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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

General Files
CA NVAN F205-SF1-S1 · Series · 1970s-1990s
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series contains general records which include some biographical information about Mary and David Macaree, information about their publications '103 Hikes in Southwestern British Columbia' and '109 Walks in B.C.'s Lower Mainland', information on trails, as well as material created by the FMCBC.

[File] Miscellaneous
[File] BC Government Trail Inventory
[File] FMCBC Recreation Areas
[File] FMCBC Trail Report
[Item] Award

Constitution and By-Laws
CA NVAN F205-S1 · Series · 1912-2004
Part of British Columbia Mountaineering Club fonds

Series consists of the Constitution and By-Laws of the British Columbia Mountaineering Club. It includes the original Certificate of Incorporation (25 Nov 1912) as well as later revisions. It also includes annual returns to the Registrar of Societies, minutes of the Executive Committee and minutes of the Annual General meetings.

[File] Constitution and By-Laws
[File] Registrar of Societies
[File] BCMC Record Book
[File] Information re Non-Profit Organisations