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James Gardner fonds

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Part Of
James Gardner fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of field notebooks, research, reports, manuscripts and off-prints pertaining to avalanches, geomorphology, glaciers, meteorology, nomenclature of the Lake Louise region and Mount Robson. Includes an article titled "The Lake Louise Club and some Rocky Mountain nomenclature in the 189…
Date Range
1969-1973
Reference Code
M105
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
James Gardner fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 105
Sous-Fonds
M 105
Accession Number
735, 1263, 1301, 1432, 1506, 1850, 7782 (unproc)
Reference Code
M105
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1969-1973
Physical Description
6 metres textual records
History / Biographical
James Smith Gardner, b.1941, geographer, conducted various geomorphic studies in the Canadian Rockies including work leading to his 1968 Ph.D. dissertation titled "Debris slope form and processes in the Lake Louise district: a high mountain area". He also studied the human history of the Rockies with a particular interest in geographic names. Gardner taught in the Department of Geography at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada for many years and currently teaches in the Department of Geography and the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Manitoba.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of field notebooks, research, reports, manuscripts and off-prints pertaining to avalanches, geomorphology, glaciers, meteorology, nomenclature of the Lake Louise region and Mount Robson. Includes an article titled "The Lake Louise Club and some Rocky Mountain nomenclature in the 1890s" which discusses the explorations of S. E. S. Allen and Walter D. Wilcox.
Name Access
Gardner, James
Subject Access
Exploration, discovery and travel
Science and technology
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: inventory available
Creator
Gardner, James
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Part Of
Peter Spear fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds include three sous-fonds related to the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition : M562 - Textual; V787 - Visual; S56 - Sound M562 contains five series: A. Expedition Planning and Logistics; B. General; C. Correspondence; D. Periodicals; E. Newspaper Clippings; F. Posters V787 contains four s…
Date Range
1981 - 1986
Reference Code
M562 / V787 / S56
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Textual record
Diary
Organization record
Poster
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Peter Spear fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M562 / V787 / S56
Sous-Fonds
M562 / V787 / S56
Accession Number
2017.8655
Reference Code
M562 / V787 / S56
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Textual record
Diary
Organization record
Poster
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1981 - 1986
Physical Description
96 cm of textual records
1150 photographs: 11 prints; b&w, 22 prints; colour, 2 oversize prints ; colour, 32 negatives; b&w, 1080 transparencies; colour ; 3 transparencies; b&w
36 audio cassettes
History / Biographical
Peter Spear (April 1, 1940 - ) was a teacher, administrator, mountain ski patroller at the Lake Louise Ski Area, member of the Canadian Ski Patrol System, and base camp manager for the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition based out of Calgary, Alberta.
Scope & Content
Fonds include three sous-fonds related to the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition : M562 - Textual; V787 - Visual; S56 - Sound M562 contains five series: A. Expedition Planning and Logistics; B. General; C. Correspondence; D. Periodicals; E. Newspaper Clippings; F. Posters V787 contains four series: A. Photographs; B. Oversize Photographs; C. Transparencies; D. Negatives S56 contains 34 audio cassettes
Notes
There are artefacts in the heritage collection associated with this fonds - flags, shirts, logos, pins, business cards, luggage tags etc.
Name Access
Spear, Peter
Everest '82
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Avalanches
Calgary
Camps
Canada
Climbing
Clothing and dress
Columbia Icefield
Communications
Conferences and conventions
Daily routines
Education
Winter Sports
Helicopters
India
Legal and Financial
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Newspaper clippings
Organizations
Portraits
Public events
Shopping lists
Sports
Transportation
Travel
Geographic Access
Alberta
Bangkok
Thailand
Kathmandu
England
London
Nepal
Access Restrictions
Some personal mailing addresses in M562/C - Correspondence
Language
English
Location (Copy)
Copy of Peter Spear's diary in case file
Related Material
John Amatt fonds
Creator
Peter Spear
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Science and technology
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on contents
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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