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Alice Wright fonds
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- Part Of
- Alice Wright fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes motion pictures by Alice Wright of horse trips and travels in the Canadian Rockies and miscellaneous papers and ephemera pertaining to Mount Robson Ranch, Berg Lake Chalet and Mount Robson region and history. Films pertain mainly to the Mount Robson and Jasper, Alberta areas; also B…
- Date Range
- 1827-1975
- Reference Code
- M193 / V710
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Alice Wright fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 193
- V 710
- Sous-Fonds
- M193/V710
- Accession Number
- 1173, 2418, 3972
- Reference Code
- M193 / V710
- Date Range
- 1827-1975
- Physical Description
- 11 motion pictures. -- 6 textual records
- History / Biographical
- Alice Wright, d.ca.1982, was owner of the Mount Robson Ranch and operator of the Berg Lake Chalet in the Mount Robson area of British Columbia, Canada. She also lived at Red Pass and Sidney, B.C.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds includes motion pictures by Alice Wright of horse trips and travels in the Canadian Rockies and miscellaneous papers and ephemera pertaining to Mount Robson Ranch, Berg Lake Chalet and Mount Robson region and history. Films pertain mainly to the Mount Robson and Jasper, Alberta areas; also Banff and Lake Louise. Textual records include a transcript of a portion of a diary of George MacDougal, 1827, describing a trip through Yellowhead Pass, Tete Jaune Cache to Jasper House. Also includes a memorandum of the British Columbia Parks Branch, 1975, re the future of the Berg Lake Chalet; annotations by Alice Wright.
- Name Access
- Wright, Alice
- Subject Access
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- 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: motion picture summaries
- Creator
- Wright, Alice
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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George Encil fonds
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- Part Of
- George Encil fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of prints pertaining to skiing, ski competitions and Mount Norquay Ski Camp, mainly collected by Encil; motion pictures titled "Ski Pros Holiday", "Mount Bulyea" and "Rhythm on Snow"; and letter and articles pertaining to skiing, Mount Norquay ski area and George Encil.
- Date Range
- 1936-1953
- Reference Code
- M170 / V189
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Video
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- George Encil fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 170
- V 189
- Sous-Fonds
- M 170
- V 189
- Accession Number
- 1039, 1523, 5317
- Reference Code
- M170 / V189
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Video
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1936-1953
- Physical Description
- 63 photographs : prints, negatives. -- 3 motion pictures : video recordings. -- .5 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- George Encil (originally George Eisenschiml), b.1906, was a skier, ski resort owner and developer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Encil was born in Czechoslovakia and emigrated to Canada in 1937. He settled in Banff after the Second World War. Encil was involved in mountain photography and cinematography. He built the Mount Norquay Ski Lift in 1948 and his company purchased the Sunshine Ski Lodge in 1952.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of prints pertaining to skiing, ski competitions and Mount Norquay Ski Camp, mainly collected by Encil; motion pictures titled "Ski Pros Holiday", "Mount Bulyea" and "Rhythm on Snow"; and letter and articles pertaining to skiing, Mount Norquay ski area and George Encil.
- Name Access
- Encil, George
- Subject Access
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- Creator
- Encil, George
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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