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John Murray Gibbon fonds

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Part Of
John Murray Gibbon fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials pertaining to John Murray Gibbon's personal life, his involvement with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Hikers, and his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes manuscripts titled "Scot to Canadian: one of more than a million" by…
Date Range
1924-1952
Reference Code
M454 / V226 / S62
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
John Murray Gibbon fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 454
V 226
S 62
Sous-Fonds
M 454
V 226
S 62
Accession Number
3574
524
3604
2022.16
Reference Code
M454 / V226 / S62
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1924-1952
Physical Description
36 cm of textual records -- 3 sound recordings -- 185 photograph prints -- 3 negatives
History / Biographical
John Murray Gibbon, born in Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) in 1875-1952, was a writer, historian, musician and Canadian Pacific Railway publicity agent at Montreal, Quebec. Gibbon attended the University of Aberdeen where he received a scholarship to attend Oxford, where he graduated with a BA in Literature. He also studied at the University of Göttingen, Germany, and received some musical training in London. Gibbon received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Université de Montréal in 1940. Following writing and editing work for British journals, he was approached in 1907 by the Canadian Pacific Railway to work on their European publicity program. In 1913, he was appointed general publicity agent in Montreal. For thirty years he promoted Canadian culture and the CPR He was responsible for the inauguration of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Highland Gatherings. Gibbon was a prolific author and in 1921 became the founding president of the Canadian Authors Association (CAA), which he co-founded with Stephen Leacock, Pelham Edgar and B.K. Sandwell. The CAA lobbied for the protection of authors’ rights and went on to establish the Governor General’s Literary Awards in 1936. Gibbon received the award, in the non-fiction category, for Canadian Mosaic: The Making of a Northern Nation (1938), in which he argued against the American idea of a “cultural melting pot” that encouraged immigrants to cut ties with their culture of origin and assimilate into a homogenous society. Canadian Mosaic greatly influenced Canada’s immigration policies and multicultural attitudes throughout the latter half of the 20th century, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials pertaining to John Murray Gibbon's personal life, his involvement with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Skyline Hikers, and his career with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Includes manuscripts titled "Scot to Canadian: one of more than a million" by John Murray Gibbon (204 p.) and "John Murray Gibbon (1875-1952)" by Watson Kirkconnell; a letter from Gibbon to Francis Dickie concerning trail riding; published articles and obituaries; and a scrapbook pertaining to trips with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Skyline Hikers, and views of landmarks throughout Canada. Photographs pertain to John Murray Gibbon and activities, including Highland Gatherings and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips; also Gibbon's funeral, 1952.
Name Access
Gibbon, John Murray
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Musicians
Travel
Recreation
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Publication
Obituary
Newspaper
Biography
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Gibbon, John Murray
Category
Family and personal life
Biographical Source Notes
Pincoe, R., & Phillipson, D. (2015). John Murray Gibbon. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-murray-gibbon-emc
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Malcolm Geddes fonds

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Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts …
Date Range
[1896-2013]
Reference Code
M39 / V756
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 39
V 756
Sous-Fonds
M 39
V 756
Accession Number
5545, 6504, 7846, 2014.8306, 2015.8558
Reference Code
M39 / V756
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Responsibility
Some views are by Malcolm Geddes; many were obtained through other sources
Date Range
[1896-2013]
Physical Description
444 photographs: 385 b&w and col. transparencies, 59 b&w prints -- 1 album (28 b&w prints) -- 11 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Malcolm Daniel Geddes, 1866-1927, was a journalist, publisher and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Geddes was one of the founders of the "Farmers and Ranch Review" in 1904, and served as vice-president and editor until his death. He joined the Alpine Club of Canada in 1917, was active in ACC summer camps and served as Honorary Secretary from 1924 to 1926. Geddes was killed in a mountaineering accident on Mount Lefroy in 1927.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts and publications), Malcolm's career in real estate, family letters, financial records, records of mountain ascents and hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, family trees and genealogical research, and other related materials.
Notes
Fonds consists of three series:
Series I : Professional records I / A : Published materials I / B : Manuscripts and notes I / C : Professional correspondence
Series II : Financial records
Series III : Personal and family records III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions III / B : Genealogy and research III / C : Other personal and family records
Name Access
Geddes, Malcolm
Subject Access
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Hiking
Family and personal life
Personal and Professional Life
Poetry
Property
Finances
Commerce and industry
Communications
Correspondence
Genealogy
History
Research
Publication
Travel
Mountains
Mountaineering
Biography
Obituary
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
British Columbia
Ontario
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series and file description
electronic finding aid
Creator
Geddes, Malcolm
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Content Details
Arrangement of fonds was redone by Processing Archivist Kate Skelton between December 2020 and March 2021 to accommodate unprocessed materials from accessions 7846, 2014.8306 and 2015.8558
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of interviews, research notes,manuscripts, printed and digital photographs, and other materials produced and collected by Chic Scott between 1982 and 2021. Content pertains to Chic's various publications and research projects, the Canadian Himalayan Foundation, the Canadian '82 Evere…
Date Range
1982-2021
Reference Code
M57 / S47 / V40
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Machine-readable data file
Digital image
Motion picture
Video
Photograph
Photograph print
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M57 / S47 / V40
Sous-Fonds
M57
S47
V40
Accession Number
6499
6772
7330
8110
8123
2014.8295
2014.8311
2014.8374
2015.8559
2019.57
2021.15 (unproc)
Reference Code
M57 / S47 / V40
GMD
Machine-readable data file
Digital image
Motion picture
Video
Photograph
Photograph print
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1982-2021
Physical Description
Sound recordings: 224 audio tape cassettes, 7 audio tape reels. -- 78 CD-ROM. with digital files -- Moving images: 148 videocassettes: 133 Hi8, 15 VHS. ; 149 DVDs -- 4.2 m textual records
History / Biographical
Charles (Chic) C. Scott, b.1945, is a mountaineer, mountain guide and writer based in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Scott climbed extensively in the western Canada and the Himalayas until the mid-1970s. He guided extensively in the European Alps for five seasons, ca.1970, and worked as a climber for "The Eiger Sanction," a Hollywood movie starring Clint Eastwood. Scott resumed climbing in 1988, after a period working at the University of Calgary. His publications include "Alpinism," editor, "Ski Trails in the Canadian Rockies," "The History of the Calgary Mountain Club", "Summits and Icefields", "Pushing the Limits: the Story of Canadian Mountaineering", "Powder Pioneers : Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains", and "Deep Powder and Steep Rock : the Life of Mountain Guide Hans Gmoser".
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of interviews, research notes,manuscripts, printed and digital photographs, and other materials produced and collected by Chic Scott between 1982 and 2021. Content pertains to Chic's various publications and research projects, the Canadian Himalayan Foundation, the Canadian '82 Everest Expedition, and collected and personal materials. Items in fonds are arranged mostly by individual projects/areas of research.
Notes
Fonds consists of 15 series: Series I : Pushing the Limits Series II : Mountain Romantics Series III : Summits and Icefields Series IV : Powder Pioneers Series V : Deep Powder and Steep Rock Series VI : Ski Trails of the Canadian Rockies Series VII : Hans Gmoser Film Collection Series VIII : The Canadian Himalayan Foundation Series IX : The Book of Mortimer Series X : Tommy and Lawrence Series XI : The Yam Series XII :Calgary Mountain Club Series XIII : Young at Heart Series XIV : Chic Scott personal records Series XV : A LIFE IN THE WILD: The Story of Mountain Explorer John Baldwin Access to interviews limited to VHS reference compilations.
Name Access
Scott, Charles (Chic)
Scott, Chic
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Publication
Research
Personal and Professional Life
Mountaineering
Interview
Organizations
Biography
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: reference copy recordings
Finding aids and reference tools series and file description
Creator
Scott, Chic
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession record and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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The tranquility and the turbulence : the life and work of Walter J. Phillips

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1981
Author
Boulet, Roger H.
Publisher
Markham (Ont.) : M.B. Loates
Call Number
N6549 P5 B68
Author
Boulet, Roger H.
Responsibility
Roger H. Boulet
Publisher
Markham (Ont.) : M.B. Loates
Published Date
1981
Physical Description
232p. : col. ill., ports (some col.)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Phillips, Walter J. (Walter John), 1884-1963 - Biography
Water colorists - Canada - Biography
Call Number
N6549 P5 B68
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Margaret Shelton, block prints 1936-1984

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1984
Author
Ainslie, Patricia
Publisher
Calgary : Glenbow Museum
Call Number
06.1 Ai6m
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Author
Ainslie, Patricia
Responsibility
Patricia Ainslie
Publisher
Calgary : Glenbow Museum
Published Date
1984
Physical Description
48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 X 27 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Exhibition catalogue
Shelton, Margaret
Subjects
Water colorists - Canada - Biography
Abstract
Pertains to the history and art work of Margaret Shelton, organized by Patricia Anslie. Her artwork explored and revealed the vitality of the Alberta landscape. The publication was produced in an effort to celebrate and commemorate Shelton, as well as her contribution to the Alberta art landscape. Working primarily with watercolor and block prints, she was a prolific artists and contributed greatly to the printmaking industry in Alberta. The publication pertains mostly to the story and history of Margaret Shelton. Additionally, the publication includes some images of her breathtaking artwork.
Contents
Acknowledgements (pg. 5)
Margaret Shelton (pg. 7)
Technique (pg. 30)
Notes and Bibliography (pg. 35)
Chronology (pg. 36)
Catalogue Raisonne (pg. 39)
Accession Number
2019. 61
Call Number
06.1 Ai6m
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
URL is linked to the official website for Margaret Shelton
Websites
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Harvest of the spirit : Illingworth Kerr retrospective

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1985
Author
catalogue essay and exhibition production, Maggie Callahan
Publisher
Edmonton : Edmonton Art Gallery
Call Number
06.1 C13h
Author
catalogue essay and exhibition production, Maggie Callahan
Publisher
Edmonton : Edmonton Art Gallery
Published Date
1985
Physical Description
62 p. : ill., port. ; 22 x 26 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Biography
Exhibition catalogue
Subjects
Painting
Abstract
Pertains to the work of Illingworth Kerr, a Canadian western landscape painter. The exhibition and catalogue was intended to celebrate the extensive art career, and 80th birthday of Illingworth Kerr. In an effort to showcase the variety of Kerr’s artistic expression, the exhibition organizer’s divided Kerr’s work into the following categories; landscapes, animal studies, portraits, townscapes, abstracts and automatic paintings. The exhibition organizer, Maggie Callahan, shares a comprehsneive anlalysis of Kerr’s life as an artist and his work over his impressive 60 year career.
Contents
Forword (pg. 2)
Curators' notes (pg. 3)
Acknowledgements (pg. 4)
Essay -
Kerr's youth (pg. 6)
Ontario College of Art (1924-27) (pg. 7)
Back to the prairies (1927-36) (pg. 16)
A decade of wandering (1936-46) (pg. 28)
Alberta College of Arts (1947-67) (pg. 32)
Kerr today (pg. 42)
List of works (pg. 55)
Selected bibliography (pg. 59)
Chronology (pg. 60)
Itinerary (pg. 62)
Notes
Exhibition held at the Edmonton Art Gallery, Mar. 2-Apr. 14, 1985 and other places.
ISBN
088950041X
Accession Number
2019.61
Call Number
06.1 C13h
Collection
Archives Library
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Artists of the Okanagan

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1986
Publisher
Kelowna (B.C.) : Okanagan Mainline Senior Writers and Publishers Association
Call Number
N6546 B7 A78
Responsibility
edited by John C. Dubeta ; associate editor : Jack Davis
Publisher
Kelowna (B.C.) : Okanagan Mainline Senior Writers and Publishers Association
Published Date
1986
Physical Description
74p. : facsims. (some col.)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art, Canadian - British Columbia - Okanagan Valley
Artists - British Columbia - Okanagan Valley - Biography
Call Number
N6546 B7 A78
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Being and doing : Rae Davis : work (1959-1986)

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
[1987?]
Author
Rans, Goldie
Publisher
London (Ont.) : London Regional Art Gallery
Call Number
N6549 D3 R3
Author
Rans, Goldie
Responsibility
Goldie Rans
Publisher
London (Ont.) : London Regional Art Gallery
Published Date
[1987?]
Physical Description
83p. : ill., port.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Performing arts - Biography - Canada - Exhibitions
Art, Modern - 20th Century - Canada - Exhibitions
Notes
Catalogue of an exhibition at the London Regional Art Gallery
Includes bibliographical references
Call Number
N6549 D3 R3
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Equestrian sculpture

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1986
Author
Sketch, Raplh Mackern, 1910-
Publisher
Toronto : NC Press
Call Number
NB249 S57 A2
Author
Sketch, Raplh Mackern, 1910-
Responsibility
Ralph Sketch ; foreword by Bruce Hutchinson
Publisher
Toronto : NC Press
Published Date
1986
Physical Description
64p. : ill., ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Sketch, Ralph Mackern, 1910-
Sculptors - Canada - Biography
Sculpture - Technique
Call Number
NB249 S57 A2
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Morrice : a great Canadian artist rediscovered

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1984
Author
Laing, G. Blair, 1911 -
Publisher
Toronto : McClelland and Stewart
Call Number
ND249 M67 L34
Author
Laing, G. Blair, 1911 -
Responsibility
G. Blair Laing ; introduction by Jean Sutherland Boggs
Publisher
Toronto : McClelland and Stewart
Published Date
1984
Physical Description
224p. : col. ill., port.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Morrice, James Wilson, 1865-1924
Painters - Canada - Biography
Call Number
ND249 M67 L34
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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