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Articles of a treaty

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1878

Call Number: 07.2 Ar7 Pam

Published Date: 1878

Physical Description: p.xliv-li

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Treaty Number Seven

Notes: From Annual Report of the Department of the Interior for the Year Ended 30th June 1877

Call Number: 07.2 Ar7 Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Ascents of Mont Blanc, by Dr.E. Clark & Capt. Sherrill, 1825-26, Mr. Jackson, 1823

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1825-26

Author: Clark, Edmund

Publisher: London : Colburns's New Monthly Magazine

Call Number: DQ841 M7 C43

Author: Clark, Edmund

Publisher: London : Colburns's New Monthly Magazine

Published Date: 1825-26

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DQ841 M7 C43

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Bernese Oberland : twelve scenes among its peaks and lakes

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1874

Author: Walton, Elijah

Publisher: London : Thompson

Call Number: DQ827 W3 Oversize E

Author: Walton, Elijah

Responsibility: with descriptive text by T.G. Bonney

Publisher: London : Thompson

Published Date: 1874

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DQ827 W3 Oversize E

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Between the gates

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1878

Author: Taylor, Benjamin Franklin

Publisher: Chicago : Griggs

Call Number: F866 T39

Author: Taylor, Benjamin Franklin

Publisher: Chicago : Griggs

Published Date: 1878

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: F866 T39

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Biographical material, Norman Luxton and McDougall family

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of biographical records and timelines of events pertaining to the lives of Norman Luxton, Elizabeth Chantler McDougall and George McDougall. Includes an obituary article for George McDougall from 1876 [two separate newspaper clippings]; an account of a buffalo round-up in 1909 by Norm…

Date Range: 1876; [1930-1940]; 1934; [1955]; 1960

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 9

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / III / D : Other material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / III : Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / D / 9

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: 1876; [1930-1940]; 1934; [1955]; 1960

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of biographical records and timelines of events pertaining to the lives of Norman Luxton, Elizabeth Chantler McDougall and George McDougall. Includes an obituary article for George McDougall from 1876 [two separate newspaper clippings]; an account of a buffalo round-up in 1909 by Norman Luxton; Article "Here's Alberta - People and Places" featuring Norman Luxton; published book "Elizabeth McDougall: Pioneer" by Edna Kells; and a program for an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of George McDougall's appointment as Chairman of the Hudson's Bay Missions, which includes a detailed timeline of the lives of George and Elizabeth McDougall, as well as their son John.

Notes: File also contains one duplicate copy of each item, excluding "Elizabeth McDougall: Pioneer"

Name Access: McDougall, George; Luxton, Norman; McDougall, Elizabeth (Chantler)

Subject Access: Buffalo; Churches; Family; History; Biography; Businesses; Religions; Memorial

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Pigeon Lake; Calgary

Access Restrictions: Obituary article clippings are fragile, handle with care

Language: English

Conservation: Staples removed from two items in file and replaced with archival clips

Category: Family and personal life; Environment; Land, settlement and immigration; Religions

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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The Blackfeet Indians

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1877

Author: Appleton's Magazine

Call Number: 07.2 Ap5 Pam

Author: Appleton's Magazine

Published Date: 1877

Physical Description: 7p

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Accession Number: 130; 398

Call Number: 07.2 Ap5 Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Book Notes

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Part Of: Dorothy Wardle fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Record…

Date Range: ca. 1870 - ca. 1998; 1870s-1880s; ca.1918 - ca. 1960s; 1986-1998; 1986; 1990; 1993; 1995; 1997-1998

Reference Code: M521 / I / A / 3-4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Private record; Textual 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 / 3-4

GMD: Newspaper clipping; Private record; Textual record

Date Range: ca. 1870 - ca. 1998; 1870s-1880s; ca.1918 - ca. 1960s; 1986-1998; 1986; 1990; 1993; 1995; 1997-1998

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 30 x 35 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Records were filed in an envelope that was titled "Book Notes." Notable people include James Wardle, J.B. Harkin, Pat Brewster, Arthur Unwin, Dr. Brett, Norman Sanson, and Bill Peyto, among others. Notable places and topics include the organization of the Department of the Interior, the Banff-Windemere Highway, Rocky Mountain Park and Park Wardens, Kootenay National Park fires, coal and precious metal mines (e.g. Bankhead, Silver City), trail riding and hiking, research about James Wardle and his accomplishments, Ya-Ha-Tinda, and various parks (e.g. Glacier, Revelstoke, Elk Island, Kootenay, and Yoho). Other records include a handwritten letter to the Auld family in Scotland (cousins of Sheila Ritchie) with a story about Glenbow and a highland cow from Oban, Scotland; personal reflections on the Banff area and mountains in general; notes that Dorothy took while doing research at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Public Library; and a variety of newspaper clippings.

Notes: Includes request slips and stationary from the archives at the Whyte Museum.; Potentially includes a handwritten list of Dorothy's written works.; Newspaper clippings primarily from the Times Colonist, which is published in Victoria, British Columbia.

Name Access: Wardle, Dorothy; Wardle, James M.; Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard); Brewster, Pat; Peyto, Bill; Brett, Robert George; Sanson, Norman

Subject Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Banff Public Library; National parks and reserves; Newspaper; Parks Canada; Park policy; Research; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Wardens; Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies; Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch; Hiking; Community life; History; Mines and mineral resources

Geographic Access: Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Bankhead; British Columbia; Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Castle Mountain; Glacier National Park; Kootenay National Park; Silver City; Victoria; Yoho National Park; Scotland; Revelstoke

Language: English

Conservation: Some of the slips of paper are taped together. Was unable to remove them without damaging the materials. May present conservation issues in the future.

Creator: Wardle, Dorothy

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation; Politics; Natural resources; Family and personal life; Exploration, discovery and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file; Title was written on an envelope containing these materials.

Processing Status: Processed

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Californian pictures in prose and verse

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1878

Author: Avery, Benjamin Parke

Publisher: New York : Hurd & Houghton; Cambridge (Mass.): Riverside

Call Number: F866 A9

Author: Avery, Benjamin Parke

Publisher: New York : Hurd & Houghton; Cambridge (Mass.): Riverside

Published Date: 1878

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: F866 A9

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Canada on the Pacific : being an account of a journey from Edmonton to the Pacific by the Peace River Valley ... with remarks on the physical features of the Pacific railway route

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1874

Author: Horetsky, Charles

Publisher: Montreal : Dawson

Call Number: 08.5 H78c

Author: Horetsky, Charles

Publisher: Montreal : Dawson

Published Date: 1874

Physical Description: x, 244p

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Canadian Pacific Railway; Macoun, John; Passes; Surveys

Accession Number: 400; 443

Call Number: 08.5 H78c

Collection: Archives Library

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The Canada Pacific Railway and imperial confederation : a reply

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1879

Author: Fisher, Roswell

Call Number: 08.5 F53

Author: Fisher, Roswell

Published Date: 1879

Physical Description: p.543-546

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Canadian Pacific Railway

Notes: In Rose Belford's Canadian Monthly and National Review

Accession Number: 8500

Call Number: 08.5 F53

Collection: Archives Library

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Caricature and other comic art in all times and many lands

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1878

Author: Parton, James

Publisher: New York : Harper

Call Number: NC1325 P3

Author: Parton, James

Publisher: New York : Harper

Published Date: 1878

Physical Description: 340p. : illus.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Caricatures and cartoons

Accession Number: 400

Call Number: NC1325 P3

Location: Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access

Collection: Art Library

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Collected Material Series

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guid…

Date Range: 1875-[2004]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F

Description Level: 3 / Series

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Sound recording; Video

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 3 / Series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Reference Code: LUX / II / F

GMD: Textual record; Photograph; Sound recording; Video

Date Range: 1875-[2004]

Physical Description: 37.0 cm textual records.-- photographs.-- 74 cm sound recordings

Scope & Content: Series consists of textual records, photographs and video and sound recordings collected by Eleanor Luxton. Contents include various published and unpublished materials, including sheet music, correspondence, books about Canadian and Indigenous history, magazines, souvenir publications, travel guides, and pamphlets; visual materials, including commercial postcards, portraits of Georginal Luxton and other family members, photographs of the Tilikum on display in Victoria, and a portfolio of illustrated Stoney Nakoda portraits by R.H. Palenske; oral histories recorded and collected by Eleanor Luxton; and a VHS copy of "Qualicum Wind".

Notes: Series consists of four sub-series:; Textual records; Photographs; Oral Histories (includes printed interview transcripts; transcripts in electronic format written to CD Rom and 3.5" floppy disk; supporting documentation; the recorded interviews on audio cassettes and R120 DAT tapes); Audiovisual and sound records

Finding Aid: Electronic finding aid available

Title Source: Title based on contents of series

Processing Status: Processed

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The Confederation of Canada with Britain in relation to the Canadian Pacific Railway

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1879

Author: Whitman, James

Call Number: 08.5 W59

Author: Whitman, James

Published Date: 1879

Physical Description: p.319-327

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: In Rose Belford's Canadian Monthly and National Review

Accession Number: 8500

Call Number: 08.5 W59

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

GMD: Textual record; Private record

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

Processing Status: Processed

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Crofutt's trans-continental tourist's guide...over the Union Pacific : 4th vol

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1872

Publisher: New York : Crofutt

Edition: 3d annual rev

Call Number: F594 C7

Edition: 3d annual rev

Publisher: New York : Crofutt

Published Date: 1872

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: F594 C7

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Cupid and Chow-Chow and other stories

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1873

Author: Alcott, Louisa M.

Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle

Call Number: 05 A2c

Author: Alcott, Louisa M.

Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle

Published Date: 1873

Physical Description: 283 pages ; 19 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Literature; Canadian; Short Stories

Abstract: A collection of short stories by famed author of Little Women, Louisa M. Alcott

Contents: Cupid and Chow-Chow ; Huckleberry ; Nelly's hospital ; Grandma's team ; Fairy Pinafores ; Mamma's plot ; Kate's choice ; The moss people ; What Fanny heard ; A marine merry-making