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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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Trip notes. -- 1926-1966
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- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Includes notes titled "1926", "1931", " Abbots Pass" (1921-1933) and "Notes on Alaska, June 18 - July 7, 1966."
- Reference Code
- M67 / 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes
- Reference Code
- M67 / 7
- Physical Description
- 4 textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Includes notes titled "1926", "1931", " Abbots Pass" (1921-1933) and "Notes on Alaska, June 18 - July 7, 1966."
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Sound recordings. -- [ca.1980]
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- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Dictated portions of diaries.
- Reference Code
- S36
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes
- Reference Code
- S36
- Physical Description
- 7 sound recordings
- Scope & Content
- Dictated portions of diaries.
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Letters. -- 1932-1939
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- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Letters to Lillian Gest from various people, including A. O. Wheeler, Christian Haesler [Hasler], F. H. Peters (Surveyor General), Mary Warren, Caroline Hinman and Katie Gardiner. -- Includes enclosures and some envelopes. Letters are signed Christian Haesler, although he was commonly known as Has…
- Reference Code
- M67 / 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Personal papers / correspondence
- Reference Code
- M67 / 8
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Letters to Lillian Gest from various people, including A. O. Wheeler, Christian Haesler [Hasler], F. H. Peters (Surveyor General), Mary Warren, Caroline Hinman and Katie Gardiner. -- Includes enclosures and some envelopes. Letters are signed Christian Haesler, although he was commonly known as Hasler.
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Letters. -- 1940-1942, 1949
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- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Letters and postcard to Lillian Gest from various people, including Frank N. Waterman, A. O. Wheeler, Mary Vaux Walcott, Georgia Engelhard, Christian Haesler [Hasler], W. R. Tweedy, Polly [Prescott], Katie Gardiner, Caroline Hinman, Herbert E. Sampson, Eric Brooks, Pearl Harmon, Agnes E. S. Browne,…
- Reference Code
- M67 / 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Personal papers / correspondence
- Reference Code
- M67 / 9
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Letters and postcard to Lillian Gest from various people, including Frank N. Waterman, A. O. Wheeler, Mary Vaux Walcott, Georgia Engelhard, Christian Haesler [Hasler], W. R. Tweedy, Polly [Prescott], Katie Gardiner, Caroline Hinman, Herbert E. Sampson, Eric Brooks, Pearl Harmon, Agnes E. S. Browne, Nancy Lyall and Henry Kingman. -- Includes enclosures and some envelopes.
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Letters. -- 1950-1969
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- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Letters and postcard to Lillian Gest from various people, including A. C. Faberge, Joseph H. Walsh, Maynold M. Miller, State of Michigan Department of Conservation, National Audubon Society, Fred Ayres, Eric Brooks (re accidental death of Rex Gibson), National Parks Branch of Canada (re naming of m…
- Reference Code
- M67 / 10
- V225 / PA 142 - 147
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Personal papers / correspondence
- Reference Code
- M67 / 10
- V225 / PA 142 - 147
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records. -- 6 photographs : prints; b/w, 13 x 17 cm
- Scope & Content
- Letters and postcard to Lillian Gest from various people, including A. C. Faberge, Joseph H. Walsh, Maynold M. Miller, State of Michigan Department of Conservation, National Audubon Society, Fred Ayres, Eric Brooks (re accidental death of Rex Gibson), National Parks Branch of Canada (re naming of mountain for Christian Hasler), Pete and Catharine [Whyte], Tommy [Link?], Irene Spry and Kingman family (re Henry S. Kingman). The latter are accompanied by biographical information on Kingman, including expeditions etc. Faberge letters are accompanied by manuscript "Neptune and the Windy Range" by A. C. Faberge, 10 p., 1950, and 6 photographs. -- Includes enclosures and some envelopes.
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Letters. -- 1970-1978
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- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Letters, cards and telegrams to Lillian Gest from various people, including Bill [Putnam], John Linn, Jeannette [?], Muriel Gratz, Fiona [Green], Aileen [?], John Watzek (re death of Aubrey Watzek), Dorothy [Whyte?], Alice I. Wright, Christopher [Penn], Dorothy and Jim Boyce, W. C. Taylor, Harriet …
- Reference Code
- M67 / 11
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Personal papers / correspondence
- Reference Code
- M67 / 11
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Letters, cards and telegrams to Lillian Gest from various people, including Bill [Putnam], John Linn, Jeannette [?], Muriel Gratz, Fiona [Green], Aileen [?], John Watzek (re death of Aubrey Watzek), Dorothy [Whyte?], Alice I. Wright, Christopher [Penn], Dorothy and Jim Boyce, W. C. Taylor, Harriet [Kruszyna] and Margaret Hart. -- Includes enclosures and some envelopes.
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Letters. -- 1980-1982, [n.d.]
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- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Letters to Lillian Gest from various people, including Tim Wake, Brian Lilley (Banff Springs Hotel), T. C. Price Zimmerman (American Alpine Club), Chateau Lake Louise, Harriet Kruszyna, M. "Goldy" Goldstrom and Bill Putnam; also note from John [Linn?]. -- Includes enclosures and some envelopes.
- Reference Code
- M67 / 12
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Personal papers / correspondence
- Reference Code
- M67 / 12
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Letters to Lillian Gest from various people, including Tim Wake, Brian Lilley (Banff Springs Hotel), T. C. Price Zimmerman (American Alpine Club), Chateau Lake Louise, Harriet Kruszyna, M. "Goldy" Goldstrom and Bill Putnam; also note from John [Linn?]. -- Includes enclosures and some envelopes.
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Correspondence. -- 1932-1960
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- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Correspondence between Lillian Gest and Henry S. Kingman Sr.; includes originals of Gest's letters to Kingman and copies of Kingman's letters to Gest. Material was given to Gest by the Kingman family in 1969, after death of Henry Kingman Sr.
- Reference Code
- M67 / 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Personal papers / correspondence
- Reference Code
- M67 / 13
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records. (ca.40 items)
- Scope & Content
- Correspondence between Lillian Gest and Henry S. Kingman Sr.; includes originals of Gest's letters to Kingman and copies of Kingman's letters to Gest. Material was given to Gest by the Kingman family in 1969, after death of Henry Kingman Sr.
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Postcards. -- 1932-1952
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- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- Postcards written by Lillian Gest to her parents and to Caroline Hinman.
- Reference Code
- M67 / 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Personal papers / correspondence
- Reference Code
- M67 / 14
- Physical Description
- 7 textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Postcards written by Lillian Gest to her parents and to Caroline Hinman.
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