Fonds relate to mountaineering with the Alpine Club of Canada. The fond consists of three series: I. Textual records consist of 8 newsclippings from July 1938 pertaining to the first ascent of Mount Columbia by women: Lillian Gest, Kathleen Chapman, Christine Reid, Jean McDonald, and Jean Petrie as…
1 cm textual records. -- 8 albums (257 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm or smaller). -- 4 photographs : b&w silver gelatin prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller.
History / Biographical
Dr. Jean Knox (McDonald) Petrie, born 1913, was an active member of the Alpine Club of Canada, Edmonton Section during the 1930s and 1940s, attending the Alpine Club of Canada summer camps from 1937-1940, 1942 and 1946 as well as making many weekend climbs in the Jasper area with Captain E. R. Gibson. In 1938 she was one of the four women to make a first ascent of Mount Columbia by women, as well as Mount Forbes in 1940. Married in 1960 to Robert Petrie (died 1966), Dr. Jean Petrie worked in Ottawa, Ontario (1940-1945) in munitions gauge testing for the National Research Council. Following the war, she worked as an astrophysicist for the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria, British Columbia (1945-1966) and taught at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. (1966-1971).
Scope & Content
Fonds relate to mountaineering with the Alpine Club of Canada. The fond consists of three series: I. Textual records consist of 8 newsclippings from July 1938 pertaining to the first ascent of Mount Columbia by women: Lillian Gest, Kathleen Chapman, Christine Reid, Jean McDonald, and Jean Petrie as well as a photocopied "Guide to the Tonquin" signed by K. G. Chapman ca.1935. II. Photographic records include an unbound album of 44 pages: 111 prints divided by the donor into 3 sections: 1. To the Tonquin Valley, July 1938; 2. Alpine Club Camp, Columbia Icefields, July 12-31, 1938; 3. Alpine Club Camp Tonquin Valley, April 1939. The album also includes artwork and map. A second unbound photograph album of 28p: 170 prints are divided into 5 sections: 1. ACC camp in the Ice River Valley, July 1939; 2. ACC ski camp in Little Yoho Valley, March 23-31, 1940; 3. Our climb of Roche Miette, May 24, 1940; 4. Our summertime journey into the Little Yoho Valley, July 1940; 5. Our climb of Mts. Fitzwilliam & Bucephelas, September 3, 1940. III. Photographic Prints consist of 4 loose prints unrelated to other contents of the fond.
Notes
Unbound books are numbered in pencil by the creator, pages appear to be missing due to absent page numbers.
File pertains to 227 b&w negatives of various scenes from around Lake Louise. Includes various people skiing, Mount Temple Chalet, portraits, ski competitions, various opening ceremonies, and the Whitehorn Lodge.
227 photographs : b&w negatives ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
File pertains to 227 b&w negatives of various scenes from around Lake Louise. Includes various people skiing, Mount Temple Chalet, portraits, ski competitions, various opening ceremonies, and the Whitehorn Lodge.
File pertains to 154 b&w prints of Norquay Ski area, including people skiing casually as well as in races/competitions, ski jumping, the building of ski runs and lifts, the lodges, avalanche control, portraits, and aerial shots of the mountain.
File pertains to 154 b&w prints of Norquay Ski area, including people skiing casually as well as in races/competitions, ski jumping, the building of ski runs and lifts, the lodges, avalanche control, portraits, and aerial shots of the mountain.
File pertains to 860 b&w negatives of Norquay Ski area, including people skiing casually as well as in races/competitions, ski jumping, the building of ski runs and lifts, the lodges, avalanche control, construction of ski lifts, the summer sightseeing chair lift & gondola, portraits, and aerial sh…
860 photographs : b&w negatives ; 13.3 x 10 cm or smaller
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Scope & Content
File pertains to 860 b&w negatives of Norquay Ski area, including people skiing casually as well as in races/competitions, ski jumping, the building of ski runs and lifts, the lodges, avalanche control, construction of ski lifts, the summer sightseeing chair lift & gondola, portraits, and aerial shots of the mountain.
Also includes contact proof prints of certain photographs.
File pertains to 25 b&w prints of the Sunshine Village ski area, including the lodge [interior and exterior], people downhill skiing and ski touring, posed photos possibly for promotional purposes, and various transportation vehicles.
File pertains to 25 b&w prints of the Sunshine Village ski area, including the lodge [interior and exterior], people downhill skiing and ski touring, posed photos possibly for promotional purposes, and various transportation vehicles.
File pertains to 50 b&w prints of the Sunshine Ski Resort area, including the lodge, people skiing, the track and action shots from the 1984 Ladies World Cup race, and more.
File pertains to 50 b&w prints of the Sunshine Ski Resort area, including the lodge, people skiing, the track and action shots from the 1984 Ladies World Cup race, and more.
File pertains to 92 b&w & colour prints of the Sunshine Ski Resort area during the winter, including shots from a World Cup race, people on chair lifts, the gondola line, holiday events [usually Christmas and Easter], a string quartet playing possibly inside the lodge, posed shots of Sunshine emplo…
92 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
File pertains to 92 b&w & colour prints of the Sunshine Ski Resort area during the winter, including shots from a World Cup race, people on chair lifts, the gondola line, holiday events [usually Christmas and Easter], a string quartet playing possibly inside the lodge, posed shots of Sunshine employees, and a community barbecue.
Also includes documents: two newspaper clippings and a racer list from the 1985 Canadian Women's Alpine Championship.
File pertains to 291 b&w & colour negatives on 63 strips of film depicting the Sunshine Ski Resort area during the winter, including shots from a World Cup race, people on chair lifts, the gondola line, holiday events [usually Christmas and Easter], a string quartet playing possibly inside the lodg…
291 photographs : b&w & col. slides ; medium format or smaller
History / Biographical
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Scope & Content
File pertains to 291 b&w & colour negatives on 63 strips of film depicting the Sunshine Ski Resort area during the winter, including shots from a World Cup race, people on chair lifts, the gondola line, holiday events [usually Christmas and Easter], a string quartet playing possibly inside the lodge, posed shots of Sunshine employees, and a community barbecue.
