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Dr. Gerald Wright fonds
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- Part Of
- Dr. Gerald Wright fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to 3 photograph prints of members of the St. Elias expedition in the Yukon, a large-format black and white print of a mountain range [possibly including St. Elias], 11 typed letters to Wright from W.E. (Smoke) Blanchard dated January-May 1965 discussing the expedition, 2 typed one-pa…
- Date Range
- 1965-1967
- Reference Code
- M585 / V805
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Organization record
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Dr. Gerald Wright fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M585 / V805
- Sous-Fonds
- M585
- Accession Number
- 2021.19
- Reference Code
- M585 / V805
- Date Range
- 1965-1967
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (18 pages ; 21.6 x 27.9 cm) ; 4 photographs : b&w and col. ; 29.2 x 21.8 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- Dr. Gerald Wright (1917-2007) grew up in Brecon, South Wales, and studied medicine in Wales and London, England, throughout the 1940s. He served in the British Army in the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1942-1946 in North Africa and Italy. In 1951 Wright moved to Lethbridge, Alberta, due to its close proximity to the Canadian Rockies, where he maintained a general practice as a member of the Hunt Clinic. He went on to serve as Chief of Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital and the Lethbridge Municipal Hospital until his retirement in 1988. Shortly after arriving in Canada he became a member of the Alpine Club of Canada and attended many annual camps, often as camp doctor. He also participated in ACC expeditions to Mount St. Elias (1967, unsuccessful), Mount Alberta (1967, successful as part of the Alberta Team), and Mt. Waddington (1969). He also successfully summited Mt. Robson on his third attempt at the mountain. Wright hiked extensively throughout Nepal, Switzerland, South America, and New Zealand in addtion to the Rockies. He was also a member of the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and was a founding member of the Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition, where he served on the Board of Directors, helping to plan and lead many annual hiking trips.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds pertains to 3 photograph prints of members of the St. Elias expedition in the Yukon, a large-format black and white print of a mountain range [possibly including St. Elias], 11 typed letters to Wright from W.E. (Smoke) Blanchard dated January-May 1965 discussing the expedition, 2 typed one-page summaries of the attempt on the mountain [one written by Blanchard and includes a hand-drawn map of the area around the mountain], a Xerox copy of a letter written on University of Oregon Medical School letterhead listing the members of the St. Elias party and recommended medical tests to have completed prior to the expedition, a two-page typed list of gear & equipment, and a hand-written list of expedition members and the University of Oregon Medical School doctor and their contact information.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Wright, Gerald
- Blanchard, W.E. (Smoke)
- Johnson, Roy
- Mock, R.G. (Tex)
- Sharp, Dave
- Swift, Bob
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Centennial
- Climbing
- Club
- Discovery and exploration
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Map
- Medicine
- Membership
- Mount St. Elias
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Photography
- Records
- Record keeping
- Scenery
- Sports and recreation
- Travel and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- Yukon
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Staples removed from letters and equipment lists
- Biographical Source Notes
- Memorial card
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Misc. Photographs
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- Part Of
- Hans Gmoser fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a collection of various topics, mostly skiing and climbing, from predominantly the 1970s and 1980s.
- Date Range
- 1965-1987
- Reference Code
- V68 / V / PA 20 - 960 to 1000
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Hans Gmoser fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M224 / S49 / V68
- Series
- V. Photograph Prints
- Sous-Fonds
- V68
- Accession Number
- 8111, 7877, 7361
- Reference Code
- V68 / V / PA 20 - 960 to 1000
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1965-1987
- Physical Description
- 40 photographs: prints, b&w; col.
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to a collection of various topics, mostly skiing and climbing, from predominantly the 1970s and 1980s.
- Notes
- V68/PA 965-971 enclosed with letter from Crown Princess of Norway Jan 20, 1989 from VIPs folder, V68/PA 972-977 from 7877, V68/PA 988-998 are photographs from Condolence correspondence, V68/PA 1000 from 7361. 960. [Gmoser receiving Order of Canada], 20 x 25.5 cm, colour, “GGC 87-420” written on back. 961. “Cariboo Mts Taken from Carr’s Lodge Looking SW”, March 3, 1971, 13 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back, enclosed with letter discussing property for sale. 962. “Carr’s Lodge Taken from Fraser River Bank- looking NE”, March 3, 1971, 13 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back, enclosed with letter discussing property for sale. 963. “Cariboo Mts and Fraser River from Carr’s Lodge looking south”, March 3, 1971, 13 x 9 cm, colour, caption written on back, enclosed with letter discussing property for sale. 964. [Gmoser in two shots], 6.5 x 14 cm, black and white, from 8111 Box 3/7 from Kodac Box. 965. [Man under Gothics Sign], 10 x 15 cm, colour, rounded corners. 966. [Woman in blue ski gear], 10 x 15 cm, colour, rounded corners. 967. [Three people], 10 x 15 cm, colour, rounded corners. 968. [Man and young boy], 10 x 15 cm, colour, rounded corners. 969. [Woman and young boy], 10 x 15 cm, colour, rounded corners. 970. [Woman and young boy], 10 x 15 cm, colour, rounded corners. 971. {Group of four], 13 x 18 cm, colour. From 7877 box 1/1. 972. “Lake O’Hara Lillian Gest, Conrad Gmoser, Robson Gmoser 1974?”, 9 x 13 cm, colour, caption written on post it note. 973. “Lizzie Rummel”, [Looking over valley], 13 x 9 cm, black and white, caption written on post it note. 974. “Ken Jones Summer 86 Assinboine”, 15 x 10 cm, colour, caption written on back. 975. “Ken Jones Summer 86 Assinboine”, 15 x 10 cm, colour, caption written on back. 976. “Veteran Ski Race March 99”, 18 x 13 cm, black and white, matt finish, “L-R Pat Duffy, Bruno Engler, Hans Gmoser, Leo Grillmair” written on post it note, caption written at front bottom. 977. Bruno Veteran Ski Race March 1999 [L-R Pat Duffy, Bruno Engler, Hans Gmoser, Leo Grillmair] 18 x 13 cm, black and white, matt finish. 978. “Bow Lake”, 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 979. “Lake Louise”, [winter], 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 980. “Lake Louise”, [summer], 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 981. “Chateau Lake Louise”, 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 982. “Consolation Lake”, 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 983. “Mt. Temple”, 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 984. “Moraine Lake”, 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 985. “Lakes in the Clouds”, 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 986. “Mt. Lefroy”, 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 987. “Lake Agnes”, 10 x 7 cm, black and white, matt finish, inscription at bottom, from “Selected Real Photographs Canadian Pacific Rockies Photographed by Byron Harmon Photos.” 988. [Gmoser at Planica under biggest ski jump in the world], 10 x 15 cm, colour, from Dustan Polajnar. 989. [Rada Polajnar and Hans in Vrata valley, near waterfall Pericnik], 10 x 15 cm, colour, from Dustan Polajnar. 990. [Hans and Rada Polajnar in Vrata valley, under the Triglav north wall], 10 x 15 cm, colour, from Dustan Polajnar. 991. [Group of people listening to zither], 13 x 9 cm, colour. 992. [Hans playing zither], 13 x 9 cm, colour. 993. [Man playing zither], 13 x 9 cm, colour. 994. “Duers by Hans Gmoser Leo Grillmair Oct/52”, 9 x 13 cm, colour, caption written on back. 995. “The summit of Mt. Eisenhaus (Cath) Sept 52”, 15 x 10 cm, colour. 996. “Keir McGoogan en route to the summit Sept. 1952”, 15 x 10 cm, colour. 997. “Approaching Mt. Eisenhower Sept/52”, 15 x 10 cm, colour. 998. [Gmoser holding camera], 12 x 19 cm, Photograph by Erwin Tontsch, 1965, colour. 999. [Four people seated at table with red tablecloth, Hans Gmoser second from right], front bottom inscription “Peter Wingle 3/84”, 25 x 19 cm, colour, matt finish. 1000. “Jumbo to Bugaboo Jim McConkey, Glen, Hans Gmoser,” [Three people adjusting], photograph by E. Tontsch, 1965, 15 x 10 cm, colour, caption written on post it note. 1021. "Dhalagiri I, 26, 795, frmo the south west. Proposed line of ascent", [Image of peak with proposed ascent marked], 25.5 x 20 cm, black and white. 1022. [Photograph of Pierre Trudeau and Gmoser handshake], 25.5 x 20 cm, black and white. 1023. [From Mark Taggart letter and typed comments from up in Gothics March 24, 1987 and attached photograph of Gothics opening week], 15 x 10 cm, colour. 1024. "Everest, [?] Jean Troillet 8.4.86", 17.8 x 12.7 cm, colour.
- Name Access
- Gmoser, Hans
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Awards
- Discovery and exploration
- Climbing
- Backcountry skiing
- Buildings
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Order of Canada
- Portrait
- Photography
- Professional and Personal Life
- Scenery
- Sports and recreation
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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