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[ca. 1890]-1986 (Creation)
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- Philip, Myrtle
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78 cm of textual records;ca. 1700 photographs;201 postcards
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Myrtle Philip (nee Tapley) first worked as a teacher. She married Alex Philip in 1908 and settled in Vancouver. The Philips first visited Alta Lake (then called Summit Lake) in what is now Whistler, B.C., in 1909. Myrtle's family, the Tapley's, began construction of a resort lodge, to be known as Rainbow Lodge, at Alta Lake in 1911. The lodge was opened in 1915 and operated by the Philips. Myrtle Philip was appointed the first postmaster for Alta Lake in 1915 and served the community in a number of positions, including as Secretary of the Alta Lake School Board. The Philips eventually sold Rainbow Lodge in 1948 but remained in the Alta Lake/Whistler area.
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The fonds consists of personal papers of Myrtle Philip, including education documents, journals, diaries, banking records, certificates and passports, legal and property records, and correspondence; photographs depicting the Philip family, people (including guests at Rainbow Lodge), events and scenes of the Whistler area; guest, birthday and recipe books; postcards of the Alta Lake/Whistler area; scrapbooks and reference material. Fonds also includes manuscripts of Alex Philip as well as records relating to his estate. Fonds includes records of Rainbow Lodge including guest registers (1915-1947), cashbook (1928-1952), employee records (1941-1948), and invoices and receipts.
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BCAUL control number: WMA-1772
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- Philip, Alex (Subject)
- Rainbow Lodge (Subject)