Fonds constitutes the principal resource for the study of the history of Canadian mountaineering. It provides a wealth of information on individual alpinists, expeditions, mountains, national parks, conservation, climbing, alpine organizations, publications, guiding, scientific study and the Alpin…
ca.42 m of textual records. -- ca.12,500 photographs: prints, stereographic prints, transparencies, slides, negatives, postcards. -- 85 photograph albums. -- 8 motion pictures: films, video recordings. -- 3 sound recordings
History / Biographical
The Alpine Club of Canada, the national mountaineering club, was co-founded in 1906 by A. O. Wheeler and Elizabeth Parker, and other like-minded climbers. The club espoused scientific study and exploration, cultivation of art, public education, acquisition of climbing skills, and preservation of natural areas within the mountainous regions of Canada. Through a national executive, local sections and volunteer committees, the club provided climbing camps, clubhouse, huts, and publications, including the Canadian Alpine Journal. ACC expeditions and projects resulted in pioneer exploration, first ascents, and included mountain warfare training during the Second World War. In recent years, the club's membership has increased dramatically with the popularity of climbing and its programs have evolved to serve the needs of unguided climbers using sophisticated technical aids.
Scope & Content
Fonds constitutes the principal resource for the study of the history of Canadian mountaineering. It provides a wealth of information on individual alpinists, expeditions, mountains, national parks, conservation, climbing, alpine organizations, publications, guiding, scientific study and the Alpine Club itself.
The fonds consists of four Sous-fonds: I. Alpine Club of Canada records; II. Mount Everest Expedition (1982) records; III. Personal papers and photographs; IV. Other material. Club administration records (series I.A.) pertain to executive positions; head office; finance; camps, climbing and treks; expeditions; huts and properties; clubhouses; library; publications; photography; other committees; other activities; and other. Other club records include section records (series I.B.), hut registers and summit records (series I.C.).
Fonds consists of records in the form of drafts, columns, notes, press releases and photographs in numbered and dated files. Also includes photographic prints pertaining to town and national park events, including the Banff National Park Centennial in 1985, acquired separately from above records.
ca.40 cm of textual records. -- ca. 84,528 photographs: ca.10,528 prints, ca.74,000 negatives, 7 computer diskettes, 3 CD-ROM, 2 zip disks.
History / Biographical
The Banff Crag and Canyon, est. 1900, is a weekly newspaper published every Tuesday in Banff, Alberta, Canada by Bowes Publishers Limited. The newspaper is directed at local area residents and visitors covering news, sports and entertainment in the Town of Banff and area.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of records in the form of drafts, columns, notes, press releases and photographs in numbered and dated files. Also includes photographic prints pertaining to town and national park events, including the Banff National Park Centennial in 1985, acquired separately from above records.
Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
History / Biographical
Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies.
Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972.
Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades.
Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide.
Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
Notes
Ben Gadd fonds arrangement:
Series I : Personal records
- Subseries A : Travel guides and maps
- Subseries B : Education and early writings
- Subseries C : Personal interest files
- Subseries D : Other personal and collected
Series II : Research and publication records
- Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
- Subseries B : Other publications
Series III : Professional records
- Subseries A : Parks Canada Records
- Subseries B : Interpretive guiding
- Subseries C : Teaching records
- Subseries D : Other contracts and projects
Series IV : Legal and financial records
- Subseries A : Legal records
- Subseries B : Financial records
File consists of correspondence, newspaper articles and handwritten notes pertaining to an exhibit about geologist Dr. Eric Mountjoy which was put on display at Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives. File also includes a 2008-2010 business plan summary for the museum and archives.
File consists of correspondence, newspaper articles and handwritten notes pertaining to an exhibit about geologist Dr. Eric Mountjoy which was put on display at Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives. File also includes a 2008-2010 business plan summary for the museum and archives.
Notes
Handwritten notes in file possibly produced by Ben Gadd.
File contains the Treasurer's Reports, Financial reports, Financial Information Packages for Board meetings, and Audited Financial statements and reports from 1985 to 2007. Includes a report on Financial Statements Revamping Proposal from 1992, a report on the Analysis of Canadian Alpine Journal Co…
File contains the Treasurer's Reports, Financial reports, Financial Information Packages for Board meetings, and Audited Financial statements and reports from 1985 to 2007. Includes a report on Financial Statements Revamping Proposal from 1992, a report on the Analysis of Canadian Alpine Journal Costs from 1985, and the Second Quarter Financial Report from May 1986.
File includes the agendas and meeting minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting that took place in Canmore in September 2000. Also includes reports from the St. Boniface Section, the Okanagan Section, VP Access-Environment, as well as a draft of the Access and Environmental Policy from October 200…
File includes the agendas and meeting minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting that took place in Canmore in September 2000. Also includes reports from the St. Boniface Section, the Okanagan Section, VP Access-Environment, as well as a draft of the Access and Environmental Policy from October 2000. Reports from the Publications Committee, the National Office, and the Awards Committee are included.
File consists of the agenda and schedule for the Board meeting, the meeting minutes of the meeting and Section reports to the Board from Jasper-Hinton, the Central Alberta Sections, the Edmonton Section, the Montreal Section, St. Boniface Section and others. Also includes the Activities Update Repo…
File consists of the agenda and schedule for the Board meeting, the meeting minutes of the meeting and Section reports to the Board from Jasper-Hinton, the Central Alberta Sections, the Edmonton Section, the Montreal Section, St. Boniface Section and others. Also includes the Activities Update Report, the VP of Facilities Report.
Notes
The financial report to the Board has been separated into M200 / II / A / 168 [2000 Board Meeting] accn. 2017.8658
File contains the Operating Fund Budget Income Statement and Report that was presented at the Board Meeting.
Notes
These financials have been separated from their corresponding Board meeting minutes and reports. For these records, see file M200 / I / A / 243 [2000 Board Meeting] accn. 2017. 8658.
File consists of plans and agendas of Board meetings, A.C.C.'s Statement of Environmental Values and Principles, the Calgary Section's report to the Board. Also includes reports from the Edmonton Section, Jasper-Hinton Section, Manitoba Section, Montreal Section, Okanagan Section, Ottawa Section, O…
File consists of plans and agendas of Board meetings, A.C.C.'s Statement of Environmental Values and Principles, the Calgary Section's report to the Board. Also includes reports from the Edmonton Section, Jasper-Hinton Section, Manitoba Section, Montreal Section, Okanagan Section, Ottawa Section, Outaouais Section, Prince George Section, Rocky Mountain Section, Thunder Bay Section, Toronto Section, Saskatchewan Section, Vancouver Section, as well as the Vancouver Island Section. Also includes the Ski Mountaineering Competition report to the Board.
Notes
The original file contained Club financial records that have been separated into the M200 / II / A / 173 [2008 Spring Board Meeting] accn. 8002.