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Wilhelmsen, Franz Vancouver
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1978-2007

Photographs of skiing, mountain views, snowboarding, aerial shots of the valley, mountain biking, and chairlifts.

Family Videos #3

VHS tapes labeled "Tape 2 Reels 5-8" containing Franz Wilhelmsen's home videos, featuring skiing at various mountains, family vacations, hunting, horseback riding, Vancouver shipyards, sailing near the Gulf Islands, family events, a train crash, fishing, and Franz and his family building a deck.

Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. Fonds

  • WA_1988_017
  • Fonds
  • 1964-1981

This fonds contains information for Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. shareholders. It is separated into two separate folders as follows:

Folder 1:

  • Ephemera: Whistler and Garibaldi Mountain stickers (one from the Vancouver-Garibaldi 1976 Olympic bid)
  • Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. Annual Pass for John Gillis, issued Nov. 6, 1976, valid until Aug. 31, 1977.
  • Correspondence with shareholders
  • Subscription Agreement for shares
  • Interim Reports containing Comparative Statement of Earnings and Expenses (1971-1972, 1975-1979)
  • Annual Report - President’s Report to the Shareholders (1972, 1976-1979)

Folder 2:

  • Correspondence regarding Hastings West Resort Ltd. buyout offer. Correspondence after to previous shareholders.
  • List of suggestions for Whistler Mountain (1981) from the Friends of Whistler Committee
  • Correspondence regarding whether or not there is a need for the Friends of Whistler Committee to continue between the committee and Franz Wilhelmsen
  • Annual Reports (1973, 1974, 1979)

Letter, J.B. Lesslie to Bank of Montreal Superintendent of Staff

Item is a typed (photocopied?) letter from J.B. Lesslie, Associate Manager of the Bank of Montreal in Vancouver, to the Bank's Superintendent of Staff, Head Office, Montreal, stating that 3rd Assistant Manager H. M. MacDougall has requested permission to accept a nomination to Director of Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. Letter contains brief info on the background of this company, its present endeavours, and a list of its directors.

Lesslie, J. B.

Man of the Year

Papers related to Franz Wilhelmsen being named Man of the Year presented by the Greater Vancouver Visitors and Convention Bureau for his successful development of Whistler Mountain, including:

  • Two newspaper articles about Franz Wilhelmsen being named Man of the Year
  • A Bayshore Inn Vancouver menu from the dinner in which Franz was named Man of the Year
  • Two photos taken after Franz Wilhelmsen was named Man of the Year (both photos used in the newspaper articles)

VHS Videos

VHS videos belonging to Franz Wilhelmsen, including family home videos, a news broadcast on Whistler Land Co., and an introduction video from Franz’s induction to the BC Sports Hall of Fame.

Wilhelmsen fonds

  • WIL
  • Fonds
  • [1950s?]-1998

Documents, photographs, films, and other graphic material relating to the career, accomplishments, interests, and family life of Franz Wilhelmsen, including:

  • Awards and honours he received
  • Organizations and Corporations he ran or was involved with
  • Personal photographs
  • Newspapers and magazine articles
  • Personal and professional correspondence
  • VHS Videos