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Phil Mitchell

  • PMIT
  • Fonds
  • [1979-1980]

Materials donated by Phil Mitchell, including posters from ski race events in Whistler and construction photographs of Whistler Village and Telemark Condominiums.

Pat Greenfield Fonds

  • WA_2016_031
  • Fonds
  • 1981

A large print of Whistler Village presented to Ray Torresan & Associates on the occasion of the Founders Club Dinner on May 15, 1981.

Mary Murray Fonds

  • WA_2020_026
  • Fonds
  • [1975]-2020

Materials donated by Jinny Ladner on behalf of the late Whistler Museum & Archives board member, Mary Murray, just after her passing in 2020. Items include a colour copy of a print showing the top of the chairlifts on Whistler Mountain in 1975 and a thank-you greeting card celebrating Mary's work on the Whistler Museum's board signed by the board and staff members.

MacDougall fonds

  • WA_2018_015
  • Fonds
  • [1962?]-1968

Series consists of meeting minutes, newspaper and magazine clippings, correspondence, a report, and a feasibility study relating to the development of Whistler as a ski hill and a residential area in the 1960s. There is a particular focus on Whistler Alpine Villa Ltd., for which Hartland M. MacDougall (donor's father) worked. Also mentioned are the Whistler Skier's Chapel and Garibaldi Lifts Ltd. The items are arranged in the order they were received from the donor.

  • MACDOUG_001: Meeting minutes of “informal meeting of the pro-tem Directors of Whistler Alpine Villa Limited,” November 19 1965, with attached letter from Michael Doyle (Whistler Alpine Villa Limited Secretary Pro-Tem) to Mr. Roy B. Jacobson of Whistler Development Co. Ltd. (November 22 1965) and list of Pro-Tem Directors (6 pages).
  • MACDOUG_002: Newspaper article, “Garibaldi: Blueprint for the future,” The Lions Gate Times, January 16 1964.
  • MACDOUG_003: Newspaper or magazine clipping, “HOMES, January 1968, a section of the Canadian,” with image of mountain townhouses on front and Q & A on the back.
  • MACDOUG_004: Newspaper article, “Work Starts Garibaldi Ski Resort,” reprinted from Journal of Commerce Weekly, June 12 1965.
  • MACDOUG_005: Magazine article, “Town house in the mountains: there’s a 5,000-foot ski run at the front door.”
  • MACDOUG_006: Newspaper clipping, photograph of four men (John Fraser, Michael Doyle, A.J. Forster, Hartland MacDougall) with skis, regarding the construction of the Whistler Skier’s Chapel. The Province, Saturday June 25, 1966.
  • MACDOUG_007: Letter from Whistler Alpine Villa Ltd. directors to shareholders, regarding fire of December 19 1965, dated December 22 1965.
  • MACDOUG_008: President’s Report to Shareholders, Whistler Alpine Villa Limited, November 25 1965 (4 pages).
  • MACDOUG_009: Photocopy of telegram from E. F. Bosiger to Head Office, Montreal P.Q., DGM Vancouver, regarding nomination of H. M. MacDougall as Director of Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., May 6 1963.
  • MACDOUG_010: Photocopy of letter from J. B. Lesslie to Bank of Montreal Superintendent of Staff, regarding nomination of H. M. MacDougall as Director of Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., May 2 1963 (2 pages).
  • MACDOUG_011: Letter, H. M. MacDougall to Franz Wilhelmsen, declining nomination as Director of Garibaldi Lifts Ltd., May 8 1963.
  • MACDOUG_012: Memorandum from H. M. MacDougall to G. O. Vandervoort, Esq., regarding Whistler Skiers’ Chapel, June 29 1966.
  • MACDOUG_013: Mount Whistler Feasibility Study by Willy Schaeffler, Ski Area Consultant, c. 1962 (10 pages).

Lisa Richardson Fonds

  • Fonds
  • February 28-29, 1972

CBUT (Vancouver TV Co.) 16mm film reel of Lisa Richardson winning gold at the FISU games in Lake Placid, NY on February 28-29, 1972, with related newspaper articles. Associated with WMA_2014_007 pins and badges from the event.

Ken Snowball Fonds

  • KSNO
  • Fonds
  • 1972-1973

Photographs taken between 1972 and 1973 by Ken Snowball, primarily of skiing and ski racing on Whistler Mountain and Grouse Mountain, the Mount Currie Rodeo, Nairn Falls, cityscapes and street scenes of Vancouver, Adventures West and Alta Lake, and the Easter Parade in Whistler.

Karen Wood Fonds

  • WA_2017_002
  • Fonds
  • 1984-1995

Items donated by Karen Wood relating to the Pocket Wilderness Coalition, Blackcomb Mountain, hiking, and the Molson World Downhill.

Julie Gallagher Fonds

  • WA_2018_022
  • Fonds
  • 1965

Fonds consists of a page advertising Garibaldi Ski Development at Whistler Mountain for the 1965/66 season. Includes a brief description of the runs, lifts, rates, and facilities at Whistler Mountain; four black-and-white drawings and photographs; advertisements for Cheakamus Inn and Highland Lodge; and information on travelling from Vancouver, including a map. Reprinted from a skiing guidebook.

Jordan Bright Fonds

  • WA_2017_037
  • Fonds
  • [1965]-1972

Fonds consists of documents related to the early years of Garibaldi's Whistler Mountain in the 1970s.

Jim Kennedy

  • KENN
  • Fonds
  • 1972-1986

Fonds consists of 2 series based on format:
01: Magazines
02: Films

Series 01: Magazines
The magazines relate to Molson World Cup skiing events held in Whistler and include schedules, advertisements, results, and articles about the racers, host town, and competition.
WA_2018_003_001 - Molson World Downhill magazine, Whistler Winterfest, March 7-11, 1984
WA_2018_003_002 - Molson World Downhill and Super G Official Program, March 15-16, 1986
WA_2018_003_003 - Molson World Cup Men's Downhill Official Publication, March 9, 1979

Series 02: Films
The films relate to skiing, Toad Hall, and a helicopter trip over Whistler.
WA_2018_003_004 / KENN_02_001 - 8mm film reel 1
WA_2018_003_005 / KENN_02_002 - 8mm film reel 2
WA_2018_003_006 / KENN_02_003 - 8mm film reel 3
WA_2018_003_007 / KENN_02_004 - 8mm film reel 4

WA_2019_028_001 / KENN_02_005 - super 8 film reel 1: skiing and ski-jumping, 1972/1973
WA_2019_028_002 / KENN_02_006 - super 8 film reel 2: helicopter to Sproatt, December 1972
WA_2019_028_003 / KENN_02_007 - super 8 film reel 3: road trip, child in backyard
WA_2019_028_004 / KENN_02_008 - super 8 film reel 4: people outside Toad Hall, May 1973, Soo Valley

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