LILLIAN GEST FONDS :

CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS SERIES;  OTHER PAPERS SERIES

Clubs and organizations series. -- 1932-1984. -- 22.5 cm of textual records and printed matter. -- Series includes: A. American Alpine Club; B. Alpine Club of Canada; C. Other organizations, including Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, Lake O'Hara Trails Club and Philadelphia Trails Club. -- Title taken from contents of series. -- Constitutes Series III of the Lillian Gests fonds.

AAC News Notes. -- 1951-1981. -- 1.5 cm of textual records. -- Lillian Gest was originator and first editor of A.A.C News. Includes letters, brochures and clippings. -- Location : M67 / 59.

AAC News, pamphlets sent out with. -- 1952-1970. -- 1.5 cm of textual records. -- Letters, newsletters, brochures and invitations pertaining to AAC News. -- Location : M67 / 60.

AAC News no.1, Jan. 74, duplicate of #12 Nov. 1962. -- 1962-1978. -- .5 cm of printed matter. -- Copies of AAC News; also clipping. -- Location : M67 / 61.

AAC Dinner 1958. -- 1932-1980, [n.d.] -- 1 file of textual records. (3.5 cm) -- Letters, notes, lists and programmes pertaining to AAC dinners, which Gest was actively involved in organizing; 1932-1954 (file 62) and 1957-1980, [n.d.] (file 63). -- Location : M67 / 62 - 63.

AAC Dinner 1963. -- 1958-1964. -- 1 file of textual records. (1 cm) -- Letters, notes, lists, programmes (file 64) and plans (file 65) pertaining to 1963 AAC dinner. Plans of hotel dining facilities have been retained folded in file. -- Location : M67 / 64 - 65.

American Mt. Everest Expedition 1963. -- 1963. -- 1 cm of printed matter. -- American Mount Everest Expedition Newsletters; also, clippings pertaining to expedition. -- Location : M67 / 66.

A.A.C. -- 1939-1983, [n.d.] -- 1 file of textual records. (4 cm) -- Brochures, newsletters, letters, clippings and photograph; 1939-1954 (file 67), 1956-1973 (file 68) and 1974-1983, [n.d.] (file 69). -- Location : M67 / 67 - 69.

Alpine Club of Canada New File May 1938 New file Nov 1956. -- 1939-1980, [n.d.] -- 1 file of textual records. (4 cm) -- Booklets, brochures, newsletters, letters, clippings and postcards; 1939-1966 (file 70), 1970-1972 (file 71) and 1973-1980, [n.d.] (file 72). -- Location : M67 / 70 - 72.

Skyline Tr. Hikers. -- 1965-1981. -- 1 file of textual records. (4.5 cm) -- Newsletters, minutes, brochures and letters; 1965-1969 (file 73), 1970- 1976 (file 74) and 1977-1981 (file 75). -- Location : M67 / 73 - 75.

[Papers]. -- 1969-1984. -- .5 cm of textual records. -- Newsletters, minutes, notes, letters and survey pertaining to the Lake O'Hara Trails Club. -- Location : M67 / 76.

[Printed matter]. -- 1940, 1981-1983. -- .5 cm of textual records. (7 items) -- Newsletters and membership lists for Philadelphia Trails Club; one list annotated. -- Location : M67 / 77.

Other papers series. -- 1894-1968. -- 1.5 cm of textual records. -- Series includes: A. Caroline Hinman papers, and B. Miscellaneous papers. -- Title taken from contents of series. -- Constitutes Series IV of the Lillian Gests fonds. 

[Caroline Hinman papers]. -- 1922-1968, [n.d.] -- .5 cm of textual records. -- 13 photographs : prints; b/w, 7.5 x 12 cm. -- Letters, notes and manuscripts by and about Caroline Hinman. Includes letter from A. O. Wheeler, 1922; manuscript: "Yes, I got a grizzly" (formerly "A Hunting Trip in the Canadian Rockies") by Caroline Hinman, annotated typescript accompanied by photographs, 193? (party included guide Charlie Hunter and cook Soapy Smith); material on death of Curly Phillips, including letters, obituaries, articles and photographs from, to and by Caroline Hinman, Christine Reid, [Bert] Wilkins, Harry Phillips and others, 1938. -- Some photographs transferred to V282 (Caroline Hinman). -- Location : M67 / 78 V225 / PA 129 - 141.

[Miscellaneous papers]. -- 1894-1954, [n.d.] -- 1 cm of textual records (15 items) -- Items collected by Gest. -- List available. -- Location : M67 / 79.

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