topic:"Biography" found 20 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Among the great hills : three generations of Wheelers and their contribution to the mapping of the mountains

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

Published Date: 2006

Author: Sandford, Robert W

Publisher: Canmore Alberta : Alpine Club of Canada

Call Number: 01.4 Sa5w Pam

Author: Sandford, Robert W

Responsibility: R.W. Sandford

Publisher: Canmore Alberta : Alpine Club of Canada

Published Date: 2006

Physical Description: 32 p. : ill., ports

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

Series: Summit Series #8

Subjects: Alpine Club of Canada; Biography; Geological Survey of Canada; Mountaineers, Canadian; Surveyors

ISBN: 0-920330-54-1

Accession Number: 7806; 40500 08-01-09

Call Number: 01.4 Sa5w Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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The Book of Mortimer: Celebrating a Life of Volunteerism - textual

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of textual records pertaining to the creation and publication of the Book of Mortimer, including manuscript drafts, correspondence and notes.

Date Range: 1978 - 1998

Reference Code: M57 / IX

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M57 / V40 / S47

Series: M57 / IX : The Book of Mortimer: Celebrating a Life of Volunteerism

Sous-Fonds: M57

Sub-Series: M57 / IX / A: Manuscript Drafts M57 / IX / B: Correspondence M57 / IX / C: Interview Notes M57 / IX / D: Research and Speech Notes

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M57 / IX

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 1978 - 1998

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: No one has volunteered more time and energy to Canada’s mountain community and to the Alpine Club of Canada than Mike and Heather Mortimer. Beginning their careers as newsletter editors of the Calgary Section of the ACC, Mike and Heather eventually became president and first lady of the UIAA (International Union of Alpine Associations). Along the way they have organized Mountain Safety Conferences, built the Bow Hut on the Wapta Icefield and organized the Alpine Club of Canada’s Centennial Celebration. This book tells their story.

Scope & Content: Series consists of textual records pertaining to the creation and publication of the Book of Mortimer, including manuscript drafts, correspondence and notes.

Notes: Series consists of four sub-series: M57 / IX / A: Manuscript Drafts M57 / IX / B: Correspondence M57 / IX / C: Interview Notes M57 / IX / D: Research and Speech Notes

Name Access: Scott, Chic; Mortimer, Heather; Mortimer, Mike

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Biography; Family and personal life; Personal and Professional Life; Publication; Research; Public Speaking; Municipal views; Correspondence; Communications

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

Language: English

Category: Communications; Family and personal life

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.chicscott.com/books.htm

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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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

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

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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Conrad Kain : letters from a wandering mountain guide, 1906-1933

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

Published Date: 2014

Author: Kain, Conrad

Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press

Call Number: 01 K12c; 01 K12c c.2; 01 K12c c.3

Author: Kain, Conrad

Responsibility: edited with an introduction by Zac Robinson ; translated by Maria and John Koch

Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press

Published Date: 2014

Physical Description: 468 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

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

Subjects: Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission; Alpine Club of Canada; Biography; Kain, Conrad; Malek, Amelie; Mountaineering; Mountain guides; Pistor, Dr. Erich; Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Notes: Partial contents: Foreword : Conrad Kain, guide and mountaineer / Chic Scott; Epilogue: The Kain-Malek correspondence: provenance, 1934-2005 / Don Bourdon

ISBN: 9781772120042

Accession Number: 2015-8404; P2015.06.30; P2015-06-30

Call Number: 01 K12c; 01 K12c c.2; 01 K12c c.3

Collection: Archives Library

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Conrad Kain compendium

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

Published Date: March 2005

Publisher: Wilmer, British Columbia : Mark Kingsbury Foundation

Call Number: 01 K12p

Responsibility: prepared by Brian Patton for the Mark Kingsbury Foundation

Publisher: Wilmer, British Columbia : Mark Kingsbury Foundation

Published Date: March 2005

Physical Description: 1 vol : ill

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

Subjects: Alpine Club of Canada; Biography; Mountain guides

Notes: Includes separate appendix titled Commerating Conrad : a report on initiatives to celebrate the life of Conrad Kain; Archival research report. Table of contents: Chrononology; Commemeration; Tributes; Memories; Letters; Sources; Journals; Photographs

Accession Number: 7760

Call Number: 01 K12p

Collection: Archives Library

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A Life in the Wild: The Story of Mountain Explorer John Baldwin - sound recordings

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of five sound recordings pertaining to A Life in the Wild: The Story of Mountain Explorer John Baldwin. Includes interviews of John Baldwin, Helen Soudat, Ed Amann and "Steve".

Date Range: 2002 - 2019

Reference Code: S47 / XV

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Sound recording; Cassette

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M57 / V40 / S47

Series: S47 / XV : A Life in the Wild: The Story of Mountain Explorer John Baldwin

Sous-Fonds: S47

Reference Code: S47 / XV

GMD: Sound recording; Cassette

Date Range: 2002 - 2019

Physical Description: 5 sound recordings

History / Biographical: A Life in the Wild is a biography of John Baldwin written by Chic Scott. The booklet is the Twenty-fifth in the Alpine Club of Canada's Summit Series which recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of exceptional individuals who have, through their achievements as explorers, mountaineers, volunteers, outfitters and storytellers, helped define and shape Canada's unique mountain community. "Since his teenage years John Baldwin has explored the rugged Coast Mountain Range, climbing 700 peaks, many of them first ascents, and making perhaps one-hundred multi-week, long-distance forays across the icefields and along the ridges of what is one of the last true wilderness areas on earth. Shunning the easy path and forging his own way through some of the roughest geography on the planet. He is a mountaineer and explorer of the first order." - Chic Scott

Scope & Content: Series consists of five sound recordings pertaining to A Life in the Wild: The Story of Mountain Explorer John Baldwin. Includes interviews of John Baldwin, Helen Soudat, Ed Amann and "Steve".

Name Access: Scott, Chic; Baldwin, John; Alpine Club of Canada; Soudat, Helen; Amann, Eddie

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Biography; Climbing; Environment; Exploration; Hiking; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Personal and Professional Life; Recreation; Research; Sports; Summit

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Biographical Source Notes: http://johnbaldwin.ca/a-life-in-the-wild.asp

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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A Life in the Wild: The Story of Mountain Explorer John Baldwin - textual

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Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of textual records pertaining to the creation of A Life in the Wild.

Date Range: 2002 - 2019

Reference Code: M57 / XV

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record

Part Of: Chic Scott fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: M57 / V40 / S47

Series: M57 / XV : A Life in the Wild: The Story of Mountain Explorer John Baldwin

Sous-Fonds: M57

Sub-Series: M57 / XV / A : Draft manuscript; M57 / XV / B : Research notes; M57 / XV / C : Publications

Reference Code: M57 / XV

GMD: Textual record

Date Range: 2002 - 2019

Physical Description: 12.5 cm of textual records

History / Biographical: A Life in the Wild is a biography of John Baldwin written by Chic Scott. The booklet is the Twenty-fifth in the Alpine Club of Canada's Summit Series which recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of exceptional individuals who have, through their achievements as explorers, mountaineers, volunteers, outfitters and storytellers, helped define and shape Canada's unique mountain community. "Since his teenage years John Baldwin has explored the rugged Coast Mountain Range, climbing 700 peaks, many of them first ascents, and making perhaps one-hundred multi-week, long-distance forays across the icefields and along the ridges of what is one of the last true wilderness areas on earth. Shunning the easy path and forging his own way through some of the roughest geography on the planet. He is a mountaineer and explorer of the first order." - Chic Scott