ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA SOUS-FONDS :

ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS SERIES

ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS, 1906-1949

Alpine Club of Canada sous-fonds. -- 1906-1995. -- ca.32 m of textual records. -- ca.3000 photographs. -- Sous-fonds contains the largest portion of the records in the fonds.  It is comprised of three series:  A. Administrative records; B. Section records; C. Hut, clubhouse and summit records.  Administrative records series consists of three sub-series:  1. ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS, 1906-1949;  2. Administrative records, 1950-1979;  3. Administrative records, 1980-1994. -- Constitutes Sous-fonds I. of the Alpine Club of Canada fonds.

Executive and officer papers. -- 1905-1968. -- ca.330 cm of textual records. -- Sub-sub-series includes the papers of numerous executive and committee officials, including: A. A. McCoubrey, 1905-1955, 32 cm; F. C. Bell, 1926-1928, 5 cm; T. B. Moffat, 1928-1930, 9 cm; H. E. Sampson, 1930-1932, 6 cm; A. S. Sibbald, 1934-1938, 9 cm; Eric C. Brooks, 1937-1958, ca.73 cm; C. G. Wates, 1938-1941, 11 cm; S. R. Vallance, 1940-1953, 39 cm; H. A. V. Green, 1945-1968, 38.5 cm. Also includes various executive papers, 1906-1925, 14 cm; and secretary- treasurer correspondence, 1936-1943, 96.5 cm. Papers consist primarily of correspondence, minutes, reports, articles, etc. pertaining to all aspects of ACC operations, including: membership, policy and finance; executive, committees and employees; government, international and inter-organizational relations; publicity; publications; awards and competitions; camps and courses; huts, clubhouses and properties; accidents, search and rescue; equipment, club history and other matters. -- File descriptions available.

General and financial records. -- 1906-1971. -- ca.210 cm of textual records. -- Sub-sub-series includes minutes, correspondence, financial and treasurer records and other club records pertaining to all aspects of ACC operations, including: membership, policy and finance; executive, committees and employees; government, international and inter-organizational relations; publicity; publications; awards and competitions; camps and courses; huts, clubhouses and properties; accidents, search and rescue; equipment, club history and other matters. -- File descriptions available. -- Forms s-s-series I.A.1.b. of the Alpine Club of Canada administrative records, 1906-1949 (predominant dates), Alpine Club of Canada fonds. Related records are also found in other s-s-series and subsequent series.

Membership records. -- 1906-1965. -- ca.81 cm of textual records. -- Sub-sub-series consists primarily of membership applications, 1906-1965, ca.75 cm. Also includes membership register, 1914-1945, and resumes, 1946. -- File descriptions available.

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Camp and climbing records. -- 1906-1970. -- ca.83 cm of textual records. -- Sub-sub-series consists of four groups: 1. Climbing records pertaining to various camps, climbs and expeditions, 1919-1970, 36.5 cm; 2. Camp records, 1906- 1963, 33 cm. (primarily camp registers, 1931-1962, 17 volumes, and attendance records, 1948-1957, 10 volumes); 3. Mountain warfare training camp records, 1942-1944, ca.12 cm.; 4. Miscellaneous items, including camp rhymes, baggage tags, pamphlets, 6 items. -- File descriptions available.

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Expedition records. -- 1887-1934; predominant 1923-1926. -- ca.34 cm of textual records. -- ca.670 photographs : prints, negatives, transparencies, albums. -- Sub-sub-series consists of: i. Mount Logan Expedition (1925) records, 1923- 1926, ca.33 cm of textual records and ca.580 photographs. Includes Director's papers, correspondence, financial records, reports, speeches, publicity, telegrams, newsclippings and photographs. Photographs pertain to site, surveys and operations and include a lantern slide set of 231 transparencies accompanied by inventory. Photographs were produced mainly by H. F. Lambart; also some by A. H. MacCarthy. ii. Other expeditions, 1912- 1934. Includes photographs and a some papers pertaining to Strathcona Park Expedition, 1912; glacier research expedition, 1931; and Mount Waddington Expedition, 1934. -- File descriptions available. -- Additional Mount Logan Expedition (1925) records are found in the H. F. Lambart papers and photographs and in the W. W. Foster photographs (both in Sous-fonds III. Personal papers and photographs). One file of Mount Logan records are found in Administrative records, sub-series 2 (I.A.2.d.) Mount Robson Expedition (1913) records are part of the Paul A. W. Wallace papers and photographs (Sous-fonds III. Personal papers and photographs).

Huts and properties records. -- 1907-1963. -- ca.6 cm and 25 textual records : items are oversize. -- Sub-sub-series consists of correspondence, financial records, license documents, reports and plans. Includes plans for A. O. Wheeler Hut, Conrad Kain Hut and Stanley Mitchell Hut. -- File descriptions available. -- Further accruals are expected. -- Hut registers are located in Series I.C. Hut registers and summit records.

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Clubhouse records. -- 1909-1959. -- 3 textual records. -- Records include clubhouse plans, ca.1909?; clubhouse volume of testimonials and ascent accounts, 1909-1944; items pertaining to 50th anniversary, 1959. -- File descriptions available.

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Library records. -- 1954-1963. -- 1 file of textual records. -- Sub-sub-series pertains to library reorganization and agreement with the Vancouver Public Library. -- File descriptions available.

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Publications records. -- 1907-1926. -- ca.25 cm of textual records : include oversize. -- Sub-sub-series pertains primarily to the Canadian Alpine Journal. Included are mock-up pages for 1910 to 1926 issues, including original maps and photographs; and CAJ index for eight volumes, 1907-1914. Other items are songsheets and books titled Songs of Canadian Climbers and Songs of the Mountaineers, ca.1915-ca.1925, 14 items. -- File descriptions available.

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Club photographs. -- 1890-1974. -- ca.1400 photographs : transparencies, prints, albums. -- 1 textual record. -- Sub-sub-series consists of four groups. i. ACC lantern slide collection, n.d., 730 transparencies, accompanied by catalogue; set was used for lecture purposes and was available to members on loan. ii. Display photographs, 1890-1958, ca.400 prints. Photographs were displayed in huts, clubhouses and other locations. Subjects include mountain peaks, landscapes and scenery, both regional and international; mountaineering and alpine recreation; camps and expeditions; flora and fauna; clubhouse views; and portraits of mountaineers, alpine club members, executive officers and prominent personalities. Included are ca.180 photographs which were submitted to the ACC though various photographic competitions. iii. Competition photographs, ca.1910-1974, ca.130 prints and 11 albums (ca.130 prints). Includes work by numerous individuals and sections, including Vancouver Section and Calgary Section. iv. Miscellaneous club photographs, 1906, 1958?, 9 items. -- File descriptions available. -- Photographs by professional photographers such as Byron Harmon, Harry Pollard and Elliott Barnes in Sous-fonds III. Personal papers and photographs may also be club photographs produced on behalf of the club.

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Other club records. -- 1900-1983. -- ca.11 cm of textual records. -- Sub-sub-series consists of miscellaneous club records, personal papers, printed matter and ephemera pertaining to ACC operations and events. Includes letters, hut plans, section records, notes, menus, programmes, pamphlets, clippings, articles, songbooks, reports, certificates, invitations, applications, etc. -- File descriptions available.

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