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Banff Indian Days, Calgary Stampede scrapbook

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasp…
Date Range
[1947 - 1952]
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 6
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 6
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
[1947 - 1952]
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings related to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede; various other newspaper clippings related to local and international news, including the opening of a new school in Morley and the Luxton Museum [now the Buffalo Nations Museum] in Banff, a fire at Jasper Park Lodge, and Canadian and international politics.
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Luxton, Georgina
MacKinnon, Rev. Robert H.
Crowchild, Chief David
Bearspaw, David
Hunter, Eva
Rider, Eli
Rider, Diane
Bearspaw, Rosie
Bearspaw, Harold
Subject Access
Activities
Advertising
Animals
Banff Indian Days
Luxton Museum
Calgary Herald
Calgary Stampede
Children
Commerce and industry
Community events
Community life
Cultural pluralism
Construction
Education
Fire
Government
Hotel
Indigenous Peoples
Horseback riding
Horses
Museums
Multiculturalism
Newspaper
Parade
Politics
Public events
Recreation
Music
Sanitarium Hotel
School
Stoney Nakoda
Taxidermy
Winnipeg Free Press
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Canmore
Calgary
Jasper National Park
Morley
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Cultural pluralism
Education
Politics
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Dorothy Wardle fonds

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Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
Date Range
ca.1870-2002
Reference Code
M521 / V75
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Dorothy Wardle fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M521
V75
Sous-Fonds
M521
V75
Accession Number
5296, 5391, 7504
Reference Code
M521 / V75
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
ca.1870-2002
Physical Description
154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
History / Biographical
The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
Name Access
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James
Rungius, Carl
Brett, Helen
Keyte, Freeman
Hart, E. J. (Ted)
Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
Brewster, Pat
Peyto, Bill
Brett, Robert George
Sanson, Norman
White, Clifford
Drummond-Davies, Nora
Mills, Ike
McLean, George
Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
Kaquitts, Frank
Oxborough, Dorothy
Whyte, Jon
Robinson, Dean
Warren, Mary Schaffer
Simpson, George
Gibbon, John Murray
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Greenham, Margaret
Subject Access
Arts
Environment
Personal and Family Life
Banff
Old Banff Cemetery
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Cabins
Travel
Picnics and picnicking
Holidays
Scenery
Christmas
Dogs
Horses
Mountain
Canoes and canoeing
Hiking
Wildlife
War Memorial
Highland Games
Bow River Bridge
Golfing
Anniversary
Horseback riding
Indigenous Peoples
Stoney Nakoda
Education
Snowshoes and snowshoeing
Banff Winter Carnival
Banff Winter Festival
Women
Trails
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Sports and leisure
Skiing
European travel
Beach
Calgary Herald
Geography
Government
Newspaper
Politics
Research
Banff Public Library
National parks and reserves
Park policy
Parks Canada
Wardens
Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
Community life
Mines and mineral resources
History
Immigration and homesteading
Settlement
Organizations
World War II
Biographical
Professional and Personal Life
Grizzly Bears
Fire fighters
Sunshine Village
Teahouses
Banff Indian Days
Regalia
Calgary Stampede
Mountain guides
Mountain School
The Albertan
Crag and Canyon newspaper
Homestead Hotel
Banff Centre
Hot Springs
Superintendents
Automobiles
Natural history
Records
Calendar
Finances
Leases
Legal and Financial
Property
Recreation
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Canmore
Alberta
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Castle Mountain
Bankhead
British Columbia
Glacier National Park
Kootenay National Park
Silver City
Victoria
Scotland
Revelstoke
Yoho National Park
Ottawa
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Plain of Six Glaciers
Lake Agnes
Lake Louise
Lake Minnewanka
Lake O'Hara
Bow River
Calgary
Sidney
San Francisco
United States
Europe
Germany
Switzerland
France
Spain
Monaco
Italy
Denmark
Austria
Quebec
Windermere
New York
Assiniboine
Ghost River
High River
Quebec City
New Brunswick
Maine
Great Divide
Moraine Lake
Maligne Lake
Columbia Icefield
Washington
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Larch Valley
Cascade Mountain
Panama
Sulphur Mountain
Field
Emerald Lake
Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump
Takkakaw Falls
Jasper National Park
Athabasca Falls
Okanagan
Kananaskis
Hoodoos
Powell River
Montreal
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Related Material
Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.
James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)
Creator
Wardle, Dorothy
Wardle, James M.
Wardle, Leette
Category
Arts
Environment
Education
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
First nations
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Highlight Slide Show from the Canadian Rockies

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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 99 35 mm colour transparency slides mounted in glass with silver matting paper, and black binding tape with blue dots denoting the collection in the upper right corners. The slides the original title and Reel locations written on the matting paper - all slides in this colelction ha…
Date Range
1940-1947
Reference Code
V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - G2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Film
Transparency
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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M67 / S36 / V225
Series
II.C. Activities / photography
Sous-Fonds
V225
Sub-Series
ii.a.i Photographic material / transparencies / boxes
Accession Number
5142
Reference Code
V225 / II / C / ii / a / i / NS - G2
GMD
Film
Transparency
Parallel Title
G2. Dark bindings, blue dots. -- [1940-1947]
Date Range
1940-1947
Physical Description
99 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 99 35 mm colour transparency slides mounted in glass with silver matting paper, and black binding tape with blue dots denoting the collection in the upper right corners. The slides the original title and Reel locations written on the matting paper - all slides in this colelction have been pulled from varius Reels taken by Lillian Gest from trips taken in the Canadian Rockies between 1940 and 1947. Their removal is noted in the slide title notebook SL I (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1). Topics include a broad selection of images pertaining to Canadian Rockies, Banff and area, camps and hikes, wildlife, flora, friends and associates. Titles: 1. Jasper Lake Beauvert & Cavel R33-15 2. [Jasper] Lake Beauvert 39-5 3. [Jasper Lake Beauvert] & Pyramid 40-18 4. [Jasper] golf course [& Pyramid] R40-16 5. [Jasper golf course] R40-15 6. Mt. Edith Cavel & Clouds 39-16 7. On steps of Lodge 33-19 8. Rock garden of Lodge 39-4 [MISSING] 9. [Rock garden] & flag 39-17 10. Bear in the Lake 40-20 11. [Bear] on trail (L. Louise) 76-8 12. [Bear]s at Dump Jasper 40-2 13. [Bear] on road (Deer Lodge) 76-11 14. Jasper rodeo 40-4 15. [Jasper rodeo] 40-5 16. Ram by the road 32-15 17. [Ram by the road] eating 32-17 18. [Ram] on cliff 79-3 19. Two rams on rocks 79-2 20. Deer in sandpit (Jasper) 38-18 21. [Deer] on Bow River 82-18 22. Two bucks (Banff) 112-9 23. Baby Fawn (Dan) 24. Whistler Mt Trail 39-12 25. Engelman spruce & cones 102-2 26. [Engelman spruce] cones 101-1 27. Avalanche fr. Lefroy 101-15 28. Mt. Athabaska & A1 R32-20 29. Mt. Kitchner 36-8 30. Natural Bridge Field 44-18 31. Takkakaw Falls 60-10 32. Polly above Twin Falls 52-14 33. Trail into Little Yoho 45-13 34. Fireweed – Mt Balfour 45-8 35. Lake Louise & Poppies 101-28 36. [Lake Louise] & horseman 101-26 37. Chateau fr. Fairview Lake Trail 76-21 38. On lawn of Chateau 102-20 39. Reflections in window 101-34 40. [Reflections] in shiny ball 101-33 41. Giant Steps R75-15 42. [Giant Steps] R75-17 43. Reflections Opabin Lake J6-4 44. Lunch Sheol Valley 83-7 45. Arnica 56-2 46. Queen Cap R103-2 47. Ptarmigan & chick 86-5 48. Chick in hand & mother 86-9 49. [Chick in hand] R93-17 50. [Chick in hand] R93-19 51. Gopher & lunch box 12-5 52. At Peyto Lookout R106-11 53. Kay & Polly St Nick Glacier 107-7 54. Party at lake opabin Pass 81-1 55. Opabin Pass 55-10 56. Edward on needles 102-16 57. Polly [on needles] 102-19 58. Lake Agnes fr. [needles] 102-15 59. Our tent at O’Hara Camp 81-4 60. Sun on Bugaboos 103-4 61. More sun on [Bugaboos] 103-5 62. Climb of Yukness D.R. 81-14 63. Rope on [Yukness] 81-19 64. Cliff on Mt Forbes 37-18 65. Party on Eiffel 94-13 66. Eiffel Tower 94-16 67. AAC Party on Paradise 87-2 68. Glacier Peak fr. Yukness 81-14 69. Goodsirs fr. Temple 88-4 70. On Paradise Pk. Daver C.H. 95-5 71. Sunday Service 87-13 72. Summit St. Nicholas 107-12 73. Party on E. Post Trip 103-8 74. [Party on E. Post] R103-9 75. Top cliffs Snow Patch 103-14 76. Howser Spire 105-10 77. Party for Mt. Pigeon 105-14 78. Snow slope on Baker 128-29 79. Looking down crevasse 105-14 80. Pinnacle E. Post 103-16 81. Summit Mt. Christian 35-4 82. On Top – St. Nicholas 107-8 83. Indigenous people at Banff Springs 57-18 84. Two Indigenous Chiefs 57-5 85. Indigenous woman & girl 57-9 86. Tepee tops in sky 58-12 87. Hoodoos 73-15 88. Storm on Fairholme Mts 89-6 89. Deer at 202 Muskrat 107-19 90. Deer at garbage pail 107-20 91. Doe by corral 100-3 92. Mt Edith & beaver dam 122-14 93. The Beaver Show 144-12 94. Beaver 114-14 95. Tree cut by brawn R42-8 96. [Tree] over trail R42-7 97. Mt Rundle & gardens 75-4 98. Columbine R73-17 99. Close-up pool & flowers R58-5 100. Bow Valley view R51-8
Notes
This material is presented as originally created, it contains outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Materials in historical collections reflect the attitudes, ideas, and norms of the era and culture in which they were created or collected. Offensive or harmful terms are retained for historical accuracy or to document the issues and social context of a specific time and the attitudes and opinions of the people who created the material. Slide numbering and titles as originally organized, as noted on a title list adhered to the inside of the box lid.
Name Access
Gest, Lillian
Hinman, Caroline
Subject Access
Activities
Administration
Alpine Club of Canada
Animals
Automobiles
Backpacking
Banff Indian Days
Boats
Buildings
Cabins
Cabins and shelters
Camping
Camps
Climbing
Club
Environment
Environment and Nature
Exploration
Family and personal life
Fishing
First Nations
Flowers
Glaciers
Guides
Hiking
Horse packing
Horses
Hotels
Indigenous Peoples
Landscapes
Mountain
Mountains
Mountaineering
National parks and reserves
Organizations
Outfitters
Pack trips
Personal and Professional Life
Photography
Recreation
Rodeo
Sports and leisure
Sports and recreation
Stoney Nakoda
Swiss Guides
Tourism
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Trails
Travel
Wildlife
Women
Geographic Access
Banff
Bow Lake
Banff National Park
Lake Louise
Jasper
Jasper National Park
Yoho National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Locate missing slide.
Creator
Gest, Lillian
Title Source
Title based on contents of file.
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Letters to Mother [January 1961 - February 1962]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 41 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2, 1961 to February 15, 1962; Edith passed away February 18, 1962. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, hockey and football games, the C…
Date Range
1961-1962
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 148
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Private record
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 148
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1961-1962
Physical Description
2.6 cm of textual records (ca. 185 pages ; 21.9 x 27.8 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 41 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 2, 1961 to February 15, 1962; Edith passed away February 18, 1962. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, hockey and football games, the Calgary Stampede, weather, and the 1962 space launch. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards and notecards. M36 / 148 - 114 to 120 are not fully dated - unsure of order within other 1961 letters. All are postcards.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. M36 / 148 - 29 is missing its second half, indicated by Catharine to be a picture of Bow Lake.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Harvie, Eric
Brewster, Fred
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Twoyoungmen, Jacob
Beil, Charlie
Morant, Willie
Madsen, Ken
Currie, Flossie
Vallance, Doris
Fulmer, Alice
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Link, George K.K.
Vallance, Sydney
Whyte, Jon
Luxton, Norman
Moore, Edmee
Moore, Pearl
Ward, Sam
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Centre
Banff Indian Days
Banff Public Library
Banff School of Fine Arts
Bird watching
Birds
Birthday
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Camping
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
David Thompson Highway
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Flowers
Glenbow Foundation
Glenbow-Alberta Institute
Home
Hot Springs
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Library
Leisure
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Prince of Wales Hotel
Royal Canadian Legion, Colonel Moore Branch No.26
Scenery
Skating
Ski areas
Skiing
Stoney Nakoda
Weather
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Moraine Lake
Banff National Park
Columbia Icefield
Bow Lake
Jasper
Jasper National Park
Rocky Mountain House
Yoho National Park
Waterton National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Letters to Mother [July - December 1960]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of …
Date Range
1960
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Postcard
Private record
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
1.7 cm of textual records (107 pages ; 21.9 x 27.8 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of the original stone chimney in the kitchen), the Calgary Stampede, the death of George Paris, Walter Phillips going blind, the United Nations summit in September, weather, and a visit Catharine made to Concord in December. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards, a telegram, and a notecard.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. M36 / 147 - 28 appears to be missing page 2, but could be misnumbered.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Whyte, Barbara
Whyte, Clifford
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Lefroy, Beatrice
Lefroy, Robert
Browne, Belmore
Browne, Evelyn
Evans, Sam
Cameron, Stewart
Millar, Chuck
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Link, George K.K.
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Brewster, Fern
Paris, George
Phillips, Walter J.
Lonsdale, Tom
Vallance, Sydney
Ward, Sam
Reid, Charles
McLean, George
McLean, Bill
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Centre
Banff Indian Days
Banff Public Library
Banff School of Fine Arts
Bird watching
Birds
Birthday
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Camping
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
David Thompson Highway
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Flowers
Funeral
Home
Hot Springs
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Scenery
Skating
Ski areas
Skiing
Stoney Nakoda
Sunshine Village
Weather
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Moraine Lake
Banff National Park
Columbia Icefield
Bow Lake
Jasper
Jasper National Park
Yoho National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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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
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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
  7 images     8 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 / 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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Personal Trip Diaries

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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
  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 / 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
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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 / 6 - 1 : black leather diary, titled July 15 - 1975: 1976 - July 25-76 on fabric adhered to the cover with tape. Pertains to the remainder of the summer 1975 trip (carried o…
Date Range
1975-1981
Reference Code
M67 / I / A / i / 6 - 1 to 6 - 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 / 6 - 1 to 6 - 6
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1975-1981
Physical Description
7.5 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 11 x 17.5 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 / 6 - 1 : black leather diary, titled July 15 - 1975: 1976 - July 25-76 on fabric adhered to the cover with tape. Pertains to the remainder of the summer 1975 trip (carried over from M67 / 5 - 6) and the first few months of the summer 1976 trip to the Canadian Rockies. Includes stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara areas as well as hiking trips with and without the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada. Also includes a list of Lake O'Hara staff for 1975, reservation details for 1976, song lyrics, and lists of people met. M67 / 6 - 2 : black leather diary, dated July 26-1976 - Sept 8-1976 on fabric tape adhered to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of the summer 1976 trip (carried over from M67 / 6 - 1) and contains details about club activity as part of the Alpine Club of Canada, various hikes, travel around the Canadian Rockies, and travel back to Pennsylvania. Also includes reservation details for 1977, names and phone numbers, people met, and information from a letter sent to Dr. Link from Edward Feuz in 1960 that included details about the Feuz family (including when they came to Canada and when they retired) and other matters relating to Lake O'Hara. M67 / 6 - 3 : black leather diary, titled June [illegible] - Sept 2-1977 on badly damaged fabric tape adhered to the front cover. Pertains to the summer 1977 trip to the Canadian Rockies with stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara areas, hikes with and without the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada, and between Banff and Pennsylvania. Also includes birds seen at Lake O'Hara, lists of staffs and people met, and events from Banff in 1977 (including the construction of the Sundance Mall and Elizabeth Rummel's 80th birthday that March). M67 / 6 - 4 : black leather diary, titled June 21, 1978 to June 26, 1979 to Aug 5, 1979 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the summer trips of 1978 and 1979 to the Canadian Rockies. Summer 1978 includes stays in the Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, and Field BC areas as well as many hiking trips with and without organizations like the Alpine Club of Canada and the Sky Line Trail Hikers. Summer 1979 includes stays in the Banff and Lake O'Hara areas, hiking trips, and travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by air. Also includes lists of staff names, phone numbers, and people met, histories and timelines for the Lake Louise area and Simpson's Ranch, distances, and events (including the marriage of Carole Harmon to Stephen Hutchings, summer 1978). M67 / 6 - 5 : black leather diary, titled August 5-25 1979 - Sun July 6-1980 to Aug 2 1980 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the last few weeks of the summer 1979 trip (carried over from M67 / 6 - 4) and the summer 1980 trip. The summer 1980 trip included time spent in and around the Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara areas, as well as hiking trips and details pertaining to travelling between Banff and Pennsylvania. Also includes detailed lists of equipment for 1980 &1981, a small list of notes (including selling prices for a book called "Mt. Assiniboine" written by Lillian Gest), and lists of people met. M67 / 6 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 1981 on an adhesive paper label torn in half. Pertains to first two weeks of July 1924 summer trip and summer 1981. Summer 1924 consists of early details for a trip organized by Caroline Hinman and mainly of lists of names of those included. Summer 1981 consists of time spent predominantly in and around the Lake Louise and Lake O'Hara areas, with shorter stays in Banff at the beginning and end of the trip. Also includes details of a climbing trip two people took over Wenkchemna Pass on Aug 9, lists of people met, staff of businesses around Banff, and telephone numbers. Also includes loose items consisting of notes to self, a postcard, a photograph, guest lists and itineraries for the Sky Line Trail Hikers, and newspaper clippings.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Feuz, Edward
Feuz, Edward, Jr.
Feuz, Ernest
Harmon, Carole
Hinman, Caroline
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Link, George K.K.
Rummel, Elizabeth
Gest, Lillian
Subject Access
Activities
Alpine Club of Canada
Cabins and shelters
Camping
Camps
Community
Environment and Nature
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
M67 / 6 - 1 : find alternative for adhesive tape on front cover.
Creator
Gest, Lillian
Title Source
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Part Of
Underwood and Underwood Publishers fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of 114 unbound pages from a photo album. Album contains views of people, places and activities from across Canada from Hudson Bay and Ontario to the Canadian Rockies. Views pertain to visitors and local personalities, sports and recreation, camping, facilities and buildings, trips, ev…
Date Range
[ca. 1915-1930]
Reference Code
V465 / PD - 4
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Album
Photograph
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Part Of
Underwood and Underwood Publishers fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V465
Sous-Fonds
V465
Accession Number
6160, 6180
Reference Code
V465 / PD - 4
GMD
Album
Photograph
Parallel Title
Parallel title is orginal title given
Date Range
[ca. 1915-1930]
Physical Description
1 album (108 photographs : b&w ; 24.4 x 29.9 cm)
Scope & Content
Item consists of 114 unbound pages from a photo album. Album contains views of people, places and activities from across Canada from Hudson Bay and Ontario to the Canadian Rockies. Views pertain to visitors and local personalities, sports and recreation, camping, facilities and buildings, trips, events, scenic views. Many views include people. Captions accompany many images Includes: 1 38887 - Canada. Hudson Bay. The Nastapoka Falls. 2 38886 - Canada. Hudson Bay. Cape Dufferin. Esquimos trading their white foxes at a Revillon Freres Post. 3 38885 - Canada. Hudson Bay. Esquimo family building their igloo. The man and woman on the roof are filling in with snow the chinks between the blocks of ice. Below, the boy is closing the door. 4 38884 - Canada. Hudson Bay. Esquimos eating in the interior of their igloo. Notice the soap stone kettle hanging over the soap stone dish full of burning blubber. 5 38883 - Canada. Hudson Bay. An Esquimo child with his bow and arrow. 6 Hudson Bay: A very old Esquimo / 38882 7 38881 - Canada. Hudson Bay. Cape Dufferin. The Revillon Freres trading station at Cape Dufferin. Notice the banks of snow against the walls of the house to keep the drifts away. In the foreground are two Esquimo igloos which the natives who came to trade furs built as their stay, may last several days. 8 38880 - Canada. Hudson Bay. An Esquimo drilling a large piece of soap stone to make a kettle. 9 38879 - Canada. Hudson Bay. Father and son. This Esquimo has taken his child out to sea in his kayak (canoe made of seal hides) to teach him how to jig for rock cod. 10 38878 - Canada. Hudson Bay. An Esquimo mother and child. 11 CN285 - Mt. Ishbel, Canadian Pacific Rockies. 12 CN83 - Canada. Lake Superior. Drying fishing nets. 13 CN110 - Canada. Ontario, Brampton. Main street of Brampton. 14 CN121 - Canada. Ontario, Port Arthur. Great Lakes Cruise, Thunder Cape. 15 CN106 - Canada. Ontario. Flowerpot Island off Tobermorry. 16 CN202 - Canada. Ontario. Georgian Bay. Beansoleil Park. 17 CN201 - Canada. Ontario. Lake of Bays. Yachting at Bigwin Inn. 18 CN108 - Canada. Ontario. Kirkland Lake district. 19 CN107 - Canada. Ontario. North Bay. Street scene. 20 CN253 - Canada. Ontario. The highway bridge over the Welland Canal opening to permit a steamer to pass. 21 CN250 - Canada. Ontario. A steamer passing through the Well and Canal. 22 CN252 - Canada. Ontario. A steamer in the Welland Canal passing a bridge which has been opened to permit its passage. 23 CN251 - Canada. Ontario. A set of locks on the Welland Canal. 24 CN192 - Canada. The Welland Ship Canal. General view of the lower entrance, Lock No. 1, looking south. 25 CN170 - Canada. Ontario. Welland Canal, shipping at Lock No. 3. 26 CN191 - Canada. Ontario. The "Naronic" at the Soo Locks. 27 Untitled : [unidentified building] / "1 X 46 R" 28 CN181 - Canada. Ontario. Ottawa. These little Ottawa people know their business already. Refusing to be harnessed for "mushing" along the hillside near Canada's capital and winter carnival city. Bozo nevertheless does not object to helping out with what is neither dog-back riding nor skiing 29 CN162 - Canada. Ontario. Ottawa. Rockcliffe Park. 30 CN175 1 x 46 R - Rideau Hall, Ottawa, the official residence of the Governor General of Canada. 31 CN179 - Canada. Ontario. Ottawa. Skating champion. 32 CN184 - Canada. Ontario. Ottawa. Skiing on Dome Hill. 33 [Print missing] / CN109 - Canada. Ontario. Ottawa Parliament Buildings. 34 CN104 - Canada. Ontario. Toronto. Big buildings of Toronto. 35 CN105 - Canada. Ontario. Toronto. Bay Street. 36 CN23 - Canada. Toronto. Bathing in the Humber River. 37 CN23 - Canada. Ontario. 38 [Page missing] / CN45 - Canada. Ontario. Niagara in bloom. 39 CN52 - Canada. Ontario. Niagara. 40 CN51 - Canada. A Niagara fruit orchard in blossom time. 41 CN58 - Canada. Ontario Province. Schumacher Canaurum Mine. 700 foot level. 42 CN88 - Canada. A railroad engineer at his post. 43 CN139 - Canada. Beaver felling a tree. 44 CN21 - Canada. Ontario. Fishing at Devil's Hole, Algonquin Park. 45 CN50 - Canada. Ontario. Washagami Section. Bass fishing. 46 CN137 - Canada. Beavers at work 47 [Print missing] / CN49 48 CN28 - Canada. Harvest time. 49 CN25 - Canada. Harvesting in western Canada. 50 CN29 - Canada. Harvesting. 51 CN27 - Canada. Harvesting in western Canada. 52 CN102 - Canada. Alberta, Leduc. Raccoon on the Grathside Farm. 53 CN126 - Canada. Alberta, Jasper National Park. Squirrel at Jasper Park Lodge. 54 CN127 - Canada. Alberta. "A cat and dog existence" has its pleasures. according to Bowser, the faithful household canine of Caretaker Andrews at Jasper Park Lodge, who looks after this famous hostelry in the heart of the Canadian Rockies during the months when its grounds are no longer thronged with tourists, and to prove it, Bowser has adopted a homeless kitten which he found on the streets of Jasper town and took home with him. Here he is rocking his chum to sleep in front of the Andrew's home 55 CN26 - Canada. Alberta, Rockford. Gathering stooks. 56 CN180 - Canada. Alberta. Bear in Jasper National Park. 57 CN182 - Canada. Alberta. Buffalo and elk in Wainwright (Buffalo) National Park. 58 CN178 - Canada. Alberta. Bear up a tree in Jasper National Park. 59 CN138 - Canada. Alberta. Beaver house near Jasper. 60 [Print missing] / CN148 - Canada. The Rockies. Lakes in the Clouds seen from Little Beehive. 61 CN145 - Canada. The Rockies. View of Chalet Lake Louise from the top of Little Beehive. 62 CN147 - Canada. The Rockies. Scene at Lake Louise. 63 CN144 - Canada. The Rockies. Early morn at Lake Louise. 64 Canada. the Rockies. Lake Louise. The Lake Louise Hotel seen from the air 65 CN157 - Canada. Alberta. Banff. (The Rockies) A view showing the Springs Hotel and a Grayline Bus. Banff Springs Hotel. 66 CN156 - Canada. Alberta, Banff. (the Rockies) Indian Days. The Springs Hotel. Banff Springs Hotel. 67 CN146 - Canada. The Rockies. Lake Louise. Chalet Lake Louise, the Canadian Pacific Railway Hotel. 68 CN87 - Canada. Br. Columbia. Victoria. Feeding the swans in the park. 69 CN84 - Canada. Br. Columbia. Victoria. A dove cot in the garden of a Victorian home, a real English touch. 70 56860 - Canada. Br. Columbia. Victoria. Trimmed shrubbery on an estate. It has been the hobby of the owner for over 30 years to trim these trees (yew, barberry, white thorn, and golden holly.) into the shape of animals, birds, and figures. -- Owner: W. J. Pendray. 71 [Print missing] / CN82 72 48470 - Canada. British Columbia near Westminster. Salmon fishing fleet on the Fraser River near Westminster. 73 CN81 - Canada. British Columbia. Spence's Bridge. Indian graveyard. 74 CN48 - Canada. British Columbia. Kelowna. Apple orchard in bloom. 75 CN141 - Canada. British Columbia. Inside passage. 76 CN221 - Canada. British Columbia. Kitwanga. A dog totem. 77 CN120 - Canada. Western Canada. Old shepherd watching flock of sheep. 78 CN128 - Canada. Sheep grazing. 79 CN287 - Lake Louise, Mount Saddleback. 80 CN291 - Lake Louise, The Chalet of the Swiss Guides, in midwinter. 81 CN285 - Mt. Ishbel, Canadian Pacific Rockies. 82 CN151 - Canada. The Rockies. Lake 0' Hara, Victoria Glacier and the Seven Sisters Falls in the background. Date: 1927 83 56861 - Canada. Drive by stage from Field to Emerald Lake. Scene in pine forest, mountains with glacier ahead. 84 CN149 - Canada. The Rockies. Emerald Lake Chalet. 85 CN150 - Canada. The Rockies. Emerald Lake seen from the Chalet veranda. 86 CN153 - Canada. The Rockies. Morraine Lake in the Valley of Ten Peak. [Correction: Moraine Lake] 87 [Print missing] / CN154 - Canada. The Rockies. Lake Morraine and the Tower of Babel. 88 CN152 - Canada. The Rockies. Sinclair Canyon. 89 48871 - Canada. Royal Mounted Policeman. 90 CN85 - Canada. The Rockies. "Bad man" of the Kananaskis. 91 CN86 - Canada. The Rockies. A Cowboy and his steed. 92 CN78 - Canada. Lake Louise at sunset. 93 CN12 - Canada. British Columbia (Canadian Rockies) Mt. Robson. 94 CN10 - Canada. British Columbia (Canadian Rockies) Mt. Robson showing the glaciers and Berg Lake. 95 [Print missing] / CN7 - Canada. British Columbia (Canadian Rockies). Mt. Robson showing the two glaciers and Berg Lake. 96 Canada. British Columbia (Canadian Rockies) One of the glaciers of Mt. Robson. 97 CN6 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies. 98 CN79 - Canada. A beautiful scene in the Canadian Rockies. 99 CN79 - Canada. Stoney Indians of the Canadian Rockies 100 [Print missing] / CN6 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies - Modern ways are slow in creeping upon this small settlement of Stoney Indians 101 CN18 - Canada. Reindeer of the Canadian Rockies. [Correction: bull elk] 102 CN3 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies. Pack-train on the Badge Pass at twilight 103 CN5 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies. Mountain sheep "posing" for the camera. 104 CN13 - Canada. A scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Twin Falls, Yoho National Park] 105 CN11 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Three Sisters, Canmore] 106 CN18 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Lake Louise with Mt. Lefroy] 107 CN19 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Maligne Lake, Samson Peak on left] 108 CN17 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Bow River and Mount Rundle, Alberta] 109 CN16 - Canada. A scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Suspension bridge over Eraser River Canyon, B.C. Hell's Gate] 110 CN15 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [Bow River looking east from Banff Springs Hotel area] 111 CN14 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies : [view from Mount Victoria, above Lake Oesa, looking north toward Ringrose Mountain] 112 CN4 - Canada. Scene in the Canadian Rockies. The mirror-like surface of Lake Louise serves to reflect the riot of nature's splendor prevailing on all sides. 113 24419 - Canada. Sheep grazing. 114 PD65 - [Man seeding a field, possibly Ontario].
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