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Personal Daytimers

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1942 & 1943 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 49 : Includes day to day activities, daily temperature in morning and evening, records of daily weather, personal hygiene, leisure, correspondence, financial documentation. Documentation of time spent with “B” and …

Date Range: 1942

Reference Code: M546 / 49 to 50

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M546 / V771

Sous-Fonds: M546

Accession Number: 2014.8312

Reference Code: M546 / 49 to 50

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1942

Physical Description: 4.3 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 9.4 x 15.6 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1942 & 1943 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 49 : Includes day to day activities, daily temperature in morning and evening, records of daily weather, personal hygiene, leisure, correspondence, financial documentation. Documentation of time spent with “B” and Eli. Documents correspondence related to Harmon’s death, obituaries, condolences, etc. M546 / 50 : Includes documentation of personal hygiene, daily correspondence, weather, temperature, financial transactions. Travel between Sidney/Victoria and Banff. Throughout mid January writing correspondence regarding “Sir Oliver.” August 17 correspondence regarding “‘call up’ for all over 18 ½ years.”

Notes: Blank pages not scanned

Name Access: Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver); Wheeler, Arthur Oliver; Harmon, Byron

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Biography; Camps; Climbing; Correspondence; Family and personal life; Finances; Leisure; Memorial; Mountains; Obituary; Professional and Personal Life; Sports and recreation; Record keeping; Travel and Exploration; Weather; Work

Geographic Access: Rocky Mountains; Banff; Banff National Park; Victoria; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Creator: Wheeler, A. O.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Electronic Resources

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The ascent of Everest

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1956

Author: Hunt, John

Publisher: London : Hodder & Stoughton

Edition: The companion book club edtion

Call Number: DS486 H86

Author: Hunt, John

Responsibility: John Hunt

Edition: The companion book club edtion

Publisher: London : Hodder & Stoughton

Published Date: 1956

Physical Description: 300 pages : illustrations ; maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Biography; Everest, Mount; Mount Everest Expedition 1953

Notes: Includes index

Accession Number: AC629

Call Number: DS486 H86

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Les conquerants de l'inutile : des Alpes a l'Annapurna

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1961

Author: Terray, Lionel

Publisher: France : Gallimard

Edition: 1st

Call Number: G512 T47 L47

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Author: Terray, Lionel

Responsibility: Lionel Terray

Edition: 1st

Publisher: France : Gallimard

Published Date: 1961

Physical Description: 560 p. ; 88 illus. ; maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mountaineering; Terray, Lionel; Biography; Alps; Eiger; Himalaya Mountains

Abstract: "All these faces that appear in close-up in the news or in the press are also men. The name of Lionel Terray, one of the most famous living mountaineers, comes back periodically in conversations, because he participated in a rescue or because he helped to conquer a great world summit like Annapurna or the Makalu. In The Conquerors of the Useless , it is the whole mountain and its secrets that it reveals to us without emphasis and especially without pretension. We see how a little boy can already sense his vocation and soon to live only for the mountain; how this passion led him from the Alps to the Himalayas, from Canada to Peru. Each story of his prodigious ascensions will fascinate those who know the mountain only through the cable car. Indeed, this book that Lionel Terray wrote entirely himself using notes and stories in which he fixed his memories throughout his career, was written for them. The Conquerors of the Useless is an indispensable book for anyone interested in the heroic fate of the last survivors of the Knights race. " (from publisher's website)

Contents: Decouverte de la montagne; Premieres conquetes; La guerre des Alpes; Je rencontre Lachenal; La face nord de l'Eiger; Guide de grandes courses; L'Annapurna; Sur les sommets du monde

Notes: EVE-DELACROIX PRIZE OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY 1962; French edition signed by Lionel Terray; Newsclipping tucked inside entitled "La mort de Lionel Terray a stufefie les membres du Ski Club"

ISBN: 2070262146

Accession Number: AC636

Call Number: G512 T47 L47

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

URL Notes: Publication information on publisher's website

Websites

http://www.gallimard.fr/Catalogue/GALLIMARD/Hors-serie-Connaissance/Les-Conquerants-de-l-inutile

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Book report notebook

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Part Of: Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one spiral notebook titled "Part I - Book Report", dated 1965, with annotations by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes research notes pertaining to various historic people from the Banff area, a rough sketch of Castle Peak and Devil's Head, and notes on other assorted topics…

Date Range: 1965

Reference Code: M9 / I / B / 14

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M9; S13; V605

Series: M9 / I : Professional records

Sous-Fonds: M9

Sub-Series: M9 / I / B : Research and other professional records

Accession Number: 7412

Reference Code: M9 / I / B / 14

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1965

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (1 volume : 15 x 22.5 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one spiral notebook titled "Part I - Book Report", dated 1965, with annotations by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes research notes pertaining to various historic people from the Banff area, a rough sketch of Castle Peak and Devil's Head, and notes on other assorted topics related to Banff and the Canadian Rockies.

Notes: Some pages in notebook are loose

Name Access: Stewart, Maryalice Harvey

Subject Access: Research; Environment; Mountains; Geography; Biography

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: English

Category: Environment; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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The big walls : history, routes, experiences

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1978

Author: Messner, Reinhold

Publisher: London : Kaye & Ward; New York : Oxford University Press

Call Number: G510 M47; G510 M47 Copy 2

Author: Messner, Reinhold

Publisher: London : Kaye & Ward; New York : Oxford University Press

Published Date: 1978

Physical Description: 143 p. : ill.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Everest, Mount; Messner, Reinhold; Biography

ISBN: 0 7182 1191

Accession Number: AC619

Call Number: G510 M47; G510 M47 Copy 2

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Love and war in the Apennines

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1983

Author: Newby, Eric

Publisher: London : Pan Books

Call Number: DG430 N4

Author: Newby, Eric

Publisher: London : Pan Books

Published Date: 1983

Physical Description: 224p

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Biography; World War II

Accession Number: 0-330-28024-4

Call Number: DG430 N4

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Muriel Irene Geddes Grant birthday poster

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Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one poster pertaining to the life of Muriel Irene Geddes Grant. Poster was created in honour of Muriel's 90th birthday in 1994.

Date Range: 1994

Reference Code: M39 / III / C / 6 (O.S.)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Poster

Part Of: Malcolm Geddes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M39; V756

Series: M39 / III : Personal and family records

Sous-Fonds: M39

Sub-Series: M39 / III / C : Other personal and family records

Accession Number: 2015.8558

Reference Code: M39 / III / C / 6 (O.S.)

GMD: Textual record; Poster

Responsibility: Poster produced by Gail Benjafield, Joan Mooney, Anne Geddes and Paul Boyer

Date Range: 1994

Physical Description: 1 poster : b&w ; 38 x 45.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of one poster pertaining to the life of Muriel Irene Geddes Grant. Poster was created in honour of Muriel's 90th birthday in 1994.