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Missions d l'Oregon et voyages aux montagnes Rocheuses aux sources de la Colombie, de l'Athabasca et du Sascatshawin en 1845-46
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2414
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1848
- Author
- Smet, Pierre Jean de
- Publisher
- Gaud (Belgium?): Van de Schelden
- Call Number
- F880 S614 1848
- Author
- Smet, Pierre Jean de
- Publisher
- Gaud (Belgium?): Van de Schelden
- Published Date
- 1848
- Call Number
- F880 S614 1848
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Narrative of a journey from Caunpoor to the Boorendo pass in the Himalaya Mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1583
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1846
- Author
- Lloyd, Willaim
- Publisher
- London : Madden
- Call Number
- DS485 H6 L56
- Author
- Lloyd, Willaim
- Publisher
- London : Madden
- Published Date
- 1846
- Call Number
- DS485 H6 L56
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Narrative of a journey round the world, during the years 1841 and 1842
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2399
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1847
- Author
- Simpson, Sir George
- Publisher
- London : Colburn
- Call Number
- G480 S5
- Author
- Simpson, Sir George
- Publisher
- London : Colburn
- Published Date
- 1847
- Call Number
- G480 S5
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Notes of a tour in Switzerland, in the summer of 1847
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1917
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1848
- Author
- Noel, Hon. Baptist Wriothesley
- Publisher
- London : James Nisbet
- Call Number
- DQ23 N63
- Publisher
- London : James Nisbet
- Published Date
- 1848
- Call Number
- DQ23 N63
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Nouvelles excursions et sejours dans les glaciers et les hautes regions des Alpes de M. Agassiz
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue843
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1845
- Author
- Desor, Edouard
- Publisher
- Neuchatel : Kisling
- Call Number
- DQ823 D47 1845
- Author
- Desor, Edouard
- Publisher
- Neuchatel : Kisling
- Published Date
- 1845
- Call Number
- DQ823 D47 1845
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Occasional Chair
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.03.0089
- Date
- 1840 – 1875
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0089
- Description
- Harp back chair, distinguished by its arced back and fan-like harp strut. Seat made of twisted fibre latticed together in four meshed triangles and painted. Front legs have been shortened.
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- Title
- Occasional Chair
- Date
- 1840 – 1875
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 99.5 x 48.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- Harp back chair, distinguished by its arced back and fan-like harp strut. Seat made of twisted fibre latticed together in four meshed triangles and painted. Front legs have been shortened.
- Subject
- households, furniture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.0089
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Oregon missions and travels over the Rocky Mountains in 1845-46
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2415
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1847
- Author
- Smet, Pierre Jean de
- Publisher
- New York : Edward Durrigan
- Call Number
- F880 S614 1847
- Author
- Smet, Pierre Jean de
- Publisher
- New York : Edward Durrigan
- Published Date
- 1847
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- F880 S614 1847
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Original documents gathered for research
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions17819
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Original documents collected by Eleanor Luxton for Glenbow-Alberta Institute research projects, 1956-1961. It is believed that these items were borrowed from individuals and families and were to be returned
- Date Range
- 1829-1956
- Reference Code
- Possible transfer to Glenbow
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- II.B.4. Professional : historical research
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- Possible transfer to Glenbow
- Date Range
- 1829-1956
- Physical Description
- 40 cm of textual and photographic records
- Scope & Content
- Original documents collected by Eleanor Luxton for Glenbow-Alberta Institute research projects, 1956-1961. It is believed that these items were borrowed from individuals and families and were to be returned
- Content Details
- LIST OF ITEMS:
- * Visitor register, 1908, 1 vol. Source unknown. 1 page only used
- * Expense registers, 1901-1913, 2 vol. Source unknown. Pertain to agriculture, timber, leases, wages, household expenses, other, 1901-1908, 1909-1913
- * Inventory and sales register, 1901-1909, 1 vol. Source unknown. Includes: list of tools [&] waggons; list of cost of house and out buildings; cattle bought and on hand; cattle sold; horses purchased from Hamilton & Parslow of Calgary
- * Account book, 1908, 1 vol. Source unknown. Pertains to room and board
- * Oil and gas prospects of the prairie provinces / O. Bryant, Nov. 1920, 1 vol: annotated typescript
- * News of the war, 1900 : [scrapbook], 1900-1901, 1 vol. Pertains to the Boer War, particularly regarding Fred Morden, Morden family and other Pincher Creek and southern Alberta residents. Includes clippings, letters, notes, photographs; some are loose
- * Diary, 1892-1898, 1 vol. Source unknown. Fragile: loose and missing pages
- * Isabell Beatrice Sheppard diaries, 1890-1891, 2 vol. One volume is signed by Sheppard. Other diary is not signed but exhibits the same handwriting. Fragile: loose and missing pages
- * August to December 1886, Journal of a 4 months holiday to Canada and the United States / J. L. Douglas, 1886, 1 vol
- * The Hansons of Osmanthorp, recorded by John Hanson : typescript, 1829, 1 vol
- * Frank McHugh scrapbook, 1901-1956, 1 vol. Pertains to life of Frank McHugh, including polo and other sports, war service, activities, other. Consists of photographic prints and negatives, clippings, letters, postcards, notes, ephemera. Includes numerous loose and separated items
- * Textual records, 1907-1958, 8 items. Consists of stories "The Women of the West" and "Incident of the Great War", also notes, letters, receipts, annotated postcard
- * Photographs, ca.1870-ca.1925, 28 prints, 1 tintype. Pertain mainly to Calgary, individuals (portrais and candids), families, homes, polo, ranching and farming, High River, other. Some acquired from Mrs. Hogge of Okotoks; others appear to have been acquired from a Mrs. Worden
- * Calgary Alberta directory : [publication], March 1885, 1 vol
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- Part Of
- Moore family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Letters, certificates, scrapbook pages, ration book, notebook and publication pertaining to Julie Moore Raymond, James W. Brown and Brown family geneaology. Also includes a restaurant menu for 1812 House, Farmingham, Mass., the former Brown family residence.
- Date Range
- 1838-1950
- Reference Code
- M307 / V / 71
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Moore family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M307 / V439
- Series
- V. Moore and Browne families series
- Sous-Fonds
- M307
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M307 / V / 71
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1838-1950
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Letters, certificates, scrapbook pages, ration book, notebook and publication pertaining to Julie Moore Raymond, James W. Brown and Brown family geneaology. Also includes a restaurant menu for 1812 House, Farmingham, Mass., the former Brown family residence.
- Notes
- Bond issued by the Confederate States of America for 500 dollars, 1863, 1 item.
- Discharge document of James W. Brown, from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, 1849, 1 item. Military commission certificate of James W. Brown, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1948 Held in oversize "B"
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Printed Materials
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions25366
- Part Of
- Clifford Jackson White fonds
- Scope & Content
- Shell Trademarker newsletter; “How Lake Louise Became a Ski Resort” Part II and Conclusion by Hilary McDowall; “Characters of the Rockies” Part II by Joe Smith; The Canadian Ski Museum materials, article printed on Crag & Canyon newspaper; Alberta’s Brands and Brand Policy Changes pamphlet; newspap…
- Date Range
- 1847-1986
- Reference Code
- M168 / B - 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Clifford Jackson White fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- Published Materials
- Accession Number
- 7771
- Reference Code
- M168 / B - 4
- Date Range
- 1847-1986
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual materials
- Scope & Content
- Shell Trademarker newsletter; “How Lake Louise Became a Ski Resort” Part II and Conclusion by Hilary McDowall; “Characters of the Rockies” Part II by Joe Smith; The Canadian Ski Museum materials, article printed on Crag & Canyon newspaper; Alberta’s Brands and Brand Policy Changes pamphlet; newspaper article; receipt from Territorial Savings & Loan to Beverly J. White; legal documents in relation to Clifford J. White; two local stories in relation to Banff; “Narrative of a Journey Round the World, During the Years 1841 and 1842” by Sir George Simpson.
- Title Source
- Title based on content.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1844 – 1844
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0003
- Description
- Handmade quilt of chintz flowers and birds appliqued to unbleached cotton. The quilt design is a large floral bouquet at centre with individual flowers scattered about remainder. Chintz border at edges and narrow band of small chintz flowers around centre panel. The names of the quilters are hand…
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- Title
- Quilt
- Date
- 1844 – 1844
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 227.0 x 272.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade quilt of chintz flowers and birds appliqued to unbleached cotton. The quilt design is a large floral bouquet at centre with individual flowers scattered about remainder. Chintz border at edges and narrow band of small chintz flowers around centre panel. The names of the quilters are handwritten in ink in various places. Quilting done in scroll and diamond design.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Mary Schaffer
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0003
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Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1055
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1845
- Author
- Fremont, John Charles
- Publisher
- Washington : Gales and Seaton
- Call Number
- F592 F74
- Author
- Fremont, John Charles
- Publisher
- Washington : Gales and Seaton
- Published Date
- 1845
- Physical Description
- 2 volumes (text and map)
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- F592 F74
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Republica Helvetorium : libri duo. Auctore Iosia Simlero Tigurno
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2394
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1577
- Author
- Simler, Josias
- Publisher
- Switzerland : Tiguri Escudebat Christophorous Froschouerus
- Call Number
- DQ53 S54
- Author
- Simler, Josias
- Publisher
- Switzerland : Tiguri Escudebat Christophorous Froschouerus
- Published Date
- 1577
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DQ53 S54
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Rocks and rivers : or, highland wanderings over crag and corrie, flood and fell
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue740
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1849
- Author
- Colquhoun, John
- Publisher
- London : Murray
- Call Number
- DA880 H7 C6
- Author
- Colquhoun, John
- Publisher
- London : Murray
- Published Date
- 1849
- Subjects
- Scotland
- Call Number
- DA880 H7 C6
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Route of Lieut. Warre and Lieut. Vavasour from Red River to the Pacific Ocean
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21476
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1845
- Call Number
- C12-1.3
- Published Date
- 1845
- Subjects
- Western Canada
- Notes
- Photostatic copy from Public Archives
- Accession Number
- 675
- Call Number
- C12-1.3
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1840
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0240
- Description
- Minimum neck diameter 1.5 cm. beige ground with brown branch and blue flower decoration. Circular flat foot. "Awata 1840" label, affixed by Morse?
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- Title
- Sake Bottle
- Date
- 1840
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 16.3 x 6.1 cm
- Description
- Minimum neck diameter 1.5 cm. beige ground with brown branch and blue flower decoration. Circular flat foot. "Awata 1840" label, affixed by Morse?
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0240
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Saucepan Cookware
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.0008
- Date
- 1840 – 1875
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0008
- Description
- A flat bottomed, round, copper-plated pan with sides that slope in slightly and flare out again at the lip. The pan as a small shoulder just before flaring out, and an incised ring just below the lip. The pan has heavy round loop handles on each side which flatten out where they attach to pan. T…
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- Title
- Saucepan Cookware
- Date
- 1840 – 1875
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 16.0 cm
- Description
- A flat bottomed, round, copper-plated pan with sides that slope in slightly and flare out again at the lip. The pan as a small shoulder just before flaring out, and an incised ring just below the lip. The pan has heavy round loop handles on each side which flatten out where they attach to pan. There are decorative dents all over the surface.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0008
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Scenery from the White Mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1946
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1848
- Author
- Oakes, William
- Publisher
- Boston : Crosby, Nichols
- Call Number
- F41.5 O23 Oversize D
- Author
- Oakes, William
- Publisher
- Boston : Crosby, Nichols
- Published Date
- 1848
- Call Number
- F41.5 O23 Oversize D
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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- Date
- 1840 – 1910
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0022
- Description
- A brown leather belt with a long pocket (37 cm) to hold shot. The pocket ends on one side in a screw-on metal nozzle with a spring device to measure shot. There is a belt strap at the nozzle end, and a buckle at other. The leather is stamped “lb 14” at the nozzle. The nozzle is marked “Dixon & …
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- Title
- Shot Pouch
- Date
- 1840 – 1910
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.8 x 57.0 cm
- Description
- A brown leather belt with a long pocket (37 cm) to hold shot. The pocket ends on one side in a screw-on metal nozzle with a spring device to measure shot. There is a belt strap at the nozzle end, and a buckle at other. The leather is stamped “lb 14” at the nozzle. The nozzle is marked “Dixon & Sons”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.10.0022
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Songs of the wilderness : being a collection of poems
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4238
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1846
- Author
- Mountain, George J
- Publisher
- London : Francis and John Rivington
- Call Number
- 05.1 M86
- Author
- Mountain, George J
- Publisher
- London : Francis and John Rivington
- Published Date
- 1846
- Physical Description
- xviii, 153p. : ill
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- 05.1 M86
- Collection
- Archives Library
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