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Artistry revealed : Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and their contemporaries

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3243
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
Ewen, Anne and Monique Westra and Lisa Christensen
Publisher
Banff, Alberta, Canada : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Call Number
06.1 Ew3a copy 1
06.1 Ew3a copy 2
06.1 Ew3a copy 3
Author
Ewen, Anne and Monique Westra and Lisa Christensen
Responsibility
essays by Anne Ewen, Monique Westra and Lisa Christensen
Publisher
Banff, Alberta, Canada : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
192 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 x 28 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Artists
Biography
Exhibitions
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Abstract
Artistry Revealed celebrates Peter and Catharine Whyte whose work reflected their connection to the mountain landscapes of the Canadian Rockies and their love of the Bow Valley community. The book commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, founded by Peter and Catharine. Bursting with stunning reproductions of Peter’s and Catharine’s paintings and sketches, the publication includes essays in which Anne Ewen, Lisa Christensen and Monique Westra discuss the couple’s creative talent, accomplishments and legacy.
Contents
Foreword / by Vincent J. Varga -- Introduction /essay by Anne Ewen -- Looking closely at the art of Peter and Catharine Whyte / essay by Monique Westra -- Paint and philanthropy: the artistic legacy of Peter and Catharine Whyte / essay by Lisa Christensen. Pre´face / par Vincent J. Varga -- Introduction / essai par Anne Ewen -- Profond regard sur les oeuvres de Peter et Catharine Whyte / essai par Monique Westra -- Peinture et philanthropie: le legs artistique de Peter et Catharine Whyte / essai par Lisa Christensen.
Notes
Copy 1 (hardcover)
Copy 2 (hardcover)
Copy 3 (softcover)
ISBN
978-0-920608-62-3
Accession Number
2019.14
Call Number
06.1 Ew3a copy 1
06.1 Ew3a copy 2
06.1 Ew3a copy 3
Collection
Archives Library
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Banff Mountain Film Festival forerunners

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Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
2013
Author
Scott, Chic
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Scott, Chic
Responsibility
Chic Scott
Published Date
2013
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Banff
Films
History
Gmoser, Hans
Abstract
Pertians to how the Banff Mountain Film Festival was created
Notes
In Highline Magazine, Vol. 5, Iss. 1, Winter 2013, p. 36-41
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Highline website
Websites
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Base camp : facts and figures

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Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
May 2017
Author
story and illustrations by James Lay
Publisher
In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.02, May 2017
Call Number
P
Author
story and illustrations by James Lay
Publisher
In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.02, May 2017
Published Date
May 2017
Physical Description
p.12
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
History
Rocky Mountains, Canada
Notes
Quick facts about the rockies. Including animals, trails and the Dorothy Carleton.
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
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The bear's embrace : a true story of a grizzly bear attack

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Van Tighem, Patricia
Publisher
Vancouver : Greystone Books
Call Number
02.7 V36b 2012
Author
Van Tighem, Patricia
Responsibility
Patricia Van Tighem
Publisher
Vancouver : Greystone Books
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
278 p
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Waterton Lakes National Park
Biography
Medicine
Notes
afterword by Margaret Van Tighem
ISBN
9781553655947
Accession Number
70,000
Call Number
02.7 V36b 2012
Collection
Archives Library
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Bert Riggall's greater Waterton : a conservation legacy

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19776
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
Towe, Beth (editor)
Publisher
Markham, ON : Fifth House
Call Number
13.117 To65b
  1 website  
Author
Towe, Beth (editor)
Responsibility
edited by Beth Towe
Publisher
Markham, ON : Fifth House
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
xi, 312 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Waterton
Riggall Bert
Conservation
Photography
Photographers
History
Abstract
The publication is an anthology from writers including award winners Sid Marty and Fred Stenson and contributors including Harvey Locke, Charlie Russell, Chris Morrison, Bruce Morrison, Dave Sheppard and Larry Simpson amongst others. All share their insights into this inspiring story. Riggall’s original black-and-white photographs, hand drawn maps and early letters illustrate the manuscript. (from bertriggall.ca)
Contents
Introduction - Fred Stenson
Bert Riggall : A biography - Fred Stenson
Mistakis : The backbone of the earth - Sid Marty
The place Waterton : The Early Days - Chris Morrison
Horses in the high country : Wendy Ryan
The next generation : Bert Riggall and the Russells - Bruce Morrison
Doris Burton : focus on "Babe" - Suzanne Lorinczi
A Sense of Place : Bert Riggall's Photography - Brittany Watson
Bert's Cameras - Don Bourdon
A grandson's perspective - Charlie Russell
Hawk's nest : a conservation legacy - Beth Towe
The Waterton front : nature conservancy in Canada - Larry Simpson
The Waterton biosphere reserve : an overview from the board
The Castle Parks - Dave Sheppard
A blank spot on the map : the Flathead Valley of British Columbia - Harvey Locke
God's breath - Kevin Van Tighem
The 2017 Kenow fire
Sources and endnotes
About the authors
Acknowledgements
ISBN
978-1-927083-51-2
Accession Number
2019.21
Call Number
13.117 To65b
Collection
Archives Library
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Blanket toss under midnight sun : portraits of everyday life in eight Indigenous communities

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Seesequasis, Paul
Publisher
[Toronto] : Alfred A. Knopf Canada
Call Number
06.4 Se1b
  1 website  
Author
Seesequasis, Paul
Responsibility
Paul Seesequasis
Publisher
[Toronto] : Alfred A. Knopf Canada
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
179 pages : illustrations (chiefly color)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
First Nations
History
History-Canada
Photography
Abstract
A revelatory portrait of eight Indigenous communities from across North America, shown through never-before-published archival photographs--a gorgeous extension of Paul Seesequasis's popular social media project. In 2015, writer and journalist Paul Seesequasis found himself grappling with the devastating findings of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission report on the residential school system. He sought understanding and inspiration in the stories of his mother, herself a residential school survivor. Gradually, Paul realized that another, mostly untold history existed alongside the official one: that of how Indigenous peoples and communities had held together during even the most difficult times. He embarked on a social media project to collect archival photos capturing everyday life in First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities from the 1920s through the 1970s. As he scoured archives and libraries, Paul uncovered a trove of candid images and began to post these on social media, where they sparked an extraordinary reaction. Friends and relatives of the individuals in the photographs commented online, and through this dialogue, rich histories came to light for the first time. Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun collects some of the most arresting images and stories from Paul's project. While many of the photographs live in public archives, most have never been shown to the people in the communities they represent. As such, Blanket Toss is not only an invaluable historical record, it is a meaningful act of reclamation, showing the ongoing resilience of Indigenous communities, past, present--and future. (from publisher's website)
Contents
Introduction -- Cape Dorset (Kinngait) -- Nunavik -- James Bay -- Hudson Bay Watershed -- Saskatchewan -- Montana and Alberta -- Northwest Territories -- Yukon Territory -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- Endnotes -- Photo credits.
ISBN
9781553797586
Accession Number
P2020.08
Call Number
06.4 Se1b
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
Websites
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The book of lists : revised and updated and even more Canadian

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
Basen, Ira (editor), Jane Farrow (editor), David Wallenchinsky (editor), Amy Wallace (editor)
Publisher
Canada : Penguin Random House, Knopf Canada
Call Number
08.1 Ba29t
Author
Basen, Ira (editor), Jane Farrow (editor), David Wallenchinsky (editor), Amy Wallace (editor)
Responsibility
edited by Ira Basen, Jane Farrow, David Wallenchinksy, Amy Wallace
Publisher
Canada : Penguin Random House, Knopf Canada
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
482 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canada
History
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Harris, Lawren
Riggall Bert
Pack trips
Abstract
Pertains to Wilf Carter and his time with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Lawren Harris's paintings and their prices sold at auction, "Grub List" by Bert and Dora Riggall dated 1917
Contents
Introduction and Acknowledgements
People
The Screen
The Arts
Music
Food and Health
Animals
Work and Money
Sex, Love and Marriage
Crime and Justice
Politics and World Affairs
Places
Literature and Words
Sports
Death
Miscellaneous
Credits
Index
ISBN
978-0-7352-7306-1
Accession Number
2019.23
Call Number
08.1 Ba29t
Collection
Archives Library
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The book of Mortimer : celebrating a life of volunteerism

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Call Number
01.4 M84b Pam
R 01.4 M84b Pam
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
40 pages, col. ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Summit Series #20
Subjects
Mountaineering
Biography
ISBN
9780920330593
Accession Number
2017.8637
Call Number
01.4 M84b Pam
R 01.4 M84b Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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The book of Mortimer : celebrating a life of volunteerism

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14920
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Call Number
G512 M67 S86
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
40 pages, col. ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Summit Series #20
Subjects
Mountaineering
Biography
ISBN
9780920330593
Accession Number
AC611 duplicate copy transfer to ARC Library
Call Number
G512 M67 S86
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The Book of Mortimer [interviews]

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Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of 8 sound recordings of interviews used in the creation of The Book of Mortimer: Celebrating a Life of Volunteerism. Interviews were produced by Chic Scott and include accounts from Mike and Shauna Galbraith, Mike and Heather Mortimer, Bruce Keith, and Carl Hannigan.
Date Range
2004
2014
Reference Code
S47 / IX
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Sound recording
Cassette
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M57
S47
V40
Series
S47 / IX : The Book of Mortimer: Celebrating a Life of Volunteerism
Sous-Fonds
S47
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
S47 / IX
GMD
Sound recording
Cassette
Date Range
2004
2014
Physical Description
8 sound recordings
Scope & Content
Series consists of 8 sound recordings of interviews used in the creation of The Book of Mortimer: Celebrating a Life of Volunteerism. Interviews were produced by Chic Scott and include accounts from Mike and Shauna Galbraith, Mike and Heather Mortimer, Bruce Keith, and Carl Hannigan.
Notes
Content of series: S47 / IX / 1 : Mike and Shauna Galbraith, 28-Jul-04 S47 / IX / 2 to 3 : Mike and Heather Mortimer, 02-Jul-14 [tape #1 and #2] S47 / IX / 4 to 6 : Mike and Heather Mortimer, 07-Jul-14 [tape #1, #2 and #3] S47 / IX / 7 : Bruce Keith, 20-Jul-14 S47 / IX / 8 : Carl Hannigan, 23-Jul-14
Name Access
Scott, Chic
Mortimer, Heather
Mortimer, Mike
Galbraith, Mike
Galbraith, Shauna
Keith, Bruce
Hannigan, Carl
Subject Access
Biography
Research
Interview
Family and personal life
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of series
Processing Status
Processed
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Bowling along: early travel adventures of Mary Morris Vaux

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2011
Author
Jones, Marjorie G
Call Number
02.3 V46j Pam
Author
Jones, Marjorie G
Responsibility
Marjorie G. Jones
Published Date
2011
Physical Description
p.22-39 : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Biography
Vaux family
Walcott, Mary Vaux
Notes
In Quaker History: the bulletin of Friends Historical Association, vol 100, no. 1 (Spring 2011).
Contains bibliographic references
Manuscript of the article to be in Quaker History sent to the Whyte Museum requestin permission to use a photograph of Mary Vaux Walcott
Actual article in 02.3 V46j
Call Number
02.3 V46j Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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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
Author
Volland, Jennifer M. (editor), Bruce Grenville (editor), Stephanie Rebick (editor)
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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Cabins
Cabins and shelters
Architecture
Exhibitions
Exhibition catalogue
History
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.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
History
History of Alberta
Buildings
Research
Architecture
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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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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Ecology
Politics
History
Canada
Environment
Environmental conservation
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
Websites
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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.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
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
Collection
Archives Library
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Castle in the wilderness : the story of the Banff Springs Hotel

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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.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Cave and Basin
History
History of Alberta
History-Canada
National parks
Tourism
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
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
Websites
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A century of antics, epics & escapades : the Varsity Outdoor Club, 1917-2017

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19924
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
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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)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Clubs
British Columbia
History
Conservation
Women
Maps
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
Websites
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Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of notes, research materials, correspondence, newspaper clippings and other personal records collected by Chic Scott. Content pertains to publication projects, biographies, Chic Scott and Kathy Madill's wedding, and the 1982 Everest Expedition.
Date Range
[1982 - 2018]
Reference Code
M57 / XIV
Description Level
3 / Series
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Chic Scott fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Fonds Number
M57
S47
V40
Series
M57 / XIV : Chic Scott Personal
Sous-Fonds
M57
Accession Number
6772
8110
2015.8559
Reference Code
M57 / XIV
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
[1982 - 2018]
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Series consists of notes, research materials, correspondence, newspaper clippings and other personal records collected by Chic Scott. Content pertains to publication projects, biographies, Chic Scott and Kathy Madill's wedding, and the 1982 Everest Expedition.
Name Access
Scott, Chic
Madill, Kathy
Amann, Eddie
Subject Access
Biography
Research
Publication
Weddings
Events
Family and personal life
Personal and Professional Life
Everest '82
Sports
Recreation
Exploration
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Lake Louise
Mount Everest
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Collected research, Geddes family

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55265
Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of collected genealogical records, research notes and correspondence pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, Jennie (Waters) Geddes, Alvin Geddes, Enid (Geddes) Darroch, and various extended family members. File includes research notes on Geddes family history, including a copy of Alvin Geddes'…
Date Range
1968
[1975-1990]
1989-1991
1993-1994
2007-2009
2012-2013
Reference Code
M39 / III / B / 2 to 4
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Malcolm Geddes fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M39
V756
Series
M39 / III : Personal and family records
Sous-Fonds
M39
Sub-Series
M39 / III / B : Genealogy and research
Accession Number
2015.8558
Reference Code
M39 / III / B / 2 to 4
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1968
[1975-1990]
1989-1991
1993-1994
2007-2009
2012-2013
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of collected genealogical records, research notes and correspondence pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, Jennie (Waters) Geddes, Alvin Geddes, Enid (Geddes) Darroch, and various extended family members. File includes research notes on Geddes family history, including a copy of Alvin Geddes' birth record; a transcription of Jessie Geddes' diary [1870-1914]; articles and publications about the Geddes and Waters families; timelines of family events; emails and letters sent between descendants of Malcolm Geddes pertaining to their family history; a copy of Photolife Magazine featuring an article about Malcolm Geddes; a copy of 1906 census records; a copy of a Certificate of Standing for Malcolm Geddes from the Ontario Agricultural College [1896]; and other related materials.
Notes
File includes original and scanned documents
Name Access
Geddes, Malcolm
Geddes, Alvin
Geddes, Jennie (Waters)
Geddes, Jessie
Geddes, James
Geddes, Enid
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Research
Genealogy
Biography
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Ontario
Guelph
England
Scotland
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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