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Peter Spear fonds
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- Part Of
- Peter Spear fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds include three sous-fonds related to the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition : M562 - Textual; V787 - Visual; S56 - Sound M562 contains five series: A. Expedition Planning and Logistics; B. General; C. Correspondence; D. Periodicals; E. Newspaper Clippings; F. Posters V787 contains four s…
- Date Range
- 1981 - 1986
- Reference Code
- M562 / V787 / S56
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Diary
- Organization record
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Peter Spear fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M562 / V787 / S56
- Sous-Fonds
- M562 / V787 / S56
- Accession Number
- 2017.8655
- Reference Code
- M562 / V787 / S56
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Diary
- Organization record
- Poster
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1981 - 1986
- Physical Description
- 96 cm of textual records
- 1150 photographs: 11 prints; b&w, 22 prints; colour, 2 oversize prints ; colour, 32 negatives; b&w, 1080 transparencies; colour ; 3 transparencies; b&w
- 36 audio cassettes
- History / Biographical
- Peter Spear (April 1, 1940 - ) was a teacher, administrator, mountain ski patroller at the Lake Louise Ski Area, member of the Canadian Ski Patrol System, and base camp manager for the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition based out of Calgary, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds include three sous-fonds related to the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition : M562 - Textual; V787 - Visual; S56 - Sound M562 contains five series: A. Expedition Planning and Logistics; B. General; C. Correspondence; D. Periodicals; E. Newspaper Clippings; F. Posters V787 contains four series: A. Photographs; B. Oversize Photographs; C. Transparencies; D. Negatives S56 contains 34 audio cassettes
- Notes
- There are artefacts in the heritage collection associated with this fonds - flags, shirts, logos, pins, business cards, luggage tags etc.
- Name Access
- Spear, Peter
- Everest '82
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Avalanches
- Calgary
- Camps
- Canada
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Columbia Icefield
- Communications
- Conferences and conventions
- Daily routines
- Education
- Winter Sports
- Helicopters
- India
- Legal and Financial
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Newspaper clippings
- Organizations
- Portraits
- Public events
- Shopping lists
- Sports
- Transportation
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Bangkok
- Thailand
- Kathmandu
- England
- London
- Nepal
- Access Restrictions
- Some personal mailing addresses in M562/C - Correspondence
- Language
- English
- Location (Copy)
- Copy of Peter Spear's diary in case file
- Related Material
- John Amatt fonds
- Creator
- Peter Spear
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
- Processing Status
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Robert S. Morrell fonds
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- Part Of
- Robert S. Morrell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to camp and activities of the 87th Mountain Infantry Detachment, United States Army, at the Columbia Icefield
- Date Range
- Copies made in 1984
- Reference Code
- V732
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Robert S. Morrell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 732
- Sous-Fonds
- V 732
- Accession Number
- 4045
- Reference Code
- V732
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- Copies made in 1984
- Physical Description
- 15 photographs : copy negatives
- History / Biographical
- Robert S. Morrell was a soldier with the American army in 1942
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to camp and activities of the 87th Mountain Infantry Detachment, United States Army, at the Columbia Icefield
- Name Access
- Morrell, Robert S.
- Subject Access
- Columbia Icefield
- Military
- Mountain warfare training
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Morrell, Robert S.
- Category
- Military
- Title Source
- Title based on accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Columbia Icefield Chalet
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a mountain valley with the Columbia Icefield Chalet visible alongside a road
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 165
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 165
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a mountain valley with the Columbia Icefield Chalet visible alongside a road
- Subject Access
- Columbia Icefield
- Columbia Icefield Chalet
- Mountains
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [September - December 1942]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 50 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 2 to December 31, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, cleaning and household chorse, a 3-day trip to the Columbia Icefields to paint/sketch in early September, news pertaining to th…
- Date Range
- 1942
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 114
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Private record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 114
- Date Range
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 1.2 cm of textual records (56 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 50 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 2 to December 31, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, cleaning and household chorse, a 3-day trip to the Columbia Icefields to paint/sketch in early September, news pertaining to the war, matters pertaining to the store and apartments on Banff Ave, radio programs [including operas, news, and sports], visits from friends, updates on war-time rations [mostly on food items and gasoline/coal], day trips around Banff National Park to sketch/paint [mostly to Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, and Lake Minnewanka], going to the movies, wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, events and people in Concord [including Russel's activities and promotions in the US Army], various holidays [both Canadian and American], making frames, Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross [including first aid training], Pete being hired by Sir Norman Watson to create letterhead and a Christmas card for Mount Temple Chalet, skiing, slide making and presentations, errand trips to Calgary [mostly to see the dentist], and Christmas activites/parties. Also includes postcards.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- White, Annie
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- Whyte, Dorothy
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jack Walker
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Campbell, Gray
- Campbell, Eleanor
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Rungius, Carl
- Noble, George
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Books
- Bow Lake
- Businesses
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Columbia Icefield
- Columbia Icefield Chalet
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Red Cross
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Icefield Parkway
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Among the sources of the Saskatchewan and Athabasca Rivers
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- Schaffer, Mary T. S. (Mary Townsend Sharples)
- Call Number
- 02.6 Sch1s
- Physical Description
- p.48-62 : ill
- Subjects
- Columbia Icefield
- Pack trips
- Simpson, Jimmy
- Notes
- From the Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia, vol.VI, no.2, April 1908
- Accession Number
- 492
- Call Number
- 02.6 Sch1s
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Andromeda and Athabasca Glaciers, Columbia Icefield
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- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- cibachrome on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HrD.18.01
- Description
- A colour photographic positive, an almost full frame picture of glaciers, the white colour and formations dominate, a bare rock juts out bottom left corner, rocks also near top left to near bottom right, the sky is extreme top of picture, some clouds
1 image
- Title
- Andromeda and Athabasca Glaciers, Columbia Icefield
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- cibachrome on paper
- Dimensions
- 57.2 x 45.6 cm
- Description
- A colour photographic positive, an almost full frame picture of glaciers, the white colour and formations dominate, a bare rock juts out bottom left corner, rocks also near top left to near bottom right, the sky is extreme top of picture, some clouds
- Credit
- Purchased from Don Harmon, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- HrD.18.01
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Athabasca Glacier
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Athabasca Glacier
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 138
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 138
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Athabasca Glacier
- Subject Access
- Athabasca Glacier
- Columbia Icefield
- Glaciers
- Mountains
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield
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- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.087
- Description
- Wildflowers and black trees in foreground, Athabasca Glacier in distance.
- Title
- Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield
- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.7 x 29.4 cm
- Description
- Wildflowers and black trees in foreground, Athabasca Glacier in distance.
- Credit
- Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.087
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Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefields
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- Artist
- Andreas Roth
- Date
- 1941
- Medium
- oil paint on board
- Catalogue Number
- RtA.02.01
- Description
- Mountain landscape with mountains topped with glaciers in background. Glacial tongue with river leading away from it in the centre of the painting. Wildflowers and trees in foreground. Bottom left corner is “Andreas Roth. 1941”
1 image
- Artist
- Andreas Roth
- Title
- Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefields
- Date
- 1941
- Medium
- oil paint on board
- Dimensions
- 43.5 x 62.0 cm
- Description
- Mountain landscape with mountains topped with glaciers in background. Glacial tongue with river leading away from it in the centre of the painting. Wildflowers and trees in foreground. Bottom left corner is “Andreas Roth. 1941”
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- RtA.02.01
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Banff or bust
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- Steeger, Hal
- Call Number
- 02.8 St3 Pam
- Author
- Steeger, Hal
- Physical Description
- p.66-73 : ill
- Notes
- From Argosy, November 1968
- Call Number
- 02.8 St3 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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