File consists of reference photographs collected by Chic Scott for use in various publications. Photographs were retrieved from various individuals, and institutions including Whistler Archives and the Whyte Museum. Content pertains to mountaineering, skiing, individual portraits, views of the Cana…
ca.230 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25.5 x 20 cm or smaller -- 4 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm -- 42 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm -- 0.5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of reference photographs collected by Chic Scott for use in various publications. Photographs were retrieved from various individuals, and institutions including Whistler Archives and the Whyte Museum. Content pertains to mountaineering, skiing, individual portraits, views of the Canadian Rockies, and related subjects.
Notes
Sub-series contains mostly photograph prints
Some items are annotated
Materials, including accompanying textual notes, have been kept in original order to preserve context
File consists of 10 interviews recorded on 8 cassette tapes and 7 recording tape reels, produced by Chic Scott between 1982 and 1990. Interviews pertain to the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition (including interviews of Al Burgess, Bill March and Laurie Skreslet) and other mountaineers. File al…
File consists of 10 interviews recorded on 8 cassette tapes and 7 recording tape reels, produced by Chic Scott between 1982 and 1990. Interviews pertain to the 1982 Canadian Mount Everest Expedition (including interviews of Al Burgess, Bill March and Laurie Skreslet) and other mountaineers. File also includes a CBC Radio interview of Chic Scott by Patricia Naylor, recorded for the "Calgary Eye Opener".
Notes
Contents of individual items in file:
S47 / XIV / A / 1 : Interview with Al Burgess immediately after 1982 Everest Expedition (2 cassettes)
S47 / XIV / A / 2 : Bill March interview recorded immediately after the Everest 82 Expedition (cassette)
S47 / XIV / A / 3 : [Laurie] Skreslet #1 Recorded late autumn 1982 (cassette)
S47 / XIV / A / 4 : Jon Jones interview 1982 by Chic Scott (cassette)
S47 / XIV / A / 5 : CBC Interview about 1990 aired on radio, recorded near Yamnuska Cliffs (cassette)
S47 / XIV / A / 6 : Don Vockeroth July 19, 1988 interview in Calgary (2 cassettes)
S47 / XIV / A / 7 : Glen Boles recorded Monday Sept. 26, 1988 (1 recording reel)
S47 / XIV / A / 8 : Charlie Locke recorded Tuesday Sept. 27, 1988 (1 recording reel)
S47 / XIV / A / 9 : Interview with Bob Hind at his home in Calgary January 12, 1989 Marg Hind present (2 recording reels)
S47 / XIV / A / 10 : Ken Jones May 25, 1990 afternoon. Taped at Ken's house in Nanton by Chic Scott. Ken's son Pat at the table as well (3 recording reels)
File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter …
File pertains to 120 b&w prints of various historical topics, some photos taken by Bruno Engler, others collected [presumably] by him. Includes various Canadian Pacific Railway events, community events and celebrations, Skoki Lodge's 60th anniversary, the Norquay Ski Hill rope-tow, the 1968 Winter Olympics bid, Princess Margarite's [sic] visit in 1958, the Cosmic Ray Observatory operations, a Kiwanis Club event, ranching and ranch lands, portraits, and more.
Fonds consists of a diary, photographs and a sound recording. Diary contains five year daily entries during the period 1937-1941. The diary was found in a deserted cabin in Moberly in 1974 and describes Jones' weather observations, employment details and personal matters as skiing guide, camp cook…
Ken Jones, 1910?-2004, was active during the period 1937 to 1941 as a ski guide between Lake Louise and Skoki Lodge and as a mining camp cook at McDame's Creek, British Columbia (1937). He worked summers farming at his home in Forde, British Columbia and winters at Lake Louise and the Yoho Valley on snow removal and various jobs (1937-1940). He mined at Base Metals Monarch Mine, Field, British Columbia in 1941, then returned to Forde, British Columbia and Glacier, British Columbia. During this period, he competed in various ski meets and was a friend of the Swiss guides at Lake Louise and Golden.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of a diary, photographs and a sound recording. Diary contains five year daily entries during the period 1937-1941. The diary was found in a deserted cabin in Moberly in 1974 and describes Jones' weather observations, employment details and personal matters as skiing guide, camp cook, miner, farmer, labourer and competitive skier. Diary also describes trips to Mount Assiniboine and Freshfield Glacier.
Sound recording is mainly of Ken Jones relating stories about mountain personalities, including Chet Ogan, Jimmy Simpson and Tom Wilson; also includes short discussion between Collins and Rummel. Recording was made by Ken Jones, Myrna Collins and Elizabeth Rummel at Sunburst Camp, Mount Assiniboine, July 1968.
Photographs are primarily b&w and include images of the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains, Revelstoke, Yoho Valley, Lake Louise, Skoki, Freshfield, Wyoming; renovations and additions to Num-Ti-Jah Lodge; and hunting trips during the period ca.1930-1950. Also included is a CD-ROM of digitized images in TIFF and JPEG image file formats compiled in 2004 by Chic Scott and Dave Birrell.
File pertains to 52 b&w prints of mostly Association of Canadian Mountain Guides members. Includes group shots, individual portraits, and a few courses. File also contains two documents, one of which appears to be a hand-written speech [associated with PA - 17] and the other pertains to the Guide T…
File pertains to 52 b&w prints of mostly Association of Canadian Mountain Guides members. Includes group shots, individual portraits, and a few courses. File also contains two documents, one of which appears to be a hand-written speech [associated with PA - 17] and the other pertains to the Guide Test Course.
File pertains to 178 b&w & colour prints of mostly posed portraits of people. Includes close-ups, professionally staged portraits in a studio setting, shots of actors from various film projects, candid shots of people, and more. Includes shots of people swimming, hiking, climbing, and at parties; P…
178 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
File pertains to 178 b&w & colour prints of mostly posed portraits of people. Includes close-ups, professionally staged portraits in a studio setting, shots of actors from various film projects, candid shots of people, and more. Includes shots of people swimming, hiking, climbing, and at parties; Park Wardens, artists, politicians, musicians, businessmen, and more.
File consists of 12 CDs containing digital files used as research material for Chic Scott's book, Deep Powder and Steep Rock. Content pertains to Hans Gmoser and friends skiing in Austria and the Canadian Rockies [including Mount Logan], and early images of Hans Gmoser before he moved to Canada. Fi…
File consists of 12 CDs containing digital files used as research material for Chic Scott's book, Deep Powder and Steep Rock. Content pertains to Hans Gmoser and friends skiing in Austria and the Canadian Rockies [including Mount Logan], and early images of Hans Gmoser before he moved to Canada. File includes slideshows and individual image files.