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Gary Rowland Fonds

  • WA_2016_038
  • Fonds
  • 1936

Photographs of Parkhurst and Green Lake.

DeBeck Fonds

  • WA_2017_008
  • Fonds
  • 1937-1939

Photographs of Parkhurst taken by Dennis and Dorothy DeBeck, who lived there in the 1930s.

George Bury Fonds

  • WA_2008_002
  • Fonds
  • 1939

Photographs of an exploratory trip in the mountains around Alta Lake to search for a suitable location for a ski hill. The group of four men comprised of George Bury, George Eisenschimmel, Howard Hamil (all from the Holyburn Ski Club on the North Shore) and a guide, whose name has been forgotten. They explored around Cheakamus Lake, Black Tusk, Garibaldi Lake, and the Barrier. The group were dropped off by float plane on Cheakamus Lake and exited down the Barrier. They then hiked to the rail line, where they flagged down the Pacific Great Eastern train to Squamish, and then took the boat back to Vancouver. The ski hill plans were never carried out due to the interruption of the Second World War.

Alex Douglas Fonds

  • ADOUGLAS
  • Fonds
  • 1940-2016

This fonds consists of photographs, documents, audiovisual material and a tape relating primarily to the Toni Sailer and Dave Murray Summer Ski Camps held on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains (especially during the 1970s-1990s when donor Alex Douglas worked there). Additional material relates to skiing in the Whistler area and in general.

Leslee Goldsmid Fonds

  • LGOL
  • Fonds
  • [1940s?]

Materials collected and donated by Leslee Goldsmid, including the "Ode to Rainbow" poem written about Rainbow Lodge.

Geoff Archer Fonds

  • GARC
  • Fonds
  • 1942

Materials collected and donated by Geoff Archer, including postcards dating from 1942 of Joran's Lodge, Whistler Mountain, Alta Lake, and Nita Lake.

Jinny Ladner Fonds

  • WA_2016_008
  • Fonds
  • 1947-2004

Documents relating to the purchase of membership to Whistler Mountain Ski Club, the purchase of annual ski passes from Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., the du Maurier International Slalom on Whistler Mountain, the purchase of ski gear, Whistler Mountain's Silver Anniversary, tourism pamphlets for ski camps and Garibaldi Lodge, summer ski camp certificates, and the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

Cliff Fenner Fonds

  • FEN
  • Fonds
  • 1949-2002

Photographs and accompanying notes, correspondence, tests, and invoices taken by Clifford Fenner during his career as Park Supervisor for Garibaldi Provincial Park. Clifford was an avid outdoors explorer, a mountaineer, and a distinguished professional photographer. He was appointed Park Supervisor for Garibaldi Park early in 1953.

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
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