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Frances K. Montgomery and Gaie Taylor fonds

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Part Of
Frances K. Montgomery and Gaie Taylor fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Photographs, 1929-1976; II. Motion pictures, 1936-1964; III. Textual records, 1959-1994. Photographs and films pertain mainly to travel and camping in Europe, Ontario, western Canada and the United States. ACC camps in the Bugaboos, 1959, Fryatt Creek, 1960, …
Date Range
1929-1994, predominant 1935-1976
Reference Code
M326 / V552
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Frances K. Montgomery and Gaie Taylor fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 326
V 552
Sous-Fonds
M 326
V 552
Accession Number
6783
Reference Code
M326 / V552
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1929-1994, predominant 1935-1976
Physical Description
ca.1060 photographs (ca.400 transparencies, ca.380 negatives, ca.280 prints). -- 23 motion pictures. -- 7 textual records
History / Biographical
Frances Kathleen Montgomery, 1904-1989, and Esme Gabrielle (Gaie) Neufville Taylor, 1910-1994, met during their service in the Canadian Women's Army Corps during the Second World War. After the war they shared a house in London and Waterloo, Ontario. Montgomery was a university professor in Romance languages; Taylor worked as a secretary and writer. Montgomery retired in 1971 and the women moved to Victoria, B.C. They were avid photographers, gardeners, readers, climbers and campers. Montgomery and Taylor travelled throughout Ontario and west to Alberta, B.C. and the United States. They attended several Alpine Club of Canada camps between 1959 and 1969
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three series: I. Photographs, 1929-1976; II. Motion pictures, 1936-1964; III. Textual records, 1959-1994. Photographs and films pertain mainly to travel and camping in Europe, Ontario, western Canada and the United States. ACC camps in the Bugaboos, 1959, Fryatt Creek, 1960, Maligne Lake, 1962, and others are documented. Montgomery appears to have made the 35 mm photographs and the films, while Taylor appears to have made the 127-format negatives and superslide transparencies. Textual items are a letter and newsclippings on climbing
Notes
Photographs retained were selected from approximately 3800 items, mainly prints and transparencies, which included much duplication
Name Access
Montgomery, Frances K.
Taylor, Gaie
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
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 finding aid
Related Material
Accompanied by hiking and climbing artifacts transferred to heritage collections, Whyte Museum
Creator
Montgomery, Frances K.
Taylor, Gaie
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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