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Alberta "active best"

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Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, cityscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, plants, flowers, waterfalls and glaciers.
Date Range
1987 - 1989
1991 - 1993
1995
1996
1998
2000 - 2002
2006
Reference Code
V222 / VI / C / 3 / NS - 1 to 146
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M133
V222
Series
V222 / VI : Publication
Sous-Fonds
V222
Sub-Series
V222 / VI / C: Compiled for publication
Accession Number
2020.24
Reference Code
V222 / VI / C / 3 / NS - 1 to 146
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
1987 - 1989
1991 - 1993
1995
1996
1998
2000 - 2002
2006
Physical Description
146 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, cityscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, plants, flowers, waterfalls and glaciers.
Name Access
Leighton, Douglas
Subject Access
British Columbia
Geographic Access
Alberta
Lake Louise, AB
Banff National Park
Banff
Exshaw, AB
Calgary, AB
Jasper, AB
Edmonton, AB
Canmore, AB
Language
English
Creator
Douglas Leighton
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Natural resources
Environment
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, waterfalls and glaciers.
Date Range
1978
1979
1984
1986 - 1993
1995
1996
Reference Code
V222 / VI / C / 2 / NS - 1 to 155
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M133
V222
Series
V222 / VI : Publication
Sous-Fonds
V222
Sub-Series
V222 / VI / C: Compiled for publication
Accession Number
2020.24
Reference Code
V222 / VI / C / 2 / NS - 1 to 155
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
1978
1979
1984
1986 - 1993
1995
1996
Physical Description
155 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, waterfalls and glaciers.
Name Access
Leighton, Douglas
Subject Access
British Columbia
Geographic Access
Alberta
Lake Louise, AB
Banff National Park
Banff
Exshaw
Canmore
Language
English
Creator
Douglas Leighton
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Natural resources
Environment
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Canadian Rockies and other "active best"

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Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, cityscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, plants, waterfalls and glaciers.
Date Range
1978
1981 - 1983
1987
1988
1990
1993 - 1995
1997
1998
2003
2006
2007
Reference Code
V222 / VI / C / 4 / NS - 1 to 119
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
  4 images  
Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M133
V222
Series
V222 / VI : Publication
Sous-Fonds
V222
Sub-Series
V222 / VI / C: Compiled for publication
Accession Number
2020.24
Reference Code
V222 / VI / C / 4 / NS - 1 to 119
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
1978
1981 - 1983
1987
1988
1990
1993 - 1995
1997
1998
2003
2006
2007
Physical Description
119 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, cityscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, plants, waterfalls and glaciers.
Name Access
Leighton, Douglas
Subject Access
British Columbia
Geographic Access
Alberta
British Columbia
Banff National Park
Banff
Calgary, AB
Edmonton, AB
Kootenay, BC
Yoho National Park
Jasper National Park
Cranbrook, BC
Vancouver, BC
Language
English
Creator
Douglas Leighton
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Natural resources
Environment
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 10 b&w & colour prints of various views of the Columbia Icefield and Athabasca Glacier.
Date Range
1960-1980
Reference Code
V190 / VI / C / v / PA - 01 to PA - 10
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
  11 images  
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file, C : Alphabetical order
Sous-Fonds
V190
Sub-Series
v : Columbia Icefield
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / C / v / PA - 01 to PA - 10
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1960-1980
Physical Description
10 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 10 b&w & colour prints of various views of the Columbia Icefield and Athabasca Glacier.
Subject Access
Aerial photography
Columbia Icefield
Glaciers
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
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Dolomite Peak July 30, 1998 - Sept. 6, 2004

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a summit record from Dolomite Peak produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1998 and 2004. Summit record includes 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
1998-2004
Reference Code
M200 / V / A / 205
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. 7779
Reference Code
M200 / V / A / 205
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Responsibility
Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
Date Range
1998-2004
Physical Description
1 volume 1 cm of textual record
History / Biographical
Dolomite Peak is located in the Bow Valley of Banff National Park, Alberta. It is near the Continental Divide/Great Divide, and is part of the Canadian Rockies. Nearby are Cirque Peak, Observation Peak, Peyto Lake, and Bow Lake.
Scope & Content
File consists of a summit record from Dolomite Peak produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1998 and 2004. Summit record includes 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: M200 / V / A / 205: Dolomite Peak July 30, 1998 - Sept. 6, 2004
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Alberta
Alpine Club of Canada
Backpacking
Banff
Banff National Park
Bow Valley
British Columbia
Climbing
Club
Description and travel
Environment
Environment and Nature
Great Divide
Hiking
Mountain
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
Record keeping
Sports and leisure
Sports and recreation
Summit
Trails
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Continental Divide
Great Divide
Alberta
British Columbia
Banff National Park
Bow Valley
Peyto Lake
Bow Lake
Cirque Peak
Observation Peak
Dolomite Peak
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Related Material
M235
Category
Environment
Exploration and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Original title
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Part Of
Wing Family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 album with 226 b&w photographs and 9 colour photographs depicting everyday scenes of the Wing family around Banff. Includes photographs of the two eldest Wing children (Carole and Paul) as babies and young children. Album has 1 colour print of the Bow valley on front and is bound…
Date Range
1949 - 1953
Reference Code
V781 / A / PD – 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
  3 images     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Wing Family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M558 / V781
Series
V781 / A: Wing Family: Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V781
Accession Number
2015.8408
Reference Code
V781 / A / PD – 1
GMD
Album
Photograph
Date Range
1949 - 1953
Physical Description
Photograph Album : 1 photograph album (235 photographs; b&w and col.).
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 album with 226 b&w photographs and 9 colour photographs depicting everyday scenes of the Wing family around Banff. Includes photographs of the two eldest Wing children (Carole and Paul) as babies and young children. Album has 1 colour print of the Bow valley on front and is bound with black cord. Plastic lacing around edges of album is broken in some parts. Images mostly adhered with photo corners.
Name Access
Wing, Edith
Wing, Carole
Wing, Paul
Wing, Fred
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Asian
Banff townsite
Banff Winter Carnival
Banff Winter Festival
Bow Falls
Bow River
Bow Valley
Buildings
Businesses
Cascades of Time Garden
Castle Mountain
Chateau Lake Louise
Children
Christmas
Clothing and dress
Columbia Icefield
Dogs
Dominion Cafe
Family
Family and personal life
Glaciers
Holidays
Home
Horses
Horseback riding
Lake Louise
Marriage
Personal and Family Life
Personal and Professional Life
Photography
Picnics and picnicking
Portrait
Swimming
Takakkaw Falls
Winter Carnival
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Vancouver
Yoho National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Title Source
Title based on contents of file.
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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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
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
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
Category
Environment
Exploration and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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Lake Louise and Exshaw photographs

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Part Of
Placido Monachello fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 22 black and white photographs of buildings and activities around Lake Louise and Exshaw including the Chateau Lake Louise, Deer Lodge, hiking to Mirror Lake, visiting the Columbia Icefield, and the Exshaw train station. Photos were taken by Placido Monachello, annotated, and sent …
Date Range
1941-1943
Reference Code
V803 / IV / PA - 1 to PA - 22
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
  40 images  
Part Of
Placido Monachello fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V803
Series
IV : Lake Louise and Exshaw
Sous-Fonds
M582 / V803
Accession Number
2020.25
Reference Code
V803 / IV / PA - 1 to PA - 22
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1941-1943
Physical Description
22 photographs : b&w ; 11.6 x 8.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 22 black and white photographs of buildings and activities around Lake Louise and Exshaw including the Chateau Lake Louise, Deer Lodge, hiking to Mirror Lake, visiting the Columbia Icefield, and the Exshaw train station. Photos were taken by Placido Monachello, annotated, and sent to his [then] fiance Leona in Hamilton, Ontario.
Name Access
Monachello, Placido
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Bears
Buildings
Businesses
Chateau Lake Louise
Columbia Icefield
Deer Lodge
Hiking
Mountains
Trains
Geographic Access
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Exshaw
Language
English
Creator
Placido Monachello
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Letters to Mother [September - December 1942]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 50 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 2 to December 31, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, cleaning and household chorse, a 3-day trip to the Columbia Icefields to paint/sketch in early September, news pertaining to th…
Date Range
1942
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 114
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Private record
one for nearly a week, as I haven't time now to write and we are going up to the Columbia Ice Fields for a couple
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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 / 114
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1942
Physical Description
1.2 cm of textual records (56 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 50 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 2 to December 31, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, cleaning and household chorse, a 3-day trip to the Columbia Icefields to paint/sketch in early September, news pertaining to the war, matters pertaining to the store and apartments on Banff Ave, radio programs [including operas, news, and sports], visits from friends, updates on war-time rations [mostly on food items and gasoline/coal], day trips around Banff National Park to sketch/paint [mostly to Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, and Lake Minnewanka], going to the movies, wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, events and people in Concord [including Russel's activities and promotions in the US Army], various holidays [both Canadian and American], making frames, Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross [including first aid training], Pete being hired by Sir Norman Watson to create letterhead and a Christmas card for Mount Temple Chalet, skiing, slide making and presentations, errand trips to Calgary [mostly to see the dentist], and Christmas activites/parties. Also includes postcards.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. 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.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Edmee
Moore, Phil
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
White, Annie
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
White, Bubby
Whyte, Dorothy
Stockand, Cameron
Stockand, Lila (White)
Ward, Sam
Ward, Louise (Cis)
Brewster, Fern
Brewster, Jack Walker
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Link, Adeline
Campbell, Gray
Campbell, Eleanor
Watson, Sir Norman
Rummel, Elizabeth
Rummel, Lizzie
Rungius, Carl
Noble, George
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Birds
Bird watching
Birthday
Books
Bow Lake
Businesses
Canadian Pacific Railway
Children
Christmas
Columbia Icefield
Columbia Icefield Chalet
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
Family
Family and personal life
Films and film making
First Nations
Home
Hospital
Indigenous Peoples
Leisure
Literature
Mountain
Mount Royal Hotel
Mount Temple Chalet
Norquay Ski Hill
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Post Office
Red Cross
Royal Canadian Airforce
RCAF
Scenery
Skiing
Ski areas
Trains
Transportation
Travel
War
Weather
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
World War II
WWII
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Bow Lake
Icefield Parkway
Banff National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Moraine Lake and Lake Louise "active best"

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Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, people climbing, and flowers
Date Range
1979
1981
1984 - 1991
Reference Code
V222 / VI / C / 1 / NS - 1 to 124
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M133
V222
Series
V222 / VI : Publication
Sous-Fonds
V222
Sub-Series
V222 / VI / C: Compiled for publication
Accession Number
2020.24
Reference Code
V222 / VI / C / 1 / NS - 1 to 124
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
1979
1981
1984 - 1991
Physical Description
124 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, people climbing, and flowers
Name Access
Leighton, Douglas
Subject Access
British Columbia
Geographic Access
Alberta
Lake Louise, AB
Banff National Park
Moraine Lake, AB
Language
English
Creator
Douglas Leighton
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Natural resources
Environment
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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