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Diaries, James Geddes and Jessie Geddes
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55315
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two diaries: one owned by James Geddes with entries dating between 1889 and 1893, and one owned by Jessie Geddes, ca.1911. Content of James Geddes' diary pertains to daily accounts of personal events while living in Ontario. Jessie Geddes' diary entries pertain to her personal fami…
- Date Range
- 1889-1893
- 1911
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / C / 2, 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Diary
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- M39 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- M39
- Sub-Series
- III / C : Other personal and family records
- Accession Number
- 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / C / 2, 3
- GMD
- Textual record
- Diary
- Date Range
- 1889-1893
- 1911
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- James Geddes (1836-1908) and Jessie Geddes (née Dick Wares, 1836-1920) were both born in Wick, Caithness, Scotland and were married in Edinburgh in 1865. James and Jessie were the parents of Malcolm Daniel Geddes, as well as his siblings Daniel, James William and Jessie Esther. Following the family's move to Canada in 1877, James Geddes worked as a farmer and lay preacher in Ontario.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two diaries: one owned by James Geddes with entries dating between 1889 and 1893, and one owned by Jessie Geddes, ca.1911. Content of James Geddes' diary pertains to daily accounts of personal events while living in Ontario. Jessie Geddes' diary entries pertain to her personal family history and genealogical timelines for the Geddes family between 1877 and 1911.
- Name Access
- Geddes, James
- Geddes, Jessie
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Genealogy
- Personal and Professional Life
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - fragile materials
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - fragile materials
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Contains loose/damaged material - handle with caution
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/james-geddes
- "Record of the Geddes Family 1802 - 1977" [biofile material, donated to Whyte Museum by Ruth Elliott as part of accession 2015.8558]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Drafts, edited copies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55248
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of handwritten and typed drafts of works by Malcolm Geddes. Content pertains to the first ascent of Mount Geikie, mountaineering and mountain climbing, and life in Western Canada and Parry Sound, Ontario. Includes three typed drafts of "Beyond the Eagle's Nest" with edits and correcti…
- Date Range
- [1890-1900]
- [1900-1920]
- [1925-1927]
- Reference Code
- M39 / I / B / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- M39 / I : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M39
- Sub-Series
- M39 / I / B : Manuscripts and drafts
- Accession Number
- 7846
- Reference Code
- M39 / I / B / 2
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- [1890-1900]
- [1900-1920]
- [1925-1927]
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of handwritten and typed drafts of works by Malcolm Geddes. Content pertains to the first ascent of Mount Geikie, mountaineering and mountain climbing, and life in Western Canada and Parry Sound, Ontario. Includes three typed drafts of "Beyond the Eagle's Nest" with edits and corrections.
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Subject Access
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Exploration
- Travel
- Family and personal life
- Summit
- Settlement
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Mount Geikie
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Ontario
- Parry Sound
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Malcolm Geddes obituary and funeral records
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55263
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the death and funeral of Malcolm Geddes, 1927. File includes obituary articles, a funeral service program, a list of funeral guests, and a letter of condolence to the Geddes family sent by staff members at United Oils Limited.
- Date Range
- 1927
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / C / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- M39 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- M39
- Sub-Series
- M39 / III / C : Other personal and family records
- Accession Number
- 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / C / 4
- Date Range
- 1927
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the death and funeral of Malcolm Geddes, 1927. File includes obituary articles, a funeral service program, a list of funeral guests, and a letter of condolence to the Geddes family sent by staff members at United Oils Limited.
- Notes
- File includes some scanned copies
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Subject Access
- Funeral
- Family and personal life
- Memorial
- Obituary
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Access Restrictions
- Some items in file are fragile, handle with caution
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mount Geikie ascent, 1924
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55250
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of Good Roads magazine and 14 newspaper clippings from 1924 pertaining to the first ascent of Mount Geikie in 1924. First ascent was completed by members of the Alpine Club of Canada: Malcolm Geddes, Val Flynn and Cyril Wates.
- Date Range
- 1924
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / A / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- M39 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- M39
- Sub-Series
- M39 / III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions
- Accession Number
- 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / A / 1
- Date Range
- 1924
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (1 volume : 20 x 27 cm -- 14 newspaper clippings)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of Good Roads magazine and 14 newspaper clippings from 1924 pertaining to the first ascent of Mount Geikie in 1924. First ascent was completed by members of the Alpine Club of Canada: Malcolm Geddes, Val Flynn and Cyril Wates.
- Notes
- Some items are annotated; newspaper clippings were originally stored between last two pages of magazine in file
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Flynn, Val
- Wates, Cyril
- Subject Access
- Summit
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Exploration
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Mount Geikie
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mount Robson ascent, 1924
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55262
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 7 newspaper clippings pertaining to the third ascent of Mount Robson by Malcolm Geddes and other members of the Alpine Club of Canada on July 25, 1924.
- Date Range
- 1924
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / A / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- V756 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- V756
- Sub-Series
- V756 / III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions
- Accession Number
- 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / A / 2
- Date Range
- 1924
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records (7 newspaper clippings)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 7 newspaper clippings pertaining to the third ascent of Mount Robson by Malcolm Geddes and other members of the Alpine Club of Canada on July 25, 1924.
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Kain, Conrad
- Moffat, Thomas B.
- Pollard, Harry
- Subject Access
- Hiking
- Climbing
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Exploration
- Recreation
- Publication
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Mount Robson
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Photograph prints pertaining to same ascent are stored in file V756/III/A/PA-25 to 27
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
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Other collected materials
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55275
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal business/contact cards for Malcolm Geddes and Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and one booklet pertaining to an Empress of Australia steamship cruise from Quebec to France and England, 1930. Cruise booklet includes a list of passengers including Jennie, Alvin and Enid Geddes.
- Date Range
- [1910-1920]
- 1930
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / C / 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- M39 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- M39
- Sub-Series
- M39 / III / C : Other personal and family records
- Accession Number
- 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / C / 5
- Date Range
- [1910-1920]
- 1930
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal business/contact cards for Malcolm Geddes and Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and one booklet pertaining to an Empress of Australia steamship cruise from Quebec to France and England, 1930. Cruise booklet includes a list of passengers including Jennie, Alvin and Enid Geddes.
- Name Access
- Geddes, Alvin
- Geddes, Enid
- Geddes, Jennie (Waters)
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Travel
- Tourism
- Cruise ships
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Quebec
- England
- France
- Language
- English
- French
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal letters and postcards
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55314
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of postcards sent to Malcolm Geddes and his wife, Jennie, between 1909 and 1918, as well as 15 letters which Malcolm sent to Jennie between 1924 and 1927, a letter from Malcolm to his son Alvin Geddes in 1927, a letter to Alvin from Gwen [possibly Gwendolyn Geddes Hubbell] dated 1931,…
- Date Range
- 1909 - 1911
- 1913
- 1916
- 1918
- 1924 - 1927
- 1931
- 1936
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / C / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- M39 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- M39
- Sub-Series
- M39 / III / C : Other personal and family records
- Accession Number
- 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- M39 / III / C / 1
- Date Range
- 1909 - 1911
- 1913
- 1916
- 1918
- 1924 - 1927
- 1931
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of postcards sent to Malcolm Geddes and his wife, Jennie, between 1909 and 1918, as well as 15 letters which Malcolm sent to Jennie between 1924 and 1927, a letter from Malcolm to his son Alvin Geddes in 1927, a letter to Alvin from Gwen [possibly Gwendolyn Geddes Hubbell] dated 1931, a letter of condolence sent to Mrs. Geddes from Hester D Peach [1931], and a letter to "Olive" from M. Geddes [possibly Muriel Geddes Grant] dated 1936. Some letters sent from Malcolm to Jennie [between 1924-1925] pertain to his first ascent of Mount Geikie.
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Geddes, Alvin
- Geddes, Jennie (Waters)
- Geddes, Enid
- Grant, Muriel
- Hubbell, Gwen (Geddes)
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Correspondence
- Travel
- Exploration
- Mountaineering
- Communications
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Ontario
- Guelph
- British Columbia
- Mount Geikie
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Minor wrinkling/creasing of most letters, otherwise good condition
- First postcard in file [black and white image of storefront] appears to have once been glued on the back [possibly for use in a scrapbook or album] and later removed and annotated in blue pen; some paper/glue remnants still attached
- Title Source
- Title based
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of original poetry drafts written by Malcolm Geddes. Content pertains to landscapes and trails in the Canadian Rockies, love and romance, and various other subjects related to Malcolm's life.
- Date Range
- 1896
- 1901-1902
- [1900-1920]
- 1926
- Reference Code
- M39 / I / B / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- M39 / I : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M39
- Sub-Series
- M39 / I / B : Manuscripts and notes
- Accession Number
- 7846
- Reference Code
- M39 / I / B / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1896
- 1901-1902
- [1900-1920]
- 1926
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of original poetry drafts written by Malcolm Geddes. Content pertains to landscapes and trails in the Canadian Rockies, love and romance, and various other subjects related to Malcolm's life.
- Notes
- Most items are not dated
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Trails
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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