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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
- 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
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Motion pictures. -- 1928-1942
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to motion pictures taken by Lillian Gest.
- Date Range
- 1928-1941
- Reference Code
- V225 / NF 1 - 47
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Motion picture
45 Electronic Resources
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Series
- II.C. Activities / photography
- Sous-Fonds
- M67 / S36 / V225
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V225 / NF 1 - 47
- GMD
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1928-1941
- Physical Description
- 45 motion pictures : reels
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to motion pictures taken by Lillian Gest.
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Summaries available for all films
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- ITEM LIST OF MOTION PICTURES (V225 / NF 1 - 45) :
- NF 1 Canadian Rockies in July and August #1
- NF 2 [Canadian] Rockies 1928 #2: Maccarib Pass, Late July
- NF 3 [Canadian] Rockies 1928 #3: Evelyn Pass to Castleguard
- NF 4 [Canadian] Rockies 1928 #4
- NF 5 Canadian Rockies 1928 #5: Hunting Trip
- NF 6 To Europe in the Summer of 1929
- NF 7 Trip to Switzerland in the Summer of 1930 #1
- NF 8 Trip to Switzerland in the Summer of 1930 #2
- NF 9 Horseback in the Canadian Rockies - July and August 1931 #1
- NF 10 Horseback in the Canadian Rockies in July and August 1931 #2: Sports
- NF 11 1932 ACC Camp at Glacier B.C.
- NF 12 Canadian Rockies 1933 Victoria and Goodsirs
- NF 13 A.C.C. Camp in Paradise Valley 1933
- NF 14 Combination: Yoho 1931 and 1933, Hinman Party, 1934
- NF 15 Canadian Rockies - Summer 1934
- NF 16 Assiniboine - 1931-34
- NF 17 Camp at Mt. Assiniboine 1935
- NF 18 Mt. Louis - 1935
- NF 19 Mt. Assiniboine [and others] Good Shots
- NF 20 Camp life in the Rockies
- NF 21 Canadian Rockies 1936 and some 1935
- NF 22 Summer of 1936 #I
- NF 23 Fryatt Valley Camp, July 18th to August 1st [Summer of 1936 #II]
- NF 24 Summer of 1935 [and summer of 1936 #3]
- NF 25 [Summer of 1936 #IV]
- NF 26 Canadian Rockies Summer of 1937 #I (video copy available)
- NF 27 [Canadian Rockies, Summer of 1937]
- NF 28 Summer of 1937 [IV] motor trip to Southwest
- NF 29 [Summer of 1937 IV Southwest 'B' - Mesa Verde]
- NF 30 Canadian Rockies Summer of 1938 #I
- NF 31 [Canadian Rockies Summer of 1938 II Alpine Club of Canada Camp at Columbia Icefields]
- NF 32 Glacier Park Montana 1939 (video copy available)
- NF 33 The Goodsirs Camp of the Canadian Alpine Club [Summer of 1939 #II]
- NF 34 [Glacier Park after ACC Camp. Summer of 1939 #III]
- NF 35 Two Weeks Auto Trip Through Washington and Oregon [Summer of 1939 #IV]
- NF 36 Jasper Park: 1940 #1
- NF 37 Jasper Park: 1940 #2
- NF 38 Jasper Park: 1940 #3
- NF 39 Jasper Park: 1940 #4
- NF 40 Summer of 1941: July in the Canadian Rockies #1 (video copy available)
- NF 41 Summer of 1941: August in Glacier Park Montana #1
- NF 42 1941 Leftovers; and 1938 remains (video copy available)
- NF 43 1942 - Banff and Lake Louise
- NF 44 Banff and Lake Louise in the Summer of 1942 (video copy available)
- NF 45 Bad shots and Old Titles 1928-34.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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