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[Christmas Card and Photograph Album]

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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album containing some photographs of various Alpine Club of Canada, American Alpine Club, Sky-Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, and personal trips. Photographs primarily depict mountain views, buildings, lakes, and people, some of whom are identified. The bulk…
Date Range
1949-1958
Reference Code
V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 12
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph print
Postcard
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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M67 / S36 / V225
Series
II.C. Activities / photography
Sous-Fonds
V225
Sub-Series
ii.b. Photographic material / photograph album
Accession Number
5142
Reference Code
V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 12
GMD
Album
Photograph print
Postcard
Date Range
1949-1958
Physical Description
1 album (173 prints : b&w and col. ; 25 x 22.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album containing some photographs of various Alpine Club of Canada, American Alpine Club, Sky-Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, and personal trips. Photographs primarily depict mountain views, buildings, lakes, and people, some of whom are identified. The bulk of the album is dedicated to Christmas cards sent to Lillian Gest by various people from 1949-1958. Inserts pertain to two photographs of a group of people sitting on the front porch of a cabin in Lake O'Hara. Ernest Feuz is seated far right.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Gest, Lillian
Feuz, Ernest
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Activities
Buildings
Camps
Christmas
Climbing
Correspondence
Exploration
Family and personal life
First Nations
Glaciers
Huts
Horses
Horse packing
Indigenous Peoples
Lake O'Hara region
Mountains
Mountaineering
Mountain Goat
Postcards
Portrait
Scenery
Travel
Geographic Access
Jasper National Park
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Mount Assiniboine
British Columbia
Alberta
Canada
Language
English
Conservation
Rehoused with acid-free paper and flat string - flat string tied around book to hold pages together.
Creator
Gest, Lillian
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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General Commercial Work negatives [8/15]

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Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to approx. 259 black and white negatives and includes individual, group, family and baby portraits, school portraits, classes, sports, graduation, events, yearkbook, weddings, businesses and facilities, buildings and dwellings, construction projects and government projects, cour…
Date Range
1964
Reference Code
V180 / III / A / viii / NA - 41 to 4262
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Ron Duke fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
M175 / V180
Series
II.A. Banff School of Fine Arts ; Banff School of Fine Arts
Sous-Fonds
V180
Accession Number
168, 232, 1572, 1593, 1644, 1868, 2626, 3379, 5772
Reference Code
V180 / III / A / viii / NA - 41 to 4262
GMD
Negative
Date Range
1964
Physical Description
ca. 259 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.1 x 9.9 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
Sub-series pertains to approx. 259 black and white negatives and includes individual, group, family and baby portraits, school portraits, classes, sports, graduation, events, yearkbook, weddings, businesses and facilities, buildings and dwellings, construction projects and government projects, courses, conventions, conferences, meetings, presentations, displays and exhibits, clubs and organizations, Banff events including Banff Winter Carnival, Banff School of Fine Arts 1963-1971, Banff and area views, copy work. Includes: 41 - Brent Titcomb 42 - Riva family group 43 - Janet Middleton Art Class 44 - Leadership Tecknique Short Course, BSFA 45 - “Trio” (Mountainholm) [musicians] 46 - Helen Arvenetes 47 - Arts transport (Whitey) 48 - Timberline Manager 49 - Salvation Army 410 - Montana Ski Champion 411 - (1 – 70) Voyager (Marsden) 412 - Insurance Group, BSFA 413 - Green R (Building) – S Block 414 - Insurance Agents Group, BSFA speakers 415 - (1 – 440) – High School Yr. Book 416 - Dale Anderson 417 - Labour Group 418 - Bank of Montreal 420 - Civil Service Valentine Party 421 - Linda Brown 422 - Voyager – Marston 423 - Mrs. C. Whyte 424 - Legion Hosp. Presentation 425 - Nite Shots Norquay 426 - Assoc. Administrative Ass. 427 - Small Business Management Group 428 - BSFA Group from Far East with Sen. Cameron 429 - Rural Leadership Group, BSFA 430 - Rev. Firth and Family Portrait 431 - Voyager [ ] - Tony Negs., Voyager [ ] - Voyageur Copy negs. [ ] - Conforce – Voyageur 432 - Advanced Management, BSFA 433 - Kereluk – Hensel Wedding 434 - Joanne Kokota Portrait 435 - B – Sam Play [Banff School of Advanced Management] 436 - Leadership Course 437 - Real Estate Conference, BSFA Class pic. 438 - Voyager Inn 439 - G. Boehnish (wedding) 440 - Mr. and Mrs. Don Greenlaw, Canmore 441 - Mrs. Hick’s Bible 443 - Jeff Snoball wedding 444 - Curling Rink 445 - Acadia Life Insurance Group, Calgary, BSFA 446 - Firl Guide Commissioner Group, BSFA 447 - Red Cross Presentation 448 - Canadian Wax Gallery 449 - Taylor-Gratto Wedding 450 - Red Cross Group, BSFA 451 - Banff School Administrators Group, BSFA 452 - Ness Wedding 453 - Wax Gallery 454 - Canada Cement First Aid Team Group 455 - H. Wiebe 25th Wedding anniversary 456 - Gondola Lift – new addition 457 - Voyageur Inn 458 - Williams-Smith Wedding 459 - Exshaw Curling Banquet 460 - Toni Marston 461 - Mr. Charles Lockwood, School of Fine Arts, U of A Extension 462 - National Cash 463 - Gondoal Lift. Norad 464 - Shiftis Child, Colour 465 - Alberta Gov’t telephone Group 466 - Stafford Children 467 - Voyageur (Portraits) 468 - Voyageur (Progress Prints) 469 - Mr. Vito 470 - Voyageur – Progress 471 - Voyageur Progress 472 - Cdn. Education Assoc. group (C.E.A.) 473 - Laveau Wedding 474 - Banff Graduation 475 - Canmore Graduation 476 - Banffshire Inn 477 - Nurses Convention 478 - Voyageur 479 - Voice of Women (Cdn. Press) 480 - Cdn. Chamber Commerce Instit. 481 - Canada Cement Safety Round-up 482 - Lens Souvenir 483 - Can. Safeway, Business Mans Port., Calgary 484 - Prov. Gov’t Recreation Seminar 485 - Canmore Legion (Crockford Picture) 486 - Eklof – Kazimer Wedding 487 - Elementary School Classes 489 - Drama Presentation BSFA, Shirley Tooke 490 - Mr. Yee and friend, F.L. Portrait 491 - High School Fashion Show 492 - Hospital Pres. To Bill Bryan 493 - National Cash Reg. (Safeway) 495 - Coultis-Naffin Wedding 496 - Yanos Children (Portrait) 497 - Pronzy Baby Pic. 498 - Phils PanCake House 499 - Insurance Group, BSFA, Classroom Pics. 4100 - St. Regis Cons. Paper Group [ ] - St. Regis Paper Neg., Newest, Latest, Best [ ] - St. Regis Copy Neg. 4101 - Wiebe Family Group 4102 - BSFA Group, Co-op Insurance Co. 4103 - Sandra Ferguson 4104 - Mr. and Mrs. D.G. Gilkes, Calgary 4105 - Rollins 4106 - M[?] Underhill Children 4107 - Band B. Conference, BSFA 4108 - Neish-Horrick Wedding 4109 - Donna Kunsman Portrait 4110 - Linda Coughlin Portrait 4111 - Square Dance Group 4112 - Art Short Courses 4113 - Hockley Tours 4114 - Rose Mary Leeder, BSFA, Portrait 4115 - Mr. Dave Shedden Portrait, B of M 4116 - Lib Smith Girls at ^6, Group [Rafter Six Ranch] 4117 - Bernard Fitch 4118 - Maria Pellegrini-Macko 4119 - Roxolana Roslak 4120 - Lilian Sukis 4121 - Genevieve Peirault 4122 - Mrs. Willensky 4123 - Fed. Comfort St. (Art School) 4124 - Staff Parade, BSFA 4125 - Wilf Carter at Wax Museum 4126 - Jazz Ballet Musical Ceremony 4127 - Ballet Swiss, BSFA 4127A - Joe Macko 4128 - Legge 4129 - Bernard Turgeon 4130 - Botchett 4131 - Joanne Lindig, BSFA 4132 - Smith 4133 - Gondola Jaeggi Plaque 4134 - Brian MacDonald 4135 - BSFA Skating 4136 - Richard Braun, BSFA 4137 - Audrey Lester 4138 - Kathy Stafford 4139 - Skating – at school, BSFA 4140 - Tom Bles Portrait 4141 - Bernard Turgeon (Copy) 4142 - Scholarship Nite, BSFA 4143 - Andrew Port, Field, B.C. 4144 - Ballet Production 4145 - G. Lloyd, BSFA 4146 - Opera and Drama Workshop Productions, BSFA 4147 - Opera Class Pic. 4148 - Mrs. Joanne Benoit Baby Pics. 4149 - Falstaff, BSFA 4150 - Candida, BSFA 4151 - Ballet Publicity Pics., BSFA 4152 - Make up, BSFA 4153 - Helmut Perrer Portrait 4154 - Miss Sukis Costume Pics. 4155 - French Class Group 4156 - Mr. and Mrs. Tom McGovern, Yesford, Alberta 4157 - Mr. and Mrs. O.S. Mitchell, High River 4158 - Gwen Beamish Recital, BSFA 4159 - Greta Hansen Portrait 4160 - M. Wingert 4161 - Gibson 4162 - Drama Group, BSFA 4163 - Student Council Group, BSFA 4164 - Staff Group, BSFA 4165 - Matrons Group, BSFA 4166 - Piano Class, BSFA 4167 - Miss Bates Paintings 4168 - Mary Gowan-Lock 4169 - Riley-Schectel [Schechtel] Wedding 4170 - Scoular Children 4171 - Exshaw, Can. Cement Safety Awards 4172 - United Nations Group, BSFA 4173 - ATA Groups, BSFA 4174 - Baha’i Group 4175 - Miss Lucy Lavigueur 4176 - Mr. Pepper Portrait 4177 - Doreen McGinnis Portrait 4178 - Rundle Photo Staff 4179 - Banff Camera Staff 4180 - Jr. Red Cross Executive Group, BSFA 4181 - U.N. Student Council Group, BSFA 4182 - United Church Group 4183 - World Conference Group, BSFA 4184 - Joanne Librion Portrait 4185 - Jr. Red Cross Executive Group, BSFA 4186 - Phils Rancake House Group 4187 - Western Citizenship Group, BSFA 4188 - Louis Vigh Shop [exterior] 4190 - Art Exhibit, BSFA 4191 - Prairie Youth Conference Group, BSFA 4192 - Mr. and Mrs. Jim Boles Wedding 4193 - Heath-Campbell Wedding 4194 - Kinsmen – Pre-convention 4195 - (1 – 481) – Kinsmen Convention 4196 - Mr. Fisk [Fish] 4197 - Boy Scout Assn. Convention, BSFA 4198 - Curling Rink Dining Setup, Cal. Caterers 4199 - Banffshire Group 4200 - Clarence Blaseckie Portrait 4201 - Banff Monteen [Mount-Teen] Club cheque Presentation, Tiesmaki 4202 - Montat Science Teachers Group, BSFA 4203 - Wax Gallery 4204 - Canada Cement First Aid Team 4205 - Presbyterian Mens Group, BSFA 4206 - Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bales, Banff 4207 - J. Foulds 4208 - Mr. Zachary 4209 - Foster and Standish Children 4210 - Marketing-Management Group 4211 - Taxation Seminar Group 4212 - Carol Forester 4213 - Ron Sluggett Portrait 4214 - Exshaw Graduation 4216 - Mr. and Mrs. McLhagga, Estevan, Sask. 4219 - Mr. and Mrs. T. Burks Wedding 4220 - Mr. and Mrs. Ted Brecknell, Golden, c/o R.C.M.P. 4221 - Cam and Roger MacKenzie 4222 - Louise Vigh and family 4223 - Behaan-Bass Wedding 4224 - Wakryk [Wakaryk] Funeral 4225 - Mr. and Mrs. Ron Nixon 4227 - Management Group, BSFA 4228 - Fleming Family 4229 - Norris Family 4230 - Foulds Wedding 4231 - Arventes 4232 - Stringer Childs Portrait 4233 - Stan MacPherson E. 4234 - Milne Twins 4235 - Name Neg. of Dr. Atkin 4236 - Management Group (Indoors) 4237 - Mr. and Mrs. Harry Henseler, Calgary 4238 - Lambourne Wedding 4239 - Mrs. Unwin’s Birthday 4240 - Wolfarth Portrait 4242 - Kraft food – Group, Voyager 4243 - Jerry Straza Color Portrait 4244 - Stafford Family 4245 - Spence Family 4247 - Sandra Atkin, BSFA 4248 - Schneider Children Portrait 4249 - George Scott Portrait 4250 - Advanced Management Windup, BSFA 4252 - Hudson’s Bay Choir 4253 - Witt Lapper 4254 - Mr. and Mrs. Brothers (Aubin) 4255 - Bill Rouse Road Shot 4256 - Shandruk-Cohen Wedding 4257 - Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship 4259 - Can. Cement Turkey Boxes 4260 - Can. Cement Xmas Party 4262 - Larry Krahn Portrait
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Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Carter, Wilf
Subject Access
Academics
Activities
Advertising
Architecture
Art
Artists
Banff Centre
Banff Community High School
Banff High School
Banff School of Fine Arts
Banff Upper Hot Springs
Buildings and facilities
Buses
Businesses
Cameras
Chateau Lake Louise
Children
Churches
Community life
Construction
Family and personal life
Gondola
Hotels
Marriage
Mountain School
Mountains
Personal and Family Life
Personal and Professional Life
Portrait
Public events
School
School athletics
Skiing
Sports
Theatre
Timberline Hotel
Weddings
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Banff National Park
Canmore
Exshaw
Calgary
Golden
Alberta
British Columbia
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: series and file description
electronic finding aid
Creator
Duke, Ron
Title Source
Title based on sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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Personal Trip Diaries

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Lillian Gest fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to seven diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1957-1967 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 4 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 57 58 59 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of the summer 1957 trip …
Date Range
1957-1967
Reference Code
M67 / I / A / i / 4 - 1 to 4 - 7
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M67 / S36 / V225
Series
I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes
Sous-Fonds
M67
Sub-Series
i. Diaries
Accession Number
5142
Reference Code
M67 / I / A / i / 4 - 1 to 4 - 7
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1957-1967
Physical Description
7.8 cm of textual records (7 volumes ; 11 x 17.8 cm)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to seven diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1957-1967 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies, Europe, and the western United States. Includes: M67 / 4 - 1 : black leather diary, dated 57 58 59 in red paint on the front cover. Pertains to the last few days of the summer 1957 trip carried over from M67 / 3 - 6, a trip in 1958 involving travel to Banff, the annual Alpine Club of Canada hike, staying at the Chateau Lake Louise, hiking in Lake O'Hara, and travel back to Pennsylvania. Trip details for 1959 include travelling by train from the United States to Montreal before continuing on to Banff where she took trips to Lake O'Hara and Skoki - entries for 1959 seem to end abruptly. Also includes lists of people met over the three years, equipment used for various trips, and a list of events since Sept. 1958 including the opening of the new Sulphur gondola on July 28, 1958, the tearing down of the Brewster stables on Spray Ave, and the conversion of the ski lodge to the Post Hotel in Lake Louise. M67 / 4 - 2 : black leather diary, dated 59 in red paint and end 1959-1962 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of August 1959 (carried over from M67 / 4 - 2), and summer trips taken during 1960-1962 consisting of time spent around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and Bow Lake areas, annual organized hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as travel to and from Pennsylvania - usually by train. Also includes lists of people she met, new additions to staff at hotels Lillian Gest stayed at, luggage details, and events pertaining to Banff like construction projects, births, marriages, and deaths (including the death of Jack White in 1962, his house now being a library, and the fate of the grocery store he ran). M67 / 4 - 3 : black leather diary, dated 1962-1964 in red paint on the cover. Pertains to the end of Lillian Gest's 1962 summer trip (carried over from M76 / 4 - 2) and trips taken during the summers of 1963 and 1964. The 1963 summer consists of travel from Pennsylvania to Banff by train, stays at various hotels (including the Club House [possibly the Alpine Club of Canada Club House], Moraine Lake Lodge, and Emerald Lake Lodge), hiking trips in Revelestoke Park and Lake O'Hara, the annual Sky Line Trail Hikers trip, and alternating between stays in Lake O'Hara and at the Club House before returning home. The 1964 summer followed a similar pattern, with stays at various hotels, hikes (both with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the ACC), and travel between Pennsylvania and Banff by train. Also includes lists of people met during all three summers, equipment left in Banff (1963), a poem titled How To Die in the Mountains, evelvation of Golden, milages, and rates at the Lake O'Hara Lodge and Chateau Lake Louise. Pertains to trip to the Canadian Rockies during the summer of 1965. Includes stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Lake O'Hara, and Icefield Chalet areas as well as hikes with and without organizations such as the Alpine Club of Canada and the Skyline Trail Hikers. Also includes details about booking information throughout Yoho National Park, a list of mileages, and a list of events. M67 / 4 - 4 : gold embossed red plastic spiral bound diary titled Can R. 1965 on adhesive paper on front cover. Pertains to the summer of 1965 and includes time spent in Banff, trips to and around Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, the Icefiled Parkway, and Mt. Robson areas as well as stays at the The Club House (possibly the Alpine Club of Canada Club House), a trip with the Sky Line Trail Hikers in Little Yoho (Aug 1-5) and the annual ACC Camp (Aug 23 - Sept 3). The trip back to Pennsylvania was completed by train as far as Winnipeg, from where Gest took a plane. Also includes Lake O'Hara register notes, details on Yoho National Park, lists of mileages, books at the ACC Club House and its staff that year, 1965 events (unclear if entirely dedicated to Banff), and people met. M67 / 4 - 5 : gold embossed red plastic spiral bound diary. Pertains to a trip to Alaska during the summer of 1966 and a trip to Expo 67 in Montreal from June 21-26. Also includes details on animals and birds spotted in Alaska, people met, and names of staff at places Lillian Gest stayed. M67 / 4 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 1966 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of Lillian Gest's summer 1966 travels throughout the Canadian Rockies (an extension of the Alaska trip detailed in M67 / 4 - 5). Also includes lists of items left in Banff and items purchased in both Alaska and Canada, reminders about correspondence, notes about Lake O'Hara, and events from Banff. M67 / 4 - 7 : brown cardstock diary with black fabric tape on spine. Pertains to a trip to the Canadian Rockies in the summer of 1967 and includes hiking trips with and without organizations like the Alpine Club of Canada and the Sky Line Trail Hikers, as well as stays in Banff, Lake Louise, Glacier, Lake O'Hara, and the [probably ACC] Club House. Also mentions Expo 67 (details of that trip in M67/ 4 - 5), and contains lists of staff at the Lake O'Hara Lodge, Chateau Lake Louise, and the Club House, as well as events from around Banff, including the Mount Royal Hotel burning down. Also includes loose items consisting of a brochure for the 1965 Sky Line Trail Hikers and address list, a letter from Caroline HInman regarding a 1959 trip plan, notes written by Lillian Gest [possibly reminders], a postcard, a Chirstmas letter from Peter and Catharine Whyte, and newspaper clippins.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned. To read M67 / 4 - 7 start on the right-hand pages to the end, return to the front, flip the book upside-down and continue back to front.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Gest, Lillian
Hinman, Caroline
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Subject Access
Activities
Alpine Club of Canada
Cabins and shelters
Camping
Camps
Community
Environment and Nature
European travel
Expo 67
Family and personal life
First Nations
Guides
Hiking
Horse packing
Horseback riding
Hotels
Indigenous Peoples
Lake O'Hara region
Membership
Mountaineering
Mountains
Outfitting
Outfitters, trail guides and packers
Off the Beaten Track
Pack trips
Parks Canada
Record keeping
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Sports and leisure
Stoney Nakoda
Tourism
Trails
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Travel
Travel and Exploration
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Pipestone Pass
Saskatchewan River
Assiniboine
Mount Assiniboine
Jasper
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Kootenay National Park
Yoho National Park
Vancouver
Alberta
British Columbia
Pennsylvania
Alaska
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Conservation
M67 / 4 - 2 : remove adhesive tape holding paper to front cover and properly replace.
Creator
Gest, Lillian
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
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Personal Trip Diaries

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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1968-1975 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies. Includes: M67 / 5 - 1 : black leather diary. Pertains to summer trips taken during the summers of 1968 and 1969. Summer 1968 includes travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by airplane and …
Date Range
1968-1975
Reference Code
M67 / I / A / i / 5 - 1 to 5 - 6
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Diary
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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M67 / S36 / V225
Series
I.A. Personal papers / diaries and trip notes
Sous-Fonds
M67
Sub-Series
i. Diaries
Accession Number
5142
Reference Code
M67 / I / A / i / 5 - 1 to 5 - 6
GMD
Diary
Date Range
1968-1975
Physical Description
7.5 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 10.8 x 17.7 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1968-1975 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies. Includes: M67 / 5 - 1 : black leather diary. Pertains to summer trips taken during the summers of 1968 and 1969. Summer 1968 includes travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by airplane and hiking and visiting around Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara and the Icefields Parway areas. Summer 1969 time spent in Banff, along the Icefields Parkway, and in the Golden and Lake O'Hara areas as well as various club activities as part of the Alpine Club of Canada. Also includes lists of birds seen, reservation details, people met and staff of various places, events from Banff (including the death of Fred Brewster and Catharine Whyte receiving an honourary degree), song lyrics, and [what is possibly] a joke. M67 / 5 - 2 : black leather diary, dated 1970 in white ink (possibly white out) on the front cover. Pertains to a 1970 trip to the Canadian Rockies and includes hikes with and without organizations like the Alpine Club of Canada and the Sky Line Trail Hikers as well as stays at the Banff Springs Hotel, the ACC Club House, Lake O'Hara, and the Bugaboo Lodge, BC. Also includes transcriptions from the Abbot Pass Hut Register from 1926-1939 (presumably only of people Lillian Gest knew personally), reservation details, lists of people met, and a list of events from 1970, including the sale of the ACC Club House for $70, 000 (does not mention to who). M67 / 5 - 3 : black leather diary, dated 1971 in ink on masking tape adhered to the front cover. Pertains to a summer visit in 1971 to the Canadian rockies and includes stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara areas, hiking trips with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada, and travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by air. Newspaper clipping on page 125 pertaining to the death of Edmee Brewster. Also includes lists of people met and staff (Lake O'Hara Lodge, Chateau Lake Louise, ACC Club House), events from Banff, list of birds, details for a Bow Valley Naturalists trip, and the plaque dedication ceremony for Lawrence Grassi at Lake O'Hara, June 26, 1971. M67 / 5 - 4 : black leather diary, dated 1972 in black ink on fabric tape adhered to the front cover. Pertains to the summer of 1972 spent in the Canadian Rockies time spent in and around the Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, Jasper, and Tonquin Valley areas as well as travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by air. Insert pertains to diary entries for the final few days of September as the book ran out of pages. Also inlcudes lists of people met, birds spotted at Lake O'Hara, and list of events from Banff (including the move of the Moore house to its current location). M67 / 5 - 5 : black leather diary, dated 1973-1974 To July 20 in ink on a piece of masking tape adhered to the front cover (1973 to 7-20 1974 in faint red paint directly on leather of cover). Pertains to the summers of 1973 and 1974 spent in and around the Canadian Rockies. Summer 1973 includes stays in the Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, and Bow Lake areas as well as hiking trips with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada. Summer 1974 includes stays at various hotels around Banff and in the Lake Louise and Lake O'Hara areas, a helicopter trip to and from Mt. Assiniboine and region, and organized hiking trips with the Sky Line Trail Hikers. Also includes lists of staffs and people met, birds spotted at Lake O'Hara, distances, and a list of events from 1973. M67 / 5 - 6 : black leather diary, titled Sat July 20 1974 to 1975 - Thurs July 14 in ink on fabric [possibly plastic] adhered to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of the summer 1974 trip (July-September) continued from M67 / 5 - 5 and details from June and July, 1975. The summer 1975 trip included travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by train [heading west] and plane [headed east], stays around Banff, Lake O'Hara, and Lake Louise, and hiking trips with and without organizations like the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada. Also includes lists of people met, reservation details, ACC Camp details for 1975, Sky Line Hikers trip dates and locations, and events from Banff 1975 including the ACC Club House being completely torn down. Also includes loose items consisting of notes (to Lillian Gest from others and to herself), reminders, invoices, itineraries, and newspaper clippings.
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Blank pages not scanned.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Moore, Edmee
Gest, Lillian
Grassi, Lawrence
Hinman, Caroline
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Subject Access
Activities
Alpine Club of Canada
Cabins and shelters
Camping
Camps
Community
Environment and Nature
European travel
Expo 67
Family and personal life
First Nations
Guides
Hiking
Horse packing
Horseback riding
Hotels
Indigenous Peoples
Lake O'Hara region
Membership
Mountaineering
Mountains
Outfitting
Outfitters, trail guides and packers
Off the Beaten Track
Pack trips
Parks Canada
Record keeping
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Sports and leisure
Stoney Nakoda
Tourism
Trails
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Travel
Travel and Exploration
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Pipestone Pass
Saskatchewan River
Assiniboine
Mount Assiniboine
Jasper
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Kootenay National Park
Yoho National Park
Alberta
British Columbia
Pennsylvania
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Conservation
Secure title piece for M67 / 5 - 6.
Creator
Gest, Lillian
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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[Photographs and Christmas Cards Album]

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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album containing photographs from various trips taken by Lillian Gest, some of which include Alpine Club of Canada Annual Trips, and Christmas cards sent to Gest by various friends and club members. Greeting cards are dated from 1938-1948. Contents include: 1938: [Alpi…
Date Range
1938-1948
Reference Code
V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 11
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph print
Postcard
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Part Of
Lillian Gest fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M67 / S36 / V225
Series
II.C. Activities / photography
Sous-Fonds
V225
Sub-Series
ii.b. Photographic material / photograph album
Accession Number
5142
Reference Code
V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 11
GMD
Album
Photograph print
Postcard
Date Range
1938-1948
Physical Description
1 album (306 photographs : b&w ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album containing photographs from various trips taken by Lillian Gest, some of which include Alpine Club of Canada Annual Trips, and Christmas cards sent to Gest by various friends and club members. Greeting cards are dated from 1938-1948. Contents include: 1938: [Alpine Club camp, Columbia Icefields; Maligne Lake and canyon, Caroline Hinman trip; Banff; Lake Louise; Christian Hasler]. 1939: [Ptarmigan Lake; Crosby Lake; Mount Vaux, Mount Ennis and Hanbury Peak; Ice River Valley; Goodsirs; Kate Gardiner; Phyllis Munday; Eric Brooks; Charles Hunter ranch, Pincher Creek; postcards of Washington and Oregon]. 1940: [Mount Athabasca; Lyell Glacier; Wapta River; Christian Hasler; Mount Waddington, Phyllis and Don Munday]. 1941: [Banff Indian Days; climbing Mount Odaray]. 1942: [Three Sisters; White Man's Pass area; Grassi Lakes; Bow River; Banff Indian Days; Lake Louise area; Mounts Temple, Fay and Pinnacle; Mount Quadra; Mount Neptuak from Tower of Babel]. 1943: [Lake O'Hara, Alpine Club camp; Browne home, Banff; Mount Edith]. 1946: [Bow Lake; Jimmy and Billie Simpson; St. Nicholas Peak]. 1948?: [Lake Minnewanka; Bow Lake; Mount Chephren; Peyto Glacier; Mount Rhonda; Dolomite Peak; Mummery Group; Freshfields; Mount Baker; Sherbrooke Lake; Mount Daly; Mount Balfour]. Inserts pertain to two typed text letters from Caroline Hinman to Lillian Gest and discuss various Off the Beaten Track information.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned. Inserts are photocopies of the originals that were included with the album.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Gest, Lillian
Hinman, Caroline
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Activities
Animals
Bighorn Sheep
Buildings
Camps
Christmas
Climbing
Correspondence
Exploration
Family and personal life
First Nations
Glaciers
Huts
Horses
Horse packing
Indigenous Peoples
Moose
Mountains
Mountaineering
Mountain Goat
Off the Beaten Track
Postcards
Portrait
Scenery
Travel
Geographic Access
Jasper National Park
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Mount Assiniboine
British Columbia
Alberta
Canada
Access Restrictions
Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.
Language
English
Conservation
Removed from plastic sleeve and rehoused in acid-free paper, tied with flat string. Locate original copies of inserts and return them to PD - 11 Documents file - notes on the backs of the inserts note that the originals were moved to M67 but the documents could not be found.
Creator
Gest, Lillian
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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