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The collector : David Douglas and the natural history of the Northwest

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13949

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

Published Date: 2009

Author: Nisbet, Jack

Publisher: Seattle, WA : Sasquatch Books ; [New York, NY] : Distributed by PGW/Perseus

Call Number: 04.1 D65n

Author: Nisbet, Jack

Responsibility: Jack Nisbet

Publisher: Seattle, WA : Sasquatch Books ; [New York, NY] : Distributed by PGW/Perseus

Published Date: 2009

Physical Description: xiii, 290 p. : maps

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

Subjects: Trees; Exploration; Biography

ISBN: ISBN: 9781570616136

Accession Number: 60,000 2010-12-17

Call Number: 04.1 D65n

Collection: Archives Library

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Conrad Kain compendium

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13629

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

Published Date: March 2005

Publisher: Wilmer, British Columbia : Mark Kingsbury Foundation

Call Number: 01 K12p

Responsibility: prepared by Brian Patton for the Mark Kingsbury Foundation

Publisher: Wilmer, British Columbia : Mark Kingsbury Foundation

Published Date: March 2005

Physical Description: 1 vol : ill

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

Subjects: Alpine Club of Canada; Biography; Mountain guides

Notes: Includes separate appendix titled Commerating Conrad : a report on initiatives to celebrate the life of Conrad Kain; Archival research report. Table of contents: Chrononology; Commemeration; Tributes; Memories; Letters; Sources; Journals; Photographs

Accession Number: 7760

Call Number: 01 K12p

Collection: Archives Library

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Core of my heart, my country : women's sense of place and the land in Australia and Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12695

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

Published Date: 2004

Author: MacKellar, Maggie

Publisher: Australia : Melbourne University Press

Call Number: 02.6 Sch1m c.1; 02.6 Sch1m c.2

Author: MacKellar, Maggie

Publisher: Australia : Melbourne University Press

Published Date: 2004

Physical Description: 330p. : ill

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

Subjects: Biography

ISBN: 0 522 85137 1

Accession Number: 7582; 7604

Call Number: 02.6 Sch1m c.1; 02.6 Sch1m c.2

Collection: Archives Library

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Crowsnest and its people

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

Published Date: 2000

Author: Crowsnest Pass Historical Society

Edition: Millennium

Call Number: 08.3 C88c Millennium Ed

Author: Crowsnest Pass Historical Society

Edition: Millennium

Published Date: 2000

Physical Description: xii, 914p. : ill., port., maps

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

Subjects: Biography

Accession Number: 2021.20

Call Number: 08.3 C88c Millennium Ed

Collection: Archives Library

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Curious Canadians

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

Published Date: 2002

Author: Liss, Nancy

Publisher: Markham (Ontario) : Fitzhenry & Whitside

Call Number: 08.1 L69c

Author: Liss, Nancy

Responsibility: Nancy Liss and Ted Liss

Publisher: Markham (Ontario) : Fitzhenry & Whitside

Published Date: 2002

Physical Description: 252p. : ill

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

Subjects: Biography; Belaney, Archibald Stansfield; Lost Lemon Mine; Luxton, Norman; Peyto, Bill

Notes: Incudes bibliography and index

Accession Number: 7543

Call Number: 08.1 L69c

Collection: Archives Library

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David Milne : an introduction to his life and art

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

Published Date: 2005

Author: Silcox, David

Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books

Call Number: 06.1 Si3d

Author: Silcox, David

Responsibility: David Silcox

Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books

Published Date: 2005

Physical Description: 64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm

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

Subjects: Art; Biography

Subjects: Painting; Watercolors; Milne, David

Abstract: Pertains to the work of David Brown Milne, a modernist artists whose work reflected the intellectual and emotional mind. Milne was a highly respected and influential artist who portrayed astonishing technique in both oil and watercolour. Rather than follow the path various other artists had at the time of his career, Milne ascended his own path, and his work reflects such independence. The publication is comprehensive in the sense that it combines Milne’s art with a history of his life and experiences. Written by David Silcox, the publication explores the artist’s successes, failures and major breakthroughs, artistically speaking. Readers can expect to learn more about David Brown Milne and his artistic endeavors.

Contents: Introduction (pg. 9); One: Early promise and early success (pg. 11); Two: A solitary path (pg. 19); Three: The Great Depression: Years of productivity (pg. 39); Four: Recognition and acceptance (pg. 49); Epilogue (pg. 62); Selected bibliography (pg. 63); Index (pg. 64)

ISBN: 1552977560

Accession Number: 2019.61

Call Number: 06.1 Si3d

Collection: Archives Library

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David Thompson : the epic expeditions of a great Canadian explorer

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

Published Date: 2003

Author: Pole, Graeme

Publisher: Canmore : Altitude Publishing

Call Number: 02.5 T37p

Author: Pole, Graeme

Publisher: Canmore : Altitude Publishing

Published Date: 2003

Physical Description: 142 p. : maps

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

Series: Amazing stories [series]

Subjects: Biography

Accession Number: 7531

Call Number: 02.5 T37p

Collection: Archives Library

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Dishonorable Dr. Cook : debunking the notorious Mount McKinley hoax

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11730

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

Published Date: 2001

Author: Washburn, Bradford

Publisher: Seattle : Mountaineers Books

Edition: 1st ed

Call Number: 01.3 M21wa

Author: Washburn, Bradford

Responsibility: by Bradford Washburn and Peter Cherici

Edition: 1st ed

Publisher: Seattle : Mountaineers Books

Published Date: 2001

Physical Description: 185 p., 8 p. plates : ill., maps

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

Subjects: Biography; Browne, Belmore; Exploration; Mountaineers; Photography

Notes: Bibliographic references and index

ISBN: 0-89886-804-1

Accession Number: 34500 04-12-2002

Call Number: 01.3 M21wa

Collection: Archives Library

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Drawing from the mountain : an illustrated journey

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

Published Date: 2006

Author: Perry, Lorne

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Edition: 1st ed.

Call Number: 06.1 P41d

Author: Perry, Lorne

Responsibility: Lorne Perry

Edition: 1st ed.

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2006

Physical Description: 141 p. : ill., ports.

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

Subjects: Art; Trees; Flora; Flowers; Geology; Wildlife; Mountaineering; Equipment; Biography; Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Photography; Wilderness; Travel

Abstract: Pertains to art created by Lorne Perry during

Contents: Prologue; Beginning with trees; The limstone triangle; A fine kind of madness; "Real good" stories; Lords of the dance; The power of one; Flesh and blood; The gift; Epilogue; Acknowledgements

Notes: Signed by Lorne Perry

ISBN: 9781894765817

Accession Number: 2019.110

Call Number: 06.1 P41d

Collection: Archives Library

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Early guides and outfitters in the Canadian Rockies : tales of courage and determination in the Canadian West

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

Published Date: 2003

Author: Quan, Holly

Publisher: Canmore : Altitude Publishing

Call Number: 02.7 Q2

Author: Quan, Holly

Publisher: Canmore : Altitude Publishing

Published Date: 2003

Physical Description: 119 p. : ill., map

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

Series: Amazing stories

Subjects: Biography

ISBN: 18009576888

Accession Number: 7460

Call Number: 02.7 Q2

Collection: Archives Library

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Elizabeth Parker and the Alpine Club of Canada [DVD video]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13353

Medium: Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)

Published Date: 2006

Publisher: Canmore : Morrow Productions

Call Number: 01.4 P22s DVD

Responsibility: written and performed by Laurie Schwartz; Heather Inglis, director

Publisher: Canmore : Morrow Productions

Published Date: 2006

Physical Description: 1 digital video disc : 1 sd., col. with b&w sequences

Medium: Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)

Subjects: Biography; Stage productions

Notes: One-person play pertaining to Elizabeth Parker lecturing on her mountaineering experiences in the Canadian Rockies and the history of the Alpine Club of Canada.; In celebration of the Alpine Club of Canada's centennial 1906-2006

Accession Number: 7608

Call Number: 01.4 P22s DVD

Collection: Archives Library

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Epic wanderer : David Thompson and the mapping of the Canadian West

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

Published Date: 2004, 2003

Author: Jenish, D'Arcy

Publisher: Toronto : Anchor Canada

Edition: Anchor Canada ed

Call Number: 02.5 T37j

Author: Jenish, D'Arcy

Edition: Anchor Canada ed

Publisher: Toronto : Anchor Canada

Published Date: 2004, 2003

Physical Description: 309 p., [2] p. of plates : ill., maps, facsims

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

Subjects: Biography; Cartography; Columbia River; Exploration; Indians

Notes: Bibliography and index

ISBN: 0385659741 (pbk.)

Accession Number: 40000 07-11-09

Call Number: 02.5 T37j

Collection: Archives Library

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Every other day : the journals of the Remarkable Rocky Mountain climbs and explorations of A.J. Ostheimer

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11764

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

Published Date: 2002

Publisher: Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada

Call Number: 01.4 Os7 c.1; 01.4 Os7 c.2

Responsibility: edited by R.W. Sandford and Jon Whelan, with an introductory essay by David Dornian

Publisher: Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada

Published Date: 2002

Physical Description: 248 p. : ill., maps

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

Subjects: Biography; Sandford, Robert W

Notes: Folded map attached to back cover; Original manuscript titled: Every other day : 1927 Ostheimer Expedition Canadian Rockies / by Alfred J. Ostheimer III; pen and ink drawings by Mildred Crawford Gray. - 1929

ISBN: 0-920330-42-8

Accession Number: 7426 - 2 copies

Call Number: 01.4 Os7 c.1; 01.4 Os7 c.2

Collection: Archives Library

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Expedition to the edge : stories of worldwide adventure

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13633

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

Published Date: 2008

Author: Martel, Lynn

Publisher: Vancouver : Rocky Mountain Books

Call Number: 01 M36e

Author: Martel, Lynn

Publisher: Vancouver : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2008

Physical Description: 345 p. : ill. (some col.), ports

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

Subjects: Biography; Mountaineers, Canadian

Notes: Includes:Sonnie Trotter, Sean Isaac, Raphael Slawinski, Steph Davis, Carolos Buhler, Marko Prezelj, Barry Blanchard, Will Gadd, Kit Deslauriers, Karsten Heuer, Leanne Allison and Colin Angus