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Geoffrey B. Capes papers and photographs
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Textual items are diaries pertaining to ACC summer camps and Maligne Lake ski camp. Photographs pertain to Glacier ACC camp, 1947; Peyto Lake camp, 1948; Freshfield Glacier camp, 1949; Mount Assiniboine camp, 1952; Scott Glacier [Hooker Icefield], 1953; Glacier camp 1956; and Maligne Lake ski camp…
- Date Range
- 1947-1957
- Reference Code
- M200 / AC 372M
- V14 / AC 343P / 1-5
- V14 / AC 372P / 1-2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
3 images
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- III. Personal papers and photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- M200 / AC 372M
- V14 / AC 343P / 1-5
- V14 / AC 372P / 1-2
- Date Range
- 1947-1957
- Physical Description
- 4 textual records. -- 271 photographs (130 prints, 129 negatives, 12 transparencies)
- Scope & Content
- Textual items are diaries pertaining to ACC summer camps and Maligne Lake ski camp. Photographs pertain to Glacier ACC camp, 1947; Peyto Lake camp, 1948; Freshfield Glacier camp, 1949; Mount Assiniboine camp, 1952; Scott Glacier [Hooker Icefield], 1953; Glacier camp 1956; and Maligne Lake ski camp, 1957. Prints have identifications on reverse.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Capes, Geoffrey B.
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Administration
- Advertising
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Alpine Club House
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camps
- Club
- Competition
- Discovery and exploration
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Guide
- Guides
- Hiking
- Huts
- Mountain
- Mountain guides
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Photography
- Scenery
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Access to negatives is by appointment only
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on material
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Executive Meetings + Memos from E. C. B. - President
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of meeting minutes of the Executive Committee and memos/correspondence for President, Eric Brooks from around 1947 and 1957.
- Date Range
- ca. 1947-1957
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / I: Administrative records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / I / A: Club meeting minutes and reports
- Accession Number
- accn. 5343
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 13
- Date Range
- ca. 1947-1957
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of meeting minutes of the Executive Committee and memos/correspondence for President, Eric Brooks from around 1947 and 1957.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Brooks, Eric
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Record keeping
- Records
- Report
- Administration
- Organizations
- Club
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Mount Assiniboine
- Hooker Icefield
- Tonquin Valley
- Jasper National Park
- Maligne Lake
- Glacier
- Hamber Provincial Park
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Materials made of tissue-like paper; fragile
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Management Committee Correspondence [1942-46]
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence and reports between members of the Management Committee and the President of the Alpine Club of Canada between 1942 and 1946.
- Date Range
- 1942-1946
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / I : Administrative records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / I / A: Club meeting minutes and reports
- Accession Number
- accn. 5343
- Reference Code
- M200 / I / A / 6
- Date Range
- 1942-1946
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence and reports between members of the Management Committee and the President of the Alpine Club of Canada between 1942 and 1946.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Brooks, Eric
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Club
- Organizations
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Report
- Record keeping
- Records
- Correspondence
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Alberta
- Toronto
- Jasper National Park
- Malign Lake
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Materials consist of tissue-like paper; fragile
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Summit Records
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series of summit records from various summits produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1916 and 2020. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wil…
- Date Range
- 1916
- 1930-1931
- 1959-1968
- 1970-1989
- 1992 -2020
- Reference Code
- M200 / V
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / V: Summit Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Accession Number
- accn. 2023.20
- accn. 7779
- accn. 2023.10
- accn. 2014.8347
- accn. 6465
- accn. 8002
- accn. 2020.05
- accn. 2023.19
- accn. 2014.8293
- accn. 8119
- accn. 2023.32
- accn. 2023.41
- accn. 6623
- accn. 6062
- accn. 2014.8318
- accn. 6767
- accn. 2014.8315
- accn. 2014.8317
- accn. 5680
- accn. 2023.16
- accn. 2018.9010
- accn. 5396
- accn. 6459
- accn. 2014.8316
- accn. 2023.18
- accn. 5631
- accn. 2013.8245
- accn. 2014.8275
- accn. 2023.06
- accn. 2023.14
- accn. 2023.17
- accn. 5569
- accn. 8113
- accn. 6396
- Reference Code
- M200 / V
- Responsibility
- Registers produced by the Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1916
- 1930-1931
- 1959-1968
- 1970-1989
- 1992 -2020
- Physical Description
- 110 cm of textual records ca. 235 volumes
- Scope & Content
- Series of summit records from various summits produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1916 and 2020. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics.
- Notes
- See file-level entries for inventories of summit registers and notes.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Alberta
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- Banff National Park
- Bow Valley
- British Columbia
- Castle Mountain
- Centennial
- Climbing
- Club
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Fay Hut
- Fortress Mountain
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Ice climbing
- Kananaskis Country
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Parks Canada
- Porcupine
- Provincial parks and reserves
- Rundle Mountain
- Ski area
- Ski mountaineering
- Skiing
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Temple Mountain
- Trail making
- Trails
- Travel and Exploration
- Winter sports
- Yamnuska Mountain
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Abbot Pass
- Assiniboine
- Banff National Park
- Banff, Alberta
- Bugaboos
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Canmore
- Cascade Mountain
- Castle Mountain, AB
- Cathedral Mountain
- Glacier
- Jasper National Park
- Kananaskis Country
- Little Yoho Valley
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mount Baldy
- Mount Baker
- Mount Cory
- Mount Edith
- Mount Lefroy
- Mount Norquay
- Mount Rundle
- Mount Temple
- Mount Victoria
- Mount Yamnuska
- Rocky Mountains
- Rundle Mountain
- Selkirks
- Yoho National Park
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some records have been placed in mylar. Some record have mold, rust or water damage.
- Related Material
- M235
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Identified Summit Records
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of identified summit registers and notes produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2022. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit…
- Date Range
- 1930-1931
- 1959-1968
- 1970-1989
- 1992 -2022
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / V: Summit Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
- Accession Number
- accn. 2023.20 accn. 7779 accn. 2023.10 accn. 2014.8347 accn. 6465 accn. 8002 accn. 2020.05 accn. 2023.19 accn. 2014.8293 accn. 8119 accn. 2023.32 accn. 2023.41 accn. 6623 accn. 6062 accn. 2014.8318 accn. 6767 accn. 2014.8315 accn. 2014.8317 accn. 5680 accn. 2023.16 accn. 2018.9010 accn. 5396 accn. 6459 accn. 2014.8316 accn. 2023.18 accn. 5631 accn. 2013.8245 accn. 2014.8275 accn. 2023.06 accn. 2023.14 accn. 2023.17 accn. 5569 accn. 8113 accn. 6396 accn. 2024.20
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A
- Responsibility
- Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1930-1931
- 1959-1968
- 1970-1989
- 1992 -2022
- Physical Description
- 100 cm of textual records 223 volumes
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of identified summit registers and notes produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2022. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual identified summit records.
- Notes
- See file-level entries for inventories of identified summit registers and notes.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Alberta
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backpacking
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Bow Valley
- British Columbia
- Castle Mountain
- Cascade Mountain
- Centennial
- Climbing
- Club
- Cross-country skiing
- Description and travel
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Fortress Mountain
- Great Divide
- Hiking
- Kananaskis Country
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mount Logan
- Mountain
- Mountain guides
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Provincial parks and reserves
- Parks
- National parks and reserves
- Record keeping
- Ski area
- Ski areas
- Ski mountaineering
- Skiing
- Skis
- Skiers
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Trails
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains
- Continental Divide
- Great Divide
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Abbot Pass
- Mount Assiniboine
- Cascade Mountain
- Canmore
- Assiniboine
- Banff National Park
- Banff, Alberta
- Bugaboos
- Castle Mountain, AB
- Cathedral Mountain
- Glacier
- Jasper National Park
- Kananaskis Country
- Little Yoho Valley
- Mount Baldy
- Mount Baker
- Mount Cory
- Mount Edith
- Mount Lefroy
- Mount Norquay
- Mount Rundle
- Rundle Mountain
- Mount Temple
- Mount Victoria
- Mount Yamnuska
- Selkirks
- Yoho National Park
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Contains personal information
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some records have been placed in mylar. Some record have mold, rust or water damage.
- Related Material
- M235
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of summit records from Monarch Mountain produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1940 and 1979. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summ…
- Date Range
- 1940
- 1943
- 1960
- 1962-1979
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 153
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / V: Summit Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
- Accession Number
- accn. 2023.18
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 153
- Responsibility
- Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1940
- 1943
- 1960
- 1962-1979
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records 4 volumes
- History / Biographical
- Monarch Mountain is located in the Victoria Cross Ranges of Jasper National Park, Alberta. Nearby are Pyramid Mountain and Jasper town-site.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of summit records from Monarch Mountain produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1940 and 1979. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. File include: M200 / V / A / 153: Monarch Mtn
- Notes
- Materials came together in a plastic bag with a note "Monarch Mtn". Summit Register is believed to be from White Pyramid; materials have been kept together due to orginial order they were received from the Alpine Club of Canada.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Alberta
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backpacking
- Backcountry skiing
- Climbing
- Club
- Description and travel
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Hiking
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Record keeping
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Jasper
- Jasper, AB
- Victoria Cross Range
- Monarch Mountain
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Summit notes placed in mylar due to mold and fragility. Summit register contains mold and water damage.
- Related Material
- M235
- M200 / V / A / 130
- Biographical Source Notes
- Peak Finder: Monarch Mountain, Canadian Rockies Database: https://cdnrockiesdatabases.ca/peaks/922
- Title Source
- Original title
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Jean Knox Petrie fonds
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- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds relate to mountaineering with the Alpine Club of Canada. The fond consists of three series: I. Textual records consist of 8 newsclippings from July 1938 pertaining to the first ascent of Mount Columbia by women: Lillian Gest, Kathleen Chapman, Christine Reid, Jean McDonald, and Jean Petrie as…
- Date Range
- 1938-1940
- Reference Code
- M237 / V281
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Map
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 237
- V 281
- Sous-Fonds
- M 237
- V 281
- Accession Number
- 7694
- Reference Code
- M237 / V281
- Date Range
- 1938-1940
- Physical Description
- 1 cm textual records. -- 8 albums (257 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller). -- 4 photographs : b&w silver gelatin prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller.
- History / Biographical
- Dr. Jean Knox (McDonald) Petrie, born 1913, was an active member of the Alpine Club of Canada, Edmonton Section during the 1930s and 1940s, attending the Alpine Club of Canada summer camps from 1937-1940, 1942 and 1946 as well as making many weekend climbs in the Jasper area with Captain E. R. Gibson. In 1938 she was one of the four women to make a first ascent of Mount Columbia by women, as well as Mount Forbes in 1940. Married in 1960 to Robert Petrie (died 1966), Dr. Jean Petrie worked in Ottawa, Ontario (1940-1945) in munitions gauge testing for the National Research Council. Following the war, she worked as an astrophysicist for the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria, British Columbia (1945-1966) and taught at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. (1966-1971).
- Scope & Content
- Fonds relate to mountaineering with the Alpine Club of Canada. The fond consists of three series: I. Textual records consist of 8 newsclippings from July 1938 pertaining to the first ascent of Mount Columbia by women: Lillian Gest, Kathleen Chapman, Christine Reid, Jean McDonald, and Jean Petrie as well as a photocopied "Guide to the Tonquin" signed by K. G. Chapman ca.1935. II. Photographic records include an unbound album of 44 pages: 111 prints divided by the donor into 3 sections: 1. To the Tonquin Valley, July 1938; 2. Alpine Club Camp, Columbia Icefields, July 12-31, 1938; 3. Alpine Club Camp Tonquin Valley, April 1939. The album also includes artwork and map. A second unbound photograph album of 28p: 170 prints are divided into 5 sections: 1. ACC camp in the Ice River Valley, July 1939; 2. ACC ski camp in Little Yoho Valley, March 23-31, 1940; 3. Our climb of Roche Miette, May 24, 1940; 4. Our summertime journey into the Little Yoho Valley, July 1940; 5. Our climb of Mts. Fitzwilliam & Bucephelas, September 3, 1940. III. Photographic Prints consist of 4 loose prints unrelated to other contents of the fond.
- Notes
- Unbound books are numbered in pencil by the creator, pages appear to be missing due to absent page numbers.
- Name Access
- Petrie, Jean K.
- McDonald, Jean
- Gale, Ethne
- Taylor, Morris
- Cooper, Art
- Rault, Reg
- Brewster, Norman
- Cassils, Mary
- Hind, Rob
- Chapman, Kathleen
- Gibson, Rex
- Feuz, Edward
- Gest, Illian
- Walker, Hazel
- Carscallan, Alan
- McLean, Hector
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Ski touring
- Skiing
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Cabins and shelters
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Huts
- Mountaineering
- Sunshine Lodge
- Trail guides
- Trail making
- Trails
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Banff National Park
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Petrie, Jean Knox
- Biographical Source Notes
- Accession record
- Donor
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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II. Photo Albums
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- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of photo albums pertaining to the first summit of Mount Columbia by female mountaineers and various Alpine Club of Canada trips in Banff, Jasper, and Yoho national parks.
- Date Range
- July 12, 1938-Sept 3, 1940
- Reference Code
- M237 / V281 / II
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Album
- Part Of
- Jean Knox Petrie fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M237
- V281
- Series
- II
- Sous-Fonds
- M237/V281
- Accession Number
- 7694
- Reference Code
- M237 / V281 / II
- GMD
- Album
- Date Range
- July 12, 1938-Sept 3, 1940
- Physical Description
- 8 albums (257 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of photo albums pertaining to the first summit of Mount Columbia by female mountaineers and various Alpine Club of Canada trips in Banff, Jasper, and Yoho national parks.
- Notes
- Albums with black pages were likely originally bound together as a single album, however gaps in page numbers imply that pages are missing from the complete work.
- Subject Access
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Banff Jasper Highway
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Glaciers
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Banff
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- In case file
- Creator
- Jean Petrie Knox
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [May - December 1940]
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 29 to December 29, 1940. Topics include travelling back to Banff from a visit to Concord by car, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the new…
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 109
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
in the ski meet being held on I-0san Pass by the Kalispel Ski Club,
•:e knew we couldn I
t make Banff early
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 109
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1.9 cm of textual records (116 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from May 29 to December 29, 1940. Topics include travelling back to Banff from a visit to Concord by car, day to day life, weather, visits from friends and visitors, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], news pertaining to the war [including Italy entering the war in June, British children being brought to Canada, the Blitz], the Lake Louise-Jasper highway officially opening [Pete and Catharine drive up for the weekend, their first visit to Jasper National Park], the deaths of Louise Rungius in May and Dave White in late June [also includes details of Dave's funeral], errand trips to Calgary [mostly to meet with Clifford about Dave's estate], Catharine and Pete's 10th wedding anniversary, visits to Bow Lake to paint throughout July and August [a large forest fire was burning about 30 miles north of Bow for most of July], Banff Indian Days, Pete joining the militia ["Non-Permanent Active Service" force part of the 2nd Battalion of the Calgary Highlanders], going on the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip in August, painting/sketching [including a short visit to Lake O'Hara in mid-August for this purpose], Catharine going to Concord for a few weeks in early September, Pete and Catharine going to Victoria at the end of September [Annie was having health issues and was advised to go to Victoria - they went to help], cleaning and household chores [including installing new blue linoleum in the kitchen], minor repairs to the roof and other outdoor work to the property, wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, trips to Mount Temple Lodge to help Cliff with various chores, descriptions of meals, updates on the construction of the new Lake Minnewanka dam, photography and cameras [including colour photography], Pete helping construct the basement of the Mount Royal Hotel, events and people in Concord, various holidays [both Canadian and American], going to the movies, working on the annual Christmas card, and various other Christmas activities, presents, and parties.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 109 - 17 contains a sketch of the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge's main building, recently completed. 109 - 56 contains a sketch of the ground floor of Pete and Catharine's home, including the new partition wall in the living room.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Robb, Russell, Jr.
- Robb, Kitty
- White, Annie
- White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
- White, Clifford
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- White, Clifford J., Sr.
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Simpson, Margaret
- Rungius, Carl
- Rungius, Louise
- Brewster, Fern
- Pocette, Mark
- Paris, Cyril
- Twoyoungmen, Jacob
- Gest, Lillian
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Phillips, Gladys
- Greenham, Margaret
- Harris, Lawren
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Automobiles
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Birds
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Highlanders
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Christmas
- Cinema
- Community events
- Community life
- Construction
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Funeral
- Home
- Hospital
- Hiking
- Icefields Parkway
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Minniwanka
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Leisure
- Literature
- Miette Hot Springs
- Mountain
- Mountain School
- Mount Edith Cavel
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Skating
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Skoki Lodge
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Tunnel Mountain
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Jasper
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Victoria
- Vancouver
- Windermere
- Radium
- British Columbia
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Nancy Lyall Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Nancy Lyall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook about a wide variety of topics, mainly arts and culture, the Alpine Club of Canada, and personal correspondence to Nancy Lyall. Includes newspaper and magaize clippings, letters, brochures, and programmes.
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Reference Code
- M49 / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Nancy Lyall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M49 / V376
- Sous-Fonds
- M49
- Accession Number
- 308
- Reference Code
- M49 / 1
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1930-1950
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records (76 pages ; 28 x 39 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook about a wide variety of topics, mainly arts and culture, the Alpine Club of Canada, and personal correspondence to Nancy Lyall. Includes newspaper and magaize clippings, letters, brochures, and programmes.
- Notes
- Written in pencil on the front cover is a note dated 9 November 1967 when the scrapbook was donated to the Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Banff.
- Name Access
- Lyall, Nancy
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Administration
- Advertising
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Art
- Businesses
- Camping
- Charity
- Community events
- Community life
- Hotels
- Journalism
- Leisure
- Mountaineering
- Performance
- Personal and Professional Life
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Canmore
- Calgary
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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potentially offensive content.
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