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Edward Whymper fonds : [1900-1909]

  • CA WHYTE whyte-615
  • Fonds
  • Copies made ca.1975

Fonds includes textual records and photographs pertaining to Whymper's Canadian trips, 1900-1909. Excerpts of diaries and "General Notes Upon the Canadian Rocky Mountains," 1900-1909, pertain to trans-Canada trip, 1900; Vermilion Pass, Yoho Valley and Ice River Valley explorations, 1901; observations on the CPR line, The Gap to Revelstoke, 1903; Yoho Valley, Crowsnest Pass explorations including Frank Slide, 1904; Field, 1905; Alpine Club of Canada Camp, Lake O'Hara, 1909. Whymper records detailed observations on scenery, CPR hotels and facilities, Swiss Guides, outfitters, etc. and proposes improvements. Negatives are copies of Edward Whymper's photographs and notes from his trip to the Canadian Rockies, June to August 1901, and pertain mainly to Yoho National Park and the Lake Louise area. Includes sectional panorama views. Photographs were originally part of Whymper's report to the Surveyor-General of Canada.

Whymper, Edward

Herbert Whimster fonds

  • CA WHYTE whyte-607
  • Fonds
  • 1910-1913, [ca.1930]

Fonds pertains to activities of Alpine Club of Canada and Fernie Mountaineering Club and personal activities of Whimster, 1910-1913; also later alpine activities, 1920s.

Whimster, Herbert

Project Great Divide Trails fonds

  • CA WHYTE whyte-606
  • Fonds
  • 1974

Fonds consists of report titled "Trails of the Continental Divide: Waterton Lakes to Banff National Parks." Includes a rough draft in two parts, "The Continental Divide Region - Banff to Waterton Parks," and "Area Orientations and Trail Descriptions" and the final report of Project Great Divide Trails committee. Report was prepared by team members of Project Great Divide Trails.

Project Great Divide Trails

Fulton Dunsmore fonds

  • CA WHYTE whyte-603
  • Fonds
  • [ca.1915-ca.1935]

Fonds pertains mainly to the Dunsmore family and friends; Banff and area scenes, personalities and community life; skiing, mountain climbing, hiking; Mount Norquay Ski Camp; also includes views of the construction of the Chateau Lake Louise.

Dunsmore, Fulton

Ray Wardell fonds

  • CA WHYTE whyte-601
  • Fonds
  • 1993

Fonds consists of unpublished report titled "Mount Norquay Memories, 1948- 1956" by Ray Wardell. Report is a chronological history of development at Mount Norquay ski area by George Encil's Banff Chairlift Corporation Ltd. It discusses the Banff Chairlift, rope tows, electrification, passenger and safety services, Upper Terminal Tea Room and improvements to Mount Norquay Lodge. Contents include technical details, construction photographs and articles from trade journals

Wardell, Ray

Tex Vernon-Wood fonds

  • CA WHYTE whyte-598
  • Fonds
  • 1874-1972

Fonds consists of manuscripts and published articles on hunting and fishing, wildlife, life on the trail, etc. for various American outdoors magazines, 1929-1938; correspondence pertaining to guiding and publication of Vernon-Wood's articles, 1928-1940; other textual material, 1972; and photographs of Vernon-Wood with RCMP and firefighters, ca.1915. Includes a letter dated June 20,1874 from Owen Morris, Lieutenant Governor of the North West Territories, to Rev. John McDougall of Morleyville, Bow River, instructing McDougall to advise Indians of arrival and intentions of the North West Mounted Police, boundary commission and aims of the Queen

Vernon-Wood, Tex

Edward Porter fonds

  • CA WHYTE whyte-594
  • Fonds
  • [after 1938]

Fonds consists of mountaineering photographs attributed to Edward Porter. Views are of professional quality with few identifications.

Porter, Edward

J. Monroe Thorington fonds

  • CA WHYTE whyte-589
  • Fonds
  • 1825-1974

Fonds consists of copies of textual records from the Thorington Archives at Princeton University and photographs in both original and copy form. Textual records include: I. Thompson-Little Collection and supplement 1895- 1907; letters chiefly addressed to Charles Sproule Thompson collected by George T. Little, Appalachian Mountain Club and supplemented by material mainly from the estate of Charles E. Fay. II. American Alpine Club, 1903- 1967; correspondence with American Alpine Club members elected to 1918. III. Alps and Canada mountaineering correspondence. IV. Guide books and writings; pertains to writings on the Canadian Rockies and Conrad Kain. V. Dr. W. S. Ladd and Allen Carpe papers 1908-1935. VI. Photographs, 1871-1970, pertain mainly to Thorington's climbing associates, mountain guides, friends and climbs; also, tombstones of friends at Banff Cemetery. Fonds also includes miscellaneous original summit notes, articles, etc. concerning landmark mountaineering activities in the Canadian Rockies.

Thorington, J. Monroe

George Bain Sutherland fonds

  • CA WHYTE whyte-587
  • Fonds
  • 1911-1972

Fonds includes three series: I. Personal, including personal and family, 1911-1959; war service, 1914-1919; biographical notes and diary, n.d., 1960; correspondence, 1957-1972; other papers; photographs. II. Sports, including boxing, 1912 -1960; swimming, 1935-1936; other papers, 1929, photographs. III. Financial, 1931-1969. The fonds reflects Sutherland's various activities as a soldier, boxer and swimmer and suggests the financial situation of an average government employee, 1940-1970.

Sutherland, George Bain

L. A. Duncan fonds

  • CA WHYTE whyte-580
  • Fonds
  • [ca.1880-ca.1950]

Fonds pertains to L. A. Duncan; Duncan family; Banff, Alberta and area; Alpine Club of Canada camps, especially 1919 Victory Camp (Yoho Valley); Rocky Mountains scenes, wildflowers and wildlife; Indians; Calgary and area events; oil industry; Alberta scenes and landscapes. Photograph series are: I. Photograph albums, including Duncan family albums, ca.1880-ca.1910, 3 items (ca.400 prints), and L. A. Duncan albums, 1908-1950, 2 items (ca.300 prints); II. Negatives, including glass negatives, ca.1920, 146 items, and film negatives, ca.1910-ca.1950, ca.580 items (including prints); III. Prints, ca.1890-ca.1940, ca.200 items, includes some prints by Harry Pollard; IV. Transparencies, ca.1915, 18 items. Most photographs were made by L. A. Duncan. Textual items are ACC membership nomination ballot, 1919-1920, signed by L. A. Duncan, and newsclipping, 1965, re Duncan's involvement in the Calgary Rock and Lapidary Club.

Duncan, L. A.

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