- PR-2190
- Fonds
- 1914-1980
The fonds consists of records created by Tom Fyles from 1914 to 1980 and particularly document his climbing career. The fonds includes 13 photo albums and one shoe box of negatives organized by album. The albums document climbing trips from 1913 - 1969. Texual records include Fyles' pocket climbing/trip diary which documents trips from 1913 through 1930s recording daily activities, costs per trip, supplies and food, photos taken. The records also include Margaret Gladstone's pocket diary of trip to Mt. Rainier in July 1921 and letters home to parents documenting 1921 trip with BCMC members (including her future husband Tom Fyles) to Selkirk Mountains. Also included are letters of condolence to Fyles' family; letter regarding naming of Mt. Fyles; photocopies of caricature sketches by climber Alec Dalgleish; 15 topographic charts by climber Neal Carter, 9 journals, offprint articles and pamphlets.
Fyles, Tom