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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
- 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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- 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
- 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
- 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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All or nothing
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- Livingstone, Roxanne
- Call Number
- 01.4 L82l Pam
- Author
- Livingstone, Roxanne
- Physical Description
- p.8-9 : ill
- Subjects
- Biography
- Logan, Mount
- Mountaineers
- Sudrich, Rudy
- Notes
- In Western People, August 24, 2000.
- Call Number
- 01.4 L82l Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Remembrances [obituaries]
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- Physical Description
- p.162-163
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Biography
- Mountaineers
- Notes
- In Canadian Alpine Journal, vol.88, 2005. Includes Scipio Merler, Reese Martin, Bob Enagonio, Chris Romeskie, D'Arcy McRae
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Remembrances [obituaries]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13113
- Physical Description
- p.186-187
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Biography
- Mountaineers
- Notes
- In Canadian Alpine Journal, vol.89, 2006. Includes Bill Tupper, Mills Winram, Norman H. Brewster, Basil Dunell, David Blair, Garth Thomson, Henry Fan and Aiden Oloman
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Canadian Rockies : pioneers, legends and true tales
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- Patillo, Roger
- Call Number
- 08.3 P27c c.1
- 08.3 P27c c.2
- Author
- Patillo, Roger
- Physical Description
- 456p. : ill., map
- Subjects
- Accidents
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Biography
- Mountaineers
- Outfitters, trail guides, packers
- Wilson, Tom
- ISBN
- 978-1-4120-5627-4
- Accession Number
- wmcr shop donation - copy 2 09-02-04
- 40500 08-03-04
- Call Number
- 08.3 P27c c.1
- 08.3 P27c c.2
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Summits and secrets
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1971
- Author
- Diemberger, Kurt Merrick, Hugh
- Publisher
- London : Allen & Unwin
- Call Number
- 01 Sum6d
- Responsibility
- by Kurt Diemberger ; translated by Hugh Merrick
- Publisher
- London : Allen & Unwin
- Published Date
- 1971
- Subjects
- Mountaineers
- Austrian
- Biography
- Accession Number
- 2017-8385
- Call Number
- 01 Sum6d
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The visionary : Galen Rowell ' s boldness had genius, power and madness in it
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12806
- Author
- Roper, Steve
- Published Date
- 2002
- Physical Description
- p.60-64 : ill
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Biography
- Mountaineers
- Photographers
- Notes
- In Rock & Ice, no. 119 (November 2002)
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Art of freedom : the life and climbs of Voytek Kurtyka
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- McDonald, Bernadette
- Publisher
- Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- G512 M16 A78
- Author
- McDonald, Bernadette
- Responsibility
- Bernadette McDonald
- Publisher
- Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 326 pages : photographs ; 24 cm
- Abstract
- "A profound and moving biography of one of the international climbing world's most respected, complicated and reclusive mountaineers. Voytek Kurtyka remains one of the greatest alpinists of all time. Born in 1947, he was one of the leading lights of the Polish golden age of Himalayan climbing. His visionary approach to climbing resulted in many renowned ascents, such as the complete Broad Peak traverse, the "night naked" speed climbs of Cho Oyu and Shishapangma and, above all, the alpine-style ascent of the West Face of Gasherbrum IV. Dubbed the "climb of the century," his route on G IV, as of 2016, has yet to be repeated. His most frequent climbing partners were alpine legends of their time: Polish Himalayan climber Jerzy Kukuczka, Swiss mountain guide Erhard Loretan and British alpinist Alex MacIntyre. After repeated requests to accept the Piolet d'Or lifetime achievement award (the Academy Award of the climbing world), Kurtyka finally accepted the honour in the spring of 2016. A fiercely private individual, he continues to decline countless invitations for interviews, lectures and festival appearances, but has agreed to co-operate with internationally renowned and award winning Canadian author Bernadette McDonald on this long-awaited biography."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Introduction
- Rock Animal
- Alpinist in Training
- Hindu Kush - Unleashed
- Troll Wall
- Bandaka - The Mordor Beauty
- Hungry for Hunger
- Dancing in the Moment
- Enfant Terrible
- Line against the Sky
- The Shining Wall
- Fork in the Road
- Trango Tower
- Night Naked
- Dance of the Underclings
- Chinese Maharaja
- Metaphysical Think Tank
- The Crux
- Chronology of Selected Climbs
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Sources
- Index
- ISBN
- 9781771602129
- Accession Number
- AC634
- Call Number
- G512 M16 A78
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Touching my father's soul : a Sherpa's journey to the top of Everest
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2001
- Author
- Norgay, Jamling Tenzing
- Publisher
- San Francisco : Harper
- Call Number
- DS486 E8 N65
- Author
- Norgay, Jamling Tenzing
- Responsibility
- Jamling Tenzing Norgay with Broughton Coburn
- Publisher
- San Francisco : Harper
- Published Date
- 2001
- Physical Description
- xvii, 314p. : ill. (some col.), map, ports
- Subjects
- Biography
- Mountaineers
- ISBN
- 0062516876
- Call Number
- DS486 E8 N65
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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