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The black grizzly of Whiskey Creek
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13551
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2008
- Author
- Marty, Sid
- Publisher
- Toronto : McClelland & Stewart
- Call Number
- 04.2 M33b
- Author
- Marty, Sid
- Publisher
- Toronto : McClelland & Stewart
- Published Date
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 282 p. : maps
- Subjects
- Accidents
- Banff (townsite)
- Bears
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Garbage
- Indians
- Parks Canada
- Place names
- Tourism
- Wardens
- Wildlife management
- ISBN
- 9780771056994
- Accession Number
- 40500 08-05-21
- Call Number
- 04.2 M33b
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The black grizzly of Whiskey Creek
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14815
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2008
- Author
- Marty, Sid
- Publisher
- Toronto : McClelland & Stewart
- Call Number
- QL M37
- Author
- Marty, Sid
- Publisher
- Toronto : McClelland & Stewart
- Published Date
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 282 p. : maps
- Subjects
- Accidents
- Banff (townsite)
- Bears
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Garbage
- Indians
- Parks Canada
- Place names
- Tourism
- Wardens
- Wildlife management
- ISBN
- 9780771056994
- Accession Number
- AC609 copy 2 to dups
- Call Number
- QL M37
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Correspondence
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56832
- Part Of
- Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence from 1960 to 1971. Correspondence includes letters between George K.K. Link, Lillian Gest, Sydney Vallance and The Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources.
- Date Range
- 1960 - 1971
- Reference Code
- M50 / E / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M50
- V191
- Series
- M50 / E : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- M50
- Accession Number
- 6701
- Reference Code
- M50 / E / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1960 - 1971
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence from 1960 to 1971. Correspondence includes letters between George K.K. Link, Lillian Gest, Sydney Vallance and The Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources.
- Subject Access
- Parks Canada
- History
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Lake O'Hara
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Correspondence
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56833
- Part Of
- Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence from 1972 to 1982. Correspondence includes letters wriiten by George K.K. Link, Lillian Gest, R.G.S Currie, and Farleigh Curson.
- Date Range
- 1972 - 1982
- Reference Code
- M50 / E / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M50
- V191
- Series
- M50 / E : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- M50
- Accession Number
- 6701
- Reference Code
- M50 / E / 2
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1972 - 1982
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence from 1972 to 1982. Correspondence includes letters wriiten by George K.K. Link, Lillian Gest, R.G.S Currie, and Farleigh Curson.
- Name Access
- Gest, Lillian
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, George K.K.
- Currie, R.G.S.
- Holt, W.G.
- Currie, Bob
- Wake, Tim
- Taylorson, Bob
- Subject Access
- Parks Canada
- History
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Lake O'Hara
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings, a story titled "The Wayward Hiker", a written document outlining the borders at Lake O'Hara
- Date Range
- ca. 1974 - 1986
- Reference Code
- M50 / F / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M50
- V191
- Series
- M50 / F : Memorabilia
- Sous-Fonds
- M50
- Accession Number
- 6701
- Reference Code
- M50 / F / 1
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- ca. 1974 - 1986
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings, a story titled "The Wayward Hiker", a written document outlining the borders at Lake O'Hara
- Subject Access
- Parks Canada
- History
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Lake O'Hara
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook, Lake O'Hara Trails Club stationary, and "History of Lake O'Hara" by Lillian Gest and logo designs for the Lake O'Hara Trails Club.
- Date Range
- ca. 1974 - 1986
- Reference Code
- M50 / F / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M50
- V191
- Series
- M50 / F : Memorabilia
- Sous-Fonds
- M50
- Accession Number
- 6701
- Reference Code
- M50 / F / 2
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- ca. 1974 - 1986
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook, Lake O'Hara Trails Club stationary, and "History of Lake O'Hara" by Lillian Gest and logo designs for the Lake O'Hara Trails Club.
- Name Access
- Gest, Lillian
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, George K.K.
- Subject Access
- Parks Canada
- History
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Lake O'Hara
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Park Warden Photos [1/3]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57487
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 72 b&w and colour prints depicting various Parks Canada Warden activities, training programs, personnel, and more. Includes shots of wardens participating in climbing rescues (training and real), helicopter operations, fire prevention, avalanche rescue (possibly training), and hors…
- Date Range
- 1954-1975
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / ix / PA - 01 to PA - 72
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
27 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ix : Park Warden Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / ix / PA - 01 to PA - 72
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1954-1975
- Physical Description
- 72 photographs : b&w & col. ; 10.1 x 12.6 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 72 b&w and colour prints depicting various Parks Canada Warden activities, training programs, personnel, and more. Includes shots of wardens participating in climbing rescues (training and real), helicopter operations, fire prevention, avalanche rescue (possibly training), and horseback competitions. Also includes posed portraits (individual and group), backcountry cabins, the Ya Ha Tinda ranch area and horses, and contact sheets of negatives.
- Name Access
- Anderson, Andy
- Auger, Tim
- Davies, Jim
- Fuhrman, Peter
- Hand, Bob
- Kunelius, Rick
- Marak, Bob
- Marty, Sid
- Perren, Walter
- Pittany, Bert
- Rose, Monty
- Skjonsberg, Earl
- Rimmer, Jim
- Vroom, Bill
- Woledge, Jack
- Subject Access
- Accidents
- Activities
- Animals
- Avalanches
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Camps
- Climbing
- Dog Team
- Dogs
- Environment
- Government
- Helicopters
- Hitch throwing
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Landscapes
- Mountain warfare training
- Mountaineering
- National parks and reserves
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Wardens
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / P / ix / NA - 01 to NA - 02 V190 / VI / P / ix / NS - 01 to NS - 05
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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Park Warden Photos [2/3]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57488
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 70 b&w and colour prints depicting various Parks Canada Warden activities, training programs, personnel, and more. Includes shots of wardens participating in climbing rescues (training and real), helicopter operations, fire prevention, avalanche rescue (possibly training), and hors…
- Date Range
- 1954-1975
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / ix / PA - 73 to PA - 143
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
15 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ix : Park Warden Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / ix / PA - 73 to PA - 143
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1954-1975
- Physical Description
- 70 photographs : b&w & col. ; 21.2 x 16.1 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 70 b&w and colour prints depicting various Parks Canada Warden activities, training programs, personnel, and more. Includes shots of wardens participating in climbing rescues (training and real), helicopter operations, fire prevention, avalanche rescue (possibly training), and horseback competitions. Also includes posed portraits (individual and group), backcountry cabins, and the Ya Ha Tinda ranch area and horses
- Name Access
- Anderson, Andy
- Auger, Tim
- Davies, Jim
- Fuhrman, Peter
- Hand, Bob
- Kunelius, Rick
- Marak, Bob
- Marty, Sid
- Perren, Walter
- Pittany, Bert
- Rose, Monty
- Skjonsberg, Earl
- Rimmer, Jim
- Vroom, Bill
- Woledge, Jack
- Subject Access
- Accidents
- Activities
- Animals
- Avalanches
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Camps
- Climbing
- Dog Team
- Dogs
- Environment
- Government
- Helicopters
- Hitch throwing
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Landscapes
- Mountain warfare training
- Mountaineering
- National parks and reserves
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Wardens
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / P / ix / NA - 01 to NA - 02 V190 / VI / P / ix / NS - 01 to NS - 05
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Park Warden Photos [3/3]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57489
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 59 b&w and colour prints depicting various Parks Canada Warden activities, training programs, personnel, and more. Includes shots of wardens participating in climbing rescues (training and real), helicopter operations, fire prevention, avalanche rescue (possibly training), and hors…
- Date Range
- 1954-1975
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / ix / PA - 144 to PA - 203
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
9 images
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- ix : Park Warden Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / ix / PA - 144 to PA - 203
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1954-1975
- Physical Description
- 59 photographs : b&w & col. ; 32.9 x 25.1 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 59 b&w and colour prints depicting various Parks Canada Warden activities, training programs, personnel, and more. Includes shots of wardens participating in climbing rescues (training and real), helicopter operations, fire prevention, avalanche rescue (possibly training), and horseback competitions. Also includes posed portraits (individual and group), backcountry cabins, the Ya Ha Tinda ranch area and horses, and contact sheets of negatives.
- Name Access
- Anderson, Andy
- Auger, Tim
- Davies, Jim
- Fuhrman, Peter
- Hand, Bob
- Kunelius, Rick
- Marak, Bob
- Marty, Sid
- Perren, Walter
- Pittany, Bert
- Rose, Monty
- Skjonsberg, Earl
- Rimmer, Jim
- Vroom, Bill
- Woledge, Jack
- Subject Access
- Accidents
- Activities
- Animals
- Avalanches
- Buildings
- Cabins
- Camps
- Climbing
- Dog Team
- Dogs
- Environment
- Government
- Helicopters
- Hitch throwing
- Horse packing
- Horseback riding
- Horses
- Landscapes
- Mountain warfare training
- Mountaineering
- National parks and reserves
- Parks Canada
- Parks Canada Warden
- Wardens
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V190 / VI / P / ix / NA - 01 to NA - 02 V190 / VI / P / ix / NS - 01 to NS - 05
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Personal Trip Diaries
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55194
- 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
6 images
7 Electronic Resources
- 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.
- 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
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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