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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 16
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds 8
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds 7
- Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection 7
- Bruno Engler fonds 6
- Ford Family fonds 2
- Aileen Harmon fonds 1
- Arthur H. Sovereign family fonds 1
- Dorothy Wardle fonds 1
- Dr. Gerald Wright fonds 1
- First ascent and summit note collection 1
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds 1
- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 23, 1937 Canada, U.S.A. Personal diary pertaining to trips in Victoria, Vancouver, Kamloops, Squilax, Revelstoke, travel details, Yoho Camp, Emerald Lake, sightseeing, Moraine Lake, Banff, ACC Camp, Little Yoho, Ta…
- Date Range
- 1937-1938
- Reference Code
- M169 / 23
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Accession Number
- 7773
- Reference Code
- M169 / 23
- Date Range
- 1937-1938
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. textual record
- Scope & Content
- Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 23, 1937 Canada, U.S.A.
- Personal diary pertaining to trips in Victoria, Vancouver, Kamloops, Squilax, Revelstoke, travel details, Yoho Camp, Emerald Lake, sightseeing, Moraine Lake, Banff, ACC Camp, Little Yoho, Takakkaw camp, bathing at the Cave and Basin, leisure activities, Lake Louise, fishing, Bas Lake, poor weather in Banff, Cranbrook, Fraser's Landing, Sheep Creek, Penticton, Shuswap Lake, Grand Forks, Spokane, Thompson Falls, Glacier National Park, Avalanche Camp Ground, Two-Medicine Lake, weather descriptions, Old Faithfull Yellowstone, Yellowstone Upper, Middle, Lower Basins, Reno, San Francisco, Yosemite, Stockton, Redding, Portland, Vancouver.
- Interaction with May Vaux Valcott in Banff.
- Several maps drawn on facing pages, several maps glued to facing pages near end of diary, advertisement for Oakland Bridge.
- Financial and distance details for trip from Sidney to Banff, Old Faithful to Sidney, General Costs.
- Subject Access
- Daily routines
- Travel
- Leisure
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Cave and Basin
- Cranbrook
- Canada
- Yellowstone National Park
- San Francisco
- Title Source
- Title taken from source
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[A-frame building alongside highway]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions51966
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of an A-frame structure along the side of the new Trans-Canada Highway - illegible sign at right - mountains in background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950-1962]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 185
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 185
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950-1962]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of an A-frame structure along the side of the new Trans-Canada Highway - illegible sign at right - mountains in background
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Mountains
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[A-frame buildingon side of highway]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions51973
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of A-frame structure next to gravel road - truck parked in front - mountains in background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950-1962]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 192
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 192
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950-1962]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of A-frame structure next to gravel road - truck parked in front - mountains in background
- Subject Access
- Buildings
- Construction
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Aileen Harmon fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions206
- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records and photographs by and about Aileen Harmon, as well as collected items. Textual records include: letter from Harmon to the Director of Alberta's provincial parks re addition of Yamnuska area to Bow Valley Provincial Park, 1973; brief, from Harvie Heights and Bow Va…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1924] - 2015
- Reference Code
- M287 / V262
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M287 / V262
- Sous-Fonds
- M287
- V262
- Accession Number
- 1876
- 1915
- 1916
- 2302
- 2932
- 3082
- 3380
- 3383
- 3411
- 7753
- 2016.8596
- Reference Code
- M287 / V262
- Date Range
- [ca. 1924] - 2015
- Physical Description
- 26.5 cm of textual records. -- 33 photographs (26 prints : b&w and col. ; 20.5 x 30 cm or smaller -- 6 negatives : b&w nitrate negatives ; 12.5 x 10 cm -- 1 transparency : col. slide ; 35 mm)
- History / Biographical
- Aileen Harmon (1912 - 2015), daughter of Byron Harmon, worked as a government naturalist at Banff, Alberta, Canada and was involved in local natural history groups and activities. Aileen was a founding member, alongside Bruce Gordon, of the Bow Valley Naturalists, and was also on the Board of The Canadian Wildlife Federation and The Society of Alberta Naturalists. Aileen moved to Mill Bay on Vancouver Island, B.C. in 1981 following the end of a lengthy career with Parks Canada. During her retirement years, Aileen travelled extensively, reaching all seven continents. She also authored an autobiographical book, titled "Tales of My Mountain Life", in 2004. Aileen passed away on January 9, 2015 at the age of 102.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records and photographs by and about Aileen Harmon, as well as collected items. Textual records include: letter from Harmon to the Director of Alberta's provincial parks re addition of Yamnuska area to Bow Valley Provincial Park, 1973; brief, from Harvie Heights and Bow Valley subdivision residents to public hearings on land use and resource development in the eastern slopes, 1973; letter re James Hector, 1979; notes on career, 2003; notes on Catharine Whyte for CBC recording, 2004; Christmas cards and collected articles, ca.1960. Photographs, made by and collected by Aileen Harmon, pertain to Aileen Harmon and friends, skiing, Skoki area, Mount Yamnuska, Banff Indian Days. Includes photographs by Byron Harmon. Added content from accession 2016.8596 : ca. 25 cm of textual records including personal correspondence, guest book, original writing and notes by Aileen Harmon, personal travel journals from a 1931 packing trip and 1933 ski trip to Skoki, drafts of autobiographical book "Tales of My Mountain Life", articles pertaining to or written by Aileen Harmon, Christmas cards, and letters of condolence to Carole Harmon following Aileen's passing. Also 26 print photographs, 6 negative photographs from a 1937 hiking trip, and one transparency. Fonds consists of one series : Series I - Personal records
- Name Access
- Harmon, Aileen
- Harmon, Carole
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Memorial
- Parks Canada
- Hiking
- Mountains
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Basic description only
- Category
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Alex Calhoun interview
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15191
- Date Range
- 1971
- Reference Code
- S1 / 8
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Interviews
- Reference Code
- S1 / 8
- Responsibility
- Interviewer: Elizabeth Rummel
- Interviewer: Maryalice Harvey Stewart
- Date Range
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Finding Aid
- Recording summary and reference cassette available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of recording
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Arthur H. Sovereign family fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57453
- Part Of
- Arthur H. Sovereign family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ca.147 photographs pertaining to Bishop A.H. Sovereign and his alpine expeditions (ACC, American Alpine Club, possibly other). Includes ca.47 b&w prints, 10 scanned images printed on paper, and ca.90 b&w negative photographs depicting summit views, campsites, ACC members, etc. bet…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1920]
- Reference Code
- V817
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Part Of
- Arthur H. Sovereign family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V817
- Sous-Fonds
- V817
- Accession Number
- 2023.13
- Reference Code
- V817
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1920]
- Physical Description
- ca.147 photographs : ca.47 b&w prints -- 10 scanned paper copies -- ca.90 b&w negatives
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of ca.147 photographs pertaining to Bishop A.H. Sovereign and his alpine expeditions (ACC, American Alpine Club, possibly other). Includes ca.47 b&w prints, 10 scanned images printed on paper, and ca.90 b&w negative photographs depicting summit views, campsites, ACC members, etc. between ca.1910-1920.
- Notes
- Photographs were transferred to the Whyte Museum from the Greater Vernon Museum and Archives on March 17, 2023.
- Name Access
- Sovereign, Bishop Arthur H.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Exploration
- Hiking
- Recreation
- Summit
- Camps
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restrictions
- No restrictions
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Banff Park Warden Ice Climbing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57618
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to Parks Canada Wardens ice climbing and rescue training on Victoria Glacier above Lake Louise. Includes shots of them hiking up, detailed shots of warden's putting on their crampons and tying knots, cutting steps in the glacier, and practicing c…
- Date Range
- 1956
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 38
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
1 image
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / NF - 38
- GMD
- Film
- Motion picture
- Date Range
- 1956
- Physical Description
- 1 motion picture (1 film reel: 380'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to Parks Canada Wardens ice climbing and rescue training on Victoria Glacier above Lake Louise. Includes shots of them hiking up, detailed shots of warden's putting on their crampons and tying knots, cutting steps in the glacier, and practicing crevasse rescues. The original label on the case reads "Title: Banff Park Warden Ice Climbing, Camera: B. Engler, Date: 1956, Footage 380ft."
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Climbing
- Glaciers
- Lake Louise
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Victoria Glacier
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Bruno Engler
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bill Harrison interview
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15292
- Date Range
- 1976
- Reference Code
- S1 / 122
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I. Interviews
- Reference Code
- S1 / 122
- Responsibility
- Interviewer: Elizabeth Rummel
- Date Range
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Name Access
- Boyce, Jim
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Bears, Grizzly
- Brigden, Fred
- Cabins and shelters
- Feuz, Walter
- Gardiner, Katie
- Gest, Lillian
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Harris, Ley
- Hasler, Christian
- Jones, Ken
- Kain, Conrad
- MacCarthy, Albert H.
- Nixon, Walter
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Phillips, Curly
- Richter, Frank
- Surveys
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Trapping
- Vernon-Wood, Tex
- Walcott, Charles Doolittle
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Finding Aid
- Recording summary and reference cassette available
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of recording
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Camps of the Alpine Club of Canada Album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57707
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to various ACC camp trips from 1906 to 1913 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Lake O'Hara, Yoho Valley, Moraine Lake, and Banff town areas, and includes b…
- Date Range
- 1906-1913
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 13
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- IV.B. Other material: photographic
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 13
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1906-1913
- Physical Description
- 1 album (325 photographs : b&w and col. ; 28.6 x 18.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to various ACC camp trips from 1906 to 1913 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Lake O'Hara, Yoho Valley, Moraine Lake, and Banff town areas, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are numbered and annotated. A black leather album, it has "PHOTOGRAPHS" embossed in gold in the top left corner of the front cover.
- Notes
- Page 90 not scanned - blank page; the pages between 23-34 and between 52-64 have been rebound out of order prior to accessioning.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Backpacking
- Bow Falls
- Bow River
- Bow Valley
- Buildings
- Camps
- Cathedral Mountain
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Club
- Clubhouse
- Consolation Valley
- Environment and Nature
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Hotels
- Lake O'hara
- Landscapes
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Period costume
- Photography
- Portrait
- Rogers Pass
- Scenery
- scenic
- Sherbrooke Lake
- Trails
- Transportation
- Women
- Yoho Valley
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Yoho National Park
- Glacier National Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Mountains Album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57659
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1905 ACC trip in and around the Banff & Lake Louise areas and includes black and white photographs and colourized postcards, all of which are annotated in white …
- Date Range
- 1905
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- IV.B. Other material: photographic
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 1
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1905
- Physical Description
- 1 album (112 photographs : b&w and col. ; 25.7 x 20.3 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album compiled by Frank W. Freeborn of New York City for the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to a 1905 ACC trip in and around the Banff & Lake Louise areas and includes black and white photographs and colourized postcards, all of which are annotated in white ink. A fleur-de-lis is stamped into the center of the front cover, a small adhesive paper with an "A" printed on it is adhered to the top left corner, and "1905" is written in white ink on the spine.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Backpacking
- Banff townsite
- Bow Falls
- Bow River
- Bow Valley
- Buildings
- Camps
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Club
- Environment and Nature
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Horses
- Hotels
- Lake Louise
- Landscapes
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Period costume
- Photography
- Portrait
- Railways
- Scenery
- scenic
- Trails
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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