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Brewster family papers
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, legal papers, receipts, typescript, newsclippings, ephemera including Fred Brewster, Jack Brewster, Jim Brewster, Willie and James Brewster, Bill Brewster, Pearl B. Moore, Philip A. Moore, Dalton Gordon Brewster, Sarah I. Brewster
- Date Range
- 1841-1977
- Reference Code
- M2 / 102
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- IV.A. Brewster family series : Brewster family
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 102
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1841-1977
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, legal papers, receipts, typescript, newsclippings, ephemera including Fred Brewster, Jack Brewster, Jim Brewster, Willie and James Brewster, Bill Brewster, Pearl B. Moore, Philip A. Moore, Dalton Gordon Brewster, Sarah I. Brewster
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Life Insurance certificate for George Alexander Brewster, 1888. Held in Oversize storage "B" Window display card from Teepee Inn in old Brett building, ca.1950.
- Drawing of two men titled "Here is my tip" by P. Spohn, ca.1971. Reverse is Paris restaurant paper mat showing view from Mount Norquay.
- Ink drawing of bears scaring pack train titled "Wuff" by Stan J. Carr, 1974, also signed "Windy"
- Ink drawing titled "Swimming the Bow at Hillsdale 1913" by Stan J. Carr, 1974. Carr writes about event to Pat Brewster on the reverse side.
- Pencil drawing of Bassett Hound by Eadie, ca.1975.
- Pencil cartoon of cow wrangling by W. Eadie, ca.1975.
- Pencil cartoon animal heads by W. Eadie, ca.1975, reverse has various ways of writing W. Eadie.
- Land title photocopy re John Brewster title to land in the 40th township, 26 range West, 4th meridian in the District of Alberta, NWT, ca.1890? Held in oversize "H"
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British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24540
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- August, 1862
- Publisher
- Prepared under the direction of Captain Parsons of the Dept. of Lands and Works, New Westminster
- Call Number
- C10-10.3
- Publisher
- Prepared under the direction of Captain Parsons of the Dept. of Lands and Works, New Westminster
- Published Date
- August, 1862
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Scale
- Scale: 1 inch = 50 miles
- Subjects
- British Columbia
- Notes
- Facsimilie/Association of Canadian Map Libraries ; no. 8)
- East of Columbia River from Captain Palliser
- Accession Number
- 5566
- Call Number
- C10-10.3
- Collection
- Archives Library
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[British North America]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21422
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1863
- Publisher
- John Arrowsmith. Republished by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in 1967 in recognition of Canada's Centennial
- Call Number
- C11-1.3
- Publisher
- John Arrowsmith. Republished by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in 1967 in recognition of Canada's Centennial
- Published Date
- 1863
- Subjects
- British North America
- Accession Number
- 495
- Call Number
- C11-1.3
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A British railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1861
- Call Number
- 08.5 Il6 Pam oversize
- Published Date
- 1861
- Physical Description
- p.135-136
- Subjects
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Notes
- In Illustrated London News, vol.XXXVIII, no.1075
- Accession Number
- 15500
- Call Number
- 08.5 Il6 Pam oversize
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0093
- Description
- A metal butter dish with a high domed lid that has a large flower engraved boldly on one side. The rim of the dish is flattened and has an ornate triangular shaped handle at one side and two metal slots sticking out from the other (probably to hold knife). The dish has four triangular legs, in th…
- Title
- Butter Dish
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 16.0 cm
- Description
- A metal butter dish with a high domed lid that has a large flower engraved boldly on one side. The rim of the dish is flattened and has an ornate triangular shaped handle at one side and two metal slots sticking out from the other (probably to hold knife). The dish has four triangular legs, in the same design as the handle, that support the dish. The base is decorated with a drawing of a tepee and has the initials “I.B.”. The dish is also marked with “Standard Silver Co. Ltd. Toronto Quadruple Plate 257 Hard White Metal”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0093
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Cairngorm mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue567
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1864
- Author
- Burton, John Hill
- Publisher
- Edinburgh : Blackwood
- Call Number
- DA880 G7 B8
- Author
- Burton, John Hill
- Publisher
- Edinburgh : Blackwood
- Published Date
- 1864
- Subjects
- Scotland
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DA880 G7 B8
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Canadian and western history research papers : Research
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of research notes relating to western Canadian history.
- Date Range
- [1869-1970]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / B4 - 269 to 278
- 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
- LUX / II / B4 - 269 to 278
- Date Range
- [1869-1970]
- Physical Description
- 15 cm textual material
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of research notes relating to western Canadian history.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Content Details
- LIST OF FILES (LUX / II / B4 - 269 to 278 ) : * 9 research notebooks, Canadian and western history research * 1 research notebook * 9 articles: "Fort Owen - A Chronology"; "Ukrainians in Canada"; "Esterhazy - Saskatchewan's Fifty-Year Old Magyar Settlement"; "Pioneer Spirit: Kaposvar The Oldest Hungarian Colony, 1886-1926"; Comment on "Pioneer Spirit"; "Steinbach: The First Mennonite Settlement in Western Canada"; "Icelanders in Canada"; "The Church and the Pioneering Life in Scandia"; "Across the Prairies Two Centures Ago." * 1 research notebook * 1 research notebook * 0.7 cm research notes * 1 research notebook * 0.3 cm collected correspondence re Buffalo Hunt [1910-1974] * 3.0 cm collected essays, correspondence and articles[1869-1955]
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- Processed
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- Date
- 1860 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0078
- Description
- Copper candlestick is erected in centre of oval dish. Candlestick has curved handle at top rim and is unique because of notched slot which runs height of candlestick, in which candleholder proper can be raised to one of four positions as wax melts and candle is shortened. Candleholder proper attach…
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- Title
- Candlestick
- Date
- 1860 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 13.8 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Copper candlestick is erected in centre of oval dish. Candlestick has curved handle at top rim and is unique because of notched slot which runs height of candlestick, in which candleholder proper can be raised to one of four positions as wax melts and candle is shortened. Candleholder proper attached with small, flat handle which serves as hook for fitting into notches. Stick soldered to dish with brass.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0078
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- Date
- 1861 – 1861
- Material
- wood; metal, gold; metal, lead
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0102
- Description
- A straight wooden walking stick with gold over lead at the handle. The gold handle is inscribed: “To Henry Moore, token of respect by his employees, Cleveland, May 23, 1861”.
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- Title
- Cane
- Date
- 1861 – 1861
- Material
- wood; metal, gold; metal, lead
- Dimensions
- 58.0 cm
- Description
- A straight wooden walking stick with gold over lead at the handle. The gold handle is inscribed: “To Henry Moore, token of respect by his employees, Cleveland, May 23, 1861”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0102
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Catharine Newbury Robb
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Case contains 1 b&w ambrotype. Ambrotype documents an young woman (possibly Catharine Newbury Robb) posed for a portrait.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1850 - ca. 1870]
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 16
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
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- Photograph
- Tintype
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / IV / A : Robb / Morse Family Personal Series
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / IV / A / PT - 16
- GMD
- Photograph
- Tintype
- Date Range
- [ca. 1850 - ca. 1870]
- Physical Description
- Cased Photograph : 1 b&w ambrotype --
- Scope & Content
- Case contains 1 b&w ambrotype. Ambrotype documents an young woman (possibly Catharine Newbury Robb) posed for a portrait.
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title as found on item
- Content Details
- Ambrotype in case. Case covered with black coated paper. Front and back covers feature architectural and vegetal design in relief. The inside cover features a design debossed in red velvet and an adhesive sticker that reads “Catharine Newbury Robb.” The Ambrotype is framed in a brass coloured, decorative metal mat.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chamois hunting in the mountains of Bavaria and in the Tyrol
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1860
- Author
- Boner, Charles
- Publisher
- London : Chapman & Hall
- Edition
- New ed
- Call Number
- SK299 B65
- Author
- Boner, Charles
- Edition
- New ed
- Publisher
- London : Chapman & Hall
- Published Date
- 1860
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- SK299 B65
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Colorado : its resources, parks and prospects as a new field for emigration
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue411
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1869
- Author
- Blackmore, William
- Publisher
- London : Low and Marston
- Call Number
- F782 C8 B3
- Author
- Blackmore, William
- Publisher
- London : Low and Marston
- Published Date
- 1869
- Call Number
- F782 C8 B3
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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- Date
- 1861
- Material
- paper; wood; lead; paint; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1046 a-y
- Description
- Green cardboard box (a), containing twenty-four coloured pencils (b-y).The box has two pockets inside, which can be lifted vertically to stand upright within the box, providing the user with easy access to the coloured pencils The box folds together and is held closed via a snap-on button/belt on t…
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- Title
- Coloured Pencil
- Date
- 1861
- Material
- paper; wood; lead; paint; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 10.3 x 18.7 cm
- Description
- Green cardboard box (a), containing twenty-four coloured pencils (b-y).The box has two pockets inside, which can be lifted vertically to stand upright within the box, providing the user with easy access to the coloured pencils The box folds together and is held closed via a snap-on button/belt on the viewer-right side. On the top face of the box, there is text that reads, “ASSORTMENT No. 743”; “24 ASSORTED COLORS”; “MONGOL COLORED INDELIBLE EXTRA STRONG THIN LEAD PENCILS”; “CAN BE SHARPENED TO A NEEDLE POINT”; “”PAINT WITH PENCILS” USE BRUSH AND WATER”; “EBERHARD FABER MADE IN U.S.A. TRADE MARKS REG. U.S. PAT OFF. COPYRIGHT, EBERHARD FABER PENCIL CO.” On the top face of the view-left folder within the box, there is text and diagrams describing the technique of painting with pencils; on the top face of the viewer-right folder within the box, there is text that lists the 24 colours contained within the set.Inside the box, contained within the two folders, there are twenty-four assorted coloured pencils, 22 of which are original to the set, and 2 of which are not (b-c).(b) ”CARBON VENUS PENCIL CO. LTD. MADE IN CANADA 6113” (c) “MADE IN CANADA EAGLE TURQUOISE PRISMACOLOR AQUAMARINE 905”
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- households
- office
- art
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1046 a-y
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Columbia River exploration, 1866 : reports and journals relating to the government exploration of the country lying between the Shushwap and Okanagan Lakes and the Rocky Mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3900
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1869
- Author
- British Columbia. Lands and Works Department
- Publisher
- Victoria : Government Printing Office
- Call Number
- 02.6 C72b
- Publisher
- Victoria : Government Printing Office
- Published Date
- 1869
- Physical Description
- 28p
- Subjects
- British Columbia
- Notes
- Includes journals of Walter Moberly
- Accession Number
- 478
- Call Number
- 02.6 C72b
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Commemorative Medal
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- Date
- 1860 – 1864
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0088
- Description
- Medal on linked ring chain which is flat and terminates in decorative bracket. Medal is scalloped oval shape. Centre relief design is Russian Imperial two headed eagle surrounded by stamped lettering "1864" and other writing in Cyrillic alphabet.
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- Title
- Commemorative Medal
- Date
- 1860 – 1864
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- Medal on linked ring chain which is flat and terminates in decorative bracket. Medal is scalloped oval shape. Centre relief design is Russian Imperial two headed eagle surrounded by stamped lettering "1864" and other writing in Cyrillic alphabet.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- animal
- bird, eagle
- Cyrillic
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0088
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The comprehensive family bible : containing the Old and New Testaments, according to the authorized version, with ... notes and reflections
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12407
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1860
- Publisher
- Glasgow : Blackie and Son
- Call Number
- 00 B47
- Responsibility
- a general introduction ... by David Davidson, L.L.D
- Publisher
- Glasgow : Blackie and Son
- Published Date
- 1860
- Physical Description
- xxi, 1475, 72, 64p. : ill., maps
- Notes
- Galletly family bible
- Accession Number
- 3118 MSS
- Call Number
- 00 B47
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Cornelia Cook Adams and Catharine Cook transcribed letters
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- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining …
- Date Range
- 1844-1850
- 1860-1866
- 1944
- Reference Code
- M555 / I / B / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M555
- V777
- Series
- M555 / I : Correspondence
- Sous-Fonds
- M555
- Sub-Series
- M555 / I / B : Extended family correspondence
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- M555 / I / B / 1
- Date Range
- 1844-1850
- 1860-1866
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of transcribed correspondence between members of the Cook, Wright and Adams families. File includes letters between Catharine Cook, Mary Wright, Cornelia Cook Adams and "Arianna" [ranging between 1844-1866]; and a letter sent from Cornelia to her brother, Roger Cook Adams, pertaining to the transcribed letters [ca.1944].
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Correspondence
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- New York
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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- Processed
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1861
- Publisher
- London : British and Foreign Bible Society
- Call Number
- 07.2 B47
- Publisher
- London : British and Foreign Bible Society
- Published Date
- 1861
- Physical Description
- 855, 292p
- Notes
- Inscribed: This Bible was presented to Rev. Robert Terrill Rundle by the British & Foreign Bible Society, being the first copy printed in the Cree language
- Accession Number
- 2873
- Call Number
- 07.2 B47
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0008
- Description
- Cuticle knive with very short curved blade set in an ornate sterling silver handle decorated with a lily pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, Birks”.
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- Title
- Cuticle Knife
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 2.2 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Cuticle knive with very short curved blade set in an ornate sterling silver handle decorated with a lily pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, Birks”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0008
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- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0009
- Description
- A knife with a very short blade set into a sterling silver handle decorated with an ornate floral pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, 30”.
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- Title
- Cuticle Knife
- Date
- 1860 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 1.4 x 2.4 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- A knife with a very short blade set into a sterling silver handle decorated with an ornate floral pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, 30”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- Isabelle Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0009
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