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Calgary Mountain Club fonds
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- Part Of
- Calgary Mountain Club fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records pertaining to the Calgary Mountain Club. Fonds includes two volumes of club meeting minutes, 1960-1987; one financial ledger book, 1964-1980; bound volume containing the club's constitution, route descriptions, photographs, and related content from various expeditions; one…
- Date Range
- 1960-1987
- Reference Code
- M338
- V821
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Organization record
- Photograph
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Calgary Mountain Club fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M338
- V821
- Sous-Fonds
- M338
- V821
- Accession Number
- 6772
- 2023.64
- Reference Code
- M338
- V821
- Responsibility
- Materials produced by CMC
- Date Range
- 1960-1987
- Physical Description
- 7 bound volumes -- two mounted b&w prints : 28 x 35 cm -- 3 cm textual records
- History / Biographical
- The Calgary Mountain Club (CMC) is Calgary's oldest mountaineering organization that is dedicated specifically to the furtherance of hard climbing objectives on significant peaks. These peaks are predominantly in the Canadian Rockies, but in many cases extend to significant mountain ranges throughout North America and Europe. The CMC was founded in 1960 and is still an active club as of 2023. Chic Scott's publication, "History of the Calgary Mountain Club" (1988) provides a detailed summary of the club's early history.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of records pertaining to the Calgary Mountain Club. Fonds includes two volumes of club meeting minutes, 1960-1987; one financial ledger book, 1964-1980; bound volume containing the club's constitution, route descriptions, photographs, and related content from various expeditions; one copy of Chic Scott's publication, "History of the Calgary Mountain Club" (1988); registers for Archie Simpson Hut (1972-1974) and Castle Mountain Hut (1967-1984); two mounted black & white prints depicting the Graham Cooper Hut and Black Rock Needle; memorial booklet for Archie Simpson; and one folder of loose textual records including correspondence, pamphlets, administrative documents, and related materials.
- Name Access
- Calgary Mountain Club
- Subject Access
- Calgary Mountain Club
- Climbing
- Club
- Mountaineering
- Hiking
- Exploration
- Organizations
- Recreation
- Sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Chic Scott fonds: Calgary Mountain Club series (M57 / XII and V40 / XII)
- Biographical Source Notes
- Information provided by Ken Wiens
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Dr. Gerald Wright fonds
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- Part Of
- Dr. Gerald Wright fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to 3 photograph prints of members of the St. Elias expedition in the Yukon, a large-format black and white print of a mountain range [possibly including St. Elias], 11 typed letters to Wright from W.E. (Smoke) Blanchard dated January-May 1965 discussing the expedition, 2 typed one-pa…
- Date Range
- 1965-1967
- Reference Code
- M585 / V805
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Organization record
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Dr. Gerald Wright fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M585 / V805
- Sous-Fonds
- M585
- Accession Number
- 2021.19
- Reference Code
- M585 / V805
- Date Range
- 1965-1967
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (18 pages ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm) ; 4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 29.2 x 21.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- Dr. Gerald Wright (1917-2007) grew up in Brecon, South Wales, and studied medicine in Wales and London, England, throughout the 1940s. He served in the British Army in the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1942-1946 in North Africa and Italy. In 1951 Wright moved to Lethbridge, Alberta, due to its close proximity to the Canadian Rockies, where he maintained a general practice as a member of the Hunt Clinic. He went on to serve as Chief of Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital and the Lethbridge Municipal Hospital until his retirement in 1988. Shortly after arriving in Canada he became a member of the Alpine Club of Canada and attended many annual camps, often as camp doctor. He also participated in ACC expeditions to Mount St. Elias (1967, unsuccessful), Mount Alberta (1967, successful as part of the Alberta Team), and Mt. Waddington (1969). He also successfully summited Mt. Robson on his third attempt at the mountain. Wright hiked extensively throughout Nepal, Switzerland, South America, and New Zealand in addtion to the Rockies. He was also a member of the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and was a founding member of the Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition, where he served on the Board of Directors, helping to plan and lead many annual hiking trips.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to 3 photograph prints of members of the St. Elias expedition in the Yukon, a large-format black and white print of a mountain range [possibly including St. Elias], 11 typed letters to Wright from W.E. (Smoke) Blanchard dated January-May 1965 discussing the expedition, 2 typed one-page summaries of the attempt on the mountain [one written by Blanchard and includes a hand-drawn map of the area around the mountain], a Xerox copy of a letter written on University of Oregon Medical School letterhead listing the members of the St. Elias party and recommended medical tests to have completed prior to the expedition, a two-page typed list of gear & equipment, and a hand-written list of expedition members and the University of Oregon Medical School doctor and their contact information.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Wright, Gerald
- Blanchard, W.E. (Smoke)
- Johnson, Roy
- Mock, R.G. (Tex)
- Sharp, Dave
- Swift, Bob
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Centennial
- Climbing
- Club
- Discovery and exploration
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Map
- Medicine
- Membership
- Mount St. Elias
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Photography
- Records
- Record keeping
- Scenery
- Sports and recreation
- Travel and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- Yukon
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Staples removed from letters and equipment lists
- Biographical Source Notes
- Memorial card
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Mike and Sylvia Simpson fonds
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- Part Of
- Mike and Sylvia Simpson fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three framed oversized photograph prints: one print in a black frame depicting Murray Toft near Barbette Glacier [ca.1980-1990]; one print in a silver frame depicting a high-altitude tent used during the Everest '82 Expedition; and one print in a dark grey frame depicting two unid…
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-1995]
- Reference Code
- V813
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Framed print
- Part Of
- Mike and Sylvia Simpson fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V814
- Sous-Fonds
- V814
- Accession Number
- 2022.34
- Reference Code
- V813
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-1995]
- Physical Description
- 3 oversized framed photographs : b&w and col. ; 56 x 75 cm or smaller -- 1 annotated card
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three framed oversized photograph prints: one print in a black frame depicting Murray Toft near Barbette Glacier [ca.1980-1990]; one print in a silver frame depicting a high-altitude tent used during the Everest '82 Expedition; and one print in a dark grey frame depicting two unidentified climbers near Pigeon Spire, possibly taken by Glen Boles, which is accompanied by a greeting card [ca.1995] annotated with details related to the photograph.
- Name Access
- Toft, Murray
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Barbette Glacier
- Pigeon Spire
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Commemorative Certificate
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- Date
- 1954
- Material
- paper; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1019 a,b
- Description
- El Club Excursionista EXMEX (a) certificate (21.0x28.7) parchment drawing of a fully rigged male climber on a rock wall on left of page, drawing signed "GURZQUEZP", top of page in green "El Club Excursionista" "EXMEX" below that in Old English lettering, dated 15 Julio 1954 and signed by 3 diffe…
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- Title
- Commemorative Certificate
- Date
- 1954
- Material
- paper; fibre
- Description
- El Club Excursionista EXMEX (a) certificate (21.0x28.7) parchment drawing of a fully rigged male climber on a rock wall on left of page, drawing signed "GURZQUEZP", top of page in green "El Club Excursionista" "EXMEX" below that in Old English lettering, dated 15 Julio 1954 and signed by 3 different people. Small crest centre right pasted on certificate, stapled to a stencilled likeness of the Virgin Mary on fabric glued to paper (b) envelope (19.2x26.6) brown business envelope "The N.C.O. or Constable I/c., Royal Canadian Mounted police" "Banff Alta" handwritten, also stamped signature of commissioner R.C.M. Police, and "O.H.M.S."
- Credit
- Gift of Bruno Engler, Harvie Heights, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1019 a,b
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Glaciers of North America by Sue Ferguson, annotated
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of Sue Ferguson's book, "Glaciers of North America: A Field Guide". Book is annotated with corrections and comments by Ben Gadd.
- Date Range
- 1992
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 32
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / D : Other personal and collected
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 32
- Date Range
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 1 volume: published book
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of Sue Ferguson's book, "Glaciers of North America: A Field Guide". Book is annotated with corrections and comments by Ben Gadd.
- Material Details
- Annotations written with mix of pencil, black and blue pen ink
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Ferguson, Sue
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Mountaineering
- Glaciers
- Climbing
- Ice climbing
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- prior to 1982
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1005
- Description
- Mexican flag with 3 colour panels - green, white and red. Centre white panel has the Mexican symbol 16.5 dia. centered, brown eagle with snake in mouth, 3 green loops at left side 11.0x1.5. Label sewn on hem "Equipos Miltares Le Principal Sa."
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- Title
- Mexican Flag
- Date
- prior to 1982
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 75.0 cm
- Description
- Mexican flag with 3 colour panels - green, white and red. Centre white panel has the Mexican symbol 16.5 dia. centered, brown eagle with snake in mouth, 3 green loops at left side 11.0x1.5. Label sewn on hem "Equipos Miltares Le Principal Sa."
- Credit
- Gift of Bruno Engler, Harvie Heights, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1005
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Mountain Climbing
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 84 b&w prints of people climbing, mountaineering, and skiing in the Canadian Rockies. Includes shots of various climbing classes/courses (usually led by Rudi Gertsch), groups of people climbing rock, frozen waterfalls, and glaciers, various mountaineering activities, people cross-c…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1955-1975]
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / M / iv / PA - 01 to PA - 84
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, M : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- iv : Mountain Climbing
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / M / iv / PA - 01 to PA - 84
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1955-1975]
- Physical Description
- 84 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 84 b&w prints of people climbing, mountaineering, and skiing in the Canadian Rockies. Includes shots of various climbing classes/courses (usually led by Rudi Gertsch), groups of people climbing rock, frozen waterfalls, and glaciers, various mountaineering activities, people cross-country skiing, [possibly] the construction of a backcountry hut, helicopters, and scenic mountain views.
- Name Access
- Delesalle, Philippe
- Gertsch, Rudi
- Subject Access
- Climbing
- Cross-country skiing
- Glaciers
- Helicopters
- Hiking
- Ice climbing
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Scenery
- Skiing
- Waterfalls
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1018 a,b
- Description
- Triangular, Club Alpino and Club de Explorncions (a) blue triangular pennant (60.5x21.0) a triangular crest on left side (yellow, blue, green, red) with "Tequitepetl" written on it. At the top of the crest are 2 grey ice axes. "Club de Exploraciones" is written in blue on a white background surr…
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- Title
- Pennant
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fibre; skin
- Description
- Triangular, Club Alpino and Club de Explorncions (a) blue triangular pennant (60.5x21.0) a triangular crest on left side (yellow, blue, green, red) with "Tequitepetl" written on it. At the top of the crest are 2 grey ice axes. "Club de Exploraciones" is written in blue on a white background surrounding the club crest. "Tequitepetl" in large white letters running from the club crest to the point of the pennant, 2 white ribbons on left side,white leather top on point. (b) blue triangular pennant (53.9x23.0), club crest on left side, grey top, green white, red beneath grey,diagonally, gold eagle in centre on diagonal colours, blue letter "I M" on grey. In grey lettering above crest "Club" below crest "Alpino"; in large grey letters "Aguiluchos" taper to point of pennant, leather tip, blue ribbons ofbroad side of pennant.
- Credit
- Gift of Bruno Engler, Harvie Heights, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1018 a,b
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Personal Interest Files
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of textual records and photographs collected by Ben Gadd. Content pertains to various research subjects, current events and other topics of interest, including: environmental science; wildlife; sports and recreation; Parks Canada; clubs, charities and organizations; natural hist…
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C
- V810 / I / C
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Photograph
- Digital image
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- Series
- Series I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- V810
- Sub-Series
- Subseries C : Personal Interest Files
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / C
- V810 / I / C
- Date Range
- [ca.1980-2015]
- Physical Description
- ca.180 cm of textual records -- 5 CDs with digital image files -- 1 floppy disk -- ca.122 photograph prints : b&w and col. -- 2 negatives : b&w ; 6 x 7.5 cm -- 26 film strips : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of textual records and photographs collected by Ben Gadd. Content pertains to various research subjects, current events and other topics of interest, including: environmental science; wildlife; sports and recreation; Parks Canada; clubs, charities and organizations; natural history; and conservation.
- Notes
- Subjects are arranged alphabetically by title. Original titles and arrangement of materials by Ben Gadd has been preserved. See file-level descriptions for content details.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Animals
- Buildings
- Buildings and facilities
- Businesses
- Boats
- Climbing
- Columbia Icefield
- Community events
- Community life
- Conservation
- Dams
- Environment
- Events
- Forestry
- Fishing
- Flowers
- Government
- Geography
- Geology
- Hiking
- History
- Ice climbing
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Landscapes
- Laws and legislation
- Membership
- Mining
- Mountaineering
- Municipal views
- Natural history
- Natural resources
- Parks Canada
- Politics and government
- Property
- Provincial parks and reserves
- Recreation
- Rivers
- Science and technology
- Settlement
- Skiing
- Snakes, Insects
- Sports
- Tourism
- Townsite development
- Trails
- Transportation
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- United States of America
- Rocky Mountains
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Government
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Law and justice
- Natural resources
- Politics
- Science and technology
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering - sound recordings
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- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 11 interviews recorded by Chic Scott in 1997 and 1998 for use in his book, Pushing the Limits. Interviewees include Pierre Bergeron, Dave Dorian, Sev Heiberg, Don Kinney, Jim Sinclair, Jean Sylvain, Jim White and Colin Zacharias.
- Date Range
- 1997 -1998
- Reference Code
- S47 / I / 127 to 137
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M57 / V40 / S47
- Series
- S47 / I : Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering
- Sous-Fonds
- S47
- Accession Number
- 7330
- Reference Code
- S47 / I / 127 to 137
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Date Range
- 1997 -1998
- Physical Description
- 11 sound recordings
- History / Biographical
- This is the work of a lifetime. It tells the story of Canada’s 200 year mountaineering history from the early pioneers to modern day climbing athletes. Discover the story of Canadian climbing from the crags to the gyms, from Squamish to Val David and from the Yukon to the Rockies. Read about the Swiss guides hired by Canadian Pacific Hotels who ushered in the glory years of the first ascents. Discover the British and American men of leisure who struggled with the wilderness to reach the summits and unravel the complex geography. Learn about the European immigrants of the 1950s who pushed the limits on the rock walls and the Americans who led the search for frightening new routes on the north faces. Join the British expatriates as they pioneer the exciting new sport of waterfall ice climbing. Then witness the popular growth in sport climbing both on the crags and in the gyms. Finally discover how home grown Canadian climbers, initially slow to take up the challenge of mountaineering, have become world leaders in the sport. Lavishly illustrated with over 600 photographs. 8.5”X11”, 440pp, hard cover, colour and BW.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 11 interviews recorded by Chic Scott in 1997 and 1998 for use in his book, Pushing the Limits. Interviewees include Pierre Bergeron, Dave Dorian, Sev Heiberg, Don Kinney, Jim Sinclair, Jean Sylvain, Jim White and Colin Zacharias.
- Notes
- Series consists of 11 sound recordings [11 interviews]:
- S47 / I / 127 Pierre Bergeron 03-Feb-98
- S47 / I / 128 Dave Dorian 15-Jul-97
- S47 / I / 129 Dave Dorian 15-Jul-97
- S47 / I / 130 Sev Heiberg 25-Sep-97
- S47 / I / 131 Don Kinney 06-Jan-97
- S47 / I / 132 Jim Sinclair 24-Sep-97
- S47 / I / 133 Jim Sinclair 24-Sep-97
- S47 / I / 134 Jean Sylvain 28-Jan-98
- S47 / I / 135 Jean Sylvain 28-Jan-98
- S47 / I / 136 Jim White 13-May-97
- S47 / I / 137 Colin Zacharias 21-Jan-97
- Name Access
- Scott, Chic
- Bergeron, Pierre
- Dorian, Dave
- Heiberg, Sev
- Kinney, Don
- Sinclair, Jim
- Jean Sylvain
- White, Jim
- Zacharias, Colin
- Subject Access
- Climbing
- Environment
- Exploration
- Hiking
- Ice climbing
- Mountaineers
- Mountaineering
- Personal and Professional Life
- Publication
- Research
- Sports and recreation
- Winter sports
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V40 / I
- M57 / I
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://chicscott.com/books.htm
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
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