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Murray family fonds

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Part Of
Murray family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds includes photographs of Rocky Mountain Tours buses at various locations; photographs by F. V. Longstaff, several of which are inscribed to Mr. and Mrs. George Murray; Longstaff Christmas cards, n.d., 1944-1960; and an article by Longstaff titled "Historical Notes on Glacier House." The artic…
Date Range
1887-1960
Reference Code
M142 / V453
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Murray family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 142
V 453
Sous-Fonds
M 142
V 453
Accession Number
450, 941
Reference Code
M142 / V453
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1887-1960
Physical Description
33 photographs : prints. -- .5 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
George Murray, 1904-1968, and Gertrude Murray, 1891-1979, were residents of Banff, Alberta, Canada. George Murray was an employee of Rocky Mountain Tours and Transport Company from 1941 until 1957 and was later employed by Brewster Transport Company. The Murrays were friends of Major F. V. (Frederick Victor) Longstaff, 1879-1961, a mountaineer, architect and historian from Victoria, B.C.
Scope & Content
Fonds includes photographs of Rocky Mountain Tours buses at various locations; photographs by F. V. Longstaff, several of which are inscribed to Mr. and Mrs. George Murray; Longstaff Christmas cards, n.d., 1944-1960; and an article by Longstaff titled "Historical Notes on Glacier House." The article includes photographic illustrations of the Lake O'Hara region and the interior of Abbot Pass Hut.
Name Access
Murray, George
Murray, Gertrude
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Glacier House
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description for photographs.
Creator
Murray, George
Murray, Gertrude
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Glacier surveys in Alberta

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1972
Author
Reid, I.A
Publisher
Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
Call Number
03.4 R27a Pam
Author
Reid, I.A
Responsibility
I.A. Reid and J.O.G. Charbonneau
Publisher
Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
Published Date
1972
Physical Description
v, 17p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Report series 22
Subjects
Athabasca Glacier
Saskatchewan Glacier
Accession Number
6000
Call Number
03.4 R27a Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Glacier surveys in Alberta, 1975

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1978
Author
Reid, I.A
Publisher
Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
Call Number
03.4 R27a 1975 Pam
Author
Reid, I.A
Responsibility
I.A. Reid, J.O.G. Charbonneau and L.A. Warner
Publisher
Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
Published Date
1978
Physical Description
v, 17p. : ill., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Report series 60
Subjects
Athabasca Glacier
Saskatchewan Glacier
Notes
This report includes data collected during 1973
Bibliography
Accession Number
3575
3713
Call Number
03.4 R27a 1975 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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The Great Glacier of the Selkirks

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1889
Author
Ingersoll, Ernest
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Call Number
02.6 In4t PAM O.S.
Author
Ingersoll, Ernest
Responsibility
Ernest Ingersoll
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Published Date
1889
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Glaciers
Selkirk Mountains
Selkirk Mountains - Hermit Range
Selkirk Range
Selkirk Range - B.C.
Hotels
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Travel
Tourism
Geography
Illecillewaet Glacier
Abstract
Pertains to the Selkirk Mountains, Illecillewaete Glacier, Glacier Creek, Sir Donald, the hotel and Canadian Pacific Railway access to the area as of 1889.
Notes
In Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIII No. 1702, August 3, 1889, pp. 616 - 618
Accession Number
7890
Call Number
02.6 In4t PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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Canadian Pacific Railway : Banff and British Columbia

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1888
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Call Number
02.6 Il6c PAM O.S.
Responsibility
Sketches by Melton Prior
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Published Date
1888
Physical Description
125 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Hot springs
Hotels
Sanitarium Hotel
Banff
Glacier House
Abstract
Pertains to the activities of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Banff and Mount Stephen including railway access and hotels, hotsprings, sanitarium with associated sketches.
Notes
In The Illustrated London News, Vol. XCIII, No. 2588, Saturday, November 24, 1888, pp. 613 - 614
Accession Number
7864
Call Number
02.6 Il6c PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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With ice-axe and camera in the Rocky Mountains

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1889
Publisher
The Graphic
Call Number
02.6 G75w PAM O.S.
Responsibility
Rev. W. Spotswood Green (sketches)
Rev. H. Swanzy (photographs)
Publisher
The Graphic
Published Date
1889
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Glacier House
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Lake Louise
Lake Louise District
Selkirk Mountains
Selkirk Range
Abstract
Pertains to Glacier House and a paper read at the Royal Geographical Society by Rev. W. Spotswood Green who traversed the Selkirks accompanied by Rev. H. Swanzy in 1889 with accompanying photographs/sketches of Beaver Creek, snow shed, Glacier House kitchen staff, aftermath of a snow slide, Mount Bonney, Lower Columbia Lake, goats, Mount Lefroy and Lake Louise, and an avalanche.
Notes
In The Graphic, October 19, 1889, pp. 484 - 486
Accession Number
7830
Call Number
02.6 G75w PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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The Canadian Pacific Railway

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1888
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Call Number
02.6 Il6t PAM O.S.
Responsibility
Sketches by Melton Prior
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Published Date
1888
Physical Description
125 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Banff
Glacier House
Abstract
Pertains to the activities of the Canadian Pacific Railway as per Melton Prior who travelled from Montreal to Vancouver on the train and provided a review of the journey which includes sketches of Sir Donald, Great Glacier, Glacier Hotel, Hermit Range, Mount Carroll, Stony Creek Bridge and the interior of a colonial sleeping car.
Notes
In The Illustrated London News, Vol. XCIII, No. 2591, Saturday December 15, 1888, pp. 720 - 722
Accession Number
7864
Call Number
02.6 Il6t PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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Glacier surveys by district personnel of the Water Survey of Canada. 1, The Victoria glacier

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1971
Author
Ommanney, C. Simon L.
Publisher
Ottawa : Inland Waters Branch, Dept. of the Environment
Call Number
03.4 O1g
Author
Ommanney, C. Simon L.
Responsibility
C. Simon L. Ommanney
Publisher
Ottawa : Inland Waters Branch, Dept. of the Environment
Published Date
1971
Physical Description
v, 18 pages : illustrations, maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Glacier Inventory Note No. 6
Subjects
Glaciers
Victoria Glacier
Hydrology
Hydrology - Alberta
Surveys
Surveys and Mapping
Water
Abstract
Pertains to the
Contents
Introduction
Description
Surveyors
Snout Activity
Surface Movement
Discharge
Diagrams
Photographs
Bibliography
Notes
Errata slip inserted
Accession Number
2019.96
Call Number
03.4 O1g
Collection
Archives Library
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Montana's many-splendored glacierland

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1976
Author
Hanna, Warren L
Publisher
Seattle : Superior
Call Number
13.213 G45h
Author
Hanna, Warren L
Publisher
Seattle : Superior
Published Date
1976
Physical Description
215p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Waterton Lakes National Park
Notes
Bibliography
Accession Number
9000
Call Number
13.213 G45h
Collection
Archives Library
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National parks : the American experience

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1979
Author
Runte, Alfred
Publisher
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press
Call Number
13.217 R87
Author
Runte, Alfred
Publisher
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press
Published Date
1979
Physical Description
xiv, 240p. : ill., ports., facsim., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Notes
Bibliography and index
ISBN
0-8032-3852-5
Accession Number
14000
Call Number
13.217 R87
Collection
Archives Library
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