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J. D. McDonald fonds

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Part Of
J. D. McDonald fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of extensive interview with Norman H. Brewster, pioneer of ski mountaineering in the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains. Brewster came to Field, British Columbia in 1929, and thereafter was a Canadian Pacific Railway employee at Field and Glacier, B.C. for many years. Accounts of his ski …
Date Range
1968
Reference Code
S14
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Sound recording
Reel to reel
Part Of
J. D. McDonald fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
S 14
Sous-Fonds
S 14
Accession Number
1205
Reference Code
S14
GMD
Sound recording
Reel to reel
Date Range
1968
Physical Description
1 sound recording (6 audio tape reels)
History / Biographical
J. D. McDonald was a member of the Rossland Historical Museum Association of Rossland, B.C., who researched the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of extensive interview with Norman H. Brewster, pioneer of ski mountaineering in the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains. Brewster came to Field, British Columbia in 1929, and thereafter was a Canadian Pacific Railway employee at Field and Glacier, B.C. for many years. Accounts of his ski mountaineering trips and expeditions, most with mountaineer A. A. McCoubrey, appear in the Canadian Alpine Journal. Brewster was a member of the Alpine Club of Canada, 1939-1953. Interviews pertain to expeditions, trips and ski camps in the Rockies and Selkirks, including: the Battle Range, 1946-1947; Swiss Guides Lily Col ski trip; first Alpine Ski Camp at Lake O'Hara; numerous ski trips, including Mount Uto, Mount Terminal, Asulkan Valley, Mount Sir Donald; Yoho ski mountaineering and ski camps; Little Yoho Ski Camp; Yoho Glacier; Freshfield Snowfield. Brewster discusses events, landscape, mountaineers, guides, techniques.
Name Access
McDonald, J. D.
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: sound recording summary and reference copy recordings
Creator
McDonald, J. D.
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on tape boxes.
Processing Status
Processed
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Jean Knox Petrie fonds

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Part Of
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
GMD
Photograph
Album
Map
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
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
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Accession record
Donor
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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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
GMD
Album
Photograph print
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
Electronic Resources
Images
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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
GMD
Album
Photograph print
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
Electronic Resources
Images
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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
GMD
Album
Photograph print
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
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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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
GMD
Album
Photograph print
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
Electronic Resources
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Alpine rising : Sherpas, Baltis, and the triumph of local climbers in the great ranges

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2024
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books
Call Number
01.1 M14a
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books
Published Date
2024
Physical Description
269 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
Climbing
Himalaya Mountains
Sherpa
Sherpa-history
Nepal
Abstract
The story of the often unheralded and unrecognized stars of climbing in the Himalaya and the Karakoram: the local inhabitants of the mountainous regions of Pakistan, Tibet, India, and Nepal who have been support staff--porters, cooks, sirdars, and unacknowledged guides--for Western climbers for generations. ALPINE RISING focuses on the experiences and accomplishments of these Sherpas, Baltis, Ladakhis, Hunzas, Astoris, Magars, Bhotias, Rais, and Gurangs. Highlighted climbers range from Raghubir Thapa and Goman Singh who climbed with Albert Mummery in 1895, Ang Tharkay who climbed with Eric Shipton and Maurice Herzog, and Tenzing Norgay who, along with Edmund Hillary, was the first to summit Everest, to today's superstars, Ali Sadpara, Mingma G, Kama Rita, and others -- Provided by publisher.
ISBN
9781680515787
Accession Number
P2024.02
Call Number
01.1 M14a
Location
Reading Room
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2015
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
[Surrey, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
01.2 M14a
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
[Surrey, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
335 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Slovenia
Mountaineering
Notes
Winner of Banff Mountain Book Competition Mountaineering History Award in 2015.
ISBN
9781771601092
Accession Number
2016.8602
Call Number
01.2 M14a
Collection
Archives Library
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Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2015
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
[Surrey, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
G512 M16
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
[Surrey, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
335 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Slovenia
Mountaineering
Notes
Winner of Banff Mountain Book Competition Mountaineering History Award in 2015.
ISBN
9781771601092
Accession Number
AC609
AC616 copy 2 transferred to ARC Library
Call Number
G512 M16
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Art of freedom : the life and climbs of Voytek Kurtyka

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
G512 M16 A78
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Responsibility
Bernadette McDonald
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
326 pages : photographs ; 24 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountaineers, Polish
Biography
Abstract
"A profound and moving biography of one of the international climbing world's most respected, complicated and reclusive mountaineers. Voytek Kurtyka remains one of the greatest alpinists of all time. Born in 1947, he was one of the leading lights of the Polish golden age of Himalayan climbing. His visionary approach to climbing resulted in many renowned ascents, such as the complete Broad Peak traverse, the "night naked" speed climbs of Cho Oyu and Shishapangma and, above all, the alpine-style ascent of the West Face of Gasherbrum IV. Dubbed the "climb of the century," his route on G IV, as of 2016, has yet to be repeated. His most frequent climbing partners were alpine legends of their time: Polish Himalayan climber Jerzy Kukuczka, Swiss mountain guide Erhard Loretan and British alpinist Alex MacIntyre. After repeated requests to accept the Piolet d'Or lifetime achievement award (the Academy Award of the climbing world), Kurtyka finally accepted the honour in the spring of 2016. A fiercely private individual, he continues to decline countless invitations for interviews, lectures and festival appearances, but has agreed to co-operate with internationally renowned and award winning Canadian author Bernadette McDonald on this long-awaited biography."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Introduction
Rock Animal
Alpinist in Training
Hindu Kush - Unleashed
Troll Wall
Bandaka - The Mordor Beauty
Hungry for Hunger
Dancing in the Moment
Enfant Terrible
Line against the Sky
The Shining Wall
Fork in the Road
Trango Tower
Night Naked
Dance of the Underclings
Chinese Maharaja
Metaphysical Think Tank
The Crux
Chronology of Selected Climbs
Acknowledgements
Notes
Sources
Index
ISBN
9781771602129
Accession Number
AC634
Call Number
G512 M16 A78
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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