Kamloops Outdoor Club Fonds 2018.043, 2020.008
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Kamloops Museum and Archives Kamloops Outdoor Club fonds 2018.043, 2020.008 Compiled by Jaimie Fedorak, February 2020 Kamloops Museum and Archives 2020 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 2018.043, etc. Kamloops Outdoor Club fonds 1936-2013 Access: Open. Graphic, Textual, Cartographic 1.40 meters Title: Kamloops Outdoor Club fonds Dates of Creation: 1936-2013 Physical Description: ca. 110 cm of photographic materials, ca. 30 cm of textual records, 10 maps, and 1 audio cassette tape Administrative History: The Kamloops Outdoor Club was founded on October 7, 1936 in Kamloops, B.C. by Jack Gregson and Bert Brink, with a purpose to stimulate interest in outdoor activities. The Club’s first hiking activity occurred on the Sunday following its first meeting (October 11, 1936), with prospective club members hiking from the Cenotaph on Battle Street to the McIntosh Memorial in the West End. Jack Gregson was elected as the club’s first president, and it would be formally incorporated under the Societies Act in March 1950. Early activities organized by the club included an annual alpine summer camp, banquets and picnics, a Winter Snoball Frolic (formal dance) and Christmas parties, and hiking and sporting activities for all seasons. The first clubhouse was located at an old farmhouse on Rose Hill, donated by Mr. Egli, which was improved by club members with the addition of eating and sleeping facilities and a stone fireplace. The clubhouse burnt down in 1941, but the enterprising group would come together to construct a new clubhouse further up the same field. After this clubhouse was also burnt down in 1961, a third location was established on land granted to the club by the Provincial Government on Heffley Lake in 1963. This clubhouse is still in use by the club. The club continues to hosts events such as hiking, archery, and toboganning, as well as trips throughout the Interior for canoeing, cross country skiing, and to the alpine. Scope and Content: Fonds consists predominantly of photograph albums and scrapbooks compiled by the Kamloops Outdoor Club, which document their outdoors activities and club history. Fonds also includes a small amount of publications written or collected by club co-founder Jack Gregson, files on activities on Stoyoma Mountain and Mount Morrisey, information about the club’s cabin on Heffley Lake, and records related to the club’s 50th Anniversary reunion celebration. 2 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 2018.043, etc. Kamloops Outdoor Club fonds 1936-2013 Access: Open. Graphic, Textual, Cartographic 1.40 meters Custodial History: Fonds is comprised of two collections of materials: accessions 2018.043 and 2020.008. Accession 2018.043 was donated to the Kamloops Museum and Archives on May 15, 2018 by Mary Barquest on behalf of the Kamloops Outdoor Club. Accession 2020.008 was found in the collection during processing in 2020, and were placed in this collection due to their clear relation to Kamloops Outdoor Club. Records contained no donor information and had not previously been accessioned, but are likely to have been donated by Jack or Barbara Gregson. Notes: Source of supplied title: Title based on contents of fonds. Arrangement: Records from Accession 2018.043 have been grouped into series based on type of material to facilitate access: Series 1: Photograph Albums; Series 2: Scrapbooks; and Series 3: Miscellaneous. Series 1 and 2 have been arranged chronologically wherever possible, and the original order of records in Series 3 has been maintained. Accession 2020.008 makes up a fourth series: Series 4: 50th Anniversary. Records in series 4 maintain their original order. Access restrictions: No restrictions on access. The archivist reserves the right to restrict access to any fragile material for preservation purposes. Terms governing use and reproduction: No reproduction permitted without consent of copyright holder. It is the researcher's responsibility to obtain permission for the reproduction of materials for publication or dissemination. Finding aids: File list is available for this collection. Accruals: Further accruals are possible. Related materials: See Artifact Collection for additional materials donated with accession 2018.043. 3 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 2018.043, etc. Kamloops Outdoor Club fonds 1936-2013 Access: Open. Graphic, Textual, Cartographic 1.40 meters Series 1: Photograph Albums 1936-2013 — 90 cm of photographs with textual records and 1 map Scope and Content: Series contains photograph albums compiled by the Kamloops Outdoor Club, which document their activities between 1936-2013. Accession Description Dates Box/Folder 2018.043.001.001 Alpine Rambles – File contains a photograph 1937-1963 1/1 album documenting club activities focusing on alpine hiking. See Appendix 1 for location details. Photographs were predominantly taken by Jack Gregson, V. Stanley, Roland Neave, and Ron White. File also contains a map of Southern B.C. showing alpine trails taken by the club from 1937-1963. – 26 b&w photographs and 1 map 2018.043.001.002 Photograph Album 1938-1945 – File contains a 1938-1945 1/2 photograph album documenting club activities such as hiking, social events, archery, skiing, rock climbing, camping, skating, swimming, boating, and horseback riding. See Appendix 2 for location details. File also contains a pamphlet of club songs. – 3 cm of b&w photographs and 1 textual record 2018.043.001.003 Photographs 1944-1956 – File contains a 1944-1956 1/3 photograph album documenting club activities such as hiking, camping, social events, building a new cabin, picnicking, and skiing. See Appendix 3 for location details. File also contains an aerial photograph showing hiking routes. – 4 cm of b&w photographs 2018.043.001.004 Kamloops Outdoor Club 1972-1984 – File 1972-1984 1/4 contains a photograph album documenting club activities such as hiking, sailing, camping, social events, canoeing, building a cabin, picnicking, and skiing. See Appendix 4 for location details. Album contains interspersed newspaper 4 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 2018.043, etc. Kamloops Outdoor Club fonds 1936-2013 Access: Open. Graphic, Textual, Cartographic 1.40 meters clippings. – 6 cm of photographs with textual records 2018.043.001.005 K.O.C. 1982-1989 – File contains a photograph 1982-1989 1/5 album documenting club activities such as hiking, camping, skiing, and social events. See Appendix 5 for location details. Album also contains records relating to the club’s 50th anniversary including a program, essays, and newspaper clippings. – 6 cm of photographs with textual records 2018.043.001.006 Album 1986-1988 – File contains a photograph 1986-1988 Oversize album documenting club activities such as Box hiking, skiing, and picnicking. See Appendix 6 for location details. Album also contains newspaper clippings. – 2 cm of photographs with textual records 2018.043.001.007 Photograph Album 1987-1989 – File contains a 1987-1989 1/6 photograph album documenting club activities such as hiking, social events, and skiing. See Appendix 7 for location details. Album also contains photograph descriptions on index cards. – 2 cm of photographs with textual records 2018.043.001.008 Photograph Album 1990-1993 – File contains a 1990-1993 Oversize photograph album documenting club activities Box such as hiking, skiing, and social events. See Appendix 8 for location details. Album also contains photograph descriptions on index cards, and two club songs. – 4 cm of photographs with textual records 2018.043.001.009 Photograph Album 1994-1996 – File contains a 1994-1996 Oversize photograph album documenting club activities Box such as skiing, hiking, picnicking, swimming, and social events. See Appendix 9 for location details. – 2 cm of colour photographs 2018.043.001.010 K.O.C. 1996-1997 – File contains a photograph 1996-1997 2/1 album documenting club activities including hiking, skiing, swimming, picnicking, social events, camping, snowshoeing, and rockwall climbing. See Appendix 10 for location details. Album also includes a brochure for Amiskwi Lodge, newspaper clippings, poems, and a letter 5 KAMLOOPS MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES 2018.043, etc. Kamloops Outdoor Club fonds 1936-2013 Access: Open. Graphic, Textual, Cartographic 1.40 meters to Sigi White. – 6.5 cm of colour photographs with textual records 2018.043.001.011 K.O.C. 1998-1999 – File contains a photograph 1998-1999 2/2 album documenting club activities such as hiking, skiing, social events, picnicking, swimming, and bicycling. See Appendix 11 for location details. Album also includes newspaper clippings and a letter. – 7 cm of colour photographs with textual records 2018.043.001.012 K.O.C. 2000-2001 – File contains a photograph 2000-2001 2/3 album documenting club activities such as hiking, skiing, social events, picnicking, and camping. See Appendix 12 for location details. Album also includes newspaper clippings, a speech by Jack Gregson, and a letter from the City of Kamloops. – 5.5 cm of photographs with textual records 2018.043.001.013 K.O.C. 2002-2003 – File contains a photograph 2002-2003 2/4 album documenting club activities such as hiking, skiing, camping, picnicking, and social events. See Appendix 13 for location details. Album also includes newspaper clippings and an essay by Jack Gregson. – 4.5 cm of colour photographs with textual records 2018.043.001.014 K.O.C. 2004-2005 – File contains a photograph 2004-2005 3/1 album documenting club activities such as social events, hiking, skiing, bicycling, canoeing, swimming, and camping. See Appendix 14 for location details. Album also includes newspaper clippings, poems, and an essay by Jack Gregson. – 5 cm of colour photographs with textual records 2018.043.001.015 K.O.C. 2006-2007 – File contains a photograph 2006-2007 3/2 album documenting club activities such as hiking, skiing, social events, swimming, and picnicking. See Appendix 15 for location details. Album also includes newspaper clippings, programs, newsletters, a eulogy for Jack Gregson, and a program for Bert Brink’s celebration of life.