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The hungry spirit : selected plays and prose by Elsie Park Gowan
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19787
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1992
- Author
- Day, Moira (editor)
- Publisher
- Edmonton : NeWest Press
- Call Number
- 05.3 Da33t
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- Author
- Day, Moira (editor)
- Responsibility
- Edited by Moira Day
- Publisher
- Edmonton : NeWest Press
- Published Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 328 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Abstract
- Pertains to Elsie Park Gowan who was an adjudicator and instructor at the Banff School of Fine Arts between 1930 and 1958.
- Contents
- Homestead -- The hungry spirit -- Back to the kitchen, women! -- The last caveman -- High green gate -- Breeches from Bond Street -- Woman in the twentieth century -- The freedom of Mrs. Rodway.
- ISBN
- 0-920897-19-3
- Accession Number
- p2019-07
- Call Number
- 05.3 Da33t
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- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Biographical information found in the Canadian Encyclopedia
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A warrior I have been : Plains Indian cultures in transition : the Richard Green collection of Plains Indian art
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19791
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2004
- Author
- Green, Richard
- Publisher
- Folsom, LA : Written Heritage
- Call Number
- 07.2 Gr82a
- Author
- Green, Richard
- Responsibility
- Text by Richard Green ; with an introduction by Michael G. Johnson
- Publisher
- Folsom, LA : Written Heritage
- Published Date
- 2004
- Physical Description
- 205 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm
- Subjects
- First Nations
- Beading
- Clothing
- Art
- Abstract
- Pertains to regalia, clothing, tools, tipi furniture and beaded objects created by Plains Indigenous people with a focus on items in the private collection of Richard Green. Includes photographs by Byron Harmon and photographs of Hector Crawler, with references to Banff Indian Days and the Calgary Stampede.
- Contents
- Acknowledgments, foreword / Carole Morris -- Introduction / Michael G. Johnson -- Behold these things : Northern Plains parade regalia -- Something splendid I wear : Plains trade cloth dresses -- In paint and feathers : on tour with Pahaska -- Some honor I seek : Sioux Indians in early photographs -- White man's vision : evolving stereotypes of the Plains Indian -- The catalog : reservation period Plains Indian art -- The warrior's world : weapons, clothing, trade cloth clothing, non-native influences, dance regalia -- The women's world : tools and implements, tipi furniture, clothing -- Childhood -- Horsegear -- Tobacco bags -- Bags and pouches -- Moccasins -- Made for sale -- Maps -- Bibliography.
- ISBN
- 0-9671494-1-X
- Accession Number
- p2019-11
- Call Number
- 07.2 Gr82a
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Challenging frontiers : the Canadian west
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19801
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2004
- Author
- Felske, Lorry W., Beverly Jean Rasporich (editors)
- Publisher
- Calgary : University of Calgary Press
- Call Number
- 08.2 Fe33c
- Responsibility
- Edited by Lorry W. Felske and Beverly Jean Rasporich
- Publisher
- Calgary : University of Calgary Press
- Published Date
- 2004
- Physical Description
- vii, 375 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Landscapes
- Artists
- Prairies, Canadian
- First Nations
- Mining
- Music
- Immigration
- Chinese
- Politics
- Ranching
- Abstract
- Pertains to Indigenous people and Asian immigration in Western Canada, the Banff Springs Hotel, coal mining in Calgary, Canadian Pacific Hotels, Wilf Carter, Group of Seven, Sid Marty
- Contents
- Introduction : challenging frontiers / Lorry W. Felske and Beverly Rasporich -- Shooting a Saskatoon (whatever happened to the Marlboro man?) / Aritha van Herk -- Regionalism, landscape, and identity in the prairie west / R. Douglas Francis -- Celebrating magpies : artists Paul Kane, Hongeeyesa, and Emily Carr / Ann Davis -- Two months in big bear's camp, 1885 : narratives of "Indian captivity" and the articulation of "race" and "gender" hierarchies in western Canada / Sarah Carter -- Roughing it in the west, or, whose frontier, whose history? / Janice Dickin -- Diversifying our past : finding a place for coal mining communities in Alberta's historic identity / Lorry W. Felske -- When the "wild west" is me : re-viewing cowboys and Indians / Emma LaRocque -- Managing contradictory visions of the west : the great Richardson/Weadick experiment / Robert Seiler and Tamara Seiler -- Hank Snow and the eastern frontiers of western music / Brian Rusted -- Standard prairie grain elevators : a disappearing icon / Geoffrey Simmins -- From somewhere to everywhere to nowhere : the bank of Montreal as a case of vanishing identity / Michael McMordie -- Asian immigration to western Canada / Madeline A. Kalbach -- Chinese-language media across the west / Lloyd Sciban -- The reform and alliance experiments : federal politics in Western Canada / David Taras -- Constancy amid change : ranching in Western Canada / Max Foran -- North/Western aurages : the soundscapes of Allan Gordon Bell / Marcia Jenneth Epstein -- Rodeos, ranching and the house of tea : Irene McCaugherty and Esther Warkov re-invent the West / Beverly Rasporich.
- ISBN
- 1-55238-140-4
- Accession Number
- p2019-21
- Call Number
- 08.2 Fe33c
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Qu'Appelle : tales of two valleys
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19812
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2002
- Author
- Ring, Dan
- Publisher
- Saskatoon : Mendel Art Gallery
- Call Number
- 06.1 Ri47qu
- Author
- Ring, Dan
- Responsibility
- Dan Ring, Trevor Herriot, Robert Stacey
- Publisher
- Saskatoon : Mendel Art Gallery
- Published Date
- 2002
- Physical Description
- 157 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
- Subjects
- Saskatchewan
- Art
- History
- Geography
- Exhibition catalogue
- Abstract
- Catalogue for the touring exhibition held at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ont., March 2-May 5, 2002, the Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Sask., June 14-Sept. 2, 2002 and at the Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Sask., Sept. 27, 2002-Jan. 12, 2003. Exhibition curated by Dan Ring and Robert Stacey ; catalogue essays by Dan Ring, Robert Stacey and Trevor Herriot.
- Contents
- Foreword / Gilles He´bert -- Qu'Appelle: tales of two valleys / Dan Ring -- Down to the Qu'Appelle / Trevor Herriot -- Who calls: a Qu'Appelle quest / Robert Stacey -- Bibliography / Robert Stacey -- Catalogue of the exhibition.
- Notes
- Pertains to paintings that are held in the Art & Heritage Collection by James Henderson
- ISBN
- 1-896359-32-9
- Accession Number
- 2019.34
- Call Number
- 06.1 Ri47qu
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Country post : rural postal service in Canada, 1880 to 1945
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19833
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2003
- Author
- Amyot, Chantal and John Willis
- Publisher
- Gatineau, Quebec : Canadian Postal Museum
- Call Number
- 08.1 Am1c
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- Responsibility
- Chantal Amyot and John Willis
- Publisher
- Gatineau, Quebec : Canadian Postal Museum
- Published Date
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 210 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Postal services
- History
- Canada
- Abstract
- Pertains to the ways in which rural postal service combat isolationism in rural communities across Canada while using examples in Alberta. References and/or photos pertaining to Alberta include the following locations, Bently, Beverly, Big Valley, Capon, Claresholm, Consort, Coronation, Cressman, Gadsby, Hanna, Kinnodale, Lacombe, Ogden, Rapid City, Lethbridge, Red Lodge, Richdale, Rimbey, Stand Off, Troche, Wardlow and Worsley. The book draws similarities to the isolationism that was likely to exist in the Rocky Mountains at the time of early settlement, and the ways in which rural postal services increased communication among communities.
- Contents
- Foreword -- Canadian Postal Museum -- Foreword -- Canada post -- Foreword -- Canadian postmasters and assistants association -- Ch. 1. The transformation of rural society in Canada and the post office -- Ch. 2. The significance and symbolism of post offices and their locations -- Ch. 3. The rural postmaster -- Ch. 4. Social role of the post -- Ch. 5. Sending saving, and spending money -- Conclusion : whither the rural post office?
- Notes
- References and/or photographs of locations in Alberta can be found on the following pages Bently (98), Beverly (103), Big Valley (132), Capon (80), Claresholm (109), Consort (123), Coronation (114), Cressman (43), Gadsby (107), Hanna (98 and 124), Kinnodale (57 and 59), Lacombe (51), Lethbridge (89), Ogden (88), Rapid City (59), Red Lodge (59), Richdale (85), Rimbey (98), Stand Off (41), Troche (116), Wardlow (105) and Worsley (97)
- ISBN
- 0660189984
- Accession Number
- 2019.44
- Call Number
- 08.1 Am1c
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- Archives Library
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- Avaliable through online subscription to jstor
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The Kicking Horse River touring guide : Yoho National Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19865
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1992
- Author
- Environment Canada., Canadian Parks Service.
- Publisher
- Environment Canada
- Call Number
- 13.113 E1k Pam
- Publisher
- Environment Canada
- Published Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 19 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to a touring guide concerning regulations, safety and information on the Kicking Horse River in Yoho National Park. The guide offers a comprehensive outline of permitted activities and expectations of tourists visiting Yoho National Park. Within the guide is a dedicated section on river safety and the ways in which visitors can be aware of the potential risks associated with water activities. Additionally, the guide shares notable hiking trails, and canoeing areas that are better suited to tourists. Above all, the Kicking Horse River touring guide seeks to inform visitors and ensure safety regulations are established.
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.113 E1k Pam
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The North Saskatchewan River touring guide : Banff National Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19866
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1993
- Author
- Environment Canada., Canadian Parks Services
- Publisher
- Environment Canada
- Call Number
- 13.113 E1n Pam
- Publisher
- Environment Canada
- Published Date
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 19 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to the safety regulations, tourist information and brief history of the North Saskatchewan River in Banff National Park. In making the guide, Environment Canada sought to educate visitors in order to ensure their safety needs were met. The pamphlet includes information pertaining to the history, climate, hiking trails, water access and travel in and around the North Saskatchewan River. The guide was created in cooperation with the Canadian Heritage Rivers System, an organization that seeks to educate the public on the topic of rivers.
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- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.113 E1n Pam
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Tears for old Lacerta : new poems
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19868
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1990
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff, Alta. : G. Burles
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92t Pam
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- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Responsibility
- Gordon Burles
- Publisher
- Banff, Alta. : G. Burles
- Published Date
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 92 pages
- Subjects
- Poetry
- Art
- Rocky Mountains Canada
- Abstract
- Pertains to the works of Gordon Burles, a poet of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The poet’s work reflects a somber undertone, and covers topics pertaining to people, places, and nature.
- Notes
- Annotated – the author has signed the front page with the following, “To Liz – best wishes, from Gordon Burles”
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92t Pam
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- Archives Library
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- The URL is linked to the Gordon Burles fonds held at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
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From barnacle to Banff : a story of the rising of the Rockies from the depth of the ocean to the height of a world famous resort : a tourist's guide to where to go, and what to do in Banff, playground of the Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19872
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1973
- Author
- Thomas, Harriet Hartley
- Publisher
- [Calgary : s.n.]
- Call Number
- 13.113 T36f Pam
- Author
- Thomas, Harriet Hartley
- Responsibility
- Harriet Hartley Thomas
- Publisher
- [Calgary : s.n.]
- Published Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 84 p. : ill., 1 map ; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Banff National Park
- Guidebook
- Alberta
- History
- Abstract
- Pertains to the people, stories and historical events that have shaped Banff National Park into becoming the mega tourist attraction it is today. The book features influential figures who have made an impact on the becoming of Banff, as well as many tourist attractions the author encourages people to visit.
- Contents
- Out of the depths (pg. 1)
- Coming of the Indians (pg. 3)
- Explorers and Missionaries (pg. 5)
- Siding 29 (pg. 10)
- The beginning of the tourist trade (pg. 13)
- Sulphur springs (pg. 16)
- Stories of Banff (pg. 27)
- H.M. King George VI's gift (pg. 39)
- The emancipation of the motor car in the park (pg. 43)
- Where to go in Banff (pg. 47)
- The mountains (pg. 75)
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- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.113 T36f Pam
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Guide to the trails of Banff National Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19874
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1972
- Author
- National Parks Service
- Publisher
- [Ottawa] : National Parks Service
- Call Number
- 13.113 N21g Pam
- Author
- National Parks Service
- Publisher
- [Ottawa] : National Parks Service
- Published Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 12 p.
- Subjects
- Guidebook
- Banff National Park
- Abstract
- Pertains to the names, distances, locations and average hiking times for trails in and around Banff National Park. Additionally, the pamphlet contains information pertaining to parking, potential wildlife encounters and what visitors can expect from each trail. The trails include, but are not limited to the following; Tunnel Mountain Summit, Lake Minnewanka, Sundance Canyon, Cory Pass, Bourgeau Lake, Shadow Lake and Parker Ridge
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- 2017.8683
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- 13.113 N21g Pam
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Perspectives : Canada's mountain national parks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19875
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1974
- Author
- [Indian and Northern Affairs, Parks Canada]
- Publisher
- [Ottawa : Indian and Northern Affairs, Parks Canada]
- Call Number
- 13.113 P21p Pam
- Variant Title
- Perspectives : les parcs nationaux des montagnes du Canada
- Publisher
- [Ottawa : Indian and Northern Affairs, Parks Canada]
- Published Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- [20] p. : ill., map ; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Mountain Park
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Waterton Lakes National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Guide
- Parks Canada
- Abstract
- Pertains to the guidelines and the brief histories of various peaks within Canada’s Mountain National Parks. The pamphlet features a guidelines section which focuses on concerns such as wildlife, fire safety, fishing and camping. Additionally, the pamphlet contains a brief history and other pertinent information for the following parks: Mount Revelstoke National Park, Glacier National Park, Yoho National Park, Kootenay National Park, Jasper National Park, Banff National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park.
- Notes
- The pamphlet is in both French and English
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- 2017.8683
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- 13.113 P21p Pam
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Weathered wood : anecdotes and history of the Banff-Sunshine area
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19880
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1977
- Author
- Brewster, F.O. 'Pat'
- Publisher
- [Banff? Alta. : s.n.]
- Edition
- second edition
- Call Number
- 08.3 B74w Pam
- Author
- Brewster, F.O. 'Pat'
- Responsibility
- F.O. 'Pat' Brewster
- Edition
- second edition
- Publisher
- [Banff? Alta. : s.n.]
- Published Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 64 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm
- Abstract
- Pertains to the people and experiences which had influenced the author, Pat Brewster, a lifelong Banff resident, during the course of his life. Brewster refers to men such as Bill Peyto and Sir George Simpson and the ways in which their work had influenced his life, through both direct and indirect contact. Additionally, the author shares personal stories about his experience skiing and the development of Sunshine Ski area.
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- 2017.8683
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- 08.3 B74w Pam
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Peyto Glacier : general information
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19881
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1975
- Author
- Sedgwick, J.K and W.E.S. Henoch
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
- Call Number
- 03.4 Se1p Pam
- Responsibility
- J.K. Sedgwick and W.E.S. Henoch
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
- Published Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 30 pages ; map
- Subjects
- Peyto Glacier
- Glaciers
- Abstract
- Pertains to information regarding the geology, climate, landforms and glaciological research concerning Peyto Glacier. Additionally, the pamphlet includes a large map showing the glaciological divisions surrounding Peyto Glacier.
- Notes
- The pamphlet includes a large map pertaining to the glaciological divisions surrounding Peyto Glacier
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- 2017.8683
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- 03.4 Se1p Pam
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A frontier guide to Calgary-Banff highway
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19883
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1977
- Author
- Frontier Publishing Ltd.
- Publisher
- [Calgary], [Frontier Pub.]
- Call Number
- 08.5 F92a Pam
- Author
- Frontier Publishing Ltd.
- Publisher
- [Calgary], [Frontier Pub.]
- Published Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 56 pages illustrations 21 cm
- Subjects
- Highways
- Highways - Alberta
- Guide
- Abstract
- Pertains to the changing forms of transportation between Calgary and Banff. The pamphlet discusses the origins and installment of the CPR, as well as the development of the highway between Banff and Calgary. The guide talks about the ways in which transportation has changed, in addition to the influential people such as Matthew Cochrane, who have facilitated said changes.
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- 0919214177
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
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- 08.5 F92a Pam
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A Frontier guide to mystic Jasper and the Yellowhead Pass
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19891
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1973
- Author
- Anderson, Frank W.
- Publisher
- Aldergrove, B.C. : Frontier Pub
- Call Number
- 08.3 J31a c.2 Pam
- Author
- Anderson, Frank W.
- Responsibility
- Frank W. Anderson
- Publisher
- Aldergrove, B.C. : Frontier Pub
- Published Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 56 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm.
- Subjects
- Jasper
- Jasper National Park
- History
- Rocky Mountains and Jasper Parks
- Rocky Mountains
- Yellowhead Pass
- Abstract
- Pertains to the history, and early events that led to the creation of Jasper National Park. The author, Frank Anderson, encourages readers to delve into the history surrounding the unmarked territory in Jasper. Through discussion of the Fur Trade era, the Railroad era and the Peaceful era, the author demonstrates the ways in which Jasper has since evolved from its earlier beginnings.
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- 2017.8683
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- 08.3 J31a c.2 Pam
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Lake Louise, Moraine Lake : interpreting the mountain landscape
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19892
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1974
- Author
- Kucera, Richard E.
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Evergreen Press
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Call Number
- 03.2 K95l Pam
- Author
- Kucera, Richard E.
- Responsibility
- Richard E. Kucera
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Evergreen Press
- Published Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 61 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake
- Abstract
- Pertains to the geological effects that have been essential in the natural process of creating both Lake Louise and Moraine Lake. Through a deeper analysis of topics such as landscape creation, glaciation patterns and debris slopes, the reader is afforded an opportunity to better understand the mountains, and the reasons as to why they exist as they do. The book offers a greater understanding of mountain landscapes and the forces needed to facilitate their existence.
- Contents
- Introduction (pg. 5)
- Discovery (pg. 5)
- Early Investigations (pg. 6)
- Mapping the rocks (pg. 7)
- Mountain building (pg. 12)
- Creation of the landscape (pg. 17)
- Early glaciations (pg. 18)
- Lake Agnes (pg. 21)
- Lake Louise (pg. 25)
- Victoria Glacier (pg. 27)
- Wenkchemna Glacier (pg. 39)
- Why are lakes coloured? (pg. 44)
- Debris slopes (pg. 45)
- Snow Avalanches (pg. 50)
- Neptuak Landslide (pg. 52)
- Moraine Lake Landslide (pg. 57)
- Acknowledgements (pg. 60)
- Selected references (pg. 61)
- Map - trails and geomorphic features (pg. 62 and 63)
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- 2017.8683
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- 03.2 K95l Pam
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One man's mountains : Joe Weiss in Jasper
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19896
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1979
- Author
- Collinson, Helen
- Publisher
- Edmonton : The University of Alberta Collections
- Author
- Collinson, Helen
- Responsibility
- Helen Collinson
- Publisher
- Edmonton : The University of Alberta Collections
- Published Date
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 43 pages : illustrations ; 20 x 23 cm
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Weiss, Joe
- Photography
- Jasper
- Jasper National Park
- Pictorial works
- Bibliography
- Exhibition catalogue
- Alberta
- Canadian Rockies
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Accession Number
- 2019.64
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Senator Jean Le´on Co^te´ : pioneer land surveyor and early legislator : a personal biography
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19899
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1992
- Author
- Co^te´, Jean G.
- Publisher
- [Edmonton] : J. G. Co^te´
- Call Number
- 08.1 C63s
- Author
- Co^te´, Jean G.
- Responsibility
- Jean G Co^te´
- Publisher
- [Edmonton] : J. G. Co^te´
- Published Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 32, 32 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., plan, port. ; 23 cm
- Abstract
- Pertains to the story and ways in which Jean G. Co^te´, an early land surveyor, legislator and pioneer, helped shaped Alberta’s early identity. Some of the topics discussed in the book are as follows, family, politics, early surveying and Cote’s contribution to Alberta’s Research Council. As a legislator, Cote was influential in the development of Alberta’s Tar Sands. Additionally, the foreword has been written by E.J. Hart, the previous director of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, thus drawing a connection to the Canadian Rocky Mountains but more specifically, Banff.
- Contents
- Introduction (pg. 1)
- Ancestry and Youth (pg. 1)
- First trip west in 1886 (pg. 2)
- Ottawa College (pg. 3)
- Alaska-Canada Boundary Survey 1893-1895 (pg. 4)
- Dawson City, Yukon 1899. Partnerhip with Cautley Brothers (pg. 6)
- Edmonton, N.W.T. 1903-4 (pg. 9)
- Surveys aroudn Edmonton - E.Y. & P.RY (pg. 10)
- Marriage in Quebec City to Cecile Gagnon, 1907 (pg. 11)
- New survey partnerships (pg. 13)
- Politics, 1909 (pg. 14)
- Early recollections (pg. 15)
- Prairie suveys (pg. 17)
- Cabinet Minister 1918-1921 (pg. 18)
- Development of Tar Sands and other natural resources (pg. 19)
- Alberta Research Council (pg. 20)
- Post-War Election 1921 (pg. 21)
- Surveying 1921-1923 (pg. 22)
- Appointment to the Senate (pg. 23)
- Last summer in the Laurentians (pg. 24)
- Postscript (pg. 26)
- Jean Leon Cotes Descendants (pg. 28)
- Acknowledgements (pg. 30)
- Bibliography (pg. 31)
- Notes
- Text is in both English and French
- Annotated by author - Inside cover reads: "To EJ. "Ted" Hart. With many thanks for your superb forword to this book. Jean G. Cote"
- ISBN
- 1895850010
- Accession Number
- 2019.64
- Call Number
- 08.1 C63s
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The CMH gallery : a visual celebration of CMH Heli-Skiing and Heli-Hiking.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19902
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1996
- Author
- Gmoser, Hans
- Publisher
- Canmore, Alta. : Altitude Pub.
- Call Number
- 06.4 G11t
1 website
- Author
- Gmoser, Hans
- Responsibility
- Hans Gmoser
- Publisher
- Canmore, Alta. : Altitude Pub.
- Published Date
- 1996
- Physical Description
- 127 p. : col. ill. ; 34 cm
- Abstract
- Pertains to the breathtaking photography captured by members of the Canadian Mountain Holiday Heli-skiing and Summer Adventurers in Banff, Alberta. The Canadian Mountain Holiday Company (CMH) worked to create a gallery in their book that would showcase some of the stunning photography they hold in their collection. The photographs are vast, showcasing skiing adventures, snowboarding adventures, hiking trips and the outdoors in its most natural state. Alongside each photograph is a short excerpt written by Hans Gmoser. Although never intended to be a concise story, the captions help to provide context and evoke a greater appreciation for nature and adventure.
- Accession Number
- 2019.64
- Call Number
- 06.4 G11t
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- The URL is linked to the official website for the CMH. Interested users can explore the site for more information concerning the CMH and the services they offer.
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Circumpolar bears
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19904
- Medium
- Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)
- Published Date
- 2005
- Author
- Karvonen Films and Boreal Pictures
- Publisher
- Korvonen Flims Ltd. and Boreal Picture Co-Production
- Call Number
- 04.2 K11c
1 website
- Publisher
- Korvonen Flims Ltd. and Boreal Picture Co-Production
- Published Date
- 2005
- Physical Description
- 1 DVD-video (46 min) : sound, colour.
- Subjects
- Bears
- Bears, Grizzly
- Abstract
- The largest and most powerful bears on earth live only in the northern reaches of the world. Brown bear, polar bear; related yet distinct, both are forces of nature that have left their mark on humankind. The very heart of wilderness beats within these bears, with ranges spanning countries and continents. Circumpolar Bears explores the lives of brown bears and polar bears found throughout the North – from grizzlies in Canada’s Arctic to brown bears in Finland and Russia, and polar bears from around the world. They have survived 200 million years of evolution, but the next hundred years may bring their greatest challenge yet.
- Notes
- The abstract has been taken directly from the film itself.
- The front reads: "come face to face with the largest bears in the world - the Circumpolar Bears."
- Accession Number
- 2019.64
- Call Number
- 04.2 K11c
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- The URL is linked to the official website of the publisher, Karvonen Films Ltd.
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