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Eddie Amann interview transcript

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Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a transcript for an interview from 2018 featuring Eddie Amann [1931-?]. Notes pertain to Eddie's experiences growing up in Austria during World War II, his immigration to Canada, his work with Sunshine Village in Banff, and his experiences helicopter skiing in the Canadian Rockies.
Date Range
2018
Reference Code
M57 / XIV / A / 5
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M57
S47
V40
Series
M57 / XIV : Chic Scott Personal
Sous-Fonds
M57
Sub-Series
M57 / XIV / A : Research materials
Accession Number
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Reference Code
M57 / XIV / A / 5
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
2018
Physical Description
0.2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of a transcript for an interview from 2018 featuring Eddie Amann [1931-?]. Notes pertain to Eddie's experiences growing up in Austria during World War II, his immigration to Canada, his work with Sunshine Village in Banff, and his experiences helicopter skiing in the Canadian Rockies.
Notes
Interview was possibly used as publication material.
Name Access
Amann, Eddie
Subject Access
Helicopter skiing
Personal and Professional Life
Biography
Research
World War II
Skiing
Recreation
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Austria
Germany
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Julia : a biography of Julia W. Henshaw

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
Kluckner, Michael
Publisher
[Vancouver, British Columbia] : Midtown Press
Call Number
08.3 Kl66j
Author
Kluckner, Michael
Responsibility
Michael Kluckner
Publisher
[Vancouver, British Columbia] : Midtown Press
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
131 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Henshaw, Julia W.
Women
Authors
Biography
Botany
World War, 1914-1918
Canada
Abstract
"A novelist, journalist, socialite, botanist, explorer, and World War I ambulance driver, Julia Henshaw was a unique and colourful personality. This graphic biography follows her extraordinary life from Montreal to Vancouver, from the Rocky Mountains to England, and from the mining towns of BC's Kootenays to the battlefields of France and Belgium. Her strongly expressed views of women's roles and voting rights, of racial and class issues, and of Canada's relationship to Great Britain and the USA are an illuminating contrast with the values of her contemporaries, and with society today."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Prelude
Mrs. Charles Henshaw
Julian Durham
Julia W. Henshaw
Gwen
Captain Julia Henshaw
"Gentle Julia"
Afterword
Key players
Supplementary notes
Bibliography
Index
Notes
Graphic novel with mention of Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. Signed copy.
ISBN
978-1-988242-20-0
Accession Number
p2019-25
Call Number
08.3 Kl66j
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2011
Author
Smith, Elwyn
Publisher
Banff : Elwyn Smith
Call Number
08.1 Sm5m
Author
Smith, Elwyn
Responsibility
Elwyn Smith
Publisher
Banff : Elwyn Smith
Published Date
2011
Physical Description
57p. : ill., port
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Biography
World War II
Notes
Second World War reminiscences of WWII veteran Elwyn Smith, who joined Queen's Own Rifles, 3rd Battalion in 1942. After the war, Smith moved to Banff with his wife Bobbe in 1945
Accession Number
8221
Call Number
08.1 Sm5m
Collection
Archives Library
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Norton of Everest : the biography of E.F. Norton, soldier and mountaineer

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Norton, Hugh
Publisher
Sheffield, England : Vertebrate Publishing
Call Number
G512 N67 N67
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Author
Norton, Hugh
Publisher
Sheffield, England : Vertebrate Publishing
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
208 p.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Biography
Mountaineering
World War I
Everest, Mount
Abstract
E.F. Norton lived a life of distinction in the declining years of the British Empire. Born into an accomplished, well-travelled family, he followed his heart and enlisted for a professional career as a soldier. A distinguished military career followed, punctuated with indulgences in his passion for exploration and mountaineering. The British Empire was starting to crumble, and Norton would be called upon more than once to rise to a variety of challenges.Norton’s gift for leadership was first demonstrated via his rapid progression through the ranks in the First World War, which paved the way for future leadership appointments, having earned the confidence and respect of those under his command. Events in the Second World War followed suit, when Norton was abruptly assigned the post of acting governor of Hong Kong, entrusted to save the civilian population from imminent Japanese invasion. The 1924 Everest expedition also exemplifies the pattern of having had leadership thrust upon him – in this case when General Charles Bruce was struck down by malaria on the approach march. Leading from the front, Norton set an altitude record for climbing on Everest without supplementary oxygen – a record only bettered in 1978 when Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler made the first ascent of Everest without oxygen. Yet tragedy would follow Norton’s achievement, when George Mallory and Andrew Irvine disappeared high on the mountain. In Norton of Everest, Hugh Norton has written sensitively and knowledgably about his father’s remarkable life as mountaineer, soldier, naturalist, artist and family man. As on Everest, the real story is not only the death of the gallant, but also the heroics of the quiet survivors like E.F. Norton. (from publisher's website)
Contents
Foreward by Wade Davis
Preface
Chapter 1 - The early years
Chapter 2 - Soldiering
Chapter 3 - A pen portrait
Chapter 4 - Mountaineering
Chapter 5 - The middle years
Chapter 6 - Acting governor of Hong Kong
Chapter 7 - Retirement
Appendices
Acknowledgements
ISBN
9781910240922
Accession Number
AC635
Call Number
G512 N67 N67
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
Websites
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