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Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
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- Part Of
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60. M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Rider…
- Date Range
- ca.1908-ca.2011
- Reference Code
- M573 / V797 / S60
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Private record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Sound recording
- Lantern slide
- Part Of
- Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M573 / V797 / S60
- Sous-Fonds
- M573
- V797
- S60
- Accession Number
- 2019.111
- Reference Code
- M573 / V797 / S60
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Private record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Sound recording
- Lantern slide
- Date Range
- ca.1908-ca.2011
- Physical Description
- 26 cm of textual records.-- 109 photographs (42 prints, 67 lantern slides). -- 2 sound recordings.
- History / Biographical
- Jean Alexandra Hembroff was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 5, 1908 to Walter B. Hembroff (d. 1945) and Sarah Jane Hembroff (d.1952). Jean was accepted to the MacPhail School of Music and Dramatic Art at the University of Minnesota, from which she graduated in 1927. She returned to Winnipeg to begin teaching courses in speech arts and drama. To establish herself, she first volunteered as the "story lady" at the Williams Avenue Public Library and quickly became known as an excellent speaker sought by many different organizations. She taught at St. Mary's Academy and the Evening Institute at the University of Manitoba, as well as offered private sessions. Many of her students used the skills they learned from Jean as they entered radio, television, politics, and business. Jean was also very active in organizing and adjucating Speech Arts festivals in Manitoba, often going to inaccessible places to give workshops. Her teaching, broadcasting, adjucating, coaching, and speaking career spanned more than 50 years. Jean was hired by the Canadian Pacific Railway's promotions manager to give presentations and broadcast interviews across Canada and the United States. In 1937, Jean joined the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and participated in their summer trail ride in the same year. For that year's issue of the Trail Rider's Bulletin Jean wrote an article - and became the first woman to ever do so. In 1938, during her lecture titled "Trail Riding in the Rockies" on January 18, 1938 at the Royal Alexandra Hotel, Jean met John David (Jack) MacDonald. Jack and Jean were married on June 18, 1938, and the couple had one son, Bruce Walter James MacDonald (August 28, 1946-August 25, 2016). Jean participated in several trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail, and produced articles reflecting her experiences. Jean loved to travel and visited places all around Canada and the United States, Borneo, Tangier, Montevideo, Stockholm, New Delhi, and Tonga. At the age of 102, Jean passed away on February 2, 2011 and is buried in Winnipeg.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60.
- M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, particularly 1937-1939). Series II: Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings, 4 cm, 1924-2000 (including correspondence with John Murray Gibbon, former students, and attendees at various talks, as well as newspaper articles that Jean wrote about various subjects and articles of her achievements). Series III: Collected Materials and Ephemera, 3 cm, ca.1930-1950 (including a variety of collected poems and ephemera, as well as a copy of The Beaver Magazine from 1940, for which Jean wrote an article titled "On the Trail of Sir George").
- V797 consists of two series, 24.5 cm of visual records, ca.1928-1939. Series I: Photograph Prints, 3 cm, ca.1928-1939 (includes personal photographs of Jean and her family and friends as well as photographs of Jean and Jack's visit to Lake Louise in 1939). Series II: Lantern Slides, 21.5 cm, ca.1937-1939 (Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1937 to Mt. Assiniboine; Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1939 to Ptarmigan Valley and Skoki; collection of trail ride songs).
- S60 consists of two sound recordings, 1 cm, 2004 and 2007 (Winnipeg at Christmas, narrated by Jean, broadcasted on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation).
- Notes
- Lantern slides include wooden case.
- Name Access
- Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Camps
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Discovery and travel
- Discovery and exploration
- Empress Hotel
- European travel
- Family and personal life
- Guides
- Hiking
- Horse packing
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Kananaskis Ranch
- Lake Louise
- Lantern slide
- Mount Assiniboine
- Mountain
- Organizations
- Personal and Professional Life
- Photography
- Poetry
- Scenery
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and recreation
- Sunshine area
- Trails
- Trail guides
- Tourism
- Travel
- Travel and Exploration
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Assiniboine
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Ireland
- Kananaskis Country
- Lake Louise
- Lake O'Hara
- Manitoba
- Mount Assiniboine
- Rocky Mountains
- Victoria
- West Indies
- Winnipeg
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
- Biographical Source Notes
- Contents of the fonds
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122854759/jean-alexandra-macdonald
- https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-174851/MACDONALD_JEAN
- https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/winnipeg-mb/bruce-macdonald-7064958
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ben Gadd fonds
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- V810
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- 2024.01
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Physical Description
- ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
- History / Biographical
- Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
- Notes
- Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- Publication
- Environment
- Geology
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Academics
- Guiding
- Guides
- Businesses
- Finances
- Conservation
- Wildlife
- Natural history
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Lethbridge
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Dutch
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
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Summits and Icefields - visual
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- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of image scans pertaining to the creation of the book Summits and Icefields.
- Date Range
- 2003 - 2012
- Reference Code
- V40 / III
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Digital image
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M57 / V40 / S47
- Series
- V40 / III : Summits and Icefields
- Sous-Fonds
- V40
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V40 / III
- Date Range
- 2003 - 2012
- Physical Description
- 24 CDs : digital photo scans
- History / Biographical
- These are your dream books; “When the first snows fly in November, sit down in front of the fire and dream of endless powder slopes, dazzling icefields and wilderness cabins under northern lights.” Couloir Magazine called Summits and Icefields “The best guidebook yet published in North America.” Now available in two volumes (The Canadian Rockies and The Columbia Mountains) these books are a skier's guide to Rogers Pass, the classic ski ascents of the Rockies, the backcountry lodges, the grand traverses and much, much more. They also contain a taste of the exciting ski history of these ranges.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of image scans pertaining to the creation of the book Summits and Icefields.
- Name Access
- Scott, Chic
- Subject Access
- Geography
- Guiding
- Guides
- History
- Map
- Publication
- Recreation
- Research
- Ski Maps
- Skiing
- Sports and recreation
- Sports
- Trail guides
- Travel and Exploration
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Rogers Pass
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Columbia Icefield
- Access Restrictions
- Reference only
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restricted: copyright remains with owner
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- M57 / III
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://chicscott.com/books.htm
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ski Trails of the Canadian Rockies - visual
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- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 3 CD's with photo scans pertaining to the creation of Ski Trails of the Canadian Rockies.
- Date Range
- 1999 - 2015
- Reference Code
- V40 / VI
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Digital image
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M57 / V40 / S47
- Series
- V40 / VI : Ski Trails of the Canadian Rockies
- Sous-Fonds
- V40
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V40 / VI
- Date Range
- 1999 - 2015
- Physical Description
- Digital photo scans on 3 discs
- History / Biographical
- The classic guidebook to cross country ski trails in Waterton, Banff, Kootenay, Yoho and Jasper National Parks as well as Mount Assiniboine and Mount Robson Provincial Parks and Kananaskis Country, now greatly expanded to includes ski trails in the front ranges of the Rockies, in the Crowsnest Pass and in the Columbia Valley. Jointly authored with Darren Farley. This book also covers topics such as accommodation, regulations, weather and snow conditions.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of 3 CD's with photo scans pertaining to the creation of Ski Trails of the Canadian Rockies.
- Name Access
- Scott, Chic
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Environment
- Exploration
- Geography
- Guide
- Map
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Publication
- Recreation
- Ski areas
- Ski Maps
- Ski mountaineering
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Skiing
- Sports and recreation
- Sports
- Tourism
- Tourist information
- Trail guides
- Trails
- Travel
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Waterton
- Kootenay National Park
- Mount Robson
- Columbia Valley
- Crowsnest Pass
- Access Restrictions
- Reference only
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restricted: copyright remains with owner
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- M57 / VI
- S47 / VI
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://chicscott.com/books.htm
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy - visual
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- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of images used in the creation or final published version of Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy. Includes digital images, a copy of film "Remembering Louise", printed reference sheets of 223 images, and corresponding summary notes pertaining to photogr…
- Date Range
- 2011 - 2012
- Reference Code
- V40 / XIII
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 3 / Series
- Fonds Number
- M57 / V40 / S47
- Series
- V40 / XIII: Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy
- Sous-Fonds
- V40
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V40 / XIII
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 2011 - 2012
- Physical Description
- 2 recording discs (129 digital image files) -- 1 DVD (film) -- 223 photographs (printed reference images: col.) -- 0.5 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Richard Guy (1916-2020) and Louise (Thirian) Guy (1918-2010) met in England in 1937, and married in Nottingham on December 21, 1940. The couple had three children together: Mike, Peter and Elizabeth. Louise attended school in Leicester for domestic science, and began working as a teacher during World War II. Louise was involved in numerous charities and community organizations, and supported various disadvantaged groups including deaf students and individuals with leprosy. Louise and Richard moved to Canada in 1965, where Richard worked at the University of Calgary as a professor of mathematics. Richard also served as department head at the university starting in 1966. Richard and Louise were avid hikers and climbers, and the couple went on countless expeditions together in the Rockies over the following four decades. Richard and Louise joined the Alpine Club of Canada, attending about 30 camps each and completing hundreds of summits. In 2015, using a generous donation made by Richard in Louise's memory, the Alpine Club of Canada erected the Louise and Richard Guy Hut on the Wapta Icefield. Summary of "Young at Heart": Do you think that you are over the hill? You have retired and you feel there is not much more to look forward to. Well think again! This book about the inspirational lives of Richard and Louise Guy, will show you that there is a great deal of life beyond the set retirement age of 65 — and beyond 75 and beyond 85. Arriving in Canada in 1965, near the age of 50, Richard and Louise Guy taught all of us what it means to be enthusiastic, positive and to embrace life. They climbed mountains well into their nineties, and Richard still works today at the age of 96. Louise rode her bike to the corner store until she was 92. So stop your whining about your knees and hips! Life was never meant to be easy! But it can still be beautiful, long past the so-called age of youth and dreams. Life into old age can be a treasure to be enjoyed and shared. And if you are like Richard and Louise, the adventures and dreams just keep coming.
- Scope & Content
- Series consists of images used in the creation or final published version of Young at Heart: The Inspirational Lives of Richard and Louise Guy. Includes digital images, a copy of film "Remembering Louise", printed reference sheets of 223 images, and corresponding summary notes pertaining to photographs.
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Biography
- Climbing
- Exploration
- Travel
- Club
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Hiking
- Research
- Publication
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Reference only
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restricted: copyright remains with creator not museum
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://chicscott.com/books.htm
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
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