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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
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Dorothy Wardle fonds
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M521
- V75
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- V75
- Accession Number
- 5296, 5391, 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Physical Description
- 154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
- History / Biographical
- The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
- M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
- V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James
- Rungius, Carl
- Brett, Helen
- Keyte, Freeman
- Hart, E. J. (Ted)
- Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
- Brewster, Pat
- Peyto, Bill
- Brett, Robert George
- Sanson, Norman
- White, Clifford
- Drummond-Davies, Nora
- Mills, Ike
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Oxborough, Dorothy
- Whyte, Jon
- Robinson, Dean
- Warren, Mary Schaffer
- Simpson, George
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Greenham, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Personal and Family Life
- Banff
- Old Banff Cemetery
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Cabins
- Travel
- Picnics and picnicking
- Holidays
- Scenery
- Christmas
- Dogs
- Horses
- Mountain
- Canoes and canoeing
- Hiking
- Wildlife
- War Memorial
- Highland Games
- Bow River Bridge
- Golfing
- Anniversary
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Education
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Women
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Skiing
- European travel
- Beach
- Calgary Herald
- Geography
- Government
- Newspaper
- Politics
- Research
- Banff Public Library
- National parks and reserves
- Park policy
- Parks Canada
- Wardens
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Community life
- Mines and mineral resources
- History
- Immigration and homesteading
- Settlement
- Organizations
- World War II
- Biographical
- Professional and Personal Life
- Grizzly Bears
- Fire fighters
- Sunshine Village
- Teahouses
- Banff Indian Days
- Regalia
- Calgary Stampede
- Mountain guides
- Mountain School
- The Albertan
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Homestead Hotel
- Banff Centre
- Hot Springs
- Superintendents
- Automobiles
- Natural history
- Records
- Calendar
- Finances
- Leases
- Legal and Financial
- Property
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Glacier National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Silver City
- Victoria
- Scotland
- Revelstoke
- Yoho National Park
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Plain of Six Glaciers
- Lake Agnes
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake O'Hara
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Sidney
- San Francisco
- United States
- Europe
- Germany
- Switzerland
- France
- Spain
- Monaco
- Italy
- Denmark
- Austria
- Quebec
- Windermere
- New York
- Assiniboine
- Ghost River
- High River
- Quebec City
- New Brunswick
- Maine
- Great Divide
- Moraine Lake
- Maligne Lake
- Columbia Icefield
- Washington
- Philadelphia
- Atlantic City
- Larch Valley
- Cascade Mountain
- Panama
- Sulphur Mountain
- Field
- Emerald Lake
- Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump
- Takkakaw Falls
- Jasper National Park
- Athabasca Falls
- Okanagan
- Kananaskis
- Hoodoos
- Powell River
- Montreal
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.
- James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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William Royle fonds
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- Part Of
- William Royle fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs, published booklets and film reels which belonged to William Royle. Content pertains to the Banff Boy Scouts: local events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days and Banff's Centennial Parade in 1967; hiking, camping, skiing and other recreational activiti…
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- 1959-1960
- [ca.1960-1970]
- 1978
- Reference Code
- M587 / V808
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Published record
- Film
- Part Of
- William Royle fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M587
- V808
- Sous-Fonds
- M587
- V808
- Accession Number
- 2021.29
- Reference Code
- M587 / V808
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1930]
- 1959-1960
- [ca.1960-1970]
- 1978
- Physical Description
- ca.348 photographs (204 b&w and col. prints, 144 col. transparencies) -- 0.5 cm of textual records -- 7 film reels
- History / Biographical
- William "Bill" Royle (1905-1980) moved to Banff from Lethbridge in 1952 with his mother (Mary Elizabeth) and two young sons (Bernard and Walter), following the death of his wife. William started the business Banff Plumbing and Heating Ltd., which he operated until his death. William and his brother, John J. Royle, were also involved with a laundromat business in Banff. From its inception in 1953, William also worked as director and president of the Banff Park Savings and Credit Union (now Bow Valley Credit Union). In his spare time, William volunteered with the Banff Boy Scouts, as well as St. Mary's Church in Banff, the Seniors' Society and the Alberta Council of the Aging. William's son, Bernard, tragically passed away in a plane crash in 1969 while searching for new heliskiing routes in British Columbia with his friend, John Gow, who survived.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographs, published booklets and film reels which belonged to William Royle. Content pertains to the Banff Boy Scouts: local events, including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff Indian Days and Banff's Centennial Parade in 1967; hiking, camping, skiing and other recreational activities; Bernard Royle and friends; the Banff High School curling team; natural views and wildlife in Alberta and British Columbia; and other related subjects. Includes three visual series: I - Prints ; II - Motion pictures ; III - Transparencies. Series I includes five sub-series: A - Boy Scouts [includes o.s. items] ; B - Banff Indian Days ; C - Banff Winter Carnival ; D - St. Mary's Baptist Church ; E - Misc.
- Name Access
- Royle, William
- Royle, Walter
- Royle, Bernard
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Events
- Community events
- Sports
- Recreation
- Curling
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Indian Days
- Cultural pluralism
- Scouting
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Churches
- Religions
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- British Columbia
- Revelstoke
- Canmore
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://time.com/5912476/heliski-survival-1969/
- Information provided by Walter Royle
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Other Huts [Registers]
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from various Huts, including the Boswell Cabin, Castle Mountain Bivouac Shelter/Hut, Graham Cooper Hut, Lawrence Grassi Hut, Lloyd Mackay Hut, Memorial Hut, R C (Bob) Hind Hut, the Sapphire Col Bivouac Hut, and the Woodbury Cabin. These registers were produced by the Alp…
- Date Range
- 1930-1979
- 1981-1998
- 2000-2022
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / U
- 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 / U: Other Huts [Registers]
- Accession Number
- accn. 2014.8315
- accn. 2023.20
- accn. 2014.8347
- accn. 2023.10
- accn. 2023.41
- accn. 2376
- accn. 6376
- accn. 2018.9010
- accn. 3160
- accn. 5463
- accn. 2023.32
- accn. 2023.15
- accn. 2024.20
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / U
- Responsibility
- Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1930-1979
- 1981-1998
- 2000-2022
- Physical Description
- 35 cm of textual records 16 volumes
- History / Biographical
- According to the Alpine Club of Canada: Woodbury Cabin: The Woodbury Cabin was built over the summers of 1983 and 1984 at the site on which an old mining cabin once existed. The hut was also built to draw park users into the less crowded areas by providing a base for their recreational activities. Sapphire Col Bivouac Hut: The Sapphire Col Bivouac is a basic mountaineering shelter in the Asulkan Ridge. The hut is located in Glacier National Park. R. C. Hind Hut: The hut is named after Robert (Bob) Hind, a lifelong, active member of the ACC. The hut was built by the ACC for BC Parks in 1971. The hut is maintained and booked through Assiniboine Lodge. Robin Cyril (Bob) Hind, 1911-2000, was an electrical engineer and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was a Life Member of ACC, joining in 1933, and attended over 30 ACC camps. Hind received the Silver Rope Award in 1935, was recipient of Centennial Medal, and served the ACC in offices of President, Vice-President and Chairman of Hut Committee. Bob Hind climbed most of the peaks in Rockies and Selkirks, including some first ascents. He also climbed in Wales and the Alps. Hind was a member of the American Alpine Club and The Alpine Club, London. Lloyd Mackay Hut: The hut is located on Mt. Alberta and is a basic mountaineering shelter. The hut was renovated just before the 75th Anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Alberta. The hut sleeps 6 people. Lawrence Grassi Hut: Named after legendary mountain guide and coal miner, Lawrence Grassi. When he retired from the coal mines, Grassi became the assistant warden at Lake O’Hara in Yoho National Park, and he built various trails throughout the Park. Mount Lawrence Grassi, near Canmore, and Grassi Lakes, along with this hut, are named after him. Graham Cooper Hut: The hut was located between Mt. Little and Mt. Bowlen in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, along the Alberta and British Columbia border. The hut was named after Graham Cooper, who was a member of the team that built the hut, who had passed just after the hut was built. In 1983, this hut was replaced by the Neil Colgan Hut. Castle Mountain Hut: Is located in Banff National Park, on the Goat Plateau of Castle Mountain. It is a basic mountaineering shelter. It serves as a base for those climbing Brewer’s Buttress, Bass Buttress, and Eisenhower Tower. The hut is closed during the winter months. Boswell Cabin: The Pat Boswell (Toronto Section) Cabin is located at the Canmore Clubhouse site, and is named after Pat Boswell, a long-time Club member and Club Manager of the ACC. The cabin was designed to accommodate families and small groups, it includes a partition wall and sleeps up to 6 people. The Memorial Hut: The original Memorial Hut was built in 1930 for the War Veterans, the building was made of stone in an unstable area near Penstock Creek. The second Memorial Hut was built in the Outpost Lake area in 1947 and was named after Cyril Wates, who joined the ACC in 1916 and was a prominent mountaineer and ACC member, including Club President from 1938 to 1941. This Hut, however, was built too close to the lake, as per Parks regulations. The third version of the Memorial Hut was built in 1962 and opened in 1963 at the ACC Camp in the Valley. It was named in honour of the late President Rex Gibson, as well as Cyril Wates, known as the Wates-Gibson Memorial Hut. The Jacques Lake Cabin is the ACC's newest backcountry hut, located in Jasper National Park, AB. It was originally a Jasper Park patrol cabin, and it is only open during the winter months.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from various Huts, including the Boswell Cabin, Castle Mountain Bivouac Shelter/Hut, Graham Cooper Hut, Lawrence Grassi Hut, Lloyd Mackay Hut, Memorial Hut, R C (Bob) Hind Hut, the Sapphire Col Bivouac Hut, and the Woodbury Cabin. These registers were produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2018. 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 includes:
- M200 / IV / U / 1: Boswell Cabin Hut Register [2007 - 2010]
- M200 / IV / U / 2: Boswell Cabin Registry [2007 - 2013]
- M200 / IV / U / 3: Boswell Cabin Registry [2010-2016]
- M200 / IV / U / 4: Castle Mountain Bivouac Shelter Register Mar. 19, 1985 - Oct. 4, 1995
- M200 / IV / U / 5: [Castle Mountain Hut 2000 - 2012]
- M200 / IV / U / 6: Graham Cooper Hut [1965-73]
- M200 / IV / U / 7: “Hut Register Lawrence Grassi Hut” August 4, 1981 – August 1, 1998
- M200 / IV / U / 8: LLOYD MACKAY HUT [1984-1989]
- M200 / IV / U / 9: Alpine Club of Canada Memorial Hut Register 1930 – 1965
- M200 / IV / U / 10: R C Hind Hut [register 1971-1979]
- M200 / IV / U / 11: Sapphire Col Bivouac Hut [1965-1976]
- M200 / IV / U / 12: [Unidentified Register 2013 – 2017]
- M200 / IV / U / 13: [Unidentified Hut Register 2013?]
- M200 / IV / U / 14: [Woodbury Cabin 2015-2018]
- M200 / IV / U / 15: Boswell Cabin Hut Register [2014-2020]
- M200 / IV / U / 16: [Jacques Lake Hut Register 2019-2022]
- Notes
- The Memorial Hut has changed locations and titles since it was originally built in 1930. Today, the Hut is known as the Wates-Gibson Memorial Hut. For other Wates-Gibson Hut Registers, see M200 / IV / C: Wates-Gibson Hut Registers.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Huts
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Alberta
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Alpine Club House
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- Banff National Park
- British Columbia
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Buildings and memorials
- Camping
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Climbing
- Construction
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Grassi Lakes
- Guides
- Log structures
- Memorial
- Mountain
- Mountain guides
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Mountaineers
- National parks and reserves
- Parks Canada
- Provincial parks and reserves
- Ski mountaineering
- Skiing
- War Memorial
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Asulkan Ridge
- Glacier National Park
- Assiniboine
- Mount Alberta
- Canmore, AB
- Grassi Lake
- Valley of the Ten Peaks
- Tonquin Valley
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Contains personal information
- Language
- English
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Related Material
- M200 / IV / C: Wates-Gibson Hut Registers
- Biographical Source Notes
- Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/huts/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/sapphire-col-hut/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/castle-mountain-hut/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/neil-colgan-hut/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/woodbury-cabin/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wates-gibson-hut/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/jacques-lake-cabin/ Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts: Clubhouse Info Sheet: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Clubhouse_Directions-1.pdf Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts: Woodbury Cabin Info Sheet: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WoodburyCabin-InfoSheet.pdf Informal interview with Chic Scott, Intellectual Property of Chic Scott.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
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Summit Records
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series of summit records from various summits produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1916 and 2020. 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, wil…
- Date Range
- 1916
- 1930-1931
- 1959-1968
- 1970-1989
- 1992 -2020
- Reference Code
- M200 / V
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / V: Summit Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- 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
- Reference Code
- M200 / V
- Responsibility
- Registers produced by the Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1916
- 1930-1931
- 1959-1968
- 1970-1989
- 1992 -2020
- Physical Description
- 110 cm of textual records ca. 235 volumes
- Scope & Content
- Series of summit records from various summits produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1916 and 2020. 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.
- Notes
- See file-level entries for inventories of summit registers and notes.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Alberta
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- Banff National Park
- Bow Valley
- British Columbia
- Castle Mountain
- Centennial
- Climbing
- Club
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Fay Hut
- Fortress Mountain
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Ice climbing
- Kananaskis Country
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
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Wates-Gibson Hut Registers
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from the Wates-Gibson Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1983 and 2018. 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, wildlif…
- Date Range
- 1983 - 2022
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / C
- 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 / C : Wates-Gibson Hut Registers
- Accession Number
- accn. 2023.10
- accn. 8002
- accn. 2023.19
- accn. 2023.20
- accn. 2023.32
- accn. 2024.20
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / C
- Responsibility
- Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1983 - 2022
- Physical Description
- 27 cm of textual records (14 volumes)
- History / Biographical
- The Wates-Gibson Memorial Hut is located in the Emerite/Tonquin Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta. According to the Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts: Wates-Gibson Info Sheet: "The present Wates-Gibson Memorial Hut is the third ACC structure on the third different plot of land to serve skiers and climbers in the Emerite-Tonquin Valley. The original Memorial Hut was on Penstock Creek some 500 metre north of the present hut site. It was built in 1930 and lasted 17 years before the foundation gave way and a better location was sought. The Wates-Memorial Hut remained for the next 12 years on the north shore of Outpost Lake. Unfortunately the location was too close to the shore of the lake for expansion, and in 1959 when the ACC applied to Jasper National Park for a permit to enlarge the hut, it was turned down. The completely new Wates Gibson Memorial Hut was built on the present site in 1959 after the idea of moving the existing hut and then renovating it was rejected. The Edmonton section of the ACC initiated the idea for a climbing and skiing hut in the Jasper area in 1927, but found they could not finance it alone. They approached the National Club to assist with the financing, specifically from two funds: the Soldier’s Memorial Fund, set up in remembrance of Canadians who gave their lives in the Great War, and the Slark-Rutishauser Fund, established in the memory of the first ascentionists of Dedoubt Peak in the Ramparts. Redoubt, named in concurrence to a protected place of refuge; ironically, Slark and Rutishauser apparently had an accident while descending and they were never seen again. The first hut, built on the north shore of Penstock Creek in 1930 with money from these funds, was simply named the Memorial Hut. Cyril G. Wates was a well-known climber and Club member to the time of his death in 1946. Among other climbing accomplishments, Wates participated in the first ascent of Mt. Geikie, the highest mountain in the Ramparts. Wates was active in the administration of the Club and a driving force behind the construction of the original Memorial Hut, and served as Club President from 1938 to 1940. The second hut in the area, the Wates-Memorial Hut, was a fitting tribute to a true lover of the Rampart area and a man for whom “the mountains weaved a thread of worship…a thread of peace.” Upon the building of the third hut in the area, the name of Rex Gibson was added to its title. Gibson was the president of the Club from 1955 to 1957, when he died in a climbing accident after being elected to a second term. Gibson also had a strong affinity for the Tonquin Valley and the Ramparts in particular, where he did much of his earlier climbing with Cyril Wates."
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from the Wates-Gibson Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1983 and 2018. 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 / C / 1: "Wates Gibson Hut A.C.C. Register" Feb. 19, 1983 - Mar. 18, 1988 + loose pages added Mar. 11, 1989 - Dec. 28, 1990
- M200 / IV / C / 2: Wates-Gibson Hut Register March 9, 88 - Oct. 23/88 [should be July 22, 1990]
- M200 / IV / C / 3: Wates-Gibson Hut register Feb. 23, 1991 - Aug. 24, 1994
- M200 / IV / C / 4: Wates-Gibson hut register Mar 8, 1994 - July 31, 1996
- M200 / IV / C / 5: Wates Gibson Hut Register [1996 - 1999]
- M200 / IV / C / 6: Wates-Gibson Hut Register 1999-2001
- M200 / IV / C / 7: Unidentified Hut [Maybe Wates-Gibson Hut Register] 2001 -2004
- M200 / IV / C / 8: Wates-Gibson Hut Register 2003 - 2004
- M200 / IV / C / 9: Unidentified Hut Maybe Wates-Gibson Hut Register 2003 - 2007
- M200 / IV/ C / 10: Wates-Gibson Hut Register 2005 - 2007
- M200 / IV / C / 11: Wates-Gibson Hut register (2007 - 11)
- M200 / IV / C / 12: Wates-Gibson Hut Register [2012 - 2016]
- M200 / IV / C / 13: Wates-Gibson Hut Register, 2016 - 2018
- M200 / IV / C / 14: Wates-Gibson Hut Register [2018-2022]
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- Biographical Source Notes
- Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wates-gibson-hut/ Alpine Club of Canada Wates-Gibson Info Sheet PDF: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WatesGibson2018.pdf
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[1968-1969 Board meeting minutes]
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- Scope & Content
- File consists of a report from the incoming President for 1968, the meeting minutes of the Board of Management meetings in July and September 1968, as well as the meeting minutes of the 63rd Annual General Meeting held at Lake O'Hara Summer Camp on July 28th, 1968; as well as the 64th Annual Genera…
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- 1968-1969
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 35
- Description Level
- 5 / File
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- 5 / File
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- M200
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- accn. 6376
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 35
- Date Range
- 1968-1969
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a report from the incoming President for 1968, the meeting minutes of the Board of Management meetings in July and September 1968, as well as the meeting minutes of the 63rd Annual General Meeting held at Lake O'Hara Summer Camp on July 28th, 1968; as well as the 64th Annual General Meeting that took place at the Clubhouse in Banff, on July 27th, 1969. Also included are the agenda and meeting minutes from Board meetings in February, July, and October 1969.
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[1968-1970 Financials]
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- Scope & Content
- File consists of the Finance Committee's report on the Recommendations as to 'Specific Fund Reserves' from 1968, a report Re: Budgetary Estimates and Club Operation 1969, and the Audited Financial report for 1967. Also includes statements for the Camp Revenue and Expenses for 1969 and the Audited B…
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- 1968-1970
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- M200 / II / A / 20
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- 5 / File
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- accn. 6376
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- M200 / II / A / 20
- Date Range
- 1968-1970
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of the Finance Committee's report on the Recommendations as to 'Specific Fund Reserves' from 1968, a report Re: Budgetary Estimates and Club Operation 1969, and the Audited Financial report for 1967. Also includes statements for the Camp Revenue and Expenses for 1969 and the Audited Balance Sheet for 1969, and an Analysis of the ACC 1970 Budget report.
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[1969 Ted Mills]
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of reports from the Clubhouse Committee to the Board in 1969.
- Date Range
- 1969
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 36
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / I: Administrative records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
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- M200 / I / A: Club meeting minutes and reports
- Accession Number
- accn. 6376
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 36
- Date Range
- 1969
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of reports from the Clubhouse Committee to the Board in 1969.
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- Alpine Club of Canada
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- Canada
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- Banff, Alberta
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- Calgary, Alberta
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[ACC Board of Management Library Matters 1964 -]
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- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Library reports to the Board of Management from 1964 to 1972.
- Date Range
- 1964 - 1972
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 27
- Description Level
- 5 / File
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- Textual record
- Organization record
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- 5 / File
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- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / I: Administrative records
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- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / I / A: Club meeting minutes and reports
- Accession Number
- accn. 6376
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 27
- Date Range
- 1964 - 1972
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Library reports to the Board of Management from 1964 to 1972.
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- Walker, Elizabeth
- Alpine Club of Canada
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