John W. Murray fonds
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- Part Of
- John W. Murray fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists primarily of John Murray's negatives of the Canadian Rockies, 1937-1938. Included are the areas of Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, Yoho Valley, Mount Assiniboine, Mount Athabasca, Fraser Glacier, Outpost Peak, North and South Twin, Mount Andromeda and others. Negatives are accom…
- Date Range
- 1937-1938, 1993, 1998
- Reference Code
- M52 / V36
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- John W. Murray fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 52
- V 36
- Sous-Fonds
- M 52
- V 36
- Accession Number
- 7245
- Reference Code
- M52 / V36
- Date Range
- 1937-1938, 1993, 1998
- Physical Description
- ca.280 photographs : negatives. -- 3 textual records
- History / Biographical
- John W. Murray (b.ca.1910), of Blacksburg, Virginia, was a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club who climbed in the Canadian Rockies in 1937 and 1938. He attended Alpine Club of Canada camps in the Little Yoho Valley and at the Columbia Icefield
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists primarily of John Murray's negatives of the Canadian Rockies, 1937-1938. Included are the areas of Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, Yoho Valley, Mount Assiniboine, Mount Athabasca, Fraser Glacier, Outpost Peak, North and South Twin, Mount Andromeda and others. Negatives are accompanied by a descriptive list. Textual records also include copies of typed articles by John Murray: "Climbing in the Canadian Rockies 1937", 1993, 9 pages; and "Climbing in the Canadian Rockies 1938", 1998, 3 pages
- Name Access
- Murray, John W.
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: photographer's list
- Creator
- Murray, John W.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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