Archives & Library, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
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Lawrence Grassi fonds |
 Lawrence Grassi, 1926 (detail)
(Lawrence Grassi fonds - V240/673pa)
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Lawrence Grassi fonds. -- [ca.1880]-1979. -- ca.25 cm of textual records. -- ca.2300 photographs : prints, transparencies, negatives. -- 1 photograph album (180 prints). -- Lawrence Grassi, 1890-1980, was a miner and mountaineer at Canmore, Alberta. Grassi distinguished himself in solo mountain climbing and as an unofficial guide to many other mountaineers. Grassi is best remembered for trail building activities, particularly in the Lake O'Hara area. -- Fonds consists of two series: I. Textual records; II. Photographs. --Location: M45 / V240. Detailed fonds description - Archives Network of Alberta provincial database
I. Textual records Textual records series. -- 1912-1979. -- ca.25 cm of textual records. -- Series consists of correspondence, 1918-1979, from family in Italy and organizations and individuals in Canada; personal papers, 1912-1975; publications and ephemera from organizations, including the Alpine Club of Canada, Canadian Youth Hostels Association, Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; news clippings, articles and other material pertaining to Grassi and mountaineering. -- Some correspondence is in Italian. -- Constitutes Series I of the Lawrence Grassi fonds. -- Location : M45.
II. Photographs Photographs series. -- [ca.1880-ca.1970]. -- ca.2300 photographs : prints, transparencies, negatives. -- 1 photograph album (180 prints). -- Series pertains mainly to mountain scenery of Alberta and British Columbia, particularly Banff National Park, Lake O'Hara and region, Jasper National Park, Mount Assiniboine and region, Grotto Mountain and Grassi Lakes, ca.1930-ca.1970. Also includes views of Lawrence Grassi, family and friends, ca.1880-ca.1970, and group of unidentified portraits, ca.1880-ca.1900. Transparencies are mainly unidentified colour mountain scenics. Most views are by Grassi; some are by Richard Rushworth and F. V. Longstaff. -- Arrangement of photographs was established by Joe Clitheroe, friend of Lawrence Grassi, who planned to produce albums of prints on geographic areas. -- Constitutes Series II of the Lawrence Grassi fonds. |
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The Lawrence Grassi fonds was processed with financial support of the Canadian Council of Archives, 1992-1993. On-line finding aid funded by the Archives Society of Alberta, 2002-2003 |