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British royal family scrapbook [ca. 1930 - 1940]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22397
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of ca. 1930s newspaper clippings about King George V, Edward VIII's abdication, Wallis Simpson, George VI, and the change in status of members of the Royal Family in England following Edward's abdication.
- Date Range
- [1930 - 1940]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Newspaper clipping
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 13
- Date Range
- [1930 - 1940]
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook consists of ca. 1930s newspaper clippings about King George V, Edward VIII's abdication, Wallis Simpson, George VI, and the change in status of members of the Royal Family in England following Edward's abdication.
- Name Access
- Simpson, Wallis
- Subject Access
- History
- Genealogy
- Royalty
- Politics
- Calgary Herald
- Public events
- Newspaper
- Publication
- Geographic Access
- England
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Metal paperclips have been removed due to early signs of rust damage
- Consider removal of tape adhesive on binding as it is showing signs of deterioration and superficial damage to scrapbook
- Category
- Politics
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Volland, Jennifer M. (editor), Bruce Grenville (editor), Stephanie Rebick (editor)
- Publisher
- Vancouver, BC : Vancouver Art Gallery : Information Office
- Call Number
- 06.5 Vo88c
- Responsibility
- Edited by Jennifer M. Volland, Bruce Grenville, Stephanie Rebick
- Publisher
- Vancouver, BC : Vancouver Art Gallery : Information Office
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 309 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Abstract
- "Cabin Fever traces the tradition of the cabin in Canada and the United States--from the settlement of the frontier to the contemporary depictions feverishly circulated across the Internet--showing how this humble architectural form has been appropriated for its symbolic value and helped shape a larger cultural identity. The exhibition title is borrowed from the idiomatic expression for an anxious state of mind resulting from a prolonged stay in a remote or confined place. But it also plays upon the more consumer-driven definition of "fever:" a contagious, usually transient, fascination with an object of desire. Cabin Fever will offer a historical and cultural survey of the cabin in North America, an acknowledgement of the pervasive influence of this typology. Not only has the cabin survived in various forms and iterations, but it also has resonated deeply in our cultural psyche."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Essay on architecture / Marc-Antoine Laugier -- My saga - Part 1 / Karl Ove Knausgaard -- Ways of life in cold climates the north American subarctic / Jean-Luc Pilon -- The log cabin in America : From pioneer days to the present / C. A. Weslager -- Homesteading / Jennifer M. Volland -- A new home, who'll follow? Or, glimpses of western life / Caroline M. Kirkland -- Unsettling the frontier / Dawn E. Keetley -- Demogracy in America / Alexis de Tocqueville -- Roughing it / Mark Twain -- The problem of housing the negro : The home of the slave / W. E. B. Du Bois -- Railway cabins / Stephanie Rebick -- The industrial archaelogy of the organization of work / Dianne Newell -- Housing reconstruction after the catastrophe / Marie Bolton and Nancy C. Unger -- Fire lookouts / Jennifer M. Volland -- Mid-August at sourdough mountain lookout / Gary Snyder -- Alone on a mountain top / Jack Kerouac -- The journey home : Fire lookout : Numa Ridge / Edward Abbey -- Alpine huts / Jennifer M. Volland -- The disaster point hut / Helen A. Burns -- Ice huts / Photographs by Richard Johnson -- Walden; or, life in the woods / Henry David Thoreau -- Pond scum : Henry David Thoreau's moral myopia / Jathryn Schulz -- Structures in state parks-An apologia / Herbert Maier and A. H. Good -- Conrad Meinecke's your cabin in the woods / Stephanie Rebick -- Everything cold is new again / Michael Prokopow -- Ideas of north; Glenn Gould and the aesthetic of the sublime / Anyssa Neumann -- The modern cabin / Photographs by Julius Shulman -- Mail-order modern / David Hill -- A-Frame / Chad Randl -- Drop city / Peter Rabbit -- Drop city revisitied / Simon Sadler -- Understanding whole systems : Countercultural publications / Stephanie Rebick -- Urban renewal : Ghost traps, college, condos, and squats / Scott Watson -- The writer's cabin / Jennifer M. Volland -- The small cabin / Margaret Atwood -- Pilgrim at Tinker Creek / Annie Dillard -- To Louis Ginsberg [Paterson, NJ] July 10, 1974 / Allen Ginsberg -- Woodswoman / Anne LaBastille -- The terror and tedium of living like Thoreau / Diana Saverin -- Cabin fever / Mark Wigley -- The cabin on the screen : Defining the "Cabin Horror" film / Matthew Grant -- Why look at cabin porn? / Finn Arne Jørgensen -- The log cabin campaign : Image deception in 1840 / Steven Seidman -- Lincoln logs-Toying with the frontier myth / Erin Cho -- Living history sites / Jennifer M. Volland -- How to build a community / Zach Klein -- Airbnb and cabin mania / Stephanie Rebick -- The sinister truth behind cabin porn / Akiva Blander -- Eye candy : Recent publications on cabins / Jennifer M. Volland -- A place of my own : The architecture of daydreams / Michael Pollan -- Getting off the grid : A re-examination of the writer's cabin / Allison Geller -- The aesthetics of ruggedness / Stephanie Rebick -- Proposal for Kimball art center / Jennifer M. Volland -- High-tech companies, low-tech offices / Monica Kim -- Partisans, grotto sauna / Jennifer M. Volland -- Sustainable practices / Stephanie Rebick -- Mattie Gunterman -- Dorothea Lange -- Walker Evans -- Vikky Alexander -- Liz Magor -- James Benning.
- ISBN
- 978-1-927656-39-6
- Accession Number
- 2019.25
- Call Number
- 06.5 Vo88c
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Calgary Heritage Authority Annual Report 2010
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24966
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2010
- Author
- Calgary Heritage Authority
- Publisher
- Calgary, Alberta : Calgary Heritage Authority
- Call Number
- 08.2 C11c PAM
1 website
- Author
- Calgary Heritage Authority
- Responsibility
- Lesley Beale
- Joni Carroll
- Sarah Meilleur
- Clea Sturgess
- Publisher
- Calgary, Alberta : Calgary Heritage Authority
- Published Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 38 p.
- Abstract
- Pertains to built heritage resources in the city of Calgary as of 2010 - includes photographs, timelines, maps, recommendations
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- Identify Protect Manage
- Looking Back
- Who We Are
- Implementing
- Saving Places
- Reaching Out
- Raising Awareness
- Acknowledging
- Funding
- Identifying Places
- Notes
- Table of Contents page has information about James Langlands Thomson who also sculpted the faces on the Banff stone bridge.
- Accession Number
- 2019.98
- Call Number
- 08.2 C11c PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Final 2012 version of report available online via the Calgary Heritage Authority
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Canada and the Present War [1939 - 1942]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22404
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is titled "Canada and the Present War" and consists of newspaper clippings including some full-page excerpts and smaller articles. Scrapbook includes table of contents on first page [see "Content Details"]. Content pertains to Canadian industry, trade, agriculture, national exports, warti…
- Date Range
- [1939 - 1942]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 20
- Date Range
- [1939 - 1942]
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is titled "Canada and the Present War" and consists of newspaper clippings including some full-page excerpts and smaller articles. Scrapbook includes table of contents on first page [see "Content Details"]. Content pertains to Canadian industry, trade, agriculture, national exports, wartime production, and national and global politics; includes statistics for these subjects from World War I and World War II eras [1914 to ca.1942].
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Education
- Environment
- History
- Industry
- Labour
- Laws and legislation
- Military
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mining
- Natural resources
- Agriculture
- Politics
- Politics and government
- Science and technology
- Ship
- War
- World War I
- World War II
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Germany
- United States of America
- Russia
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Two metal binder rings were removed to prevent risk of future rust damage and contamination. Scrapbook has been re-fastened with unbleached twine and interleaved with acid-free tissue.
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Education
- Government
- Labour
- Military
- Natural resources
- Politics
- Science and technology
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Content Details
- [Scrapbook table of contents]: Telephone System in Canada Argentine Crops and Canada Farm Production in Canada Business Trends and Industry Income Taxes Newsprint St. Lawrence Power Pact Canada's War Metals Long or Short War Food Industries and Capacity Production Canada Wheat and the War War and Wool War Effect on Travel and Foreign Trade Minerals and War Canada and Ships Chemicals and War How Vulnerable are our Mines? Necessary Supplies for War Comparison between Canada 1914 and 1939 War quickens business in Canada Canada's Balance of Trade Radium Development and Trade with South America Election Platforms - Dominion Elections
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- Processed
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Canadian Heritage Texts
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54219
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 textual items (2 books, 4 booklets). Includes copies of the following texts: - “Mammals of the Eastern Rockies and Western Plains of Canada” (A.L. Rand, 1948) with attached newspaper clipping inside about flying squirrel. - “History of Lake O’Hara” (Lillian Gest, 1961) with signe…
- Date Range
- 1948
- 1961
- 1968
- 1975
- 1979
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 85 to 90
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- Unknown
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 85 to 90
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1948
- 1961
- 1968
- 1975
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 2 books, 4 booklets
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 textual items (2 books, 4 booklets). Includes copies of the following texts: - “Mammals of the Eastern Rockies and Western Plains of Canada” (A.L. Rand, 1948) with attached newspaper clipping inside about flying squirrel. - “History of Lake O’Hara” (Lillian Gest, 1961) with signed note by author inside front cover. - “They Came West” (F.O. ‘Pat’ Brewster, 1979) with handwritten note by author to Nicholas Morant inside. - “The Rundle Adventure Story” (John Travis, 1968) with brief signed note by author inside. - “The Death of Albert Johnson” (Frank W. Anderson, 1968) with several articles / clippings from 1985 & 1987 pertaining to ‘Mad Trapper’ Albert Johnson attached to inside of front and back covers. - “The CPR Comes to Calgary” (CP Rail, 1975), signed ‘C. Wickstone’ on back cover.
- Notes
- Text “The Death of Albert Johnson” was originally stored in an envelope labelled “MAD HATTER” with additional annotations inside (see ‘Conservation’).
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 75 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 91
- Subject Access
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Travel
- History
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Envelope previously containing “The Death of Albert Johnson” has been kept with respective text in storage, in protective wrapping to prevent damage to adjacent items.
- Creator
- Various authors
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Canadian history and tourism publications
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55109
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published materials pertaining to topics of Canadian, provincial and regional history, related statistical information, and national politics; information booklets and guides for Banff National Park, Alberta, Victoria, B.C., and other regions within Canada; and other Canadian trave…
- Date Range
- 1902-1905
- 1919
- 1928
- 1930-1931
- 1934
- 1940-1941
- 1948
- 1951
- 1955-1957
- 1960
- 1963
- 1979
- 1988
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 63 to 64
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 63 to 64
- Date Range
- 1902-1905
- 1919
- 1928
- 1930-1931
- 1934
- 1940-1941
- 1948
- 1951
- 1955-1957
- 1960
- 1963
- 1979
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 4.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published materials pertaining to topics of Canadian, provincial and regional history, related statistical information, and national politics; information booklets and guides for Banff National Park, Alberta, Victoria, B.C., and other regions within Canada; and other Canadian travel and promotional material.
- Notes
- Some items are annotated
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Travel
- Tourism
- Transportation
- History
- Geography
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- British Columbia
- Victoria
- Saskatchewan
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Government
- Natural resources
- Politics
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- File stored in two folders arranged by subject: LUX / II / F1 / 63 : Canadian history and research material LUX / II / F1 / 64 : Canadian tourism publications
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Canadians and the natural environment to the twenty-first century
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25269
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2012
- Author
- Forkey, Neil S.
- Publisher
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press
- Call Number
- 04 F74c
1 website
- Author
- Forkey, Neil S.
- Responsibility
- Neil S. Forkey
- Publisher
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press
- Published Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- 157 pages
- Abstract
- Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an ideal foundation for undergraduates and general readers on the history of Canada's complex environmental issues. Through clear, easy-to-understand case studies, Neil Forkey integrates the ongoing interplay of humans and the natural world into national, continental, and global contexts. Forkey's engaging survey addresses significant episodes from across the country over the past four hundred years: the classification of Canada's environments by its earliest inhabitants, the relationship between science and sentiment in the Victorian era, the shift towards conservation and preservation of resources in the early twentieth century, and the rise of environmentalism and issues involving First Nations at the end of the century. Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an accessible synthesis of the most important recent work in the field, making it a truly state-of-the-art contribution to Canadian environmental history (from publisher's website)
- Contents
- Introduction -- The classification of Canada's environments (1600s to early 1900s) -- Natural resources, economic growth, and the need for conservation (1800s and 1900s) -- Romanticism and the preservation of nature (1800s and 1900s) -- Environmentalism (1950s to 2000s) -- Aboriginal Canadians and natural resources : an overview -- Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 9780802090225
- Accession Number
- P2020.08
- Call Number
- 04 F74c
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Publisher's website
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Canadians and the natural environment to the twenty-first century
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19797
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2012
- Author
- Forkey, Neil Stevens
- Publisher
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press
- Call Number
- 08.1 Fo74c
- Author
- Forkey, Neil Stevens
- Responsibility
- Neil Stevens Forkey
- Publisher
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press
- Published Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- 157 pages ; 22 cm.
- Subjects
- Nature
- Canada
- History
- History-Canada
- Canadian Rockies
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Group of Seven
- Harris, Lawren
- Parker, Elizabeth
- National parks
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Abstract
- "Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an ideal foundation for undergraduates and general readers on the history of Canada's complex environmental issues. Through clear, easy-to-understand case studies, Neil Forkey integrates the ongoing interplay of humans and the natural world into national, continental, and global contexts. Forkey's engaging survey addresses significant episodes from across the country over the past four hundred years: the classification of Canada's environments by its earliest inhabitants, the relationship between science and sentiment in the Victorian era, the shift towards conservation and preservation of resources in the early twentieth century, and the rise of environmentalism and issues involving First Nations at the end of the century. Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an accessible synthesis of the most important recent work in the field, making it a truly state-of-the-art contribution to Canadian environmental history."--Publisher's website.
- Contents
- Introduction -- The classification of Canada's environments (1600s to early 1900s) -- Natural resources, economic growth, and the need for conservation (1800s and 1900s) -- Romanticism and the preservation of nature (1800s and 1900s) -- Environmentalism (1950s to 2000s) -- Aboriginal Canadians and natural resources : an overview -- Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 978-0-8020-9022-5
- Accession Number
- p2019-18
- Call Number
- 08.1 Fo74c
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Carleton College
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54617
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings, receipts, correspondence (photocopies), a bound copy of the second annual calendar for Carleton College (1943-1944), a programme for the First Commencement Exercises (November 3, 1943), Dorothy's personal reflections of her experiences working alongside Dr. H.M…
- Date Range
- 1942-1998
- 1942-1943
- 1947
- 1998
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / A / 6-7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Textual record
- Calendar
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- Sub-Series
- M521 / I / A : Research and Writing
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / A / 6-7
- Date Range
- 1942-1998
- 1942-1943
- 1947
- 1998
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (23 x 33.5 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newspaper clippings, receipts, correspondence (photocopies), a bound copy of the second annual calendar for Carleton College (1943-1944), a programme for the First Commencement Exercises (November 3, 1943), Dorothy's personal reflections of her experiences working alongside Dr. H.M. Tory at Carleton College (photocopies and handwritten originals), and two envelopes, 23 x 33.5 cm or smaller. File pertains to the founding, early years, and community impact of Carleton College, including instructor profiles, corporation and registration, a tribute to Dr. H.M. Tory (college head), and Dorothy's personal experiences and memories while working at the college from 1942-1944 as the first secretary. Newspaper clippings come from the Ottawa Citizen and the Ottawa Journal and are dated:
- September 14, 1942
- June 30, 1943
- November 7, 1942
- November 4, 1943
- June 9, 1942
- August 29, 1942
- February 7, 1947 Correspondence between Dorothy and Blair Neatby is dated February 19 and February 25, 1998.
- Notes
- Carleton College is now Carleton University.
- Blair Neatby was a historian who wrote a biography of Carleton College.He contacted Dorothy (ca. 1997-1998) to solicit her experiences and memories of when she worked there. "Creating Carleton: The Shaping of a University" was published in 2002.
- Envelopes were originally used to file the records. There are notations and labels on them created by Dorothy.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Tory, Dr. H.M.
- Neatby, Blair
- Subject Access
- Education
- History
- Newspaper
- Organizations
- Professional and Personal Life
- World War II
- Biography
- Geographic Access
- Ottawa
- Canada
- Ontario
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Clippings are taped and glued together. May present conservation issues in the future.
- Creator
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Category
- Education
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Castle in the wilderness : the story of the Banff Springs Hotel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24950
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Robinson, Bart
- Publisher
- Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Call Number
- 08.5 R55c
1 website
- Author
- Robinson, Bart
- Responsibility
- Bart Robinson
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 160 p.; illus.
- Subjects
- Hotels
- History
- Travel
- Tourism
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
- Abstract
- A Castle in the Wilderness: The Story of the Banff Springs Hotel is the definitive historical record of one of the world’s most famous mountain resorts. The story navigates the hotel’s early history from its construction by the Canadian Pacific Railway to the glittering era of the 1920s through to the changes of modern times. Local author and historian Bart Robinson has been exploring and writing about the Banff Springs Hotel since the 1970s. In A Castle in the Wilderness he combines a complete hotel history with rich anecdotes and snippets of the past that have enriched Banff and indeed Canada, from the hotel’s links to the construction of the transcontinental rail line to the visits of maharajahs and movie stars.How did such a gracious hotel come to be in the wilds of the Canadian Rockies? How much did it cost to build? Who designed it? Who selected its furnishings? Which famous visitors has it hosted? And why is now known as the Fairmont Banff Springs? These and many more questions are answered in the Castle in the Wilderness. (from publisher's website)
- Contents
- Introduction
- Origins of a Hotel
- Grand Designs
- Vistas and Vendettas
- Growing Pains
- Towers and Troubles
- Princes and Politicians
- Out of the Fire
- A Brief But Golden Moment
- Tribulations and Triumph
- A Second Century
- Into the New Millenium
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
- Credits
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- ISBN
- 9781926983356
- Accession Number
- 2019.89
- Call Number
- 08.5 R55c
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Link to publishers website where publication can been purchased
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The Cave and Basin : Banff's hot springs and the birth of Canada's national parks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25251
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Hart, E.J. (Ted)
- Publisher
- Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing
- Call Number
- 08.3 H11c
1 website
- Author
- Hart, E.J. (Ted)
- Responsibility
- Ted (E.J.) Hart
- Publisher
- Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 91 pages
- Abstract
- THE CAVE AND BASIN by Ted Hart is the story of mineral springs in Banff National Park that were instrumental to the growth of Banff and formed the nucleus of Canada’s national park system. Authored by renowned historian E.J. (Ted) Hart, Cave and Basin offers background on what is now protected as a national historic site, exploring the story of its discovery and the lives of those involved in its development as a world-famous attraction. It describes these unique and fascinating hot springs and how they became the catalyst for important developments in Canadian history and culture. The book details the story of the springs’ first discovery, their critical place in a government decision to create a reserve to protect them for public use and their development into a tourist location where generations of Canadians and those from around the world came to enjoy their soothing balm. In the process, the springs, and the Cave and Basin particularly, became the epicentre for both the creation and the commemoration of Canada’s national parks. (From publisher's website)
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Sacred waters of the mountains
- Chapter 2 - Like some fantastic dream
- Chapter 3 - The hot springs investigation
- Chapter 4 - Recuperate the patients and recoup the treasury
- Chapter 5 - As near perfetion as it is possible to make
- Chapter 6 - Walter Painter's wonder
- Chapter 7 - Different guises
- Chapter 8 - Recent times
- Index
- Photo credits
- About the author
- ISBN
- 9781926983271
- Accession Number
- P2020.07
- Call Number
- 08.3 H11c
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- Archives Library
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A century of antics, epics & escapades : the Varsity Outdoor Club, 1917-2017
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Varsity Outdoor Club
- Publisher
- Vancouver, B.C. ; University of British Columbia's Varsity Outdoor Club
- Call Number
- G505 V37 A58
1 website
- Author
- Varsity Outdoor Club
- Responsibility
- Varsity Outdoor Club
- Publisher
- Vancouver, B.C. ; University of British Columbia's Varsity Outdoor Club
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 252 p. : illus. (colour)
- Abstract
- The Varsity Outdoor Club has turned 100. To celebrate the rich history of the clubs wilderness (mis-)adventures we’ve independently published the best of our collective stories from the last century into one beautiful coffee table book. The VOC has been intimately tied with the history of hiking, skiing, mountaineering and exploration of Southwestern British Columbia and beyond. From building a wooden cabin on the untamed wilds of Grouse Mountain (in the 1920s), to the first ski crossing of the now ultra-classic, “Neve Traverse” in Garibaldi Park, to modern adventures pushing how far and how fast we can go. Each chapter explores the decades from 1917 to 2017, combining primary written accounts, stunning photos and oral histories of the members into a larger unfolding narrative of the ever-evolving relationship between adventurers and nature. (from Varsity Outdoor Club website)
- Contents
- Foreward
- A history older than ours
- Table of contents
- Timeline
- 1917-1939 - Maps: VOC areas & traverses over time
- 1940s - Decades of Garibaldi Park
- 1950s - Decades of Loganeering
- 1960s - Buildering; decades of socializing
- 1970s - Conservation and advocacy in the VOC; Decades of transportation
- 1980s - Women in the VOC; decades of adventure
- 1900s
- Huts
- Nerdiness in the VOC; Maps: selection of traverses since 2000s & climbing pilgrimages
- 2000s
- VOC portrait: Roland Burton
- VOC marriage proposals
- 2010s
- Beyond 2017
- Acknowledgements
- A note on sources
- Appendix: executive lists
- ISBN
- 9781775043003
- Accession Number
- AC635
- Call Number
- G505 V37 A58
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Varsity Outdoor Club website - publication information
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Champlain's Habitation and Monument at Orillia ON
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 117 negative photographs (colour, b&w) and 14 colour transparencies. Content pertains to explorer Samuel de Champlain's former residence, and historic monument located in Orillia, Ontario. Includes images of Champlain statue, inside home and of decorative insignia.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980]
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 24 / NA
- Description Level
- 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 24 / NA
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980]
- Physical Description
- 131 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w and colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 117 negative photographs (colour, b&w) and 14 colour transparencies. Content pertains to explorer Samuel de Champlain's former residence, and historic monument located in Orillia, Ontario. Includes images of Champlain statue, inside home and of decorative insignia.
- Notes
- Contains numerous duplicates in various formats (negatives/transparencies, b&w/colour). Negatives and transparencies are stored in separate file boxes.
- Name Access
- de Champlain, Samuel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Club Member Activities
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57189
- Part Of
- Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of trail club activites and includes photographs of people hiking, climbing, and scenic views, and staying the hut. For a complete listing of subject mater on each slide see pdf document of accompanying script. Slides are arranged according to the script.
- Date Range
- 1949
- 1951
- 1952
- 1954
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960
- 1962
- 1963
- 1966
- 1967
- 1969
- 1970
- 1971
- 1972
- 1973
- 1975
- Reference Code
- V191 / NS - 164 to NS - 300
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
1 image
- Part Of
- Lake O'Hara Trails Club fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M50
- V191
- Sous-Fonds
- V191
- Reference Code
- V191 / NS - 164 to NS - 300
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1949
- 1951
- 1952
- 1954
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960
- 1962
- 1963
- 1966
- 1967
- 1969
- 1970
- 1971
- 1972
- 1973
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 136 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of trail club activites and includes photographs of people hiking, climbing, and scenic views, and staying the hut. For a complete listing of subject mater on each slide see pdf document of accompanying script. Slides are arranged according to the script.
- Subject Access
- Parks Canada
- History
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Lake O'Hara
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Collected publications
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56919
- Scope & Content
- File consists of three published records collected by Marshall Diverty, who served as President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in 1943. File includes one copy of a 1941 Banff Indian Days pamphlet; "Historical Summary of the Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, 1933-1970"; and a sign…
- Date Range
- 1941
- 1970
- Reference Code
- M545 / II / 23
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M545
- V635
- Series
- M545 / II : Members, Staff, Personal Content
- Sous-Fonds
- M545
- Accession Number
- 2022.22
- Reference Code
- M545 / II / 23
- Date Range
- 1941
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (3 volumes)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of three published records collected by Marshall Diverty, who served as President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in 1943. File includes one copy of a 1941 Banff Indian Days pamphlet; "Historical Summary of the Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, 1933-1970"; and a signed copy of "History of Moraine Lake" by Lillian Gest.
- Name Access
- Diverty, Marshall
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Commercial travel postcards
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55101
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.
- Date Range
- [1900-1960]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III/ D : Other materials
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8
- Date Range
- [1900-1960]
- Physical Description
- ca. 630 b&w and col. postcards ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.
- Notes
- Items in this file have been organized by geographical location. See "Content Details" entry field for contents of individual folders.
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Events
- Environment
- European travel
- Environment and Nature
- Travel
- Tourism
- Waterfalls
- Wildlife
- Leisure
- Landscapes
- History
- Mountains
- Public events
- Public entertainment
- National parks and reserves
- Centennial
- Buildings and memorials
- Banff National Park
- Art
- Photography
- Postcards
- Royalty
- Seascapes
- Ship
- Souvenir
- Sports and recreation
- Tourist information
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Rocky Mountains
- Selkirks
- Ontario
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Owen Sound
- Toronto
- Quebec
- Montreal
- United States of America
- Yellowstone National Park
- Colorado
- Denver
- Florida
- California
- Chicago
- Michigan
- France
- Paris
- England
- London
- Cuba
- Mexico
- Ireland
- Dublin
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Related Material
- Items in this file were separated from annotated postcards [processed as LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- File is organized into 8 folders, numbered LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8. PG - 1 : Banff National Park PG - 2 : Canadian Rockies and Selkirks PG - 3 : Alberta and British Columbia [Other] PG - 4 : Canada PG - 5 : United States of America PG - 6 : United States of America, cont.'d [postcard sets and 1933 Chicago World Fair] PG - 7 : Foreign PG - 8 : Other [location not specified]
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Conversation Starter : Indigenous historians offer valuable in sights on Canada's past. It's time to listen to them.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15428
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Moore, Christopher
- Publisher
- In Canada's History, Vol. 97, No.4 (August-September)
- Call Number
- P
- Author
- Moore, Christopher
- Publisher
- In Canada's History, Vol. 97, No.4 (August-September)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- First Nations
- History
- Treaties
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Current Events [January - March 1940]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22409
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook has annotated title page which reads "Current Events January February March". Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to media coverage of World War II from early 1940.
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 25
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Newspaper clipping
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 25
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook has annotated title page which reads "Current Events January February March". Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to media coverage of World War II from early 1940.
- Notes
- Some pages are annotated in pen with dates [presumably the month and year of publication of each page's respective articles].
- Name Access
- Churchill, Winston
- Subject Access
- Commerce and industry
- Finances
- Geography
- Government
- History
- Labour
- Laws and legislation
- Military
- Newspaper
- Politics
- Public events
- Public Speaking
- Royalty
- War
- World War II
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Russia
- Japan
- Germany
- United States of America
- England
- Finland
- Italy
- India
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Several metal paperclips have been removed and replaced with plastic clips due to visible rust damage and risk of contaminating other materials in scrapbook
- Metal bindings of scrapbook have been replaced with unbleached string for preservation reasons.
- Related Material
- Scrapbook LUX/III/B4/25 is part of collection of related scrapbooks [LUX / III / B4 / 24 to 28] covering global current events, commerce and political news from 1938-1940.
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Government
- Labour
- Military
- Politics
- Science and technology
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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David George McDougall Ross education and military records
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55098
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the education and military career of David George McDougall Ross. File includes two report cards dated February and March 1919, handwritten notes on Canadian History [n.d., signed "David Ross"], and three letters sent between David Ross and staff at the Depa…
- Date Range
- 1919
- [1925-1930]
- 1942
- 1945
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Extended family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 19
- Date Range
- 1919
- [1925-1930]
- 1942
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual materials
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the education and military career of David George McDougall Ross. File includes two report cards dated February and March 1919, handwritten notes on Canadian History [n.d., signed "David Ross"], and three letters sent between David Ross and staff at the Department of National Defence regarding his service in World War II.
- Name Access
- Ross, David George McDougall
- Subject Access
- Academics
- Education
- Communications
- Correspondence
- Personal and Professional Life
- School
- History
- Military
- War
- World War II
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- Toronto
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Deep in the furrows - a four-generation Noble venture
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25132
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- June 2018
- Author
- Smith, Steven Ross
- Publisher
- Alberta Views
- Call Number
- P - General
1 website
- Author
- Smith, Steven Ross
- Responsibility
- Steven Ross Smith
- Publisher
- Alberta Views
- Published Date
- June 2018
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Abstract
- Pertains to the agricultural history of the Noble family
- Notes
- In Alberta Views; Volume 21, Number 5, June 2018, p. 42 - 46
- Call Number
- P - General
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Available online via Alberta Views website
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