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First ascent and summit note collection
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2.2 m textual records
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Administrative history
The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Archives and Library in Banff, Alberta is the collector.
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Administrative history
Alberta Rockies Mountaineering Society was established in 1980 to celebrate Alberta's 75th anniversary by coordinating climbs of seventy-five Alberta mountains.
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Scope and content
Artificial collection of summit and cairn notes and registers assembled by the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. Consists of notes and registers recording ascents and routes for various peaks in the mountains of western Canada. Includes notes by prominent mountaineers, guides and personalities, including Rudolf Aemmer, Glen Boles, Eaton Cromwell, Georgia Engelhard, Edward Feuz, Val A. Fynn, Lillian Gest, Christian Hasler, Conrad Kain, Arnor Larson, A. H. MacCarthy, Alex McCoubrey, Don Munday, Phyllis Munday, H. P. Nichols, C. L. Noyes, George M. Weed, C. S. Thompson, Pierre Trudeau and others. Also includes registers placed by the Alberta Rockies Mountaineering Society, an organization established to coordinate the climbing of seventy- five Alberta mountains as an Alberta 75th Anniversary Project. The names of individual mountains, peaks and prominent mountaineers represented in this collection are maintained in subject data field.
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Physical condition
Condition: some fragile and poor condition.
Immediate source of acquisition
Acquired by donation and transfer, 1970-;Items were retrieved and deposited by numerous individuals and agencies beginning in 1970. Names are maintained in the Archives Finding Aids database.
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- Language is English
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No restrictions on access;Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
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Finding aids
http://archivesalberta.org/findingaids/whyte/FirstAscent/FirstAscent_main.htm
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Further accruals are expected
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Record No. M235<br><br>