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1907 Diary [Hector Wheeler]

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1907 personal diary/daytimer of Hector Wheeler. Topics include: Diary begins June 30 leaving Calgary for ACC camp. Introductory pages hold geometrical drawings. Short documentation of camp and climbing June 30-July 14. Begins again August 1-October 30. Trip to Golden camp and s…

Date Range: 1907

Reference Code: M546 / 53

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 / 53

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1907

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 7.5 x 11.8 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1907 personal diary/daytimer of Hector Wheeler. Topics include: Diary begins June 30 leaving Calgary for ACC camp. Introductory pages hold geometrical drawings. Short documentation of camp and climbing June 30-July 14. Begins again August 1-October 30. Trip to Golden camp and surrounding camps and climbs. Mention of A. O. and Oliver Wheeler August 14. In and out of Calgary and Golden. Camping and climbing in Ptarmigan, Donald Camp, Beaueumouth [?]. Memoranda at back monetary notations for trip expenses. Notations of expenses for 1907 and 1908 trips.

Notes: Blank pages not scanned

Name Access: Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver); Wheeler, Arthur Oliver; Wheeler, Hector

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; Calgary; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Creator: Wheeler, Hector

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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3800 miles across Canada

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1908

Author: Haldane, John Wilton Cunninghame

Publisher: London : Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent

Call Number: 02.4 H12 1908

Author: Haldane, John Wilton Cunninghame

Responsibility: by J.W.C. Haldane

Publisher: London : Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent

Published Date: 1908

Physical Description: xxiii, 344, 23 p. : ill., 2 folded maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: CP Rail; Banff; Lake Louise; Field; Rocky Mountains Canada

Notes: Folded map in back of book has become detached, in brittle condition 1908 edition has a supplementary chapter written by authour

Accession Number: 7966

Call Number: 02.4 H12 1908

Collection: Archives Library

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Album, Canadian and American Rocky Mountains

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album compiled by Molly Wright Adams containing ca.107 photographs. Images pertain to Molly's travels in the American and Canadian Rocky Mountains in 1904.

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Print

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: V777 / II : Personal and collected records

Sous-Fonds: V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph; Print

Responsibility: Produced by Molly W. Adams

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 1 photo album (ca. 107 photographs : b&w prints)

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album compiled by Molly Wright Adams containing ca.107 photographs. Images pertain to Molly's travels in the American and Canadian Rocky Mountains in 1904.

Notes: Some pages include annotations below photographs

Name Access: Adams, Molly

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Mountains; Landscape; Travel; Exploration; Environment; Recreation; Hiking

Geographic Access: United States of America; Rocky Mountains; Canada; British Columbia; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Materials in file are fragile - handle with caution

Language: N/A

Conservation: Pages interleaved with acid-free issue paper in 2018

Category: Exploration and travel; Family and personal life; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Alpina Americana. No. 1-3

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1907-14

Publisher: Philadelphia : American Alpine Club

Call Number: F868 S5 A46 Oversize A; F868 S5 A46 copy 2's in Oversize A; F868 S5 A46 copy 3 of No.2 in ACC dups box 3

Publisher: Philadelphia : American Alpine Club

Published Date: 1907-14

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Alaska; Rocky Mountains, Canada

Call Number: F868 S5 A46 Oversize A; F868 S5 A46 copy 2's in Oversize A; F868 S5 A46 copy 3 of No.2 in ACC dups box 3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Annotated copy of Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rockies

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Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of the book "Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rockies" (1907) with a note written on the first page from the illustrator Mary Schaffer to Molly (Wright) Adams in December 1907.

Date Range: 1907

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 2023.63

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Published record

Part Of: Archives General File Collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M8; V8; S8

Sous-Fonds: M8

Accession Number: 2023.63

Reference Code: M8 / accn. 2023.63

GMD: Published record

Date Range: 1907

Physical Description: 1 volume

Scope & Content: File consists of one copy of the book "Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rockies" (1907) with a note written on the first page from the illustrator Mary Schaffer to Molly (Wright) Adams in December 1907.

Name Access: Warren, Mary Schaffer; Schaffer, Mary; Wright, Mary; Adams, Molly

Subject Access: Artist; Art; Flowers; Plants; Mountains; Publication; Environment

Geographic Access: Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: English

Category: Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Baker Lake from Deception Mountain

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentified person posed on a cliff on Mt. Deception with Baker Lake in the distance

Date Range: [ca. 1885-1945]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 720

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 720

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

Date Range: [ca. 1885-1945]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentified person posed on a cliff on Mt. Deception with Baker Lake in the distance

Subject Access: Baker Lake; Mountains; Mt. Deception

Geographic Access: Banff National Park

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff, Alta album

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Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of a small photo album bound in maroon leather with "Photographs" stamped on the front. Written on the inside of the front cover is "Tressa Brewster Banff, Alta" in black ink - Lade "Tressa" Brewster (nee Bagley) was Jim Brewster's first wife and mother of Fern. Photographs pertain to…

Date Range: [ca. 1900-1915]

Reference Code: V90 / IV / PD - 1

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M439 / V90

Series: IV. Brewster family

Sous-Fonds: V90

Accession Number: 2021.26

Reference Code: V90 / IV / PD - 1

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1900-1915]

Physical Description: 1 album (50 photographs : b&w ; 14.8 x 12.3 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: Item consists of a small photo album bound in maroon leather with "Photographs" stamped on the front. Written on the inside of the front cover is "Tressa Brewster Banff, Alta" in black ink - Lade "Tressa" Brewster (nee Bagley) was Jim Brewster's first wife and mother of Fern. Photographs pertain to landscapes taken throughout Alberta, mostly in and around Banff National Park, mounted on pages with built-in windows - some are annotated.

Name Access: Brewster, Tressa (Lade)

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Banff Jasper Highway; Buildings; Buildings and facilities; Deer; Elk; Environment and Nature; Family and personal life; Glaciers; Landscapes; Mount Assiniboine; Mountains; Photography; Rivers; Scenery; Temple Mountain; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Bow Lake; Assiniboine; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Leather of cover worn along edges, many photographs severely faded, some warped, spine coming loose at the binding towards the back.

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50087841/tressa-brewster

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff and area scenic views, King Edward Hotel

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 14 b&w photograph prints [loose and on matboard]. Content pertains to local views near Banff, including Georgina Luxton riding in a carriage along Tunnel Mountain Trail, a hunting trip north of Banff with guide George Harrison[?], the King Edward Hotel building exterior and surroun…

Date Range: 1904-1905; 1910; [ca.1910-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 220 to 233

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

2 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Professional and Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 220 to 233

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-232 and 233 produced by Norman Luxton

Date Range: 1904-1905; 1910; [ca.1910-1920]

Physical Description: 10 photographs : b&w ; 29.5 x 18 cm or smaller -- 4 photographs : b&w prints on matboard ; 35.5 x 14 cm and 25 x 21 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 14 b&w photograph prints [loose and on matboard]. Content pertains to local views near Banff, including Georgina Luxton riding in a carriage along Tunnel Mountain Trail, a hunting trip north of Banff with guide George Harrison[?], the King Edward Hotel building exterior and surrounding property [1904-1910] and an event hosted in the hotel, and panoramic views of Banff and a waterfront area [Lake Minnewanka?] taken by Norman Luxton.

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Luxton, Georgina; Harrison, George

Subject Access: Landscapes; Horses; Horseback riding; Sports; Recreation; Hunting; Family and personal life; Businesses; Hotels; Construction; Communities; Land use; Townsite development; Mountains; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Lake Minnewanka

Language: English

Category: Family and personal life; Land, settlement and immigration; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Items stored in three file folders: PA-220 to 222 [Tunnel Mountain Trail and hunting trip]; PA-223 to 231 [King Edward Hotel]; and PA-232 to 233 [Banff & area panoramas]

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Area Views

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: File consists mainly of winter views of the downtown Banff area, the Hot Springs, and other scenic views around the town of Banff.

Date Range: [ca. 1906]

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 135 to 159

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

25 images

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V48

Series: I.A. Negatives : Film

Sous-Fonds: V48

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 135 to 159

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1906]

Physical Description: 25 photographs : negatives, film

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists mainly of winter views of the downtown Banff area, the Hot Springs, and other scenic views around the town of Banff.

Notes: Identifications provided by Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :; 135 Cave and Basin bathhouse; 136 to 139 Cave and Basin pool and bathhouse; 140 Man doing handstand on diving board at Cave and Basin pool; 141, 142 Upper Hot Springs pool and bathhouse; 143 The Sanitarium from across the Bow River; 144 Government Museum; 145 Sleigh on bridge over Bow River; 146 Bow River Bridge and Government Museum; 147 Mount Rundle and Bow River Bridge; 148 Bow River and Banff Springs Hotel; 149 Banff Springs Hotel; 150 View from Banff Springs Hotel down the Bow Valley; 151 Banff townsite from Sulphur Mountain; 152 Banff from Tunnel Mountain; 153 Banff from Mount Norquay; 154 Mount Rundle from [Upper Hot Springs?]; 155 Mount Rundle from the Bow River; 156 Mount Rundle from Upper Hot Springs Road; 157 Banff Indian Days parade on Banff Avenue; 158 Mount Rundle from First Vermilion Lake; 159 Cascade and Stoney Mountains