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Part Of
John Marsh fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of research notes, essays, publications and sound recordings pertaining to Glacier National Park, Glacier House, the Nakimu Caves and Golden, B.C. Includes excerpts from the Glacier House Scrapbook, 1897-1910; papers on human history, glacier study, skiing, avalanches, Glacier House …
Date Range
[ca.1970], 1979
Reference Code
M144 / S17
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Sound recording
Reel to reel
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
John Marsh fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 144
S 17
Sous-Fonds
M 144
S 17
Accession Number
943, 1361, 1393, 3175
Reference Code
M144 / S17
GMD
Sound recording
Reel to reel
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1970], 1979
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records. -- 2 sound recordings : audio tape reels
History / Biographical
John Marsh is Professor of Geography at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. Marsh completed his Ph.D. thesis: "Man, Landscape and Recreation in Glacier National Park, British Columbia, 1880 to present," at the University of Calgary, in 1971. He specializes in research on National Parks and conservation and has written extensively on parks, wilderness and recreation. Marsh published "A History of Glacier House and Nakimu Caves, Glacier National Park, British Columbia" (Peterborough: Canadian Recreation Services) in 1979.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of research notes, essays, publications and sound recordings pertaining to Glacier National Park, Glacier House, the Nakimu Caves and Golden, B.C. Includes excerpts from the Glacier House Scrapbook, 1897-1910; papers on human history, glacier study, skiing, avalanches, Glacier House and Glacier National Park; and information booklet on Golden, B.C.
Sound recordings are interviews by John Marsh with Cecil Smith at Salmo, B.C., and Rick Ryckman at Trail, B.C., November 1979, as part of research on the history of Glacier National Park, Glacier House and the Nakimu Caves. Recordings include information on railway operations, personnel, maintenance, accidents, buildings and facilities, landscape, personalities, and events at Glacier, B.C. and the Nakimu Caves, 1917-1930.
Name Access
Marsh, John
Subject Access
Environment
Transportation
Access Restrictions
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Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
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Creator
Marsh, John
Category
Environment
Transportation
Title Source
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Processing Status
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