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- Part Of
- Horace Westmorland fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of reminiscences titled "Personal experiences of Lieut. Col. H. Westmorland O.B.E. in the Canadian Rockies, 1911-1944" describing climbing in the Selkirks, Mount Robson and Mount White Horn; Alpine Club of Canada camps, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1919, 1944; surveying with A. O. Wheeler and C…
- Date Range
- [ca.1971]
- Reference Code
- M234
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Horace Westmorland fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 234
- Sous-Fonds
- M 2334
- Accession Number
- 1446
- Reference Code
- M234
- Date Range
- [ca.1971]
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Lieutenant Colonel H. Westmorland O.B.E., b.1886, was a mountaineer and Canadian soldier at Keswick, England. "Rusty" Westmorland lead numerous climbs at the Alpine Club of Canada annual camps, 1912-1944, and worked on the Alberta-British Columbia boundary survey 1913-1914. He was involved in mountain warfare training during the Second World War in Jasper and in the Little Yoho Valley.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of reminiscences titled "Personal experiences of Lieut. Col. H. Westmorland O.B.E. in the Canadian Rockies, 1911-1944" describing climbing in the Selkirks, Mount Robson and Mount White Horn; Alpine Club of Canada camps, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1919, 1944; surveying with A. O. Wheeler and Conrad Kain; and mountain warfare training. Includes letters and clippings.
- Name Access
- Westmorland, Horace
- 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
- Creator
- Westmorland, Horace
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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