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Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of two bound journals/diaries with handwritten notes pertaining to a 1931 packing trip [entries are from July and August, approx. 38 days]. Item M287/I/6 appears to contain original account by Aileen Harmon, and M287/I/7 is rewritten duplicate, also handwritten, likely made for legibi…
Date Range
1931
[ca. 1931 - ca. 1940]
Reference Code
M287 / I / 6 to 7
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Diary
Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M287 / V262
Series
M287 / I : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
M287
Accession Number
2016.8596
Reference Code
M287 / I / 6 to 7
GMD
Textual record
Diary
Responsibility
Items produced by Aileen Harmon
Date Range
1931
[ca. 1931 - ca. 1940]
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of two bound journals/diaries with handwritten notes pertaining to a 1931 packing trip [entries are from July and August, approx. 38 days]. Item M287/I/6 appears to contain original account by Aileen Harmon, and M287/I/7 is rewritten duplicate, also handwritten, likely made for legibility reasons. Author and date of copied version are unknown [possibly similar time period].
Notes
The inside front cover of item M287/I/7 is annotated in pencil with names "Jay Nowlin" and "Jack Cooley".
Name Access
Nowlin, Jay
Cooley, Jack
Harmon, Aileen
Subject Access
Packing
Travel
Horses
Camping
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Waterford Lake
Castle Mountain
British Columbia
Goat Ridge
Camp Parker
Lake Louise
Language
English
Creator
Aileen Harmon
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title provided prior to processing
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of an original travel journal/diary annotated by Aileen Harmon pertaining to a 1933 ski trip to Skoki Lodge. File also includes two complete, typed copies of text from original 1933 account [one accompanied by typed letter to "Kathryn", likely Catharine Robb Whyte], and one incomplete…
Date Range
1933
[ca. 1981 - ca. 1990]
Reference Code
M287 / I / 8
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Diary
Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M287 / V262
Series
M287 / I : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
M287
Accession Number
2016.8596
Reference Code
M287 / I / 8
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Diary
Responsibility
Produced by Aileen Harmon
Date Range
1933
[ca. 1981 - ca. 1990]
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of an original travel journal/diary annotated by Aileen Harmon pertaining to a 1933 ski trip to Skoki Lodge. File also includes two complete, typed copies of text from original 1933 account [one accompanied by typed letter to "Kathryn", likely Catharine Robb Whyte], and one incomplete typed copy.
Notes
One copy of journal contents annotated
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Harmon, Aileen
Subject Access
Skiing
Travel
Mountains
Skoki Lodge
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Lake Louise
Language
English
Creator
Aileen Harmon
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title provided prior to processing
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Mountain Memories - Original

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Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 16 typed accounts and recollections by Aileen Harmon of her life, work and travel experiences in the 1930's and 1940's. Content pertains to her early career with Parks Canada, trips throughout the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and personal memories with friends and colleagues.
Date Range
1929
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
1931
1938
Reference Code
M287 / I / 9
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M287 / V262
Series
M287 / I : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
M287
Accession Number
2016.8596
Reference Code
M287 / I / 9
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Responsibility
Produced by Aileen Harmon
Date Range
1929
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
1931
1938
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of 16 typed accounts and recollections by Aileen Harmon of her life, work and travel experiences in the 1930's and 1940's. Content pertains to her early career with Parks Canada, trips throughout the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and personal memories with friends and colleagues.
Notes
Documents may have been used as notes/drafts of published material.
Dates provided for textual records are based on dates given in personal accounts. Date of production of physical notes unknown, but possibly between 1975 - 1990 [estimate by Processing Archivist based on similar documents in fonds]
Name Access
Harmon, Aileen
Subject Access
Parks Canada
Travel
Autobiography
Rock climbing
Family and personal life
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Reference use only, no reproduction
Language
English
Creator
Aileen Harmon
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title provided prior to processing
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 magazines dated between 2002 - 2015, some scanned pages from a 1978 newspaper, and an article with attached correspondence, each with content pertaining to Aileen Harmon. Includes 2 [duplicate] Canadian Wilderness magazines and an Alpine Club of Canada magazine with posthumous ar…
Date Range
1978
2002
2011 - 2015
Reference Code
M287 / I / 14
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Published record
Textual record
Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M287 / V262
Series
M287 / I : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
M287
Accession Number
2016.8596
Reference Code
M287 / I / 14
GMD
Published record
Textual record
Responsibility
Items produced by Canadian Wilderness, Alpine Club of Canada, Univrsity of Alberta, Parks and Wilderness Quarterly, The Spectator and Fred Roots
Date Range
1978
2002
2011 - 2015
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 magazines dated between 2002 - 2015, some scanned pages from a 1978 newspaper, and an article with attached correspondence, each with content pertaining to Aileen Harmon. Includes 2 [duplicate] Canadian Wilderness magazines and an Alpine Club of Canada magazine with posthumous articles on Aileen Harmon, a University of Alberta alumni magazine, a Parks and Wilderness Quarterly magazine with an article written by Aileen, scanned pages from The Spectator of an article quoting Aileen with a photograph of her included, and an article by Fred Roots published in Island Bushwacker magazine about Aileen, accompanied by a letter to Aileen from Fred Roots.
Notes
Contains two copies of the same magazine [Canadian Wilderness Spring/Summer 2015 issue].
Name Access
Roots, Fred
Harmon, Aileen
Alpine Club of Canada
University of Alberta
Subject Access
Publication
Biography
Conservation
Education
Obituary
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Access Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Tales from my Mountain Life

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Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of four drafts of Aileen Harmon's published autobiography, "Tales from my Mountain Life". First and last drafts are annotated in pen with corrections. File also includes correspondence between Aileen Harmon and her great-nephew Sebastian Hutchings, and between Aileen and Donald Bourdo…
Date Range
2003 - 2004
Reference Code
M287 / I / 10 to 11
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M287 / V262
Series
M287 / I : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
M287
Accession Number
2016.8596
Reference Code
M287 / I / 10 to 11
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Responsibility
Produced by Aileen Harmon
Date Range
2003 - 2004
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of four drafts of Aileen Harmon's published autobiography, "Tales from my Mountain Life". First and last drafts are annotated in pen with corrections. File also includes correspondence between Aileen Harmon and her great-nephew Sebastian Hutchings, and between Aileen and Donald Bourdon [previous Head Archivist of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies].
Notes
Name of publication changes from "Tales of a Mountain Woman" to "Tales from my Mountain Life" between second and third drafts.
Name Access
Hutchings, Sebastian
Bourdon, Donald
Harmon, Aileen
Subject Access
Author
Publication
Autobiography
Travel
Hiking
Family and personal life
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
British Columbia
Access Restrictions
Copyright restrictions apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Reference use only, no reproduction
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title provided prior to processing
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Collected newspaper articles and publications

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Part Of
Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of collected newspaper articles and other published materials. File includes a Trail Riders and Skyline Hikers bulletin [ca.1938] with an image of Maryalice and trail rider Steve Cody on the cover; several newspaper articles pertaining to Maryalice's career, hobbies, and friends (incl…
Date Range
[1938]
1966
1972
1978-1979
1988
1995
Reference Code
M9 / II / 16
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Newspaper clipping
Part Of
Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M9
S13
V605
Series
M9 / II : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
M9
Accession Number
7412
Reference Code
M9 / II / 16
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
[1938]
1966
1972
1978-1979
1988
1995
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of collected newspaper articles and other published materials. File includes a Trail Riders and Skyline Hikers bulletin [ca.1938] with an image of Maryalice and trail rider Steve Cody on the cover; several newspaper articles pertaining to Maryalice's career, hobbies, and friends (including Lorna Oliver and Reverend R. M. Bourke); and a journal article from the Nature Conservation Society of Japan.
Name Access
Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
Oliver, Lorna (Wellman)
Bourke, R. M.
Cody, Steve
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Publication
Newspaper
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Professional and Personal Life
Employment
Environment
Conservation
Research
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Banff
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Japan
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Environment
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Guardians of the Wild: A History of the Wardens of Canada's National Parks

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Part Of
Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one bound volume, titled "Guardians of the Wild: A History of the Wardens of Canada's National Parks" by Robert J. Burns, 1994. Item is signed on first page by Maryalice Harvey Stewart, and contains small annotations.
Date Range
1994
Reference Code
M9 / I / B / 13
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M9
S13
V605
Series
M9 / I : Professional records
Sous-Fonds
M9
Sub-Series
M9 / I / B : Research and other professional records
Accession Number
7412
Reference Code
M9 / I / B / 13
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1994
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 22 x 28 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one bound volume, titled "Guardians of the Wild: A History of the Wardens of Canada's National Parks" by Robert J. Burns, 1994. Item is signed on first page by Maryalice Harvey Stewart, and contains small annotations.
Material Details
Volume is signed in blue ink on first page
Contains small annotations near back of volume in pencil and blue-coloured pencil
Plastic, dark green binding insert
Name Access
Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
Burns, Robert J.
Subject Access
Parks Canada
Wardens
National parks and reserves
Environment
Research
History
Publication
Geographic Access
Canada
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Environment
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Aileen Harmon guest book

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Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one guest book for visitors to see Aileen Harmon, with dates between December 31, 2014 and January 3, 2015 during a hospital stay. 4 pages are annotated with 69 individual entries, and the rest of the book is blank. Also includes note by Carole Harmon.
Date Range
2014 - 2015
Reference Code
M287 / I / 4
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M287 / V262
Series
M287 / I : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
M287
Accession Number
2016.8596
Reference Code
M287 / I / 4
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Responsibility
Carole Harmon
Date Range
2014 - 2015
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of one guest book for visitors to see Aileen Harmon, with dates between December 31, 2014 and January 3, 2015 during a hospital stay. 4 pages are annotated with 69 individual entries, and the rest of the book is blank. Also includes note by Carole Harmon.
Name Access
Harmon, Carole
Harmon, Aileen
Subject Access
Personal and Family Life
Hospital
Medicine
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Language
English
Creator
Carole Harmon
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Personal correspondence, other collected

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55670
Part Of
Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of personal correspondence which was sent to, or collected by, Maryalice Harvey Stewart, including letters and postcards from various friends, family and professional colleagues. File includes holiday and greeting cards, including a 1938 holiday card addressed to "Mary Harvey" contain…
Date Range
1939
1941
1963
1966
1973
1976
1981-1982
1989
1993
1995-1996
1999
Reference Code
M9 / II / 9
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M9
S13
V605
Series
M9 / II : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
M9
Accession Number
7412
2125
Reference Code
M9 / II / 9
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1939
1941
1963
1966
1973
1976
1981-1982
1989
1993
1995-1996
1999
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of personal correspondence which was sent to, or collected by, Maryalice Harvey Stewart, including letters and postcards from various friends, family and professional colleagues. File includes holiday and greeting cards, including a 1938 holiday card addressed to "Mary Harvey" containing 7 photographs of Maryalice and friends on a packing trip and a miniature map of Sunshine Ski Lodge; several letters from Garde B. Gardom, who was elected Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia in 1995; and a letter to Maryalice's mother, Elizabeth "Bessie" Harvey from Private Earl R. Goodman of Banff, 1941.
Name Access
Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
Harvey, Elizabeth
Gardom, Garde B.
Goodman, Earl
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Correspondence
Holidays
Travel
Pack trips
Horses
Sunshine Ski Lodge
Military
World War II
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply - personal information
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Liana Van der Bellen fonds

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Part Of
Liana Van der Bellen fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of letters and notes sent to Liana Van der Bellen from Elizabeth Rummel, Muriel Gratz, Maryalice Stewart and others from Banff, Canmore, and Mount Assiniboine during the years 1955-1981. Also included are photographs of Elizabeth Rummel's operations at Mount Assiniboine and Sunburst…
Date Range
1955-1981
Reference Code
M151 / V652
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Liana Van der Bellen fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 151
V 652
Sous-Fonds
M 151
V 652
Accession Number
2394 (V8), 7704 (unproc)
Reference Code
M151 / V652
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1955-1981
Physical Description
ca.50 photographs: prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 3 cm textual records
History / Biographical
Liana Van der Bellen was born in Estonia and arrived in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as a displaced person in 1948.
Van der Bellen worked as a chambermaid at the Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1950 to 1951 and visited Mount Assiniboine Lodge and Sunburst Lake camp as a guest or helper during the years 1955-1960, 1963, 1965-1967 and 1969.
Van der Bellen earned her B.L.S. in 1953 and worked as a cataloguer at McGill University in Montreal. From 1961 to 1973 Van der Bellen was a librarian, lecturer and associate professor at the library school at the Université de Montréal while continuing her studies in rare book librarianship at Columbia University in 1970-1971. In 1973, Van der Bellen was appointed Chief of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Division at the National Library of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. Van der Bellen retired from the National Library in 1991.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of letters and notes sent to Liana Van der Bellen from Elizabeth Rummel, Muriel Gratz, Maryalice Stewart and others from Banff, Canmore, and Mount Assiniboine during the years 1955-1981. Also included are photographs of Elizabeth Rummel's operations at Mount Assiniboine and Sunburst Lake, her home in Canmore and investiture in the Order of Canada.
Notes
Material from V8 accn. 2394 was merged with this accession
Name Access
Gratz, Muriel
Rummel, Elizabeth
Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
Van der Bellen, Liana
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No access restrictions
Language
Language is English and German
Finding Aid
No finding aid
Creator
Van der Bellen, Liana
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Accession record, accompanying notes and retirement notice from National Library News, 1991
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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