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Fulton Dunsmore Photograph Album

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Part Of: Fulton Dunsmore fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photo album about Fulton Dunsmore, friends and family; mainly activities, including skiing, fishing, climbing, hiking, camping, picnicing, ski jumping, skating, hockey. Includes: Mount Norquay Ski Camp, 1928?; Dunsmore and friends, including Peter Whyte and possibly Paris brothe…

Date Range: [ca. 1928-1935]

Reference Code: V184 / I / PD - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph

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Part Of: Fulton Dunsmore fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V184

Series: I. Photograph albums

Sous-Fonds: V184

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V184 / I / PD - 3

GMD: Album; Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1928-1935]

Physical Description: 1 photograph album (268 prints and 1 loose print).

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photo album about Fulton Dunsmore, friends and family; mainly activities, including skiing, fishing, climbing, hiking, camping, picnicing, ski jumping, skating, hockey. Includes: Mount Norquay Ski Camp, 1928?; Dunsmore and friends, including Peter Whyte and possibly Paris brothers, on Banff Ski Club trips to Whitmans' Lodge warden cabin #11 and Spray Lakes Lodge warden cabin #1; ski trip to Skoki? area; Dunsmore and friends growing beards; Dunsmore (in Calgary? with fellow students?), 1930; trip to Sherbrooke Lake.

Name Access: Dunsmore, Fulton; Whyte, Peter

Subject Access: Activities; Backcountry skiing; Banff Ski Club; Boats; Camping; Camps; Climbing; Family; Family and personal life; Fishing; Hiking; Hockey; Landscapes; Leisure; Mountains; Norquay Ski Camp; Skating; Skiing; Ski jumping; Ski areas; Winter

Geographic Access: Mount Norquay; Spray Lakes; Skoki; Sherbrooke Lake; Calgary; Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Access Restrictions: No photocopying

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Horseback and Camping Trip in the Canadian Rockies, July and August 1924, to the Columbia Icefields

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album depicting the 1924 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies. Includes photographs of campsites, mountains, glaciers, rivers, people, and horses - many people photographed are marked in the album with initials, full names unknown. Also includes so…

Date Range: 1924

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph print

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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.b. Photographic material / photograph albums

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 3

GMD: Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1924

Physical Description: 1 album (517 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 15 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album depicting the 1924 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies. Includes photographs of campsites, mountains, glaciers, rivers, people, and horses - many people photographed are marked in the album with initials, full names unknown. Also includes some enlarged photographs and greeting cards with trip photographs from Caroline Hinman, Eliza Campbell and Florence Bartlett. Inserts pertain to overviews/advertisements for trips dated 1922 and 1923 that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing route, expectations, and prices.

Notes: Black pages not scanned Inserts free floating with album.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Camps; Camping; Chateau Lake Louise; Climbing; Family and personal life; First Nations; Glaciers; Hiking; Horses; Horseback riding; Horse packing; Indigenous Peoples; Mountains; Mountaineering; Off the Beaten Track; Scenery; Travel

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Paradise Valley; Saskatchewan River; Castleguard Meadows; Thompson Pass; Banff National Park; Twin Falls; Takkakaw Falls; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.

Language: English

Conservation: Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Horseback and Camping Trip in the Canadian Rockies, July and August 1925, Lake Louise to Jasper and Return with side trip to Mount Robson

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album depicting the 1925 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies. The trip, carried out on horseback, began at Robson Pass and worked north to Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park before returning to Lake Louise. Photographs from Bow Pass show 18 inches…

Date Range: 1925

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph print

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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.b. Photographic material / photograph albums

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 4

GMD: Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1925

Physical Description: 1 album (475 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 14.8 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album depicting the 1925 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies. The trip, carried out on horseback, began at Robson Pass and worked north to Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park before returning to Lake Louise. Photographs from Bow Pass show 18 inches of snow on the ground, August 22, 1925. Also includes photographs from a side trip to Mount Robson, enlargements, and greeting cards with trip photographs from Florence Dibell Bartlett, Caroline Hinman, Mary Goddard Potter, and Samuel C. Edmonds. Inserts pertain to the greeting card from Samuel C. Edmonds and the overview/advertisement for the 1925 trip that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing route, expectations, and prices.

Notes: Please note: language used pertaining to First Nations included herein is outdated and offensive. Blank pages not scanned Inserts free floating with album

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Animals; Bighorn Sheep; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Camping; Chateau Lake Louise; Climbing; Coyote; Dogs; Family and personal life; First Nations; Glaciers; Hiking; Horses; Horseback riding; Horse packing; Indigenous Peoples; Mountains; Mountaineering; Mountain Goat; Off the Beaten Track; Scenery; Transportation; Travel

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Paradise Valley; Saskatchewan River; Castleguard Meadows; Thompson Pass; Banff National Park; Maligne Lake; Medicine Lake; Nigel Pass; Jasper National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.

Language: English

Conservation: Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Horseback and Camping Trip in the Canadian Rockies, July and August 1926, from Seebe via Mount Assiniboine to Lake Windermere and return to Lake Louise, with a side trip to the Lake of the Hanging Glacier. The Hunting Trip in Sept.

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album depicting a summer 1926 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies and a hunting trip from Wilson's Ranch in September, 1926. The summer trip, made on horseback and by dogsled, began in Seebe, Alberta and ended at Lake Windermere, British Columbia,…

Date Range: 1926

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph print

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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.b. Photographic material / photograph albums

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 5

GMD: Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1926

Physical Description: 1 album (353 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 14.8 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album depicting a summer 1926 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies and a hunting trip from Wilson's Ranch in September, 1926. The summer trip, made on horseback and by dogsled, began in Seebe, Alberta and ended at Lake Windermere, British Columbia, working through Banff National Park via Lake Louise, Abbot Pass, and the Lake O'Hara region. Includes scenic views of mountains, waterfalls, glaciers, camps, horses, dogs, and people - many of whom are reffered to by their initials or married names (in the case of some women). The hunting trip was possibly organized by Tom Wilson out of his Kananaskis Ranch. The party travelled north in the direction of the Saskatchewan River. Includes pictures of camps, horses, pack trains, snowfall, mountains, rivers, and people - does not include photographs of hunted animals. Also includes a single photograph of The Learned's House in Newbury Port, Massachusetts, enlargements from Rocky Mountain trips, and various cards from The Vincents and Florence Dibell Bartlett. Inserts pertain to overviews/advertisements for two 1927 trips that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing routes, expectations, and prices.

Notes: Please note: some pictures depict cultural appropriation towards First Nations peoples regarding dress that are outdated and offensive. Blank pages not scanned

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Animals; Boats; Banff Springs Hotel; Camps; Chateau Lake Louise; Climbing; Dogs; Dogsledding; Exploration; Family and personal life; First Nations; Glaciers; Hunting; Indigenous Peoples; Horses; Mountains; Off the Beaten Track; Scenery; Travel

Geographic Access: Kananaskis; Mount Assiniboine; Mount Assiniboine Park; Lake Windermere; Lake O'Hara; Saskatchewan River; Pipestone Pass; Yoho National Park; Banff National Park; British Columbia; Alberta; Canada

Access Restrictions: Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.

Language: English

Conservation: Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Horseback and Camping Trip in the Canadian Rockies, July and August 1927, Lake Louise to Jasper and return. Hunting Trip in September 1927

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album depicting the July/August 1927 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies and a hunting trip to Pipestone Pass in September, 1927. The summer trip was undertaken on horseback through Yoho National Park. Includes camps, glacier travel, pack trains, …

Date Range: 1927

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 6

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph print

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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.b. Photographic material / photograph album

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 6

GMD: Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1927

Physical Description: 1 album (253 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 14.8 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to a photograph album depicting the July/August 1927 trip organized by Caroline Hinman to the Canadian Rockies and a hunting trip to Pipestone Pass in September, 1927. The summer trip was undertaken on horseback through Yoho National Park. Includes camps, glacier travel, pack trains, shooting practice, scenic views, and group photographs - some people depicted are named, others are marked with initails. The hunting trip took place in the Pipestone Pass region of Banff National Park. Includes camps, lakes, scenic views, target practices, and dead animals, mostly mountain goats, deer, and a coyote. Also includes enlargements and 1927 Christmas cards from various people.

Notes: Please note: some pictures depict close-ups of dead animals. Blank pages not scanned

Name Access: Gest, Lillian; Hinman, Caroline

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Animals; Boats; Banff Springs Hotel; Camps; Chateau Lake Louise; Climbing; Dogs; Dogsledding; Exploration; Family and personal life; First Nations; Glaciers; Hunting; Indigenous Peoples; Horses; Mountains; Off the Beaten Track; Scenery; Travel

Geographic Access: Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Maligne Lake; Saskatchewan River; Pipestone Pass; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.

Language: English

Conservation: Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string.

Creator: Gest, Lillian

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Mountain Memories - Original

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Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 16 typed accounts and recollections by Aileen Harmon of her life, work and travel experiences in the 1930's and 1940's. Content pertains to her early career with Parks Canada, trips throughout the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and personal memories with friends and colleagues.

Date Range: 1929; [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; 1931; 1938

Reference Code: M287 / I / 9

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M287 / V262

Series: M287 / I : Personal records

Sous-Fonds: M287

Accession Number: 2016.8596

Reference Code: M287 / I / 9

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Responsibility: Produced by Aileen Harmon

Date Range: 1929; [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; 1931; 1938

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 16 typed accounts and recollections by Aileen Harmon of her life, work and travel experiences in the 1930's and 1940's. Content pertains to her early career with Parks Canada, trips throughout the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and personal memories with friends and colleagues.

Notes: Documents may have been used as notes/drafts of published material.; Dates provided for textual records are based on dates given in personal accounts. Date of production of physical notes unknown, but possibly between 1975 - 1990 [estimate by Processing Archivist based on similar documents in fonds]

Name Access: Harmon, Aileen

Subject Access: Parks Canada; Travel; Autobiography; Rock climbing; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only, no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Aileen Harmon

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title provided prior to processing

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal and Professional Photographs

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Part Of: Edward Feuz fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to clients, friends and associates; mountains and glaciers, especially pertaining to climbs; Lake Louise area, including Lake Louise Chalet and Chateau Lake Louise; movie making; Alpine Club of Canada Camps; home and family in Golden, B.C. Includes several views by and about Georgia …

Date Range: [ca. 1904-1968]

Reference Code: V200 / I / A / II / PA - 475 to 703

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Edward Feuz fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M93 / V200

Series: I.A.ii. Prints / general

Sous-Fonds: V200

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V200 / I / A / II / PA - 475 to 703

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1904-1968]

Physical Description: ca.225 photographs : prints.

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to clients, friends and associates; mountains and glaciers, especially pertaining to climbs; Lake Louise area, including Lake Louise Chalet and Chateau Lake Louise; movie making; Alpine Club of Canada Camps; home and family in Golden, B.C. Includes several views by and about Georgia Engelhard. File-level inventory available.

Name Access: Engelhard, Georgia; Feuz, Edward, Jr.

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Camps; Chateau Lake Louise; Climbing; Exploration; Family; Family and personal life; Hiking; Guide; Guiding; Mountains; Professional and Personal Life; Swiss Guides

Geographic Access: Lake Louise; Banff; Banff National Park; Golden; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal and Professional Photographs

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Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to various climbs, trips, and activities Lawrence Grassi and others did; many others are unidentified

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1980]

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 801 to 829

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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Part Of: Lawrence Grassi fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M45 / V240

Series: II.B. Personal photographs

Sous-Fonds: V240

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V240 / II / B / PA - 801 to 829

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: [ca. 1915-1980]

Physical Description: 29 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to various climbs, trips, and activities Lawrence Grassi and others did; many others are unidentified

Name Access: Grassi, Lawrence

Subject Access: Activities; Buildings; Climbing; Cabins and shelters; Family and personal life; Guide; Guiding; Leisure; Mountains; Professional and Personal Life; Portrait; Scenery

Geographic Access: Rocky Mountains; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Kananaskis; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal Daytimers

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1885 & 1894 personal diaries/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 1 : Includes working in [?] department. Leisure and theatre. End of January problems with leg. Financial details. Early April travel to join North West Rebellion, arrives in Qu'Appelle April14, first full day in ca…

Date Range: 1885-1894

Reference Code: M546 / 1 to 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M546 / V771

Sous-Fonds: M546

Accession Number: 2014.8312

Reference Code: M546 / 1 to 2

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1885-1894

Physical Description: 2.7 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 9 x 14.2 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1885 & 1894 personal diaries/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 1 : Includes working in [?] department. Leisure and theatre. End of January problems with leg. Financial details. Early April travel to join North West Rebellion, arrives in Qu'Appelle April14, first full day in camp April 15. April 23 regarding Riel’s location. May 8 Battleford engagement with Poundmaker and Big Bear and discussion of the wounded from the Fish Creek fight. May 10 passed site of Fish Creek Battle and was shot in shoulder. May 12 discussion of Battle of Batoche. May 15 Riel taken prisoner and discussion of “half breeds.” June 3 short description of Battle of Loon Lake. Returned home July 20 and continues with office work, correspondence and financial matters. M546 / 2 : Includes travel to/from Calgary, Winnipeg. Camp preparations. Notations of climbs, measurements and/or distances. Throughout December work on irrigation map. Documentation of day to day activities, office work, correspondence, leisure. Diary blank up to June 4th.

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Name Access: Wheeler, A. O. (Arthur Oliver); Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Subject Access: Climbing; North West Rebellion; Family and personal life; Leisure; Professional and Personal Life; Sports and recreation; Record keeping; Travel and Exploration; Weather; Travel; Work

Geographic Access: Calgary; Alberta; Winnipeg; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Canada

Language: English

Creator: Wheeler, Arthur O.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Personal Daytimers

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1920 & 1921 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 27 : Entries begin January 15. Includes extensive discussion of office work, correspondence, financial documentation regarding cheque deposits and submissions. Daily records of weather conditions. Leisure and offic…

Date Range: 1920-1921

Reference Code: M546 / 27 to 28

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Diary

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Part Of: Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M546 / V771

Sous-Fonds: M546

Accession Number: 2014.8312

Reference Code: M546 / 27 to 28

GMD: Diary

Date Range: 1920-1921

Physical Description: 3.9 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 11.1 x 14 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to the 1920 & 1921 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler. M546 / 27 : Entries begin January 15. Includes extensive discussion of office work, correspondence, financial documentation regarding cheque deposits and submissions. Daily records of weather conditions. Leisure and office time split between Victoria and Banff. Discussion of work on Chafe [?] report on June 16. Documentation of camping in August, including Assiniboine ACC camp beginning August 5. August 14 notation of “survey affairs.” October trips through Rogers Pass. Notations of which individuals did chores and ate meals. December interactions with the ACC. Daily documentation of meals, office work, leisure. M546 / 28 : Front page noted with Arthur O. Wheeler and indicates Sidney and Banff as his residences. April afternoons are typically noted as working on reports and surveys. Numerous mentions of breakfast at the CPR Restaurant. Jasper camp, Palliser, Stone Rescue Party July 27-August 7, Middle Springs Camp, day to day activities and weather notations. Financial documentation particularly regarding received cheques. Often writes down the spine when the page is filled and overwrites his previous text.