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A. Y.'s Canada

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

Published Date: 1968

Author: Groves, Naomi Jackson

Publisher: Toronto : Clarke, Irwin

Call Number: 06.1 J11g oversize

Author: Groves, Naomi Jackson

Responsibility: pencil drawings by A. Y. Jackson

Publisher: Toronto : Clarke, Irwin

Published Date: 1968

Physical Description: 248p. : ill., map

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

Subjects: Canmore; Jasper National Park

Notes: Index

Accession Number: 681

Call Number: 06.1 J11g oversize

Collection: Archives Library

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The Banff-Jasper highway : descriptive guide

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

Published Date: 1948

Author: Williams, Mabel B

Publisher: Vancouver : H.R. larson Publishing Co.

Call Number: 02.6 W67 1948; 02.6 W67 1948 c. 2

Author: Williams, Mabel B

Publisher: Vancouver : H.R. larson Publishing Co.

Published Date: 1948

Physical Description: ix, 136 pages, illustrations, maps

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

Subjects: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Travel; Yoho National Park

Notes: Both Copy 1 & Copy 2 have publisher signature

Accession Number: 492 (Copy 1&2); 2014.8385 deaccessioned; From card and old db record, unsure of which edition, missing copies: 5142

Call Number: 02.6 W67 1948; 02.6 W67 1948 c. 2

Collection: Archives Library

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The Banff-Jasper Highway : descriptive guide

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

Published Date: 1963

Author: Williams, Mabel B

Publisher: Saskatoon : H.R. Larson

Edition: Rev. ed

Call Number: 02.6 W67 1963

Author: Williams, Mabel B

Responsibility: illustrated by Mabel Bain

Edition: Rev. ed

Publisher: Saskatoon : H.R. Larson

Published Date: 1963

Physical Description: ix, 136p. : ill., map

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

Subjects: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Travel; Yoho National Park

Accession Number: 2278

Call Number: 02.6 W67 1963

Collection: Archives Library

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Canada - this land, these people : a Reader's digest collection

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

Published Date: 1968

Author: Reader's Digest

Publisher: Montreal : Reader's Digest

Call Number: 08.1 R22

Author: Reader's Digest

Responsibility: Reader's digest

Publisher: Montreal : Reader's Digest

Published Date: 1968

Physical Description: 332 p. : ill. (part col.) pp.

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

Subjects: Mackenzie Alexander; Jasper National Park; Calgary Exhibition and Stampede

Accession Number: 7646

Call Number: 08.1 R22

Collection: Archives Library

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Canada's mountain national parks : Banff, Jasper, Glacier, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke, Waterton Lakes, Yoho

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

Published Date: 1966

Author: Scharff, Robert

Publisher: Vancouver : Evergreen Press Limited; Toronto : Musson Book Company

Call Number: 13.113 Sch1c Pam

Author: Scharff, Robert

Responsibility: by Robert Scharff, in association with the Natural and Historic Resources Branch, Dept. of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources

Publisher: Vancouver : Evergreen Press Limited; Toronto : Musson Book Company

Published Date: 1966

Physical Description: vii, 184 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm

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

Subjects: National parks; Banff National Park; Guide; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Glacier National Park; Mount Revelstoke National Park; Waterton Lakes National Park; Yoho National Park

Abstract: Pertains to a guide on Canada’s National Parks. This comprehensive guide offers readers a brief history of each Mountain National Park, as well as other useful information pertaining to risk reduction, camping, environmental preservation, wildlife preservation and sightseeing. Additionally, Robert Scharff includes information regarding activities that may be of interest to visitors such as cycling, canoeing, climbing, hiking, trail riding and more. Refers to Banff, Jasper, Glacier, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke, Waterton Lakes and Yoho National Parks.

Contents: Chapter one - introduction to the mountain national parks (pg. 1); Chapter two - sightseeing in the parks (pg. 34); Chapter three - seeing the wilderness areas of the park (pg. 87); Chapter four - plant life in the parks (pg. 110); Chapter five - wildlife and birds in the parks (pg. 119); Chapter six - fishing in the parks (pg. 142); Chapter seven - winter in the parks (pg. 149); Chapter eight - accomodations and service in the parks (pg. 158)

Accession Number: 2017.8683

Call Number: 13.113 Sch1c Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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The Canadian Rockies through the Yellowhead Pass

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

Published Date: 1916

Author: Canadian Northern Railway

Call Number: 02.6 C16 Pam

Author: Canadian Northern Railway

Published Date: 1916

Physical Description: 16p. : ill

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

Subjects: Jasper National Park

Accession Number: 1045

Call Number: 02.6 C16 Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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The delectable mountains

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

Published Date: 1947, c1946

Author: Busk, Douglas

Publisher: London : Hodder & Stoughton

Call Number: 01 B96

Author: Busk, Douglas

Responsibility: illustrated ... and maps by the author; the sketches by Bridget Busk

Publisher: London : Hodder & Stoughton

Published Date: 1947, c1946

Physical Description: xi, 724p. : ill., maps, ports

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

Subjects: Jasper National Park

Notes: Includes index

Accession Number: 5891

Call Number: 01 B96

Collection: Archives Library

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The hunted woman

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

Published Date: 1916; 1915

Author: Curwood, James Oliver

Publisher: New York : Grosset and Dunlap

Call Number: 05.2 C94

Author: Curwood, James Oliver

Responsibility: illustrated by Frank B. Hoffman

Publisher: New York : Grosset and Dunlap

Published Date: 1916; 1915

Physical Description: 324p. : ill

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

Subjects: Jasper National Park

Accession Number: 11000

Call Number: 05.2 C94

Collection: Archives Library

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The land of open doors : being letters from Western Canada

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

Published Date: 1914

Author: Bickersteth, John Burgon

Publisher: London : Wells, Gardner, Darton

Call Number: 08.2 B47

Author: Bickersteth, John Burgon

Responsibility: with foreword by Earl Grey

Publisher: London : Wells, Gardner, Darton

Published Date: 1914

Physical Description: xxiv, 266p. : ill., ports, map

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

Subjects: Canadian Northern Railway; Grand Trunk Pacific Railway; Jasper National Park; Yellowhead Pass

Accession Number: 400

Call Number: 08.2 B47

Collection: Archives Library

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Life goes to Jasper Park in the Canadian Rockies : farthest north resort is tops in scenery

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

Published Date: 1940

Publisher: Life

Call Number: 02.6 L11l PAM O.S.

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Publisher: Life

Published Date: 1940

Physical Description: 84 pages

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

Subjects: Jasper; Jasper National Park; Travel; Tourism; Labour; Edith Cavell, Mount; Hotels; Mountain guides; Hot springs; Skiing; Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; Postal services

Abstract: Pertains to the summer labour in Japser National Park during 1940 and the types of activities and amenities available for staff and tourists.