This file contains a photocopy of Alberta Historical Review Summer 1962 including the cover and pg 15 of the article "Western Vernacular" by John D. Higinbotham (pg 9-17), a photocopied portion of a map of Jasper National Park, a colour photograph showing the change in boundaries for Banff and Jasper National Parks 1903-present, a typed letter dated 10 February 2006 from Peter Murphy to Tom Peterson regarding the 1907 order-in-council that created Jasper National Park, and a draft article by Peter Murphy dated 1 February 2006 "'Following the Base of the Foothills': The 1907 'Plan Shewing Proposed Jasper Park'" (10pgs)
This file contains a photocopy of "Following the Footsteps of the Fur Traders" by Cyril G. Wates pgs 59-70 (entire work) in Canadian Alpine Journal 1937 with various notes throughout.
This file contains a written note "We Climb the Pathless Path 1960 R.M. Patterson" regarding a review of and comments on Patterson's article, and a photocopy of "We Climb the Pathless Path" by R.M. Peterson pgs 51-55 (entire work) in The Beaver Winter 1960.
This file contains a typed transcription by Larry Halverson of a trip with Willy and Annie Pfisterer and Dave Pick from 28 September to 2 October 1970 from Whirlpool River through the Athabasca Pass to Boat Encampment (16pgs).
This file contains a written note "Alpine Club" regarding references from The Canadian Alpine Journal vol. 62 1979 regarding a trip to the Scott Glacier, a photocopy of The Canadian Alpine Journal vol. 62 1979 including the table of contents page and pgs 96-98 regarding the "ACC Historic Pass Trek 29 July to 5 August 1978," 9 colour photographs of a 5-6 August 1978 trip to the Scott Glacier with Abe Loewen, and a photocopied map of Jasper National Park highlighting the Columbia Icefields.
File consists of a calendar made out of fabric for the year 1979, decorated with pins, buttons, and ID badges collected by Irene Prothroe. The calendar features two ID badges from her employment at the CBC. Loose buttons and pins have been housed in an accompanying envelope.
File consists of a brief put together by Air Canada's advertising department on the project. The document outlines the background, objectives of the project, advertising priorities, budgets, and other information.
File contains John Amatt’s extended audio recordings of camp operations and radio transmissions surounding a major avalanche that occurred in the Khumbu Icefall on August 31, 1982, killing 3 Sherpa, Ang Chuldim Sherpa, Pasang Sona Sherpa, and Dawa Dorje Sherpa. Conversations are unedited, sometimes with extended periods of silence, and team member voices are sometimes inaudible and difficult to identify.
File includes cassettes with field recordings made by team members on the April 1982 expedition gear transport layover in Prestwick, Scotland, and in various locations in Nepal. Clips include recordings of expedition logistics meetings, climber team meetings, Sherpa gatherings, commentary from Sir Edmund Hillary, and environmental sounds captured from the trail.
Scope and Content: File includes interviews with former team leader George Kinnear and team members John Amatt (reporting from the field, regarding summit attempts, questions not audible), Tim Augur, Rusty Baillie, George Kinnear, Bill March, Pemba Tshering, Dwayne Congdon, Pat Morrow, Jim Elzinga, and Programmed Communications Limited representatives Lynn Muir and Brian Smith. Audio reels contain interview recordings with George Kinnear and John Amatt that have been edited down into segments for Air Canada 1982 Everest broadcast radio reports.