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Alpine Scenes and Work Near Home

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1890
Author
J.R.
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Call Number
02.6 R11a PAM O.S
Author
J.R.
Responsibility
J.R. (author)
Frederic Remington (illustrator)
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Published Date
1890
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers, British
Mountaineers, Swiss
Sir Donald, Mount
Glacier House
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Abstract
Pertains to Glacier House and the ascent of Sir Donald by Emil Huber and Carl Sulzer from Switzerland and Harry Cooper from England with illustration on page 725
Notes
In Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIV No. 1760, September 13, 1890, pp. 723 - 725
Accession Number
7979
Call Number
02.6 R11a PAM O.S
Collection
Archives Library
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My home in the Alps

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1892
Author
Le Blond, Elizabeth
Publisher
London : Sampson Low, Marston, and Company Limited
Call Number
02.2 L46m
Author
Le Blond, Elizabeth
Responsibility
Mrs. Main
Publisher
London : Sampson Low, Marston, and Company Limited
Published Date
1892
Physical Description
131 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Switzerland
Europe
Alps
Travel
Women
Nature
Accession Number
2023.47
Call Number
02.2 L46m
Collection
Archives Library
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Canada's El Dorado

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1892?
Author
Ralph, Julian
Call Number
07.2 R11c Pam
Author
Ralph, Julian
Responsibility
Julian Ralph
Published Date
1892?
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
British Columbia
Travel
Abstract
Pertains to a Julian Ralph publication, where he shares his input and observations of the Indigenous Peoples of North America.
Accession Number
3069 a
Call Number
07.2 R11c Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Picturesque California : The Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Slope

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1894
Author
Muir, John (editor)
Ingersoll, Ernest (author)
Publisher
San Francisco, New York : J. Dewing Company, Publishers
Call Number
02.6 In4p PAM O.S.
Author
Muir, John (editor)
Ingersoll, Ernest (author)
Responsibility
John Muir (editor)
Ernest Ingersoll (author)
Eminent American Artists (photos, photogravures, wood engravings derived from paintings)
Publisher
San Francisco, New York : J. Dewing Company, Publishers
Published Date
1894
Physical Description
16 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
California Series No. 32, April 23, 1894
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Rocky Mountains
Art
Fraser, John Arthur
Notman, William & Son
Banff
Canmore
Kamloops
Vancouver
Victoria
Sir Donald, Mount
Bow River
Hot springs
Banff Springs Hotel
Emerald Lake
Selkirk Mountains
Selkirk Mountains - Hermit Range
Asulkan Glacier
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Abstract
Pertains to the Canadian Rockies as authored by Ernest Ingersoll with introduction by John Muir including a variety of sketches of Sir Donald, Bow River, Canmore, the Great Glacier, hot springs, open pool, Mount Burgess and Emerald Lake, Bow Falls and Banff Springs Hotel, the Selkirks and Hermit Mountain, Cheops, Asulkan Glacier, Stanley Park, Victoria, Shushwap Mission at Kamloops, and the Canadian Pacific Docks at Vancouver.
Notes
Part XXVI - The Canadian Rockies by Ernest Ingersoll
Accession Number
7901
Call Number
02.6 In4p PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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Ireland Ranche guest book, May McDougall

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one notebook containing records of visitors at Ireland Ranche in 1898. Notebook is signed multiple times by May McDougall. Notebook also contains a white pressed flower between blank pages.
Date Range
1898
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 / 17
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / C : Extended family
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 / 17
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1898
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records ; 1 volume ; 10 x 16.5 cm
History / Biographical
Ireland Ranche may have been associated with members of the Copithorne family who settled as ranchers near Jumping Pound, Alberta between the 1880s and early 1900s.
Scope & Content
File consists of one notebook containing records of visitors at Ireland Ranche in 1898. Notebook is signed multiple times by May McDougall. Notebook also contains a white pressed flower between blank pages.
Name Access
McDougall, May
Subject Access
Businesses
Land use
Ranchers and ranching
Ranches
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Language
English
Conservation
Pressed flower stored inside book has been left in original position. Handle book with caution as flower is very brittle.
Creator
May McDougall
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Communications
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Banff Springs Hotel 1957

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 51 negatives (b&w and colour) and 20 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Banff AB. Includes exterior and interior views, views from the hotel and of the hotel from a distance; Banff area views, including Bow River, Bow Valley, Bow River boatho…
Date Range
1957
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7 / 23
Description Level
4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies
Accession Number
7438
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7 / 23
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
1957
Physical Description
71 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w and colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 51 negatives (b&w and colour) and 20 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Banff AB. Includes exterior and interior views, views from the hotel and of the hotel from a distance; Banff area views, including Bow River, Bow Valley, Bow River boathouse, Banff Springs Golf Course; activities, including fishing, swimming, shopping, dancing to Moxie Whitney orchestra 1957, golf.
Notes
Negatives and transparencies have been stored in separate file boxes. Contains duplicates of some images. Related to file V500 / I / A7 / 9
Subject Access
Hotel
Banff Springs Hotel
Golf
Travel
tourism
Fishing
Swimming
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Reference use only; no reproduction
Language
English
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Mountaineering : the freedom of the hills

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1960
Author
The Mountaineers, Seattle
Publisher
Seattle : The Mountaineers
Edition
1st ed.
Call Number
01 M86 1963
Author
The Mountaineers, Seattle
Responsibility
planned by the Climbing Committee of the Mountaineers
Harvey Manning, chairman of editors
editorial committee: John R. Hazle and others
illus: Donna Balch Cook and Robert Cram
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
Seattle : The Mountaineers
Published Date
1960
Physical Description
x, 430p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Manuals
Equipment
Camping
Travel
Rock climbing
Snow
Ice
Ice climbing
First aid
Geology
Abstract
Pertains to how to safely mountaineer with a focus on North America as per the Mountaineers Climbing Committee
Contents
Preface
Part One - Approaching the Peaks
Equipment
Camping and Sleeping
Alpine Cuisine
Wilderness Travel
Navigation in the Hills
Part Two - Rock Climbing
Routefinding on Rock
Balance
Counterforce
Roped Climbing
Belaying
Pitoncraft and Rappels
Part Three - Snow and Ice Climbing
Snow
Ice
Glaciers
Arrests and Belays
Part Four - Safe Climbing
The Climbing Party and its Leadership
Climbing Dangers
First Aid
Alpine Rescue
Part Five - The Climbing Environment
Mountain Geology
The Cycle of Snow
Mountain Weather
Appendix - Food Requirements for Climbers
ISBN
0916890015
Accession Number
2019.43
Call Number
01 M86 1963
Collection
Archives Library
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Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone [2/2]

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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 14 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting Glacier National Park, BC and surrounding environs. Includes ski areas, filming projects [possibly promotional], construction of highway avalanche tunnels, backcountry skiing, and an opening ceremony [possibly for…
Date Range
1962
Reference Code
V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 67 to PA - 80
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
  10 images  
Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file, G : Alphabetical order
Sous-Fonds
V190
Sub-Series
i : Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 67 to PA - 80
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
1962
Physical Description
14 photographs : b&w ; 21.9 x 26.5 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 14 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting Glacier National Park, BC and surrounding environs. Includes ski areas, filming projects [possibly promotional], construction of highway avalanche tunnels, backcountry skiing, and an opening ceremony [possibly for the completion of the Trans-Canada Highway]. Boards originally housed in a black 3-ring binder with "Glacier BC 1962, Bruno Engler" written on fabric tape adhered to the front cover and along the spine.
Notes
File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes
Subject Access
Aerial photography
Automobiles
Avalanches
Construction
Glaciers
Mountains
Roads
Trains
Travel
Geographic Access
Glacier National Park
British Columbia
Language
English
Conservation
Original binder housing has possible mold on the bottom right corner of the front cover.
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
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Keep calm if you can

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1964
Author
Hillary, Louise
Publisher
Garden City : Doubleday
Call Number
G512 H5 K4
Author
Hillary, Louise
Publisher
Garden City : Doubleday
Published Date
1964
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Hillary, Sir Edmund
Travel
Call Number
G512 H5 K4
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Algonquin Hotel, Digby Pines, Ascot and Le Baron Motels

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 45 negative photographs (b&w, colour) and 33 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels: Algonquin Hotel, St. Andrew's NB; Digby Pines Hotel, Digby NS; Ascot Hotel, Montreal QC(?); and Le Baron Hotel, Sherbrooke QC.
Date Range
1964
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7 / 25
Description Level
4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / I / A : Photography : Negative and Transparencies
Accession Number
7438
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7 / 25
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
1964
Physical Description
78 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w and colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 45 negative photographs (b&w, colour) and 33 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels: Algonquin Hotel, St. Andrew's NB; Digby Pines Hotel, Digby NS; Ascot Hotel, Montreal QC(?); and Le Baron Hotel, Sherbrooke QC.
Notes
Some of photographs are duplicates. Negatives and transparencies stored in separate file boxes.
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Hotel
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Reproduction Restrictions
Reference use only; no reproduction
Language
English
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1967
Author
Larsen, Henry A., Frank R. Sheer and Edvard Omholt-Jensen
Publisher
Toronto, Montreal, McClelland and Stewart
Call Number
02.5 L32t
Author
Larsen, Henry A., Frank R. Sheer and Edvard Omholt-Jensen
Responsibility
Henry A. Larsen, Frank R. Sheer and Edvard Omholt-Jensen
Publisher
Toronto, Montreal, McClelland and Stewart
Published Date
1967
Physical Description
223 pages illustrations, portraits 24 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Abstract
Pertains to the autobiography of Henry A. Larsen, a Canadian explorer, seaman and member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The publication tells of Larsen’s heroism and expertise that ultimately saved his life, in the most trying of circumstances. The authors tell of Larsen’s relationship with the Inuit Indigenous Peoples in Northern Canada and the ways in which they respected him. Written much like a diary, The Big Ship offers compelling detail on the extravagant life of Larsen and his crew, as they battled the open sea in hopes of finding adventure.
Contents
1. The first day in the mounted police -- 2. The early years -- 3. The Indian girl, the sea devil and "The general" -- 4. Steam -- 5. Fourth mate Larsen -- 6. North with Klengenberg -- 7. Herschel Island for the first time -- 8. Visit to Klengenberg's home -- 9. Tragic voyage to the west -- 10. Frozen in for the winter -- 11. More about life on Herschel -- 12. Seal hunt -- 13. New summer in the north -- 14. Canadian citizen -- 15. The ship and the crew -- 16. Maiden voyage to the north -- 17. My northern service starts -- 18. Skipper in the mounted police -- 19. In the ice -- 20. My first sled trip with the RCMP -- 21. Promotion and return to civilization -- 22. To the north again -- 23. Life in the arctic -- 24. In winter quarters -- 25. Dog life in the arctic -- 26. Eskimo love and drama -- 27. The fourth Christmas in the north -- 28. Daily life in the Igloo -- 29. Old and new medicine man -- 30. Southern interlude and marriage -- 31. Fourth voyage to the north -- 32. Marital complications among the Eskimo -- 33. An eventful winter -- 34. Guest of honour in the igloo -- 35. Visit from the south -- 36. About Quarlilaak, Mukkaani and Angulalik -- 37. Hanorie Umiarjuak -- 38. Niviassiag's curse -- 39. Superstition, infanticide and shipwreck -- 40. Reunion with my wife and first meeting with an unknown daughter -- 41. Among the inland Eskimo -- 42. Birth in the igloo -- 43. The great assignment -- 44. Toward the great adventure -- 45. The summer of broken expectations -- 46. A very close shave -- 47. A tragic loss -- 48. The story of a cannon -- 49. Easter with Father Henri -- 50. Afloat again -- 51. Bellot Strait : the last ordeal -- 52. Return to civilization -- 53. A summer voyage to the eastern arctic -- 54. Westward through the northwest passage -- 55. Honours and promotions -- 56. The last arctic voyage with the St. Roch -- 57. The men who speak the truth -- 58. Budget problems and words of caution -- 59. The St. Roch ends her career -- 60. The last years in the force.m
Accession Number
2019.71
Call Number
02.5 L32t
Collection
Archives Library
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Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition scrapbook

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and other publications about the Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition from 19 June to 13 August, 1967. Inserts refer to fold-out newspaper clippings and occasionally entire articles and pages throughout the scrapbook.
Date Range
1967
Reference Code
M200 / AC 004M / 4
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Scrapbook
  1 image     1 Electronic Resource  
Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M200 / S6 / V14
Series
I.A.2.d.ii. Administration: expeditions - Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition
Sous-Fonds
AC 004M
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M200 / AC 004M / 4
GMD
Scrapbook
Date Range
1967
Physical Description
4.5 cm of textual records (108 pages ; 30 x 36.5 cm)
History / Biographical
The Alpine Club of Canada was founded in 1906 as a national organization dedicated to climbing, mountaineering, mountain safety, and environmental preservation. It continues to operate throughout Canada and has a headquarters located in Canmore, Alberta.
Scope & Content
File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and other publications about the Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition from 19 June to 13 August, 1967. Inserts refer to fold-out newspaper clippings and occasionally entire articles and pages throughout the scrapbook.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Anniversary
Backpacking
Centennial
Climbing
Exploration
History
Hiking
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Travel
Geographic Access
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Ontario
Canada
Language
English
French
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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By canoe from Toronto to Fort Edmonton in 1872, among the Iroquois and Ojibways

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1968
Publisher
Toronto : Canadiana House
Edition
Facsimile reprint
Call Number
08.5 B99 Pam
Responsibility
by an anonymous traveller
Edition
Facsimile reprint
Publisher
Toronto : Canadiana House
Published Date
1968
Physical Description
74p. : ill., port., map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Indians
Travel
Accession Number
543
Call Number
08.5 B99 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Solitary rambles and adventures of a hunter in the prairies

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Author
Palliser, John
Publisher
Edmonton : Hurtig
Call Number
04.2 P17
Author
Palliser, John
Publisher
Edmonton : Hurtig
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
xxi, 326p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Notes
Facsimile reprint of 1853 London edition
Library also has 1857 edition, with title: The solitary hunter
Accession Number
400
5500
Call Number
04.2 P17
Collection
Archives Library
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The discovery of the North-west Passage by H.M.S. "Investigator," Capt. R. M'Clure, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854.

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Author
M'Clure, Robert Le M.
Publisher
Rutland, Vt., Tuttle
Call Number
02.4 M11t
Author
M'Clure, Robert Le M.
Responsibility
Robert Le M. M'Clure
Publisher
Rutland, Vt., Tuttle
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
xxxv, 405 pages illustrations, folded map 20 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Abstract
Pertains to the story of Robert Le M. M’Clure, the man credited with travelling the North-West Passage. The publication provides a review of early Canadian travel, and the places European travelers experienced. Specifically, the book talks about the Investigator, the ship that helped M’Clure’s crew explore new terrain. The author shares tales of success, heartbreak and resilience, as the crew battled against the forces of nature, and their inexperience in this new travel.
Contents
Preface to the new edition (pg. xv)
Preface (pg. xxvii)
List of Illustrations (;g. xxxi)
A list of H.M.S. "Investigator" (pg. xxxiii)
Chapter I - Introduction (pg. 1)
Chapter II - Return of the Arctic Squadron of 1848, and immediate Reequipment of the "Enterprise" and "Investigator" (pg. 17)
Chapter III - Slow sailing of the Arctic Ships (pg. 23)
Chapter IV - Voyage continued to Honolulu (pg. 31)
Chaoter V - The "Investigator" gives up the hope of meeting the "Enterprise," and departs alone (pg. 55)
Chapter VI - The narrative of Captain Maguire (pg. 66)
Chapter VII - A thunder-storm (pg. 80)
Chapter VIII - Approach to Cape Bathurst (pg. 89)
Chapter IX - Cape Bathurst left (pg. 99)
Chapter X - Signs of a rapidly approaching winter (pg. 108)
Chapter XI - Severe pressure on the ice (pg. 119)
Chapter XII - New Year's Day 1851 (pg. 151)
Chapter XIII - Signs of summer increase (pg. 175)
Chapter XIV - The "Investigator" bears up, and goes round the South End of Banks Land (pg. 201)
Chapter XV - The New Year, 1852 (pg. 227)
Chapter XVI - The "Enterprise" (pg. 251)
Chapter XVII - Captain M'Clure proceeds to Melville Island to see Captain Kellett (pg. 276)
Chapter XVIII - Gloomy prospect in the Autumn of 1854 (pg. 307)
Appendix (pg. 351)
Notes
Reprint of the 1856 ed., with a new pref. by William C. Wonders.
Accession Number
2019.71
Call Number
02.4 M11t
Collection
Archives Library
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A frontier guide to the Dewdney Trail, Rock Creek to Salmo

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969
Publisher
Calgary, Alberta : Frontier Publishing Ltd.
Edition
Frontier Book No. 20
Call Number
08.1 F92a
Edition
Frontier Book No. 20
Publisher
Calgary, Alberta : Frontier Publishing Ltd.
Published Date
1969
Physical Description
48 pages illustrations 21 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
History
History-Canada
Abstract
"In the early days of British Columbia, the land lying along the American border from Rock Creek to Salmo was almost forgotten territory. In the beginning, the fur trade followed the lines of least resistance and these led southward by valley and river to United States soil. With the discovery of gold, copper and silver in the Boundary country, a subtle struggle between American and Canadian influence developed - each striving to draw a trade from the area. Over the years, the history of the region has been woven around the struggle between the powerful American magnet of roads and railroads to draw Boundary country into its orbit and the Canadian efforts to divert this traffic into an east-west pattern. The two major weapons in the hands of the Canadians were the Dewdney Trail of 1865 and the Kettle Valley Railroad. This, our eight Frontier Guide, is the attempt to portray the development of the Boundary country in relation to the roles played by the Dewdney Trail and the fabulous Kettle Valley Line."
Notes
Abstract taken directly from publication
Accession Number
3069 a
Call Number
08.1 F92a
Collection
Archives Library
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A frontier guide to the Dewdney Trail : Hope to Rock Creek

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1969?
Publisher
Calgary, Alta. : Frontier Publishing
Edition
Frontier Book No. 19
Call Number
08.2 F92a
Edition
Frontier Book No. 19
Publisher
Calgary, Alta. : Frontier Publishing
Published Date
1969?
Physical Description
56 pages.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
History
History of Alberta
Abstract
"Highway No.3 is a ribbon of concrete that winds through some of the most dramatic scenery in Western Canada. At times it courses between valley walls lush with vegetation and history, adn at others it climbs mountain sides to meander gracefully over the top of the world. It was originally called the Dewdney Trail and it ran from Hope, through Rock Creek and on to Wild Horse Camp, 6 miles northeast of Cranbrook. Today, with a few variations of route, it follows the old trail and has become in every sense of the word the New Dewdney Trail. In this, our seventh Frontier Guide, we are attempting to trace the story adn the history of both the old trail and the new , from Hope to Rock Creek. In companion volumes, we hope to complete the trail from Rock Creek to Salmo adn from Salmo to Wild Horse."
Notes
Abstract taken from publication directly
Accession Number
3069 a
Call Number
08.2 F92a
Collection
Archives Library
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Aileen Harmon fonds

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Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records and photographs by and about Aileen Harmon, as well as collected items. Textual records include: letter from Harmon to the Director of Alberta's provincial parks re addition of Yamnuska area to Bow Valley Provincial Park, 1973; brief, from Harvie Heights and Bow Va…
Date Range
[ca. 1924] - 2015
Reference Code
M287 / V262
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Transparency
Part Of
Aileen Harmon fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M287 / V262
Sous-Fonds
M287
V262
Accession Number
1876
1915
1916
2302
2932
3082
3380
3383
3411
7753
2016.8596
Reference Code
M287 / V262
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Textual record
Private record
Transparency
Date Range
[ca. 1924] - 2015
Physical Description
26.5 cm of textual records. -- 33 photographs (26 prints : b&w and col. ; 20.5 x 30 cm or smaller -- 6 negatives : b&w nitrate negatives ; 12.5 x 10 cm -- 1 transparency : col. slide ; 35 mm)
History / Biographical
Aileen Harmon (1912 - 2015), daughter of Byron Harmon, worked as a government naturalist at Banff, Alberta, Canada and was involved in local natural history groups and activities. Aileen was a founding member, alongside Bruce Gordon, of the Bow Valley Naturalists, and was also on the Board of The Canadian Wildlife Federation and The Society of Alberta Naturalists. Aileen moved to Mill Bay on Vancouver Island, B.C. in 1981 following the end of a lengthy career with Parks Canada. During her retirement years, Aileen travelled extensively, reaching all seven continents. She also authored an autobiographical book, titled "Tales of My Mountain Life", in 2004. Aileen passed away on January 9, 2015 at the age of 102.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records and photographs by and about Aileen Harmon, as well as collected items. Textual records include: letter from Harmon to the Director of Alberta's provincial parks re addition of Yamnuska area to Bow Valley Provincial Park, 1973; brief, from Harvie Heights and Bow Valley subdivision residents to public hearings on land use and resource development in the eastern slopes, 1973; letter re James Hector, 1979; notes on career, 2003; notes on Catharine Whyte for CBC recording, 2004; Christmas cards and collected articles, ca.1960. Photographs, made by and collected by Aileen Harmon, pertain to Aileen Harmon and friends, skiing, Skoki area, Mount Yamnuska, Banff Indian Days. Includes photographs by Byron Harmon. Added content from accession 2016.8596 : ca. 25 cm of textual records including personal correspondence, guest book, original writing and notes by Aileen Harmon, personal travel journals from a 1931 packing trip and 1933 ski trip to Skoki, drafts of autobiographical book "Tales of My Mountain Life", articles pertaining to or written by Aileen Harmon, Christmas cards, and letters of condolence to Carole Harmon following Aileen's passing. Also 26 print photographs, 6 negative photographs from a 1937 hiking trip, and one transparency. Fonds consists of one series : Series I - Personal records
Name Access
Harmon, Aileen
Harmon, Carole
Subject Access
Environment
Family and personal life
Memorial
Parks Canada
Hiking
Mountains
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Access Restrictions
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Finding Aid
Basic description only
Category
Environment
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Charlie Hunter fonds

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Part Of
Charlie Hunter fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of selected colour transparencies mainly pertaining to Hunter's world travels, including Africa, 1961, northern India and region, 1967, Norway, 1974, and New Zealand and Australia, date unknown. Also, scenic views of the Canadian Rockies. Selected from total of 1633 slides. Accompa…
Date Range
1965-1975
Reference Code
V292
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Album
Part Of
Charlie Hunter fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 292
Sous-Fonds
V 292
Accession Number
1017, 2688, 2016.8594
Reference Code
V292
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Transparency
Album
Date Range
1965-1975
Physical Description
835 photographs : transparencies, print. 1 Photograph Album: ca.211 prints, b&w
History / Biographical
Charlie Hunter, 1888-1982, was a guide and outfitter at Pincher Creek, Banff, Rocky Mountain House and Nordegg, Alberta. Hunter was born in Illinois, USA and came to Pincher Creek in 1904. There he began his career as a guide and outfitter, expanding to the Banff area in 1930s. Hunter travelled extensively throughout the world.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of selected colour transparencies mainly pertaining to Hunter's world travels, including Africa, 1961, northern India and region, 1967, Norway, 1974, and New Zealand and Australia, date unknown. Also, scenic views of the Canadian Rockies. Selected from total of 1633 slides. Accompanied by one photograph of Kootenai Brown. Also contains one photograph album previously belonging to Charlie Hunter consisting of ca.211 b&w photographs depicting Canadian Rockies tours and packing trips.
Name Access
Hunter, Charlie
Gest, Lillian
Hinman, Caroline
Subject Access
Guiding
Hiking
Pack Train
Horses
Pack trip
Rocky Mountains
Scenery
Trails
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: file description
some item lists
Creator
Hunter, Charlie
Title Source
Title based on accession records
Processing Status
Processed
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Kidney family fonds

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Part Of
Kidney family fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal, professional and legal documents and photographs pertaining to Maud and Forest Kidney, Jack MacAulay, Kidney and Woodworth family members, friends and the Banff community. Items are organized by subject and date ranges. Fonds consists of six series: Series I - Maud (Wo…
Date Range
1886 - 2013
Reference Code
M74 / V324
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Textual record
Corporate record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Kidney family fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M74 / V324
Sous-Fonds
M74
V324
Accession Number
452
629
798
929
1843
2143
2177
2275
2780
2983
3109
2016.8581
Reference Code
M74 / V324
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Textual record
Corporate record
Private record
Published record
Date Range
1886 - 2013
Physical Description
66 cm of textual records -- ca. 963 photographs : 870 prints, 62 postcards, 30 negatives, 1 tintype (31.5 x 37 cm or smaller) -- 7 photograph albums (26 x 33.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
Ella Maud [Woodworth] Kidney (1894-1977) was born in Banff as the fourth of 11 siblings. Her parents were Benjamin Woodworth and Elizabeth [McIntire] Woodworth. Growing up, Maud worked briefly for the Alberta Hotel and the Bottling Works company in Banff. Maud was married to John A. MacAulay in 1917, and widowed later that year. Her twin sons, John A. [Jack] and Thomas A. [Ted] MacAulay, were born in 1918. Maud married Forest H. "Pop" Kidney (1889-1979) on February 14, 1923, and the new family settled into the Kidney home on Wolf and Muskrat Street. The Kidney residence was originally located in Bankhead, but was moved to Banff and sold following the town's closure in 1922. Maud and Forest operated several local businesses including Banff Grocery, Quaker Coffee Shop, Pop's Bakery and Kidney Kabins. The Kidneys were also active in community affairs throughout their lives. Maud Kidney was a long-time member of the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club in Banff [and the club's president for over a decade spanning across the 1940's], as well as the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire [I.O.D.E.] and Rebekah Lodge, and she was matron of the Order of the Eastern Star in Banff in 1950. Forest Kidney was involved in the Banff Shriners Club, the Kiwanis Club, the Independent Order of Oddfellows and the Canadian Restaurants Association [CRA], among other groups; in the early 1960's, Forest also served as the President of the Calgary branch of the CRA. Jack and Ted MacAulay grew up together in Banff, where they were involved in Banff's Boy Scouts program and local hockey teams. Jack in particular was an avid hockey player, until an accident in 1940 caused damage to his right eye which kept him from competing. From 1943 to 1945, Jack worked for Boeing Aircraft of Canada Ltd., and in 1946 he was appointed as the Chief Inspector of War Assets for Alberta and the Yukon Territories. Jack married Karin Wallensteen in 1946, and the couple had 6 children together: sons Herb and John, and daughters Karen, Shelley, Jodi and Julie-Ann. Jack served as a coach for the Banff Minor Hockey League for 46 years. Jack also took on several other positions within the Bow Valley community, including working as a volunteer with the Banff Figure Skating Club, a co-founder of the Banff Recreation Board, and a member of the Banff Advisory Council, the Banff Hospital Board and the Banff School Board.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of personal, professional and legal documents and photographs pertaining to Maud and Forest Kidney, Jack MacAulay, Kidney and Woodworth family members, friends and the Banff community. Items are organized by subject and date ranges. Fonds consists of six series: Series I - Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records: contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1894 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 1977 ] Series II - Forest Kidney records: contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1889 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 2008 ] Series III - Jack MacAulay records: contains 3 sub-series [A) 1920 - 1945, B) 1946 - 1980, C) 1981 - 2000 ] Series IV - Family, friends and community records: contains 5 sub-series [ A) 1886 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1945, C) 1946 - 1970, D) 1970 - 2013, E) Maude Kidney Collection ] Series V - Legal and business records : contains 3 sub-series [ A) 1894 - 1920, B) 1921 - 1950, C) 1951 - 1980 ] Series VI - Collected materials Series I content pertains to Maud Woodworth Kidney. Includes scrapbooks, photographs of Maud and her siblings and parents, trips to Calgary and local activities with family and friends, Maud working for the Alberta Hotel and the Banff Bottling Factory [ca. 1905 - 1915], and local clubs and societies which Maud was involved in between 1930 - 1977 including the Girls' Sunshine Flower Club, the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, the Senior Friends Club of Banff, Rebekah Lodge and the Order of the Eastern Star. Series II content pertains to Forest Kidney during his World War I military service in Petawawa, Ontario; swimming with friends at the Cave and Basin and other social activities; travelling with family; local newspaper clippings noting Forest's achievements and community involvement; and Forest participating in events as a member of the Banff Shriners Club and the Canadian Restaurant Association. Series III content pertains to Jack MacAulay at the Kidney family home with his twin brother, Ted; coaching for the Banff Minor Hockey League; participating in other community meetings and programs; personal, professional and medical correspondence [1940 - 1992]; Jack's wife, Karin MacAulay, and their children; and Jack's awards and achievements. Series IV content pertains to extended family and friends of the Kidneys and the wider Banff community. Includes sports and outdoor activities [including swimming, hiking, trail riding, camping, snowshoeing, skiing, and track and field]; early Banff [including businesses, Banff Elementary School and Banff High School, the Woodworth family residence, and construction of the Icefields Parkway]; family friends of the Woodworths and Kidneys [including the Brett family, the Stafford family and the Simpson family]; personal correspondence pertaining to Fred "Ty" Cobb (1931 - 1933); clubs and societies [including the Independent Order of Oddfellows, the Senior Friends Club, and the Order of the Eastern Star]; community events [including dances, meetings, dinners and award ceremonies]; weddings and anniversaries; a visit to Num-Ti-Jah Lodge in 1964; and biographical and genealogical information about Maud Kidney, Forest Kidney and the Woodworth family. Series V content pertains to businesses owned and operated by the Kidney family [ca. 1930 - 1970], including Kidney Kabins, Quaker Coffee Shop and Pop's Bakery; mortgage agreements and property contracts; and government documents. Includes receipts, log books and financial records, photographs of Kidney Kabins and Quaker Coffee Shop, and receipts for land purchased by Forest Kidney, George Noble and others. Series VI contains commercial postcards collected by the Kidney family. Postcards mostly produced by Byron Harmon, and some by G & W Fear and other photographers, and mostly pertain to Banff and the surrounding area [winter sports, wildlife, Banff Zoo, Banff Avenue, scenic views and mountain landscapes, etc].
Notes
Contains duplicate photographs
Duplicate commercial postcards have been kept in separate folder within file box containing other commercial postcards [V324 / IV / E / PG - 1 to 20 and V324 / VI / PG - 1 to 42]
Sub-series IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection was donated with existing numbering system [Items 1 to 47] prior to processing; original order and corresponding annotations have been transferred to database entries from original handwritten notes
Name Access
Cobb, Fred (Ty)
Kidney, Forest H. (Pop)
Kidney, Maude
MacAulay, Jack
MacAulay, Karin
MacAulay, Ted
MacAulay, Herb
MacAulay, Julie-Ann
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
Woodworth, Adelia
Woodworth, Annie
Woodworth, Ben
Woodworth, Benjamin Frederick
Woodworth, Elizabeth
Woodworth, Ethel
Woodworth, Fred
Woodworth, Percy
Woodworth, Joe
Woodworth, Maude
Brett, Robert G.
Harmon, Byron
LaCasse, Annie
LaCasse, Ulysses
Canadian Restaurant Association
Subject Access
Businesses
Property
Family and personal life
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
Independent Order of Oddfellows
Girls Flower Club Banff
Rebekah Assembly Banff Lodge No. 34
Quaker Coffee Shop
Kidney Kabins
Travel
World War I
Military
Community events
Club
Sports
Winter sports
Landscapes
Wildlife
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
Banff Jasper Highway
Banff High School
Genealogy
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Canmore
Cave and Basin
Bankhead
Calgary
Lake Louise
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright and other restrictions may apply
Language
English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
Related Material
Woodworth family fonds [M286 / V628]
Category
Family and personal life
Commerce and industry
Environment
Labour
Land, settlement and immigration
Law and justice
Military
Natural resources
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Woodworth family fonds entry
Most information based on contents of fonds
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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