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Powder Pioneers : Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains - sound recordings

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of 23 interviews recorded between 1999 and 2009, which were used during the creation of the book Powder Pioneers : Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains.

Date Range: 1999 - 2009

Reference Code: S47 / IV

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Sound recording

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M57 / V40 / S47

Series: S47 / IV : Powder Pioneers : Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains

Sous-Fonds: S47

Accession Number: 8110

Reference Code: S47 / IV

GMD: Sound recording

Date Range: 1999 - 2009

Physical Description: 23 sound recordings

History / Biographical: Discover the rich history of skiing in the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains of Alberta and British Columbia. From the early ski jumpers at Revelstoke, through the birth of the backcountry lodges and ski resorts to the heli-skiers and snowboarders of today, the stories are all here.

Scope & Content: Series consists of 23 interviews recorded between 1999 and 2009, which were used during the creation of the book Powder Pioneers : Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains.

Notes: Series consists of 23 interviews: S47 / IV / 1 : Syd Scroggle in Dundee; S47 / IV / 2 : Hans Gmoser; S47 / IV / 3 : Bob Sayer 16-Feb-02; S47 / IV / 4 : Toni Klettl 15-Feb-02; S47 / IV / 5 : Art Patterson 12-May-99; S47 / IV / 6 & 7 : Hans Gmoser 29-Apr-04; S47 / IV / 8 to 10 : Philippe Delesalle 28-Apr-04; S47 / IV / 11 to 14 : Doug Gardner 19-May-04; S47 / IV / 15 & 16 : Tony and Gill Daffern 06-Jan-04; S47 / IV / 17 & 18 : Bob Saunders 08-Aug-09; S47 / IV / 19 : Booty Griffiths 27-Oct-04; S47 / IV / 20 to 23 : Steve Smith 04-Nov-04

Name Access: Scott, Chic; Scroggle, Syd; Gmoser, Hans; Sayer, Bob; Klettl, Toni; Patterson, Art; Delesalle, Philippe; Gardner, Doug; Daffern, Tony; Daffern, Gill; Griffiths, Booty; Smith, Steve

Subject Access: Community events; Banff Ski Club; Mount Norquay Ski Area; Banff Winter Carnival; Biography; Competition; Cross-country skiing; Helicopter skiing; Interview; History; Leisure; Mountains; Publication; Public events; Public entertainment; Recreation; Research; Ski areas; Ski jumping; Ski mountaineering; Skiers; Ski racing; Skiing; Sports; Sports and recreation; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Jasper National Park; Waterton; Kootenay National Park; Rogers Pass; Columbia Valley; Crowsnest Pass

Language: English

Related Material: M57 / VI; V40 / VI

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

Biographical Source Notes: http://chicscott.com/books.htm

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

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A Life in the Wild: The Story of Mountain Explorer John Baldwin - sound recordings

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of five sound recordings pertaining to A Life in the Wild: The Story of Mountain Explorer John Baldwin. Includes interviews of John Baldwin, Helen Soudat, Ed Amann and "Steve".

Date Range: 2002 - 2019

Reference Code: S47 / XV

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Sound recording; Cassette

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M57 / V40 / S47

Series: S47 / XV : A Life in the Wild: The Story of Mountain Explorer John Baldwin

Sous-Fonds: S47

Reference Code: S47 / XV

GMD: Sound recording; Cassette

Date Range: 2002 - 2019

Physical Description: 5 sound recordings

History / Biographical: A Life in the Wild is a biography of John Baldwin written by Chic Scott. The booklet is the Twenty-fifth in the Alpine Club of Canada's Summit Series which recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of exceptional individuals who have, through their achievements as explorers, mountaineers, volunteers, outfitters and storytellers, helped define and shape Canada's unique mountain community. "Since his teenage years John Baldwin has explored the rugged Coast Mountain Range, climbing 700 peaks, many of them first ascents, and making perhaps one-hundred multi-week, long-distance forays across the icefields and along the ridges of what is one of the last true wilderness areas on earth. Shunning the easy path and forging his own way through some of the roughest geography on the planet. He is a mountaineer and explorer of the first order." - Chic Scott

Scope & Content: Series consists of five sound recordings pertaining to A Life in the Wild: The Story of Mountain Explorer John Baldwin. Includes interviews of John Baldwin, Helen Soudat, Ed Amann and "Steve".

Name Access: Scott, Chic; Baldwin, John; Alpine Club of Canada; Soudat, Helen; Amann, Eddie

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Biography; Climbing; Environment; Exploration; Hiking; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Personal and Professional Life; Recreation; Research; Sports; Summit

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: http://johnbaldwin.ca/a-life-in-the-wild.asp

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

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Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy - sound recordings

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of four sound recordings pertaining to Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy. Includes interviews of Richard Guy and Mary Lynn McCutcher.

Date Range: 2011 - 2012

Reference Code: S47 / XIII

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Sound recording; Cassette

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M57 / V40 / S47

Series: S47 XIII: Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy

Sous-Fonds: S47

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: S47 / XIII

GMD: Sound recording; Cassette

Date Range: 2011 - 2012

Physical Description: 4 sound recordings

History / Biographical: Richard Guy (1916-2020) and Louise (Thirian) Guy (1918-2010) met in England in 1937, and married in Nottingham on December 21, 1940. The couple had three children together: Mike, Peter and Elizabeth. Louise attended school in Leicester for domestic science, and began working as a teacher during World War II. Louise was involved in numerous charities and community organizations, and supported various disadvantaged groups including deaf students and individuals with leprosy. Louise and Richard moved to Canada in 1965, where Richard worked at the University of Calgary as a professor of mathematics. Richard also served as department head at the university starting in 1966. Richard and Louise were avid hikers and climbers, and the couple went on countless expeditions together in the Rockies over the following four decades. Richard and Louise joined the Alpine Club of Canada, attending about 30 camps each and completing hundreds of summits. In 2015, using a generous donation made by Richard in Louise's memory, the Alpine Club of Canada erected the Louise and Richard Guy Hut on the Wapta Icefield. Summary of "Young at Heart": Do you think that you are over the hill? You have retired and you feel there is not much more to look forward to. Well think again! This book about the inspirational lives of Richard and Louise Guy, will show you that there is a great deal of life beyond the set retirement age of 65 — and beyond 75 and beyond 85. Arriving in Canada in 1965, near the age of 50, Richard and Louise Guy taught all of us what it means to be enthusiastic, positive and to embrace life. They climbed mountains well into their nineties, and Richard still works today at the age of 96. Louise rode her bike to the corner store until she was 92. So stop your whining about your knees and hips! Life was never meant to be easy! But it can still be beautiful, long past the so-called age of youth and dreams. Life into old age can be a treasure to be enjoyed and shared. And if you are like Richard and Louise, the adventures and dreams just keep coming.

Scope & Content: Series consists of four sound recordings pertaining to Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy. Includes interviews of Richard Guy and Mary Lynn McCutcher.

Notes: Series consists of 4 recorded interviews: S47 / XIII / 1 to 3 : Richard Guy 26-Dec-11 S47 / XIII / 4 : Mary Lynn McCutcher [n.d.]

Name Access: Scott, Chic; Guy, Richard; Guy, Louise; Alpine Club of Canada; McCutcher, Mary

Subject Access: Biography; Alpine Club of Canada; Family and personal life; Climbing; Exploration; Travel; Sports and recreation; Correspondence; Mountaineering; Hiking; Research; Publication

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: http://chicscott.com/books.htm https://gripped.com/news/canadian-climbing-legend-richard-guy-dies-at-103/ https://www.jbmusictherapy.com/louise-guy-lived-her-best-life/

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Mountain Romantics - sound recordings

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of sound recordings pertaining to Chic Scott's book, Mountain Romantics; includes 45 tape recordings containing interviews of individuals and groups of locals from the Banff community, which were recorded by Chic between 2009 and 2014.

Date Range: 2009 - 2014

Reference Code: S47 / II

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Sound recording

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M57 / V40 / S47

Series: S47 / II: Mountain Romantics

Sous-Fonds: S47

Accession Number: 2014.8374

Reference Code: S47 / II

GMD: Sound recording

Date Range: 2009 - 2014

Physical Description: 45 sound recordings

History / Biographical: This book tells the story of the White/Whyte family of Banff — pioneers Dave and Annie who created a successful mercantile business in Banff, their son Cliff who played a major role in creating the Mount Norquay ski resort and Skoki Lodge, his brother Peter and his wife Catharine who became two of the most famous artists of the Canadian Rockies, Clifford Jackson White and his wife Bev who created modern Sunshine Village Ski Resort, Jon Whyte the poet and historian and Cliffy, Brad and Tristan White who have had distinguished careers in the Warden Service and the tourist industry. This book tells the story of one of the most unique towns in Canada, through its ups and downs, and the colourful characters who have called Banff home.

Scope & Content: Series consists of sound recordings pertaining to Chic Scott's book, Mountain Romantics; includes 45 tape recordings containing interviews of individuals and groups of locals from the Banff community, which were recorded by Chic between 2009 and 2014.

Notes: Series consists of 45 interviews:; S47 / II / 1 and 2 : Roy Andersen 02-Jul-10; S47 / II / 3 : Rob Crosby 04-Jan-10; S47 / II / 4 : Philippe Delesalle 21-Oct-10; S47 / II / 5 to 7 : John Gow 18-Jan-11 and 21-Jan-11; S47 / II / 8 : Bob Hann 7-May-11; S47 / II / 9 and 10 : Ted Hart 17-Sep-12; S47 / II / 11 : Karsten Heuer 20-Sep-11; S47 / II / 12 : Eddie Hunter 23-Jul-11; S47 / II / 13 : Jerry Johnston 1-Sep-11; S47 / II / 14 : Ralphine Locke 21-Mar-09; S47 / II / 15 : Karen McDiarmid 29-Sep-10; S47 / II / 16 : Harold Milavasky 24-May-11; S47 / II / 17 : Alma Mills [n.d.]; S47 / II / 18 : Bill Smith 10-Feb-11; S47 / II / 19 : Barb Stiemer 14-Mar-12; S47 / II / 20 : Marty Von Neudegg 19-Jan-14; S47 / II / 21 and 22 : Peter White 27-Oct-10; S47 / II / 23 and 24 : Hal White 08-Jul-10; S47 / II / 25 and 26 : Brad White 05-Jul-11; S47 / II / 27 Tristan White 27-Oct-10; S47 / II / 29 Donna White 10-Jul-12; S47 / II / 28 Tristan White 20-Jun-11; S47 / II / 30 Cliff White 17-Aug-11; S47 / II / 31 David Zweifel 26-Sep-10; S47 / II / 32 to 34 : Don, Shirley, Peter, Lois, Hal, and Chic Scott 07-Jul-10; S47 / II / 35 and 36 : Jim Thorsell, Nancy Knechtel, Brian Patton, Rhonda, Kathy Madill 05-Oct-10; S47 / II / 37 and 38 : Bob and Jane Pogue and Cliff White at Ghost Ranch 30-Mar-11; S47 / II / 39 Jim webb, Linda, Ann, Kathy Madill, Chic Scott 30-Sep-10; S47 / II / 40 Brian patton and Bart Robinson 01-May-11; S47 / II / 41 and 42 : Pete, Don, Harold, and Doug 07-Jul-10; S47 / II / 43 to 45 : Peter and Don White 06-Jul-10

Name Access: Scott, Chic; Andersen, Roy; Crosby, Rob; Delesalle, Philippe; Gow, John; Hann, Bob; Hart, Edward J. (Ted); Heuer, Karsten; Hunter, Eddie; Knechtel, Nancy; Locke, Ralphine; Madill, Kathy; McDiarmid, Karen; Milavasky, Harold; Mills, Alma; Patton, Brian; Stiemer, Barb; Thorsell, Jim; Von Neudegg, Marty; White, Clifford; White, Don; White, Peter; White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.); White, Hal; White, Tristan

Subject Access: Community events; Community life; Environment; Family and personal life; Family; Genealogy; History; Immigration and homesteading; Land, settlement and immigration; Land use; Municipal views; Mountaineers; Mountaineering; Ranchers and ranching; Recreation; Sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Banff

Language: English

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.chicscott.com/books.htm

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

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Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recording collection

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of seven sub-series: 1. Interviews, conversations, proceedings, etc., 1950-1975, 40 items; pertain to or involve John B. H. Dunphy, James White, Frances and Murray Adaskin, Campbell family, Verne Castella, Dorothy Whyte, George Encil, Edward Feuz, Ethel Fulcher, Mrs. David Henderson…

Date Range: 1950 - 1975

Reference Code: S37 / I.D.

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Sound recording

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings series

Sous-Fonds: S37

Accession Number: 3069

Reference Code: S37 / I.D.

GMD: Sound recording

Date Range: 1950 - 1975

Physical Description: 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes.

History / Biographical: Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, and Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, artists, outdoor enthusiasts, travellers, philanthropists, Banff, Alberta. See descriptions for the Catharine Robb Whyte papers and photographs and the Peter Whyte papers and photographs, for biographical details on Peter and Catharine Whyte.

Scope & Content: Series consists of seven sub-series:; 1. Interviews, conversations, proceedings, etc., 1950-1975, 40 items; pertain to or involve John B. H. Dunphy, James White, Frances and Murray Adaskin, Campbell family, Verne Castella, Dorothy Whyte, George Encil, Edward Feuz, Ethel Fulcher, Mrs. David Henderson, Arlene Voorbies, Tom Javanaugh, Mr. Neilson, Bill Legarde, George K. K. Link, Doris Burditt, Ruth Gorman, Nick Morant, Jimmy Simpson, Fred Stiles, Peter Whyte, Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Mary Vaux, C. M. Walker, Sam Ward, Cis Ward, Jon Whyte, Flossie Currie, Pearl Moore, Edmee Reid, Dell Brewster, Sydney and Doris Vallance, Moore family, Painter family, Gilbert and Frances Roddy.; 2. Family conversations and performances, 1951- 1962, 11 items; pertain to or involve Robb family, Russell Robb III, Doris Burditt, Edith Morse Robb, Jon Whyte, Frances James, Bill McKenzie, Dave Whyte.; 3. Meetings and speeches, 1956-1973, 5 items; pertain to political speeches and meetings, organizations, Indigenous peoples.; 4. Conversations with Stoney Nakoda First Nations, Banff Indian Days, 1950-1973, 27 items; pertain to or involve Paul Amos, Bill Peyto, David Bearspaw, Johnny Bearspaw, Paul Francis, Noah Goat, Frank Kaquitts, Tom McCullough, Tom Kaquitts, George McLean, Peter Whyte, Dorothy Whyte, Jacob Twoyoungman, Hanson Bearspaw, Joe Kaquitts, Tom Simeon, Bill McLean, Percy Wildward, Catharine Whyte.; 5. Musical performances, 1953- 1969, 15 items; pertain to Murray Adaskin.; 6. Broadcasts: a. Re Canadian Rockies, 1951-1968, 18 items; pertain to Banff personalities, local and regional events, Rundle Memorial United Church, rescue work, music, historical broadcasts; b. Miscellaneous broadcasts, 1951-1968, 59 items; pertain to politics, sports, royal visits and royalty, art, Hawaiian music, etc.; 7. Elk sounds, 1952-1957, 3 items.

Name Access: Adaskin, Frances; Adaskin, Murray; Amos, Paul; Bearspaw, David; Bearspaw, Hansen; Bearspaw, Johnny; Brewster, Dell; Burditt, Doris; Castella, Verne; Currie, Flossie; Dunphy, John; Encil, George; Feuz, Edward; Francis, Paul; Fulcher, Ethel; Goat, Noah; Gorman, Ruth; Henderson, (Mrs.) David; Javanaugh, Tom; Kaquitts, Frank; Kaquitts, Joe; Kaquitts, Tom; Legarde, Bill; Link, George K. K.; McCullough, Tom; McKenzie, Bill; McLean, Bill; McLean, George; Moore, Pearl; Moore family; Morant, Nick; Morse, Edith; Neilson, (Mr.); Peyto, Bill; Reid, Edmee; Robb, Russell III; Roddy, Frances,; Roddy, Gilbert; Simeon, Tom; Simpson, Jimmy (James Sr.); Stiles, Fred; Twoyoungman, Jacob; Vallance, Doris; Vallance, Sydney; Vaux, Mary; Woorbies, Arlene; Walker, C. M.; Ward, Cis; Ward, Sam; White, James; Wildward, Percy; Whyte, Dave; Whyte, Dorothy V.; Whyte, Jon

Subject Access: Elk; Music; Rundle Memorial United Church; Stoney Nakoda; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies

Language: English

Finding Aid: Inventory available in computer database for; select M36INV. Reference copy cassettes and recording summaries available.

Related Material: Consitutes Sous-fonds I, Series D of Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds.

Title Source: Title based on accession record and contents of sound recordings.

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Banff Lantern Slides

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Series consists of 4 lantern slides. Slides are views of the Banff Hot Springs, Banff Avenue with Cascade Mountain, Devil's Lake, and the city of Calgary.

Date Range: [c. 1890]

Reference Code: V8 / 7919 / PS - 1 to PS - 4

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

4 images

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: Accession Number : 7919

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 7919

Reference Code: V8 / 7919 / PS - 1 to PS - 4

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: [c. 1890]

Physical Description: 4 photographs : b&w slides ; 8.2 x 8.2 cm

Scope & Content: Series consists of 4 lantern slides. Slides are views of the Banff Hot Springs, Banff Avenue with Cascade Mountain, Devil's Lake, and the city of Calgary.

Subject Access: Lantern slide; Tourism

Geographic Access: Banff; Calgary; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: All slides were cleaned prior to scanning.

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

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Collected Material Series

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guid…

Date Range: 1875-[2004]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Sound recording; Video

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Reference Code: LUX / II / F

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Sound recording; Video

Date Range: 1875-[2004]

Physical Description: 37.0 cm textual records.-- photographs.-- 74 cm sound recordings

Scope & Content: Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guides, and pamphlets; visual materials, including commercial postcards, portraits of Georginal Luxton and other family members, photographs of the Tilikum on display in Victoria, and a portfolio of illustrated Stoney Nakoda portraits by R.H. Palenske; oral histories recorded and collected by Eleanor Luxton; and a VHS copy of "Qualicum Wind".

Notes: Series consists of four sub-series:; Textual records; Photographs; Oral Histories (includes printed interview transcripts; transcripts in electronic format written to CD Rom and 3.5" floppy disk; supporting documentation; the recorded interviews on audio cassettes and R120 DAT tapes); Audiovisual and sound records

Finding Aid: Electronic finding aid available

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

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Educational Lantern Slides

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Series consists of 38 lantern slides. Most are credited to either the Department of the Interior or the Department of Extension, University of Alberta.

Date Range: [c. 1930]

Reference Code: V8 / 3326 / PS - 1 to PS - 38

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

38 images

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: Accession Number : 3326

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 3326

Reference Code: V8 / 3326 / PS - 1 to PS - 38

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: [c. 1930]

Physical Description: 38 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: Lantern slides were used by government agencies to illustrate holdings and acquisitions during meetings. This could take the form of text-based or photographic images. This collection contains photographic images of mainly Jasper National Park that were taken by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Extension, University of Alberta. The Department of the Interior was founded in 1873 and was responsible for settlement and development of western Canada until 1936. This included surveying what is now Alberta and then promoting and settling the area through a massive immigration campaign. Coloured lantern slides would have been utilized in this capacity to realistically showcase the Rocky Mountain region to officials in Ottawa. The Department of Extension at the University of Alberta was founded in 1912 with the aim of sharing the University's collections and knowledge with rural communities throughout Alberta. Based out of Edmonton, the Department of Extension used travelling libraries, magic lantern shows, and public lectures to accomplish this goal. It is still an active department at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.

Scope & Content: Series consists of 38 lantern slides. Most are credited to either the Department of the Interior or the Department of Extension, University of Alberta.

Subject Access: Lantern slide; Education

Geographic Access: Jasper; Alberta; Canada

Language: N/A

Creator: Department of the Interior; Department of Extension, University of Alberta

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/canadian-state/023012-1611-e.html; https://www.ualberta.ca/extension/information/about-us

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

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Gladys Campbell McKillop Lantern Slide

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Series consists of 1 lantern slide by Mary Schaffer of Gladys Campbell McKillop with Walter Wilcox's dog at Lake Louise.

Date Range: 1905

Reference Code: V8 / 3548 / PS - 1

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

1 image

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: V8

Series: V8

Sous-Fonds: M8 / V8 / S8

Accession Number: 3548

Reference Code: V8 / 3548 / PS - 1

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: 1905

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w slide ; 10 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: Gladys Campbell McKillop (1899-1985) was the daughter of Robert E. Campbell, a prominent guide and outfitter in the Lake Louise area starting in 1897. As a child, Gladys would have spent a lot of time around the Lake Louise Chalet, where her father's outfit was based, and its surrounding area. She was married to Donald D. McKillop (1899-1975) and the couple share a grave in Banff's old cemetary.

Scope & Content: Series consists of 1 lantern slide by Mary Schaffer of Gladys Campbell McKillop with Walter Wilcox's dog at Lake Louise.

Name Access: Glayds Campbell McKillop

Subject Access: Lantern slide; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Lake Louise; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Creator: Warren, Mary S.

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113656736/gladys-henrietta-mckillop

Title Source: Title based on content of series

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Canadian Pacific Railway Lantern Slides

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Date Range: [c. 1905]

Reference Code: V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

14 images

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: Accession Number: 5486

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 5486

Reference Code: V8 / 5486 / PS - 1 to PS - 14

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: [c. 1905]

Physical Description: 14 photographs : b&w and col. slides ; 10.2 x 8.2 cm

History / Biographical: The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was officially formed in Februray, 1881, to construct a railroad that would link the eastern provinces with British Columbia, a key component of the Canadian Confederation of 1867. Headed by William C. Van Horne as General Manager, the railroad arrived in the Canadian Rockies in 1883 and a siding was established just east of present-day Banff. When railroad workers discovered a natural hot spring on the south side of the Bow River, Van Horne ordered the construction of a hotel that would house visitors brought in by train to visit the springs. Construction of the Banff Springs Hotel finished in 1888 and joined a handful of CPR hotels throughout the Rocky and Selkirk Mountain ranges. The popularity of the hot springs and surrounding area led to the formation of a national park and to the town of Banff. After construction of the railway had completed, the CPR continued to survey and document the Rocky Mountains alongside federal agencies like the Department of the Interior and private outfitters. Utilizing coloured lantern slides the CPR was able to showcase the mountains as both tourist and settlement destinations. Magic lantern shows of these slides could be used for administrative purposes by the company to showcase land holdings and investments or in public shows as advertisements of the new railway.

Scope & Content: Series consists of 14 lantern slides [ca.1900-ca.1925]. Slides are views along the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Name Access: Canadian Pacific Railway

Subject Access: Lantern slide; Education; Tourism; Travel and Exploration; Trains

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: All slides were cleaned prior to scanning.

Creator: Canadian Pacific Railway

Biographical Source Notes: https://cpconnectingcanada.ca/#building-the-railway

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

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Audio Cassettes

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Part Of: Peter Spear fonds

Scope & Content: S56 contains 34 audio cassettes: S56/1 - "Everest 81 Edmund Hillary Talk at Hillary Dinner/Calgary (Amatt)" S56/2 - "A - Blank, B - Oct 15/81 Caneverex - Canadians reach summits of Mutzicata" S56/3 - "A - Everest A/V soundtrack - Earl Pennington - Part 1 Shaw, Part 2 Epilogue, Bill March July 198…

Date Range: 1981 - 1986

Reference Code: S56

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Sound recording; Cassette

Part Of: Peter Spear fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M562 / V787 / S56

Series: S56

Sous-Fonds: S56

Accession Number: 2017.8655

Reference Code: S56

GMD: Sound recording; Cassette

Date Range: 1981 - 1986

Physical Description: 34 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: S56 contains 34 audio cassettes:; S56/1 - "Everest 81 Edmund Hillary Talk at Hillary Dinner/Calgary (Amatt)"; S56/2 - "A - Blank, B - Oct 15/81 Caneverex - Canadians reach summits of Mutzicata"; S56/3 - "A - Everest A/V soundtrack - Earl Pennington - Part 1 Shaw, Part 2 Epilogue, Bill March July 1982, B - Blank"; S56/4 - "A - Aug 6 - Sherpas and Sherpani's singing in Chang house near Namche, Aug 6 Thangboche monastary ceremony for our expedition, B - Aug 9 Thangboche monastary monk apprentices reciting verse (8-10 years old), Aug 13 Lobuche - Sherpa Sing Song"; S56/5 - "A - Mr. Sharma's Office - Sept 7/82, Sept 14 - Elzinga, B - Blank"; S56/6 - "A - Cross Canada Check Up - September 19, 1982, B - Blank"; S56/7 - "A - Cross Canada Check Up - September 19, 1982, B - Cross Canada Check Up - September 19, 1982 G.S. tape Sept 28/82 to C.H."; S56/8 - "A - Oct 4 - Base Camp = K, B - Oct 5/82 Base Camp -> K radio #1"; S56/9 - "A - Oct 5/82 - Base -> K radio #2, B - Oct 5/82 - #3"; S56/10 - "A - Oct 7/82 - Kathmandu, B - Oct 7/82 - during live broadcast"; S56/11 - "A - Oct 8/82 - Patterson stay from Base of summit, B - Blank"; S56/12 - "Oct 10/82 - Jorsalle to Namche - March, Amatt, Read, Burgess, Smith, Sherpas - taped by Andy Kuzmicki, Bill March, Ron Diamond, B - Oct 10/82 - Jorsalle to Namche - Gallagher, Laurie Skreslet - Transcription of Pat Morrow; S56/13 - "CFCF 60 - Radio Montreal - Mount Everest Aircheck Fri Oct 15/82"; S56/14 - "Air Canada - A Conversation with Pierre Leanniot May 1984"; S56/15 - "Everest! A Sound History 1922 - 1983"; S56/16 - "1. Steve Bezruchka - interview with Brot Coburn re: Hydro project Aug 2/82, 2. Steve Bezruchka - interview with Guy Posson re: affects of HA on child development - Aug 14/82"; S56/17 - "1. Steve Bezruchka (cont.) interview with Guy Posson, 2. Blank"; S56/18 - "1. John Amatt Diary #1 (walk in), 2. John Amatt Diary #2 (walk in)"; S56/19 - "1. John Amatt Diary - Aug 8 - Kunde #3, 2. John Amatt Diary Aug 8 - Kunde #4"; S56/20 - "1. John Amatt Diary - Aug 9/82 - Thyangboche #5 - ceremony music, 2. John Amatt Diary Aug 9/82 - meeting etc. #6"; S56/21 - "1. John Amatt Diary #7 - interviews with Head Lama at Thyangboche - Aug 10/82, 2. John Amatt Diary #8 - comments recorded on trail - Pheriche - Aug 10/82"; S56/22 - "1. John Amatt #9 - team mtg. at Pheriche - Aug 11/82, 2. John Amatt #10 - team mtg. at Pheriche - Aug 11/82"; S56/23 - "1. John Amatt #11 - interview with Bill March, Rovers - report from [?] - Aug 13/82, 2. John Amatt #12 - blank"; S56/24 - "1. John Amatt #13 - Aug 15/16/17 - Tim Lloyd at [?] - Sherpas singing, Bill and Lloyd at Ice Fall, Al Burgess, 2. John Amatt #14 - Aug 18 at Base - personal, Ice Fall Radio Comm, March and team meeting"; S56/25 - "1. John Amatt #15 - Progress Report - Aug 25/82, 2. John Amatt #16 - Aug 24/82 - [?] of W. Cwm conversation"; S56/26 - "1. John Amatt #17 - Aug 19 - Radio contact from Base -> Ice Fall - exploring route, 2. #18 - Blank"; S56/27 - "1. John Amatt #19 - Aug 24 - Dave Jones on health, team meeting at base, 2. John Amatt #20 - Aug 24 - team meeting (cont.), oxygen seminar"; S56/28 - "1. John Amatt #21 - Aug 27, organization plan, Sept 6/82, 2. John Amatt #22 - August 28 - radio contact"; S56/29 to S56/34 - blank tapes

Notes: Titles taken from text written on cassette tapes.

Name Access: Spear, Peter; Everest '82

Subject Access: Camps; Canada; Climbing; Communications; Conferences and conventions; Education; Winter Sports; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Organizations; Public events; Sports; Transportation; Travel

Geographic Access: Alberta; England; Thailand; Nepal; Bangkok; Kathmandu

Language: English

Related Material: John Amatt fonds

Creator: Peter Spear

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Science and technology; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents

Processing Status: Processed

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Children's Coloured Lantern Slides

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: Series contains 35 children's magic lantern slides done in colour, machine-printed rather than hand-painted. There are 4 distinct grouping of the slides: 2019.88-1-12 depict the story "The Transvaal War" [manufactured in 1895?]. Each slide has 3 seperate images with black borders and are numbered s…

Date Range: [c.1895]

Reference Code: V8 / 2019.88 / PS - 1 to PS - 35

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

35 images

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M8 / V8 / S8

Series: Accession Number : 2019.88

Sous-Fonds: V8

Accession Number: 2019.88

Reference Code: V8 / 2019.88 / PS - 1 to PS - 35

GMD: Transparency; Lantern slide

Date Range: [c.1895]

Physical Description: 35 photographs : col. slides ; 6.5 x 22.5 cm

History / Biographical: The Ernst Plank Company (EP) was located in Nerumberg, Germany and operated from 1866 until 1930. The company was known for their production of copper and tin toys, specifically stationary and locomotive toy steam engines and carriages, they also produced a variety of magic lanterns and lantern slides. When they first began producing lantern slides, the standard shape of a slide was a square piece of glass about 8cm x 8cm and, depending on the style of magic lantern being used, may have a wooden frame built around the glass. Styles changed as methods for printing slides and lantern designs advanced – by the 1880’s the wooden frame was removed entirely from the slides and replaced with thin strips of coloured binding tape that protected fingers from the glass edges. Originally, hand painted black silhouette images on glass or wax paper were used to create projected pictures, followed closely by the use of colour paints to create entire scenes. Printed images soon replaced hand-painted slides, allowing for cheaper production and more widespread use. A popular format for commercially manufactured lantern slides was a long piece of glass (usually no more than 23cm long) on which multiple images could be printed in order to tell a smoother story. This allowed for two different kinds of display. The first display has smaller pictures printed in circular or square frames with a solid black border and shown as independent images of a larger narrative with pauses in between. The second display option for these slides is as a panoramic scene with the entire area coloured in (or just with figures displayed like on a stage) so they could seamlessly slide from one side to the other. This long thin kind of slide was ideal for home use and could be easily handled by children. Ernst Plank also produced a toy magic lantern out of lightweight tin that could be lit with a small oil lamp specifically for use by children. Slides meant for that kind of lantern were printed on celluloid or on a single plane of glass with a thin layer of transparent lacquer to protect the image. This created a thinner, more lightweight and less delicate slide ideal for small hands. When a toy magic lantern was purchased it came with 1 or 2 sets (each set consisting of 12 slides) in the lantern’s box, additional sets of a particular theme could be purchased independently. Magic lanterns varied greatly in design and material depending on the use. Professional showmen would have multi-lens lanterns lit by powerful chemicals or high-voltage lightbulbs that would allow them to project clear images onto a large screen for a theater audience. There were also simpler lanterns that could be powered by oil lamps, multi-wick candles, gas lighting, or electricity in the home. One of the most popular themes for slide shows where images from international travel, but domestic scenes, Christmas, and famous historic battles were also very common.

Scope & Content: Series contains 35 children's magic lantern slides done in colour, machine-printed rather than hand-painted. There are 4 distinct grouping of the slides:; 2019.88-1-12 depict the story "The Transvaal War" [manufactured in 1895?]. Each slide has 3 seperate images with black borders and are numbered sequentially so that the showman could keep track. There is no maker's mark, but according to a note placed in the accompanying lantern slide box, this set was made by the Ernst Plank Company. The slides depict protraits of men in various uniforms, battle scenes, and soldiers in uniform. Each silde is bordered with green paper in good condition.; 2019.88-13-16 are unrelated EP slides bordered in red paper of varying condition. 13 has 4 travel images seperated with a black border; 14 is a long slide showing 4 boys in play dress as a marching band; 15 is a panoramic sea scape with ships and a harbour. A section of the coloured glass along the top slightly to the left of centre has been chipped off; 16 is a panoramic pastoral Dutch scene set in the springtime. The supporting glass piece has been badly damaged and is missing on the left end of the slide.; 2019.88-17-28 are all travel scenes with 4 images to a slide seperated with a black border and no maker's mark. The images contain a mixture of people, animals, buildings and temples (mainly made from stone), boats, and landscapes from North America, Africa (with an emphasis on Egypt), and what could be either South America or Eurasia. All slides are bordered in red paper of fair to good condition.; 2019.88-29-35 are unrelated EP slides of various styles bordered in red paper in fair to good condition. 29 depicts 4 caricature portraits with a black border; 30, 32, 34 are long slides with 4 individuals on each that are not seperated from eachother with borders, but are not part of a larger scene; 31, 33, 35 are all panoramic pastoral Dutch scenes set in both springtime and winter.

Notes: Accompanying the slides is what appears to be an original lantern slide box, made of wood and covered in faded purple paper with a steam engine train image on the top and a logo containing the intials "E.P." The logo consists of a 4-spoke wheel with wings on either side and 3 stars above. One short end of the box is missing and the sliding lid is either warped or stuck and does not open. A sticky note placed inside the box states that the green-line lantern slides (2019.88/PS-1 to PS-12) accompanied the box.