acc found 19 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

R202-4 to R210-21, B1-2 to B8-20, B9-2 to B14-24, B15-2 to B21-15

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: Pertain to Banff National Park, including Banff townsite, Bow Valley, Moraine Lake, Lake Louise and region, Bow Falls, Bow Lake, Peyto Lake, Banff Springs Hotel, Vermilion Lakes; Mount Assiniboine region, including lodge, Wonder Pass, Marvel Lake; Paradise Valley; Banff Indian Days and events; ACC …

Date Range: 1955

Reference Code: V225 / NS 7

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Reference Code: V225 / NS 7

Date Range: 1955

Physical Description: 800 transparencies : colour.

Scope & Content: Pertain to Banff National Park, including Banff townsite, Bow Valley, Moraine Lake, Lake Louise and region, Bow Falls, Bow Lake, Peyto Lake, Banff Springs Hotel, Vermilion Lakes; Mount Assiniboine region, including lodge, Wonder Pass, Marvel Lake; Paradise Valley; Banff Indian Days and events; ACC camps, Mount Robson 1955, Mummery Creek 1958; Abbot Pass; Lake O'Hara region; Vancouver, B.C. and area; Hillsdale Meadows; wildlife; Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; Mount Athabasca and Glacier; Hermit Range; Asulkan Pass; Cougar Valley region; [rock climbing school]; Lake O'Hara Lodge; Opabin Pass region; Jasper National Park; Floe Lake; Panther Falls; ACC Vancouver section; friends and associates, including Erling and Siri Strom, Phyllis Munday, Charlie Hunter, Caroline Hinman, Polly Prescott, Jimmy Simpson Sr., Rex Gibson, Fred P. ____, Henry Kingman, Ernest Feuz, Dr. George K. K. Link, Elfrida Pigou, Walter Perren, Polly M. ____, Eileen ___, Bea ____ and Marg S. C. [Marguerite Schnellbacher Coveney]. Quite complete; most missing slides explained in notebook SL III (M67/51).

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Canadian Rockies, Summer of 1932. Hinman Horseback and Camping Trip, July 1-17. With the Alpine Club Camp at Glacier, B.C., July 19-Aug 1. Climbing and Walking Trips Aug 1-Sept 13

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album depicting three trips taken throughout the summer of 1932. Canadian Rockies Summer of 1932 depicts what is possibly an Alpine Club of Canada organized climb around the Mt. Sir Donald and Mt. Dawson area of British Columbia. Includes mountain views, portraits, peo…

Date Range: 1932

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 9

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph print

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.b. Photographic material / photograph album

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 9

GMD: Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1932

Physical Description: 1 album (399 photographs : b&w ; 28 x 18 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album depicting three trips taken throughout the summer of 1932. Canadian Rockies Summer of 1932 depicts what is possibly an Alpine Club of Canada organized climb around the Mt. Sir Donald and Mt. Dawson area of British Columbia. Includes mountain views, portraits, people climbing, glaciers, and an ACC Annual Camp. Hinman Horseback and Camping Trip - July 1-17 [1932] depicts the annual backcountry horse trip organized by Caroline Hinman around the Mt. Assiniboine and East Kootenay areas of British Columbia. Includes scenic views, horses, camps, portraits, and two pages dedicated to the Hinman Party in August - it is not clear if Lillian Gest participated in the whole of Caroline Hinman's summer 1932 trip. At the Alpine Club Camp depicts the ACC Annual Camp for 1932, based in Glacier, BC. Includes the ACC camp, mountains, glaciers, portraits, scenic views, climbing, swimming, Abbot Pass Hut, Glacier Circle Cabin, enlargements, and greeting cards. Following the annotated ACC trip photographs are a collection of greeting cards, newspaper clippings, and misc. photographs from Gest's various trips during the summer of 1932. Most of these photographs are not annotated. Also includes greeting cards from trip members and a memorial card for Conrad Kain fixed to the inside back cover. Inserts 1 and 3 pertain to the overview/advertisement for the Summer 1932 and 1933 trips that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing routes, expectations, and prices. Insert 2 pertains to a clipped page from what is possibly an ACC or Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies periodical.

Notes: Blank pages not scanned

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline; Kain, Conrad; Wilson, Tom

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Animals; Bighorn Sheep; Buildings; Castles; Camps; Climbing; Exploration; Fay Hut; Family and personal life; Glacier House; Glaciers; Huts; Horses; Horse packing; Moose; Mountains; Mountaineering; Mountain Goat; Off the Beaten Track; Scenery; Travel

Geographic Access: Mount Assiniboine; Lake O'Hara; Mt. Sir Donald; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; East Kootenay; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Access Restrictions: Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.

Language: English

Conservation: Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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A25 to A38, A39, K2 to K9. -- 1947, 1971-1976

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: Pertain to the Bugaboos; Opabin Lake region; Rocky Creek; Lake of the Hanging Glacier; Schaffer Lake region; Lake Louise and region; Columbia Icefields and chalet; Athabasca Falls; Athabasca River rafting; Jasper National Park and Maligne Canyon; Jasper Park Lodge; Cathedral Lodge; Banff Avenue; Ba…

Reference Code: V225 / NS 10

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Reference Code: V225 / NS 10

Physical Description: 518 transparencies : colour.

Scope & Content: Pertain to the Bugaboos; Opabin Lake region; Rocky Creek; Lake of the Hanging Glacier; Schaffer Lake region; Lake Louise and region; Columbia Icefields and chalet; Athabasca Falls; Athabasca River rafting; Jasper National Park and Maligne Canyon; Jasper Park Lodge; Cathedral Lodge; Banff Avenue; Banff Indian Days; Vermilion Lakes; Mount Rundle; Lake Minnewanka; Moraine Lake; ACC camps at Farnham Creek (1971) and Glacier (1947); Mount Assiniboine region; Diana Lake region; Sleeping Poets Pool; Yoho National Park and Natural Bridge; pack trips; helicopters; Toronto; Yellowstone National Park; airplane accident; Skyline Trail Hikers, hikes and camps at Palliser Pass (1975), South Molar Pass (1974) and Owl Lake (1976); Lillian Gest, friends and associates, including Mary Fallis, Marg. Fleming, Polly Prescott, Mary Read, Phyllis Munday, Eric Hopkins, Bill Harrison, George K. K. Link, Wally Joyce, Dorothy Hartley, Pierre and Margaret Trudeau, Harry Ford, Willie and Nick Morant, Caroline Hinman, Bea ____, Cohen family, Harry and Fione Green, Jim and Sue Davies and Geo [?]. -- Also contains: 1. selected transparencies from R123 and R124 (1947); 2. "East by Car, 1947, Caroline Hinman" (9 items); 3. "Fr. Hiene Kingman, Mar 1971" (18 items), re 1947 ACC; 4. "Polly P. fr. plane" (6 items), Canadian Rockies views. -- Dates of slides: 1971 (A26-1 to A29-1), 1972 (A30-2 to A33-9), 1973 (A34-3 to A36- 19), 1974 (A38-4 to A39-32), 1975 (K2-1 to K8). -- Fifty-seven slides from groups A38, K4, K5 and K9 were refiled in this box after being loaned by Lillian Gest and returned from the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. All except K9 slides are thought to have originated in this box; the exact location of the K9 slides could not be determined, but as they fit with the rest of the material, they have been inserted here See notebook SL IV (M67/51).

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R32-7 to R47-6, R51-8 to R66-15, R70-1 to R78-19. -- 1940-1942

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: Titles in box: (1940) - Jasper 1940; Trip with Polly; Glacier Lake Camp; Jasper Again; Jasper to Emerald Lake; Emerald Lake; (1941) - Trip to O'Hara; Indians; Emerald Lake; Glacier Park. Pertain to Jasper National Park and area; Jasper Park Lodge; Lake Louise and area; Edith Cavell Tea House; Pant…

Reference Code: V225 / NS 3

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Reference Code: V225 / NS 3

Physical Description: 530 transparencies : colour.

Scope & Content: Titles in box: (1940) - Jasper 1940; Trip with Polly; Glacier Lake Camp; Jasper Again; Jasper to Emerald Lake; Emerald Lake; (1941) - Trip to O'Hara; Indians; Emerald Lake; Glacier Park. Pertain to Jasper National Park and area; Jasper Park Lodge; Lake Louise and area; Edith Cavell Tea House; Panther Falls area; Glacier Creek and Glacier Lake; Howse River; rodeo events; Columbia Icefield and Chalet; Yoho National Park; Banff National Park; Banff Indian Days at Banff Springs Hotel; Waterton Lakes National Park; Cardston, Alberta; Consolation Lake - ACC Camp (1942); friends and associates, including Christian Hasler, Polly Prescott, Jack Brewster, Hamilton Jones, B.H.G. and Dan McCowan. -- Incomplete: numbers correspond to notebook SL I (M67/51). Some slides missing; some missing slides explained by "G1" or "G2" in notebook, meaning removed for slide show.

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Personal Trip Diaries

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1968-1975 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies. Includes: M67 / 5 - 1 : black leather diary. Pertains to summer trips taken during the summers of 1968 and 1969. Summer 1968 includes travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by airplane and …

Date Range: 1968-1975

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 5 - 1 to 5 - 6

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

6 images 7 Electronic Resources

Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes

Sous-Fonds: M67

Sub-Series: i. Diaries

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: M67 / I / A / i / 5 - 1 to 5 - 6

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1968-1975

Physical Description: 7.5 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 10.8 x 17.7 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1968-1975 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies. Includes: M67 / 5 - 1 : black leather diary. Pertains to summer trips taken during the summers of 1968 and 1969. Summer 1968 includes travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by airplane and hiking and visiting around Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara and the Icefields Parway areas. Summer 1969 time spent in Banff, along the Icefields Parkway, and in the Golden and Lake O'Hara areas as well as various club activities as part of the Alpine Club of Canada. Also includes lists of birds seen, reservation details, people met and staff of various places, events from Banff (including the death of Fred Brewster and Catharine Whyte receiving an honourary degree), song lyrics, and [what is possibly] a joke. M67 / 5 - 2 : black leather diary, dated 1970 in white ink (possibly white out) on the front cover. Pertains to a 1970 trip to the Canadian Rockies and includes hikes with and without organizations like the Alpine Club of Canada and the Sky Line Trail Hikers as well as stays at the Banff Springs Hotel, the ACC Club House, Lake O'Hara, and the Bugaboo Lodge, BC. Also includes transcriptions from the Abbot Pass Hut Register from 1926-1939 (presumably only of people Lillian Gest knew personally), reservation details, lists of people met, and a list of events from 1970, including the sale of the ACC Club House for $70, 000 (does not mention to who). M67 / 5 - 3 : black leather diary, dated 1971 in ink on masking tape adhered to the front cover. Pertains to a summer visit in 1971 to the Canadian rockies and includes stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara areas, hiking trips with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada, and travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by air. Newspaper clipping on page 125 pertaining to the death of Edmee Brewster. Also includes lists of people met and staff (Lake O'Hara Lodge, Chateau Lake Louise, ACC Club House), events from Banff, list of birds, details for a Bow Valley Naturalists trip, and the plaque dedication ceremony for Lawrence Grassi at Lake O'Hara, June 26, 1971. M67 / 5 - 4 : black leather diary, dated 1972 in black ink on fabric tape adhered to the front cover. Pertains to the summer of 1972 spent in the Canadian Rockies time spent in and around the Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, Jasper, and Tonquin Valley areas as well as travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by air. Insert pertains to diary entries for the final few days of September as the book ran out of pages. Also inlcudes lists of people met, birds spotted at Lake O'Hara, and list of events from Banff (including the move of the Moore house to its current location). M67 / 5 - 5 : black leather diary, dated 1973-1974 To July 20 in ink on a piece of masking tape adhered to the front cover (1973 to 7-20 1974 in faint red paint directly on leather of cover). Pertains to the summers of 1973 and 1974 spent in and around the Canadian Rockies. Summer 1973 includes stays in the Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, and Bow Lake areas as well as hiking trips with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada. Summer 1974 includes stays at various hotels around Banff and in the Lake Louise and Lake O'Hara areas, a helicopter trip to and from Mt. Assiniboine and region, and organized hiking trips with the Sky Line Trail Hikers. Also includes lists of staffs and people met, birds spotted at Lake O'Hara, distances, and a list of events from 1973. M67 / 5 - 6 : black leather diary, titled Sat July 20 1974 to 1975 - Thurs July 14 in ink on fabric [possibly plastic] adhered to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of the summer 1974 trip (July-September) continued from M67 / 5 - 5 and details from June and July, 1975. The summer 1975 trip included travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by train [heading west] and plane [headed east], stays around Banff, Lake O'Hara, and Lake Louise, and hiking trips with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada. Also includes lists of people met, reservation details, ACC Camp details for 1975, Sky Line Hikers trip dates and locations, and events from Banff 1975 including the ACC Club House being completely torn down. Also includes loose items consisting of notes (to Lillian Gest from others and to herself), reminders, invoices, itineraries, and newspaper clippings.

Notes: Blank pages not scanned.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Moore, Edmee; Gest, Lillian; Grassi, Lawrence; Hinman, Caroline; Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Activities; Alpine Club of Canada; Cabins and shelters; Camping; Camps; Community; Environment and Nature; European travel; Expo 67; Family and personal life; First Nations; Guides; Hiking; Horse packing; Horseback riding; Hotels; Indigenous Peoples; Lake O'Hara region; Membership; Mountaineering; Mountains; Outfitting; Outfitters, trail guides and packers; Off the Beaten Track; Pack trips; Parks Canada; Record keeping; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Sports and leisure; Stoney Nakoda; Tourism; Trails; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Travel; Travel and Exploration

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Pipestone Pass; Saskatchewan River; Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine; Jasper; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Pennsylvania; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Conservation: Secure title piece for M67 / 5 - 6.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed