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Alpine Club of Canada fonds

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Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds constitutes the principal resource for the study of the history of Canadian mountaineering. It provides a wealth of information on individual alpinists, expeditions, mountains, national parks, conservation, climbing, alpine organizations, publications, guiding, scientific study and the Alpin…
Date Range
1906-2017
Reference Code
M200 / S6 / V14
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Textual record
Organization record
Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 200
S 6
V 14
Sous-Fonds
M200
S6
V14
Accession Number
698, 1040 (unproc), 1224, 1299 (unproc), 1807, 1813, 2141 (unproc), 2376 (unproc), 3160 (unproc), 3296 (unproc), 3298 (unproc), 3382 (unproc), 3560 (unproc), 3757 (unproc), 3970 (unproc), 5012, 5114, 5200, 5215 (unproc), 5330 (unproc), 5343, 5357, 5396 (unproc), 5438, 5454, 5455, 5456, 5457, 5458, 5459, 5460, 5461, 5462 (unproc), 5463 (unproc), 5464, 5465, 5466, 5474, 5538 (unproc), 5541, 5569 (unproc), 5591 (unproc), 5592, 5605, 5631 (unproc), 5632, 5633, 5634, 5635 (unproc), 5680 (unproc), 5724, 5950, 6062 (unproc), 6332, 6337, 6375, 6376 (unproc), 6396, 6437, 6451, 6457 (unproc), 6459 (unproc), 6465 (unproc), 6470 (unproc), 6623 (unproc), 6624, 6625, 6626, 6627 (unproc), 6628, 6765 (unproc), 6766 (unproc), 6767 (unproc), 7774 (unproc), 7779 (unproc), 8002 (unproc), 2021.32 (unproc)
Reference Code
M200 / S6 / V14
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Video
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Textual record
Organization record
Date Range
1906-2017
Physical Description
ca.42 m of textual records. -- ca.12,500 photographs: prints, stereographic prints, transparencies, slides, negatives, postcards. -- 85 photograph albums. -- 8 motion pictures: films, video recordings. -- 3 sound recordings
History / Biographical
The Alpine Club of Canada, the national mountaineering club, was co-founded in 1906 by A. O. Wheeler and Elizabeth Parker, and other like-minded climbers. The club espoused scientific study and exploration, cultivation of art, public education, acquisition of climbing skills, and preservation of natural areas within the mountainous regions of Canada. Through a national executive, local sections and volunteer committees, the club provided climbing camps, clubhouse, huts, and publications, including the Canadian Alpine Journal. ACC expeditions and projects resulted in pioneer exploration, first ascents, and included mountain warfare training during the Second World War. In recent years, the club's membership has increased dramatically with the popularity of climbing and its programs have evolved to serve the needs of unguided climbers using sophisticated technical aids.
Scope & Content
Fonds constitutes the principal resource for the study of the history of Canadian mountaineering. It provides a wealth of information on individual alpinists, expeditions, mountains, national parks, conservation, climbing, alpine organizations, publications, guiding, scientific study and the Alpine Club itself.
The fonds consists of four Sous-fonds: I. Alpine Club of Canada records; II. Mount Everest Expedition (1982) records; III. Personal papers and photographs; IV. Other material. Club administration records (series I.A.) pertain to executive positions; head office; finance; camps, climbing and treks; expeditions; huts and properties; clubhouses; library; publications; photography; other committees; other activities; and other. Other club records include section records (series I.B.), hut registers and summit records (series I.C.).
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: sous-fonds, series and sub-series description
electronic finding aid for processed material
Creator
Alpine Club of Canada
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Byron Harmon fonds

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Byron Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon. I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass…
Date Range
[ca.1890-ca.1975]
Reference Code
V263
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Byron Harmon fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 263
Sous-Fonds
V 263
Accession Number
235, 980, 1549, 1622, 2588, 2656, 2770, 2792, 2895, 3005, 3394, 3423, 3657, 3807, 3824, 3859, 3988, 4028, 4076, 5052, 5181, 5205, 5254, 5381, 6070, 6127, 6587, 6602
Reference Code
V263
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Published record
Other Title Info
Also known as the Byron Harmon Photos fonds.
Date Range
[ca.1890-ca.1975]
Physical Description
ca.10,500 photographs (and ca.35 cm) : prints, postcards, negatives, transparencies, motion pictures, sample products
History / Biographical
Byron Hill Harmon, 1876-1942, was a professional photographer and businessman at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was born near Tacoma, Washington, USA and operated a portrait studio there for a time. In 1903, while travelling around the United States and Canada as an itinerant photographer, he decided to settle in Banff and by 1907 had produced enough mountain views to begin selling a line of postcards. Between 1906 and 1913, Harmon was official photographer for the Alpine Club of Canada and made trips in numerous mountain areas, such as the Bugaboos (1910) and Mount Robson (1911, 1913). Harmon personally financed trips into other areas, such as Tonquin Valley (1918) and Lake of the Hanging Glaciers (1920, 1922), producing both still photographs and motion pictures for commercial sale. After his last major expedition in 1924 across Saskatchewan Glacier, through to Maligne Lake and back to Banff by packtrain, Harmon devoted most of his time to photographing scenes along the railway, skiing in the Assiniboine and Skoki regions, and the annual rides and hikes of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. At the same time he managed several businesses, including a drug store, fountain lunch, theatre and book store. In his later years, Harmon spent much time travelling and photographing in other parts of the world. The business, Byron Harmon Photos, was managed successively by his son, Don Harmon, then his grand-daughter, Carole Harmon.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of the photographic records and sample materials of Byron Harmon Photos, the photographic business of Byron Harmon and his successors; as well as the personal photographs of Byron Harmon.
I. Scenic / commercial, 1907-1975, ca.7600 items. Primary component of series is film and glass negatives, 1907-1942, ca.6500 items. Also includes: postcard negatives and positives and production negatives to ca.1955; original prints; a wide range of sample products, such as postcards, enlargements and framing prints, calendars and viewbooks, mainly by Harmon business, some by other photographers; and lantern slides, ca.1913-192-, pertaining to Columbia Icefield Expedition, mountaineering, mountain landscapes, Indians, wildlife, Canadian Pacific Railway and Asian travel. Scenic / commercial series pertains to annual camps and expeditions of the Alpine Club of Canada in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks, 1907-1913; private movie-making expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks; mountain scenic views, primarily for postcard purposes; Banff events and development; skiing; birds and animals. Includes some material by Don Harmon and Lloyd Harmon, sons of Byron Harmon.
II. Personal, 189- to 194-, ca.370 items. Includes: family photographs and views received from others; motion picture out-takes pertaining to world travels, 1930s; and 35 mm. transparencies, ca.1940, pertaining mainly to world travels, also mountain and prairie scenics.
Notes
For more information on the Byron Harmon photographs, see "Great Days in the Rockies: The Photographs of Byron Harmon, 1906-1934" (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1978) or "Byron Harmon, Mountain Photographer" by Carole Harmon and Bart Robinson (Banff: Altitude Publishing, 1992)
Name Access
Harmon, Byron
Subject Access
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: series description
selected modern reference prints
digital images in Images database and in Alberta InSight database
Related Material
Byron Harmon postcards can also be found in the Postcard general file (V466)
Creator
Harmon, Byron
Category
Arts
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Photographs. -- 1894-1982

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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
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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
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Negative
Transparency
Album
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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