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Gebirgsaulslicht gezeichnet vom Gipfel des Titlis der 15 Aug 1832

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

Published Date: 1833

Publisher: Zurich : Heinrich Keller

Call Number: DQ827 G42

Responsibility: von H. Zeller

Publisher: Zurich : Heinrich Keller

Published Date: 1833

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

Subjects: Views

Call Number: DQ827 G42

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Southern Alberta research project

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materia…

Date Range: [ca.1845-1920]

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

GMD: Cabinet card; Diary; Organization record; Photograph; Postcard; Print; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook; Textual record; Tintype

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 4 / Sub-series

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / C : Personal records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / C6

GMD: Cabinet card; Diary; Organization record; Photograph; Postcard; Print; Private record; Published record; Scrapbook; Textual record; Tintype

Date Range: [ca.1845-1920]

Physical Description: 29 cm of textual records -- 29 photographs (28 b&w prints, 1 tintype) ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materials in sub-series believed to have been collected by Eleanor Luxton, possibly on behalf of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association or as part of Eleanor's personal research.

Subject Access: Activities; Agriculture; Animals; Buildings; Businesses; Community life; Commerce and industry; Communications; Correspondence; Environment; Family and personal life; Farmland; Finances; Genealogy; History; Homestead; Immigration and homesteading; Inventory; Land use; Land, settlement and immigration; Manufacturing; Municipal views; Oil; Postcards; Portrait; Property; Real estate business; Research; Settlement

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta

Reproduction Restrictions: Some restrictions may apply - fragile materials

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Communications; Family and personal life; Environment; Land, settlement and immigration; Natural resources

Title Source: Title based on contents of sub-series

Processing Status: Processed

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Trinket Box

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Date: 1850 – 1900

Material: wood

Catalogue Number: 102.04.0200

Description: A lathe-turned round-dish, flat-bottomed box with a domed, lapping lid which fits flushly over a flange on the box body. Box and lid are painted a boxcar red and decorated with designs of circles and flowers, varnish over paint has oxidized. Interior of box has been painted a dark green.

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Title: Trinket Box

Date: 1850 – 1900

Material: wood

Dimensions: 6.3 x 13.0 cm

Description: A lathe-turned round-dish, flat-bottomed box with a domed, lapping lid which fits flushly over a flange on the box body. Box and lid are painted a boxcar red and decorated with designs of circles and flowers, varnish over paint has oxidized. Interior of box has been painted a dark green.

Subject: households; decorative

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 102.04.0200

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Ascent of Scawfell Pike : or, a day in the mountains

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

Published Date: 1851

Author: Abbatt, Richard

Publisher: London : Gilpin

Call Number: DA670 L1 A2 Pam

Author: Abbatt, Richard

Publisher: London : Gilpin

Published Date: 1851

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

Subjects: England; Lake District; Scafell Pike

Call Number: DA670 L1 A2 Pam

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…

Date Range: [ca.1844 - 1909]; [ca.1939 - 1944]; 1980 - 1981; 2014

Reference Code: M555 / V777

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Drawing; Postcard; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Sous-Fonds: M555; V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / V777

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Drawing; Postcard; Private record

Responsibility: Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin

Date Range: [ca.1844 - 1909]; [ca.1939 - 1944]; 1980 - 1981; 2014

Physical Description: 21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs

History / Biographical: Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].

Notes: Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Schaffer, Mary

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Family; Correspondence; Travel; Exploration

Geographic Access: United States of America; Connecticut; New York; Europe

Language: English

Creator: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration and travel

Biographical Source Notes: Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Peaks, passes and glaciers : a series of excursions by members of the Alpine Club

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

Published Date: 1859

Author: Alpine Club (London)

Publisher: London : Longman, Green

Edition: 2d ed

Call Number: DQ823 A46 1859

Author: Alpine Club (London)

Edition: 2d ed

Publisher: London : Longman, Green

Published Date: 1859

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

Call Number: DQ823 A46 1859

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Chamouni and Mont Blanc

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

Published Date: 1856

Author: Anderson, Eustace

Publisher: London : James Cornish

Call Number: DQ841 M7 A53

Author: Anderson, Eustace

Publisher: London : James Cornish

Published Date: 1856

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DQ841 M7 A53

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Ascent to the summit of Mont Blanc

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

Published Date: 1837

Author: Atkins, Henry Martin

Publisher: London : Not published

Call Number: DQ841 M7 A8

Author: Atkins, Henry Martin

Publisher: London : Not published

Published Date: 1837

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DQ841 M7 A8

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Narrative of an ascent to the summit of Mont Blanc

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

Published Date: 1830

Author: Auldjo, John

Publisher: London : Longman, Rees

Edition: 2d ed

Call Number: DQ841 M7 A9 1830

Author: Auldjo, John

Edition: 2d ed

Publisher: London : Longman, Rees

Published Date: 1830

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

Call Number: DQ841 M7 A9 1830

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Sketches of Vesuvius with short accounts of its principal eruptions

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

Published Date: 1852

Author: Auldjo, John

Publisher: Naples : George Glass [et al.]

Call Number: QE522 A84

Author: Auldjo, John

Publisher: Naples : George Glass [et al.]

Published Date: 1852

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: QE522 A84

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Three days on the White Mountains; being the perilous adventure of Dr. B.L. Ball on Mount Washington

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

Published Date: 1856

Author: Ball, Benjamin Lincoln

Publisher: Boston : Noyes

Call Number: F41.6 W3 B3

Author: Ball, Benjamin Lincoln

Publisher: Boston : Noyes

Published Date: 1856

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: F41.6 W3 B3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Ascent to the summit of Mont Blanc in 1834

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

Published Date: 1836

Author: Barry, Martin

Publisher: Edinburgh : Blackwood

Call Number: DQ841 M7 B27

Author: Barry, Martin

Publisher: Edinburgh : Blackwood

Published Date: 1836

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DQ841 M7 B27

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Guide book of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence... including a full description ... of the White Mountains

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

Published Date: 1853

Author: Beckett, Sylvester Breakmore

Publisher: Portland : Sanborn & Carter

Call Number: F41.44 B4

Author: Beckett, Sylvester Breakmore

Publisher: Portland : Sanborn & Carter

Published Date: 1853

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

Subjects: Guidebooks; Maine

Call Number: F41.44 B4

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Alpes de la haute Engadine

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

Published Date: 1859

Author: Binet-Hentsch, J.L

Publisher: Geneve : Ramboz et Schuchardt

Call Number: DQ841 E5 B55

Author: Binet-Hentsch, J.L

Publisher: Geneve : Ramboz et Schuchardt

Published Date: 1859

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

Call Number: DQ841 E5 B55

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Extracts from the journals of an alpine traveller

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

Published Date: 1836

Author: Blackwoods Magazine

Publisher: [England] : Blackwoods

Call Number: DQ23 B53

Author: Blackwoods Magazine

Publisher: [England] : Blackwoods

Published Date: 1836

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

Call Number: DQ23 B53

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Report on the exploration of two passes (the Kootanie and Boundary Passes) of the Rocky Mountains in 1858

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

Published Date: November, 1859

Author: Blakiston, Thomas Wright

Publisher: New Haven : American Journal of Sciences and Arts

Call Number: F1060.8 P3 B3

Author: Blakiston, Thomas Wright

Publisher: New Haven : American Journal of Sciences and Arts

Published Date: November, 1859

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: F1060.8 P3 B3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Pat Brewster fonds

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Part Of: Pat Brewster fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family. I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textua…

Date Range: 1841-1983

Reference Code: M2 / S21 / V91

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Textual record; Drawing; Map; Poster; Private record

Part Of: Pat Brewster fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M2 / V91 / S21

Sous-Fonds: V91

Accession Number: 12, 13, 80, 93, 110, 145, 340, 380, 899, 1006, 1110, 1179, 1210, 1235, 1398, 1409, 1440, 1505, 1784, 1874, 2176, 2216, 2303, 2361, 2410, 2643, 2791, 2816, 2880, 2903, 2933, 2940, 3051, 3157, 3181, 3393, 3642, 3733, 3734, 3780, 3821, 3921, 3969, 5028, 5336, 6018

Reference Code: M2 / S21 / V91

GMD: Photograph; Album; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Textual record; Drawing; Map; Poster; Private record

Date Range: 1841-1983

Physical Description: ca.80 cm of textual material. -- ca.900 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives, copy negatives. -- 1 photograph album (50 prints). -- 3 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes

History / Biographical: Forrest Oliver "Pat" Brewster, 1896-1982, was a trail guide, outfitter and businessman in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Pat was a native and life-long resident of Banff. As a boy, he was an active Boy Scout and, by age seventeen, was a big game guide. After serving in World War I, Brewster established the first permanent camp at Lake O'Hara for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1926, he took over the Brewster Transport Company outfitting business from his brothers, Bill and Jim. In the 1930s, he became involved in skiing explorations in the Assiniboine, Skoki and Sunshine areas. Pat Brewster was active in community affairs and, in his later years, was an avid historian of the region. He published three books of reminiscences between 1975 and 1982.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family.; I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textual records, photographs.; II. Professional series, 1892-1982, 47.5 cm of textual records, 266 photographs, 1 sound recording. Includes papers pertaining to various Brewster family and other businesses, writing papers and sound recording, and photographs pertaining to guiding and outfitting, tourism promotion and other.; III. Activities series, 1841-1983, 6.5 cm of textual records, 262 photographs. Pertains to genealogical research, other activities and collected material.; IV. Brewster family series, 1841-1981, 2.5 cm of textual records, 132 photographs. Pertains to Brewster family, Jack Brewster, John Brewster, Pearl Brewster Moore and the Moore family.

Name Access: Brewster, Pat

Subject Access: Commerce and industry; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Some restrictions on access to originals; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; series and file description; electronic finding aid; reference copies and summaries for sound recordings