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Miscellaneous
CA NVAN F205-S32 · Series · [1913]-1999
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of files regarding affiliations between the BCMC and other outdoor and climbing clubs, club publicity material, a small collectio of songbooks, commemorative plaques and other miscellaneous items.

[Subseries] Associations with other Outdoor Clubs/Federations

[File] Songbooks
[Item] Plaque
[Item] Plaque
[Item] Challenge Cup Winners List
[File] BCMC Calendars
[File] BCMC General Information brochures
[File] Examples of BCMC Stationery
[Item] Documentary Films
[Item] Unknown Film

Library and Archives
CA NVAN F205-S31 · Series · 1924-2012
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of files regarding the library and archives of the BCMC, including inventory lists, finding aids, administrative records, reports and correspondence.

[File] Library Records

[File] Library Information and Correspondence
[File] Library Inventories
[File] Correspondence
[File] ‘Climbing to the Clouds’
[File] Finding Aids

News Cuttings and Articles
CA NVAN F205-S30 · Series · 1903-2012
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series contains mainly files of news cuttings and articles either written by members of the BCMC, concerning BCMC activities, or of interest to members of the BCMC. The series includes several reprints of articles written by club members which were initially published in the Canadian Alpine Journal. There are also articles about early climbing efforts in the Coast Mountains and Garibaldi region.

[File] C. Dummit 'Risk on the Rocks'

[File] News Cuttings
[File] News Cuttings
[File] News Cuttings
[File] [Smith, Frank] ‘Billy and I and the White Mountain’
[File] News Cuttings
[File] Seymour River Trip by Charles Chapman
[File] Garibaldi Park Articles and Booklets
[File] Trip to Garibaldi
[File] 'The Mountaineer'
[File] Fyles, Tom 'Peaks of Bute Inlet'
[File] Tait, P.L. 'Conquering Mt. Salmon'
[File] Munday, D. 'Exploring Western Icefields'
[File] Tait, P.L. 'The Forbidden Plateau'
[File] Taylor, W 'Retreat of Glaciers - Garibaldi Park'
[File] Fyles, Tom 'Climbing at the Head of Narrows Arm'
[File] News Cuttings
[File] 'The Mountaineer'
[File] Articles on Early or First Ascents
[File] News Cuttings
[File] Canadian Alpine Journal reprints
[File] History of Coast Mountain Exploration
[File] Articles featuring Mary Wells
[File] Bryan, Liz 'Canada's Top Cabin'
[File] 'Garibaldi Neve Cross Over'
[File] 'The Tchaikazan'
[File] News Cuttings
[File] News Cuttings
[File] News Cuttings
[File] News Cuttings
[File] News Cuttings
[File] News Cuttings
[File] News Cuttings
[File] Cariboo and Monashee Guide
[File] Tivy, R. 'Mountains of Chilko Lake'
[File] Articles by F.A. (Brick) Spouse
[File] Centennial Trail History Articles

Publications
CA NVAN F205-S29 · Series · 1928-1991
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of publications created in partnership with the BCMC, with the assistance of the BCMC, or about BCMC activities and some related correspondence and records. It does not include copies of the Mary and David Macaree books '103 Hikes' and '109 Walks' - for these, please see the Mary and David Macaree sub-fonds. For publications of the BCMC, please see the series 'B.C. Mountaineer' and 'B.C.M.C. Newsletter'. There are also some published (and unpublished) biographical works included among the series Membership - General.

[Item] Williams, M.B. ‘Jasper National Park’

[Item] Culbert, D. ‘A Climber’s Guide to the Coast Ranges of B.C.'’
[Item] ‘Mountain Trail Guide for Southwest Mainland of B.C.’
[Item] ‘Mountain Trail Guide for Southwest Mainland of B.C.’
[Item] ‘Mountain Trail Guide for Southwest Mainland of B.C.’
[Item] Curtin, F. ed. ‘Hiking Trails’
[Item] Culbert, D. 'A Climber's Guide to the Coast Ranges of B.C. - Supplement'
[Item] Culbert, D. 'A Climber's Guide to the Coast Ranges of B.C.'
[Item] Culbert, D. 'Alpine Guide to Southwestern British Columbia'
[Item] Freeman, R. and D. Thompson 'Exploring the Stein River Valley'
[Item] Leslie, S. ed. 'In the Western Mountains'
[Item] Fairley, B. 'A Guide to Climbing and Hiking in Southwestern British Columbia'
[Item] Stoltmann, R. 'Hiking Guide to the Big Trees of Southwestern British Columbia'
[Item] White, G. 'Stein Valley Wilderness Guide Book'
[Item] 103 Hikes Records
[Item] Correspondence re BCMC Publications
[Item] Correspondence re Earle Whipple's Guides
[Item] Stein Guide Records
[Item] Gordon Soules

Canadian Alpine Journal
CA NVAN F205-S28 · Series · 1907-2010
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

The Canadian Alpine Journal is a publication of the Alpine Club of Canada. While not a record of the BCMC, the journals have been included in the fonds of the BCMC in order to facilitate their retrieval. They contain numerous submissions by BCMC members and will be of interest to anyone researching the history of mountaineering in British Columbia and in Canada more generally. They have not been listed individually but the series consists of loose copies of the journal (1907-2000), digitized copies of the journal (1907-2010), plus an index to the journal for the period 1907-1966.

B.C.M.C. Newsletter
CA NVAN F205-S27 · Series · 1965-2010
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of bound copies of the newsletters of the British Columbia Mountaineering Club. Series also contains a two volume index to the 'B.C.M.C. Newsletter' and other BCMC publications.

[Item] B.C.M.C. Newsletter

[Item] B.C.M.C. Newsletter vols 56-61
[Item] B.C.M.C. Newsletter vols 62-66
[Item] B.C.M.C. Newsletter vols 67-72
[Item] B.C.M.C. Newsletter vols 73-76
[Item] B.C.M.C. Newsletter vols 77-82
[Item] B.C.M.C. Newsletter vols 83-87
[Item] Index to the Publications of the BC Mountaineering Club vol 1 - 1907-1969
[Item] Index to the Publications of the BC Mountaineering Club vol 2 - 1970-1990

B.C. Mountaineer
CA NVAN F205-S26 · Series · 1913-2010
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of bound copies of the published journals of the British Columbia Mountaineering Club. The journal was originally titled 'The Northern Cordilleran' but was later changed to 'B.C. Mountaineer'. Series contains copies of the journal, copies of the special centennial journal of 2009, as well as a two volume index to the 'B.C. Mountaineer' and other BCMC publications.

[Item] Northern Cordilleran and B.C. Mountaineer vols 1-6

[Item] B.C. Mountaineer vols 7-14
[Item] B.C. Mountaineer vols 15-24
[Item] B.C. Mountaineer vols 25-34
[Item] B.C. Mountaineer vols 35-44
[Item] B.C. Mountaineer vols 45-55
[Item] B.C. Mountaineer vols 56-62
[Item] B.C. Mountaineer vols 63-70
[Item] B.C. Mountaineer Centennial Journal vol 69
[Item] Index to the Publications of the BC Mountaineering Club vol 1 - 1907-1969
[Item] Index to the Publications of the BC Mountaineering Club vol 2 - 1970-1990

Cash Receipt Books
CA NVAN F205-S24 · Series · 1953-1958; 1978-1994
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of cash receipt books which record mainly the receipt of cash payments of annual membership dues. This makes the series useful for identifying members at a time when there are relatively few other membership records.

[Item] Cash Receipt Book

[Item] Cash Receipt Book
[Item] Cash Receipt Books
[Item] Cash Receipt Books
[Item] Cash Receipt Book
[Item] Cash Receipt Book

General Ledgers and Journals
CA NVAN F205-S23 · Series · 1942-1992
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of the key accounting records of the BCMC - including Journals (1942-1987), General Ledger (1944-1951; 1977-1992) as well as accounting records related to cabins specifically.

[Item] Journal

[Item] Journal
[Item] General Ledger
[Item] General Ledger
[Item] Cabins General Ledger
[Item] Mt Seymour Cabin Synoptic

Oral History Project
CA NVAN F205-S22 · Series · 1997-1998
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of material related to the BCMC Oral History project undertaken in 1997-1998. It includes recordings and transcripts of interviews with Hugh Aikens, Irene and Jack Apps, Len Biggs, Fred Brownsford, Dick Chambers, Len Chatwin, Joan Ford, Ralph Hutchinson, Martin and Esther Kafer, Roy Mason, and Jim Woodfield.

[File] BCMC Oral History Project Outline
[Subseries] Oral History Interview Transcripts
[Subseries] Oral History Interviews

Membership General
CA NVAN F205-S21 · Series · 1908-2012
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of a wide variety of materials regarding individual members, including membership cards, news cuttings, obituaries, and biographical information.

[File] Charles Chapman Membership Card

[File] Club History
[File] News Cuttings and Obituaries for Members
[File] Mountaineering Log Books and Correspondence,
[File] Membership General
[File] Diary and mountaineering recipes of Fred Williams
[File] Individual Memberships
[File] Correspondence and News Cuttings re Preston L. Tait
[File] Correspondence
[File] Life of Paul Binkert
[File] Donation Records
[File] Membership Surveys
[File] Membership Surveys
[File] Memoirs of R.M. Mills
[File] Information re Members
[File] Papers of Preston L. Tait
[File] Information re Members
[File] Obituary for Jim Craig
[File] ‘Child of the Wind’ - John Clarke Film
[File] John Clarke: Explorer of the Coast Mountains
[File] Les Hayman Photograph Album
[Item] Don Munday 'The Climbing of Mt. Reliance'

Membership Registers
CA NVAN F205-S20 · Series · 1907-1918; 1990-1991; 2012
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of registers of members and were used to track the status of annual subscription payments. There are registers only for the early period 1907-1918 and for a brief period in the early 1990s. However, it may be possible to identify other members in other records, including the series of Cash Receipt Books - most of whose entries relate to the payment of membership dues. Series also contains lists of Honorary Members (to May 2012).

[Item] Membership Register
[Item] Membership Register
[File] Membership Register
[File] Honorary and Executive Members

Membership Applications
CA NVAN F205-S19 · Series · 1920s-1960s; 1989-1994
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of individual application forms for membership in the British Columbia Mountaineering Club. Applications are arranged by decade for the period 1920s-1960s. There are no application forms for the 1970s or for most of the 1980s. After 1989, there are annual files of application forms and waivers until 1994.

[File] Membership Application Forms

[File] Membership Application Forms
[File] Membership Application Forms
[File] Membership Application Forms
[File] Membership Application Forms
[File] Membership Application Forms and Waivers
[File] Membership Application Forms and Waivers
[File] Membership Application Forms and Waivers
[File] Membership Application Forms and Waivers
[File] Membership Application Forms and Waivers
[File] Membership Application Forms and Waivers

Photographs
CA NVAN F205-S18 · Series · 1907-2010
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of photograph albums, loose prints, glass plate slides, glass plate negatives, film negatives and other photographic materials created by the BCMC and its members. The photographs cover a wide range of activities undertaken by the club, and are particularly strong in their documentation of exploration and mountaineering trips in British Columbia. Some of the more prolific photographers whose works are included in this series are listed below. The dates at which they were active, or the period covered by their photographs, is indicated in parentheses: Charles Chapman (1900s-1910s), Jim Irving (1910s-1920s), Preston L. Tait (1910s-1940s), Charles Townsend (1920s), Neal Carter (1920s), P.R. Lockie (1920s-1960s), George Wallis (1930s-1940s), George Rose (1950s-1960s), Mary Wells Anderson (1950s-1960s), Martin Kafer (1950s-1960s), Michael Feller (1970s-2000s). Over 40 named photographers are represented in the BCMC fonds, though there are also a large number of photographs for which the identity of the photographer is unknown.

[File] Inventory of Charles Chapman's Photographs

Club Centennial
CA NVAN F205-S17 · Series · 1995-2007
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of material created in order to commemorate the club's centennial in 2007. Includes publicity material, information regarding the centennial banquet, minutes of the Centennial Committee, as well as production material, masters and copies of the centennial video 'Passion for the Mountains: 100 years of exploration and preservation of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia 1907-2007' (BCMC, 2007).

[File] Club Centennial - Articles and Slide Show
[File] Club Centennial - Publicity Materials
[File] Club Centennial - Banquet
[File] Club Centennial - Banquet
[File] Club Centennial - Correspondence
[File] Club Centennial - Journal Correspondence
[File] Club Centennial - NVMA Display
[File] Club Centennial - Centennial Video Correspondence
[File] Club Centennial - Centennial Committee Minutes and Papers
[File] Club Centennial - Centennial Video
[File] Club Centennial - Centennial Video
[File] Club Centennial - 'Passion for the Mountains'

Social Events
CA NVAN F205-S16 · Series · 1912-1979
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of files regarding various social events organized by the club, including dances, the annual banquet, photographic exhibitions, and various other social events.

[File] Announcement and Script

[File] Dance Cards and Photograph Exhibition pamphlets
[File] Social Meetings
[File] Club Shows
[File] Invitations to the Annual Banquet

Policies and Procedures
CA NVAN F205-S15 · Series · [1970s]-2012
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of files regarding official policies and procedures adopted by the BCMC. Includes copies of the official BCMC Policy Manual, the Executive Committee Member's Handbook, and rules for trip leaders.

[File] Policy Manuals
[File] Executive Committee Handbook
[File] Rules for Leaders
[File] Guidelines for Leaders

Trails
CA NVAN F205-S14 · Series · 1963-1996
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of files regarding the hut and trail building activities of the BCMC, including the construction of the Centennial Trail, as well as the following trails: Marmot Creek, Lions, Stawamus Chief, Mt. Outram and Mt. Redoubt. Files consist mainly of maps and trail directions.

[File] Hut and Trail Construction

[File] Marmot Creek Trail
[File] New Lions Trail
[File] Mt. Redoubt Trail
[File] Stawamus Chief Trail
[File] Mt. Outram Trail

Natural History Section
CA NVAN F205-S13 · Series · 1912-1968
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of files regarding the Natural History Section of the BCMC and records related to its successor body the Vancouver Natural History Society. Most of the material consists of photocopies of material held elsewhere - the fonds of the Vancouver Natural History Society is held by the City of Vancouver Archives. There is also a small amount of other material related to general natural history activities and interests of club members.

[File] Garibaldi Maps

[File] Botanical Office Reports
[File] Sketch of Black Mountain
[File] Minutes of the Natural History Section
[File] Natural History Section
[File] Vancouver Natural History Society Constitution and By-Laws
[File] List of Plants in Marble Canyon

Vancouver Natural History Society
Conservation and Parks
CA NVAN F205-S12 · Series · 1911-2003
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of files regarding the BCMC's efforts in conservation, including briefs on outdoor management, information on early conservation efforts, information and reports regarding various wilderness sites both by members of the BCMC and as representatives of the FMCBC, proposals for parks and protected areas in the Garibaldi area and Mt. Seymour, the Tricouni and Chilliwack Valley areas as well as the Stoltmann Wilderness, Pinecone Lake-Burke Mountain, and Bischoff Lakes areas. Also includes materials related to participation in various outdoor recreation themed conferences.

[File] Early Conservation

[File] Tricouni Proposal
[File] Briefs on Outdoor Management
[File] Outdoor Recreation Conference
[File] Proposal for Park Development Chilliwack
[File] Proposed Protected Areas
[File] Pinecone Lake-Burke Mtn.
[File] Stoltmann Wilderness
[File] Wilderness Sites
[File] Wilderness Sites
[File] Sea-to-Sky Winter Backcountry Recreation Forum
[File] Bischoff Lakes Area
[File] Garibaldi Park Timeline
[File] Garibaldi Park
[File] Mt. Seymour Park
[File] Graph re Land Use
[File] Proposed Smoke Bluffs Park

Camps, Trips and Expeditions
CA NVAN F205-S11 · Series · 1910-2004
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of files regarding annual summer camps, including the George Wallis summer camps at Garibaldi, other camps, trips and expeditions, including Mt. Waddington (1936) and Mt. Fairweather (1958), as well as minutes and papers of the Climbing Committee of the BCMC. Series also contains moving images of various summer camps (1950-1958) and films and DVDs of various trips - mainly ski mountaineering (1950s-1997).

[Subseries] Summer Camps
[Subseries] George Wallis Garibaldi Camps
[Subseries] Camps and Trips - General
[Subseries] Climbing Committee Minutes and Papers
[Subseries] Expeditions

Courses
CA NVAN F205-S10 · Series · 1956-2000
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of course instruction notes and rules for leaders regarding mountaineering and safety. Also includes a poster and photographs from the first BCMC first aid course.

[File] Instruction Course Notes and Rules for Leaders
[File] Photographs of First Aid course

Summit Registers
CA NVAN F205-S9 · Series · 1951-2008
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of the summit registers for Mt. Rexford (1951-1998), Kwoiek Needle (1964-2000), Mt. Slesse (1989-2003), MacDonald Peak (1990-2002) and Sky Pilot Mountain (1999-2008). They include the names of party members, the date and route information. Given that these documents were stored at the summit over prolonged periods of time, they are generally in poor condition - several having been badly water damaged.

[Item] Mt. Rexford Summit Register

[Item] Kwoiek Needle Summit Register
[Item] Mt. Slesse Summit Register
[Item] MacDonald Peak Summit Register
[Item] Sky Pilot Mountain Summit Register

General Cabin Records
CA NVAN F205-S8 · Series · 1911-2003
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of miscellaneous records regarding cabins and huts built and maintained by the BCMC.

[File] Grouse Cabin Miscellaneous

[File] BCMC Cabins - Park Use Permits
[File] BCMC Cabin Rules
[File] Mt. Seymour Cabin plans and Locker Rental Book
[File] Property Assesment, Land Use Permits and Miscellaneous Cabin records
[File] Hut Use Statistics
[File] Permit re Mountain Lake Cabin
[File] Plummer Memorial Shelter Fund pamphlet
[File] Williamson Lake Shelter Call for Volunteers
[File] News Cuttings re Cabins
[Item] Map of Mt. Seymour area
[File] North Creek Cabin Information