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Jean Knox Petrie fonds
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- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds relate to mountaineering with the Alpine Club of Canada. The fond consists of three series: I. Textual records consist of 8 newsclippings from July 1938 pertaining to the first ascent of Mount Columbia by women: Lillian Gest, Kathleen Chapman, Christine Reid, Jean McDonald, and Jean Petrie as…
- Date Range
- 1938-1940
- Reference Code
- M237 / V281
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Map
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 237
- V 281
- Sous-Fonds
- M 237
- V 281
- Accession Number
- 7694
- Reference Code
- M237 / V281
- Date Range
- 1938-1940
- Physical Description
- 1 cm textual records. -- 8 albums (257 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller). -- 4 photographs : b&w silver gelatin prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller.
- History / Biographical
- Dr. Jean Knox (McDonald) Petrie, born 1913, was an active member of the Alpine Club of Canada, Edmonton Section during the 1930s and 1940s, attending the Alpine Club of Canada summer camps from 1937-1940, 1942 and 1946 as well as making many weekend climbs in the Jasper area with Captain E. R. Gibson. In 1938 she was one of the four women to make a first ascent of Mount Columbia by women, as well as Mount Forbes in 1940. Married in 1960 to Robert Petrie (died 1966), Dr. Jean Petrie worked in Ottawa, Ontario (1940-1945) in munitions gauge testing for the National Research Council. Following the war, she worked as an astrophysicist for the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria, British Columbia (1945-1966) and taught at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. (1966-1971).
- Scope & Content
- Fonds relate to mountaineering with the Alpine Club of Canada. The fond consists of three series: I. Textual records consist of 8 newsclippings from July 1938 pertaining to the first ascent of Mount Columbia by women: Lillian Gest, Kathleen Chapman, Christine Reid, Jean McDonald, and Jean Petrie as well as a photocopied "Guide to the Tonquin" signed by K. G. Chapman ca.1935. II. Photographic records include an unbound album of 44 pages: 111 prints divided by the donor into 3 sections: 1. To the Tonquin Valley, July 1938; 2. Alpine Club Camp, Columbia Icefields, July 12-31, 1938; 3. Alpine Club Camp Tonquin Valley, April 1939. The album also includes artwork and map. A second unbound photograph album of 28p: 170 prints are divided into 5 sections: 1. ACC camp in the Ice River Valley, July 1939; 2. ACC ski camp in Little Yoho Valley, March 23-31, 1940; 3. Our climb of Roche Miette, May 24, 1940; 4. Our summertime journey into the Little Yoho Valley, July 1940; 5. Our climb of Mts. Fitzwilliam & Bucephelas, September 3, 1940. III. Photographic Prints consist of 4 loose prints unrelated to other contents of the fond.
- Notes
- Unbound books are numbered in pencil by the creator, pages appear to be missing due to absent page numbers.
- Name Access
- Petrie, Jean K.
- McDonald, Jean
- Gale, Ethne
- Taylor, Morris
- Cooper, Art
- Rault, Reg
- Brewster, Norman
- Cassils, Mary
- Hind, Rob
- Chapman, Kathleen
- Gibson, Rex
- Feuz, Edward
- Gest, Illian
- Walker, Hazel
- Carscallan, Alan
- McLean, Hector
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Ski touring
- Skiing
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Cabins and shelters
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Huts
- Mountaineering
- Sunshine Lodge
- Trail guides
- Trail making
- Trails
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Banff National Park
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Petrie, Jean Knox
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record
- Donor
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the July 1938 ACC Camp at the Columbia Icefield,
- Date Range
- 1938
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 2
- 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 - 2
- Date Range
- 1938
- 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 July 1938 ACC Camp at the Columbia Icefield,
- Name Access
- Chapman, Kathleen
- McDonald, Jean
- Petrie, Jean
- Gibson, Rex
- Feuz, Edward
- Gest, Illian
- Hind, Rob
- Walker, Hazel
- Subject Access
- Mountaineers
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Banff
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Jean Knox Petrie
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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ACC Camp in the Ice River Valley
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- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the July 1939 ACC Camp at the Ice River Valley
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 4
- 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 - 4
- Date Range
- 1939
- 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 July 1939 ACC Camp at the Ice River Valley
- 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
- Chapman, Kathleen
- McDonald, Jean
- Petrie, Jean
- Gibson, Rex
- Feuz, Edward
- Gest, Illian
- Hind, Rob
- Walker, Hazel
- Subject Access
- Mountaineers
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Banff
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Jean Knox Petrie
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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ACC Ski Camp in Little Yoho Valley
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- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the March 23-31, 1940 ski trip in the Little Yoho Valley, BC.
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 5
- 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 - 5
- 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 March 23-31, 1940 ski trip in the Little Yoho Valley, BC.
- Name Access
- Chapman, Kathleen
- McDonald, Jean
- Petrie, Jean
- Gibson, Rex
- Feuz, Edward
- Gest, Illian
- Hind, Rob
- Walker, Hazel
- Subject Access
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Skiing
- Winter
- 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
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- Summit register, Mount Indefatigable, August 2005-October 2005. Received from ACC office, June 14, 2006
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 36
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 36
- Scope & Content
- Summit register, Mount Indefatigable, August 2005-October 2005. Received from ACC office, June 14, 2006
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- Scope & Content
- Summit register, Mount Kidd, May-July 2003. Retrieved by Jim Bruce, Cochrane. Received from ACC office, July 14, 2005.
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 57
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 57
- Scope & Content
- Summit register, Mount Kidd, May-July 2003. Retrieved by Jim Bruce, Cochrane. Received from ACC office, July 14, 2005.
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- Summit notes, Mount Yamnuska, 2004-January 2005. Retrieved by Jim Bruce, Cochrane. Received from ACC office, July 14, 2005.
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 56
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 56
- Scope & Content
- Summit notes, Mount Yamnuska, 2004-January 2005. Retrieved by Jim Bruce, Cochrane. Received from ACC office, July 14, 2005.
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- Scope & Content
- Summit register, Middle Sister, June-August 2003. Retrieved by Jim Bruce, Cochrane. Received from ACC office, July 14, 2005.
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 58
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 58
- Scope & Content
- Summit register, Middle Sister, June-August 2003. Retrieved by Jim Bruce, Cochrane. Received from ACC office, July 14, 2005.
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- Summit notes, Mount Redburn, July 25-July 30, 1988. Retrieved by ACC party during week of July 17-24, 1999 (GMC).
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 65
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 65
- Scope & Content
- Summit notes, Mount Redburn, July 25-July 30, 1988. Retrieved by ACC party during week of July 17-24, 1999 (GMC).
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- Summit notes, Mount Whitejacket, July 21-August 10, 1974. Retrieved by ACC party during week of July 17-24, 1999 (GMC).
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 66
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 66
- Scope & Content
- Summit notes, Mount Whitejacket, July 21-August 10, 1974. Retrieved by ACC party during week of July 17-24, 1999 (GMC).
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- Summit register, Mount Morrow (Jasper National Park), 1999-July 2004. Received from Wayne Campbell, February 3, 2006 via ACC office.
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 35
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 35
- Scope & Content
- Summit register, Mount Morrow (Jasper National Park), 1999-July 2004. Received from Wayne Campbell, February 3, 2006 via ACC office.
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- Summit register, Mount Allan, July 1999-July 2000. Retrieved August 19, 2000. Received from Bev Bendell, ACC office, November 2000.
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 62
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 62
- Scope & Content
- Summit register, Mount Allan, July 1999-July 2000. Retrieved August 19, 2000. Received from Bev Bendell, ACC office, November 2000.
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- Summit notes, Mount Moby Dick, July 21, 1974-August 19, 1989. Retrieved by ACC party during week of July 17-24, 1999 (GMC).
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 64
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 64
- Scope & Content
- Summit notes, Mount Moby Dick, July 21, 1974-August 19, 1989. Retrieved by ACC party during week of July 17-24, 1999 (GMC).
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- Summit note, Sir Wilfred Laurier, the highest peak in Premier Range, record of the first and second ascent, July 1924 and July 1925 were retrieved by Roger Wallis and Paul Geddes, Toronto Section ACC members, August 2004. Note was discovered in cylindrical metal matchbox (to be transferred to Herit…
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 41
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 7778 / 41
- Scope & Content
- Summit note, Sir Wilfred Laurier, the highest peak in Premier Range, record of the first and second ascent, July 1924 and July 1925 were retrieved by Roger Wallis and Paul Geddes, Toronto Section ACC members, August 2004. Note was discovered in cylindrical metal matchbox (to be transferred to Heritage Collection). Accompanied by Paul Geddes account of his climb.
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Alpine Club Ski Camp in the Tonquin Valley
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- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photo album depicting the April 1939 ACC Ski Camp to the Tonquin Valley, Jasper.
- Date Range
- 1939
- Reference Code
- V281 / II / PD - 1
- 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 - 1
- Date Range
- 1939
- 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 April 1939 ACC Ski Camp to the Tonquin Valley, Jasper.
- Name Access
- Chapman, Kathleen
- McDonald, Jean
- Petrie, Jean
- Gibson, Rex
- Feuz, Edward
- Gest, Illian
- Hind, Rob
- Walker, Hazel
- Subject Access
- Mountaineers
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Banff
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Jean Knox Petrie
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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