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Part Of
Bob Hind fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Mountain travel and recreation, western Canada (A. Trips and activities, 1931-1992; B. General, between 1928 and 1960). II. Personal (A. Photography notes, 1938-1996; B. World travel, ca.1930-ca.1950; C. Personal photographs, 1927-ca.1955). III. Other, between ca…
Date Range
[ca.1925]-1992
Reference Code
M7 / V46
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Map
Private record
Part Of
Bob Hind fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 7
V 46
Sous-Fonds
M7 / V46
Accession Number
7181
Reference Code
M7 / V46
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Map
Private record
Date Range
[ca.1925]-1992
Physical Description
ca.5800 photographs (ca.1350 negatives, ca.1350 prints, ca.3100 transparencies). -- 15 motion pictures. -- 4 textual records (4 v). -- 2 cartographic records.
History / Biographical
Robin Cyril (Bob) Hind, 1911-2000, was an electrical engineer and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Hind was born on a farm in northern Alberta was educated at the University of Alberta, Edmonton. He was a Life Member of ACC, joining in 1933, and attended over 30 ACC camps, often with his family. 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.
In 1948, Bob Hind married Margaret (Peggy) Trotter, a fellow mountaineer and skier. Together they had two children. After Peggy Hind was killed in an avalanche in 1955, Hind married Marjory Bugler, and the couple had three more children. Marjory (Marj) Hind was a homemaker and mountaineer.
During his extensive mountaineering career, Bob Hind climbed most of the significant peaks in Rockies and Selkirks, including some first ascents. He also climbed in Wales and the Alps. Hind was active in the Calgary Tennis Club, the Boy Scout movement and was a member of the American Alpine Club and The Alpine Club, London. Bob Hind worked on electrical projects in Canada and Europe.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Mountain travel and recreation, western Canada (A. Trips and activities, 1931-1992; B. General, between 1928 and 1960). II. Personal (A. Photography notes, 1938-1996; B. World travel, ca.1930-ca.1950; C. Personal photographs, 1927-ca.1955). III. Other, between ca.1925 and ca.1955.
Series I consists of photographs, motion pictures and textual records pertaining to mountaineering, hiking, travel, Alpine Club of Canada camps and activities in western Canada by Bob Hind, Bob and Marj Hind, and the Hind family.
Name Access
Hind, Bob
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Science and technology
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No access restrictions
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series and file description
electronic and on-line finding aids
Creator
Hind, Bob
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Science and technology
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
archivist's acquisition file notes
obits: CAJ 1955; CAJ 2001
ACC ballot, January 1969 - in case file
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Mountaineering Photographs

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Part Of
Bob Hind fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to Hind's mountaineering trips in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains.
Date Range
1931-1947
Reference Code
V46 / I / A / 28 / PA - 1 to 35
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Bob Hind fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M7 / V46
Series
I.A. Mountain travel and recreation, western Canada : Trips and activities
Sous-Fonds
V46
Accession Number
7181
Reference Code
V46 / I / A / 28 / PA - 1 to 35
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1931-1947
Physical Description
ca.450 photographs : prints
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to Hind's mountaineering trips in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains.
Name Access
Hind, Bob
Subject Access
Activities
Backpacking
Cabins and shelters
Environment
Guide
Guiding
Mountaineering
Mountains
Professional and Personal Life
Geographic Access
Rocky Mountains
Selkirks
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Language
NA
Title Source
Title based on contents of file.
Content Details
LIST OF CONTENTS (V46 / 28 - 1 to 11) :
1. Lake O'Hara area, 1931 to 1938, ca.35 prints. Prints are labeled: O'H31, O'H34, O'H36, O'H37, O'H38, or are undated. Content includes landscape, climbing views, ski touring, Elizabeth Parker hut. Related to negatives in V46 / 2, 7, 15, 22
2. Glacier BC area, 1932, 1936, 1946, ca.25 prints. Prints are labeled: G32, G36 (1 item), G48 (1 item), or are undated. Content includes Mount Macoun, Mount Tupper, Mount Selwyn, landscapes, climbing, ski touring and ACC? camp. Related to negatives in V46 / 1, 4
3. Jasper area, 1933 to 1946, ca.215 prints. Prints are labeled: J33 (folder 3A); J34, J35, J36, J38 (folder 3B); J45 or J46 (folder 3C); or are undated (folder 3D). Content pertains to landscape, climbing, ski touring, camps, individuals and groups. Includes photographs by E.L.W. (Woolf), A. Harmon and G. Norris Taylor. Related to negatives in V46 / 6, 9, 12, 19, 20, 21, 25, possibly 23
4. Paradise Valley area, 1934 to 1937, 22 prints. Prints are labeled P33, 1933, P34, or are undated. Content includes Mount Aberdeen, The Mitre and Hungabee Mountain, interior of Abbot Hut. Related to negatives in V46 / 5
5. Mount Assiniboine area, 1935, 11 prints. Prints are labeled A35. Content includes landscapes and climbing. Related to negatives in V46 / 8
6. Mount Clemenceau area, 1936, 1938, ca.30 prints. Prints are labeled C36 and C38 (1 item). Content includes Mount Clemenceau, Mount Chettan, Chaba Glacier, Athabasca Falls, Athabasca Glacier, Maligne Lake, landscapes and climbing. Related to negatives in V46 / 10
7. Mount Robson area, 1936, 18 prints. Primarily prints labeled J36 or R36. Content includes Berg Lake, Resplendent Mountain, Mount Kinney, landscapes, ski touring, climbing and cabin. Related to negatives in V46 / 13
8. Mount Fryatt and Mount Forbes, Jasper area, 1936, 1938, ca.40 prints. Prints are labeled F36 or F38. Content pertains to landscape and climbing. Related to negatives in V46 / 11, 18
9. Banff area, 1937, 6 prints. Prints are labeled B37. Content includes Paradise Valley, Mount Rhondda, Mount Hector, Bow Lake. Related to negatives in V46 / 14
10. Bugaboos, 1946-1947, 21 prints. Prints are labeled B46, 1947, or are undated. Content pertains to ACC? camp and Bugaboo Spire. Related to negatives in V46 / 24
11. 1947 trips, 1947, 37 prints. File pertains to trips to areas in the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains. Related to negatives in V46 / 27
Processing Status
Processed
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