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Conrad Kain/Bugaboos Hut Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Conrad Kain/Bugaboo Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2000 and 2017. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, …

Date Range: 2000-2003; 2006-2017

Reference Code: M200 / IV / O

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / IV: Hut Registers

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / IV / O: Conrad Kain/Bugaboos Hut Registers

Accession Number: accn. 7779; accn. 2014.8293; accn. 2023.32

Reference Code: M200 / IV / O

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 2000-2003; 2006-2017

Physical Description: 7 cm of textual records 4 volumes

History / Biographical: According to the Alpine Club of Canada website, the Conrad Kain/Bugaboo hut is located in the Bugaboo Provincial Park, in British Columbia. The ACC built the hut in 1972, and named the hut after the renowned Austrian mountaineer and guide, Conrad Kain, who first visited the area in 1910. From 1972 to 2000, the hut was maintained by B.C. Parks. Today, the hut accommodates 35 people.

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Conrad Kain/Bugaboo Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2000 and 2017. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:; M200 / IV / O / 1: Conrad Kain Hut June 20/2000 - June 26/2003; M200 / IV / O / 2: 2006 - 2008 Conrad Kain Hut, Bugaboos, Hut Register; M200 / IV / O / 3: Conrad Kain Hut Register [2008 - 2012]; M200 / IV / O / 4: Conrad Kain, Bugaboos 2012 - 2017

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Huts; Cabins and shelters; Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Backcountry skiing; British Columbia; Buildings; Buildings and facilities; Climbing; Environment and Nature; Guide; Hiking; Memorial; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Property; Skiing; Sports and recreation; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Bugaboo Provincial Park; Bugaboos; Golden, BC; Radium, BC

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; French; Japanese; Mandarin

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

Biographical Source Notes: Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/conrad-kain-hut/

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Neil Colgan Hut Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Neil Colgan Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1982 and 2003. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife…

Date Range: 1982-2003

Reference Code: M200 / IV / P

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / IV: Hut Registers

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / IV / P: Neil Colgan Hut Registers

Accession Number: accn. 5591; accn. 2023.10; accn. 7779

Reference Code: M200 / IV / P

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1982-2003

Physical Description: 13 cm of textual records 4 volumes

History / Biographical: According to the Alpine Club of Canada's website, "the Neil Colgan Hut is the highest permanent, habitable structure in Canada", and it is located in the Valley of the Ten Peaks. The hut sits at 9,700 ft, and is within distance of Mounts Little, Bowlen, Fay and Quadra. The hut accommodates 18 people and includes propane stoves and lanterns. According to the Alpine Club of Canada's Backcountry Huts: Neil Colgan Hut: Info Sheet: "Second to the scene of Lake Louise set against the backdrop of Mt. Victoria, Moraine Lake is perhaps the most photographed and best known mountain scene in the Canadian Rockies. The area behind the first row of peaks which can be seen from the lake provides excellent alpine climbing on snow and ice routes, and makes an ideal location for a high altitude climbing hut. The area saw its first hut in 1964 when the Calgary Mountain Club erected a hut at the top of the couloir between peaks 3 and 3 ½. This original hut was named for Graham Cooper, who died while descending after the construction of the hut. The hut was in a poor position, however, because it encouraged use of the couloir as an access route to the hut. By the late 1980s the couloir had seen many rockfall accidents and several fatalities. The hut was dismantled and replaced by the Neil Colgan Hut in 1983. Neil Colgan was a warden in Banff National Park when he died from injuries sustained in a horse accident in the backcountry. The hut was largely funded by his family in his name."

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Neil Colgan Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1982 and 2003. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:; M200 / IV / P / 1: [Neil Colgan hut register 1982 - 87]; M200 / IV / P / 2: "Neil Colgan [hut]" July 12, 1987 - March 4, 1995; M200 / IV / P / 3: "Neil Colgan" [Hut Register] May 19, 1995 - July 7, 1999; M200 / IV / P / 4: Neil Colgan Hut Jul 7, 1999 - Jul 4, 2003

Notes: M200 / IV / P / 4: contains mold throughout the register

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Huts; Cabins and shelters; Cabins; Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Backcountry skiing; British Columbia; Buildings; Buildings and facilities; Climbing; Construction; Environment and Nature; Environment; Hiking; Memorial; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Property; Skiing; Sports and recreation; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Alberta; Moraine Lake

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; Japanese; French

Conservation: Hut Register M200 / IV / P / 4: contains mold throughout the register. Some registers contain loose pages. Some water damage to registers.

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

Biographical Source Notes: Alpine Club of Canada's website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/neil-colgan-hut/ Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Hut: Neil Colgan: Info Sheet: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/NeilColganHut-InfoSheet-1.pdf

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Silver Spray Hut Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Silver Spray Cabin produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1992 and 2018. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildl…

Date Range: 1992-1995; 2002-2018

Reference Code: M200 / IV / Q

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / IV: Hut Registers

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / IV / Q: Silver Spray Hut Registers

Accession Number: accn. 2023.41

Reference Code: M200 / IV / Q

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1992-1995; 2002-2018

Physical Description: 4 volumes 7 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: According to the Alpine Club of Canada's website, the Silver Spray Hut was built in 1994 and is located in the Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, B. C. The hut is allows mountaineers to access the Selkirk Mountains, as well as Kokanee, Caribou and Woodbury Glaciers. According to the Alpine Club of Canada's Backcountry Huts: Silver Spray Cabin: Info Sheet: "Constructed in the 1920s to serve as a bunkhouse for the Violet Mining Company operating in the area, the BC Parks Branch took over the maintenance of the cabin by the time the mines closed in the early 1930’s. The Kootenay Section of the Alpine Club of Canada became involved in the maintenance of the hut over many work parties throughout the 1950’s. In the 1960’s, park workers began to take a more active role once again and initiated substantial repairs to the hut, as it was clear that a lot of work needed to be done to the cabin. In the 1980’s building materials were brought into the site to replace the old cabin with a new one, but local protests to preserve the original cabin for historical interpretation stopped any new construction. The BC Parks Branch included the cabin as one of the many provincial historic sites in the area, for the historic interest of the location, and the remaining evidence of old mine workings."

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Silver Spray Cabin produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1992 and 2018. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:; M200 / IV / Q / 1: [Silver Spray Cabin, 1992-95]; M200 / IV / Q / 2: Silver Spray Cabin [2002-2008]; M200 / IV / Q / 3: Silver Spray [2008-2015]; M200 / IV / Q / 4: Silver Spray Log [2015 to 2018]

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Huts; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Environment and Nature; Mountaineers; Mountaineering; Mountains; Property; Provincial parks and reserves; Recreation; Skiing; Sports and recreation; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park; Selkirks; Nelson, BC

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; French; Japanese; German; Spanish

Conservation: Some pages are loose in register. Dust and some water damage present in the registers.

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

Biographical Source Notes: Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/silver-spray-cabin/ Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts: Silver Spray Cabin: Info Sheet: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/SilverSprayCabin.pdf

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Asulkan Hut Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Asulkan Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2010 and 2019. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sig…

Date Range: 2010-2019

Reference Code: M200 / IV / R

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / IV: Hut Registers

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / IV / R: Asulkan Hut Registers

Accession Number: accn. 2014.8293; accn. 2023.19; accn. 2020.05

Reference Code: M200 / IV / R

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 2010-2019

Physical Description: 7 cm of textual records 4 volumes

History / Biographical: According to the Alpine Club of Canada's website The Asulkan Hut is located in the Asulkan Valley at Rogers Pass, in Glacier National Park. From the Asulkan Hut day trips can be made to the Seven Steps of Paradise, Asulkan Pass, Sapphire Col, and the Dome Glacier.

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Asulkan Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2010 and 2019. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:; M200 / IV / R / 1: [Asulkan Hut Register 2010-2011]; M200 / IV / R / 2: [Asulkan Hut] 2011 - 2014; M200 / IV / R / 3: Asulkan Hut [2015-2017]; M200 / IV / R / 4: [2017-2019 Asulkan Hut Register]

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Huts; Cabins and shelters; Cabins; Backcountry skiing; Backpacking; British Columbia; Buildings and facilities; Climbing; Environment and Nature; Glacier National Park; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Ski mountaineering; Skiing; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Glacier National Park; Asulkan Valley; Rogers Pass; Sapphire Col; Dome Glacier

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; French; Japanese; Mandarin

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

Biographical Source Notes: Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/asulkan-cabin/

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Mount Colin Hut Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Mount Colin Centennial Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1967 and 1993. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hu…

Date Range: 1967-1993

Reference Code: M200 / IV / S

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / IV: Hut Registers

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / IV / S: Mount Colin Hut Registers

Accession Number: accn. 2023.10

Reference Code: M200 / IV / S

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1967-1993

Physical Description: 6 volumes 7 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: According to the Alpine Club of Canada's website, the Mount Colin Centennial Hut is located in Jasper National Park at the base of the Southwest Face of Mount Colin. Located close by are Mounts Colin and CR6. The ACC states: "With a thorough renovation in the summer of 1999, the Colin Hut is a clean and efficient shelter which sleeps 6 comfortably in summer. Equipped with Coleman stoves and lanterns as well as a well stocked cooking area, this hut is similar in design to the Castle Mountain Hut."

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Mount Colin Centennial Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1967 and 1993. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:; M200 / IV / S / 1: Mount Colin hut register July 5, 1967 - Sept. 24, 1971; M200 / IV / S / 2: Mount Colin hut register June 5, 1972 - July 19, 1975; M200 / IV / S / 3: [Mount Colin hut register] Sept. 14, 1975 - Sept. 23, 1976; M200 / IV / S / 4: [1975-1976 hut register]; M200 / IV / S / 5: Mount Colin hut register July 30, 1983 - July 19, 1992; M200 / IV / S / 6: Mount Colin hut register June 30, 1977 - Aug. 28, 1983; Aug 6, 1990 - Oct. 29, 1993

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Huts; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Alberta; Backpacking; Buildings and facilities; Climbing; Environment and Nature; Hiking; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Ski mountaineering; Skiing; Sports and recreation; Winter sports

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

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English; French; Japanese

Conservation: Some registers have loose/broken bindings and loose pages.

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

Biographical Source Notes: Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/mount-colin-centennial-hut/

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Great Cairn Hut Registers

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Great Cairn (Ben Ferris) Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1980 and 2000. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the …

Date Range: 1980-2000

Reference Code: M200 / IV / T

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / IV: Hut Registers

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / IV / T: Great Cairn Hut Registers

Accession Number: accn. 5462; accn. 8002; accn. 2023.10; accn. 2014.8293

Reference Code: M200 / IV / T

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1980-2000

Physical Description: 4 volumes 7 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: According to the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC), the Great Cairn Hut was built in 1953 by members of the Harvard University Mountaineering Club. It was later dismantled by ACC members, and the stones from the original hut were used in the construction of the current Great Cairn Hut. The Huts Committee of the ACC built this hut on what is believed to be the original hut site. The Hut is within distance of Mt. Sir Sandford, the Adamants and the Gothics in the Northern Selkirk Mountains of B.C. The hut is also known as the Ben Ferris Hut.

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from the Great Cairn (Ben Ferris) Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1980 and 2000. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:; M200 / IV / T / 1: Great Cairn Log [1980-1984]; M200 / IV / T / 2: Great Cairn Hut Register 1980-1989; M200 / IV / T / 3: "Great Cairn Log" July 5, 1986 - July 30, 1995; M200 / IV / T / 4: The Great Cairn Hut Register [1995-2000]

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Huts; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; British Columbia; Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Backcountry skiing; Buildings and facilities; Climbing; Construction; Environment and Nature; Environment; Ski mountaineering; Skiing; Sports and recreation; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Selkirks; Mt. Sir Sandford

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Some registers have evidence of animal chewing marks. Some registers have loose pages placed in mylar.

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

Biographical Source Notes: Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/ben-ferris-great-cairn-hut/

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Other Huts [Registers]

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from various Huts, including the Boswell Cabin, Castle Mountain Bivouac Shelter/Hut, Graham Cooper Hut, Lawrence Grassi Hut, Lloyd Mackay Hut, Memorial Hut, R C (Bob) Hind Hut, the Sapphire Col Bivouac Hut, and the Woodbury Cabin. These registers were produced by the Alp…

Date Range: 1930-1979; 1981-1998; 2000-2022

Reference Code: M200 / IV / U

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / IV: Hut Registers

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / IV / U: Other Huts [Registers]

Accession Number: accn. 2014.8315; accn. 2023.20; accn. 2014.8347; accn. 2023.10; accn. 2023.41; accn. 2376; accn. 6376; accn. 2018.9010; accn. 3160; accn. 5463; accn. 2023.32; accn. 2023.15; accn. 2024.20

Reference Code: M200 / IV / U

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1930-1979; 1981-1998; 2000-2022

Physical Description: 35 cm of textual records 16 volumes

History / Biographical: According to the Alpine Club of Canada: Woodbury Cabin: The Woodbury Cabin was built over the summers of 1983 and 1984 at the site on which an old mining cabin once existed. The hut was also built to draw park users into the less crowded areas by providing a base for their recreational activities. Sapphire Col Bivouac Hut: The Sapphire Col Bivouac is a basic mountaineering shelter in the Asulkan Ridge. The hut is located in Glacier National Park. R. C. Hind Hut: The hut is named after Robert (Bob) Hind, a lifelong, active member of the ACC. The hut was built by the ACC for BC Parks in 1971. The hut is maintained and booked through Assiniboine Lodge. Robin Cyril (Bob) Hind, 1911-2000, was an electrical engineer and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was a Life Member of ACC, joining in 1933, and attended over 30 ACC camps. Hind received the Silver Rope Award in 1935, was recipient of Centennial Medal, and served the ACC in offices of President, Vice-President and Chairman of Hut Committee. Bob Hind climbed most of the peaks in Rockies and Selkirks, including some first ascents. He also climbed in Wales and the Alps. Hind was a member of the American Alpine Club and The Alpine Club, London. Lloyd Mackay Hut: The hut is located on Mt. Alberta and is a basic mountaineering shelter. The hut was renovated just before the 75th Anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Alberta. The hut sleeps 6 people. Lawrence Grassi Hut: Named after legendary mountain guide and coal miner, Lawrence Grassi. When he retired from the coal mines, Grassi became the assistant warden at Lake O’Hara in Yoho National Park, and he built various trails throughout the Park. Mount Lawrence Grassi, near Canmore, and Grassi Lakes, along with this hut, are named after him. Graham Cooper Hut: The hut was located between Mt. Little and Mt. Bowlen in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, along the Alberta and British Columbia border. The hut was named after Graham Cooper, who was a member of the team that built the hut, who had passed just after the hut was built. In 1983, this hut was replaced by the Neil Colgan Hut. Castle Mountain Hut: Is located in Banff National Park, on the Goat Plateau of Castle Mountain. It is a basic mountaineering shelter. It serves as a base for those climbing Brewer’s Buttress, Bass Buttress, and Eisenhower Tower. The hut is closed during the winter months. Boswell Cabin: The Pat Boswell (Toronto Section) Cabin is located at the Canmore Clubhouse site, and is named after Pat Boswell, a long-time Club member and Club Manager of the ACC. The cabin was designed to accommodate families and small groups, it includes a partition wall and sleeps up to 6 people. The Memorial Hut: The original Memorial Hut was built in 1930 for the War Veterans, the building was made of stone in an unstable area near Penstock Creek. The second Memorial Hut was built in the Outpost Lake area in 1947 and was named after Cyril Wates, who joined the ACC in 1916 and was a prominent mountaineer and ACC member, including Club President from 1938 to 1941. This Hut, however, was built too close to the lake, as per Parks regulations. The third version of the Memorial Hut was built in 1962 and opened in 1963 at the ACC Camp in the Valley. It was named in honour of the late President Rex Gibson, as well as Cyril Wates, known as the Wates-Gibson Memorial Hut. The Jacques Lake Cabin is the ACC's newest backcountry hut, located in Jasper National Park, AB. It was originally a Jasper Park patrol cabin, and it is only open during the winter months.

Scope & Content: Sub-series of hut registers from various Huts, including the Boswell Cabin, Castle Mountain Bivouac Shelter/Hut, Graham Cooper Hut, Lawrence Grassi Hut, Lloyd Mackay Hut, Memorial Hut, R C (Bob) Hind Hut, the Sapphire Col Bivouac Hut, and the Woodbury Cabin. These registers were produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2018. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series includes:; M200 / IV / U / 1: Boswell Cabin Hut Register [2007 - 2010]; M200 / IV / U / 2: Boswell Cabin Registry [2007 - 2013]; M200 / IV / U / 3: Boswell Cabin Registry [2010-2016]; M200 / IV / U / 4: Castle Mountain Bivouac Shelter Register Mar. 19, 1985 - Oct. 4, 1995; M200 / IV / U / 5: [Castle Mountain Hut 2000 - 2012]; M200 / IV / U / 6: Graham Cooper Hut [1965-73]; M200 / IV / U / 7: “Hut Register Lawrence Grassi Hut” August 4, 1981 – August 1, 1998; M200 / IV / U / 8: LLOYD MACKAY HUT [1984-1989]; M200 / IV / U / 9: Alpine Club of Canada Memorial Hut Register 1930 – 1965; M200 / IV / U / 10: R C Hind Hut [register 1971-1979]; M200 / IV / U / 11: Sapphire Col Bivouac Hut [1965-1976]; M200 / IV / U / 12: [Unidentified Register 2013 – 2017]; M200 / IV / U / 13: [Unidentified Hut Register 2013?]; M200 / IV / U / 14: [Woodbury Cabin 2015-2018]; M200 / IV / U / 15: Boswell Cabin Hut Register [2014-2020]; M200 / IV / U / 16: [Jacques Lake Hut Register 2019-2022]

Notes: The Memorial Hut has changed locations and titles since it was originally built in 1930. Today, the Hut is known as the Wates-Gibson Memorial Hut. For other Wates-Gibson Hut Registers, see M200 / IV / C: Wates-Gibson Hut Registers.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Huts; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Backcountry skiing; Backpacking; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Buildings; Buildings and facilities; Buildings and memorials; Camping; Camps; Castle Mountain; Climbing; Construction; Environment; Environment and Nature; Grassi Lakes; Guides; Log structures; Memorial; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountains; Mountaineers; National parks and reserves; Parks Canada; Provincial parks and reserves; Ski mountaineering; Skiing; War Memorial; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff National Park; Asulkan Ridge; Glacier National Park; Assiniboine; Mount Alberta; Canmore, AB; Grassi Lake; Valley of the Ten Peaks; Tonquin Valley

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Contains personal information

Language: English; French; German; Spanish

Related Material: M200 / IV / C: Wates-Gibson Hut Registers

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

Biographical Source Notes: Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/huts/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/sapphire-col-hut/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/castle-mountain-hut/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/neil-colgan-hut/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/woodbury-cabin/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wates-gibson-hut/ https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/jacques-lake-cabin/ Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts: Clubhouse Info Sheet: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Clubhouse_Directions-1.pdf Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts: Woodbury Cabin Info Sheet: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WoodburyCabin-InfoSheet.pdf Informal interview with Chic Scott, Intellectual Property of Chic Scott.

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Identified Summit Records

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series of identified summit registers and notes produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2022. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit…

Date Range: 1930-1931; 1959-1968; 1970-1989; 1992 -2022

Reference Code: M200 / V / A

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / V: Summit Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records

Accession Number: accn. 2023.20 accn. 7779 accn. 2023.10 accn. 2014.8347 accn. 6465 accn. 8002 accn. 2020.05 accn. 2023.19 accn. 2014.8293 accn. 8119 accn. 2023.32 accn. 2023.41 accn. 6623 accn. 6062 accn. 2014.8318 accn. 6767 accn. 2014.8315 accn. 2014.8317 accn. 5680 accn. 2023.16 accn. 2018.9010 accn. 5396 accn. 6459 accn. 2014.8316 accn. 2023.18 accn. 5631 accn. 2013.8245 accn. 2014.8275 accn. 2023.06 accn. 2023.14 accn. 2023.17 accn. 5569 accn. 8113 accn. 6396 accn. 2024.20

Reference Code: M200 / V / A

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1930-1931; 1959-1968; 1970-1989; 1992 -2022

Physical Description: 100 cm of textual records 223 volumes

Scope & Content: Sub-series of identified summit registers and notes produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2022. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual identified summit records.

Notes: See file-level entries for inventories of identified summit registers and notes.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Backcountry skiing; Banff; Banff National Park; Bow Valley; British Columbia; Castle Mountain; Cascade Mountain; Centennial; Climbing; Club; Cross-country skiing; Description and travel; Environment; Environment and Nature; Fortress Mountain; Great Divide; Hiking; Kananaskis Country; Mount Assiniboine; Mount Logan; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Provincial parks and reserves; Parks; National parks and reserves; Record keeping; Ski area; Ski areas; Ski mountaineering; Skiing; Skis; Skiers; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Summit; Trails; Winter sports

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Continental Divide; Great Divide; Alberta; British Columbia; Abbot Pass; Mount Assiniboine; Cascade Mountain; Canmore; Assiniboine; Banff National Park; Banff, Alberta; Bugaboos; Castle Mountain, AB; Cathedral Mountain; Glacier; Jasper National Park; Kananaskis Country; Little Yoho Valley; Mount Baldy; Mount Baker; Mount Cory; Mount Edith; Mount Lefroy; Mount Norquay; Mount Rundle; Rundle Mountain; Mount Temple; Mount Victoria; Mount Yamnuska; Selkirks; Yoho National Park

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Contains personal information

Language: English

Conservation: Some records have been placed in mylar. Some record have mold, rust or water damage.

Related Material: M235

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Unidentified Summit Records

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of summit notes and registers from unidentified summits produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1959 and 2016. Summit records include entries from climbers which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summi…

Date Range: 1959; 1973; 1999-2016

Reference Code: M200 / V / B

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / V: Summit Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / V / B: Unidentified Summit Records

Accession Number: accn. 2023.16; accn. 2018.9010; accn. 2014.8347; accn. 2023.20; accn. 8119; accn. 6767

Reference Code: M200 / V / B

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Responsibility: Summit notes and registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada

Date Range: 1959; 1973; 1999-2016

Physical Description: 12 volumes 20 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of summit notes and registers from unidentified summits produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1959 and 2016. Summit records include entries from climbers which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trails and routes taken to the summit, and related topics. Files: M200 / V / B / 1: [Summit Note 1959] M200 / V / B / 2: [July 1973 Summit Note] M200 / V / B / 3: [Unlabelled summit register 2005-2007] M200 / V / B / 4: [2006-2012 register] M200 / V / B / 5: [Sept. 1999 - June 2015 unidentified register] M200 / V / B / 6: [Summit Register March-October 2010] M200 / V / B / 7: [Unidentified 2010-2013] M200 / V / B / 8: [2013-2016 Summit Register] M200 / V / B / 9: [2005-2016 Summit Register] M200 / V / B / 10: [August 2016] M200 / V / B / 11: [Various Registers and Notes] M200 / V / B / 12: [Smaller hut registers, loose summit records 1974-1994]

Notes: M200 / V / B / 4: [2006-2012 register] and M200 / V / B / 11: [Various Registers and Notes] contain black mold. M200 / V / B / 11: [Various Registers and Notes] has been placed in a conservation bag.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Alberta; Alpine Club of Canada; Backpacking; Banff National Park; Bow Valley; British Columbia; Climbing; Club; Description and travel; Environment; Environment and Nature; Hiking; Mountain; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Provincial parks and reserves; Record keeping; Ski area; Ski areas; Ski mountaineering; Sports and leisure; Sports and recreation; Summit; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Continental Divide; Great Divide; Alberta; British Columbia

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Some registers and notes have been placed in mylar. Some registers contain black mold: M200 / V / B / 11: [Various Registers and Notes] has been placed in a conservation bag. Some registers contain mold, rust or water damage.

Related Material: M235

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of the sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Travel guides and maps

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of travel brochures and maps which were collected and used by Ben Gadd. Sub-series contains five sub-sub series: M590 / I / A / i : Travel guides and pocket maps M590 / I / A / ii : Topographical maps M590 / I / A / iii : Geological maps M590 / I / A / iv : Highway maps M590 / …

Date Range: [ca.1920-2010]

Reference Code: M590 / I / A

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Map; Textual record

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: M590 / I : Personal records

Sous-Fonds: M590

Sub-Series: M590 / I / A : Travel guides and maps

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: M590 / I / A

GMD: Map; Textual record

Date Range: [ca.1920-2010]

Physical Description: ca. 274 maps -- ca. 61 travel guides, brochures

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of travel brochures and maps which were collected and used by Ben Gadd. Sub-series contains five sub-sub series: M590 / I / A / i : Travel guides and pocket maps M590 / I / A / ii : Topographical maps M590 / I / A / iii : Geological maps M590 / I / A / iv : Highway maps M590 / I / A / v : Index maps, other

Notes: Some materials in sub-series are annotated with notes by Ben Gadd

Name Access: Gadd, Ben

Subject Access: Geography; Geology; Environment; Map; Tourism; Tourist information; Travel; Trails; Roads; Transportation; Natural history; National parks and reserves; Provincial parks and reserves; Government; Sports; Recreation; Hiking

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Yoho National Park; Waterton Lakes National Park; Columbia Icefields; United States of America; Colorado; Montana; Yellowstone National Park

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply - some materials are fragile

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Some fragile/torn materials stored in mylar

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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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; Print; 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

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Print; Digital image

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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Calgary Climbers Festival poster portraits [copy negatives]

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-sub series consists of 9 copy negative images of rock climbers which were used as official portraits for a 1988 Calgary Climbers Festival promotional poster. Climbers featured on poster include: Lynn Hill, Kurt Diemberger, Fred Beckey, Voytek Kurtyka, Wolfgang Gullich, Kevin McLane, Jeff Marsha…

Date Range: 1988

Reference Code: V40 / XII / A

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M57; S47; V40

Series: V40 / XII

Sous-Fonds: V40

Sub-Series: V40 / XII / D : Published materials

Accession Number: 6772

Reference Code: V40 / XII / A

GMD: Photograph; Negative, copy

Date Range: 1988

Physical Description: 9 photographs : b&w copy negatives

Scope & Content: Sub-sub series consists of 9 copy negative images of rock climbers which were used as official portraits for a 1988 Calgary Climbers Festival promotional poster. Climbers featured on poster include: Lynn Hill, Kurt Diemberger, Fred Beckey, Voytek Kurtyka, Wolfgang Gullich, Kevin McLane, Jeff Marshall, Barry Blanchard and Greg Child.

Notes: Copy of poster which images were used for is processed with reference number M57 / XII / D / 1

Subject Access: Sports; Recreation; Photography; Portrait; Calgary Mountain Club; Climbing; Mountaineering

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only- no reproduction

Language: N/A

Related Material: M57 / XII / D / 1 (oversize)

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Collected research - reference photographs

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of reference photographs collected by Chic Scott for use in various publications. Photographs were retrieved from various individuals, and institutions including Whistler Archives and the Whyte Museum. Content pertains to mountaineering, skiing, individual portraits, views of the Cana…

Date Range: [1930 - 1990]

Reference Code: V40 / XIV / A

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Negative; Transparency; Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M57; S47; V40

Series: V40 / XIV : Chic Scott Personal

Sous-Fonds: V40

Sub-Series: V40 / XIV / A : Research materials

Accession Number: 8110

Reference Code: V40 / XIV / A

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Negative; Transparency; Textual record; Published record

Date Range: [1930 - 1990]

Physical Description: ca.230 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25.5 x 20 cm or smaller -- 4 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm -- 42 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm -- 0.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of reference photographs collected by Chic Scott for use in various publications. Photographs were retrieved from various individuals, and institutions including Whistler Archives and the Whyte Museum. Content pertains to mountaineering, skiing, individual portraits, views of the Canadian Rockies, and related subjects.

Notes: Sub-series contains mostly photograph prints; Some items are annotated; Materials, including accompanying textual notes, have been kept in original order to preserve context

Name Access: Harmon, Lloyd; Engler, Bruno; Liske, Neil; Morris, Michael; Hanna, Vance; Fuhrer, Hans; Jones, Ken

Subject Access: Research; Mountains; Mountaineering; Environment; Photography; Skiing; Sports; Recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Kananaskis; British Columbia; Whistler; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Reference use only

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only - copyright remains with original owners/creators

Language: English

Category: Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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I.A. 1964

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Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Scope & Content: Subseries consists of 20 4x5 black and white negatives. Negatives pertain to friends and family life, the Hawk's Nest, and birds.

Date Range: 1964

Reference Code: V557 / I / A

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: V557

Series: I

Sous-Fonds: V557

Sub-Series: A

Accession Number: 7728

Reference Code: V557 / I / A

Date Range: 1964

Physical Description: 20 photographs : b&w negatives ; 4 x 5

Scope & Content: Subseries consists of 20 4x5 black and white negatives. Negatives pertain to friends and family life, the Hawk's Nest, and birds.

Name Access: McLeod, Mac; Russell, Andrew Charles (Charlie); Russell, Andy; Russell, Kay; Russell, Richard H. (Dick)

Subject Access: Animals; Birds; Family; Family and personal life; Portrait; Dogs; Hawk's Nest Ranch

Geographic Access: Waterton; Waterton Lakes National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Finding Aid: Revised digital and original handwritten in case file

Creator: Charlie Russell

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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I. B. Waterton Park Flood, June 8-9, 1964

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Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Scope & Content: Subseries consists of 18 black and white 4x5 negatives pertaining to documentation of the Waterton Lakes flood of 1964.

Date Range: 1964

Reference Code: V557 / I / B

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: V557

Series: I

Sous-Fonds: V557

Sub-Series: B

Accession Number: 7728

Reference Code: V557 / I / B

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1964

Physical Description: 18 photographs: 18 negatives: b&w; 4x5.

Scope & Content: Subseries consists of 18 black and white 4x5 negatives pertaining to documentation of the Waterton Lakes flood of 1964.

Name Access: Russell, Andrew Charles (Charlie)

Subject Access: Climatology; Environment

Geographic Access: Waterton; Waterton Lakes National Park; Anthracite; Canada

Language: English

Finding Aid: Revised digital and original handwritten in case file

Creator: Charlie Russell

Category: Environment

Title Source: Label on original 4x5 box negatives were housed in (label housed with negatives in mylar sleeve).

Processing Status: Processed

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I. D. 4x5 Book

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Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Scope & Content: Subseries consists of 105 4x5 black and white negatives, some of which are copies of transparencies. Negatives pertain to friends and family life, wildlife, horseback riding, the Hawk's Nest, and photographic landscapes.

Date Range: ca.1961-ca.1968

Reference Code: V557 / I / D

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: V557

Series: I.

Sous-Fonds: V557

Sub-Series: D.

Accession Number: 7728

Reference Code: V557 / I / D

Date Range: ca.1961-ca.1968

Physical Description: 105 photographs : b&w negatives ; 4x5

Scope & Content: Subseries consists of 105 4x5 black and white negatives, some of which are copies of transparencies. Negatives pertain to friends and family life, wildlife, horseback riding, the Hawk's Nest, and photographic landscapes.

Name Access: Riggall, Bert; Russell, Andy; Russell, Andrew Charles (Charlie); Russell, Richard H. (Dick); Russell, Kay

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Hawk's Nest Ranch; Personal, Family; Wildlife; Bears; Caribou; Portrait; Marmots; Porcupine; Horse packing

Geographic Access: Waterton Lakes National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Finding Aid: Revised digital and original handwritten in case file

Creator: Charlie Russel

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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I. E. Bert Riggall Copy Negatives

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Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Scope & Content: File contains copy negatives of Bert Riggall Photographs pertaining to sheep hunting and horse packing.

Date Range: 1933–1987

Reference Code: V557 / I / E

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: V557

Series: I

Sous-Fonds: V557

Sub-Series: E

Accession Number: 7728

Reference Code: V557 / I / E

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1933–1987

Physical Description: 43 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File contains copy negatives of Bert Riggall Photographs pertaining to sheep hunting and horse packing.

Notes: Copy negatives were initally included in V557 / I / C / 1, but were removed and placed in seperate envelopes by the archivist during accession.; Date range indicates time span that the film stock in question was in production (Kodak Pantomic X). When these copies were made is unknown.

Name Access: Riggall, Bert; Russell, Andrew Charles (Charlie)

Subject Access: Hunting; Sheep; Big Horn Sheep; Bighorn Sheep; Horse packing

Geographic Access: Waterton; Waterton Lakes National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Finding Aid: Revised digital and handwritten finding aids in case file.

Creator: Bert Riggall

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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I. C. 35mm Books

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Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Scope & Content: Subseries consists of 2377 black and white 35mm negatives pertaining to the filming of "Grizzly Country",ranching, friends and family, wildlife, skiing, hunting trophies, hiking, a trip to New York City, snowshoeing, and pack trains.

Date Range: ca.1961-ca.1968

Reference Code: V557 / I / V

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Charlie Russell fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: V557

Series: I

Sous-Fonds: V557

Sub-Series: C

Accession Number: 7728

Reference Code: V557 / I / V

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: ca.1961-ca.1968

Physical Description: 2337 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: Subseries consists of 2377 black and white 35mm negatives pertaining to the filming of "Grizzly Country",ranching, friends and family, wildlife, skiing, hunting trophies, hiking, a trip to New York City, snowshoeing, and pack trains.

Notes: When initially housed in negative books, certain negatives had numbered or unnumbered red stickers and verlaid rectangles to indicate which negatives were to be reproduced for Charlie Russells book "Spirit Bear", as well as how to reporduction was to be cropped. Both the stickers and the cropping information was carried over into the new housing and corresponds with the "These are the negs used for Spirit Bear chapter one" document in the case file.

Name Access: Russell, Andrew Charles (Charlie); Russell, Andy; Tillenius, Clarence; Russell, Dick

Subject Access: Animals; Backpacking; Birds; Bison; Marmots; Hiking; Skiing; Caribou; Family and personal life; Moose; Horse packing; Camping; Environment and Nature; Farmland; Filmaking; Grizzly Bears; Hawk's Nest Ranch; Hunting; Outfitters, trail guides and packers

Geographic Access: Waterton; Waterton Lakes National Park; Alberta; Canada; Alaska; New York; United States of America; British Columbia

Language: English

Finding Aid: Revised digital and original handwritten in case file

Creator: Charlie Russell

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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I. Y. Damaged Negatives

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Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Scope & Content: Sub series consists of three files. 1. Consists of nitrate negatives created by Dr Sharples, most of which are fused together or crumbling. 2. Consists of negatives from Mary Vaux and George Jr. Vaux. 3. Consists of various street scenes. Mostly unknown due to roll of film being curled.

Date Range: 1906-1909

Reference Code: V653 / I / Y

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Negative

26 images

Part Of: Vaux family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M107 / V653

Series: I. Photography

Sous-Fonds: V653

Sub-Series: Y. Damaged Negatives

Accession Number: 7202, 2883

Reference Code: V653 / I / Y

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: 1906-1909

Physical Description: ca. 35 photographs : b&w nitrate negatives ; 6.5 x 8.5 cm and 4 x 5 cm

Scope & Content: Sub series consists of three files. 1. Consists of nitrate negatives created by Dr Sharples, most of which are fused together or crumbling. 2. Consists of negatives from Mary Vaux and George Jr. Vaux. 3. Consists of various street scenes. Mostly unknown due to roll of film being curled.

Name Access: Vaux, George; Vaux, Henry, Jr.; Vaux, Mary

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Sheep

Geographic Access: Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Glacier; British Columbia; Canada; Alberta

Access Restrictions: restricted access on all negatives - need conservation first before viewing

Language: English

Finding Aid: In case file

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Itemized list 1st folder Titled: Glacier and West photographer: Dr. Sharples. Poor condition, some negs are fused together, negatives are crumbling. 2nd folder Canadian Pacific Trip photographer - Mary Vaux 1909 poor condition negs are fused Negatives by george Vaux Jr. 1906 - unclear because of poor quality Nitrates 4x5 - damaged negatives: Sheep Lake louise from moraine Tree sheep sheep building in the forest sheep sheep man, cart, oxen moraine lake Nitrate Negative Mounted on glass. Negative is shrunken and cracked. Image not discernable - condition exremely poor - access is restricted 4211 British Columbia Face of Glacier and Sir Donald 3rd folder A roll of 9 negatives: street scenes and garden Box car and locative Unidentified woman standing

Processing Status: Processed

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Lantern slides

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Part Of: George Vaux X fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of lantern slides depicting Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Townsite, Lake Louise, Lake O’Hara, travel rides, Bow Lake, Yoho National Park.

Date Range: [ca. 1945]

Reference Code: V654 / I / E / PS - 1 to PS - 40

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Lantern slide; Transparency

40 images

Part Of: George Vaux X fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: M108 / V654 / S55

Series: E

Sous-Fonds: V654

Accession Number: 7792

Reference Code: V654 / I / E / PS - 1 to PS - 40

GMD: Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1945]

Physical Description: 40 photographs : col. slides ; 10 x 8.2 cm Transparencies mounted as lantern slides.

History / Biographical: While most lantern slides are made of images that have been drawn, painted, printed, or developed directly onto a pane of glass, this collection consists of cellulose-based transparencies that have been placed within a paper border and secured between 2 panes of glass. Colour positive cellulose-based film first became available to consumers in 1941 when Kodak introduced Kodacolor print film, a process that involved taking photographs on black and white film and then developing them into full colour positives in a lab. In 1946, Kodak was able to simplify the development process with Ektachrome, which used a colour slide film and also made it much easier for photographers to develop their photos at home. Based on small notches cut into the edge of the films in this collection, these images were taken on Separation Negative 4133, Type 2, which was a type of black and white negative film produced by Kodak.

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of lantern slides depicting Banff Springs Hotel, Banff Townsite, Lake Louise, Lake O’Hara, travel rides, Bow Lake, Yoho National Park.

Name Access: Vaux, George, X

Subject Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Golfing; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel; Horseback riding; Lake O'Hara region; Photography; Scenery

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Lake O'Hara; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: N/A

Conservation: All slides were cleaned prior to scanning - cleaning cloth came out red-brown, possibly residue from the red binding tape reacting to the acid-free paper sleeves.

Creator: Vaux, George X

Biographical Source Notes: The Focal Encyclopaedia of Photography, 4th edition, Michael R. Peres editor-in-chief, Focal Press Taylor & Francis Group, New York and London, 2007, pp. 699.; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notch_code

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Content Details: [1] Slide patented December 29, 1986. Image of 1940's trail ride; two unidentified people on horses. [2] Two unidentified individuals on 1940's trail ride. [3] Horse standing on a mountain during trail ride. [4] Unidentified individual on a horse; unidentified mountains. [5] Unidentified individual riding a horse. Sticker reads, “George Vaux. Bryn Mawr, PA.” [6] Town site of Banff and surrounding mountains. suffering from severe white spotting. [7] View of Banff, Rundle Mountain and Tunnel Mountain. [8] View of Banff, Rundle Mountain and Tunnel Mountain. suffering from severe white spotting. [9] View of The Banff Springs Hotel and Golf Course. suffering from severe white spotting. [10] The Banff Springs Hotel and Golf Course. [11] Unidentified individuals putting on the green at The Banff Springs Golf Club. [12] Unidentified individuals in a canoe on Vermilion Lakes, Rundle Mountain in the background. [13] View of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier. [14] View of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier with table, chairs and an umbrella. [15] View of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier with table, chairs and an umbrella. Sticker reads, “George Vaux, Bryan Mawr, PA.” [16] View of Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier. [17] Unidentified individuals during a riding trail, glaciers in the distance. [18] Portrait of an unidentified man with camera. [19] View of Bow Lake, Bow Peak and Bow Glacier. [20] View of Crowfoot Mountain. [21] North view of Cathedral Mountain and Lake O’Hara. [22] View of Lake O’Hara and Cathedral Mountain. in addition to minimal white spotting and clouding minimal blurriness to image is apparent. [23] View of Lake O’Hara and Cathedral Mountain. [24] View of Lake O’Hara and Cathedral Mountain. [25] View of Lake O’Hara and Cathedral Mountain. [26] Unidentified male on a horse in the mountains; riding trail. [27] Photograph taken during a horse trail ride in the mountains; unidentified glaciers in the background. Sticker reads, “George Vaux, Bryan Mawr, PA.”. [28] View of Cathedral Mountain. [29] View of Bow Lake with mountains. [30] View of Cathedral Mountain. [31] View of Crowfoot Glacier. [32] View of Crowfoot Glacier. [33] View of two men with horse; unidentified mountain in background. [34] View of Crowfoot Glacier. [35] View of Lake O’Hara. [36] View of Lake O’Hara. [37] View of Takakkaw Falls in Yoho Provincial Park, British Columbia. [38] View of Takakkaw Falls in Yoho Provincial Park, British Columbia. [39] View of Lake O’Hara and mountains. [40] View individuals setting up camp with an unidentified mountain in the background.