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- Douglas Leighton fonds 4
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- Ben Gadd fonds 3
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- Chic Scott fonds 2
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- Dorothy Wardle fonds 1
'72 Scrap Book
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54867
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and photocopied clippings pertaining mostly to skiing, skiers, ski hills, and generally winter sports throughout Banff National Park.
- Date Range
- ca. 1972
- Reference Code
- M132 / 183
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M132 / V43
- Sous-Fonds
- M132
- Sub-Series
- III / B Other records
- Accession Number
- 6060
- Reference Code
- M132 / 183
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- ca. 1972
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records (26 pages ; 27.5 x 38.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and photocopied clippings pertaining mostly to skiing, skiers, ski hills, and generally winter sports throughout Banff National Park.
- Subject Access
- Alberta Winter Games
- Architecture
- Awards
- Banff Winter Festival
- Buildings and facilities
- Businesses
- Community events
- Construction
- Ecology
- Environment and Nature
- Industry
- National parks and reserves
- Newspaper
- Park policy
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Ski racing
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- French
- German
- Conservation
- Blank pages not scanned
- Title Source
- Title written on the cover
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Images
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1973 Scrap Book
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- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and photocopied clippings pertaining mostly to skiing, skiers, ski hills, heli skiing, and generally winter sports throughout Western Canada, with particular focus on Banff National Park.
- Date Range
- ca. 1973
- Reference Code
- M132 / 184
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M132 / V43
- Sous-Fonds
- M132
- Sub-Series
- III / B Other records
- Accession Number
- 6060
- Reference Code
- M132 / 184
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- ca. 1973
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records (60 pages ; 27.5 x 38.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and photocopied clippings pertaining mostly to skiing, skiers, ski hills, heli skiing, and generally winter sports throughout Western Canada, with particular focus on Banff National Park.
- Subject Access
- Alberta Winter Games
- Architecture
- Awards
- Banff Winter Festival
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Buildings and facilities
- Businesses
- Community events
- Construction
- Ecology
- Environment and Nature
- Heli skiing
- Industry
- National parks and reserves
- Newspaper
- Park policy
- Ski areas
- Ski jumping
- Ski lodges and cabins
- Ski racing
- Skiers
- Skiing
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Jasper
- Jasper National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Vancouver
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- French
- Conservation
- Blank pages not scanned
- Title Source
- Title written on the cover
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
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Balfour Hut Registers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57646
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from the Balfour (Rob Ritchie) Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1966 and 2019. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut…
- Date Range
- 1966-2001
- 2007-2019
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / I
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / IV: Hut Registers
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / IV / I: Balfour Hut Registers
- Accession Number
- accn. 2376
- accn. 3298
- accn. 3560
- accn. 7779
- accn. 2023.10
- accn. 2023.31
- accn. 2023.15
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / I
- Responsibility
- Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1966-2001
- 2007-2019
- Physical Description
- 20 cm of textual records 9 volumes
- History / Biographical
- According to the Alpine Club of Canada's website: "The Rob Ritchie Hut, also known as the Balfour Hut, is found on low, rocky hills at the toe of the Vulture Glacier, approximately 28 km northwest of the town of Lake Louise, AB. It is east of Balfour Pass and the Continental divide, just inside the Banff National Park boundary.[...] The Rob Ritchie Hut, also known as the Balfour Hut, is found on low, rocky hills at the toe of the Vulture Glacier, approximately 28 km northwest of the town of Lake Louise, AB. It is east of Balfour Pass and the Continental divide, just inside the Banff National Park boundary. This is the half-way mark for the Wapta Traverse and is usually used in conjunction with the other huts in this chain while attempting this classic cross-glacier ski trip. Usual approach is from Bow Hut through the Olive/St. Nicholas Col then down the gentle and pleasant Vulture Glacier to Balfour Pass, where the hut sits on a section of moraine beneath the impressive bulk of Mt. Balfour. Though most people will spend one night at the R.J. Ritchie (Balfour) Hut before continuing on to Scott Duncan, there is potential for good skiing here, especially on the Diableret Glacier which sits northwest of Mt. Balfour and makes for a fantastic run on a clear day! There is also an optional route to the summit of Mt. Gordon from this hut, which would be an excellent loop trip if combined with the normal route back towards Bow Hut. Use your imagination and some neat trip ideas will present themselves!"
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from the Balfour (Rob Ritchie) Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1966 and 2019. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:
- M200 / IV / I / 1: Balfour Hut [Register] [1966-1971]
- M200 / IV / I / 2: Balfour Pass Hut [1971-1972]
- M200 / IV / I / 3: Balfour Pass Hut Register [1973-1974]
- M200 / IV / I / 4: Balfour Pass Hut [register 1974-1982]
- M200 / IV / I / 5: "Balfour Hut" [register] Sept. 2, 1982 - Nov. 17, 1989
- M200 / IV / I / 6: Balfour Hut Journal Nov. 22, 1989 - Apr. 25, 1997
- M200 / IV / I / 7: Balfour Hut Register [1997 -2001]
- M200 / IV / I / 8: Balfour Hut Register 2007 - 2015
- M200 / IV / I / 9: Balfour Hut register 2011 - 2019
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Huts
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Backcountry skiing
- Banff National Park
- Buildings and facilities
- Climbing
- Environment and Nature
- Lake Louise
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Ski mountaineering
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Winter sports
- Wapta Traverse
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise, AB
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- German
- Japanese
- Spanish
- Biographical Source Notes
- Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/rob-ritchie-balfour-hut/"
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff "active best"
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56444
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, waterfalls and glaciers.
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1979
- 1984
- 1986 - 1993
- 1995
- 1996
- Reference Code
- V222 / VI / C / 2 / NS - 1 to 155
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / VI : Publication
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Sub-Series
- V222 / VI / C: Compiled for publication
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / VI / C / 2 / NS - 1 to 155
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1979
- 1984
- 1986 - 1993
- 1995
- 1996
- Physical Description
- 155 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, waterfalls and glaciers.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- British Columbia
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Lake Louise, AB
- Banff National Park
- Banff
- Exshaw
- Canmore
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff and Lake Louise Slide Show - Series III [1/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1851
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1977 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains [mostly those located around the town of Banff], mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1977]
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - III / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
80 images
1 Electronic Resource
- 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.ii Photographic material / transparencies / carousels
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - III / 1
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
- Parallel Title
- Selected C R series 3 Reel 1 show Sept 1977. -- [before 1977] V225 / 23
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1977]
- Physical Description
- 80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1977 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains [mostly those located around the town of Banff], mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Moraine Lake. Titles: 1. B32-15 Garden & Main St. Banff 2. B162-3 Boat House & reflections 3. R160-31 Banff Springs Hotel 4. R160-38 [Banff Springs Hotel] fr. Spray R. & flag 5. R159-4 Pool, lawn & Bow V. 6. R202-18 Conservatory 7. R202-19 [Conservatory] 8. R261-34 Fr. [Conservatory] & flowers 9. R161-33 Fr. [Conservatory] & Louize[?] 10. R202-22 [Fr. Conservatory & Louize[?]] 11. R161-8 Terrace & pool fr. fire escape 12. R160-35 Swim Pool 13. R160-5 Diving Board 14. R162-17 Bow Falls 15. R202-14 [Bow Falls] 16. R202-15 [Bow Falls] 17. R162-26 Boys fishing across river 18. B14-4 Boom Lake 19. R162-7 On Rundle saddle L.G 20. R167-33 Mt Louis & snow 21. B11-13 Old L.L. Rd. fr. Trans Canada 22. R158-6 Train approaches Canmore 23. R168-8 Norquay Ski Lift 24. R168-12 Nick[?] on Ski Lift 25. R168-10 Eliz Brett on Lift 26. R189-24 Ted Goodall 27. C.H. 49 Middle Section Two Jack Lake 28. C.H. 56 Lake Minnewanka fr. shoulder Cascade 29. R162-9 L.G on Little Rundle 30. 0 Banff fr. Tunnel 31. B52-11 View fr. Sulphur Mt. 32. B75-5 View of valley fr. Sulphur Mt. 33. R161-2 Pool & Rundle 34. B48-6 To Grassis Lookout 35. R160-29 The Pool 36. R160-27 Gardens 37. B29-4 Bldgs on Sulphur 38. B29-7 On Sulphur Mt. 39. B29-8 [On Sulphur Mt.] 40. B27-23 Canadian on curve 41. B27-26 Canadian on curve 42. R195-32 Stampede 43. R196-33 BSH India 44. B30-17 Indigenous 45. B10-23 Indigenous person on horse in front of tepee 46. R159-10 Lake Louise (tree to left) 47. R159-30 Chateau & boat fr. east shore 48. R169-5 Abbot Pass 49. R207-27 [Abbot Pass] Hut 50. Reel 94-14 Goodsirs across Wenchemna Pass 51. C.H. 6/70 Ten Peaks 52. A14-8 4 Peaks & Moraine L. 53. R141-4? Moraine L. Reflections Polly 54. R183-21 Shore Moraine Lake 55. R141-3 Moraine Lake Reflections Polly 56. R207-7 H.G. Edw. & PKs4-7 57. B2-27 L.C at Moraine Lake sitting 58. B2-26 [L.C at Moraine Lake] standing 59. B2-28 Moraine L. & far pt of Moraine 60. R207-4 H.G at Moraine 61. B1-32 Moraine & Mt. Little & 3 62. R207-5 H.G at Moraine 63. B28-31 Harry West & friend at Moraine L. 64. B22-15 L.G Moraine L 65. B22-14 Eleanor Hammilton, Moraine L. 66. R94-3 Glaciers on Moraine Peaks 67. B22-11 Quadra & Babek fr, road 68. B22-17 Trail to Consolation L. 69. B28-13 At Consolation Lake 70. B28-34 Stream fr. [Consolation Lake] 71. B15-20 Marmot [Consolation Lake] 72. R95-7 On trail - Mt Fay in b.g. 73. R141-6 L.G. Larch V. 74. R141-5 3 girls [Larch V.] 75. R141-8 Lefroy fr. Sentinel Pass 76. R141-30 Polly on [Sentinel Pass] 77. A10-13 Moose Larch V. 78. B12-32 Deer 79. R202-30 Deer 80. R178-30 Aileen 0 Mt. Averdeen in b.g
- Notes
- Please note: Language used pertaining to First Nations people is outdated and offensive Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife. Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.
- Name Access
- Gest, Lillian
- Hinman, Caroline
- Goodall, Ted
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Avalanches
- Backpacking
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Birds
- Boats
- Boat House
- Cabins and shelters
- Calgary Stampede
- Canoes and canoeing
- Climbing
- Club
- Elk
- Entertainment
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Geography
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Guiding
- Hiking
- Holidays
- Horses
- Huts
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara region
- Landscapes
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Mountain Goat
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Pack trains
- Pack trips
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Portrait
- Recreation
- Scenery
- Stoney Nakoda First Nations
- Tavel
- Trails
- Trains
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Boom Lake
- Kootenay National Park
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Slides rehoused into protective sleeves and acid-free folders after scanning.
- Related Material
- M67 / II / C / i / c / 56 - 5 ; M67 / 51 [notebook of original slide orders]
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff and Lake Louise Slide Show - Series III [1/2]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions1852
- Part Of
- Lillian Gest fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 40 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1977 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains [mostly those located around the town of Banff], mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1977]
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - III / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
80 images
1 Electronic Resource
- 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.ii Photographic material / transparencies / carousels
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / a / ii / NS - III / 2
- GMD
- Film
- Transparency
- Parallel Title
- Selected slides series III Can R reel II show Fall 1977. -- [before 1977] V225 / 24
- Date Range
- [ca. 1960-1977]
- Physical Description
- 40 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 40 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1977 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains [mostly those located around the town of Banff], mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife, Lillian and her friends, lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, and various other scenic views around Banff, Lake Louise, and Moraine Lake. Titles: 1. R178-7 L.G at Crowfoot GLacier 2. B28-29 Mt Aberdeen - girls on rocks 3. B28-30 Rainbow at L.L. 4. B74-23 Abbots Pass 5. B73-38 Horses at Mirror Lake 6. CH '49 Birds nest, portrait lens 13in 7. CH Ducks nest 8. CH '51 Birds nest 9. CH '51 Chalice cup 10. R171-8 Calice cup 11. CH White vetch 12. CH '51 Turks cap lily Toby Creek 13. CH Vetch 14. CH Black Hornets 15. CH Nest of Black Hornets 16. CH Moth on pink flower 17. CH '58 Butterfly blue green & black border 18. CH '58 [Butterfly] yellow w. [black] spots 19. CH '58 [Butterfly] black & white 20. CH Pink heather 21. CH Calypso - Rungius 22. CH Purple Hedysarum 23. CH '51 Purple Hedysarum 24. R169-23Avalanche lily 25. CH '56 Flower gardens on island Palliser Pass 26. CH '55 Corral Creek 27. B31 19 Ski meet - View towards L.L. 28. B31 20 [Ski meet] Trail until flower 29. B31 21 [Ski meet] Horse on glacier 30. B31 22 Ski meet - crowd on rock 1960 31. B31 23 Skiers on snow 32. B31 24 Ski meet 33. B31 25 [Ski meet] & slopes Abbot Pass in b.g 34. B31 26 [Ski meet] 35. B31 27 Slalom poles & skiers 36. B31 28 [Slalom poles & skiers] 37. B31 29 [Slalom] slope 38. B31 30 [illegible] 6 people 39. B31 15 Flowers - stone crop 40. B31 32 Watyeks 8 people 41. B31 33 Teepees in meadow 42. B31 38 MacArthur & reflections 43. Reel 99-17 [Blank] 44. B73 29 Mary at Lake 45. B72 38 Icefield Chalet 46. B1 36 Tourists at Peyto Lookout 47. B2-10 Canyon at Bow Lakes 48. R179-3 Murray [illegible] fishing chephroe[?] 49. R175 5 Mt Shaeffer from Moose Lake 50. B2-17 MSC & Polly at Mary Lake 51. B2-21 Pool near Mary Lake 52. B2-15 [Pool near Mary Lake] 53. B2-8 Coveney on Trail Bow L. 54. R178-14 Bow Lake 55. R106-9 [Bow Lake] 56. R178-8 [Bow Lake] 57. B9-11 Numtijah Lodge 58. B9-10 Bow Lakes 59. B73-16 Mitchell Hut 60. B73-14 Skyline Camp 61. B30-38 Edw & Martha 62. B23-14 2 on rock 63. B23 23 Party on Opabin 64. B23-1 O'Hara & cabins 65. B23-25 Frozen L. Opabin 66. B23-24 Two & lake frozen 67. B23-27 L.G - opabin 68. B23-32 Fr Goat Cabin I 69. B24-11 Crowd oesa 70. B24-12 Vallances oesa 71. B24-14 Oesa frozen & L.G 72. B24-16 [illegible] on Oesa Ledges 73. B24-18 Falls near Oesa 74. B24-9 Enroute to oesa 75. B24-22 A at oesa frozen 76. B269-13 Party at Schafer cairn 77. B24-26 Party & Ringrose 78. B24-31 Water Lake & fishermen 79. B25-6 O'Hara fr. odaray 80. B24-30 Aileen, lake & odaray
- Notes
- Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife. Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.
- Name Access
- Gest, Lillian
- Hinman, Caroline
- Rungius, Carl
- Vallance, Sydney
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Avalanches
- Backpacking
- Banff
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Birds
- Boats
- Boat House
- Cabins and shelters
- Camps
- Canoes and canoeing
- Climbing
- Club
- Elk
- Entertainment
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- First Nations
- Flowers
- Geography
- Glaciers
- Guides
- Guiding
- Hiking
- Holidays
- Horses
- Huts
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake O'Hara region
- Landscapes
- Leisure
- Mountain
- Mountain Goat
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Outfitters, trail guides and packers
- Pack trains
- Pack trips
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Portrait
- Recreation
- Scenery
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Stoney Nakoda First Nations
- Tavel
- Trails
- Trains
- Travel
- Wildlife
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Boom Lake
- Kootenay National Park
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Slides rehoused into protective sleeves and acid-free folders after scanning.
- Related Material
- M67 / II / C / i / c / 56 / 6 ; M67 / 51 [notebook of original slide orders]
- Creator
- Gest, Lillian
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff National Park and Lake Louise maps
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54945
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two folded maps and a small clipping [possibly top or bottom portion from a different map or one of maps in file]. One map is of Banff National Park and one is of Lake Louise [1959]. Banff National Park map has black pencil tracings over trail section near the bottom of the map and…
- Date Range
- 1959
- [1960-1970]
- Reference Code
- M545 / V / 53
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Map
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545 / V635
- Series
- M545 / V : Administrative records
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 8235
- Reference Code
- M545 / V / 53
- Date Range
- 1959
- [1960-1970]
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (2 maps ; 60.5 x 57.5 and 60 x 56.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two folded maps and a small clipping [possibly top or bottom portion from a different map or one of maps in file]. One map is of Banff National Park and one is of Lake Louise [1959]. Banff National Park map has black pencil tracings over trail section near the bottom of the map and annotation in bottom right corner which reads "Natural Bridge". Lake Louise map produced by the Government of Canada.
- Subject Access
- Banff National Park
- Environment
- Geography
- Map
- Lake Louise
- Travel
- Government
- National parks and reserves
- Trails
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Clipping stored in mylar due to significant staining and residue from tape
- Items kept folded [not placed in mylar] due to mass production of content and minimal/no annotations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ben Gadd fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55758
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- V810
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- 2024.01
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Physical Description
- ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
- History / Biographical
- Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
- Notes
- Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- Publication
- Environment
- Geology
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Academics
- Guiding
- Guides
- Businesses
- Finances
- Conservation
- Wildlife
- Natural history
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Lethbridge
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Dutch
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Bow Hut Registers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57641
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from the Bow Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1968 and 2019. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightin…
- Date Range
- 1968 - 1977
- 1983 - 2006
- 2010 - 2023
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / F
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / IV: Hut Registers
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / IV / F: Bow Hut Registers
- Accession Number
- accn. 2023.32
- accn. 2023.15
- accn. 2023.20
- accn. 2014.8293
- accn. 2023.19
- accn. 8002
- accn. 7779
- accn. 2023.10
- accn. 6465
- accn. 6623
- accn. 6766
- accn. 2376
- accn. 3296
- accn. 3970
- accn. 5215
- accn. 2023.06
- accn. 2024.20
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / F
- Responsibility
- Registers produced by the Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1968 - 1977
- 1983 - 2006
- 2010 - 2023
- Physical Description
- 66 cm of textual records (34 volumes)
- History / Biographical
- According to the Alpine Club of Canada website and their Backcountry Huts: Bow Hut Info Sheet: "The original Bow Hut project was initiated by Peter Fuhrmann, funded by Peter and Catharine Whyte and was constructed in 1968 by members of various groups including the Calgary Ski Club and the ACC. The hut was built near Bow Glacier to facilitate ski tourers and mountaineers entering the Wapta via Bow Lake, the easiest and most natural route to the icefields. Fiberglass igloos had been established at both the Peyto Glacier and Balfour Pass in the years prior, and with the building of a deluxe 14-person facility at a location between the two, the vision of a system of huts on the Wapta/Waputik Icefields was taking shape. None of those responsible for the project, however, could have predicted the amount of use and the level of abuse that the original Bow Hut would endure. The hut was abused from the beginning, and saw very little regular maintenance or upkeep. By the 1980s the place was a total hole. The hut was used as a flop house, the snow within several hundred feet of the hut had been contaminated by the outhouses and by indiscriminate waste disposal, and some estimates put the number of users per year at 7,000 (19 people per night at a facility which was built to sleep 14!). The hut which was described upon its completion as the “the Ritz” had metamorphosed into the “Bow Ghetto”. By the mid-1980s it was evident that the facility required radical change. In 1989, under the direction of the ACC’s Huts Committee Chairman Mike Mortimer, that radical change took place. The original hut had been built on a site which was non-porous and therefore had no drainage – a problem that led to the contaminated water and snow. Plans were made for a new hut in a more environmentally sensitive location and fund-raising began. The new Bow Hut was constructed for $98,000, raised primarily through the Calgary and Edmonton sections of the Club. Design concerns in the new hut included proper waste disposal, spacious and bright common areas and sleeping rooms which were both increased in size from the original hut and separated from the common areas to facilitate use by may groups at one time. The palatial new Bow Hut was opened in the fall of 1989 to rave reviews and is presently operated by the ACC. The hut today is a far cry from the original Balfour and Peyto fiberglass igloos, which a Banff Warden predicted in the late ’60s “will only serve the few hardy ski mountaineers who can accept the hardships of carrying and skiing with heavy loads and are willing to put up with discomfort during the night in bad weather”. It’s an even further cry from the abused state of the original Bow Hut and now serves as a stopover for many summer and winter trips."
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from the Bow Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1968 and 2019. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:
- M200 / IV / F / 1: Bow Glacier Hut [1968 - 1971 register]
- M200 / IV / F / 2: Bow Glacier Hut Register [1971 - 1973]
- M200 / IV / F / 3: Bow Glacier Hut Register [1973 -1975]
- M200 / IV / F / 4: Bow Hut register [1975 -1977]
- M200 / IV / F / 5: Bow Hut [register 1983 - 1984]
- M200 / IV / F / 6: Bow Hut Register [1984-1986]
- M200 / IV / F / 7: [Bow Hut Register Dec. 17, 1986 - June 19, 1989]
- M200 / IV / F / 8: Bow Hut [1989 - 1991]
- M200 / IV / F / 9: Bow Hut 1991 - 1993
- M200 / IV / F / 10: [Bow Hut Registers 1992 - 94]
- M200 / IV / F / 11: "Bow Hut Register" Sept. 30, 1994 - Aug. 28, 1995
- M200 / IV / F / 12: Bow Hut Register Sept. 16, 1995 - June 27, 1996
- M200 / IV / F / 13: [Bow Hut Dec. 1995 - March 2000 Register]
- M200 / IV / F / 14: Bow Hut Register June 29, 1996 - Mar 29, 1997
- M200 / IV / F / 15: Bow Hut register Mar 29, 1997 - Nov. 14, 1997
- M200 / IV / F / 16: "Bow Hut Register" November 24, 1997 - September 26, 1998
- M200 / IV / F / 17: Bow Hut Register [2000 - 2001]
- M200 / IV / F / 18: Bow Hut Register [2001 - 2002]
- M200 / IV / F / 19: Bow Hut Apr 18, 2002 - Feb 24, 2003
- M200 / IV / F / 20: Bow Hut Apr 8, 2003 - July 18, 2004
- M200 / IV / F / 21: Bow Hut July 18, 2004 - Aug 4, 2004
- M200 / IV / F / 22: Bow Hut Register 2004 - 2006
- M200 / IV / F / 23: Bow Hut Register 2006
- M200 / IV / F / 24: Bow Hut Register April 2009 - August 2010
- M200 / IV / F / 25: 2010 - 2012 Bow Hut Register
- M200 / IV / F / 26: Bow Hut 2012 - 2014
- M200 / IV / F / 27: Bow Hut Register [2014/15]
- M200 / IV / F / 28: Hut Register Bow Hut [2015-2016]
- M200 / IV / F / 29: Bow Hut Register, 2016 - 2018
- M200 / IV / F / 30: Bow Hut Register 2018-2019
- M200 / IV / F / 31: [100 YR SWISS CENTENNIAL CLIMB 1999: Faye Summit notes. Bow Hut OCT - DEC 1998]
- M200 / IV / F / 32: Bow Hut Register [2018-2020]
- M200 / IV / F / 33: Bow Hut Register [2021-2022]
- M200 / IV / F / 34: Bow Hut Register [2022-2023]
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Huts
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Parks
- Parks Canada
- Sports and recreation
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Bow Glacier
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise, AB
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Contains personal information
- Language
- English
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Related Material
- M200 / V / A / 156
- Biographical Source Notes
- The Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/bow-hut/ The Alpine Club of Canada Backcountry Huts: Bow Hut Info Sheet pdf: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BowHut-InfoSheet.pdf
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Rockies and other "active best"
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56446
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, cityscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, plants, waterfalls and glaciers.
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1981 - 1983
- 1987
- 1988
- 1990
- 1993 - 1995
- 1997
- 1998
- 2003
- 2006
- 2007
- Reference Code
- V222 / VI / C / 4 / NS - 1 to 119
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
4 images
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / VI : Publication
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Sub-Series
- V222 / VI / C: Compiled for publication
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / VI / C / 4 / NS - 1 to 119
- Date Range
- 1978
- 1981 - 1983
- 1987
- 1988
- 1990
- 1993 - 1995
- 1997
- 1998
- 2003
- 2006
- 2007
- Physical Description
- 119 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs compiled by Douglas Leighton for publication. Includes photographs of landscapes, cityscapes, lakes, mountains, hotel, tourists, plants, waterfalls and glaciers.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- British Columbia
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Banff
- Calgary, AB
- Edmonton, AB
- Kootenay, BC
- Yoho National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Cranbrook, BC
- Vancouver, BC
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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