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J. D. McDonald fonds

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Part Of
J. D. McDonald fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of extensive interview with Norman H. Brewster, pioneer of ski mountaineering in the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains. Brewster came to Field, British Columbia in 1929, and thereafter was a Canadian Pacific Railway employee at Field and Glacier, B.C. for many years. Accounts of his ski …
Date Range
1968
Reference Code
S14
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Sound recording
Reel to reel
Part Of
J. D. McDonald fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
S 14
Sous-Fonds
S 14
Accession Number
1205
Reference Code
S14
GMD
Sound recording
Reel to reel
Date Range
1968
Physical Description
1 sound recording (6 audio tape reels)
History / Biographical
J. D. McDonald was a member of the Rossland Historical Museum Association of Rossland, B.C., who researched the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of extensive interview with Norman H. Brewster, pioneer of ski mountaineering in the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains. Brewster came to Field, British Columbia in 1929, and thereafter was a Canadian Pacific Railway employee at Field and Glacier, B.C. for many years. Accounts of his ski mountaineering trips and expeditions, most with mountaineer A. A. McCoubrey, appear in the Canadian Alpine Journal. Brewster was a member of the Alpine Club of Canada, 1939-1953. Interviews pertain to expeditions, trips and ski camps in the Rockies and Selkirks, including: the Battle Range, 1946-1947; Swiss Guides Lily Col ski trip; first Alpine Ski Camp at Lake O'Hara; numerous ski trips, including Mount Uto, Mount Terminal, Asulkan Valley, Mount Sir Donald; Yoho ski mountaineering and ski camps; Little Yoho Ski Camp; Yoho Glacier; Freshfield Snowfield. Brewster discusses events, landscape, mountaineers, guides, techniques.
Name Access
McDonald, J. D.
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
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: sound recording summary and reference copy recordings
Creator
McDonald, J. D.
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on tape boxes.
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Part Of
Ray Legace fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of photograph albums presented to Ray Legace by appreciative clients. They pertain to the following trips outfitted by Legace: P. S. Toney (Chicago) fishing trip, Banff National Park, 1934; Van Heck (Netherlands) big game hunt, Rockies and Bugaboos, 1939; Francis Fabick game …
Date Range
1934-1949, 1968
Reference Code
S34 / V641
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Sound recording
Reel to reel
Part Of
Ray Legace fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
S 34
V 641
Sous-Fonds
S 34
V 641
Accession Number
5065, 5821
Reference Code
S34 / V641
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Sound recording
Reel to reel
Date Range
1934-1949, 1968
Physical Description
3 photograph albums (ca.250 prints). -- 1 photograph : print. -- 1 sound recording : audio tape reel
History / Biographical
Ray Legace, 1895-1975, was a guide and outfitter at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Legace was born in Dewdney, British Columbia and came to Banff ca.1916. He guided and outfitted for over thirty years until his retirement ca.1963. He married Alpha Olsen, b.1910, and lived in Banff and later at Richmond, B.C.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of photograph albums presented to Ray Legace by appreciative clients. They pertain to the following trips outfitted by Legace: P. S. Toney (Chicago) fishing trip, Banff National Park, 1934; Van Heck (Netherlands) big game hunt, Rockies and Bugaboos, 1939; Francis Fabick game hunt in the Saskatchewan, Clearwater and Brazeau Rivers regions, 1948 (album completed 1949).
Sound recording is of thirty-ninth wedding anniversary dinner of Ray and Alpha Legace, recorded at Num-Ti-Jah Lodge at Bow Lake on December 18, 1968 by John D. Hindle. Also present at the dinner were Jimmy Simpson Sr., Jimmy Simpson Jr., Bruno Engler and Rolf Harris. Also includes one F. V. Longstaff photographic Christmas card, 1946.
Name Access
Legace, Ray
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
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
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: microfilm copies of albums
sound recording summary and reference copy recording
Creator
Legace, Ray
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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