V14 / AC 064P / 01-51
- V14 / AC 067P / 1-4
- V14 / AC 090P / 1-4
- V14 / AC 093P / 1-2
- V14 / AC 121P / 1-3
- V14 / AC 123P / 20-27
- V14 / AC 124P / 01-16
- V14 / AC 148P / 94-97
- V14 / AC 175P / 1
- V14 / AC 176P / 01
- V14 / AC 176P / 11
- V14 / AC 195P / 1-2
- V14 / AC 199P / 1-60
- V14 / AC 217P / 1
- V14 / AC 229P / 1
- V14 / AC 239P / 1-2
- V14 / AC 312P / 1-3
- V14 / AC 345P / 4-7
- V14 / AC 371P / 1
- V14 / AC 375P / 1-25
- V14 / AC 379P / 1
- V14 / AC 381P / 1-7
- V14 / AC 395P / 1-4
- V14 / AC 397P / 1-5
- V14 / AC 399P / 1
- V14 / AC 405P / 1-5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Negative
- Transparency
- Album
19 images
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- IV.B. Other material: photographic
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 0P / 001-002
- V14 / AC 0P / 010
- V14 / AC 0P / 019
- V14 / AC 0P / 023-024
- V14 / AC 0P / 039-044
- V14 / AC 0P / 071-072
- V14 / AC 0P / 074
- V14 / AC 0P / 076-081
- V14 / AC 0P / 124
- V14 / AC 0P / 220-244
- V14 / AC 0P / 254-264
- V14 / AC 0P / 345-346
- V14 / AC 0P / 361-364
- V14 / AC 0P / 369-407
- V14 / AC 0P / 631-632
- V14 / AC 0P / 634
- V14 / AC 0P / 636
- V14 / AC 0P / 642-707
- V14 / AC 0P / 717-718
- V14 / AC 0P / 721-725
- V14 / AC 0P / 773
- V14 / AC 0P / 776
- V14 / AC 0P / 778-779
- V14 / AC 0P / 802-807
- V14 / AC 0P / 810-811
- V14 / AC 0P / 815
- V14 / AC 001P / 01-08
- V14 / AC 004P / 01-03
- V14 / AC 011P / 01-02
- V14 / AC 015P / 1-55
- V14 / AC 024P / 01-12
- V14 / AC 024P / 25-35
- V14 / AC 027P / 01-15
- V14 / AC 027P / 16
- V14 / AC 027P / 17
- V14 / AC 027P / 18
- V14 / AC 027P / 19
- V14 / AC 027P / 20
- V14 / AC 031P / 1
- V14 / AC 033P / 001-037
- V14 / AC 033P / 046-115
- V14 / AC 042P / 1
- V14 / AC 049P / 3-5
- V14 / AC 050P / 1
- V14 / AC 055P / 39
- V14 / AC 055P / 46-48
- V14 / AC 055P / 60-66
- V14 / AC 064P / 01-51
- V14 / AC 067P / 1-4
- V14 / AC 090P / 1-4
- V14 / AC 093P / 1-2
- V14 / AC 121P / 1-3
- V14 / AC 123P / 20-27
- V14 / AC 124P / 01-16
- V14 / AC 148P / 94-97
- V14 / AC 175P / 1
- V14 / AC 176P / 01
- V14 / AC 176P / 11
- V14 / AC 195P / 1-2
- V14 / AC 199P / 1-60
- V14 / AC 217P / 1
- V14 / AC 229P / 1
- V14 / AC 239P / 1-2
- V14 / AC 312P / 1-3
- V14 / AC 345P / 4-7
- V14 / AC 371P / 1
- V14 / AC 375P / 1-25
- V14 / AC 379P / 1
- V14 / AC 381P / 1-7
- V14 / AC 395P / 1-4
- V14 / AC 397P / 1-5
- V14 / AC 399P / 1
- V14 / AC 405P / 1-5
- Responsibility
- Most items, including the six photograph albums, were likely produced by private individuals and club members. Includes photographs by: M. E. Alford, L. M. S. Amery, Fred Armbrister, A. H. Bent, B. C. Government, Eric Brooks, Allan Carpe, P. A. Carson, W. M. Docharty, Mary Fallis, Marion Fawdry, E. Feuz, F. W. Godsal, Douglas Griffin, L. G. Grimble, Klaus Hahn, Don Harmon, E. W. D. Holway, Frank Jacobs, Wally Joyce, E. Mills, C. H. Mitchell, Elfreda Pigou, Jaroslav Ruza, Mary Schaffer, W. E. Stone, J. M. Thorington, W. J. Topley, Hap Trevelyan, Underwood and Underwood, Valentine and Sons, Charles Walcott, Bradford Washburn and A. G. Wehrli. Many items are not credited.
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1960]
- Physical Description
- ca.720 photographs (ca.560 prints, ca.40 negatives, ca.120 transparencies, 6 albums of ca.350 prints)
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to mountain peaks, glaciers, landscapes and scenery; mountaineering and alpine recreation; mountaineers and personalities, including portraits; huts; events and other subjects. A significant portion pertain to Alpine Club camps (ca.225 prints, 8 negatives and 5 albums containing over 300 prints). Camps and expeditions documented include: Yoho Valley (1906) (1919); Paradise Valley (1907); Sherbrooke Lake (1911); Vermilion Pass (1912); Mount Robson (1913); Cathedral Mountain (1913); Upper Yoho Valley (1914); Ptarmigan Lake (1915); Healy Creek (1916); Lake of Hanging Glacier (1928); Coast Range (1952); Eremite Valley and others. Portraits include those of Charles Fay, Jean Habel, Frank R. Oastler, James F. Porter, H. E. Sampson, Charles D. Walcott and A. O. Wheeler. Includes series of British Columbia air photos of B.C. locations in the 1950s (AC 055 / 60-66). Contains many unidentified and undated items.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Administration
- Advertising
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Alpine Club House
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camps
- Club
- Competition
- Discovery and exploration
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Guide
- Guides
- Hiking
- Huts
- Mountain
- Mountain guides
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Photography
- Scenery
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Access to negatives is by appointment only
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
- Title Source
- Title based on material
- Processing Status
- Processed
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