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Fairy Meadows/Bill Putnam Hut Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Bill Putnam / Fairy Meadows Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1983 and 2016. 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 t…

Date Range: 1983-2016

Reference Code: M200 / IV / M

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 / M: Fairy Meadows/Bill Putnam Hut Registers

Accession Number: accn. 2014.8293; accn. 2023.20; accn. 8002; accn. 5635; accn. 6766; accn. 2023.10; accn. 7779

Reference Code: M200 / IV / M

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1983-2016

Physical Description: 20 cm of textual records 8 volumes

History / Biographical: According to the Alpine Club of Canada's website: "Built in 1965 by the ACC as a project proposed and largely overseen by William Putnam, the hut has since seen extensive renovations which have transformed the two-storey wooden building into a deluxe backcountry destination. With a complete propane system which includes an oven for baking, a very efficient wood stove and a fully stocked cooking area, comfort is guaranteed. There is sleeping space for 20 on the second level and a spacious common room with adequate space for hanging gear. A large and very hot wood-burning sauna is an absolute treat on those clear, cold winter nights! [...] Fairy Meadow is one of the great backcountry ski destinations in North America, with outstanding ski mountaineering and ski touring. In summer the hut is a base for excellent granite mountaineering. The hut is well equipped with a wood sauna, extensive kitchen and bunks. Access is via Helicopter or a very long and very difficult hike (hiking is absolutely not recommended). The Great Cairn Hut is a day’s mountaineering travel to the south." The ACC's Backcountry Huts: Bill Putnam (Fairy Meadows) Info Sheet states: "In 1965, the Fairy Meadow Hut was constructed by the Alpine Club of Canada as a project proposed and overseen by Bill Putnam. In 1973 the first structure, which was woefully inadequate for the heavy snowfall of the area, was totally renovated and enlarged, a project once again largely funded and overseen by Bill Putnam. Bill Putnam devoted his life to the mountains. He was the President of the American Alpine Club for years and was on their Board of Directors for decades. Putnam has also contributed heavily to Canadian mountaineering history. He spent half a lifetime exploring the Selkirks, Purcells and Rocky Mountains, and took part in writing guidebooks for the same areas (Rocky Mountains of Canada – South and North, Columbia Mountains of Canada – Central, and West and South). In addition to these, he has written several history books about the same mountains. The hut is regularly used in the winter months for ski camps, both by the national Club as well as by various Club sections. The Club’s General Mountaineering Camp, although not utilizing the hut itself, has been held in the Fairy Meadow area on three separate occasions since 1981. The hut renovations in the summer on 1992 included complete gutting and refurbishing of the interior, new outhouses and the addition of a propane stove. The hut is presently in excellent condition".

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Bill Putnam / Fairy Meadows Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1983 and 2016. 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 / M / 1: Fairy Meadow's Hut Registration 1983 to 1988; M200 / IV / M / 2: [Fairy Meadows Hut Register 1989 - 1994]; M200 / IV / M / 3: Fairy Meadow Hut register Apr. 2, 1994 - Aug. 25, 1997; M200 / IV / M / 4: Fairy Meadow Hut [1997-2001]; M200 / IV / M / 5: Fairy Meadows March 10, 2001 - May 23, 2003 (Bill Putnam); M200 / IV / M / 6: Bill Putnam Hut Register 2003 -2007 [Formerly Fairy Meadow Hut]; M200 / IV / M / 7: 2007 - 2010 Fairy Meadows Hut Register; M200 / IV / M / 8: Bill Putnam (Fairy Meadow) Hut Registry

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Environment; Environment and Nature; Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Backcountry skiing; British Columbia; Revelstoke; Huts; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Buildings; Buildings and facilities; Camps; Construction

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Selkirks; Revelstoke

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; French; German; Japanese; Spanish

Conservation: Some registers contain loose pages. Some book/register bindings are fraying.

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/bill-putnam-fairy-meadow-hut/ Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts: Bill Putnam (Fairy Meadows) Info Sheet: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FMHut-InfoSheet.pdf

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Great Cairn Hut Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Great Cairn (Ben Ferris) Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1980 and 2000. 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 …

Date Range: 1980-2000

Reference Code: M200 / IV / T

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 / T: Great Cairn Hut Registers

Accession Number: accn. 5462; accn. 8002; accn. 2023.10; accn. 2014.8293

Reference Code: M200 / IV / T

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1980-2000

Physical Description: 4 volumes 7 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: According to the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC), the Great Cairn Hut was built in 1953 by members of the Harvard University Mountaineering Club. It was later dismantled by ACC members, and the stones from the original hut were used in the construction of the current Great Cairn Hut. The Huts Committee of the ACC built this hut on what is believed to be the original hut site. The Hut is within distance of Mt. Sir Sandford, the Adamants and the Gothics in the Northern Selkirk Mountains of B.C. The hut is also known as the Ben Ferris Hut.

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Great Cairn (Ben Ferris) Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1980 and 2000. 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 / T / 1: Great Cairn Log [1980-1984]; M200 / IV / T / 2: Great Cairn Hut Register 1980-1989; M200 / IV / T / 3: "Great Cairn Log" July 5, 1986 - July 30, 1995; M200 / IV / T / 4: The Great Cairn Hut Register [1995-2000]

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Huts; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; British Columbia; Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Backcountry skiing; Buildings and facilities; Climbing; Construction; Environment and Nature; Environment; Ski mountaineering; Skiing; Sports and recreation; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Selkirks; Mt. Sir Sandford

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Some registers have evidence of animal chewing marks. Some registers have loose pages placed in mylar.

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/ben-ferris-great-cairn-hut/

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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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

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1930-1931; 1959-1968; 1970-1989; 1992 -2022

Physical Description: 98 cm of textual records 222 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

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Silver Spray Hut Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Silver Spray Cabin produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1992 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, wildl…

Date Range: 1992-1995; 2002-2018

Reference Code: M200 / IV / Q

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 / Q: Silver Spray Hut Registers

Accession Number: accn. 2023.41

Reference Code: M200 / IV / Q

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1992-1995; 2002-2018

Physical Description: 4 volumes 7 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: According to the Alpine Club of Canada's website, the Silver Spray Hut was built in 1994 and is located in the Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, B. C. The hut is allows mountaineers to access the Selkirk Mountains, as well as Kokanee, Caribou and Woodbury Glaciers. According to the Alpine Club of Canada's Backcountry Huts: Silver Spray Cabin: Info Sheet: "Constructed in the 1920s to serve as a bunkhouse for the Violet Mining Company operating in the area, the BC Parks Branch took over the maintenance of the cabin by the time the mines closed in the early 1930’s. The Kootenay Section of the Alpine Club of Canada became involved in the maintenance of the hut over many work parties throughout the 1950’s. In the 1960’s, park workers began to take a more active role once again and initiated substantial repairs to the hut, as it was clear that a lot of work needed to be done to the cabin. In the 1980’s building materials were brought into the site to replace the old cabin with a new one, but local protests to preserve the original cabin for historical interpretation stopped any new construction. The BC Parks Branch included the cabin as one of the many provincial historic sites in the area, for the historic interest of the location, and the remaining evidence of old mine workings."

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Silver Spray Cabin produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1992 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 / Q / 1: [Silver Spray Cabin, 1992-95]; M200 / IV / Q / 2: Silver Spray Cabin [2002-2008]; M200 / IV / Q / 3: Silver Spray [2008-2015]; M200 / IV / Q / 4: Silver Spray Log [2015 to 2018]

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Huts; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Environment and Nature; Mountaineers; Mountaineering; Mountains; Property; Provincial parks and reserves; Recreation; Skiing; Sports and recreation; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park; Selkirks; Nelson, BC

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; French; Japanese; German; Spanish

Conservation: Some pages are loose in register. Dust and some water damage present in the registers.

Category: Environment; Exploration and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/silver-spray-cabin/ Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts: Silver Spray Cabin: Info Sheet: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/SilverSprayCabin.pdf

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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