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A. W. Drinnan photographs
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Album and loose accompanying prints pertain to alpine club camps and activities.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1917-1928]
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 192P / 01-10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
21 images
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- III. Personal papers and photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 192P / 01-10
- Responsibility
- Album was assembled by A.W. Drinnan; includes many views by H. Pollard.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1917-1928]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (ca.180 prints). -- 9 photographs : prints
- Scope & Content
- Album and loose accompanying prints pertain to alpine club camps and activities.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Drinnan, A. W.
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Administration
- Advertising
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Alpine Club House
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camps
- Club
- Competition
- Discovery and exploration
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Guide
- Guides
- Hiking
- Huts
- Mountain
- Mountain guides
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Photography
- Scenery
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on album
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Abbot Pass and Mount Geikie ascent
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- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 b&w photographs pertaining to the 1924 ascent of Mount Geikie and a hike through Abbot Pass. Includes group images of Malcolm Geddes, Harry Pollard, T.B. Moffat, Alvin Geddes, and various unidentified members of the Alpine Club of Canada.
- Date Range
- [1922 - 1927]
- 1924
- Reference Code
- V756 / III / A / PA - 20 to 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M39
- V756
- Series
- V756 / III : Personal and family records
- Sous-Fonds
- V756
- Sub-Series
- V756 / III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions
- Accession Number
- 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- V756 / III / A / PA - 20 to 24
- Date Range
- [1922 - 1927]
- 1924
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : b&w prints ; 18 x 24 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 5 b&w photographs pertaining to the 1924 ascent of Mount Geikie and a hike through Abbot Pass. Includes group images of Malcolm Geddes, Harry Pollard, T.B. Moffat, Alvin Geddes, and various unidentified members of the Alpine Club of Canada.
- Notes
- Items are annotated on back
- Material Details
- One print is attached to a partial sheet of graph paper
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Pollard, Harry
- Moffat, Thomas B.
- Geddes, Alvin
- Subject Access
- Climbing
- Exploration
- Hiking
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Recreation
- Sports
- Summit
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Abbot Pass
- British Columbia
- Mount Geikie
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items are stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Rockies Album
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album by the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to ACC camps and climbs that took place during the summers of 1920 & 1921 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Banff, Sunshine, Assiniboine, Lake Louise, and Spray Lake areas, and includes black and white …
- Date Range
- 1920-1921
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 27
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- IV.B. Other material: photographic
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 55P / PD - 27
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1920-1921
- Physical Description
- 1 album (98 photographs : b&w and col. ; 32.5 x 25.6 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of 1 photograph album by the Alpine Club of Canada. The album pertains to ACC camps and climbs that took place during the summers of 1920 & 1921 throughout the Rocky Mountains, including the Banff, Sunshine, Assiniboine, Lake Louise, and Spray Lake areas, and includes black and white photographs, all of which are annotated. A black leather album, it has "PHOTOGRAPHS" stamped into the top left corner of the front cover with "1920 and 1921" written in white ink below it.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Animals
- Backpacking
- Bow River
- Bow Valley
- Buildings
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Club
- Environment and Nature
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Horses
- Landscapes
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Period costume
- Photography
- Portrait
- Scenery
- scenic
- Trails
- Transportation
- Women
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Assiniboine
- Assiniboine Provincial Park
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Inventory of the Alpine Club of Canada Collection, 1986, provides group or item-level description to this material
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Display photographs
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Display photographs consists of photographs selected and numbered by the ACC for display in clubhouses, huts and other locations. Photographic subjects include mountain peaks, landscapes and scenery, both regional and international; mountaineering and alpine recreation; camps and expeditions; flor…
- Date Range
- 1890-1958
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 00P / 001-444
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
16 images
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- I.A.1 Administration: series I, predom. dates 1906-1949
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Sub-Series
- j.ii. Photography : Display photographs
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 00P / 001-444
- Date Range
- 1890-1958
- Physical Description
- ca.400 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- Display photographs consists of photographs selected and numbered by the ACC for display in clubhouses, huts and other locations. Photographic subjects include mountain peaks, landscapes and scenery, both regional and international; mountaineering and alpine recreation; camps and expeditions; flora and fauna; clubhouse views; and portraits of mountaineers, alpine club members, executive officers and prominent personalities. Also includes a group photograph of the 1906 founding meeting of the Alpine Club of Canada in Winnipeg (ACOOP/77)
- Included are ca.180 photographs which were submitted to the ACC though various photographic competitions (AC 00P / 11, 21, 29, 30, 32, 36, 41, 55 - 57, 63, 76, 109, 111, 202, 223, 230, 240, 244, 284 - 443).
- Notes
- LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHERS :
- George Ashley Abraham AC00P/107,209;
- Ansel Adams AC00P/119,120,254;
- M. Alford AC00P/45-54,59-60;
- L. S. Amery AC00P/229,333-337;
- Associated Screen News AC00P/206;
- Jack Atkinson AC00P/417,434;
- M. P. Bridgland AC00P/292,294;
- Clair Brown AC00P/44;
- H. E. Bulyea AC00P/41,284,291;
- Lucy Byrd AC00P/431,432;
- Carleton Studio AC00P/89;
- J. Norman Collie AC00P/151;
- B. Conrad AC00P/42;
- Florence Parker Davoll AC00P/368-370,390,391,401,408;
- Winnie Dennison AC00P/423;
- Mrs. H. B. Dixon AC00P/227;
- Mary (Winstone) Enoch AC00P/412,427;
- Mary Fallis AC00P/418;
- Bob Francis AC00P/106;
- Nelly Fraser AC00P/439;
- Tom Fyles AC00P/321,322,346-348;
- J. M. Garrison AC00P/201;
- Gay-Coutlett AC00P/33;
- E. Gee AC00P/351;
- Herman Genschorek AC00P/63,410,411,413-416;
- Lillian Gest AC00P/338-345;
- E. R. (Rex) Gibson AC00P/429;
- A. Gully AC00P/238,239;
- Roy Gunn AC00P/443;
- H. S. Hall Jr. AC00P/295;
- Byron Harmon AC00P/131;
- Jimmie Hendrie AC00P/433;
- Julia W. Henshaw AC00P/26,27;
- Charles F. Hogeboom Jr. AC00P/293;
- Roy Howard AC00P/437;
- Mary L. Jobe AC00P/129;
- H. F. Lambart AC00P/218;
- Miss Lymburn AC00P/313;
- F. A. MacFadden AC00P/310-312;
- Leonard H. Marvin AC00P/110,116;
- A. A. McCoubrey AC00P/11,285-289,330,331;
- D. J. M. McGeary AC00P/57;
- ?. Mills AC00P/240;
- C. H. Mitchell AC00P/249;
- Stanley H. Mitchell AC00P/84,235;
- Don Munday AC00P/14,352,425;
- Phyl Munday AC00P/28,332,350,389,392-395,398,402,403,406,424,426,440-442;
- George Noble AC00P/236;
- Notman & Son AC00P/86;
- Edward C. Porter AC00P/266,267,268,269;
- Polly Prescott AC00P/421;
- Pringle and Booth AC00P/246;
- R.B.R. AC00P/419;
- Marguerita Schnellbachen AC00P/65;
- W. E. Stone AC00P/30,290;
- G. Morris Taylor AC00P/233;
- J. Monroe Thorington AC00P/301-303;
- Vandyk, London AC00P/222;
- M. Von Zuben AC00P/76;
- W. A. Wakefield AC00P/305;
- Charles Walcott AC00P/270-274;
- A. G. Wehrli AC00P/444;
- T. O. A. West AC00P/297,304,316;
- Jack Whellams AC00P/409;
- A. T. Wiebrecht AC00P/223,353-366,373-379,382-387,397,400;
- Walter Wilcox AC00P/20,130,136,154,255-257;
- A. O. Wheeler AC00P/207,208,212,213;
- LIST OF SUBJECTS :
- Philip Stanley Abbot AC00P/245;
- L. S. Amery AC00P/206,222;
- F. C. Bell AC00P/87;
- Cora Johnstone Best AC00P/104;
- John F. Brett AC00P/96;
- A. P. Coleman AC00P/82;
- J. H. Cuntz AC00P/116;
- Edward VII AC00P/203;
- Charles E. Fay AC00P/69;
- Sandford Fleming AC00P/250;
- W. W. Foster AC00P/76,89;
- Rex Gibson AC00P/75,90;
- H. A. V. Green AC00P/92;
- C. Hasler AC00P/134;
- James Hector AC00P/93;
- J. W. A. Hickson AC00P/86;
- John Hunter AC00P/264;
- Judas Hunter AC00P/238;
- Enos Hunter AC00P/239;
- Stanley L. Jones AC00P/242;
- Lino Lacedelli AC00P/268;
- Ben Lomond AC00P/411;
- C. H. Mitchell AC00P/79;
- John Muir AC00P/66;
- A. H. MacCarthy AC00P/70,76;
- Leonard H. Marvin;
- S. H. Mitchell AC00P/84,235;
- T. B. Moffat AC00P/83;
- Don Munday AC00P/74;
- Phyl Munday AC00P/418;
- Tenzing Norgay AC00P/72;
- James Outram AC00P/80;
- J. D. Patterson AC00P/98;
- Elfreda Pigou AC00P/418;
- H. E. Sampson AC00P/97;
- Benjamin Frank Seaver AC00P/110,115?,116,243;
- A. S. Sibbald AC00P/95;
- W. E. Stone AC00P/73;
- W. R. Tweedy AC00P/81;
- Sidney R. Vallance AC00P/91;
- Frank N. Waterman AC00P/237;
- C. G. Wates AC00P/94;
- A. O. Wheeler AC00P/206;
- E. O. Wheeler AC00P/71,85;
- Hector Wheeler AC00P/247;
- Edward Whymper AC00P/93,251;
- Walter Wilcox AC00P/264;
- Tom Wilson AC00P/236,264;
- T. Fraser, L.O. Armstrong, Tom Martin, W. H. Bedford, Alex Gordon; Jean Parker, Stanley Wills, Stanley Mitchell, L. Q. Coleman; J. W. Kelly, W. J. Taylor, A. O. Wheeler, Elizabeth Parker, E. A. Haggan, J. C. Herdman, A. P. Coleman, Dean Paget, William Brewster ACOOP/77
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Administration
- Advertising
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Alpine Club House
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camps
- Club
- Competition
- Discovery and exploration
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Guide
- Guides
- Hiking
- Huts
- Mountain
- Mountain guides
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Photography
- Scenery
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Competition photographs are related to other competition photographs in the ACC fonds.
- Title Source
- Title based on original use of the material
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Harry Pollard photographs and letter
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Photographs are professional views by Harry Pollard. Albums pertain to Mount Assiniboine ACC camp, 1920; Lake O'Hara ACC camp, 1921; and Palliser Pass ACC camp, 1922. They include camps scenes, activities, climbs and club members. Lantern slides are similar views as follows: Alpine Camp on Yoho …
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910-1925]
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC OM / 004
- V14 / AC 029P / 1-3
- V14 / AC 176P / 02-10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
24 images
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Series
- III. Personal papers and photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- 5200
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC OM / 004
- V14 / AC 029P / 1-3
- V14 / AC 176P / 02-10
- Date Range
- [ca. 1910-1925]
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs (3 albums of 103 prints, 10 transparencies). -- 1 textual record
- History / Biographical
- Harry Pollard was a professional photographer based at Edmonton, Alberta who photographed for the Alpine Club of Canada, ca.1920.
- Scope & Content
- Photographs are professional views by Harry Pollard. Albums pertain to Mount Assiniboine ACC camp, 1920; Lake O'Hara ACC camp, 1921; and Palliser Pass ACC camp, 1922. They include camps scenes, activities, climbs and club members. Lantern slides are similar views as follows: Alpine Camp on Yoho Pass, 1910; Group in O'Hara Lake Valley, 1919; Prof. Chas E. Fay, 1919; C. E. Fay, W. W. Foster, A. O. Wheeler, 1919; Group 60 or over at O'Hara Camp, 1919; Alpine Camp in O'Hara Lake Valley [1919]; ACC camp and Wiwaxy Pk., [1919]; Walter Wilcox, John Hunter and Tom Wilson at Lake Louise, ca.1925; and group at ACC camp, n.d. Textual item is letter from Pollard to Stanley H. Mitchell re Himalayan photographs, n.d.
- Notes
- V14 / AC 29P / 1 includes a scrapbook.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Pollard, Harry
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Administration
- Advertising
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Alpine Club House
- Cabins
- Cabins and shelters
- Camps
- Club
- Competition
- Discovery and exploration
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Guide
- Guides
- Hiking
- Huts
- Mountain
- Mountain guides
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- National parks and reserves
- Organizations
- Photography
- Scenery
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Access to original albums is restricted. Reference prints available
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Reference copy prints are available for photograph albums
- Title Source
- Title based on material
- 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
1 image
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.b. Photographic material / photograph albums
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 3
- 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
1 image
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.b. Photographic material / photograph albums
- Accession Number
- 5142
- Reference Code
- V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 4
- 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
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Malcolm Geddes fonds
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- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts …
- Date Range
- [1896-2013]
- Reference Code
- M39 / V756
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 39
- V 756
- Sous-Fonds
- M 39
- V 756
- Accession Number
- 5545, 6504, 7846, 2014.8306, 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- M39 / V756
- Responsibility
- Some views are by Malcolm Geddes; many were obtained through other sources
- Date Range
- [1896-2013]
- Physical Description
- 444 photographs: 385 b&w and col. transparencies, 59 b&w prints -- 1 album (28 b&w prints) -- 11 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Malcolm Daniel Geddes, 1866-1927, was a journalist, publisher and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Geddes was one of the founders of the "Farmers and Ranch Review" in 1904, and served as vice-president and editor until his death. He joined the Alpine Club of Canada in 1917, was active in ACC summer camps and served as Honorary Secretary from 1924 to 1926. Geddes was killed in a mountaineering accident on Mount Lefroy in 1927.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts and publications), Malcolm's career in real estate, family letters, financial records, records of mountain ascents and hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, family trees and genealogical research, and other related materials.
- Notes
- Fonds consists of three series:
- Series I : Professional records I / A : Published materials I / B : Manuscripts and notes I / C : Professional correspondence
- Series II : Financial records
- Series III : Personal and family records III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions III / B : Genealogy and research III / C : Other personal and family records
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Hiking
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Poetry
- Property
- Finances
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Correspondence
- Genealogy
- History
- Research
- Publication
- Travel
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Biography
- Obituary
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- Ontario
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Content Details
- Arrangement of fonds was redone by Processing Archivist Kate Skelton between December 2020 and March 2021 to accommodate unprocessed materials from accessions 7846, 2014.8306 and 2015.8558
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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Metal engraving plates
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55782
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to four copper engraved negative printing plates and one metal engraved map, all mounted on wooden blocks. The copper printing plates depict various unidentified people hiking and climbing, mountains, and camps with mountain peaks in the background - the engraved map shows the Lynx Cr…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1950]
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 104 / NC - 01 to NC - 05
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Negative printing plate
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- AC104
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 104 / NC - 01 to NC - 05
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1950]
- Physical Description
- 5 photograph : b&w printing plates ; 15.8 x 11.7 x 2.8 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to four copper engraved negative printing plates and one metal engraved map, all mounted on wooden blocks. The copper printing plates depict various unidentified people hiking and climbing, mountains, and camps with mountain peaks in the background - the engraved map shows the Lynx Creek Valley near Mt. Alberta.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Climbing
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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Metal engraving plates
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55783
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to two copper engraved negative printing plates mounted on wooden blocks. One printing plate is made up of attached three images depicting an unidentifed person with their back to the camera looking at a glacier, an open valley and river with mountains in the distance, and a number of…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1950]
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 98 / NC - 01 to NC - 02
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Negative printing plate
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Sous-Fonds
- V14
- Accession Number
- AC98
- Reference Code
- V14 / AC 98 / NC - 01 to NC - 02
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1950]
- Physical Description
- 2 photograph : b&w printing plates ; 16.1 x 23.8 x 2.3 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to two copper engraved negative printing plates mounted on wooden blocks. One printing plate is made up of attached three images depicting an unidentifed person with their back to the camera looking at a glacier, an open valley and river with mountains in the distance, and a number of pack horses and unidentified people standing beside a river with mountains in the background. The other plate has two attached images depicting a close up of an unidentified person climbing [taken from below], and a man [possibly Conrad Kain] standing beside a tent with mountains in the background.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Climbing
- Glaciers
- Hiking
- Horses
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
Read more.