File pertains to 100 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1947 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, variou…
File pertains to 100 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1947 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, various camps [mostly Alpine Club of Canada camps], hiking, wildlife, the opening dedication of the A.O. Wheeler Hut, and the drive back home. Some slides missing; most explained in notebook.
Titles:
Reel 117 Sept 1947
2. [Wheeler Hugh Dedication]
3. group at [Dedication]
4. H.E. Sampson speaking
5. Sir Oliver Wheeler
6. Bonldew Prastice
7. [Bonldew Prastice]
8. Belaying from above
9. Roping down
11. Sid and Eric
12. Phebe and Polly on road
13. My tentmates
14. Banff Musance[?] Park sign
16. Elk on mud flats
17. [Elk on mud flats]
18. [Elk] morning
19. Elk and Roy T.
20. [Elk] overexp.
21. Elk
26. Lamb descending rocks
27. Ewe and lamb
29. Rams at Bankhead - nearer
30. [Rams at Bankhead] further
31. [Rams at Bankhead] moving off
Reel 118 Sept 1947
8 pictures
6. Delphiniums good
10. Sheep in swamp fair
12. [Sheep in swamp] overexp.
20. Mt. Eisenhower good 8/2
Reel 119- Sept 1947
13. View down river
15. Dam at Seebe 8/10
18. Aileen and Mrs B. at Seebe
19. [Aileen and Mrs B.] and house at Seebe
Reel 120 Sept 1947
1. Down Couloir fr. Sawback Pinnacle
7. Bear on road overexp.
8. [Bear on road overexp.]
17. House and garden near Grassi's
21. Buffalo
Reel 121 Sept 1947
6. Bears at dump
13. The Bear Show
15. Goose flats - Bow R.
17. BHG. at window A-ha-hi-na
19. Mt Rundle and reflections
Reel 122 Sept 22. 47
1. The Sea Cadet Races
2. [The Sea Cadet Races] Boathouses in b.g.
3. [The Sea Cadet Races] Mt. Cascade
4. Sunset on Fairholme Range
5. Goat at paddock
6. [Goat at paddock]
12. Rundle fr. Vermilion Lakes
13. Mt. Rundle and Reflections
15. Fr Bridge - moon over Bourgeau
16. At Mrs. Lyalls - C.H. and Mrs L.
18. The Wee Hoose
19. Mrs. Lyalls garden
20. Kilmorey Lodge - Dodge and C.H.
21. Waterton from P of W. Hotel
Reel 123 Oct 1947
1. The road home
2. Sheep on road
3. Sheep moving off road
5. View out back of car - sheep
6. Giant Springs of great Falls, Mont.
7. Feeding dogs at Rodman Ranch
9. Mrs. Rodman and dog
10. Hayel and 2 pups - standing
11. Hayel sitting down and pups
12. Yellowstone
13. Caroline near pool - Yellowstone
14. L.G. by pool
15. Yellowstone -
16. Old Faithful and circle of people
19. [Old Faithful] no people
21. [Old Faithful] and trees and road
Reel 124 Oct. 10 - 47
1. Durls Tower from foot on trail
2. [Durls Tower from foot on trail]
4. Blank
5. Durls Tower whole with trees
6. [Durls Tower] solid mass
7. [Durls Tower] fr. auto road
11. Grain fields and trees
13. [Rushmore memorial]
14. [Rushmore memorial] thru window
15. The road home - drive [illegible]
16. Wheat fields
18. BHG. on enclosed porch
19. Enclosed porch BHG.
20. 650 Hayle[illegible] ave - good of house
21. Peace Rose
The last 10 slides [named 124a] depict sites around Yellowstone National Park and were most likely purchased by Lillian Gest while visiting the park. The slides' matting paper states they were manufactured by the park and all are wrapped in a thin plastic sleeve.
Notes
Slide numbering kept as originally organized, see SL I for more information (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1).
Please note: titles listed below are only those located in this box. Some others have been romved from their original order for use in slide shows made by Lillian Gest prior to accession. Please see related material notebook SL I for full title lists.
R112 - not numbered slides ; 12 omitted
R113 - not numbered slides
R114 - not numbered slides
File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1973 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains, mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife [including elks, goats, pekas, ground squirrels, …
1973 Can R series IV No 1. -- [before 1973]
V225 / NS 21
Date Range
[ca. 1953-1973]
Physical Description
80 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 80 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1973 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Topics include mountains, mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife [including elks, goats, pekas, ground squirrels, and birds], Lillian and her friends [Polly and Phyl, as well as ACC camp members], lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, camps, and various other activities.
Titles:
1. B55-10 Fool hen walking log 1963 40 Mile Ck.
1. B55-7 [Fool hen] nearer
3. B55-9 [Fool hen] & chick
4. B71-33 Sheep close-up Wilcox Pass 65
5. B71-32 [Sheep] Wilcox Pass
6. B27-38 Two sheep & child on raod 1959
7. B22-3 Elk
8. R183-4 Beaver dam by RR at Wapta
9. R199-10 Marmot
10. B20-22 Polly & gophers
11. A6-6 Two [gophers] on dead tree
12. B30-5 Peka
13. B23-6 Eagle cliff - 14 Eagle on nest (Gmoser Slide)
14. B49-16A L.G. at Moraine Lake - E. Res B Eld.[?]
15. B20-18 L.G. above Oesa
16. B6-27 L.G. & Ax[?] & Sir Donald
17. B19-37 L.G. by alpine stream
18. B6-27 L.G. on trail
19. R209-3 L.G. Cathedral Basin
20. R207-1[crossed out] LG. above O'Hara
21. R207-19 L.G. on Needles
22. R196-30 LG Aberdeen in bg
23. B51-21 Avalanche slides[?] - close-up
24. A6-5 FLower clump - phascelia
25. CH-0 Stonecrop
26. CH-0 Stonecrop
27. CH-51 White Rain orche's[?]
28. CH Shooting star
29. B28-25 Lady slippers?
30. B25-2 White heather on rock
31. R69-13 Queen cup Emerald Lake
32. R175-23 Measle[?] grass of Parnassus
33. R173-22 Clobe flower
34. CH 51 Lyall's Larch in Bbone[?]
35. B69-6 Three on Schaffer L.G Trail Phyl M &
36. B28-24 Yellow flower
37. CH.0 Drunmond's Dryas
38. CH.51 Queen cup Toby Creek
39. CH.0 Wild rhodedendrone
40. CH.6/70 Maligne Lake - sun & shadow & reflec.
41. CH.0 ACC camp Muligne Lake
42. R190-25 Jasper Park Lodge & Pyramid Lake
43. R190-29 Edith Cavel & Lake
44. R183-9 Elk nearest & best
45. B11-5 Goats at Jasper - good
46. B11-8 [Goats] go up bank
47. R185-32 Polly 1953 Maligne Lake
48. CH.0 Maligne Lake
49. R185-37 View from boat
50. R186-24 Logs & back water at Narrows
51. R186-20 L.G. Narrows
52. R186-21 Boat near narrows
53. R206 34 Party from Lynx
54. Pernine 35 Mt Robson
55. R189-12 Party on ice
56. B30-22 Camp Phyl coffee party 1960
57. B30-21 [Camp] coffee party 1960
58. B30-23 Phyl & tent
59. B30-36 High Camp[?]
60. B30-35 Lake & reflections 1960
61. B30-34 Lake & Beth 1960
62. B30-33 Lake & Peaks 2 people
63. B30-32 Olympus & Xerxes
64. B30-31 Pack train leaving camp
65. B30-30 Phyl taking picture nest
66. B30-29 Phyl & Brussels
67. B30-28 Mt Brussels
68. B68-3 Camp & fire circle
69. B68-9 Girls camp fire
70. B14-20 Mrs Krat[?] on Verm. Lake
71. R164-25 Gr. Squirrel back of flower
72. R148-6 [Gr. Squirrel] Peyto Lake camp gr.
73. R175-2 Gopher coming out of hole
74. A10-21 Dennis feeds gopher
75. B32-1 Feeding gopher taken out 3/28/78
76. B20-20 Polly M & gopher taken out 3/28/78
77. R202-2 Spotted Sand pipers best
78. R206-5 Baby spotted sandpiper
79. B15-30 Bitter's nest in [illegible]
80. B29-27 Nest w. 4 spotted eggs
B15-37 & 35 Bitterns in nest taken fr. Series I put in 79 & 80
Notes
Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife.
Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.
File pertains to 78 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1973 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1950s to the early 1970s. Topics include mountains, mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife [including elks, goats, pekas, ground squirrel…
File pertains to 78 slides assembled by Lillian Gest in 1973 into a show from slides pertaining to various summertime trips to the Canadian Rockies throughout the 1950s to the early 1970s. Topics include mountains, mountain views, wildflowers, wildlife [including elks, goats, pekas, ground squirrels, and birds], Lillian and her friends [Polly and Phyl, as well as ACC camp members], lakes, boats, fishing, hiking, camps, and various other activities.
Titles:
1960 1. B31-37 Lake MacArthur - ice
2. grassi 18-59 Mt Huber & larches
1958 3. B20-24 Polly Merrick & Eileen
1951 4. R172-11 Camp & reflections - Opabin Pass in b.g.
5. R171-6 Alpine Party by lake
1963 6. B54-38 My ice ax points to glacier worm cores
1960 7. B31-35 Trail near Lake MacArthur
8. B31-36 [Trail near Lake MacArthur] different
9. B29-32 4 hikers neet John Linn on horse
10. B32-3 MacArthur Lake & reflections
11. B32-4 Big rock by MacA Lake & hikers
12. B32-8 Lake & reflections
13. B32-9 MacA Lake, Mt Biddle & reflections
14. B32-10 [MacA Lake] looking towards Biddle - Park col.
15. B32-11 Tepees in meadow at O'Hara
1963 16. B54-29 Group of hikers across lake Mt Cath in b.g naturalist group
17. B54-31 Diana Park by on Opabin Lake
18. Grassi 16 Larches at O'Hara
1959 19. B24-27 Tree with cones
1960 20. B29-14 Tree with cones - Lake O'Hara in bg
1955 21. R207-25 Abbot Pass
22. R207-24 Eileen & Edward on glacier
23. R207-36 L.G at Abbot Pass Vic ridge in b.g.
24. R208-4 Party below Pass
1951 25. R174-5 Party at Oesa - Lefroy in b.g.
26. R172-22 Edwards Party - Opabin Pass in b.g.
27. O Caroline Hinman in 1932
1953 28. R185-27 Polly Prescott & boat by lake
1952 29. R183-14 Miette Pool
30. O CH Maligne Lake
1952 31. R183-6 Lake Beauvert
1953 32. R191-4 Mt Cavel & Jasper Lodge
1951 33. R169-11 Emerald Lake & Mt President & Vice P.
34. Reel 44-9 Mt Burgess
1951 35. R169-15 Kelloggs on rock. Emerald Lake
36. R169-17 Frances on rock
37. CH 6/70 Assiniboine
1952 38. R179-20 Mt Assiniboine w. plume [MISSING]
39. R181-29 Marg, Fleming and Muriel on horses - Mt Assiniboine [MISSING]
40. R181-31 Mt Aye & riders
41. R181-32 End of trail by dam - out of Assiniboine
42. R181-33 Spray Lake by dam
43. R179-9 Trail far side of Wonder Pass
45. R179-39 2 hikers above marvel Lake
46. R180-31 Assiniboine fr. near Sunburst Lake
47. R180-34 Wedgwood Pt.
48. R179-22 Mt Assiniboine & campers
1955 49. R202-35 Strom's Halfway camp
50. R205-21 Party on horses. Mt Assin. in bg
51. R205-10 Stroms w. corral - main Lodge
52. R203-4 L.G. - Lake Magog - Assin & Magog
53. R203-19 Elizabeth Rummel's Cabin and Sunburnt L.
1952. 54. R180.38 Mt Assin. & 2 climbers
55. R181.23 Mt Assin - hikers on Nub
56. R181.22 [Mt Assin] LG on Nub
1951 57. R170-10 Chalice cup
58. O CH Wind flower (on globe)
1952 59. R183-8 Elk - head down
1954 60. R195-39 Wolverine Disney's animal farm
1965 61. B72-10 Porcupine
62. CH.49 3 Does & buck eating oatmeal
63. CH.0 Rams
1965 64. B71-34 Marg, Fleming & ewe
July '52 65. R178-26 Squirrel on rucksack - Lake Agnes
July '52 66. R178-28 Bear at the Clubhouse
1964 67. B67-15 Strom & porcupine on hitching post
68. B67-21 Porcupine on same - boy looks on
1959 69. B26-18 Ptarmigan
70. Ruth B. Water onzel[?] rock - near Assin.
1955 71. R207-12 Cow moose on road to Moraine Lake
1957 72. B11-33 Moose moves off road - good
1953 73. R190-37 Deer crossing river
1956 74. B1-1 Moose at Hilldale
1958 75. B15-33A Phyl's bitterns
1952 76. R177-33 Bear walking back above road
1959 77. B27-33 Sheep on rocks
1954 78. R196-19 SHeep among dead stumps
1960 79. B32-37 A sheep on cliff
1959 80. B22-2 Elk apposite air strip
Notes
Slides 38 and 39 are missing.
Please note: Behavior towards wildlife, primarily human proximity and feeding, is outdated and no longer tolerated throughout all National Parks - do not feed or approach wildlife.
Slides originally in Kodak Carousel 80 slide tray.
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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Canadian Rockies, Summer of 1932. Hinman Horseback and Camping Trip, July 1-17. With the Alpine Club Camp at Glacier, B.C., July 19-Aug 1. Climbing and Walking Trips Aug 1-Sept 13
File pertains to a photograph album depicting three trips taken throughout the summer of 1932.
Canadian Rockies Summer of 1932 depicts what is possibly an Alpine Club of Canada organized climb around the Mt. Sir Donald and Mt. Dawson area of British Columbia. Includes mountain views, portraits, peo…
1 album (399 photographs : b&w ; 28 x 18 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album depicting three trips taken throughout the summer of 1932.
Canadian Rockies Summer of 1932 depicts what is possibly an Alpine Club of Canada organized climb around the Mt. Sir Donald and Mt. Dawson area of British Columbia. Includes mountain views, portraits, people climbing, glaciers, and an ACC Annual Camp.
Hinman Horseback and Camping Trip - July 1-17 [1932] depicts the annual backcountry horse trip organized by Caroline Hinman around the Mt. Assiniboine and East Kootenay areas of British Columbia. Includes scenic views, horses, camps, portraits, and two pages dedicated to the Hinman Party in August - it is not clear if Lillian Gest participated in the whole of Caroline Hinman's summer 1932 trip.
At the Alpine Club Camp depicts the ACC Annual Camp for 1932, based in Glacier, BC. Includes the ACC camp, mountains, glaciers, portraits, scenic views, climbing, swimming, Abbot Pass Hut, Glacier Circle Cabin, enlargements, and greeting cards.
Following the annotated ACC trip photographs are a collection of greeting cards, newspaper clippings, and misc. photographs from Gest's various trips during the summer of 1932. Most of these photographs are not annotated. Also includes greeting cards from trip members and a memorial card for Conrad Kain fixed to the inside back cover.
Inserts 1 and 3 pertain to the overview/advertisement for the Summer 1932 and 1933 trips that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing routes, expectations, and prices. Insert 2 pertains to a clipped page from what is possibly an ACC or Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies periodical.
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…
1 album (173 prints : b&w and col. ; 25 x 22.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
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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.
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 …
7.8 cm of textual records (7 volumes ; 11 x 17.8 cm)
History / Biographical
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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.
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 …
7.5 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 10.8 x 17.7 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
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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.
File pertains to six diaries kept by Lillian Gest from 1968-1975 from travels throughout the Canadian Rockies.
Includes:
M67 / 6 - 1 : black leather diary, titled July 15 - 1975: 1976 - July 25-76 on fabric adhered to the cover with tape. Pertains to the remainder of the summer 1975 trip (carried o…
7.5 cm of textual records (6 volumes ; 11 x 17.5 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 / 6 - 1 : black leather diary, titled July 15 - 1975: 1976 - July 25-76 on fabric adhered to the cover with tape. Pertains to the remainder of the summer 1975 trip (carried over from M67 / 5 - 6) and the first few months of the summer 1976 trip to the Canadian Rockies. Includes stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara areas as well as hiking trips with and without the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada. Also includes a list of Lake O'Hara staff for 1975, reservation details for 1976, song lyrics, and lists of people met.
M67 / 6 - 2 : black leather diary, dated July 26-1976 - Sept 8-1976 on fabric tape adhered to the front cover. Pertains to the remainder of the summer 1976 trip (carried over from M67 / 6 - 1) and contains details about club activity as part of the Alpine Club of Canada, various hikes, travel around the Canadian Rockies, and travel back to Pennsylvania. Also includes reservation details for 1977, names and phone numbers, people met, and information from a letter sent to Dr. Link from Edward Feuz in 1960 that included details about the Feuz family (including when they came to Canada and when they retired) and other matters relating to Lake O'Hara.
M67 / 6 - 3 : black leather diary, titled June [illegible] - Sept 2-1977 on badly damaged fabric tape adhered to the front cover. Pertains to the summer 1977 trip to the Canadian Rockies with stays around the Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara areas, hikes with and without the Sky Line Trail Hikers and the Alpine Club of Canada, and between Banff and Pennsylvania. Also includes birds seen at Lake O'Hara, lists of staffs and people met, and events from Banff in 1977 (including the construction of the Sundance Mall and Elizabeth Rummel's 80th birthday that March).
M67 / 6 - 4 : black leather diary, titled June 21, 1978 to June 26, 1979 to Aug 5, 1979 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the summer trips of 1978 and 1979 to the Canadian Rockies. Summer 1978 includes stays in the Banff, Lake Louise, Lake O'Hara, and Field BC areas as well as many hiking trips with and without organizations like the Alpine Club of Canada and the Sky Line Trail Hikers. Summer 1979 includes stays in the Banff and Lake O'Hara areas, hiking trips, and travel between Banff and Pennsylvania by air. Also includes lists of staff names, phone numbers, and people met, histories and timelines for the Lake Louise area and Simpson's Ranch, distances, and events (including the marriage of Carole Harmon to Stephen Hutchings, summer 1978).
M67 / 6 - 5 : black leather diary, titled August 5-25 1979 - Sun July 6-1980 to Aug 2 1980 on a piece of paper taped to the front cover. Pertains to the last few weeks of the summer 1979 trip (carried over from M67 / 6 - 4) and the summer 1980 trip. The summer 1980 trip included time spent in and around the Banff, Lake Louise, and Lake O'Hara areas, as well as hiking trips and details pertaining to travelling between Banff and Pennsylvania. Also includes detailed lists of equipment for 1980 &1981, a small list of notes (including selling prices for a book called "Mt. Assiniboine" written by Lillian Gest), and lists of people met.
M67 / 6 - 6 : black leather diary, dated 1981 on an adhesive paper label torn in half. Pertains to first two weeks of July 1924 summer trip and summer 1981. Summer 1924 consists of early details for a trip organized by Caroline Hinman and mainly of lists of names of those included. Summer 1981 consists of time spent predominantly in and around the Lake Louise and Lake O'Hara areas, with shorter stays in Banff at the beginning and end of the trip. Also includes details of a climbing trip two people took over Wenkchemna Pass on Aug 9, lists of people met, staff of businesses around Banff, and telephone numbers.
Also includes loose items consisting of notes to self, a postcard, a photograph, guest lists and itineraries for the Sky Line Trail Hikers, and newspaper clippings.
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…
1 album (306 photographs : b&w ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
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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.
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.
File pertains to 103 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1947 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, variou…
File pertains to 103 35mm colour transparency slides mounted in cardboard sleeves. Includes photographs taken during the summer and autumn of 1947 in and around the Banff townsite, Lake O'Hara, and the Yoho Valley. Subjects include mountains, landscapes, the Bow River, lakes, people, horses, various camps [mostly Alpine Club of Canada camps], hiking, wildlife, the opening dedication of the A.O. Wheeler Hut, and the drive back home. Some slides missing; most explained in notebook.
Titles:
Ansco film
Reel 111 July 1-1947
1. China - merion
2. [China - merion]
3. [China - merion]
4. [China - merion]
5. [China - merion]
6. Cherry tree
7. Eva in cherry tree
8. Same
9. BH. G under cherry tree
10. [BH. G] looks at cherries
11. [BH. G] picking cherries
12. [BH. G] and cherries
13. BH. G and Eva
14. Eva eating cherries
17. Iron Deer in shade
18. [Iron Deer] house in b.g.
19. Tulip poplar
20. BHG. under fringe tree
21. BHG. [under] twin pine
22. [BHG.] and her basket
23. [BHG.] close up
Canadian Rockies 1947
Reel 112 Aug 4-47
1. Buck on edge of bank - Underexp.
2. [Buck] and BHG on back porch not bad
3. 2 bucks [and BHG on back porch] 0 of 7
7. Tree, Mt Cascade, buck in willows
8. Buck in shadow - morning
12. ---
14. 2 bucks morning down [illegible]
15. 2 bucks below Jand[?] pit poor
16. 2 bucks near pit poor
25. Fly spotted oulies[?] by Hatchery
26. BH. G in Suring Light Stuck
27. [BH. G in Suring] Best
28. [BH. G in Suring]
29. Ah hahina and rose bough
30. Ah hahina fr. road below
31. Ah hahina fr. road below better
32. Ah ha hina from road in front
33. Whiteman House - Cascade
34. Our driveway St. Julien Rd. and Meadow
35. Norquay fr. Ahhahina
36. Telegraph Pole Lane to town
Reel 113 Aug 4-1947
2. St. Julien Rd. and Mt. Brewster
4. [Banff Springs Hotel fr. Tunnell]
7. Flowers on Tunnell - Bow R. below
8. Precipice on Tunnell fr. trail
9. Deer on bank Cascade in b.g
10. Rundle slopes of Astley
12. Eric and Meus[illegible] - slopes of Astley
13. Party on slopes of Astley - Eugene Eric Jean Vallances
16. [Party] 4 figures not posed
17. [Party] 5 figures [not posed]
20. Peter and Jean
21. Party on shoulder of Mt. Astley
23. Fawns on lawn
28. Fawn by roadside
32. Fawn - doe and fawn back of tree
33. Fawn on lawn deep shadow
35. Fawn in grass - tree trunks in b.g
38. Doe and 2 fawns overexp.
39. 2 fawns 2 children Side and doe in b.g.
Reel 114 Aug 1947
1. BH.G. in reclining chair
3. [Fawn in Harmon's garden]
4. [Fawn] nearer
5. Doe eating Mrs. H's flowers
6. Fawn moving - doe in b.g. poor
7. Deer at Harmon's gate
8. Fawn in woods
9. Little Bear and girl
10. Little bear and boy
11. [Little bear] on road
17. [Beaver] and one under water
Reel 115 Aug 22. 47
1. Moose moving in woods - not mounted
2. Moose in stream
3. [Moose] running
6. [Moose] fair
9. BHG. at stream at Picnic Place
10. BHG and Sig [at Picnic Place]
12. Sawback Pinnacle
13. [Sawback Pinnacle]
16. P.O and Cars - Mt. Cascade
17. Mt. Astley
18A. Hermit Range
18B. Hermit Range
20. Line going up snow on Abbot
Reel 116 Aug 31 - 1947
1. Mt Cheops
3. On [Glacier Creek] 2 climbers
4. Ascent on snow. gl. crest.
5. Crowd ascending snow
6. Lunch glacier Crest.
8. Avalanche and Eagle fr. gl. Crest.
9. Lunch on gl. Crest.
10. Mt. Burney
11. Castor and Pollux
12. Descent fr. gl. Crest.
13. Snow descent fr. Perley Rock
13A. Sir Donald
14. Party on Perley Rock
15. On Perley Rock
16. Mr. Dowler and Polly
17. Mr. [Dowler] and his saw
18. Packing to High Camp
19. [Packing to High Camp]
20. [Packing to High Camp]
21. [blank]
22. [blank]
23. Camp fr. Aval. Lookout
26. B.C. trail
27. Sunday Service McRuer up
28. [Sunday Service McRuer]
29. [Sunder Service] hymns
30. Washing dishes
32. Richardson and Horst
33. Edward and the Wheelers
34. Bob and Jim
35. Bob and Jim close up
36. Wheeler Hut
Notes
Slide numbering kept as originally organized, see SL I for more information (M67 / II / C / i / a / 51 - 1).
Please note: titles listed below are only those located in this box. Some others have been romved from their original order for use in slide shows made by Lillian Gest prior to accession. Please see related material notebook SL I for full title lists.
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
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Summer of 1930, Switzerland and England, Geneva, Grindelwald, Zermatt, Saas-Fee, Lucerne, Baste, Grasmere, Keswick. Camping and Horseback Trip in the Canadian Rockies and Canadian Alpine Club Annual Camp in Prospectors' Valley, July and August 1931
File pertains to a photograph album depicting the 1930 Summer Trip to Switzerland and England (including Geneva, Grindelwald, Zermatt, Saas-Fee, Lucerne, Basle, Grasmere, and Keswick), a camping/horseback trip in July 1931, and the annual Alpine Club of Canada Camp in August 1931.
The 1930 Summer T…
1 album (326 photographs : b&w ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to a photograph album depicting the 1930 Summer Trip to Switzerland and England (including Geneva, Grindelwald, Zermatt, Saas-Fee, Lucerne, Basle, Grasmere, and Keswick), a camping/horseback trip in July 1931, and the annual Alpine Club of Canada Camp in August 1931.
The 1930 Summer Trip started in Switzerland before moving over to England and was most likely a Gest family vacation. Includes photographs taken by Lillian Gest and her travel companions as well as purchased souvineer photographs. Also includes various greeting cards.
The July 1931 trip consisted of travel mainly on horseback throught the Mt. Assiniboine area into Wolverine Pass, organized by Caroline Hinman and corresponds with the insert. Due to the limited number of pages dedicated to this trip, it is possibly Lillian Gest only attended part of it before connecting with the Alpine Club of Canada Annual Camp.
The Annual Alpine Club of Canada Camp (called the Canadian Alpine Club by Gest), July 21 to August 2, 1931 took place throughout the Lake O'Hara and Prospector's Valley regions of British Columbia. Photographs include scenic views, camps, horses, wildlife, group portraits, Fay Hut, glaciers, and various club activities. Also includes greeting cards from various people who went on trips.
Insert pertains to the overview/advertisement for the Summer 1931 trip that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing routes, expectations, and prices.