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Quebec skiing history collection
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CA RBD MSG 1369
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between approximately 1905-1959 (Creation)
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13 cm of textual records and graphic materials.
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Custodial history
Purchased from Richard Michaud, April 2025.
Scope and content
Collection consists of photographs, hotel advertisements and informational pamphlets, postcards, and ephemera illustrating the history of skiing in Montreal and Quebec in the first half of the twentieth century. Approximately 122 black and white photographs and photograph fragments depict skiing locations such as Mount Royal and Ste-Agathe, as well as clubs like the Manitou Club. There are also approximately 74 advertising pamphlets and related documented produced by lodges and ski resorts in the Laurentians region of Quebec with their prices and services, such as ski schools. The collection also includes 28 photographic postcards depicting skiing and ski resorts, chiefly from the Laurentians.
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French
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Also described in the McGill Libraries catalogue.
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Created 5 August 2025, archivist Anna Dysert.