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Aileen Harmon fonds

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Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records and photographs by and about Aileen Harmon, as well as collected items. Textual records include: letter from Harmon to the Director of Alberta's provincial parks re addition of Yamnuska area to Bow Valley Provincial Park, 1973; brief, from Harvie Heights and Bow Va…

Date Range: [ca. 1924] - 2015

Reference Code: M287 / V262

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Transparency

Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M287 / V262

Sous-Fonds: M287; V262

Accession Number: 1876; 1915; 1916; 2302; 2932; 3082; 3380; 3383; 3411; 7753; 2016.8596

Reference Code: M287 / V262

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Transparency

Date Range: [ca. 1924] - 2015

Physical Description: 26.5 cm of textual records. -- 33 photographs (26 prints : b&w and col. ; 20.5 x 30 cm or smaller -- 6 negatives : b&w nitrate negatives ; 12.5 x 10 cm -- 1 transparency : col. slide ; 35 mm)

History / Biographical: Aileen Harmon (1912 - 2015), daughter of Byron Harmon, worked as a government naturalist at Banff, Alberta, Canada and was involved in local natural history groups and activities. Aileen was a founding member, alongside Bruce Gordon, of the Bow Valley Naturalists, and was also on the Board of The Canadian Wildlife Federation and The Society of Alberta Naturalists. Aileen moved to Mill Bay on Vancouver Island, B.C. in 1981 following the end of a lengthy career with Parks Canada. During her retirement years, Aileen travelled extensively, reaching all seven continents. She also authored an autobiographical book, titled "Tales of My Mountain Life", in 2004. Aileen passed away on January 9, 2015 at the age of 102.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records and photographs by and about Aileen Harmon, as well as collected items. Textual records include: letter from Harmon to the Director of Alberta's provincial parks re addition of Yamnuska area to Bow Valley Provincial Park, 1973; brief, from Harvie Heights and Bow Valley subdivision residents to public hearings on land use and resource development in the eastern slopes, 1973; letter re James Hector, 1979; notes on career, 2003; notes on Catharine Whyte for CBC recording, 2004; Christmas cards and collected articles, ca.1960. Photographs, made by and collected by Aileen Harmon, pertain to Aileen Harmon and friends, skiing, Skoki area, Mount Yamnuska, Banff Indian Days. Includes photographs by Byron Harmon. Added content from accession 2016.8596 : ca. 25 cm of textual records including personal correspondence, guest book, original writing and notes by Aileen Harmon, personal travel journals from a 1931 packing trip and 1933 ski trip to Skoki, drafts of autobiographical book "Tales of My Mountain Life", articles pertaining to or written by Aileen Harmon, Christmas cards, and letters of condolence to Carole Harmon following Aileen's passing. Also 26 print photographs, 6 negative photographs from a 1937 hiking trip, and one transparency. Fonds consists of one series : Series I - Personal records

Name Access: Harmon, Aileen; Harmon, Carole

Subject Access: Environment; Family and personal life; Memorial; Parks Canada; Hiking; Mountains; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia

Access Restrictions: Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Finding Aid: Basic description only

Category: Environment; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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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

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency; Textual record; Private record; Published record

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

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

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

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Allan E. Crawford fonds

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Part Of: Allan E. Crawford fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three series, 3 cm, ca. 1938 - 1943. Series I: Photograph Albums (depicting photographs of the Skyline Hikers and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips and camps between 1938-1943 including Devil's Gap, Ghost River, Yoho Lake, Mount Assiniboine and views of the Town of Banff,…

Date Range: 1930-1943

Reference Code: V131

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Transparency

Part Of: Allan E. Crawford fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: V131

Sous-Fonds: V131

Accession Number: 7686

Reference Code: V131

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Transparency

Date Range: 1930-1943

Physical Description: 207 photographs. -- 1 album (174 photographs : b&w ; 39 x 27.5 cm). -- 18 photographs : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm or smaller. -- 15 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

History / Biographical: Allan E. Crawford (1900-1989) of Calgary, Alberta and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, was a member of the Sky Line Trail Hikers from 1937 to 1946 and was the "Official Musician of the Sky Line Trail Hikers" in 1937, 1938, 1940, and 1941. He also participated in Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips from 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941 as their musician. Allan E. Crawford appeared on Calgary radio station CFCN "The Voice of the Prairies" on a live weekly program, with the music trio "The Gamboliers" playing the accordian with Eddie Clemens on guitar and J.E. Gerke on vocals. Allan also played the organ, piano and harmonica.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of three series, 3 cm, ca. 1938 - 1943. Series I: Photograph Albums (depicting photographs of the Skyline Hikers and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies trips and camps between 1938-1943 including Devil's Gap, Ghost River, Yoho Lake, Mount Assiniboine and views of the Town of Banff, Mount Rundle and the Banff Springs Hotel). Series II: Photograph Prints (depicting photographs of the Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies trips and camps between 1938-1943 including Sunburst Lake and Mount Assiniboine with camp scenes), Series III: Transparencies (depicting the Skyline Hikers camp including Egypt Lake, Lake Louise, Pharoah Peak, Castle Mountain and Scarab Lake in 1940).

Storage Range: Photograph prints - range box V130 to V143; Transparencies - range box V1 to V450

Name Access: Crawford, Allan E.

Subject Access: Commerce and industry; Sports, recreation and leisure; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Travel; Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Hiking; Horses; Hotels; Camps; Music; Musicians; Mountains; National parks and reserves

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Mount Assiniboine; Lake Louise; Castle Mountain; Bow River; Banff; Mount Rundle; Mount Norquay; Ghost River; Yoho National Park

Language: English

Creator: Crawford, Allan E.

Biographical Source Notes: Glenbow Archives (NA-2771-12) ; https://www.getdown.ca/2018/07/11/1930s-calgary-music-and-modernization/ ; The Skyline Trail Vol. 4 No. 16, November 1937; Vol. 5 No. 20, November 1938 ; http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/radio/ckmx-am ;

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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A climber's guide to the interior ranges of British Columbia

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1947

Author: Thorington, J. Monroe

Publisher: New York : American Alpine Club

Edition: 2ed

Call Number: 01.4 C61i 1947

Author: Thorington, J. Monroe

Edition: 2ed

Publisher: New York : American Alpine Club

Published Date: 1947

Physical Description: 170p. : 1 map

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Cariboo Mountains; Guidebooks; Purcell Mountains; Selkirk Mountains

Accession Number: 224

Call Number: 01.4 C61i 1947

Collection: Archives Library

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The Rocky Mountains of Canada in colour

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: pre 1945 (1st Edition); pre 1945 (2nd Edition); post 1945 (3rd Edition); post 1945 (4th Edition)

Author: Associated screen news limited

Publisher: Montreal : Associated Screen News Limited

Edition: 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th

Call Number: 06 Ro59m c.1 PAM 3rd edition; 06 Ro59m c.2 PAM 4th edition; 06 Ro59m c.3 PAM 1st edition; 06 Ro59m c.4 PAM 2nd edition; 06 Ro59m c.5 PAM 3rd edition; 06 Ro59m c.6 PAM 4th edition

Variant Title: In colour The Rocky Mountains of Canada

Author: Associated screen news limited

Responsibility: Associated Screen News Limited

Edition: 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th

Publisher: Montreal : Associated Screen News Limited

Published Date: pre 1945 (1st Edition); pre 1945 (2nd Edition); post 1945 (3rd Edition); post 1945 (4th Edition)

Physical Description: 18 leaves : chiefly color illustrations

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Photography; Rocky Mountains, Canada; Tourism; Travel; Souvenir stores; Alberta; Mountains; Three Sisters; Rundle Mount; Town of Banff; Banff Springs Hotel; Bow Valley; Cascade Mountain; Temple, Mount; Lake Louise; Chateau Lake Louise; Lefroy Glacier; Victoria Glacier; Lakes in the Clouds; Moraine Lake; Takakkaw Falls; Yoho; Yoho National Park; Great Divide Trail; Spiral Tunnels; Field; Field, British Columbia

Abstract: Pertains to popular views of the Canadian Rocky Mountains

Contents: The Three Sisters; Mount Rundle and Vermilion Lake; Town of Banff; Banff Springs Hotel; Bow Valley; Cascade Mountain; Mount Assiniboine; Castle Mountain; Mount Temple; Lake Louise; Mount Lefroy and Victorial Glacier; Lakes in the Clouds; Chateau Lake Louise; Moraine Lake and Valley of the Ten Peaks; Takakkaw Falls, Yoho Valley; The Great Divide; Spiral Tunnels; Field, British Columbia, and Mount Stephen

Notes: Printed in Canada

Accession Number: 2014.8385; 2019.84

Call Number: 06 Ro59m c.1 PAM 3rd edition; 06 Ro59m c.2 PAM 4th edition; 06 Ro59m c.3 PAM 1st edition; 06 Ro59m c.4 PAM 2nd edition; 06 Ro59m c.5 PAM 3rd edition; 06 Ro59m c.6 PAM 4th edition

Collection: Archives Library

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The romance of mountaineering

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1946; 1935

Author: Irving, R. L. G

Publisher: London : J. M. Dent

Edition: [2d ed.]

Call Number: 01 Ir8r

Author: Irving, R. L. G

Edition: [2d ed.]

Publisher: London : J. M. Dent

Published Date: 1946; 1935

Physical Description: xiv, 331p. : ill., port., diagr

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Rocky Mountains, Canada; Selkirk Mountains

Notes: Bibliography and index

Accession Number: 3349

Call Number: 01 Ir8r

Collection: Archives Library

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Misc. negatives

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Part Of: Ron Duke fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series pertains to 9 black & white negatives of train tracks in mountains and posed plates with food in personal homes. [1] - [Mountain scenes with train tracks] [2] - [Plates of food in domestic settings]

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1945]

Reference Code: V180 / I / B / ii / NA - 01 to 02

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative

Part Of: Ron Duke fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M16 / V180

Series: I. Early material

Sous-Fonds: V1180

Accession Number: 5772

Reference Code: V180 / I / B / ii / NA - 01 to 02

GMD: Film; Negative

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1945]

Physical Description: 9 photographs : b&w nitrate negatives ; 11.3 x 8 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Sub-series pertains to 9 black & white negatives of train tracks in mountains and posed plates with food in personal homes. [1] - [Mountain scenes with train tracks] [2] - [Plates of food in domestic settings]

Subject Access: Food; Mountains; Trains

Geographic Access: Alberta

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Photographs used by John Garden

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of ca. 405 photographs used in books "Nicholas Morant's Canada" and "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" by John Garden, and 23 textual items. Photographs include ca.123 prints (13 oversize), ca.125 transparencies, and ca.156 negatives. Content pertains to Rocky Mountain scenics, vari…

Date Range: [ca.1940 - ca.1980]

Reference Code: V500 / I / D2 and M300 / I / D2

Description Level: 4.1 / Sub-sub-series

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 4.1 / Sub-sub-series

Fonds Number: M300 / V500 / S20

Sous-Fonds: M300 & V500

Sub-Series: V500 / I / D : Photography : other photographs

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / I / D2 and M300 / I / D2

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Negative; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca.1940 - ca.1980]

Physical Description: ca. 405 Photographs: prints, transparencies, negatives; b&w and colour

Scope & Content: File consists of ca. 405 photographs used in books "Nicholas Morant's Canada" and "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" by John Garden, and 23 textual items. Photographs include ca.123 prints (13 oversize), ca.125 transparencies, and ca.156 negatives. Content pertains to Rocky Mountain scenics, various hotel interior and exterior views, scenes from Peru, and other miscellaneous content relating to the Canadian Pacific Railway company. Textual materials include personal correspondence collected by Willie Morant, handwritten notes by Nicholas Morant, and one newspaper clipping (annotated).

Notes: Contains some duplicates. Negative photos to be re-housed in negative envelopes before moving to downstairs vault

Subject Access: Banff Springs Hotel; Banff National Park; Canadian Pacific Railway; Hotels; Rocky Mountains; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff; Peru; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Old time 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 - 5 x 7 transparencies #56

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 54 colour transparencies. Content pertains to landscapes and land features, mountains, prairies and coastal regions; railways and buildings; farming, logging and industry. Includes views from across Canada and in England.

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / I / C1 / 72, 73

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / V500 / S20

Series: I.C. Photography : prints

Sous-Fonds: V500

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / I / C1 / 72, 73

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Physical Description: 54 photographs : transparencies, col.

Scope & Content: File consists of 54 colour transparencies. Content pertains to landscapes and land features, mountains, prairies and coastal regions; railways and buildings; farming, logging and industry. Includes views from across Canada and in England.

Subject Access: Mountains; Landscapes; Logging; Farmland

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Language: English

Related Material: Related to sub-series IB2 Photography, transparencies: General files

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Band and Travel Photographs [1/3]

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Part Of: Oscar Roe McComb fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of Chateau Lake Louise, Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Agnes, Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Rundle Mountain, Valley of the Ten Peaks, Johnston Canyon, Vi…

Date Range: [ca.1930-1940]

Reference Code: V187 / PA - 1 to 55

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph

74 images

Part Of: Oscar Roe McComb fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V187

Sous-Fonds: V187

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V187 / PA - 1 to 55

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca.1930-1940]

Physical Description: 55 photographs: prints and postcards; b&w, col..-- 1 newspaper clipping

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs relating to band members and their travels, tours throughout the Waterton Lakes, Banff National Park areas and include views of Chateau Lake Louise, Banff Springs Hotel, Lake Agnes, Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Rundle Mountain, Valley of the Ten Peaks, Johnston Canyon, Victoria Glacier, the Bee Hive, Mt. Lefroy, band members, Ozzie and Mae McComb. Many images are identified or captioned.