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Correspondence

Correspondence to and from Franz Wilhelmsen, including:

  • A Christmas card
  • Letters from people doing research about Whistler’s history
  • Letters of congratulations
  • A list of contacts, complete with addresses

Negatives 296-318

Photographs of men building the ski runs, Franz Wilhelmsen pointing at Whistler Mountain, a man crouching, a group portrait, construction, Franz Wilhelmsen posing with some men.

B.C. Motorist Magazine, January-February 1967

The January-February 1967 (Vol. 6, No. 1) issue of B.C. Motorist Magazine published by B.C. Automobile Association containing the following articles:
"Teenage Drivers"
"Whistler - Hottest Ski Area in Canada"
"The Driving Lesson"
"Electric Autos Coming Back?"
"New Life for Old Totems"
"Fasten Your Seat Belts, Please!"
"Lake Country and Ghost Towns"
"Fishermen and Fish - The West Coast Troller"
"A Walk to Siwash Rock"
"Campbell River Loves the Sea"
"A Man and His Fossil Mountain"
Cliff Fenner used tabs on cover page and on pages 4 and 6 to indicate his photographs used in the magazine. These photographs are of Black Tusk, construction of the village in Whistler, and Dag Aabye (ski acrobat) on Whistler Mountain.

Whistler - The Magazine, 1985

Whistler-themed magazine, published by Paul Burrows, containing the following articles:
"A Letter From the Editor"
"Whistling Jack"
"A Town in the Making"
"Whistler Village - It's all by Design"
"Whistler Accommodation Guide"
"Reflections on Whistler"
"The Year in Revue"
"Shop Talk"
"Top of the Table"

Slides

Photographs of a portrait of John 'Rabbit' Hare, a competitor in Slush Cup on Blackcomb Mountain, Kevin Titus and Paul Fournier competing in the Garibaldi Gruel including other views of the mountain biking race such as the starting point and areas of transition, Franz Wilhelmsen resting in the sun on Whistler Mountain, an aerial view of early Whistler Village construction, Creekside Gondola with mountain views of the Coast Range in the background, Bruce Watt and Radar the Rescue Dog riding a two-person chairlift on Whistler Mountain, a line of snowboarders crossing a crosswalk on Blackcomb Way, a crowd of skiers around a booth at a Molson World Cup Downhill in 1979, various people riding two-person chairlifts, a group portrait of summer skiers on Blackcomb Mountain, a crowd of people watching Slush Cup on Blackcomb Mountain, the winners podium of the 1989 Molson World Cup Downhill, and a trail sign that has been tampered with to display a different message.

Captions:
001: "John Hare: Helmet Law Proponent"
002: "Slush Cup Blackcomb Mt."
003: "Garibaldi Greul [sic] Whistler, B.C. Competitor: KEVIN TITUS"
004: "FRANZ WILHELMSEN '80"
007: "APRES SKI 2 OF 3"
008: "Garibaldi Greul [sic] Whistler, B.C. Competitor: TRANSITION I"
011: "Garibaldi Greul [sic] Whistler, B.C. Competitor: PAUL FOURNIER"
014: "Garibaldi Greul [sic] Whistler, B.C. Competitor: START"
017: "Summer Whistler Summer skiing on Blackcomb Mtn. B.C."
018: "Spring Festivities Blackcomb Mt."

Caption on File:
"SKI CANADA"

Slides

  • GRI-01-31-030
  • File
  • April 1980 - April 1981
  • Part of Greg Griffith

Photographs of people skiing on various runs including moguls, a couple sitting in the snow resting on their skis, a view of an early ticket booth at the base of Whistler Mountain with the Whistler Express Gondola in the background, a view of people on a snowy ridge with a Canadian flag on the left and trees in the foreground, views of Roundhouse Lodge and large crowds surrounding it, Whistler Mountain and someone interviewing people with a cameraman, and Franz Wilhelmsen.

Slides

  • GRI-01-32-032
  • File
  • May 1975 - February 1982
  • Part of Greg Griffith

Photographs of Whistler Mountain with a light board and chairlift [possibly Red or Orange chair] in the foreground, a view of the side of a lodge with people sitting in the snow outside in the sun and mountain views in the background, a view of mountain tops with tracks [snowmobile?], a view of Red Chair with people skiing and Roundhouse in the background, someone skiing powder between trees, views of the ski hill with various people skiing, a view of a chairlift and/or run under construction/development, and various shots of Franz Wilhelmsen skiing Whistler Mountain, including him on the t-bars, skiing runs, and moguls.

Week of May 17, 1978

Photographs including but not limited to new firetruck; firemen; chairlift construction planning; car accidents; Franz Wilhelmsen; John Howells

Week of February 24, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to Opening Ceremonies Men's Downhill 1982; Pat Carleton; Dr. Peter Andrews; Franz Wilhelmsen
Appears in February 25, 1982 issue:

Canadian Tourism Medallion

Papers related to Franz Wilhelmsen’s reception of the 1983 Canadian Tourism Medallion, for his development of Whistler Mountain and the successful bid to bring the World Cup Downhill competition to Whistler. File includes:

  • A letter from Claude Richmond congratulating Franz on receiving the Canadian Tourism Medallion
  • A newspaper article announcing Franz as the recipient of the Canadian Tourism Medallion
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