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Malcolm Geddes fonds
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- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts …
- Date Range
- [1896-2013]
- Reference Code
- M39 / V756
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 39
- V 756
- Sous-Fonds
- M 39
- V 756
- Accession Number
- 5545, 6504, 7846, 2014.8306, 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- M39 / V756
- Responsibility
- Some views are by Malcolm Geddes; many were obtained through other sources
- Date Range
- [1896-2013]
- Physical Description
- 444 photographs: 385 b&w and col. transparencies, 59 b&w prints -- 1 album (28 b&w prints) -- 11 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Malcolm Daniel Geddes, 1866-1927, was a journalist, publisher and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Geddes was one of the founders of the "Farmers and Ranch Review" in 1904, and served as vice-president and editor until his death. He joined the Alpine Club of Canada in 1917, was active in ACC summer camps and served as Honorary Secretary from 1924 to 1926. Geddes was killed in a mountaineering accident on Mount Lefroy in 1927.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts and publications), Malcolm's career in real estate, family letters, financial records, records of mountain ascents and hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, family trees and genealogical research, and other related materials.
- Notes
- Fonds consists of three series:
- Series I : Professional records I / A : Published materials I / B : Manuscripts and notes I / C : Professional correspondence
- Series II : Financial records
- Series III : Personal and family records III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions III / B : Genealogy and research III / C : Other personal and family records
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Hiking
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Poetry
- Property
- Finances
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Correspondence
- Genealogy
- History
- Research
- Publication
- Travel
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Biography
- Obituary
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- Ontario
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Content Details
- Arrangement of fonds was redone by Processing Archivist Kate Skelton between December 2020 and March 2021 to accommodate unprocessed materials from accessions 7846, 2014.8306 and 2015.8558
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chic Scott Personal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55280
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of notes, research materials, correspondence, newspaper clippings and other personal records collected by Chic Scott. Content pertains to publication projects, biographies, Chic Scott and Kathy Madill's wedding, and the 1982 Everest Expedition.
- Date Range
- [1982 - 2018]
- Reference Code
- M57 / XIV
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M57
- S47
- V40
- Series
- M57 / XIV : Chic Scott Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- M57
- Accession Number
- 6772
- 8110
- 2015.8559
- Reference Code
- M57 / XIV
- Date Range
- [1982 - 2018]
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of notes, research materials, correspondence, newspaper clippings and other personal records collected by Chic Scott. Content pertains to publication projects, biographies, Chic Scott and Kathy Madill's wedding, and the 1982 Everest Expedition.
- Name Access
- Scott, Chic
- Madill, Kathy
- Amann, Eddie
- Subject Access
- Biography
- Research
- Publication
- Weddings
- Events
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Everest '82
- Sports
- Recreation
- Exploration
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Mount Everest
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Drafts, edited copies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55248
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of handwritten and typed drafts of works by Malcolm Geddes. Content pertains to the first ascent of Mount Geikie, mountaineering and mountain climbing, and life in Western Canada and Parry Sound, Ontario. Includes three typed drafts of "Beyond the Eagle's Nest" with edits and correcti…
- Date Range
- [1890-1900]
- [1900-1920]
- [1925-1927]
- Reference Code
- M39 / I / B / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- M39 / I : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M39
- Sub-Series
- M39 / I / B : Manuscripts and drafts
- Accession Number
- 7846
- Reference Code
- M39 / I / B / 2
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- [1890-1900]
- [1900-1920]
- [1925-1927]
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of handwritten and typed drafts of works by Malcolm Geddes. Content pertains to the first ascent of Mount Geikie, mountaineering and mountain climbing, and life in Western Canada and Parry Sound, Ontario. Includes three typed drafts of "Beyond the Eagle's Nest" with edits and corrections.
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Subject Access
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Exploration
- Travel
- Family and personal life
- Summit
- Settlement
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Mount Geikie
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Ontario
- Parry Sound
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Other collected materials
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55275
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal business/contact cards for Malcolm Geddes and Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and one booklet pertaining to an Empress of Australia steamship cruise from Quebec to France and England, 1930. Cruise booklet includes a list of passengers including Jennie, Alvin and Enid Geddes.
- Date Range
- [1910-1920]
- 1930
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / C / 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- M39 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- M39
- Sub-Series
- M39 / III / C : Other personal and family records
- Accession Number
- 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / C / 5
- Date Range
- [1910-1920]
- 1930
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal business/contact cards for Malcolm Geddes and Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and one booklet pertaining to an Empress of Australia steamship cruise from Quebec to France and England, 1930. Cruise booklet includes a list of passengers including Jennie, Alvin and Enid Geddes.
- Name Access
- Geddes, Alvin
- Geddes, Enid
- Geddes, Jennie (Waters)
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Tourism
- Cruise ships
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Quebec
- England
- France
- Language
- English
- French
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal letters and postcards
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55314
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of postcards sent to Malcolm Geddes and his wife, Jennie, between 1909 and 1918, as well as 15 letters which Malcolm sent to Jennie between 1924 and 1927, a letter from Malcolm to his son Alvin Geddes in 1927, a letter to Alvin from Gwen [possibly Gwendolyn Geddes Hubbell] dated 1931,…
- Date Range
- 1909 - 1911
- 1913
- 1916
- 1918
- 1924 - 1927
- 1931
- 1936
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / C / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- M39 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- M39
- Sub-Series
- M39 / III / C : Other personal and family records
- Accession Number
- 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / C / 1
- Date Range
- 1909 - 1911
- 1913
- 1916
- 1918
- 1924 - 1927
- 1931
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of postcards sent to Malcolm Geddes and his wife, Jennie, between 1909 and 1918, as well as 15 letters which Malcolm sent to Jennie between 1924 and 1927, a letter from Malcolm to his son Alvin Geddes in 1927, a letter to Alvin from Gwen [possibly Gwendolyn Geddes Hubbell] dated 1931, a letter of condolence sent to Mrs. Geddes from Hester D Peach [1931], and a letter to "Olive" from M. Geddes [possibly Muriel Geddes Grant] dated 1936. Some letters sent from Malcolm to Jennie [between 1924-1925] pertain to his first ascent of Mount Geikie.
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Geddes, Alvin
- Geddes, Jennie (Waters)
- Geddes, Enid
- Grant, Muriel
- Hubbell, Gwen (Geddes)
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Correspondence
- Travel
- Exploration
- Mountaineering
- Communications
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Ontario
- Guelph
- British Columbia
- Mount Geikie
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Minor wrinkling/creasing of most letters, otherwise good condition
- First postcard in file [black and white image of storefront] appears to have once been glued on the back [possibly for use in a scrapbook or album] and later removed and annotated in blue pen; some paper/glue remnants still attached
- Title Source
- Title based
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Skiing and heli-skiing expeditions [reference slides]
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- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 61 transparency slides collected by Chic Scott for his book Deep Powder and Steep Rock. Photographs pertain to skiing and heli-skiing trips attended by Hans Gmoser, and Hans posing with friends and fellow skiers. Images in file are accompanied by related notes by Chic Scott, as wel…
- Date Range
- [2004 - 2009]
- Reference Code
- V40 / V / NS - 1 to 61
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M57
- S47
- V40
- Series
- V40 / V : Deep Powder and Steep Rock
- Sous-Fonds
- V40
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V40 / V / NS - 1 to 61
- Date Range
- [2004 - 2009]
- Physical Description
- 61 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 35 mm -- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 61 transparency slides collected by Chic Scott for his book Deep Powder and Steep Rock. Photographs pertain to skiing and heli-skiing trips attended by Hans Gmoser, and Hans posing with friends and fellow skiers. Images in file are accompanied by related notes by Chic Scott, as well as photograph order forms and use permission forms from the Whyte Museum archives.
- Notes
- Photographs and textual records are stored together in file to maintain original context
- Date range provided is reflection of image duplicates in file, not original images
- Name Access
- Gmoser, Hans
- Scott, Chic
- Subject Access
- Skiing
- Helicopter skiing
- Sports
- Recreation
- Winter sports
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Family and personal life
- Research
- Publication
- Exploration
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Kananaskis
- Lake Louise
- Mount Assiniboine
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions apply - reference use only
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The Yam - sound recordings
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- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of sound recordings pertaining to interviews used in the creation and publication of The Yam.
- Date Range
- 2002 - 2009
- Reference Code
- S47 / XI
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Cassette
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M57 / V40 / S47
- Series
- S47 / XI: The Yam
- Sous-Fonds
- S47
- Accession Number
- 8110
- Reference Code
- S47 / XI
- GMD
- Cassette
- Date Range
- 2002 - 2009
- Physical Description
- 18 sound recordings
- History / Biographical
- This is the story of climbing on Yamnuska, the prominent wall of yellow limestone rising above the Trans Canada Highway between Calgary and Banff. All the tales of adventure are here, from the first pioneering climbs by Hans Gmoser and his companions in the early 1950s to the new routes of today. Over the years many of the great climbers of the Rockies have been associated with this cliff: Brian Greenwood, Don Vockeroth, Lloyd MacKay, Billy Davidson, Urs Kallen, John Lauchlan, Dave Cheesmond, Jeff Marshall, Steve DeMaio and Andy Genereux. Also included in the book is a guide to the hike up the back side trail to the summit, detailing the flora and fauna you will see along the way.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of sound recordings pertaining to interviews used in the creation and publication of The Yam.
- Notes
- Series consists of eighteen sound recordings: S47 / XI / 1 & 2 : Hans Fuhrer and Lilo Fuhrer
- S47 / XI / 3 : Leo Gillmair
- S47 / XI / 4 : Dick Howe
- S47 / XI / 5 & 6 : John Martin
- S47 / XI / 7 & 8 : Urs Kallen
- S47 / XI / 9 & 10 : Chris Perry
- S47 / XI / 11 : Isabel Spreat
- S47 / XI / 12 & 13 : Don Vockeroth
- S47 / XI / 14 : Tim Auger
- S47 / XI / 15 & 16 : Leo Gillmair
- S47 / XI / 17 : Klaus Hahn
- S47 / XI / 18 : Franze Dopf, K. Pawson, Ken Pawson
- Name Access
- Scott, Chic
- Dornian, Dave
- Gadd, Ben
- Fuhrer, Hans
- Fuhrer, Lilo
- Gillmair, Leo
- Howe, Dick
- Martin, John
- Kallen, Urs
- Perry, Chris
- Spreat, Isabel
- Vockeroth, Don
- Auger, Tim
- Hahn, Klaus
- Dopf, Franze
- Pawson, Ken
- Subject Access
- Climbing
- Environment
- Exploration
- Geography
- History
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Publication
- Recreation
- Research
- Sports
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Kananaskis
- Mount Yamnuska
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.chicscott.com/books.htm
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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The Yam - textual
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55064
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of research records pertaining to the book The Yam.
- Date Range
- 2002 - 2009
- Reference Code
- M57 / XI
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M57 / V40 / S47
- Series
- M57 / XI: The Yam
- Sous-Fonds
- M57
- Sub-Series
- M57 / XI / A: Research records
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M57 / XI
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 2002 - 2009
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- This is the story of climbing on Yamnuska, the prominent wall of yellow limestone rising above the Trans Canada Highway between Calgary and Banff. All the tales of adventure are here, from the first pioneering climbs by Hans Gmoser and his companions in the early 1950s to the new routes of today. Over the years many of the great climbers of the Rockies have been associated with this cliff: Brian Greenwood, Don Vockeroth, Lloyd MacKay, Billy Davidson, Urs Kallen, John Lauchlan, Dave Cheesmond, Jeff Marshall, Steve DeMaio and Andy Genereux. Also included in the book is a guide to the hike up the back side trail to the summit, detailing the flora and fauna you will see along the way.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of research records pertaining to the book The Yam.
- Notes
- Series consists of one sub-series: M57 / XI / A: Research records
- Name Access
- Scott, Chic
- Gadd, Ben
- Dornian, Dave
- Subject Access
- Climbing
- Environment
- Exploration
- Flowers
- Geography
- History
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Publication
- Recreation
- Research
- Sports
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Kananaskis
- Mount Yamnuska
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.chicscott.com/books.htm
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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The Yam - visual
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55063
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 13 CD's with scanned images pertaining to book The Yam : 50 Years of Climbing on Yamnuska by Chic Scott, Dave Dornian and Ben Gadd.
- Date Range
- 2002 - 2009
- Reference Code
- V40 / XI
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Digital image
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M57 / V40 / S47
- Series
- V40 / XI: The Yam
- Sous-Fonds
- V40
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V40 / XI
- Date Range
- 2002 - 2009
- Physical Description
- 13 CD's with scanned images
- History / Biographical
- This is the story of climbing on Yamnuska, the prominent wall of yellow limestone rising above the Trans Canada Highway between Calgary and Banff. All the tales of adventure are here, from the first pioneering climbs by Hans Gmoser and his companions in the early 1950s to the new routes of today. Over the years many of the great climbers of the Rockies have been associated with this cliff: Brian Greenwood, Don Vockeroth, Lloyd MacKay, Billy Davidson, Urs Kallen, John Lauchlan, Dave Cheesmond, Jeff Marshall, Steve DeMaio and Andy Genereux. Also included in the book is a guide to the hike up the back side trail to the summit, detailing the flora and fauna you will see along the way.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 13 CD's with scanned images pertaining to book The Yam : 50 Years of Climbing on Yamnuska by Chic Scott, Dave Dornian and Ben Gadd.
- Name Access
- Scott, Chic
- Gadd, Ben
- Dornian, Dave
- Subject Access
- Climbing
- Environment
- Exploration
- Flowers
- Geography
- History
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Publication
- Recreation
- Research
- Sports
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Kananaskis
- Mount Yamnuska
- Access Restrictions
- Reference only
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restricted: copyright remains with creator not museum
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.chicscott.com/books.htm
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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