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Miniature journal and monthly planners

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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one miniature pocket journal which belonged to Molly Wright Adams [ca.1904-1905]; and four miniature monthly planners for July to October 1904. Journal and planners contain notes pertaining to Molly's life and travels in the United States and the Canadian Rockies.
Date Range
1904 - 1905
Reference Code
M555 / II / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Series
M555 / II : Personal and collected records
Sous-Fonds
M555
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / II / 1
GMD
Diary
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1904 - 1905
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records (5 volumes : 6.5 x 10 cm and 5 x 6.5 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one miniature pocket journal which belonged to Molly Wright Adams [ca.1904-1905]; and four miniature monthly planners for July to October 1904. Journal and planners contain notes pertaining to Molly's life and travels in the United States and the Canadian Rockies.
Notes
Monthly planners accompanied in file by annotated storage envelope
Materials were previously stored with items in file M555 / I / A / 6 to 8
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Subject Access
Exploration
Travel
Recreation
Family and personal life
Hiking
Geographic Access
United States of America
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Materials are fragile - handle with caution
Language
English
Category
Exploration and travel
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
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Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1904 & 1905 personal diary/daytimer of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 11 : Includes correspondence with Dr and Mrs. Schaffer throughout the year. Day to day activities including office work, correspondence, leisure, daily notations of weather and temperature. January to March work on ma…
Date Range
1904-1905
Reference Code
M546 / 11 to 12
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
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Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M546 / V771
Sous-Fonds
M546
Accession Number
2014.8312
Reference Code
M546 / 11 to 12
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1904-1905
Physical Description
3.8 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 8 x 12.1 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1904 & 1905 personal diary/daytimer of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 11 : Includes correspondence with Dr and Mrs. Schaffer throughout the year. Day to day activities including office work, correspondence, leisure, daily notations of weather and temperature. January to March work on mapping and defining contours. Camp in July around Laggan and Lethbridge areas with extensive descriptions of movement of staff and work done. September travels to Chicago. M546 / 12 : Includes travel to Ottawa, Boston, Winnipeg, Calgary. Diary blank from June 5-October 4. Developing plates, office work, trip to Rogers Pass and Glacier, reporting writing, day to day activities. Daily notations of weather.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned
Name Access
Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Schaffer, Charles
Schaffer, Mary
Subject Access
Camps
Climbing
Correspondence
Family and personal life
Finances
Leisure
Mountains
Professional and Personal Life
Sports and recreation
Record keeping
Travel and Exploration
Weather
Work
Geographic Access
Rocky Mountains
Banff National Park
Alberta
Selkirks
Ottawa
Ontario
Boston
Massachusetts
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Calgary
British Columbia
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Wheeler, Arthur O.
Title Source
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Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1926 & 1927 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 33 : June 11-12 page with piece of paper entries regard office work and club house. July 21-22 page marked with piece of paper entries regard office work and ACC. July 31-August 1 page marked with piece of paper en…
Date Range
1926-1927
Reference Code
M546 / 33 to 34
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
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Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M546 / V771
Sous-Fonds
M546
Accession Number
2014.8312
Reference Code
M546 / 33 to 34
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1926-1927
Physical Description
4.3 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 7.5 x 12 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1926 & 1927 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 33 : June 11-12 page with piece of paper entries regard office work and club house. July 21-22 page marked with piece of paper entries regard office work and ACC. July 31-August 1 page marked with piece of paper entries regard camps. August 14-15 page marked with piece of paper entries regard Assiniboine camp and ascent. January 24 work on article for Logan report. March continued work on Logan report and C. N. P. A. report throughout May. Travels on Vancouver Island in May. Daily notations of weather, day to day activities, office work, correspondence, watching hockey games and other leisure. M546 / 34 : July 29-30 with piece of paper entries regarding travel around Banff, Jasper and Field. Daily notations of day to day activities, office work, correspondence, leisure. Continued work on C. N. P. A. Extensive documentation of chores. August travel around Freshfield River and House River. Hole in paper near spine on page August 11-12.
Name Access
Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Subject Access
Administration
Alpine Club of Canada
Animals
Anniversary
Backpacking
Birthday
Camps
Climbing
Correspondence
Discovery and exploration
Family and personal life
Finances
Hiking
Hockey
Holidays
Leisure
Mountains
Mountaineers
Mountaineering
Mount Logan
Photography
Professional and Personal Life
Sports and recreation
Record keeping
Travel
Travel and Exploration
Weather
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
Work
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Rocky Mountains
Selkirks
Assiniboine
Athabasca Falls
Sunwapta Falls
Saskatchewan River Crossing
Calgary
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Hector Slide
Vancouver Island
Sidney
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Spokane
Washington
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Wheeler, Arthur O.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1932 & 1933 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 39 : Pertains to the 1932 personal diary/daytimer of A. O. Wheeler. Topics include: January work on report, Day to day activities, office work, correspondence, financial documentation. Camp Circular, Bob Jones hire…
Date Range
1932-1933
Reference Code
M546 / 39 to 40
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
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Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M546 / V771
Sous-Fonds
M546
Accession Number
2014.8312
Reference Code
M546 / 39 to 40
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1932-1933
Physical Description
4 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 11.3 x 16.6 or smaller cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1932 & 1933 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 39 : Pertains to the 1932 personal diary/daytimer of A. O. Wheeler. Topics include: January work on report, Day to day activities, office work, correspondence, financial documentation. Camp Circular, Bob Jones hired to work on garden with daily notations of his presence, daily documentation of travel around Sidney, Victoria, Vancouver Island area. Daily notations of chores, mail received, trips to cemetery. M546 / 40 : Pertains to the 1933 personal diary/daytimer of A. O. Wheeler. Topics include: Day to day activities, correspondence, office work, house upkeep, ACC interactions. Correspondence with Don Monday and Hector Allan. Trip to Grand Canyon and Las Vegas in March. April 5th answers letter regarding Northwest Rebellion. Notes at back regarding fish caught in 1933.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned
Name Access
Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Camps
Climbing
Correspondence
Family and personal life
Fishing
Finances
Leisure
Mountains
North West Rebellion
North West Resistance
Professional and Personal Life
Sports and recreation
Record keeping
Travel
Travel and Exploration
Weather
Work
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Victoria
Sidney
British Columbia
Alberta
Canada
Grand Canyon
Las Vagas
Arizona
United States of America
Language
English
Conservation
M546 / 40 : Remove scotch tape if possible and repair spine
Creator
Wheeler, A. O.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1934 & 1935 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 41 : Includes a boat trip on Emma Alexd. to San Francisco, LA, documentation of boat ride, tourist stops, business correspondence, February 18 correspondence regarding the NWR, description of day to day tasks, bath…
Date Range
1934-1935
Reference Code
M546 / 41 to 42
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
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Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M546 / V771
Sous-Fonds
M546
Accession Number
2014.8312
Reference Code
M546 / 41 to 42
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1934-1935
Physical Description
4.4 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 11.1 x 14.6 or smaller cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1934 & 1935 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 41 : Includes a boat trip on Emma Alexd. to San Francisco, LA, documentation of boat ride, tourist stops, business correspondence, February 18 correspondence regarding the NWR, description of day to day tasks, bathing habits, leisure, travel. Extensive documentation of correspondence and financial transactions. Also includes a letter written on Arthur O. Wheeler stationary, dated May 7, 1934. It is unclear to whom the letter is addressed. Contents of letter are conversational, regarding acquaintances, correspondence, his birthday and corresponding surprise party including individuals in attendance and gifts received. M546 / 42 : Includes beginning of January documentation of picking slide images for J. O. to use for a talk. January cottage trip through San Francisco. August 12/13 entries regard a camping and boating trip. Daily notations of correspondence typically marked with astrix. Documentation of day to day activities, bathing habits, leisure, minimal office work, travel.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned M546 / 41 : Letter was inserted at page September 7 and 8, moved to inside back cover.
Name Access
Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Boats
Boating
Camps
Climbing
Correspondence
Family and personal life
Finances
Leisure
Mountains
North West Rebellion
North West Resistance
Professional and Personal Life
Sports and recreation
Record keeping
Travel
Travel and Exploration
Weather
Work
Geographic Access
Rocky Mountains
Banff
Banff National Park
Victoria
Sidney
British Columbia
Alberta
Canada
Los Angeles
California
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Wheeler, A. O.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1936 & 1937 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 43 : Includes early January notations of correspondence with Don Munday. January 18 to 21st notations of King George’s illness and death. Driving trip through US throughout mid to late January. Fishing throughout t…
Date Range
1936-1937
Reference Code
M546 / 43 to 44
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
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Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M546 / V771
Sous-Fonds
M546
Accession Number
2014.8312
Reference Code
M546 / 43 to 44
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1936-1937
Physical Description
4.7 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 11.3 x 14.6 or smaller cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1936 & 1937 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 43 : Includes early January notations of correspondence with Don Munday. January 18 to 21st notations of King George’s illness and death. Driving trip through US throughout mid to late January. Fishing throughout trips during August. Correspondence with Hector Allan. Daily notations of activities, leisure, correspondence, weather, travel. M546 / 44 : Includes daily notations of bathing habits, leisure, correspondence, household chores, travel, office work.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned
Name Access
Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Monday, Don
Allan, Hector
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Camps
Climbing
Correspondence
Family and personal life
Finances
King George VI
Leisure
Mountains
Professional and Personal Life
Sports and recreation
Record keeping
Royal Family
Travel and Exploration
Weather
Work
Geographic Access
Rocky Mountains
Banff
Banff National Park
Victoria
Sidney
British Columbia
Alberta
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Wheeler, A. O.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1944 & 1945 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 51 : Includes throughout January and February involved in writing a biography. Notation of payment for A. O.’s activities. Mid-March writing ACC anniversary address. Documentation of personal hygiene, daily corresp…
Date Range
1944-1945
Reference Code
M546 / 51 to 52
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
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Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M546 / V771
Sous-Fonds
M546
Accession Number
2014.8312
Reference Code
M546 / 51 to 52
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1944-1945
Physical Description
3.6 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 10.6 x 17.6 or smaller cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to the 1944 & 1945 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 51 : Includes throughout January and February involved in writing a biography. Notation of payment for A. O.’s activities. Mid-March writing ACC anniversary address. Documentation of personal hygiene, daily correspondence, weather, temperature, financial transactions. M546 / 52 : Includes depicting a canoe trip undertaken by A. O. and Hector Wheeler from August 15 to September 7. Topics include: Begins with August 15 regarding camp near Grand Rapids. Regarding weather, leisure, fishing, letter writing, records of received and sent telegraphs. Travel to Rideau Lake, interactions with Clare. Also includes an Inland Revenue of Canada form regarding tolls paid and list of packages loose at front page; appears to have fallen out of the diary.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned M546 / 51 : Front page of diary loose. M546 / 52 : Book is badly damaged along the spine - refrain from handling.
Name Access
Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver)
Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
Wheeler, Hector
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Biography
Camps
Canoes and canoeing
Climbing
Correspondence
Family and personal life
Finances
Leisure
Mountains
Professional and Personal Life
Sports and recreation
Record keeping
Travel and Exploration
Weather
Work
Geographic Access
Rocky Mountains
Calgary
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Grand Rapids
Michigan
United States of America
Language
English
Conservation
M546 / 52 : Acid-free flat string bound around the book to keep the pieces together ; store spine up to prevent further damage - relocate to flat box if possible.
Creator
Wheeler, A. O.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
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Personal Trip Diaries

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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1948-1957 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 3 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 48 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to motor car, hiking, and horseback trips throughout …
Date Range
1948-1957
Reference Code
M67 / I / A / i / 3 - 1 to 3 - 6
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M67 / S36 / V225
Series
I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes
Sous-Fonds
M67
Sub-Series
i. Diaries
Accession Number
5142
Reference Code
M67 / I / A / i / 3 - 1 to 3 - 6
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1948-1957
Physical Description
7.3 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 11 x 17.8 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1948-1957 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 3 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 48 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to motor car, hiking, and horseback trips throughout Banff National Park during the summer of 1948. Includes milage list and list/details of people met around Banff, including bankers, hotel staff, cleaning ladies, and the boy hired to cut the grass. Also notes the passing of Soapy Smith that winter. M67 / 3 - 2 : black leather diary, date 49 50 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to various motor car, hiking, horseback (orgranized by Caroline Hinman), and leisure trips taken around Banff, Jasper, and Yoho National Parks during the summer of 1949. Trips taken during the summer of 1950 mostly consist of Alpine Club of Canada activities and Camps and with the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies. Also includes details on milages for different motor car trips and people met over both summers. M67 / 3 - 3 : black leather diary, dated 51 52 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to various trips taken during the summers of 1951 and 1952. 1951 includes travel from the Paoli, Pennsylvania to Banff, stays at the Banff Springs Hotel and Chateau Lake Louise, a camp based in Lake O'Hara (possibly as part of the Alpine Club of Canada), a night spent at the residence of Aileen Harmons [?], a trip with the Sky Line Trail Hikers, and another stay at the Banff Springs Hotel. 1952 includes many trips involving stays at the Banff Springs Hotel and other luxury hotels in Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper, as well as trips with the ACC, the Sky Line Trail Hikers, and Caroline Hinman. Also includes lists of people met during both summers at various locations, highlights of Banff news (including the deaths of Hal Waterhouse and Col. Phillip Moore, marriages, construction work, and illnesses), lists of equipment, and telephone numbers. M67 / 3 - 4 : black leather diary, dated 53 54 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to a 1953 trip that started in Banff (with stay at Banff Springs Hotel) before going to Jasper where Lillian Gest participated in an Alpine Club of Canada Camp, then a few days in Lake O'Hara (staying in the lodge) before returning to Banff and then heading home to Pennsylvania. The summer of 1954 consisted of a motor car trip originating in Pennsylvania that worked west through Michigan, North Dakota, and Montana before reatching Banff. Also includes lists of mileages, people met during both summers, telephone numbers, information about flying with Air Canada (most likely in 1953), and the deaths of the Mexican tourists on Mt. Victoria, July 30, 1954. M67 / 3 - 5 : black leather diary, dated 54 55 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of Lillian Gest's 1954 motor car trip, detailing the second half from Banff back to Pennsylvania and the 1955 trips to Banff, Mount Robson, the annual Alpine Club of Canada Camp, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, and Vancouver. Also includes lists of people Gest met in various locations throughout 1955 and a brief list of changes in Banff, including tree cutting for the new Trans Canada Highway, the opening of the new Timberline Hotel, and expansions of the Mount Royal Hotel and the Upper Hot Springs. M67 / 3 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 56 57 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to various hiking, motor car, and scenic trips taken by Lillian Gest throughout the Canadian Rockies during the summers of 1956 and 1957. Also includes lists of people met both summers, phone numbers for people both in Banff and in Pennsylvania, details pertaining to an Alpine Club of Canada 1956 photo competition that Gest entered, and a brief list of mostly construction-related updates from Banff and Lake Louise. One small newspaper clipping insert dated Aug 24, 1956 notes the funeral details for Mary Thorpe Gest. Also includes loose items consisting of letters (mostly addressed to Lillian Gest), brochures for the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, tellegrams, trip itineraries and cost listings, and newspaper clippings.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned.
Name Access
Gest, Lillian
Feuz, Ernest
Hinman, Caroline
Moore, Phil
Smith, Soapy (Herbert Alonzo)
Subject Access
Activities
Alpine Club of Canada
Cabins and shelters
Camping
Camps
Community
Environment and Nature
European travel
Family and personal life
First Nations
Guides
Hiking
Horse packing
Horseback riding
Hotels
Indigenous Peoples
Lake O'Hara region
Membership
Mountaineering
Mountains
Outfitting
Outfitters, trail guides and packers
Off the Beaten Track
Pack trips
Parks Canada
Record keeping
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Sports and leisure
Stoney Nakoda
Tourism
Trails
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Travel
Travel and Exploration
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Pipestone Pass
Saskatchewan River
Assiniboine
Mount Assiniboine
Jasper
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Kootenay National Park
Yoho National Park
Vancouver
Alberta
British Columbia
Pennsylvania
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Gest, Lillian
Title Source
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Personal Trip Diaries

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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to seven diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1957-1967 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 4 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 57 58 59 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of the summer 1957 trip …
Date Range
1957-1967
Reference Code
M67 / I / A / i / 4 - 1 to 4 - 7
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M67 / S36 / V225
Series
I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes
Sous-Fonds
M67
Sub-Series
i. Diaries
Accession Number
5142
Reference Code
M67 / I / A / i / 4 - 1 to 4 - 7
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1957-1967
Physical Description
7.8 cm of textual records (7 volumes ; 11 x 17.8 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to seven diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1957-1967 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 4 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 57 58 59 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of the summer 1957 trip carried over from M67 / 3 - 6, a trip in 1958 involving travel to Banff, the annual Alpine Club of Canada hike, staying at the Chateau Lake Louise, hiking in Lake O'Hara, and travel back to Pennsylvania. Trip details for 1959 include travelling by train from the United States to Montreal before continuing on to Banff where she took trips to Lake O'Hara and Skoki - entries for 1959 seem to end abruptly. Also includes lists of people met over the three years, equipment used for various trips, and a list of events since Sept. 1958 including the opening of the new Sulphur gondola on July 28, 1958, the tearing down of the Brewster stables on Spray Ave, and the conversion of the ski lodge to the Post Hotel in Lake Louise. M67 / 4 - 2 : black leather diary, dated 59 in red paint and end 1959-1962 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of August 1959 (carried over from M67 / 4 - 2), and summer trips taken during 1960-1962 consisting of time spent around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and Bow Lake areas, annual organized hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as travel to and from Pennsylvania - usually by train. Also includes lists of people she met, new additions to staff at hotels Lillian Gest stayed at, luggage details, and events pertaining to Banff like construction projects, births, marriages, and deaths (including the death of Jack White in 1962, his house now being a library, and the fate of the grocery store he ran). M67 / 4 - 3 : black leather diary, dated 1962-1964 in red paint on the cover. Pertains to the end of Lillian Gest's 1962 summer trip (carried over from M76 / 4 - 2) and trips taken during the summers of 1963 and 1964. The 1963 summer consists of travel from Pennsylvania to Banff by train, stays at various hotels (including the Club House [possibly the Alpine Club of Canada Club House], Moraine Lake Lodge, and Emerald Lake Lodge), hiking trips in Revelestoke Park and Lake O'Hara, the annual Sky Line Trail Hikers trip, and alternating between stays in Lake O'Hara and at the Club House before returning home. The 1964 summer followed a similar pattern, with stays at various hotels, hikes (both with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the ACC), and travel between Pennsylvania and Banff by train. Also includes lists of people met during all three summers, equipment left in Banff (1963), a poem titled How To Die in the Mountains, evelvation of Golden, milages, and rates at the Lake O'Hara Lodge and Chateau Lake Louise. Pertains to trip to the Canadian Rockies during the summer of 1965. Includes stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Lake O'Hara, and Icefield Chalet areas as well as hikes with and without organizations such as the Alpine Club of Canada and the Skyline Trail Hikers. Also includes details about booking information throughout Yoho National Park, a list of mileages, and a list of events. M67 / 4 - 4 : gold embossed red plastic spiral bound diary titled Can R. 1965 on adhesive paper on front cover. Pertains to the summer of 1965 and includes time spent in Banff, trips to and around Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, the Icefiled Parkway, and Mt. Robson areas as well as stays at the The Club House (possibly the Alpine Club of Canada Club House), a trip with the Sky Line Trail Hikers in Little Yoho (Aug 1-5) and the annual ACC Camp (Aug 23 - Sept 3). The trip back to Pennsylvania was completed by train as far as Winnipeg, from where Gest took a plane. Also includes Lake O'Hara register notes, details on Yoho National Park, lists of mileages, books at the ACC Club House and its staff that year, 1965 events (unclear if entirely dedicated to Banff), and people met. M67 / 4 - 5 : gold embossed red plastic spiral bound diary. Pertains to a trip to Alaska during the summer of 1966 and a trip to Expo 67 in Montreal from June 21-26. Also includes details on animals and birds spotted in Alaska, people met, and names of staff at places Lillian Gest stayed. M67 / 4 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 1966 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of Lillian Gest's summer 1966 travels throughout the Canadian Rockies (an extension of the Alaska trip detailed in M67 / 4 - 5). Also includes lists of items left in Banff and items purchased in both Alaska and Canada, reminders about correspondence, notes about Lake O'Hara, and events from Banff. M67 / 4 - 7 : brown cardstock diary with black fabric tape on spine. Pertains to a trip to the Canadian Rockies in the summer of 1967 and includes hiking trips with and without organizations like the Alpine Club of Canada and the Sky Line Trail Hikers, as well as stays in Banff, Lake Louise, Glacier, Lake O'Hara, and the [probably ACC] Club House. Also mentions Expo 67 (details of that trip in M67/ 4 - 5), and contains lists of staff at the Lake O'Hara Lodge, Chateau Lake Louise, and the Club House, as well as events from around Banff, including the Mount Royal Hotel burning down. Also includes loose items consisting of a brochure for the 1965 Sky Line Trail Hikers and address list, a letter from Caroline HInman regarding a 1959 trip plan, notes written by Lillian Gest [possibly reminders], a postcard, a Chirstmas letter from Peter and Catharine Whyte, and newspaper clippins.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned. To read M67 / 4 - 7 start on the right-hand pages to the end, return to the front, flip the book upside-down and continue back to front.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Gest, Lillian
Hinman, Caroline
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Subject Access
Activities
Alpine Club of Canada
Cabins and shelters
Camping
Camps
Community
Environment and Nature
European travel
Expo 67
Family and personal life
First Nations
Guides
Hiking
Horse packing
Horseback riding
Hotels
Indigenous Peoples
Lake O'Hara region
Membership
Mountaineering
Mountains
Outfitting
Outfitters, trail guides and packers
Off the Beaten Track
Pack trips
Parks Canada
Record keeping
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Sports and leisure
Stoney Nakoda
Tourism
Trails
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Travel
Travel and Exploration
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Pipestone Pass
Saskatchewan River
Assiniboine
Mount Assiniboine
Jasper
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Kootenay National Park
Yoho National Park
Vancouver
Alberta
British Columbia
Pennsylvania
Alaska
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Conservation
M67 / 4 - 2 : remove adhesive tape holding paper to front cover and properly replace.
Creator
Gest, Lillian
Title Source
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Processing Status
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Personal Trip Diaries

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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1968-1975 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies. Includes: M67 / 5 - 1 : black leather diary. Pertains to summer trips taken during the summers of 1968 and 1969. Summer 1968 includes travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by airplane and …
Date Range
1968-1975
Reference Code
M67 / I / A / i / 5 - 1 to 5 - 6
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M67 / S36 / V225
Series
I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes
Sous-Fonds
M67
Sub-Series
i. Diaries
Accession Number
5142
Reference Code
M67 / I / A / i / 5 - 1 to 5 - 6
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1968-1975
Physical Description
7.5 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 10.8 x 17.7 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1968-1975 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies. Includes: M67 / 5 - 1 : black leather diary. Pertains to summer trips taken during the summers of 1968 and 1969. Summer 1968 includes travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by airplane and hiking and visiting around Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara and the Icefields Parway areas. Summer 1969 time spent in Banff, along the Icefields Parkway, and in the Golden and Lake O'Hara areas as well as various club activities as part of the Alpine Club of Canada. Also includes lists of birds seen, reservation details, people met and staff of various places, events from Banff (including the death of Fred Brewster and Catharine Whyte receiving an honourary degree), song lyrics, and [what is possibly] a joke. M67 / 5 - 2 : black leather diary, dated 1970 in white ink (possibly white out) on the front cover. Pertains to a 1970 trip to the Canadian Rockies and includes hikes with and without organizations like the Alpine Club of Canada and the Sky Line Trail Hikers as well as stays at the Banff Springs Hotel, the ACC Club House, Lake O'Hara, and the Bugaboo Lodge, BC. Also includes transcriptions from the Abbot Pass Hut Register from 1926-1939 (presumably only of people Lillian Gest knew personally), reservation details, lists of people met, and a list of events from 1970, including the sale of the ACC Club House for $70, 000 (does not mention to who). M67 / 5 - 3 : black leather diary, dated 1971 in ink on masking tape adhered to the front cover. Pertains to a summer visit in 1971 to the Canadian rockies and includes stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara areas, hiking trips with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada, and travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by air. Newspaper clipping on page 125 pertaining to the death of Edmee Brewster. Also includes lists of people met and staff (Lake O'Hara Lodge, Chateau Lake Louise, ACC Club House), events from Banff, list of birds, details for a Bow Valley Naturalists trip, and the plaque dedication ceremony for Lawrence Grassi at Lake O'Hara, June 26, 1971. M67 / 5 - 4 : black leather diary, dated 1972 in black ink on fabric tape adhered to the front cover. Pertains to the summer of 1972 spent in the Canadian Rockies time spent in and around the Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, Jasper, and Tonquin Valley areas as well as travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by air. Insert pertains to diary entries for the final few days of September as the book ran out of pages. Also inlcudes lists of people met, birds spotted at Lake O'Hara, and list of events from Banff (including the move of the Moore house to its current location). M67 / 5 - 5 : black leather diary, dated 1973-1974 To July 20 in ink on a piece of masking tape adhered to the front cover (1973 to 7-20 1974 in faint red paint directly on leather of cover). Pertains to the summers of 1973 and 1974 spent in and around the Canadian Rockies. Summer 1973 includes stays in the Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, and Bow Lake areas as well as hiking trips with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada. Summer 1974 includes stays at various hotels around Banff and in the Lake Louise and Lake O'Hara areas, a helicopter trip to and from Mt. Assiniboine and region, and organized hiking trips with the Sky Line Trail Hikers. Also includes lists of staffs and people met, birds spotted at Lake O'Hara, distances, and a list of events from 1973. M67 / 5 - 6 : black leather diary, titled Sat July 20 1974 to 1975 - Thurs July 14 in ink on fabric [possibly plastic] adhered to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of the summer 1974 trip (July-September) continued from M67 / 5 - 5 and details from June and July, 1975. The summer 1975 trip included travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by train [heading west] and plane [headed east], stays around Banff, Lake O'Hara, and Lake Louise, and hiking trips with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada. Also includes lists of people met, reservation details, ACC Camp details for 1975, Sky Line Hikers trip dates and locations, and events from Banff 1975 including the ACC Club House being completely torn down. Also includes loose items consisting of notes (to Lillian Gest from others and to herself), reminders, invoices, itineraries, and newspaper clippings.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Moore, Edmee
Gest, Lillian
Grassi, Lawrence
Hinman, Caroline
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Subject Access
Activities
Alpine Club of Canada
Cabins and shelters
Camping
Camps
Community
Environment and Nature
European travel
Expo 67
Family and personal life
First Nations
Guides
Hiking
Horse packing
Horseback riding
Hotels
Indigenous Peoples
Lake O'Hara region
Membership
Mountaineering
Mountains
Outfitting
Outfitters, trail guides and packers
Off the Beaten Track
Pack trips
Parks Canada
Record keeping
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Sports and leisure
Stoney Nakoda
Tourism
Trails
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Travel
Travel and Exploration
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Pipestone Pass
Saskatchewan River
Assiniboine
Mount Assiniboine
Jasper
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Kootenay National Park
Yoho National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Pennsylvania
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Conservation
Secure title piece for M67 / 5 - 6.
Creator
Gest, Lillian
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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