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Scrapbook Volume One

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Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook (Volume 1/2) that contains newspaper clippings, articles, letters, brochures, notices to the ACC membership, and other materials. Most items are neatly glued onto both sides of the scrapbook pages and some items are loose within.
Date Range
1902-1913
Reference Code
M546 / 54
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M546 / V771
Sous-Fonds
M546
Accession Number
2016.8598
Reference Code
M546 / 54
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
1902-1913
Physical Description
9.5 cm of textual records (337 pages ; 28.5 x 38.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook (Volume 1/2) that contains newspaper clippings, articles, letters, brochures, notices to the ACC membership, and other materials. Most items are neatly glued onto both sides of the scrapbook pages and some items are loose within.
Notes
Inventory of scrapbook volumes one and two, compiled by ACC member Paul Geddes, is housed with Scrapbook Volume One (M546 / 54).
Name Access
Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Sports and Recreation
Environment
Travel and Exploration
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Yoho National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
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Scrapbook Volume Two

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Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook (Volume 2/2) that includes newspaper clippings, articles, letters, brochures, notices to the ACC membership, and other materials. Much of this scrapbook contains articles pertaining to the Vancouver Island Section of the Alpine Club of Canada, which A.O. Wheeler served …
Date Range
1914-1940
Reference Code
M546 / 55
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M546 / V771
Sous-Fonds
M546
Accession Number
2016.8598
Reference Code
M546 / 55
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
1914-1940
Physical Description
9.5 cm of textual records (339 pages ; 26 x 36.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook (Volume 2/2) that includes newspaper clippings, articles, letters, brochures, notices to the ACC membership, and other materials. Much of this scrapbook contains articles pertaining to the Vancouver Island Section of the Alpine Club of Canada, which A.O. Wheeler served as Chair. Most items are neatly glued onto both sides of the scrapbook pages and some items are loose within.
Name Access
Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Sports and Recreation
Environment
Travel and Exploration
Geographic Access
Banff
Victoria
Vancouver
Vancouver Island
Banff National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
thumbnail
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

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
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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