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Diary No I, 1902

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Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 1, Jul. -Oct. 1902 Roger's Pass July - October 1902 Personal diary containing travel notes, including rising times, sleep patterns, train delays and trips, hunting, travel around Glacier, Cascade, chores, Revelstok…
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1902
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M169 / 1
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7773
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M169 / 1
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1902
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1 vol. textual record
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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 1, Jul. -Oct. 1902 Roger's Pass
July - October 1902
Personal diary containing travel notes, including rising times, sleep patterns, train delays and trips, hunting, travel around Glacier, Cascade, chores, Revelstoke, mentions of Mrs. Schaffer, Mr. Vaux
Nine page story "Hiawatha", One page poem "The Cowboy on the Wheel"
From back: campsite diagram, three drawings of CPR trains, "The God-darned wheel" story, 2 drawings of CPR trains
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Hunting
Mountaineering
Camping
Daily routines
Fictional entries
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Diary No II, 1903

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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 2, Jan. -Aug. 1903 Calgary, Lake Louise Personal diary with list of letters written and recieved day by day from January to June, mentions of Laggan trip, Lake Louise, Glacier, Pulpit Peak, Mt. Gordon, Peyto Lake, …
Date Range
1903
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M169 / 2
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M169 / 2
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1903
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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 2, Jan. -Aug. 1903 Calgary, Lake Louise
Personal diary with list of letters written and recieved day by day from January to June, mentions of Laggan trip, Lake Louise, Glacier, Pulpit Peak, Mt. Gordon, Peyto Lake, Calgary.
Pressed leaf in middle of book
11 pages of numbers at back of book, list of places numbered 1-145, 6 pages of numbers, "Pullmans" numbered 1-44
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Hiking
Mountaineering
Camping
Daily routines
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Diary No III, 1905

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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 3, Jan. -Dec. 1905 Ontario. Personal diary. First entry "Didn't keep a diary for '04", daily routines, interactions with Grandma Wheeler, weather conditions, return to school, school work, documented classmates' il…
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1905
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M169 / 3
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M169 / 3
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1905
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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 3, Jan. -Dec. 1905 Ontario.
Personal diary. First entry "Didn't keep a diary for '04", daily routines, interactions with Grandma Wheeler, weather conditions, return to school, school work, documented classmates' illnesses, playing hockey, dancing class, interactions with Pinkie, swimming
Christmas List, significant dates: weather and school, hockey matches and scores, list of addresses, cash account by month
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School
Leisure
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Diary No IV, 1906

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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 4, Jan. -Aug. 1906 Ontario, Alberta. Personal diary accounting leisure activities, at home in Alberta until return to school in January, hockey, descriptions of some meals and snacks, Glee Club, dancing class, temp…
Date Range
1906
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M169 / 4
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M169 / 4
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1906
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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 4, Jan. -Aug. 1906 Ontario, Alberta.
Personal diary accounting leisure activities, at home in Alberta until return to school in January, hockey, descriptions of some meals and snacks, Glee Club, dancing class, temperature notations, trip to Moose Jaw, Field, camping, photography
List of significant dates, hockey games and scores, weather record, Treats I owe and Treats I am owed, Cash Account
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School
Leisure
Camping
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Diary No V A AND VIIIC, 1910

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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 5, 1910 Trip: U.S.A. Trip: Sidney, B.C. to London, ENG. Personal diary accounting Easter trip to NY 24/3/10-29/3/10, travel and train details, Washington, DC Sidney, BC, Seattle, to London, Eng. September 5-23, tra…
Date Range
1910
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M169 / 5
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M169 / 5
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1910
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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 5, 1910 Trip: U.S.A. Trip: Sidney, B.C. to London, ENG.
Personal diary accounting Easter trip to NY 24/3/10-29/3/10, travel and train details, Washington, DC
Sidney, BC, Seattle, to London, Eng. September 5-23, travel specifics, tourist activities
Back pages: prices and train times
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Travel
New York
Sidney, BC
Seattle
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1914 Gangotn 14.4.14 - 28.5.14. Diary No XII

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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 7, Apr. -May 1914 India Personal diary containing kit list, travel, extensive discussion of "coolies", hiking, mountaineering, dehydration, discussion of altitudes, several sketches of mountains, descriptions of nu…
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1914
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M169 / 7
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1914
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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 7, Apr. -May 1914 India
Personal diary containing kit list, travel, extensive discussion of "coolies", hiking, mountaineering, dehydration, discussion of altitudes, several sketches of mountains, descriptions of numbered photos not present
Peaks include: NagTibba ridge, Dharassu, Dounda, Kedarganga, Glacier No.1, Batwari
Several pages stuck together throughout
Summary and notes including weather, routes, kit, food, topography, costs, wages, remarks
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Travel
Mountaineering
India
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1915 WAR. 1.4.15 -10.11.15 DIARY No XIV

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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 8, Jan.-Oct. 1915 war diary: France Personal diary. Front cover indicates it should be mailed to Mrs. A. O. Wheeler in Sidney, BC, book is a Field Message Book, with graph paper and tear out pages, written in penci…
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1915
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M169 / 8
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1915
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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 8, Jan.-Oct. 1915 war diary: France
Personal diary. Front cover indicates it should be mailed to Mrs. A. O. Wheeler in Sidney, BC, book is a Field Message Book, with graph paper and tear out pages, written in pencil
Opens with discussion of leave, making shelters in front trench, daily routines of leave, trench maintenance, weather changes, discussion of orders for attacks, specific tasks if successful, postponing of attacks, "gave some water and chocolate to one wounded German", description of attacks, "yarn" about Canadian Div man regarding spies, second leave description, leisure, diagrams of dugouts, Dead Man's Trench
Diagrams at back of sick, wounded, killed- significant casualties on March 14.
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WWI
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Diary No XIX Photo Survey Experient Agra, 29.1.20 to 3.4.20

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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 11, Jan.-Apr. 1920 Agra, India Personal diary, pages on left side have index of content Project intention: "the use of aeroplane photos for mapping", project states general idea, orginal intentions, and describes m…
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1920
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M169 / 11
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M169 / 11
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1920
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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 11, Jan.-Apr. 1920 Agra, India
Personal diary, pages on left side have index of content
Project intention: "the use of aeroplane photos for mapping", project states general idea, orginal intentions, and describes methods. Project steps are described in detail. Day by day itineraries and times, as well as weather. Sightseeing descriptions interspersed. Descriptions of Samara, Sonothi, Daudpur
Several diagrams
"Report on the Field Work of Ari Photo Survey experiment", including phases and procedures, conclusions, interpretation of photos
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Photo Survey
Experiment
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Diary No XX Leave to Canada 9.4.20 to 25.10.20

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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 12, Apr.-Oct. 1920 Leave to Canada. Personal diary pertaining to packing and leaving from Dehra Dun, travel to Bombay with leisure and description of travel mates, travel on ship S. S. Dunera and description of pas…
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1920
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M169 / 12
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M169 / 12
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1920
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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 12, Apr.-Oct. 1920 Leave to Canada.
Personal diary pertaining to packing and leaving from Dehra Dun, travel to Bombay with leisure and description of travel mates, travel on ship S. S. Dunera and description of passengers. Daytrip in Columbo, travel through Singapore, Hong Kong, interaction with Prince and Princess of Barcleu [?]. Police and Doctors in Nagasaki performed extensive examinations.
Uneventful crossing to Victoria, drive to Sidney. Leisure, dances, lunches, theatre. Trip to Vancouver, Walhachin, stayed with friends in Shaughnessy Heights, visited Jerico Club. Trip to Jasper via Prince Rupert, hiking, camping, Fortress Lake, Snow Creek.
Travel from Jasper to Banff, through Edmonton and Calgary. Stayed at Alpine Club House in Banff, which was busy because of poor weather at Assiniboine. Climbed Mt. Edith, stayed at Sunshine Camp, Golden Valley, Assiniboine. Picture glued in of Lake Magog, annotated with mountain peaks. Banff, climbed Rundle, leisure, staying at clubhouse, picnic on Bow river, Sulphur Mountain climb.
Travel from Banff to Winnipeg to Toronto, to Ottawa, Montreal, New York, board ship S. S. Baltic to Liverpool. Trip into London, dealing with clothing, camera, surveying equipment, trips to India Office, leisure with Dolly. Boat trip to Venice, trip to Suez, to Bombay and return to Dehra Dun. "Altogether a most excellent leave, though somewhat expensive!"
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Leave
Vancouver
Banff
Bombay
Travel
New York
Mt. Edith
Mt. Assiniboine
Sulphur Mt.
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Diary No XXIII A at intervals from 15.4.22 to 26.12.22 written by D. S. W.

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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 14, Diary written by Sir Oliver's wife, 1922. Personal diary pertaining to Dehra Dun, description of daily activities, dining, weather. Trip to Calcutta on expensive train without dining car, visiting offices to wo…
Date Range
1922
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M169 / 14
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M169 / 14
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1922
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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 14, Diary written by Sir Oliver's wife, 1922.
Personal diary pertaining to Dehra Dun, description of daily activities, dining, weather. Trip to Calcutta on expensive train without dining car, visiting offices to work out passports, expenses. Choppy boat ride to Panary, travel through Singapore, to Hong Kong, description of passenger who jumped off boat, long police inspection in Nagasaki, attended Japanese play at Imperial Theatre, played Mahjong. Travel to Victoria, discussion of day to day activities, spent time at Resthaven due to appendix problems. Presented with pink carnations from the ACC. "O." had operation and convalesced at Resthaven, trip to Victoria, nice weather for Banff and Bow river. Husband buys car, 1914 Cadillac. Walk along spray river in Banff, Sunshine Camp, Middle Springs, driving lesson on highway.
Pressed four leaf clover in middle of book
Shopping lists for various rooms of the house
Upside down from back of book, shopping lists, lists of items mailed, different trunks contents lists
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Alpine Club of Canada
Leave
Vancouver
Banff
Resthaven
Middle Springs Camp
Travel
Mt. Assiniboine
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