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Book report notebook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55658
- Part Of
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one spiral notebook titled "Part I - Book Report", dated 1965, with annotations by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes research notes pertaining to various historic people from the Banff area, a rough sketch of Castle Peak and Devil's Head, and notes on other assorted topics…
- Date Range
- 1965
- Reference Code
- M9 / I / B / 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M9
- S13
- V605
- Series
- M9 / I : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M9
- Sub-Series
- M9 / I / B : Research and other professional records
- Accession Number
- 7412
- Reference Code
- M9 / I / B / 14
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1965
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (1 volume : 15 x 22.5 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one spiral notebook titled "Part I - Book Report", dated 1965, with annotations by Maryalice Harvey Stewart. Content includes research notes pertaining to various historic people from the Banff area, a rough sketch of Castle Peak and Devil's Head, and notes on other assorted topics related to Banff and the Canadian Rockies.
- Notes
- Some pages in notebook are loose
- Name Access
- Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
- Subject Access
- Research
- Environment
- Mountains
- Geography
- Biography
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Bowling along: early travel adventures of Mary Morris Vaux
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14650
- 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
- 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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Card catalogues
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55649
- Part Of
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of handwritten catalogue cards listing names of individuals with connections to Banff and area. Cards were possibly produced by Maryalice Harvey Stewart as resource materials to be used at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies.
- Date Range
- [1965-1976]
- Reference Code
- M9 / I / A / 41 to 43
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Maryalice Harvey Stewart fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M9
- S13
- V605
- Series
- M9 / I : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M9
- Sub-Series
- M9 / I / A : Archives of the Canadian Rockies records
- Accession Number
- 7412
- Reference Code
- M9 / I / A / 41 to 43
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- [1965-1976]
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of handwritten catalogue cards listing names of individuals with connections to Banff and area. Cards were possibly produced by Maryalice Harvey Stewart as resource materials to be used at the Archives of the Canadian Rockies.
- Notes
- Materials are arranged alphabetically, with blue separators to mark individual letter sections.
- Contents of individual folders: M9 / I / A / 41 : Cards A - G M9 / I / A / 42 : Cards H - O M9 / I / A / 43 : Cards P - Z
- Name Access
- Stewart, Maryalice Harvey
- Subject Access
- Professional and Personal Life
- Research
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Biography
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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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
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Chic Scott Personal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55280
- 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
- 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
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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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
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Con bravura : the remarkable mountaineering life of Peter Fuhrmann
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15193
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2014
- Author
- Sandford, Robert William
- Publisher
- Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
- Call Number
- 01.4 F95c Pam
- R 01.4 F95c Pam
- Author
- Sandford, Robert William
- Publisher
- Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
- Published Date
- 2014
- Series
- Summit Series #18
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Biography
- ISBN
- 9780920330555
- Accession Number
- 2017.8637
- Call Number
- 01.4 F95c Pam
- R 01.4 F95c Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Con bravura : the remarkable mountaineering life of Peter Fuhrmann
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14915
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2014
- Author
- Sandford, Robert William
- Publisher
- Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
- Call Number
- G512 F84 Pam
- Author
- Sandford, Robert William
- Publisher
- Canmore : Alpine Club of Canada
- Published Date
- 2014
- Series
- Summit Series #18
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Biography
- ISBN
- 9780920330555
- Accession Number
- AC611 duplicate copy transfer to ARC Library
- Call Number
- G512 F84 Pam
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Les conquerants de l'inutile : des Alpes a l'Annapurna
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19925
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1961
- Author
- Terray, Lionel
- Publisher
- France : Gallimard
- Edition
- 1st
- Call Number
- G512 T47 L47
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- Author
- Terray, Lionel
- Responsibility
- Lionel Terray
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- France : Gallimard
- Published Date
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 560 p. ; 88 illus. ; maps
- Abstract
- "All these faces that appear in close-up in the news or in the press are also men. The name of Lionel Terray, one of the most famous living mountaineers, comes back periodically in conversations, because he participated in a rescue or because he helped to conquer a great world summit like Annapurna or the Makalu. In The Conquerors of the Useless , it is the whole mountain and its secrets that it reveals to us without emphasis and especially without pretension. We see how a little boy can already sense his vocation and soon to live only for the mountain; how this passion led him from the Alps to the Himalayas, from Canada to Peru. Each story of his prodigious ascensions will fascinate those who know the mountain only through the cable car. Indeed, this book that Lionel Terray wrote entirely himself using notes and stories in which he fixed his memories throughout his career, was written for them. The Conquerors of the Useless is an indispensable book for anyone interested in the heroic fate of the last survivors of the Knights race. " (from publisher's website)
- Contents
- Decouverte de la montagne
- Premieres conquetes
- La guerre des Alpes
- Je rencontre Lachenal
- La face nord de l'Eiger
- Guide de grandes courses
- L'Annapurna
- Sur les sommets du monde
- Notes
- EVE-DELACROIX PRIZE OF THE FRENCH ACADEMY 1962
- French edition signed by Lionel Terray
- Newsclipping tucked inside entitled "La mort de Lionel Terray a stufefie les membres du Ski Club"
- ISBN
- 2070262146
- Accession Number
- AC636
- Call Number
- G512 T47 L47
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Publication information on publisher's website
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Conrad Kain : letters from a wandering mountain guide, 1906-1933
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14535
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2014
- Author
- Kain, Conrad
- Publisher
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press
- Call Number
- 01 K12c
- 01 K12c c.2
- 01 K12c c.3
- Author
- Kain, Conrad
- Responsibility
- edited with an introduction by Zac Robinson ; translated by Maria and John Koch
- Publisher
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press
- Published Date
- 2014
- Physical Description
- 468 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Biography
- Kain, Conrad
- Malek, Amelie
- Mountaineering
- Mountain guides
- Pistor, Dr. Erich
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Notes
- Partial contents: Foreword : Conrad Kain, guide and mountaineer / Chic Scott; Epilogue: The Kain-Malek correspondence: provenance, 1934-2005 / Don Bourdon
- ISBN
- 9781772120042
- Accession Number
- 2015-8404
- P2015.06.30
- P2015-06-30
- Call Number
- 01 K12c
- 01 K12c c.2
- 01 K12c c.3
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Eddie Amann interview transcript
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55259
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a transcript for an interview from 2018 featuring Eddie Amann [1931-?]. Notes pertain to Eddie's experiences growing up in Austria during World War II, his immigration to Canada, his work with Sunshine Village in Banff, and his experiences helicopter skiing in the Canadian Rockies.
- Date Range
- 2018
- Reference Code
- M57 / XIV / A / 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Chic Scott fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M57
- S47
- V40
- Series
- M57 / XIV : Chic Scott Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- M57
- Sub-Series
- M57 / XIV / A : Research materials
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M57 / XIV / A / 5
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a transcript for an interview from 2018 featuring Eddie Amann [1931-?]. Notes pertain to Eddie's experiences growing up in Austria during World War II, his immigration to Canada, his work with Sunshine Village in Banff, and his experiences helicopter skiing in the Canadian Rockies.
- Notes
- Interview was possibly used as publication material.
- Name Access
- Amann, Eddie
- Subject Access
- Helicopter skiing
- Personal and Professional Life
- Biography
- Research
- World War II
- Skiing
- Recreation
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Austria
- Germany
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- Restrictions may apply
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- English
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End of the rope : mountains, marriage, and motherhood
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25047
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Redford, Jan
- Publisher
- Berkeley, California : Counterpoint Press
- Call Number
- G512 E53 R43
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- Author
- Redford, Jan
- Publisher
- Berkeley, California : Counterpoint Press
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- x, 303 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Subjects
- Rock climbing
- Mountaineering
- Women
- Biography
- Abstract
- In this funny and gritty debut memoir, praised by Outside, Sierra, Alpinist, and more, Jan Redford grows from a reckless rock climber to a mother who fights to win back her future. As a teenager, she sets her sights on the improbable dream of climbing mountains. By age twenty, she’s a climber with a magnetic attraction to misadventures and the wrong men. Redford finally finds the love of her life, an affable Rockies climber. When he is killed in an avalanche in Alaska, a grieving Redford finds comfort in the arms of another extreme alpinist. Before long, they are married, with a baby on the way. While her husband works as a logger, Redford tackles the traditional role of wife and mother. But soon, she pursues her own dream, one that pits her against her husband. End of the Rope is Redford’s telling of heart-stopping adventures, from being rescued off El Capitan to leading a group of bumbling cadets across a glacier. It is her laughter-filled memoir of friendships with women in that masculine world. Most moving, this is the story of her struggle to make her own way in the mountains and in life. To lead, not follow. (from Counterpoint Press website)
- Contents
- First climb -- On the rocks -- Lion's layback -- The rescue -- Speed ruts -- Learning to roll -- Bugaboo -- World's toughest milkman -- Fragile ice -- We're gathered here today -- Aberdeen -- Show no fear -- Climbing girlfriend -- The final last straw -- The memo -- In the arms of a mountain -- The underwear drawer -- Teetering on the edge -- Pink wedding dress -- The waiting -- Miracles -- Into the shadows -- Back on the sharp end -- Yodel village -- You lead, I'll follow -- Carsick -- Die young, stay pretty -- Grant's lunch -- Fractured -- Playing dead -- Mama spiders -- Remember the lilac -- Power surge -- Leaving Chaba -- Only four years -- One little "non" -- Second chances.
- ISBN
- 9780345812315
- Accession Number
- AC639
- Call Number
- G512 E53 R43
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Counterpoint Press website
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Eric Mountjoy exhibit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55883
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, newspaper articles and handwritten notes pertaining to an exhibit about geologist Dr. Eric Mountjoy which was put on display at Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives. File also includes a 2008-2010 business plan summary for the museum and archives.
- Date Range
- 2007-2010
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / D : Contracts and other projects
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 4
- Date Range
- 2007-2010
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of correspondence, newspaper articles and handwritten notes pertaining to an exhibit about geologist Dr. Eric Mountjoy which was put on display at Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives. File also includes a 2008-2010 business plan summary for the museum and archives.
- Notes
- Handwritten notes in file possibly produced by Ben Gadd.
- Name Access
- Mountjoy, Eric
- Subject Access
- Research
- Biography
- Museums
- Publication
- Newspaper
- Environment
- Education
- Geology
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- Corresponding materials [digital photograph files on CDs and paper printed copies of images] processed as V810 / III / D / DF - 1, 2
- Category
- Environment
- Education
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Everest, the first ascent : how a champion of science helped to conquer the mountain
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14628
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2013
- Author
- Tuckey, Harriet
- Publisher
- Guilford, Connectcut : Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press
- Call Number
- 01.1 T81e
- Author
- Tuckey, Harriet
- Responsibility
- Harriet Tuckey
- Publisher
- Guilford, Connectcut : Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press
- Published Date
- 2013
- Physical Description
- xxi, 402 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Already awarded a prize by the Biographer's Club,
- Harriet Tuckey's book is both the history of what went into the first successful ascent of Mt. Everest in 1953 and a biography of her father, Dr Griffith Pugh, whose role was absolutely pivotal, yet mostly untold. As the expedition's physiological consultant, Pugh designed almost every aspect of the survival strategy for the expedition, the acclimatization program, the oxygen- and fluid-intake regime, the diet, the clothing and the high altitude boots. Without him and his work, the ascent of Everest would have been impossible.
- Winner of the 2013 Jon Whyte Award
- ISBN
- 9780762791927
- Accession Number
- 2015.8537
- Call Number
- 01.1 T81e
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Fall of heaven : Whymper's tragic Matterhorn climb
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25031
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Messner, Reinhold (author)
- Bierling, Billi (translator)
- Publisher
- Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
- Call Number
- G512 F35 M47
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- Publisher
- Seattle, Washington : Mountaineers Books
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 206 pages
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Whymper, Edward
- Biography
- Matterhorn
- Abstract
- As Fall of Heaven begins, we join professional mountain guide Jean-Antoine Carrel as he tries and fails, again and again, to summit the Matterhorn—one of the most famous and iconic peaks in the Alps. Is it the “Devil’s mountain,” as the locals call it? Should he heed the village priest who warned that its summit was not meant to be climbed? Carrel is undeterred, he just needs capable climbers to join him. Enter Edward Whymper, who in 1861 at the age of 21 decided—unbeknownst to Carrel—that he would be the first to climb the Matterhorn. So the storyline is set, except that where Carrel is captivating, Whymper is utterly unsympathetic as an adventurer. He is mean and disdainful of guides, describing them as little more than porters who eat and drink too much. Despite this attitude, Whymper’s quest leads him inexorably into partnership with Carrel. The story follows their many attempts to find a route to the top of the Matterhorn, but then fate pulls them apart just as Whymper finds the line. His successful summit on July 14, 1865, in which Carrel did not take part, shocked the Victorian world with both awe and revulsion as four members of Whymper’s party died in frightening falls. Famed climber and author Reinhold Messner acknowledges that Whymper was the first man to summit the Matterhorn, the last of the great Alpine peaks to be climbed and representing the beginning of an age of alpinism based on difficulty rather than conquest. But rather than leaving a hero’s legacy, Whymper is revealed as the Captain Ahab of alpinism, a team leader who accepted no responsibility for the deaths of his teammates. Fall of Heaven is an exciting tale and an examination of the different types of men who were caught up in the adventuring spirit of the Victorian age, and the ironic fates that can follow success or failure. (from Mountaineers Books website)
- Notes
- Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2019
- ISBN
- 9781680510850
- Accession Number
- AC638
- Call Number
- G512 F35 M47
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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- Summary on Mountaineers Books website
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Family history notes, editing notes, other
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of notes by Eleanor Luxton pertaining to her family history [including notes on Georgina Luxton], Norman Luxton's 1901 voyage aboard the Tilikum, a 1909 hunting trip north of Banff involving Norman Luxton and mountain guide George Harrison, and other related notes. Includes notes writ…
- Date Range
- 1924
- [1960-1970]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C3 / 26
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C3 : Diaries, daybooks, notebooks, notes
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C3 / 26
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1924
- [1960-1970]
- Physical Description
- 0.3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of notes by Eleanor Luxton pertaining to her family history [including notes on Georgina Luxton], Norman Luxton's 1901 voyage aboard the Tilikum, a 1909 hunting trip north of Banff involving Norman Luxton and mountain guide George Harrison, and other related notes. Includes notes written on an envelope which was previously mailed to Georgina Luxton in 1924.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Biography
- Research
- Publication
- Genealogy
- Recreation
- Sports
- Hunting
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Morley
- Language
- English
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Fenollosa and his circle
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25564
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1962
- Author
- Brooks, Van Wyck
- Publisher
- New York : E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
- Call Number
- 05 B79f
- Author
- Brooks, Van Wyck
- Publisher
- New York : E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
- Published Date
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 321 pages
- Abstract
- A parade of fascinating personalities -- intellectuals, artists, travelers and explorers -- moves through this rich and colorful book of biographical essays by the author of Makers and Finders. --From dust cover
- Contents
- Fenollosa and His Circle ; Fanny Wright ; John Lloyd Stephens ; George Catlin ; Charles Wilkes ; Charles Godfrey Leland ; Anecdotes of Maurice Prendergast ; Randolph Bourne
- Accession Number
- 3069A
- Call Number
- 05 B79f
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Focused on adventure : portrait of Pat Morrow
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2010
- Author
- Martel, Lynn
- Publisher
- Canmore AB : The Alpine Club of Canada
- Call Number
- 01 M36f Pam
- Author
- Martel, Lynn
- Responsibility
- Lynn Martel
- Publisher
- Canmore AB : The Alpine Club of Canada
- Published Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 32 p
- Series
- Summit Series #12
- ISBN
- 0920330665
- Accession Number
- 8218
- Call Number
- 01 M36f Pam
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Focused on adventure : portrait of Pat Morrow
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14811
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2010
- Author
- Martel, Lynn
- Publisher
- Canmore : The Alpine Club of Canada
- Call Number
- G512 M67 Pam
- G512 M67 Copy 2
- G512 M67 Copy 3
- Author
- Martel, Lynn
- Responsibility
- Lynn Martel
- Publisher
- Canmore : The Alpine Club of Canada
- Published Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 32 pages, illustrations
- Series
- Summit Series #12
- ISBN
- 0920330665
- Call Number
- G512 M67 Pam
- G512 M67 Copy 2
- G512 M67 Copy 3
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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From Lac La Ronge country : the life and photographic legacy of fur trader Alan Sturley Nunn
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14631
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2014
- Author
- MacDonald, Graham A.
- Publisher
- Fairmont Hot Springs, BC : MacDonald & Nunn Publishing
- Call Number
- 08.2 M25f
- Author
- MacDonald, Graham A.
- Responsibility
- Graham A. MacDonald
- Publisher
- Fairmont Hot Springs, BC : MacDonald & Nunn Publishing
- Published Date
- 2014
- Physical Description
- x, 134 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits ; 26 cm
- Subjects
- Biography
- Fur trade
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Notes
- Co-published by MacDonald & Nunn Publishing
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- ISBN
- 9780991917815
- Accession Number
- 2015.8544
- Call Number
- 08.2 M25f
- Collection
- Archives Library
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