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Lillian Gest fonds
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds documents Lillian Gest's visits and travels in the Canadian Rockies and elsewhere. Pertains to mountain travel, particularly pack trips, camps, mountaineering and recreation; Alpine Club of Canada; Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; natural and human history; the mountain landsca…
- Date Range
- 1894-1984
- Reference Code
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 67
- S 36
- V 225
- Sous-Fonds
- M 67
- S 36
- V 225
- Accession Number
- 431, 699, 737, 1096, 1105, 1274, 1516, 1886, 2120, 2144, 2411, 2613, 2781, 2959, 3436, 5142, 7732 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M67 / S36 / V225
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Film
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1894-1984
- Physical Description
- 1.1 m of textual records. -- ca.7400 photographs : transparencies, prints, negatives, published photographs. -- 12 photograph albums (4208 prints). -- 47 motion pictures. -- 7 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes
- History / Biographical
- Lillian Gest, 1897-1986, of Merion, Pennsylvania visited the Canadian Rockies almost every summer for sixty years, beginning in 1921. She was an active participant in "Off the Beaten Track" trips organized by Caroline Hinman between 1923 and 1933, in which young people camped, hiked, hunted and went horseback riding throughout the region between Mount Assiniboine and Mount Robson. During the 1930s, Gest attended hikes of the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and developed mountaineering skills at Alpine Club of Canada annual camps. Christian Hasler Jr. often served as her guide. Gest also belonged to the American Alpine Club, the Philadelphia Trails Club and the Lake O'Hara Trails Club. She spent considerable time in the Lake O'Hara region and wrote "History of Lake O'Hara" (1961), "History of Moraine Lake" (1970), and "History of Mount Assiniboine" (1979).
- Scope & Content
- Fonds documents Lillian Gest's visits and travels in the Canadian Rockies and elsewhere. Pertains to mountain travel, particularly pack trips, camps, mountaineering and recreation; Alpine Club of Canada; Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; natural and human history; the mountain landscape; scenic views; family and friends.
- Textual records include: I. Personal papers, 1925-1982, 36 cm., including A. Diaries and trip notes, B. Correspondence, C. Other; II. Activities, 1913- 1984, 50 cm., including: A. Writing (book projects, articles, memoirs and other writing), B. Nature study, C. Photography, D. Travel; III. Clubs and organizations, 1932-1984, n.d., 22.5 cm., including: A. American Alpine Club, B. Alpine Club of Canada C. Other (Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, Lake O'Hara Trails Club, Philadelphia Trails Club); IV. Other, 1894-1968, n.d., 1.5 cm., including: A. Caroline Hinman papers, B. Miscellaneous papers.
- Photographs include: I. Transparencies, 1939-1981, 7153 items; II. Photograph albums, 1919-1958, 12 v. (4208 prints); III. Motion pictures, 1928-1942, 47 reels; IV. Prints and negatives, [ca.1912]-1980, 194 items; V. Published photographs, [ca.1930-ca.1980], n.d., 17 items. Images are well identified.
- Accompanied by sound recordings of portions of diaries.
- Name Access
- Gest, Lillian
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- 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: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- microfilm copies of albums
- motion picture summaries and index (for 45 films)
- reference video copies for some films
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Category
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
19__ Can R series IV No 2. -- [197-]
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Assembled 197-. Content same as V225 / NS 21. Slides number 38 and 39 are missing. Includes list of numbers and description for each slide (M67/53-56). See also notebooks (M67/51).
- Reference Code
- V225 / NS 22
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Reference Code
- V225 / NS 22
- Physical Description
- 78 transparencies : colour; in carousel.
- Scope & Content
- Assembled 197-. Content same as V225 / NS 21. Slides number 38 and 39 are missing. Includes list of numbers and description for each slide (M67/53-56). See also notebooks (M67/51).
20 Real Photographs, Hand-Coloured of Canadian Rocky Mountains, En Route Canadian Pacific Railway. -- [ca.1930]
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Published by Camera Products, Vancouver, Canada. Notes on back cover by [Lillian Gest?].
- Reference Code
- V225 / PG 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Reference Code
- V225 / PG 2
- Physical Description
- 1 item: postcard set; 20 images
- Scope & Content
- Published by Camera Products, Vancouver, Canada. Notes on back cover by [Lillian Gest?].
[1934-1937 Photograph Album]
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album depicting trips taken by Lillian Gest, usually during the summer, from 1934-1937. The 1934 trip was part of the Alpine Club of Canada Annual Camp in northern Jasper National Park - starting in the Eremite Mountain area and working east towards Mount Edith Cavell.…
- Date Range
- 1934-1937
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph print
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Sous-Fonds
- V225
- Sub-Series
- ii.b. Photographic material / photograph album
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 10
- Date Range
- 1934-1937
- Physical Description
- 1 album (414 photographs : b&w ; 28.5 x 19 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a photograph album depicting trips taken by Lillian Gest, usually during the summer, from 1934-1937. The 1934 trip was part of the Alpine Club of Canada Annual Camp in northern Jasper National Park - starting in the Eremite Mountain area and working east towards Mount Edith Cavell. Also includes a few photographs of mountains around the Banff town area. The 1935 trip was part of the ACC Annual Camp in the Mt. Assiniboine and East Kootenay areas. Also includes newspaper clippings pertaining to Club activities and greeting cards from Club members. The photographs associated with the Yoho Icefields from Bow Lake trip are most likely from the summer of 1936 based on greeting cards labelled as such, but very few of the photographs themselves are annotated. The remainder of the album is dedicated to the 1937 trips to Mt. Trident, Mt. Bryce, the Columbia Icefield area, Bryce and Zion, Utah, the Boulder Dam, Arizona, and Colorado. Also includes Christmas cards from 1937 from various friends and Club members. Inserts pertain to the overview/advertisements for the summer 1937 and 1938 trips that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing routes, expectations, and prices ; a small photograph with a written note on the back, a letter addressed to Lillian Gest from the Springfield Television Broadcasting Corp, and a handwritten list of details pertaining to the summer 1934 trip orgainized by Caroline Hinman.
- Notes
- Blank pages not scanned. Inserts 4 and 5 are photocopies of the originals that were included with the album.
- Name Access
- Engelhard, Georgia
- Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Feuz, Ernest
- Gest, Lillian
- Hinman, Caroline
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Animals
- Bighorn Sheep
- Buildings
- Castles
- Camps
- Climbing
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Glaciers
- Huts
- Horses
- Horse packing
- Moose
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Mountain Goat
- Off the Beaten Track
- Portrait
- Scenery
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Mount Assiniboine
- Lake O'Hara
- East Kootenay
- Utah
- Arizona
- Colorado
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Canada
- United States of America
- Access Restrictions
- Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string. Locate original copies of inserts 4 & 5 and return them to PD - 10 Documents file - notes on the backs of the inserts note that the originals were moved to M67 but the documents could not be found.
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
1935 negatives. -- 1935
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Mainly climbing and summit views, Gest and others; also some packtrips.
- Reference Code
- V225 / NA 1 - 16
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Reference Code
- V225 / NA 1 - 16
- Physical Description
- 16 photographs : negatives; 6.5 x 10.5 cm. or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Mainly climbing and summit views, Gest and others; also some packtrips.
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
1973 Can R series IV No 1. -- [before 1973]
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Canadian Rockies, scenics, wildlife and flora; Lillian Gest, friends and activities. Assembled 1973. -- Includes list of numbers and description for each slide (M67/53-56). See also notebooks (M67/51); slides pulled for show are not indicated as removed in notebook.
- Reference Code
- V225 / NS 21
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Reference Code
- V225 / NS 21
- Physical Description
- 80 transparencies : colour; in carousel.
- Scope & Content
- Canadian Rockies, scenics, wildlife and flora; Lillian Gest, friends and activities. Assembled 1973. -- Includes list of numbers and description for each slide (M67/53-56). See also notebooks (M67/51); slides pulled for show are not indicated as removed in notebook.
A1 to A4, '66 Alaska I. -- 1966
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Trip to Alaska; includes aerial views, scenics, native people and activities, Mount McKinley, Fairbanks, friends. Some purchased slides. -- Includes list of numbers and descriptions for each slide. See also notebook SL IV (M67/51).
- Reference Code
- V225 / NS 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Reference Code
- V225 / NS 19
- Physical Description
- 80 transparencies : colour; in carousel.
- Scope & Content
- Trip to Alaska; includes aerial views, scenics, native people and activities, Mount McKinley, Fairbanks, friends. Some purchased slides. -- Includes list of numbers and descriptions for each slide. See also notebook SL IV (M67/51).
A4 to A5, PP, A6 to A7, 1966 Alaska 2. -- 1966
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Trip to Alaska; includes aerial views, scenics, glaciers, Haines, Alaska, friends and activities. -- Slides marked "PP" are from Polly Prescott, Oct.-Nov. 1966; described in notebook following A11 slides. Slide number 80 missing. Includes list of numbers and descriptions for each slide. For more …
- Reference Code
- V225 / NS 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Reference Code
- V225 / NS 20
- Physical Description
- 79 transparencies : colour; in carousel.
- Scope & Content
- Trip to Alaska; includes aerial views, scenics, glaciers, Haines, Alaska, friends and activities. -- Slides marked "PP" are from Polly Prescott, Oct.-Nov. 1966; described in notebook following A11 slides. Slide number 80 missing. Includes list of numbers and descriptions for each slide. For more information see notebook SL IV (M67/51).
A25 to A38, A39, K2 to K9. -- 1947, 1971-1976
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Pertain to the Bugaboos; Opabin Lake region; Rocky Creek; Lake of the Hanging Glacier; Schaffer Lake region; Lake Louise and region; Columbia Icefields and chalet; Athabasca Falls; Athabasca River rafting; Jasper National Park and Maligne Canyon; Jasper Park Lodge; Cathedral Lodge; Banff Avenue; Ba…
- Reference Code
- V225 / NS 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Reference Code
- V225 / NS 10
- Physical Description
- 518 transparencies : colour.
- Scope & Content
- Pertain to the Bugaboos; Opabin Lake region; Rocky Creek; Lake of the Hanging Glacier; Schaffer Lake region; Lake Louise and region; Columbia Icefields and chalet; Athabasca Falls; Athabasca River rafting; Jasper National Park and Maligne Canyon; Jasper Park Lodge; Cathedral Lodge; Banff Avenue; Banff Indian Days; Vermilion Lakes; Mount Rundle; Lake Minnewanka; Moraine Lake; ACC camps at Farnham Creek (1971) and Glacier (1947); Mount Assiniboine region; Diana Lake region; Sleeping Poets Pool; Yoho National Park and Natural Bridge; pack trips; helicopters; Toronto; Yellowstone National Park; airplane accident; Skyline Trail Hikers, hikes and camps at Palliser Pass (1975), South Molar Pass (1974) and Owl Lake (1976); Lillian Gest, friends and associates, including Mary Fallis, Marg. Fleming, Polly Prescott, Mary Read, Phyllis Munday, Eric Hopkins, Bill Harrison, George K. K. Link, Wally Joyce, Dorothy Hartley, Pierre and Margaret Trudeau, Harry Ford, Willie and Nick Morant, Caroline Hinman, Bea ____, Cohen family, Harry and Fione Green, Jim and Sue Davies and Geo [?]. -- Also contains: 1. selected transparencies from R123 and R124 (1947); 2. "East by Car, 1947, Caroline Hinman" (9 items); 3. "Fr. Hiene Kingman, Mar 1971" (18 items), re 1947 ACC; 4. "Polly P. fr. plane" (6 items), Canadian Rockies views. -- Dates of slides: 1971 (A26-1 to A29-1), 1972 (A30-2 to A33-9), 1973 (A34-3 to A36- 19), 1974 (A38-4 to A39-32), 1975 (K2-1 to K8). -- Fifty-seven slides from groups A38, K4, K5 and K9 were refiled in this box after being loaned by Lillian Gest and returned from the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. All except K9 slides are thought to have originated in this box; the exact location of the K9 slides could not be determined, but as they fit with the rest of the material, they have been inserted here See notebook SL IV (M67/51).
A.A.C. -- 1939-1983, [n.d.]
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Brochures, newsletters, letters, clippings and photograph; 1939-1954 (file 67), 1956-1973 (file 68) and 1974-1983, [n.d.] (file 69).
- Reference Code
- M67 / 67 - 69
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III. Clubs and organizations
- Reference Code
- M67 / 67 - 69
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records. (4 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Brochures, newsletters, letters, clippings and photograph; 1939-1954 (file 67), 1956-1973 (file 68) and 1974-1983, [n.d.] (file 69).