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Letters to Mother [February - October 1931]

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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 56 letters and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1931 to October 1931. Topics include visiting J.E.H. MacDonald in Toronto and meeting Lawren Harris, day to day life in Banff, skiing at Skoki, bringing materials out to Skoki in …
Date Range
1931
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 85
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
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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 / 85
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1931
Physical Description
1.3 cm of textual records (310 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 56 letters and envelopes written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1931 to October 1931. Topics include visiting J.E.H. MacDonald in Toronto and meeting Lawren Harris, day to day life in Banff, skiing at Skoki, bringing materials out to Skoki in packs and by dogsled, Bill Oliver filming at Skoki, the description and construction details of Peter and Catharine's house and yard and moving in [including furniture details], shopping in Calgary for house items,a rock slide near Field, travel to Montana, people in Concord, installation of Peter and Catharine's paintings in the ballroom at the Banff Springs Hotel, the fire at Grand View Villa, attending the Calgary Stampede with Edmee Moore and Georgia Engelhard, painting portraits of Indigenous friends and Tom Wilson, Edith's visit to Banff, painting at Castle Mountain [including details about Joe Smith], Peter making picture frames, the visit of the King and Queen of Siam, and meeting new people, community members and house callers [including Cyril Paris, Victor Kutschera, Norman Knight, Bernie Hanson, Ike Mills, Erling Strom, Allan Mather, Betty Painter, Rick Smith, Mrs. Bill Brewster, Bill Carson, Mr. Coach, Spud White, Cliff White, Dr. Robinson, Cameron and Lila White Stockand, Mildred Jackson White, Annie White, Mr. and Mrs. Rungius, Charlie Beil, J.D. Curren, Sam Ward and Earl Spencer and others working on the Whyte Home, Mrs. Carr, Jackie White, Pearl and Philip Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Harmon, Casper McCullah, Dorothy White, Mrs. Childe, Mrs. Robertson, Bobby Hunter, William Twin, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Poucette, Hank Cheever, Mr. and Mrs. Leuning [Otto?], Barbara and Ruth Carpenter, Sid Graves, Mr. and Mrs. Forbes, Fred Armbrister, Mr. Gillet, Belmore Browne, Margaret Simpson, Betty Painter, and Jim and Dell Brewster.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel, business, and camp letterheads. 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. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
White, Annie
White, Clifford
White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
Paris, Cyril
Kutschera, Vic
Mather, Allan
MacDonald, J. E. H.
Harris, Lawren
Knight, Norman
Mills, Ike
Painter, Betty
White, Mildred
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
Strom, Erling
Ward, Sam
Spencer, Earl
Rungius, Carl
Beil, Charlie
Moore, Edmee
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Phil
Engelhard, Georgia
Wilson, Tom
Poucette, Mark
Twin, William
Subject Access
Hermits
Activities
Art
Artists
Banff
Calgary Stampede
Camps
Castle Mountain
Community events
Community life
Cross-country skiing
Dog Team
Family and personal life
First Nations
Home
Indigenous Peoples
Log structures
Personal and Family Life
Ski area
Ski lodges and cabins
Skiing
Stoney Nakoda
Whyte House
Mount Royal Hotel
Skoki Lodge
Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies
Skiing - History
Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp
Geographic Access
Banff
Alberta
Calgary
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Concord
Skoki
Field
Montana
Castle Mountain
Yoho National Park
Lake O'Hara
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Lillian Gest fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to four black leather notebook with the titles wirtten in red paint on the front cover. 51 - 1 : "SL I" (Slides Book I) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1939 and 1949. 51 - 2 : "S…
Date Range
1939-1981
Reference Code
M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1 to 4
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
Textual record
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M67 / S36 / V225
Series
II.C. Activities, photography
Sous-Fonds
M67
Sub-Series
i.a. textual material, notebooks
Accession Number
5142
Reference Code
M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1 to 4
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Date Range
1939-1981
Physical Description
4.5 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 10.8 x 17.6 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to four black leather notebook with the titles wirtten in red paint on the front cover. 51 - 1 : "SL I" (Slides Book I) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1939 and 1949. 51 - 2 : "SL II" (Slides Book II) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1949 and 1955. 51 - 3 : "SL III" (Slides Book II) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1955 and 191965. 51 - 4 : "SL IV" (Slides Book IV) Includes hand-written lists and details of 35 mm slides [colour positive film] taken and compiled by Lillian Gest from trips taken between 1966 and 1981. Also includes folder of loose material from the notebooks.
Name Access
Gest, Lillian
Subject Access
Activities
Administration
Alpine Club of Canada
Animals
Automobiles
Backpacking
Boats
Buildings
Cabins
Cabins and shelters
Camping
Camps
Climbing
Club
Environment
Environment and Nature
Exploration
Family and personal life
Fishing
Flowers
Glaciers
Guides
Hiking
Horse packing
Horses
Hotels
Landscapes
Mountain
Mountains
Mountaineering
National parks and reserves
Organizations
Outfitters
Pack trips
Personal and Professional Life
Photography
Recreation
Sports and leisure
Sports and recreation
Swiss Guides
Tourism
Trails
Travel
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Waterton
Waterton National Park
Yoho National Park
Glacier National Park
Montana
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Washington
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Gest, Lillian
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Mount Logan Expedition records - correspondence

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to various papers and correspondence between members of the Alpine Club of Canada, the American Alpine Club, and the individuals of the Mt Logan Expedition. Includes Director's papers, financial records, publicity and public relations records, reports, newsclippings; also telegrams to…
Date Range
1923-1926
Reference Code
M200 / AC 00M / 152 - 168
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Organization record
Private record
Textual record
Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M200 / S6 / V14
Series
I.A.1.e.i. Administration: expeditions - Mount Logan Expedition
Sous-Fonds
V14
Accession Number
5200
Reference Code
M200 / AC 00M / 152 - 168
GMD
Organization record
Private record
Textual record
Date Range
1923-1926
Physical Description
39 cm of textual records (3 boxes ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm)
Scope & Content
File pertains to various papers and correspondence between members of the Alpine Club of Canada, the American Alpine Club, and the individuals of the Mt Logan Expedition. Includes Director's papers, financial records, publicity and public relations records, reports, newsclippings; also telegrams to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Lambart.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Activities
Administration
Advertising
Alpine Club of Canada
American Alpine Club
Cabins
Cabins and shelters
Camps
Club
Competition
Discovery and exploration
Environment
Environment and Nature
Exploration
Guide
Guides
Hiking
Mountain
Mountain guides
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
Mount Logan
Mount Logan Expedition
National parks and reserves
Organizations
Photography
Scenery
Sports and recreation
Summit
Geographic Access
Canada
Access Restrictions
Access to negatives is by appointment only
Language
English
Finding Aid
A detailed list is available for a portion of the material.
Related Material
Material is closely related to expedition material in Sous-fonds III. Personal papers and photographs (H. F. Lambart papers and photographs; W. W. Foster photographs). Related oversize display prints can be found in Series I.A.1.j. (AC 00P / 137-147 and AC 00P / 275-280).
Title Source
Title based on material
Processing Status
Processed
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Canadian Rockies Scrapbook

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Part Of
Ford Family fonds
Scope & Content
Item pertains to one black soft cover scrapbook with alternating paper dividers and plastic sleeves. Book contains newsletters, brochures, and letters pertaining to the Alpine Club of Canada dated 1922-2003, newsletters from the American Alpine Club 1941, and various travel and dining brochures for…
Date Range
1908-2003
Reference Code
M583 / 01
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Scrapbook
Private record
Part Of
Ford Family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M583 / V274
Sous-Fonds
M583
Accession Number
2021.16
Reference Code
M583 / 01
GMD
Scrapbook
Private record
Date Range
1908-2003
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 24.5 x 29.3 cm)
History / Biographical
Nancy (Ford) Dart, daughter of Minneapolis businessman Allyn K. Ford, became a member of the Alpine Club of Canada in 1953. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Scope & Content
Item pertains to one black soft cover scrapbook with alternating paper dividers and plastic sleeves. Book contains newsletters, brochures, and letters pertaining to the Alpine Club of Canada dated 1922-2003, newsletters from the American Alpine Club 1941, and various travel and dining brochures for Jasper and the Jasper Park Lodge from ca. 1954. Tucked into a pouch inside the front cover are two letters addressed to Nancy Dart in 2003 regarding her 50th anniversary as a member of the ACC, four ACC annual newsletter booklets from 1922, 1923, and 1925, and an envelope addressed to Nancy Ford (Dart) containing paperwork pertaining to her admission to the ACC in 1953. Items throughout the scrapbook are either tucked into the plastic sleeves or dispersed throughout the pages. Contents include annual ACC camp brochures (one from 1908, others from the 1940s and 50s), letters (one addressed to Geoffrey Howard from Allyn K. Ford, in 1941 and another addressed to Mr. Ford, probably Allyn Ford, in 1953), photographs/postcards taped to a page divider, seven dinner lists from 1953 for the Jasper Park Lodge (all dated Friday, July 10 but each has a different header picture), a booklet from the third annual ACC membership dinner, a brochure for the 1941 annual American Alpine Club meeting and dinner, three tourism magazines for Jasper from the Canadian National Railway, one trail map of Jasper and one of Banff, an ACC newsletter and brochure for the Mountain Leadership Conference from 1989, a typed copy of a short story "A Journey with the Men of Alps" held together with a small pin (possibly a dramatic retelling of Allyn Ford's first trip to the Rockies), two ACC crossword puzzels (one partially completed), and a notice from the American Alpine Club pertaining to America's involvement in World War II from 1941. Tucked inside the back cover is a red paper envelope containing two photographs (possibly printed off the computer) of A.O. Wheeler from the 1923 ACC camp in Larch Valley.
Name Access
Ford, Allyn
Dart, Nancy
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Advertising
Administration
Canadian National Railway
Correspondence
Family and personal life
Exploration, discovery and travel
Jasper Park Lodge
Sports, recreation and leisure
Trains
Geographic Access
Minneapolis
Minnesota
United States of America
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Canada
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Banff Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies papers

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Part Of
John Monod fonds
Scope & Content
File consists correspondence to and from the President of the Banff Ski Runners, bills, cheque stubs, and annual reports pertain to the club and club activities. Also includes one insert: the original folder the papers were kept in.
Date Range
1952-1954
Reference Code
M48 / I / 01 - 61
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
John Monod fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M48
Sous-Fonds
M48
Accession Number
8126
Reference Code
M48 / I / 01 - 61
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1952-1954
Physical Description
1.5 cm textual records
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File consists correspondence to and from the President of the Banff Ski Runners, bills, cheque stubs, and annual reports pertain to the club and club activities. Also includes one insert: the original folder the papers were kept in.
Subject Access
Activities
Administration
Banff Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies
Club
Norquay Ski Hill
Skiing
Sunshine Ski Resort
Winter
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Access Restrictions
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
English
French
Conservation
Metal brace on original folder removed; staples removed
Finding Aid
No finding aid
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Lawrence Grassi fonds

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Part Of
Lawrence Grassi fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consist of papers and photographs produced and collected by Lawrence Grassi. Textual records consist of correspondence, 1918-1979, from family in Italy and organizations and individuals in Canada; personal papers, 1912-1975; publications and ephemera from organizations, including the Alpine C…
Date Range
[ca.1880]-1979
Reference Code
M45 / V240
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Lawrence Grassi fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 45
V 240
Sous-Fonds
M 45
V 240
Accession Number
249, 282, 830, 1626, 1943, 2262, 2826, 3159, 3446, 3985
Reference Code
M45 / V240
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1880]-1979
Physical Description
ca.25 cm of textual records. -- ca.2300 photographs : prints, transparencies, negatives. -- 1 photograph album (180 prints)
History / Biographical
Lawrence Grassi, 1890-1980, was a miner and mountaineer at Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Grassi was born in Falmenta, Italy and emigrated to Canada in 1912, working first as a section man for the Canadian Pacific Railway and from 1916 to 1945 as a miner for Canmore Mines. Grassi distinguished himself in solo mountain climbing and as an unofficial guide to many other mountaineers. Grassi is best remembered for trail building activities. J. S. Woodsworth led support for legislation to change the name of Twin Lakes in White Man Pass to Grassi Lakes in recognition of this work. As assistant warden at Lake O'Hara, British Columbia, Grassi upgraded and built numerous trails for which he received many honours in later life.
Scope & Content
Fonds consist of papers and photographs produced and collected by Lawrence Grassi.
Textual records consist of correspondence, 1918-1979, from family in Italy and organizations and individuals in Canada; personal papers, 1912-1975; publications and ephemera from organizations, including the Alpine Club of Canada, Canadian Youth Hostels Association, Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; newsclippings, articles and other material pertaining to Grassi and mountaineering.
Photographs pertain mainly to mountain scenery of Alberta and British Columbia, particularly Banff National Park, Lake O'Hara and region, Jasper National Park, Mount Assiniboine and region, Grotto Mountain and Grassi Lakes, ca.1930-ca.1970. Also includes views of Lawrence Grassi, family and friends, ca.1880-ca.1970, and group of unidentified portraits, ca.1880- ca.1900. Transparencies are mainly unidentified colour mountain scenics. Most views are by Grassi; some are by Richard Rushworth and F. V. Longstaff.
Name Access
Grassi, Lawrence
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Environment
Family and personal life
Mountaineering
Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is primarily English. Some correspondence is in Italian
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
file description and index for photographs
electronic finding aid
Creator
Grassi, Lawrence
Category
Environment
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
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Mary Andrews fonds

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Part Of
Mary Andrews fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of manuscripts written by Mary Andrews and photographs pertaining to dedication ceremonies for Mount Deville, September 30, 1975, at which G. S. Andrews, was guest speaker. Manuscripts are "Passport to Paradise: the Alpine Club of Canada summer camps" and "Conrad Kain: Mountain man …
Date Range
1975, 1991, 1992
Reference Code
M240 / V21
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Mary Andrews fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 240
V 21
Sous-Fonds
M 240
V 21
Accession Number
2465, 5901, 6334
Reference Code
M240 / V21
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1975, 1991, 1992
Physical Description
2 textual records. -- 34 photographs : prints, negatives
History / Biographical
Mary Andrews was Librarian at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta, from 1973 until 1999. Andrews is the daughter of Lieutenant- Colonel Gerald Smedley Andrews.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of manuscripts written by Mary Andrews and photographs pertaining to dedication ceremonies for Mount Deville, September 30, 1975, at which G. S. Andrews, was guest speaker. Manuscripts are "Passport to Paradise: the Alpine Club of Canada summer camps" and "Conrad Kain: Mountain man par excellence."
Notes
Articles were published in the British Columbia Historical Quarterly
Name Access
Andrews, Mary
Kain, Conrad
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Andrews, Mary
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Phyllis M. Beltz fonds

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Part Of
Phyllis M. Beltz fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs, 1913-1920, pertaining to mountaineering and the 1920 Alpine Club of Canada camp at Mount Assiniboine; and a letter from Phyllis Beltz to Elizabeth Rummel, 1968, referring to photographs and diary of a trip to the Mount Assiniboine region in 1920, outlining route trave…
Date Range
Copies made 1969
Reference Code
M85 / V59
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Part Of
Phyllis M. Beltz fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 85
V 59
Sous-Fonds
M 85
V 59
Accession Number
569
Reference Code
M85 / V59
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Private record
Date Range
Copies made 1969
Physical Description
8 photographs : prints. -- 1 textual record
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs, 1913-1920, pertaining to mountaineering and the 1920 Alpine Club of Canada camp at Mount Assiniboine; and a letter from Phyllis Beltz to Elizabeth Rummel, 1968, referring to photographs and diary of a trip to the Mount Assiniboine region in 1920, outlining route travelled and describing Sunburst Valley.
Name Access
Beltz, Phyllis M.
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Mount Assiniboine
Mountaineering
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Photographs are in the public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Beltz, Phyllis M.
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Lawrence Allison Duncan fonds

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Part Of
Lawrence Allison Duncan fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to L. A. Duncan; Duncan family; Banff, Alberta and area; Alpine Club of Canada camps, especially 1919 Victory Camp (Yoho Valley); Rocky Mountains scenes, wildflowers and wildlife; Indians; Calgary and area events; oil industry; Alberta scenes and landscapes. Photograph series are: I.…
Date Range
[ca.1880-ca.1950]
Reference Code
M32 / V181
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Lawrence Allison Duncan fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 32
V 181
Sous-Fonds
M 32
V 181
Accession Number
3327, 3445, 3572, 3675, 3849
Reference Code
M32 / V181
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[ca.1880-ca.1950]
Physical Description
ca.950 photographs : albums, negatives, prints, transparencies. -- 5 photograph albums (ca.725 prints). -- 2 textual records
History / Biographical
Lawrence (Laurie, Larry) Allison Duncan, 1890-1978, was a photographer, businessman and collector at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Duncan came to Alberta in 1908 with his parents, Thomas Henry Duncan and Elizabeth Jane (Gill) Duncan, who settled on a ranch at Okotoks. For a time, Laurie Duncan operated a photography business in Calgary, specializing in views of Calgary, Indians, ranching and the Canadian Rockies. He attended Alpine Club of Canada camps in the 1920s, after becoming a member in 1920 with his graduating climb of Mount President, 1919. He was active in professional photography into the 1930s. Duncan was self-taught in mineralogy, painting and photography and was active for over fifty years in the development of mining and petroleum interests in the United States and Canada. Larry Duncan was an avid collector of shells, gems, rocks, fossils and cultural artifacts.
Scope & Content
Fonds pertains to L. A. Duncan; Duncan family; Banff, Alberta and area; Alpine Club of Canada camps, especially 1919 Victory Camp (Yoho Valley); Rocky Mountains scenes, wildflowers and wildlife; Indians; Calgary and area events; oil industry; Alberta scenes and landscapes.
Photograph series are: I. Photograph albums, including Duncan family albums, ca.1880-ca.1910, 3 items (ca.400 prints), and L. A. Duncan albums, 1908-1950, 2 items (ca.300 prints); II. Negatives, including glass negatives, ca.1920, 146 items, and film negatives, ca.1910-ca.1950, ca.580 items (including prints); III. Prints, ca.1890-ca.1940, ca.200 items, includes some prints by Harry Pollard; IV. Transparencies, ca.1915, 18 items. Most photographs were made by L. A. Duncan.
Textual items are ACC membership nomination ballot, 1919-1920, signed by L. A. Duncan, and newsclipping, 1965, re Duncan's involvement in the Calgary Rock and Lapidary Club.
Name Access
Duncan, Lawrence
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Commerce and industry
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
Related Material
Accompanied by artifacts (Heritage collections).
Creator
Duncan, Lawrence
Category
Commerce and industry
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
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Part Of
Ford Family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of motion picture titled "Canadian Rockies, 1930 Maligne Lake Camp, Mount Brazeau" and a scrapbook containing letters, brochures, maps, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to Allyn Ford and Nancy Dart's respective memberships with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as a trip to J…
Date Range
1908-2003
Reference Code
M583 / V274
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Scrapbook
Private record
Part Of
Ford Family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M583 / V274
Sous-Fonds
M583 / V274
Accession Number
6618, 2021.16
Reference Code
M583 / V274
GMD
Motion picture
Film
Scrapbook
Private record
Date Range
1908-2003
Physical Description
1 motion picture : 16 mm, b/w, silent, ca.500 ft ; 4 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 24.5 x 29.3 cm)
History / Biographical
Allyn K. Ford (1878-1964) was a businessman and collector in Minneapolis, Minnesota and a member of the Alpine Club of Canada from 1908 onwards. He was married to Emily Powell Ford (1886-1976) and had at least two daughters, Alice Carpenter Ford and Nancy (Ford) Dart. Nancy also became a member of the ACC in 1953.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of motion picture titled "Canadian Rockies, 1930 Maligne Lake Camp, Mount Brazeau" and a scrapbook containing letters, brochures, maps, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to Allyn Ford and Nancy Dart's respective memberships with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as a trip to Jasper in the mid-1950s.
Name Access
Ford, Allyn
Ford, Emily
Dart, Nancy
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Geographic Access
Minneapolis
Minnesota
United States of America
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
English
Finding Aid
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Ford, Allyn
Ford, Emily
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