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Drawing from the mountain : an illustrated journey
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24999
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2006
- Author
- Perry, Lorne
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Call Number
- 06.1 P41d
- Author
- Perry, Lorne
- Responsibility
- Lorne Perry
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 141 p. : ill., ports.
- Subjects
- Art
- Trees
- Flora
- Flowers
- Geology
- Wildlife
- Mountaineering
- Equipment
- Biography
- Mountains
- Rocky Mountains
- Photography
- Wilderness
- Travel
- Abstract
- Pertains to art created by Lorne Perry during
- Contents
- Prologue
- Beginning with trees
- The limstone triangle
- A fine kind of madness
- "Real good" stories
- Lords of the dance
- The power of one
- Flesh and blood
- The gift
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Signed by Lorne Perry
- ISBN
- 9781894765817
- Accession Number
- 2019.110
- Call Number
- 06.1 P41d
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Handbook for interpretive guides
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25098
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2006
- Author
- Clark, Dan (editor)
- Publisher
- Banff, AB, CA : Mountain Parks Heritage Interpretation Association
- Call Number
- 13.113 C51h
- Author
- Clark, Dan (editor)
- Responsibility
- Dan Clark (editor)
- Publisher
- Banff, AB, CA : Mountain Parks Heritage Interpretation Association
- Published Date
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 255 pages : illustrations
- Abstract
- Handbook for interpretive guides working in the Rocky Mountain Parks
- Contents
- Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Interpretation Chapter 3 - Geology, Glaciology and Climate Chapter 4 - Ecology and the Rocky Mountains Chapter 5 - History Chapter 6 - Park Management and Ecological Integrity Chapter 7 - Group Management Chapter 8 - Conclusion Appendices
- Accession Number
- 2015.8391
- Call Number
- 13.113 C51h
- Collection
- Archives Library
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On thin ice : alpine climbs in the Americas, Asia and the Himalaya
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25740
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2005
- Author
- Fowler, Mick
- Publisher
- London : Baton Works Publications
- Call Number
- 01 F83o
- Author
- Fowler, Mick
- Responsibility
- Foreword by Chris Bonington
- Publisher
- London : Baton Works Publications
- Published Date
- 2005
- Physical Description
- 223 pages
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Climbing
- Travel
- Sports
- Abstract
- Mick Fowler's second set of climbing memoirs, follows Vertical Pleasure (Hodder, 1995). Here the celebrated mountaineer records his expeditions since 1990. Despite work and family commitments he has maintained a regular series of 'big trips' to challending objectives around the world with a sequence of major successes. -- From inside cover
- ISBN
- 1898573581
- Accession Number
- P2023.19
- Call Number
- 01 F83o
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- Archives Library
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A 'very quiet and harmless traveller': Gertrude Emily Benham 1867-1938
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13925
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2009
- Author
- Howgego, Raymond John
- Publisher
- Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
- Call Number
- 01 H83a
- Author
- Howgego, Raymond John
- Responsibility
- Raymond John Howgego
- Publisher
- Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
- Published Date
- 2009
- ISBN
- 904788245
- Accession Number
- 8049
- Call Number
- 01 H83a
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- Archives Library
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Gender, genre, and identity in women's travel writing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14100
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2004
- Author
- Siegel, Kristi
- Publisher
- New York : P. Lang
- Call Number
- 02 S1g
- Author
- Siegel, Kristi
- Responsibility
- Kristi Siegel, editor
- Publisher
- New York : P. Lang
- Published Date
- 2004
- Physical Description
- vii, 320 p
- Subjects
- Literature
- Travel
- Women
- ISBN
- 0820449059
- Accession Number
- 70,000 12-08-15
- Call Number
- 02 S1g
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- Archives Library
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The writings of David Thompson. Volume 1, The travels, 1850 version
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14399
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2009
- Author
- Thompson, David
- Publisher
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press ; Seattle : University of Washington Press ; Toronto : The Champlain Society in association with the Centre for Rupert's Land Studies at the University of Winnipeg
- Call Number
- 02.5 T37mo v.1
- 02.5 T37mo v.1 c.2
- Author
- Thompson, David
- Responsibility
- edited with an introduction by William E. Moreau
- Publisher
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press ; Seattle : University of Washington Press ; Toronto : The Champlain Society in association with the Centre for Rupert's Land Studies at the University of Winnipeg
- Published Date
- 2009
- Physical Description
- lxiv, 352 p. : maps ; 24 cm
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- ISBN
- 9780773535589
- Accession Number
- 60000 10-03-24
- P2015-01-20
- Call Number
- 02.5 T37mo v.1
- 02.5 T37mo v.1 c.2
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British Columbia and the Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14619
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Greenville, SC : Michelin Travel Publications
- Call Number
- 02.6 M58b
- Publisher
- Greenville, SC : Michelin Travel Publications
- Published Date
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 288 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 23 cm
- Series
- The green guide
- Subjects
- British Columbia
- Guidebooks
- Maps
- Tourism
- Travel
- Notes
- On cover: Take a tour of the totems -- Enjoy Vancouver's famed Stanley Park -- Ski Whistler's snowy slopes
- Includes index
- Map on inside cover
- ISBN
- 9781906261542
- Accession Number
- 2015.8545
- Call Number
- 02.6 M58b
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- Archives Library
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Alberta and the Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14620
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Greenville, SC : Michelin Travel Publications
- Call Number
- 02.6 M58a
- Publisher
- Greenville, SC : Michelin Travel Publications
- Published Date
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 288 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 23 cm
- Series
- The green guide
- Subjects
- Alberta
- Guidebooks
- Maps
- Tourism
- Travel
- Notes
- On cover: Track dinosaurs in the badlands -- Sample Calgary's famed Stampede -- Evoke Fort Edmonton's past
- Includes index
- Map on inside cover
- ISBN
- 9781906261559
- Accession Number
- 2015.8545
- Call Number
- 02.6 M58a
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- Archives Library
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Sketches of Switzerland
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue767
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1836
- Author
- Cooper, James Fenimore
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Carey, Lea & Blanchard
- Call Number
- DQ23 C65 I
- Author
- Cooper, James Fenimore
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Carey, Lea & Blanchard
- Published Date
- 1836
- Physical Description
- 244 pages
- Series
- Volume 1 of 2
- Subjects
- Travel
- Switzerland
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DQ23 C65 I
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Sketches of Switzerland
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14949
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1836
- Author
- Cooper, James Fenimore
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Carey, Lea & Blanchard
- Call Number
- DQ23 C65 II
- Author
- Cooper, James Fenimore
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Carey, Lea & Blanchard
- Published Date
- 1836
- Physical Description
- 226 pages
- Series
- Volume 2 of 2
- Subjects
- Travel
- Switzerland
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DQ23 C65 II
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Stories and customs of the Sherpas
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15446
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kathmandu, Mera
- Edition
- 4th ed
- Call Number
- 02.1 She3
- Responsibility
- told by Ngawang Tenzin Zangbu, Abbot of Tengboche Monastery
- edited by Frances Klatzel
- Edition
- 4th ed
- Publisher
- Kathmandu, Mera
- Published Date
- 2000
- Physical Description
- x, 82p. : ill
- Subjects
- Travel
- Culture Guide
- Sherpa-history
- Nepal
- Literature
- ISBN
- 9993355305
- Accession Number
- 2017-8669
- Call Number
- 02.1 She3
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Ellesmere Island year 2000 hiking expedition at the top of the world : a diary, reflections, and images collected by Linda Liestman
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20138
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2000
- Author
- Liestman, Linda
- Call Number
- G525 L54 E44
- Author
- Liestman, Linda
- Responsibility
- Linda Liestman
- Published Date
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 55 p. illustrations
- Subjects
- Travel
- Hiking
- Expeditions
- Tourism
- Tours
- Abstract
- Pertains to a hiking trip to Ellesmere Island in 2000 which included Margaret Gmoser
- Contents
- Thursday July 6th
- Friday July 7th
- Saturday July 8th
- Sunday July 9th
- Monday July 10th
- Tuesday July 11th
- Wednesday July 12th
- Thursday July 13th
- Friday July 14th
- Saturday July 15th
- Sunday July 16th
- Monday July 17th
- Tuesday July 18th
- Wednesday July 19th
- Thursday July 20th
- Friday July 21st
- Saturday July 22nd
- Afterthoughts
- Research notes and excerpts
- Rino's "Dear Camp Counselor" letter to Jayne and Steve
- Notes
- Not for publication, sale, or reprint
- Accession Number
- AC637
- Call Number
- G525 L54 E44
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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For the love of nature : mammals described and illustrated by the naturalists Gerald E.H., Barrett-Hamilton & Edward Adrian Wilson
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20141
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2008
- Author
- Hollenberg, Martin J.
- Barrett-Hamilton, Gerald E.H.
- Wilson, Edward Adrian
- Publisher
- Vancouver, BC : M.J. Hollenberg
- Edition
- Limited ed. of 400 copies (55/400)
- Call Number
- QL H65 F67
- Responsibility
- Martin J. Hollenberg, Gerald E.H., Barrett-Hamilton, Edward Adrian Wilson
- Edition
- Limited ed. of 400 copies (55/400)
- Publisher
- Vancouver, BC : M.J. Hollenberg
- Published Date
- 2008
- Physical Description
- xiii, 187 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps
- Subjects
- Art
- Mammals
- Zoology
- Travel
- Naturalists
- Contents
- The Irish naturalist Gerald E.H. Barrett-Hamilton : his life and contributions to science -- Descriptions of mammals from Barrett-Hamilton's A history of British mammals, paired with drawings and paintings by Edward Adrian Wilson -- Edward Adrian Wilson : his outstanding career as a naturalist and artist -- The naturalists and the advances of science -- Appendix I. Gerald Barrett-Hamilton's South Georgia journal -- Appendix II. Letters from South Georgia from G.E.H. Barrett-Hamilton to Sir Sidney Frederic Harmer -- Appendix III. Selected remembrances.
- Notes
- Card from author removed from book and added to AC637 archival materials
- ISBN
- 9871553831877
- Accession Number
- AC637
- Call Number
- QL H65 F67
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Blue Nile : Ethiopia's river of magic and mystery
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21255
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2001
- Author
- Morell, Virginia
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic
- Call Number
- DT390 M6
- Author
- Morell, Virginia
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic
- Published Date
- 2001
- Physical Description
- 324p. : col. ill
- ISBN
- 0792279514
- Call Number
- DT390 M6
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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This cold heaven : seven seasons in Greenland
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21260
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2001
- Author
- Ehrlich, Gretel
- Publisher
- New York : Pantheon
- Call Number
- G743 E3
- Author
- Ehrlich, Gretel
- Publisher
- New York : Pantheon
- Published Date
- 2001
- Physical Description
- xv, 377p. : map
- Subjects
- Rasmussen, Knud
- Travel
- ISBN
- 0679442006
- Call Number
- G743 E3
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Where the pavement ends : one woman's bicycle trip through Mongolia, China & Vietnam
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21269
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- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2001
- Author
- Warmbrunn, Erika
- Publisher
- Seattle : The Mountaineers
- Call Number
- DS8 W3
- Author
- Warmbrunn, Erika
- Publisher
- Seattle : The Mountaineers
- Published Date
- 2001
- Physical Description
- 249 p. : ill
- Subjects
- Travel
- ISBN
- 0898866847
- Call Number
- DS8 W3
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Wildlife adventures in the Canadian west
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11819
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2002
- Author
- Dekker, Dick
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 04.2 D36w
- Author
- Dekker, Dick
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2002
- Physical Description
- 224 p. : ill., map
- Notes
- Includes bibliographic references
- ISBN
- 1-894765-36-2
- Accession Number
- 35500
- Call Number
- 04.2 D36w
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- 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
- 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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Malcolm Geddes fonds
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- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts …
- Date Range
- [1896-2013]
- Reference Code
- M39 / V756
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Malcolm Geddes fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 39
- V 756
- Sous-Fonds
- M 39
- V 756
- Accession Number
- 5545, 6504, 7846, 2014.8306, 2015.8558
- Reference Code
- M39 / V756
- Responsibility
- Some views are by Malcolm Geddes; many were obtained through other sources
- Date Range
- [1896-2013]
- Physical Description
- 444 photographs: 385 b&w and col. transparencies, 59 b&w prints -- 1 album (28 b&w prints) -- 11 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- Malcolm Daniel Geddes, 1866-1927, was a journalist, publisher and mountaineer at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Geddes was one of the founders of the "Farmers and Ranch Review" in 1904, and served as vice-president and editor until his death. He joined the Alpine Club of Canada in 1917, was active in ACC summer camps and served as Honorary Secretary from 1924 to 1926. Geddes was killed in a mountaineering accident on Mount Lefroy in 1927.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual and visual records pertaining to Malcolm Geddes, as well as his immediate family: wife Jennie (Waters) Geddes, and children Alvin and Enid Geddes; and extended family members. Fonds includes records related to Malcolm's work as a poet and author (including original drafts and publications), Malcolm's career in real estate, family letters, financial records, records of mountain ascents and hikes with the Alpine Club of Canada, family trees and genealogical research, and other related materials.
- Notes
- Fonds consists of three series:
- Series I : Professional records I / A : Published materials I / B : Manuscripts and notes I / C : Professional correspondence
- Series II : Financial records
- Series III : Personal and family records III / A : Travel and mountain expeditions III / B : Genealogy and research III / C : Other personal and family records
- Name Access
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Hiking
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Poetry
- Property
- Finances
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Correspondence
- Genealogy
- History
- Research
- Publication
- Travel
- Mountains
- Mountaineering
- Biography
- Obituary
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- Ontario
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Geddes, Malcolm
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Content Details
- Arrangement of fonds was redone by Processing Archivist Kate Skelton between December 2020 and March 2021 to accommodate unprocessed materials from accessions 7846, 2014.8306 and 2015.8558
- Processing Status
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Dorothy Wardle fonds
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75. M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including cor…
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M521
- V75
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- V75
- Accession Number
- 5296, 5391, 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / V75
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- ca.1870-2002
- Physical Description
- 154 cm of textual records. -- 1304 photographs (1190 prints, 95 negatives, 19 transparencies). -- 6 photograph albums.
- History / Biographical
- The Wardle family was comprised of husband and wife, James Morey Wardle (June 26,1888 - May 18,1971) and Maud Leette (Roney) Wardle (May 24,1889 - December 1,1969), and their one child, Dorothy Hope Wardle (May 23,1919 - July 20,2003). James Wardle, born in Chiliwack, British Columbia, was a civil engineer and public servant. He was the Superintendent of Banff National Park from 1918-1921, Chief Engineer for Parks Canada from 1921-1935, and Deputy Minister of the Interior from 1935-1936. He is primarily known as a highway design engineer, particularly for building the Banff-Windermere, Banff-Lake Louise, and Banff-Jasper highways. He was a councillor for the Municipality of Rockcliffe Park in Ontario and he was the President of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies in Banff from 1925-1929. Mount Wardle in Vermillion was named after him in 1921. James married Leette on November 4, 1913, with whom he had one child, Dorothy. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Dorothy (also known as Dot and Dorie) grew up in Banff, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario, due to her father's position with the federal government. She was educated at the Mountain School in Banff and at the Elmwood School in Ottawa. All three family members were graduates of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. James graduated in 1912 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Leette graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and in 1942, Dorothy also earned a Bachelor's degree. Dorothy was prominent in student life and active in athletics. In 1941, Dorothy became the first woman elected as President of the Alma Mater Society and during her academic career, Dorothy was a member of the Levana Intercollegiate Debative, University Centenary Committee, and Queen’s War Aid Commission. Dorothy spent her career as a freelance writer however, upon graduation she served as the first Secretary-In-Charge of Records at Carleton College (now Carleton University) from 1942-1944 in Ottawa and in the mid-1950s worked as a secretary for the Glenbow Foundation in Calgary. Dorothy pursued a lifelong interest in traveling, art, and antiques. Although she was fiercely proud and protective of Banff and the Park, and remained a volunteer and patron of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Dorothy eventually settled in Sidney, British Columbia and shared an apartment with Sheila Iris Ritchie, with whom Dorothy travelled extensively. After her death in 2003, Dorothy, "Dorie," was laid to rest alongside her parents in the Old Banff Cemetery.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two sous-fonds: M521 and V75.
- M521 consists of four series, 154 cm, ca.1870-2002. Series I: Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers, 69.5 cm, ca.1870-2002 (includes Dorothy's written work and research and notes related to Banff). Series II: Wardle Family, 32.5 cm, 1872-1998 (including correspondence with Carl Rungius and Mrs. Helen Brett, and Christmas and other greeting cards from Peter and Catharine Whyte). Series III: Queen's University, 7.5 cm, 1911-1980 (including graduation certificates for each family member and records pertaining to Dorothy's participation on the Alma Mater Society). Series IV: Travel, 44.5 cm, ca.1950-1988 (includes hand-written notebooks meticulously detailing their travels).
- V75 consists of two series, 79.5 cm, ca. 1912-2001. Series I: Wardle Family, ca. 1912-1971, 6 albums, 31 cm of photograph prints and negatives (including family trips, trail rides in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and family gatherings). Series II: Dorothy Wardle, 1972-2001, 34 cm of photograph prints, negatives, and transparencies (including Dorothy's travels in Alberta and British Columbia, overseas, and various outings with friends).
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James
- Rungius, Carl
- Brett, Helen
- Keyte, Freeman
- Hart, E. J. (Ted)
- Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
- Brewster, Pat
- Peyto, Bill
- Brett, Robert George
- Sanson, Norman
- White, Clifford
- Drummond-Davies, Nora
- Mills, Ike
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Kaquitts, Frank
- Oxborough, Dorothy
- Whyte, Jon
- Robinson, Dean
- Warren, Mary Schaffer
- Simpson, George
- Gibbon, John Murray
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Greenham, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Personal and Family Life
- Banff
- Old Banff Cemetery
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Cabins
- Travel
- Picnics and picnicking
- Holidays
- Scenery
- Christmas
- Dogs
- Horses
- Mountain
- Canoes and canoeing
- Hiking
- Wildlife
- War Memorial
- Highland Games
- Bow River Bridge
- Golfing
- Anniversary
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Education
- Snowshoes and snowshoeing
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Banff Winter Festival
- Women
- Trails
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Sports and leisure
- Skiing
- European travel
- Beach
- Calgary Herald
- Geography
- Government
- Newspaper
- Politics
- Research
- Banff Public Library
- National parks and reserves
- Park policy
- Parks Canada
- Wardens
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Community life
- Mines and mineral resources
- History
- Immigration and homesteading
- Settlement
- Organizations
- World War II
- Biographical
- Professional and Personal Life
- Grizzly Bears
- Fire fighters
- Sunshine Village
- Teahouses
- Banff Indian Days
- Regalia
- Calgary Stampede
- Mountain guides
- Mountain School
- The Albertan
- Crag and Canyon newspaper
- Homestead Hotel
- Banff Centre
- Hot Springs
- Superintendents
- Automobiles
- Natural history
- Records
- Calendar
- Finances
- Leases
- Legal and Financial
- Property
- Recreation
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Alberta
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Glacier National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Silver City
- Victoria
- Scotland
- Revelstoke
- Yoho National Park
- Ottawa
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Plain of Six Glaciers
- Lake Agnes
- Lake Louise
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake O'Hara
- Bow River
- Calgary
- Sidney
- San Francisco
- United States
- Europe
- Germany
- Switzerland
- France
- Spain
- Monaco
- Italy
- Denmark
- Austria
- Quebec
- Windermere
- New York
- Assiniboine
- Ghost River
- High River
- Quebec City
- New Brunswick
- Maine
- Great Divide
- Moraine Lake
- Maligne Lake
- Columbia Icefield
- Washington
- Philadelphia
- Atlantic City
- Larch Valley
- Cascade Mountain
- Panama
- Sulphur Mountain
- Field
- Emerald Lake
- Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump
- Takkakaw Falls
- Jasper National Park
- Athabasca Falls
- Okanagan
- Kananaskis
- Hoodoos
- Powell River
- Montreal
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- Dorothy also donated artwork (by Carl Rungius) to Art and Heritage.
- James Morey Wardle fonds (Library and Archives Canada)
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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