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William O. Field fonds

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Part Of: William O. Field fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of records created and collected by William O. Field during to glacier study, research and travels in the Canadian Rockies and area. I. CR files : [Canadian Rockies series], 1919-1989, 110 files and 13 volumes of textual records and ca.275 files of photographs. Textual records inclu…

Date Range: 1885-1989, predominant 1902-1989

Reference Code: M58 / V6

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Diary; Map; Private record; Published record

Part Of: William O. Field fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 58; V 6

Sous-Fonds: M 58; V 6

Accession Number: 5852, 6787

Reference Code: M58 / V6

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency; Textual record; Diary; Map; Private record; Published record

Date Range: 1885-1989, predominant 1902-1989

Physical Description: ca.7000 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies. -- 4 photograph albums (475 prints). -- ca.55 cm and 14 v. of textual records. -- 4 cartographic records

History / Biographical: William O. Field, 1904-1994, of Massachusetts, U.S.A., was a noted geologist with the American Geographical Society and an expert on mountain glaciers of the northern hemisphere. He made trips to the Canadian Rockies with his father, William Osgood Field, during the 1920s even before graduating from Harvard in 1926. William O. Field studied key glaciers in British Columbia and Alberta from 1922 until 1981.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of records created and collected by William O. Field during to glacier study, research and travels in the Canadian Rockies and area.; I. CR files : [Canadian Rockies series], 1919-1989, 110 files and 13 volumes of textual records and ca.275 files of photographs. Textual records include diaries, notebooks and files for 1948, 1949 and 1953. Photographs include ca.5800 prints, ca.325 negatives and 4 photograph albums in annual files for years 1919 to 1927 and 1948, 1949 and 1953.; II. Reports, before 1980.; III. Resources, 1902-1985, consists of photographs, maps and textual volume collected by Field for research use.; IV. Display photographs, 1885-1953.

Name Access: Field, William O.

Subject Access: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Science and technology

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

Creator: Field, William O.

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Science and technology

Biographical Source Notes: grant application 2000

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Aerial photographs. -- 1961-1965

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Part Of: William O. Field fonds

Scope & Content: Assembled file of aerial photographs by Austin S. Post, University of Washington of the Athabasca, Berg and Robson glaciers

Reference Code: V6 / 298 (PA)

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: William O. Field fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: III.A. Resources : photographs

Reference Code: V6 / 298 (PA)

Physical Description: 5 photographs : prints; 25x25cm

Scope & Content: Assembled file of aerial photographs by Austin S. Post, University of Washington of the Athabasca, Berg and Robson glaciers

Title Source: Title based on contents

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Athabasca Gl (Dome & Hilda). -- 1919-1965

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Scope & Content: File consists of views of the Athabasca Glacier, including some by A. O. Wheeler and the boundary survey

Reference Code: V6 / 294 (PA)

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: William O. Field fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: III.A. Resources : photographs

Reference Code: V6 / 294 (PA)

Physical Description: 1 file of photographs (17 items) : prints

Scope & Content: File consists of views of the Athabasca Glacier, including some by A. O. Wheeler and the boundary survey

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Athabasca station pix. -- 1973 July 30

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Scope & Content: Photographs by C. C. Morrison pertain to Athabasca Glacier and area. Titles are: Stn 1, Stn 2, Stn J. M. Thorington, Visitor Center, Stn 6B (V6 / 302 NS-1); Stn 6A, Stn 5A (V6 / 302 NS -2); Stn 3, Dome GL (V6 / 302 NS-3; Stn 3, Stn 4 (V6 / 302 NS-4)

Reference Code: V6 / 299 (NS) - 1 to 4

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: William O. Field fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Series: III.A. Resources : photographs

Reference Code: V6 / 299 (NS) - 1 to 4

Physical Description: 60 photographs : transparencies

Scope & Content: Photographs by C. C. Morrison pertain to Athabasca Glacier and area. Titles are: Stn 1, Stn 2, Stn J. M. Thorington, Visitor Center, Stn 6B (V6 / 302 NS-1); Stn 6A, Stn 5A (V6 / 302 NS -2); Stn 3, Dome GL (V6 / 302 NS-3; Stn 3, Stn 4 (V6 / 302 NS-4)