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Alex & Myrtle with guests on Whistler Mountain

Alex & Myrtle Philip (in dark clothing) on top of Whistler Mountain with 6 Rainbow Lodge guests. Several annotations on verso: "#8 ; 1921 ; At the summit of Whistler Mountain / 7200 ft above sea level / a day's trip from Rainbow Lodge ; #18 ; Myrtle & Alex Philip in dark clothes"

Alta Lake Community Club Minutebook 1951-1983

Minutebook for meetings of the Alta Lake Community Club from 1951-1985. Subjects discussed include holiday parties and dances, the purchasing of a projector, hosting films, Girl Guides and Cubs, memorial benches, the purchasing of a snowplow, logging, moving the Alta Lake School flagpole, fire safety, postal service, roads, Robbie Burns Night, fishing derbies, art lessons, theatre, Myrtle Philip's birthday, the Squamish Youth Choral, Blackcomb Ski Club, Rainbow Mountain ski hill, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, TV's coming to the Whistler valley, building the Whistler Mountain Ski Club building, the formation of a ski club, the Mountain Rescue Group, Mount Whistler Lodge, Alta Lake Ratepayers Association, building a new school, physical education classes on the mountain, Cypress Lodge, donation to the Garibaldi Olympic Development Association, Highland Lodge, the Logger's Sports Day Parade, seasons passes for children, square-dancing, and badminton.

Blackcomb Whistler Higher Ground Booklet

Promotional booklet advertising upcoming developments on Whistler Mountain, made possible by the investment of $24 million in the resort by Intrawest. These include a new high-speed detachable quad chairlift for the peak, improved alpine trails, the reintroduction of Franz's Chair, the complete renovation of the Roundhouse Lodge, and the redevelopment of Creekside base. The pamphlet includes modern photographs of the peak, archival photographs (Myrtle and Alex Philip and others on Whistler Mountain; Alan White, Nancy Greene, Roy Ferris, and Toni Sailer; and Rob Boyd) and concept art for the new Creekside.

History of Whistler

  • MACLAURIN_2017_011-009-005
  • File
  • 1997 - 2008
  • Part of Don MacLaurin

Documents concerning the history of Whistler. File includes correspondence regarding a Whistler Forest History Project (also mentioned in MACLAURIN_2017_011_009_002); Whistler Blackcomb Historical Timeline covering 1960 - 2004; Whistler Lift and Blackcomb Lift specification charts; handwritten History of Whistler list; document titled "A Brief History of Forestry, Wildland Recreation and Whistler" covering 1980 - 1997; document titled "Whistler's Roots: The Origins of Our Old Forests" by Bob Brett; document section titled "Whistler's History" covering 1873 - 1989, taken from a larger document; documents from the Whistler Museum and Archives Society detailing aspects of Whistler's history; document titled "Observations on the Whistler area wildfires, 1919 - 1985"; charts, maps, and data regarding wildfires in the Whistler area; handwritten notes; chart titled "History of Cooperation/Coordination by Whistler with Agencies and Industry."

Isobel MacLaurin

Series consists of material from Arts Whistler relating to the career and works of local artist Isobel MacLaurin.

Millennium Place Artists

Photographs of artworks and other accompanying material relating artists who lived and/or worked in the Whistler area and have submitted art to Arts Whistler, primarily in the 1990s.

Prints 090-112

Photographs given to Janet Love Morrison by Intrawest.

Photographs of Franz Wilhelmsen skiing with Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, a Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. Summer Camp ski pass, Whistler Village in the midst of construction from Whistler Mountain, a ski school group photo with children posing with Willie Whistler, Garibaldi Olympic Development Association (GODA) notice of annual general meeting form 1966, Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. Subscription Agreement, a letter from Franz Wilhelmsen to Florence Strachan notifying the sending of the Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. Subscription Agreement, a flyer about Jim McConkey and Bob Dufour's Garibaldi Ski School, a group of children in ski school with their instructor, a baby on skis, a group photo of Yosemite Ski School from Winter 1948 (including, from left to right, Bob Berelsford, Ross Moore, Norm Palmer, Jim McConkey, Chuck Freshwater, Nic Fiore, Tony Freitas, Bill Cahow, and Luggi Foeger), Alta Lake train station on the PGE, Myrtle Philip in her elder years walking with Gary Watson, a sign on Whistler Mountain listing the town services in the 1970s [post-it reading "For Sure"], Roundhouse, Eric Beardmore and the Woodward family skiing Whistler Mountain, Jim McConkey skiing Whistler Mountain, the front cover of the September/October 1963 issue of Skier Magazine showing Willy Schaeffler and Franz Wilhelmsen inspecting the mountain, skiers posing, Whistler T-bar, skiers from Garibaldi Ski School posing for a portrait, children posing with their instructor, and a woman from Ski Patrol.

Slides of Isobel MacLaurin's Paintings

Slides depicting murals and paintings by Isobel MacLaurin. These may have been a submission to Millennium Place.

001: Still-life painting of vegetables. Caption reads: "Watercolours Menkes". Slide appears to be dated "July 2000".
002: Mural depicting a heron standing in the River of Golden Dreams with mountains in the background. Caption reads: "muni[cipal] sign". Slide dated "Jun[e 19]87."
003: Mural beside gondolas showing a grouse in a mountain setting. Caption reads: "Whistler M[oun]t[ai]n. Mural with local birds". Slide dated "Aug[ust] 28, 1989". Back of slide says "I[sobel] MacL[aurin]".
004: Mural depicting a Stellar's jay flying above Nita Lake with mountains in the background. Marked "On west side rd. above Nita Lk Isobel MacL." Slide dated Jun. 87.
005: Two men carrying a mural depicting tree stumps and trunks. Caption reads: "Forestry Mural B.C.I.T." Slide dated "Apr[il] 3, 1992".
006: Woman painting waves on a mural. Caption reads: "Mural in Cook Islands." Slide dated "Mar[ch 19]83".
007: Woman painting a mural of flowers and palm trees. Caption reads: "Mural in Fiji".
008: Mural of flowers. Caption reads: "1 of 4 North Shore Credit Union". Slide dated "Mar[ch] 9, 1993".
009: Mural of pond with birds and island in the centre. Caption reads: "BCIT. One of 6 Murals". Slide dated "Aug[ust] 23, 1993".
010: Painting of Whistler Mountain. Caption reads: "Whistler M[oun]t[ai]n Watercolour". Slide dated "Nov[ember 19]96".
011: Painting of a mountain goat. Marked "1st Western Canada Nat[ional] Hon[ourary] mention. Chrysler Competition". Slide appears to be dated "Jul[y] 88T03".
012: Painting of a stream with snowy banks. Caption reads "Reflections. River of Golden Dreams. H2O colo[u]r. I[sobel] MacLaurin Whistler". Slide appears to be dated "May 23, 1990".
013: Oval drawing or painting of a woman and child looking at the legs of a passing woman. Caption reads: "Eve-olution? Col. - Brackendale A.G.".
014: Painting of a young boy. Caption reads: "Cook Island lad". Dated "Apr[il] 30, 1990".
015: Painting of an elderly Myrtle Philip. Caption reads: "Myrtle Philip at 95. Pastel". Appears to be dated "Nov[ember 19]86".
016: Painting of an elderly woman. Marked "Mountain woman "Thai" Oct[ober 19]85. Royyylic". Slide dated "Jan[uary 19]86".
017: Painting of flowers. Caption reads: "Watercolour. Menu Chateau. Wildflower scene watercolour for mural".

MacLaurin, Isobel

Varsity Outdoor Club Journals

Series consists of 6 photocopied pages from two separate volumes of The Varsity Outdoor Club Journal, published by the University of British Columbia. Both sets of photocopies include the title page of the journal, a black-and-white photograph, and articles.

  • Volume II (1959) includes a photograph of Mt. Logan from Hubbard-Donjek Neve and a letter from mountaineer Dr. Neal M. Carter recounting mountain-climbing expeditions and the naming of peaks in Garibaldi Park in the 1920s. The letter has an introduction written by Karl Ricker, the donor.

  • Volume VIII (1965) includes a photograph of Veeocee Mountain and Ubyssey Glacier, and an article by Neal M. Carter, “Some Notes on the Historical Background of the Alta Lake – Fitzsimmons Creek Area," recounting various alpine expeditions made in the area (primarily in the 1920s).

Varsity Outdoor Club, University of British Columbia

Week of April 6, 1981

Photographs including Myrtle Philip; Pat Carleton; Lorne Borgal; dinner event; Alpine Whistler Mountain; dancing; chairlift; children's activities; horseback riding; dogs; Alpha Lake Village; MacGregor Pacific Realty Ltd.; construction; Vale Inn; Whistler Vale Hotel
Appears in April 9, 1981 issue:
02-135-84. Pg. 1. Caption: Chamber of Commerce secretary Jenny Busdon presents the scroll to Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation President Franz Wilhelmsen.
02-135-3. Pg. 3. Caption: [left] Kristi King and Garth Leyshon head out from Whistler on their way to Squamish.
02-135-3. Pg. 3. Caption: [right] Garth does some necessary 'shoe repair' in the Myrtle Philip parking lot.
02-135-92. Pg. 8. Caption: [top] Haebler & Co. workman makes a minor modification to the Whistler Resort Centre with a jackhammer.
02-135-68. Pg. 8. Caption: [bottom] New smiling face at the Whistler Post Office -- Barbara Jennings sorts the mail.
02-135-52. Pg. 9. Caption: And the snow keeps falling. The view from the Little Red Chair last week.
02-135-73. Pg. 13. Caption: Members of the Advisory Parks & Recreation Committee at the Saturday Public Meeting -- Chairman Trev Roote is addressing the meeting.
02-135-71. Pg. 14. Caption: Garbage dumped into the stream off Rainbow Drive in Alpine Meadows. (See Notes from All Over).
02-135-22. Pg. 15. Caption: Kay and Pat Carleton enjoy a toast from the goblets given to them at a surprise party on April 3 to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary.
02-135-90. Pg. 16. Caption: The new snow on Blackcomb provides a pleasing backdrop to the Whistler Village plaza.
02-135-1. Pg. 18. Caption: [bottom] Getting ready for a toast to the newlyweds!
02-135-77. Pg. [20]. Caption: SURPRISED BY THE SNOW -- This early blooming Daffodil was a surprised as skiers were by the unusual April snowstorm this week.

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