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Bert Riggall's 1000 Mile Pack trip

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 43 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to Riggall's 1911 1000 mile pack trip undertaken to seek out areas for hunting and outfitting following the enlargement of Waterton National Park and the reduction of available hunting area for Riggall's clients. The prints doā€¦
Date Range
1911
Reference Code
V26 / II / A7 / PA - 119 to 161
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M376 / V26
Series
II.Business and Financial: Bert Riggall's 1000 Mile Pack trip, 1911
Sous-Fonds
V26
Accession Number
7201
Reference Code
V26 / II / A7 / PA - 119 to 161
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1911
Physical Description
43 photographs: b&w prints
Scope & Content
File consists of 43 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to Riggall's 1911 1000 mile pack trip undertaken to seek out areas for hunting and outfitting following the enlargement of Waterton National Park and the reduction of available hunting area for Riggall's clients. The prints document this pack trip from stops in Banff, AB and Cranbrook, BC, and the extent of his mountain exploration from Fort Steele to Edson. On this trip, approximately 150 miles of new trail was cut including portions of Roger's Pass.
Subject Access
Pack trips
Exploration
Trails
Trail making
Recreation
Hunting
Outfitters, trail guides and packers
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Waterton National Park
British Columbia
Cranbrook
Rogers Pass
Language
English
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Transportation
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
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Processing Status
Processed
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Bert Riggall's 1000 Mile Pack trip

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 20 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to Riggall's 1911 1000 mile pack trip undertaken to seek out areas for hunting and outfitting following the enlargement of Waterton National Park and the reduction of available hunting area for Riggall's clients. The prints doā€¦
Date Range
1911
Reference Code
V26 / II / A7 / PA - 162 to 181
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
  1 image  
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M376 / V26
Series
II.Business and Financial: Bert Riggall's 1000 Mile Pack trip, 1911
Sous-Fonds
V26
Accession Number
7201
Reference Code
V26 / II / A7 / PA - 162 to 181
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
1911
Physical Description
Photographs: 20 prints, b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 20 b&w photographs, some captioned. Photographs pertain to Riggall's 1911 1000 mile pack trip undertaken to seek out areas for hunting and outfitting following the enlargement of Waterton National Park and the reduction of available hunting area for Riggall's clients. The prints document this pack trip from stops in Banff, AB and Cranbrook, BC, and the extent of his mountain exploration from Fort Steele to Edson. On this trip, approximately 150 miles of new trail was cut including portions of Roger's Pass.
Subject Access
Pack trips
Exploration
Trails
Trail making
Recreation
Hunting
Outfitters, trail guides and packers
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Waterton National Park
British Columbia
Cranbrook
Rogers Pass
Language
English
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Transportation
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
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Canadian Rockies Photograph Album

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Part Of
Lawrence Grassi fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photo album that Includes an assortment of views of the Canadian Rockies; mainly duplicates of those images in Series I. Landscape Photographs. Item-level inventory available.
Date Range
[ca. 1930-1970]
Reference Code
V240 / II / A / PD - 624
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
  6 images  
Part Of
Lawrence Grassi fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M45 / V240
Series
II.A. Landscape photographs
Sous-Fonds
V240
Accession Number
3159
Reference Code
V240 / II / A / PD - 624
GMD
Album
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1930-1970]
Physical Description
1 photograph album (180 prints)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photo album that Includes an assortment of views of the Canadian Rockies; mainly duplicates of those images in Series I. Landscape Photographs. Item-level inventory available.
Name Access
Grassi, Lawrence
Subject Access
Activities
Alpine Club of Canada
Animals
Cabins and shelters
Camps
Environment and Nature
Exploration
Family and personal life
Grassi Lakes
Home
Kananaskis Country
Lake O'Hara region
Mountains
Parks
Provincial parks and reserves
Scenery
Trails
Trail making
Travel
Geographic Access
Canmore
Lake Louise
Lake O'Hara
Banff
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Kananaskis
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Correspondence about O'Hara

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Part Of
George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds
Scope & Content
Correspondence between Link and Austin H. Ford re operating Lake O'Hara Lodge, transportation to the Lake and Lake O'Hara warden cabin. Letters from Link to the National Geographic Magazine re footpath construction, annual visits to Lake O'Hara, total mileage of ways, photograph description in magaā€¦
Date Range
1971-1978
Reference Code
M60 / 23
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M60 / V276
Series
I. Writing, research and translation
Sous-Fonds
M60
Sub-Series
A.The Ways of Lake O'Hara
Accession Number
2815
2019.38
Reference Code
M60 / 23
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1971-1978
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Correspondence between Link and Austin H. Ford re operating Lake O'Hara Lodge, transportation to the Lake and Lake O'Hara warden cabin. Letters from Link to the National Geographic Magazine re footpath construction, annual visits to Lake O'Hara, total mileage of ways, photograph description in magazine, Wiwaxy Trail Crew, preparation of map and treatise, O'Hara Trails Club, lodge construction, horse trails. Correspondence between Link and Tim Auger re history of Yoho National Park trail crews, Wapta Lake warden cabin, path changes, trail naming, injuries, equipment environmental issues, skiing in winter. Correspondence between Link and Glen L. Brook re Park personnel at Lake O'Hara, wardens stationed at Wapta Lake, Yoho National Park Superintendents, autobiography of Brook, duties of Lawrence Grassi at O'Hara, changes in routes, horse trails, Trans- Canada Highway and Charlotte Tuerck. Letters to Link from Tom Westervelt re types of rock in O'Hara area. Notes on Don Quixote Loop.
Name Access
Link, George K.K.
Auger, Tim
Brook, Glen
Westervelt, Tom
Grassi, Lawrence
Tuerck, Charlotte
Subject Access
Trail making
Trail guides
Trails
Horses
Skiing
Trans-Canada Highway
Geographic Access
Lake O'Hara
Yoho National Park
British Columbia
Canada
Wapta Lake
Language
English
Finding Aid
In case file
Title Source
Title based on contents of folder
Processing Status
Processed
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Jean Knox Petrie fonds

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Part Of
Jean Knox Petrie fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds relate to mountaineering with the Alpine Club of Canada. The fond consists of three series: I. Textual records consist of 8 newsclippings from July 1938 pertaining to the first ascent of Mount Columbia by women: Lillian Gest, Kathleen Chapman, Christine Reid, Jean McDonald, and Jean Petrie asā€¦
Date Range
1938-1940
Reference Code
M237 / V281
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Map
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Jean Knox Petrie fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 237
V 281
Sous-Fonds
M 237
V 281
Accession Number
7694
Reference Code
M237 / V281
GMD
Photograph
Album
Map
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1938-1940
Physical Description
1 cm textual records. -- 8 albums (257 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller). -- 4 photographs : b&w silver gelatin prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller.
History / Biographical
Dr. Jean Knox (McDonald) Petrie, born 1913, was an active member of the Alpine Club of Canada, Edmonton Section during the 1930s and 1940s, attending the Alpine Club of Canada summer camps from 1937-1940, 1942 and 1946 as well as making many weekend climbs in the Jasper area with Captain E. R. Gibson. In 1938 she was one of the four women to make a first ascent of Mount Columbia by women, as well as Mount Forbes in 1940. Married in 1960 to Robert Petrie (died 1966), Dr. Jean Petrie worked in Ottawa, Ontario (1940-1945) in munitions gauge testing for the National Research Council. Following the war, she worked as an astrophysicist for the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria, British Columbia (1945-1966) and taught at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. (1966-1971).
Scope & Content
Fonds relate to mountaineering with the Alpine Club of Canada. The fond consists of three series: I. Textual records consist of 8 newsclippings from July 1938 pertaining to the first ascent of Mount Columbia by women: Lillian Gest, Kathleen Chapman, Christine Reid, Jean McDonald, and Jean Petrie as well as a photocopied "Guide to the Tonquin" signed by K. G. Chapman ca.1935. II. Photographic records include an unbound album of 44 pages: 111 prints divided by the donor into 3 sections: 1. To the Tonquin Valley, July 1938; 2. Alpine Club Camp, Columbia Icefields, July 12-31, 1938; 3. Alpine Club Camp Tonquin Valley, April 1939. The album also includes artwork and map. A second unbound photograph album of 28p: 170 prints are divided into 5 sections: 1. ACC camp in the Ice River Valley, July 1939; 2. ACC ski camp in Little Yoho Valley, March 23-31, 1940; 3. Our climb of Roche Miette, May 24, 1940; 4. Our summertime journey into the Little Yoho Valley, July 1940; 5. Our climb of Mts. Fitzwilliam & Bucephelas, September 3, 1940. III. Photographic Prints consist of 4 loose prints unrelated to other contents of the fond.
Notes
Unbound books are numbered in pencil by the creator, pages appear to be missing due to absent page numbers.
Name Access
Petrie, Jean K.
McDonald, Jean
Gale, Ethne
Taylor, Morris
Cooper, Art
Rault, Reg
Brewster, Norman
Cassils, Mary
Hind, Rob
Chapman, Kathleen
Gibson, Rex
Feuz, Edward
Gest, Illian
Walker, Hazel
Carscallan, Alan
McLean, Hector
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Ski lodges and cabins
Ski touring
Skiing
Backcountry skiing
Banff Jasper Highway
Cabins and shelters
Camps
Glaciers
Huts
Mountaineering
Sunshine Lodge
Trail guides
Trail making
Trails
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Jasper National Park
Yoho National Park
Alberta
Canada
Banff National Park
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
No finding aid
Creator
Petrie, Jean Knox
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Accession record
Donor
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection
Date Range
1970
Reference Code
S1 / 40
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I. Interviews
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
N/A
Reference Code
S1 / 40
Responsibility
Interviewer: Sue (Corless) Davies
Date Range
1970
Physical Description
1 sound recording
Name Access
Rummel, Elizabeth
Rungius, Carl
Cox, Bill
Albizzi, Marquis Nicholas degli
Fairless, Wilf
Gest, Lillian
Spencer, Earl
Hinman, Caroline
Subject Access
Banff Jasper Highway
Bar C Ranch
Deer Lodge
Lake O'Hara Lodge
Mount Temple Ski Lodge
Outfitters trail guides and packers
Post Hotel
Skoki Lodge
Trail - making
Language
English
Finding Aid
Recording summary and reference cassette available
Title Source
Title based on contents of recording
Processing Status
Processed
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Park Warden Journals [1/3]

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Part Of
Bo Holroyd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of journals which present Bo Holroyd's personal record of daily work activities as park warden at Waterton Lakes National Park, 1920 to 1929. Significant observations on ungulate populations, game, wildlife management, weather, warden service duties, leave and time off, reporting to hā€¦
Date Range
1920-1929
Reference Code
M495 / 1 to 9
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
Government record
Textual record
  8 images     8 Electronic Resources  
Part Of
Bo Holroyd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M495
Series
I. Park warden series
Sous-Fonds
M495
Accession Number
4011
Reference Code
M495 / 1 to 9
GMD
Diary
Government record
Textual record
Date Range
1920-1929
Physical Description
13 cm of textual records (9 volumes ; 17 x 20.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of journals which present Bo Holroyd's personal record of daily work activities as park warden at Waterton Lakes National Park, 1920 to 1929. Significant observations on ungulate populations, game, wildlife management, weather, warden service duties, leave and time off, reporting to head office in Calgary, and programs and human activity in the park are included. File is 1/3
Notes
Journal for 1928 missing prior to accession. Blank pages not scanned.
Name Access
Holroyd, Bo
Subject Access
Animals
Bighorn Sheep
Boats
Bridges
Buildings and facilities
Cabins and shelters
Camps
Conservation
Dairies
Ecology
Environment and Nature
Forestry
Parks
Parks Canada
Records
Trail making
Trails
Warden cabins
Wardens
Weather
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Waterton
Waterton National Park
Calgary
Lethbridge
Pincher Creek
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
M495 / 6 - secure front cover with acid-free paper and/or string. Avoid handling. M495 / 7 - secure front cover with acid-free paper and/or string. Avoid handling.
Related Material
Constitutes Series I of the Bo Holroyd fonds
Creator
Holroyd, Bo
Title Source
Title based on contents of file.
Content Details
LIST OF SUBJECTS :
Overnight patrols
Horse breeding
Fire report investigation
Backcountry patrol
Trail measurement using a mileage wheel
Trail crew supervision
Supplies delivery to trail crew
Pack box construction
Search and rescue for lost and injured persons
Horse breaking
Annual trail maintenance
Boundary patrols
Parks Act enforcement
Teamster assistance
Fire pump maintenance
Fish stocking of lakes and streams
Predator control measures
Fence construction and maintenance
Firewood cutting
Telephone line repair
Park boundary line cutting
Pack-saddle bag construction
Building construction and maintenance
Campground clean-up
Salt lick maintenance
Game observation
Bear management
Fire suppression
Court duty
Wildlife control
Permit issuing - dry timber
Permit issuing - interim camping
Trainee supervision
Processing Status
Processed
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Park warden journals [2/3]

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Part Of
Bo Holroyd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of journals which present Bo Holroyd's personal record of daily work activities as park warden at Waterton Lakes National Park, 1920 to 1929. Significant observations on ungulate populations, game, wildlife management, warden service duties, and programs and human activity in the parkā€¦
Date Range
1930-1939
Reference Code
M495 / 10 to 19
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
Government record
Textual record
  10 images     10 Electronic Resources  
Part Of
Bo Holroyd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M495
Series
I. Park warden series
Sous-Fonds
M495
Accession Number
4011
Reference Code
M495 / 10 to 19
GMD
Diary
Government record
Textual record
Date Range
1930-1939
Physical Description
13 cm of textual records (10 volumes ; 17 x 21 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of journals which present Bo Holroyd's personal record of daily work activities as park warden at Waterton Lakes National Park, 1920 to 1929. Significant observations on ungulate populations, game, wildlife management, warden service duties, and programs and human activity in the park are included. File is 2/3
Notes
Blank pages not scanned.
Name Access
Holroyd, Bo
Subject Access
Animals
Bighorn Sheep
Boats
Bridges
Buildings and facilities
Cabins and shelters
Camps
Conservation
Dairies
Ecology
Environment and Nature
Forestry
Parks
Parks Canada
Records
Trail making
Trails
Warden cabins
Wardens
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Waterton
Waterton National Park
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
LIST OF SUBJECTS :
* Correspondence
* Stores inventories
* Fire equipment inventories
* Report preparation
* Horse purchases
* Warden diary review
* Town fire brigade instruction
* Patrols
* Trail and telephone line inspections
* Timber cruising
* Phone line repair
* Financial estimation
* Fire hazard inspection of townsite buildings
* Sending water and milk samples for testing
* Timber cutting operations review
* Timber scaling
* Haying supervision at Park farm
* Phone line construction
* Trail crew supervision
* Inspections of trails, phone lines, cabins with Superintendent
* Horse vaccinations
* Measurement and photographing of cabins and outbuildings
* Shipping hides to National Museum
* Hiring blacksmith
* Court duty
* Wildlife management and control
* Trainee supervision
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Park warden journals [3/3]

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Part Of
Bo Holroyd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of journals which present Bo Holroyd's personal record of daily work activities as park warden at Waterton Lakes National Park, 1920 to 1929. Significant observations on ungulate populations, game, wildlife management, warden service duties, and programs and human activity in the parkā€¦
Date Range
1940-1947
Reference Code
M495 / 20 to 27
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
Government record
Textual record
  1 image     8 Electronic Resources  
Part Of
Bo Holroyd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M495
Series
I. Park warden series
Sous-Fonds
M495
Accession Number
4011
Reference Code
M495 / 20 to 27
GMD
Diary
Government record
Textual record
Date Range
1940-1947
Physical Description
15.5 cm of textual records (7 volumes ; 17.5 x 21.5 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File consists of journals which present Bo Holroyd's personal record of daily work activities as park warden at Waterton Lakes National Park, 1920 to 1929. Significant observations on ungulate populations, game, wildlife management, warden service duties, and programs and human activity in the park are included. File is 3/3
Name Access
Holroyd, Bo
Subject Access
Animals
Bighorn Sheep
Boats
Bridges
Buildings and facilities
Cabins and shelters
Camps
Conservation
Dairies
Ecology
Environment and Nature
Forestry
Parks
Parks Canada
Records
Trail making
Trails
Warden cabins
Wardens
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Waterton
Waterton National Park
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Blank pages not scanned
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
LIST OF SUBJECTS :
* Correspondence
* Stores inventories
* Fire equipment inventories
* Report preparation
* Horse purchases
* Warden diary review
* Town fire brigade instruction
* Patrols
* Trail and telephone line inspections
* Timber cruising
* Phone line repair
* Financial estimation
* Fire hazard inspection of townsite buildings
* Sending water and milk samples for testing
* Timber cutting operations review
* Timber scaling
* Haying supervision at Park farm
* Phone line construction
* Trail crew supervision
* Inspections of trails, phone lines, cabins with Superintendent
* Horse vaccinations
* Measurement and photographing of cabins and outbuildings
* Shipping hides to National Museum
* Hiring blacksmith
* Court duty
* Wildlife management and control
* Trainee supervision
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
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Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of contract agreements and correspondence pertaining to a public concert event hosted by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in 1994, which was proposed as a fundraising initiative to support a backcountry trail reconstrution project.
Date Range
1994
Reference Code
M545 / V / 61
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M545 / V635
Series
M545 / V : Administrative records
Sous-Fonds
M545
Accession Number
8235
Reference Code
M545 / V / 61
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Date Range
1994
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of contract agreements and correspondence pertaining to a public concert event hosted by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in 1994, which was proposed as a fundraising initiative to support a backcountry trail reconstrution project.
Name Access
Orr, Dennis
Subject Access
Administration
Communications
Fundraising
Organizations
Events
Public events
Concert
Trail making
Trails
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Edmonton
Banff National Park
Language
English
Conservation
Metal paper clips and one metal portfolio-style fastener removed from materials in file, and replaced with plastic archival clips
Category
Communications
Title Source
Title copied from original material folder
Processing Status
Processed
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