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Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

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Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 53 diaries pertaining to personal life, travel, office work, and Alpine Club of Canada camps. Diaries range in date from 1885 to 1944. Also included are two volumes/scrapbooks compiled by A.O. Wheeler. Both volumes include numerous articles, newspaper clippings, letters, ACC broc…
Date Range
1885-1944
Reference Code
M546 / V771
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Scrapbook
Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 546
V 771
Sous-Fonds
M546 / V771
Accession Number
2016.8598
2014.8312
8144
8160
Reference Code
M546 / V771
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Map
Private record
Scrapbook
Date Range
1885-1944
Physical Description
62 vol. of textual material. -- 66 vol. of photograph albums
History / Biographical
Arthur Oliver Wheeler (1860-1945) DLS, ALS, BCLS, was born in Ireland, arriving in Canada in 1876. Wheeler was a mountaineer, co-founder of the Alpine Club of Canada (1906), and Dominion Land Surveyor. In 1913, Wheeler was appointed Boundary Commissioner and tasked with photo surveying the Alberta / British Columbia interprovincial boundary.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of 53 diaries pertaining to personal life, travel, office work, and Alpine Club of Canada camps. Diaries range in date from 1885 to 1944. Also included are two volumes/scrapbooks compiled by A.O. Wheeler. Both volumes include numerous articles, newspaper clippings, letters, ACC brochures and notices addressed to ACC members. Volume one covers the period 1902 to 1913; volume two includes materials from 1914 to 1940. A inventory of both volumes, compiled by ACC member Paul Geddes, is also included. Additionally there are 7 volumes of notes corresponding to the photographs A.O. Wheeler took. Photographic material consists of 66 albums which contain approximately 5000 photographs, black and white positive prints from glass negatives, all 12 x 16 cm. The first album is dated 1915, the last 1924. Some of the albums contain a small map printed on linen. Each album contains an index to the photographs taken for the Alberta - British Columbia Interprovincial Boundary photo survey and are organized by Station, Bearing, and Subject.
Name Access
Alberta/British Columbia Boundary Survey
Dominion of Canada Land Surveyor
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Subject Access
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Government
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
electronic finding aid
Creator
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Miscellaneous items from Peter and Catharine Whyte's home

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of building plans of the White Block renovations 1965, posters, original and reproductions of art, aluminium press plates from printing cards and letters, blank Banff School District Diploma's, preliminary plans for renovation of Peter and Catharine Whyte's home March 3, 1969.
Date Range
1950 - 1959
Reference Code
M36 / I / C / F / O.S.
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual, map, plan or blueprint
Textual, print or ephemera
Textual, private record
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I / C - Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items added in 2017 onward
Sous-Fonds
M36
Sub-Series
M36 / I / C / F - Miscellaneous items from Peter and Catharine Whyte's home
Accession Number
3069
Reference Code
M36 / I / C / F / O.S.
GMD
Textual, map, plan or blueprint
Textual, print or ephemera
Textual, private record
Date Range
1950 - 1959
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of building plans of the White Block renovations 1965, posters, original and reproductions of art, aluminium press plates from printing cards and letters, blank Banff School District Diploma's, preliminary plans for renovation of Peter and Catharine Whyte's home March 3, 1969.
Name Access
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine
Geographic Access
Alberta
Language
English
Category
Arts
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte's desk

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of blank cards and postcards; two doilies; printed copies of images from the Hispanic Society of America; newspaper clippings; Geographic Maps.
Date Range
1923
1939
1959
[ca.1950 - 1960]
Reference Code
M36 / I / C / B / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual, map, plan or blueprint
Textual, print or ephemera
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
M36 / I / C: Catharine and Peter Whyte Papers, items accessioned in 2018 onward
Sous-Fonds
M36
Sub-Series
M36 / I / C / B: Miscellaneous papers from Catharine Whyte’s desk
Accession Number
3069
Reference Code
M36 / I / C / B / 1
GMD
Textual, map, plan or blueprint
Textual, print or ephemera
Date Range
1923
1939
1959
[ca.1950 - 1960]
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of blank cards and postcards; two doilies; printed copies of images from the Hispanic Society of America; newspaper clippings; Geographic Maps.
Name Access
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine
Language
English
Title Source
Based on contents
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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