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Part Of
Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 1, Jul. -Oct. 1902 Roger's Pass July - October 1902 Personal diary containing travel notes, including rising times, sleep patterns, train delays and trips, hunting, travel around Glacier, Cascade, chores, Revelstok…
Date Range
1902
Reference Code
M169 / 1
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Accession Number
7773
Reference Code
M169 / 1
Date Range
1902
Physical Description
1 vol. textual record
Scope & Content
Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 1, Jul. -Oct. 1902 Roger's Pass
July - October 1902
Personal diary containing travel notes, including rising times, sleep patterns, train delays and trips, hunting, travel around Glacier, Cascade, chores, Revelstoke, mentions of Mrs. Schaffer, Mr. Vaux
Nine page story "Hiawatha", One page poem "The Cowboy on the Wheel"
From back: campsite diagram, three drawings of CPR trains, "The God-darned wheel" story, 2 drawings of CPR trains
Subject Access
Hunting
Mountaineering
Camping
Daily routines
Fictional entries
Title Source
Title taken from source
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
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Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 2, Jan. -Aug. 1903 Calgary, Lake Louise Personal diary with list of letters written and recieved day by day from January to June, mentions of Laggan trip, Lake Louise, Glacier, Pulpit Peak, Mt. Gordon, Peyto Lake, …
Date Range
1903
Reference Code
M169 / 2
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Accession Number
7773
Reference Code
M169 / 2
Date Range
1903
Physical Description
1 vol. textual record
Scope & Content
Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 2, Jan. -Aug. 1903 Calgary, Lake Louise
Personal diary with list of letters written and recieved day by day from January to June, mentions of Laggan trip, Lake Louise, Glacier, Pulpit Peak, Mt. Gordon, Peyto Lake, Calgary.
Pressed leaf in middle of book
11 pages of numbers at back of book, list of places numbered 1-145, 6 pages of numbers, "Pullmans" numbered 1-44
Subject Access
Hiking
Mountaineering
Camping
Daily routines
Title Source
Title taken from source
Processing Status
Processed
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1914 Gangotn 14.4.14 - 28.5.14. Diary No XII

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Part Of
Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 7, Apr. -May 1914 India Personal diary containing kit list, travel, extensive discussion of "coolies", hiking, mountaineering, dehydration, discussion of altitudes, several sketches of mountains, descriptions of nu…
Date Range
1914
Reference Code
M169 / 7
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Edward Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Accession Number
7773
Reference Code
M169 / 7
Date Range
1914
Physical Description
1 vol. textual record
Scope & Content
Label supplied by Provincial Archives of British Columbia: 314 Wheeler, Oliver, Vol. 7, Apr. -May 1914 India
Personal diary containing kit list, travel, extensive discussion of "coolies", hiking, mountaineering, dehydration, discussion of altitudes, several sketches of mountains, descriptions of numbered photos not present
Peaks include: NagTibba ridge, Dharassu, Dounda, Kedarganga, Glacier No.1, Batwari
Several pages stuck together throughout
Summary and notes including weather, routes, kit, food, topography, costs, wages, remarks
Subject Access
Travel
Mountaineering
India
Title Source
Title taken from source
Processing Status
Processed
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Phyllis Munday interview

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Part Of
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection
Date Range
1972
Reference Code
S1 / 65
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
I. Interviews
Reference Code
S1 / 65
Responsibility
Interviewer: Maryalice Harvey Stewart
Date Range
1972
Physical Description
1 sound recording
Subject Access
Backpacking - early equipment
British Columbia Mountaineering Club
Lovat Scouts
Skiing - Mt. Waddington, B.C.
Waddington, Mount (B.C.)
Finding Aid
Recording summary and reference cassette available
Title Source
Title based on contents of recording
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Don Gardner interview

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Part Of
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection
Date Range
1972
Reference Code
S1 / 73
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
I. Interviews
Reference Code
S1 / 73
Responsibility
Interviewer: Elizabeth Rummel
Date Range
1972
Physical Description
1 sound recording
Subject Access
Calvert, John
DeVries, Chris
Ellesmere Island
Shank, Chris
Ski mountaineering
Finding Aid
Recording summary and reference cassette available
Title Source
Title based on contents of recording
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From the pinnacle of the pass

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image is Ernie [?], Karl, and Peter [?] on the pinnacle of Abbot Pass.
Date Range
1929
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 1
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 1
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1929
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image is Ernie [?], Karl, and Peter [?] on the pinnacle of Abbot Pass.
Subject Access
Abbot Pass Hut
Guides
Guiding
Mountaineering
Geographic Access
Abbot Pass
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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thumbnail
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of an unidentified person [possibly Neil Begg] standing on a stretch of snow pointing towards mountains in the distance - "North from the pass [/] 1929" written on the back in pencil
Date Range
1929
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 16
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 16
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1929
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of an unidentified person [possibly Neil Begg] standing on a stretch of snow pointing towards mountains in the distance - "North from the pass [/] 1929" written on the back in pencil
Subject Access
Hiking
Mountains
Mountaineering
Geographic Access
Abbot Pass
Yoho National Park
Banff National Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of three unidentified skiers of a steep mountain slope tied together with rope
Date Range
[ca. 1885-1945]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 653
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 653
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1885-1945]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of three unidentified skiers of a steep mountain slope tied together with rope
Subject Access
Mountains
Mountaineering
Skiing
Winter
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Unidentified woman near top of Ptarmigan Glacier

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of an unidentified woman holding a pickaxe standing on Ptarmigan Glacier with mountains in the background
Date Range
[ca. 1885-1945]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 727
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Postcard
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 727
GMD
Photograph
Postcard
Date Range
[ca. 1885-1945]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of an unidentified woman holding a pickaxe standing on Ptarmigan Glacier with mountains in the background
Subject Access
Glaciers
Mountains
Mountaineers
Mountaineering
Portrait
Women
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Rudolf Aemmer, Neil Begg [an employee at Lake O'Hara Lodge], Catharine Whyte, and Peter Whyte holding walking sticks and with rope tied around their waists in Abbot Pass - 20 September 1930 [photo taken by George K.K. Link]
Date Range
1930
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 12
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  2 images  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 12
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1930
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of Rudolf Aemmer, Neil Begg [an employee at Lake O'Hara Lodge], Catharine Whyte, and Peter Whyte holding walking sticks and with rope tied around their waists in Abbot Pass - 20 September 1930 [photo taken by George K.K. Link]
Name Access
Aemmer, Rudolf
Begg, Neil
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Hiking
Mountains
Mountaineers
Mountaineering
Swiss Guides
Geographic Access
Abbot Pass
Yoho National Park
Banff National Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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