File pertains to a photograph album depicting trips taken by Lillian Gest, usually during the summer, from 1934-1937.
The 1934 trip was part of the Alpine Club of Canada Annual Camp in northern Jasper National Park - starting in the Eremite Mountain area and working east towards Mount Edith Cavell.…
1 album (414 photographs : b&w ; 28.5 x 19 cm or smaller)
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File pertains to a photograph album depicting trips taken by Lillian Gest, usually during the summer, from 1934-1937.
The 1934 trip was part of the Alpine Club of Canada Annual Camp in northern Jasper National Park - starting in the Eremite Mountain area and working east towards Mount Edith Cavell. Also includes a few photographs of mountains around the Banff town area.
The 1935 trip was part of the ACC Annual Camp in the Mt. Assiniboine and East Kootenay areas. Also includes newspaper clippings pertaining to Club activities and greeting cards from Club members.
The photographs associated with the Yoho Icefields from Bow Lake trip are most likely from the summer of 1936 based on greeting cards labelled as such, but very few of the photographs themselves are annotated.
The remainder of the album is dedicated to the 1937 trips to Mt. Trident, Mt. Bryce, the Columbia Icefield area, Bryce and Zion, Utah, the Boulder Dam, Arizona, and Colorado. Also includes Christmas cards from 1937 from various friends and Club members.
Inserts pertain to the overview/advertisements for the summer 1937 and 1938 trips that would have been sent out by Caroline Hinman in advance detailing routes, expectations, and prices ; a small photograph with a written note on the back, a letter addressed to Lillian Gest from the Springfield Television Broadcasting Corp, and a handwritten list of details pertaining to the summer 1934 trip orgainized by Caroline Hinman.
Notes
Blank pages not scanned.
Inserts 4 and 5 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 4 & 5 and return them to PD - 10 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 consists of 129 lantern slides pertaining to mountaineering expeditions and scenic views in the Canadian Rockies. Includes images of pack trips, ice climbing, hiking, and Alpine Club of Canada camps. Locations include Emperor Falls; Berg Lake; ascent of Resplendent Mountain; Mount Edith Cavell…
Some items produced by Charles Potter and James Mahon
Date Range
[1913-1925]
Physical Description
129 photographs : lantern slides
Scope & Content
File consists of 129 lantern slides pertaining to mountaineering expeditions and scenic views in the Canadian Rockies. Includes images of pack trips, ice climbing, hiking, and Alpine Club of Canada camps. Locations include Emperor Falls; Berg Lake; ascent of Resplendent Mountain; Mount Edith Cavell; Mount Maud; Mount Commander; Mount Marpole; Mount Habel; Mount Robson; Mount Temple; Mount Huber; Castle Mountain; and Wilcox Pass.
Notes
Some items are numbered on outer edges or otherwise labelled
File pertains to 68 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 12 to October 19, 1936. Topics include returning from a trip out east by train, going to Skoki for a few days in April [including updates on the new camp buildings and access road], w…
2.8 cm of textual records (117 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
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File pertains to 68 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from April 12 to October 19, 1936. Topics include returning from a trip out east by train, going to Skoki for a few days in April [including updates on the new camp buildings and access road], weather, skiing and ski conditions, film-making, visits from friends and visitors, matters pertaining to the house [opening and closing it as they come and go from various trips], errand trips to Calgary, watching hockey games, going to the movies, leaving for Hawaii via Vancouver in early May [sailing on the Empress of Canada], books Catharine and Edith are reading, arriving in Hawaii and eventually getting settled at the Grand Hotel in Wailuku, Maui, visiting with friends, descriptions of meals, photography and cameras, relocating to the Moana Hotel in Honolulu in mid-May, sightseening and day trips around the islands, sketching, descriptions of other ships coming and going from the harbour, details of the trip back to Banff in mid-June, radio programs [mostly news and operas], cleaning and household chores, events and people in Concord, camping trips, maintenance and upkeep of the house and property, painting/sketching, various holidays [both Canadian and American], the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian days, the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip [based out of Lake O'Hara] in early August, matters pertaining to the store, Edith purchasing a painting of two moose from Carl Rungius, developing photographs, a two-week trip to Lake O'Hara in late August/early September to paint and hike [also includes details of other people there, day to day activies, and the subjects painted/sketched], day trips around the national park to take photographs and hike [mostly in the Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, and Bow Lake areas], and preparing for a trip out to Concord at the end of October.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive.
Some letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead.
Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
The first 10 or so letters have been numbered in pencil in the upper margin of the page as part of an unknown project.
File consists of the A.C.C.'s Executive Committee meeting minutes, the Treasurer's Report from 2005, the Services Report, the Canadian Centre for Mountaineering update to the Board, and information on A.C.C. past President's including A. O. Wheeler, Dr. F. C. Bell, S. R. Vallance, Eric Brooks, and …
Note with "Spring 2005 Exec Committee Agenda Package (reports) Minutes for Archives" is attached to records.
Date Range
2004 - 2005
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of the A.C.C.'s Executive Committee meeting minutes, the Treasurer's Report from 2005, the Services Report, the Canadian Centre for Mountaineering update to the Board, and information on A.C.C. past President's including A. O. Wheeler, Dr. F. C. Bell, S. R. Vallance, Eric Brooks, and others.
Notes
Financials have been separated into M200 / II / A / 172 [Meeting minutes, reports (2005)] accn. 8002.
File pertains to the 1914 & 1915 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler.
M546 / 21 : Includes day to day notations regarding weather, office work, social activities, summer trips to various camps in the Calgary and Banff areas, notations of developing plates.
M546 / 22 : Includes day to day no…
4 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 9.5 x 15.5 cm)
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File pertains to the 1914 & 1915 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler.
M546 / 21 : Includes day to day notations regarding weather, office work, social activities, summer trips to various camps in the Calgary and Banff areas, notations of developing plates.
M546 / 22 : Includes day to day notations regarding weather, office work, social activities, camping activities throughout the summer.
File pertains to the 1916 & 1917 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler.
M546 / 23 : Includes leisure activities in Vancouver and social engagements, July 15-19 “camp ok”, daily notations of work, cheques, leisure, waking, and meal times.
M546 / 24 : Includes CPR pass and GTP pass numbers note…
4.1 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 7.6 x 14.4 cm or smaller)
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File pertains to the 1916 & 1917 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler.
M546 / 23 : Includes leisure activities in Vancouver and social engagements, July 15-19 “camp ok”, daily notations of work, cheques, leisure, waking, and meal times.
M546 / 24 : Includes CPR pass and GTP pass numbers noted, drawing of mountain and valley, daily notations of weather and daily activities, time spent in Banff, early July to August camping trips generally regarding travel, meals, and campsite set up, emulsion numbers and exposure information from June 17, 1917.
File pertains to the 1918 & 1919 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler.
M546 / 25 : Includes notations regarding work for S. G. January 18-26 working on index for report. Following days working on map reduction and notations of work on specifically numbered maps. Leisure in Banff. Work on sli…
4.9 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 9.7 x 15 cm)
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File pertains to the 1918 & 1919 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler.
M546 / 25 : Includes notations regarding work for S. G. January 18-26 working on index for report. Following days working on map reduction and notations of work on specifically numbered maps. Leisure in Banff. Work on slides and presentation. Occasional war notations. Illustrations for report June 1-8, 1918. Report of Yoho Glacier June 13. Extensive descriptions of travels and camps out of Field and Conway Glacier during July and August. Financial documentation particularly regarding received and sent cheques. Daily notations of weather.
M546 / 26 : Includes January 5 discussion regarding selecting photos for last summer for slides, mention of ACC meetings, often notes “wood pile” in the afternoons, office work, ACC business and correspondence, work on report, estimated distances recorded for trip to Assiniboine October 6-7.
File pertains to the 1920 & 1921 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler.
M546 / 27 : Entries begin January 15. Includes extensive discussion of office work, correspondence, financial documentation regarding cheque deposits and submissions. Daily records of weather conditions. Leisure and offic…
3.9 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 11.1 x 14 cm or smaller)
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File pertains to the 1920 & 1921 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler.
M546 / 27 : Entries begin January 15. Includes extensive discussion of office work, correspondence, financial documentation regarding cheque deposits and submissions. Daily records of weather conditions. Leisure and office time split between Victoria and Banff. Discussion of work on Chafe [?] report on June 16. Documentation of camping in August, including Assiniboine ACC camp beginning August 5. August 14 notation of “survey affairs.” October trips through Rogers Pass. Notations of which individuals did chores and ate meals. December interactions with the ACC. Daily documentation of meals, office work, leisure.
M546 / 28 : Front page noted with Arthur O. Wheeler and indicates Sidney and Banff as his residences. April afternoons are typically noted as working on reports and surveys. Numerous mentions of breakfast at the CPR Restaurant. Jasper camp, Palliser, Stone Rescue Party July 27-August 7, Middle Springs Camp, day to day activities and weather notations. Financial documentation particularly regarding received cheques. Often writes down the spine when the page is filled and overwrites his previous text.
File pertains to the 1922 & 1923 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler.
M546 / 29 : Written on front inside cover “Arthur O Wheeler Director Alpine Club of Canada, Alpine Club House, Banff, Alberta.” Description of leisure time in Victoria and Sidney, several entries discuss Willie’s death, n…
4 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 9.8 x 15 cm or smaller)
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File pertains to the 1922 & 1923 personal diaires/daytimers of A. O. Wheeler.
M546 / 29 : Written on front inside cover “Arthur O Wheeler Director Alpine Club of Canada, Alpine Club House, Banff, Alberta.” Description of leisure time in Victoria and Sidney, several entries discuss Willie’s death, notations regarding several other deaths, starred entries regarding financial transactions, day to day activities: each entry in this diary is divided into morning, afternoon, evening.
M546 / 30 : “Arthur Oliver Wheeler Alpine Club of Canada, Banff, Alberta” written on front page with return address in Sidney.” Day to day activities, notations of letters written, office business, family life, leisure trip to Banff, camping in the Banff area. Daily notations of weather. Clara died August 30 and the following days involve planning her funeral and office work, travel.