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Edward Whymper fonds

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Part Of
Edward Whymper fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds includes textual records and photographs pertaining to Whymper's Canadian trips, 1900-1909. Excerpts of diaries and "General Notes Upon the Canadian Rocky Mountains," 1900-1909, pertain to trans-Canada trip, 1900; Vermilion Pass, Yoho Valley and Ice River Valley explorations, 1901; observatio…
Date Range
Copies made ca.1975
Reference Code
M309 / V728
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Part Of
Edward Whymper fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 309
V 728
Sous-Fonds
M 309
V 728
Accession Number
2088, 3447
Reference Code
M309 / V728
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Date Range
Copies made ca.1975
Physical Description
13 cm of textual records (904 p.). -- 36 photographs : copy negatives
History / Biographical
Edward Whymper, 1840-1911, was a renowned international mountaineer from London, England. On the strength of his reputation as a superior climber during the 1860s and conqueror of the Matterhorn, Whymper was engaged by the Canadian Pacific Railway for several seasons to assess conditions in the Canadian Rockies.
Scope & Content
Fonds includes textual records and photographs pertaining to Whymper's Canadian trips, 1900-1909.
Excerpts of diaries and "General Notes Upon the Canadian Rocky Mountains," 1900-1909, pertain to trans-Canada trip, 1900; Vermilion Pass, Yoho Valley and Ice River Valley explorations, 1901; observations on the CPR line, The Gap to Revelstoke, 1903; Yoho Valley, Crowsnest Pass explorations including Frank Slide, 1904; Field, 1905; Alpine Club of Canada Camp, Lake O'Hara, 1909. Whymper records detailed observations on scenery, CPR hotels and facilities, Swiss Guides, outfitters, etc. and proposes improvements.
Negatives are copies of Edward Whymper's photographs and notes from his trip to the Canadian Rockies, June to August 1901, and pertain mainly to Yoho National Park and the Lake Louise area. Includes sectional panorama views. Photographs were originally part of Whymper's report to the Surveyor-General of Canada.
Name Access
Whymper, Edward
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Reference use only
Other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
modern reference prints
Creator
Whymper, Edward
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Nancy Lyall interview

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Part Of
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection
Date Range
1969
Reference Code
S1 / 21
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I. Interviews
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
N/A
Reference Code
S1 / 21
Responsibility
Interviewer: Elizabeth Rummel
Interviewer: Maryalice Harvey Stewart
Date Range
1969
Physical Description
1 sound recording
Name Access
Albizzi, Nicholas delgi
Gardiner, Katie
Geddes, Malcolm D.
Mitchell, Stanley H.
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Whymper, Edward
Language
English
Finding Aid
Recording summary and reference cassette available
Title Source
Title based on contents of recording
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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