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Mountaineering : the freedom of the hills
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19829
- 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
- 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
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A climber's guide to the interior ranges of British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19830
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1937
- Author
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Publisher
- The American Alpine Club
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Call Number
- 01.4 Th39a
- Author
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Responsibility
- J. Monroe Thorington
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publisher
- The American Alpine Club
- Published Date
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 149 pages
- Abstract
- Guidebook written by J. Monroe Thorington on behalf the American Alpine Club pertaining to the interior ranges of British Columbia with focus on the Selkirk, Purcell, Caribou, and Monashee (Gold) Ranges
- Contents
- The Selkirk Range
- The Purcell Range
- The Caribou Range
- The Monashee (Gold) Range
- Notes
- Annotated by Ernest Feuz and Fred A. Feuz
- Accession Number
- 2019.43
- Call Number
- 01.4 Th39a
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Edward W. D. Holway : a pioneer of the Canadian Alps
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19831
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1931
- Author
- Palmer, Howard
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press
- Call Number
- 01.4 Pa18e
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- Author
- Palmer, Howard
- Responsibility
- Howard Palmer
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press
- Published Date
- 1931
- Physical Description
- 81p. : ill., port., map
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Canada
- Selkirk Range
- Botany
- Abstract
- Mountaineers will find in this little volume the authentic account of the ascents in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks which made the name of E. W. D. Holway so well known to the climbing fraternity not many years ago. Readers who may never have seen a mountain will enjoy the book simply as the true tale of a remarkable man whogave up commercial pursuits to become a professor of botany and an explorer of little-known Alpine ranges. The book is composed largely of Mr. Holway’s intimate letters and diaries which tell his story with an engaging touch that continually makes light of the dangers, difficulties and hardships inseparable from pioneer work. The trials and tribulations of “backpacking” are graphically portrayed by the author. The book was designed to cover, as a part of a well-rounded biography, the mountaineering experiences of its subject. We think that the task has been well done and commend the work to the attention of readers interested in the Canadian Alps. Mr. Palmer’s book, with an introduction by the late Professor J. Arthur Harris, former head of the Department of Botany at the University of Minnesota, is enriched with illustrations of many of the peaks referred to in the text. It is very well printed and attractive in format. (From American Alpine Club)
- Contents
- Preface
- A pioneer of the Canadian Alps
- Earliest climbs
- The maturity of mountaineer
- The first expedition into the Cariboos
- Conclusion
- Supplementary letters
- List of ascents and explorations by Edward W.D. Holway
- Mountaineering papers by Edward W.D. Holway
- Notes
- Annotated by Ernest Feuz
- Accession Number
- 2019.43
- Call Number
- 01.4 Pa18e
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Book review as per the American Alpine Club
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A climber's guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19847
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1930
- Author
- Palmer, Howard and J. Monroe Thorington
- Publisher
- [Philadelphia] American Alpine Club
- Edition
- second edition
- Call Number
- 01.4 P18a
- Responsibility
- Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington
- Edition
- second edition
- Publisher
- [Philadelphia] American Alpine Club
- Published Date
- 1930
- Physical Description
- [244] pages
- Subjects
- American Alpine Club
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Canadian Rockies
- Guide
- Mountain guides
- Canada
- Mountaineering
- Abstract
- Pertains to a comprehensive climbing guide based on the mountains in the Canadian Rockies. The book was likely to be considered an invaluable resource for mountaineers based on the complexity and detail of the information provided. In detail, the guide offers insight into the approximate locations, elevation gains, climbing distances/time, and additional relevant information pertaining to climbing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
- Contents
- Part one: international boundary to Kicking Horse pass
- Part two: Kicking Horse pass to Yellowhead pass
- Part three: Yellowhead pass to Jasper pass
- Accession Number
- 2019.48
- Call Number
- 01.4 P18a
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Old Indian trails : incidents of camp and trail life, covering two years' exploration through the Rocky Mountains of Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19850
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1911
- Author
- Schaffer, Mary T.S.
- Publisher
- New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912
- Call Number
- 02.6 Sh1o
- Author
- Schaffer, Mary T.S.
- Responsibility
- Mary T.S. Schaffer
- Publisher
- New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912
- Published Date
- 1911
- Physical Description
- xiv, 364 pages : frontispiece, illustrations, folded map ; 21 cm
- Subjects
- Travel
- Rocky Mountains
- Alberta
- Schaffer Mary
- Abstract
- Pertains to the stories of Mary T.S. Schaffer, an American-Canadian naturalist and adventurer, during her time in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Written similar to the format of a diary entry, Schaffer’s book invites the reader to experience the Canadian Rockies from her perspective. She tells of her adventurers, struggles and discoveries during her two year exploration in the Rocky Mountains.
- Contents
- Expedition of 1907 I.An Explanation II.Trouble at the Start – Bow Valley III.Trailing the North Fork IV.Through unmapped country V.On the search of fortress lake VI.To the base of mount Columbia VII.Back on the old familiar trail VIII.Nashan Valley, Thompson Pass, the Ice-Fields of Mount Columbia IX.Off to the Brazeau Country X.Jonas Pass and a pair of snow-blind eyes XI.On the golden plains of the Saskatchewan XII.The valley of the lakes, then back to cizilisation Expedition of 1908 I.The start II.Back on our old playground – the north fork III.The search for the unmapped lake IV.A maiden voyage on the “new” lake V.The tribulations of the investigator VI.The joys of Pobokton Valley and the Sun Wapta VII.Rock-bluffs, Georges, and residents of the Athabasca VIII.Bound for Mount Robson IX.The Tete jaune Cache X.Going home Index
- Accession Number
- 2019.51
- Call Number
- 02.6 Sh1o
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Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National parks: where rivers are born
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19860
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1965
- Author
- Baird, David M.
- Publisher
- Ottawa, Geological survey of Canada, Dept. of mines and technical surveys
- Call Number
- 13.115 B11g Pam
- Author
- Baird, David M.
- Responsibility
- David M. Baird
- Publisher
- Ottawa, Geological survey of Canada, Dept. of mines and technical surveys
- Published Date
- 1965
- Physical Description
- v, 104 pages illustrations, maps (1 folded color). 18 cm.
- Subjects
- Geology
- Geology - British Columbia
- Mount Revelstoke National Park
- Glacier National Park
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Abstract
- Pertains to the geology of Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National parks. While providing an overview of the geology, the author also provides the reader with specific details making the experience well rounded. The content pertains to the Rocky Mountains and makes specific mention to Banff and Banff National park
- Contents
- Introduction
- Divides
- Boundaries of the parks
- Origin of the mountains
- The rocks
- The sculpturing of the mountains
- Regional differences in the mountains
- Shapes of mountains
- Roadlog and points of interest along the Trans-Canada Highway
- Epilogue
- Index
- Notes
- The page numbers for the following locations listed in the abstract are as follows; Banff (37), Banff National Park (vi, 4, 19, 37 and 40)
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.115 B11g Pam
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Canada's quiet place
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19862
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1964
- Author
- Canada National and Historic Parks Branch
- Publisher
- [Ottawa] : [Queen's Printer]
- Call Number
- 13.117 B72c Pam
- Publisher
- [Ottawa] : [Queen's Printer]
- Published Date
- 1964
- Physical Description
- 9 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, map
- Abstract
- Pertains to a guidebook aimed at preserving Canadas National Parks. Includes tips to reduce harm to wildlife, the environment and others, while encouraging visitors to enjoy the beauty of the National Parks.
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.117 B72c Pam
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The story of the mountains : Banff National Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19863
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1960
- Author
- Belyea, Helen R.
- Publisher
- Ottawa [Queen's Printer]
- Call Number
- 13.115 B41s Pam
- Variant Title
- The story of the mountains in Banff National park
- Author
- Belyea, Helen R.
- Responsibility
- Helen R. Belyea
- Publisher
- Ottawa [Queen's Printer]
- Published Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 42 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to the history of Banff National Park. The author, Helen R. Belyea, provides a comprehensive description and glossary pertaining to the type of rocks that makes up the mountains in Banff National Park. Additionally, she highlights specific areas of geological interest such as, but not limited to the following: Hoodoos viewpoint, Sulphur Mountain, Lake Minnewanka, Mount Norquay and the Hot Springs. Due to the nature of the publication, that being a Geological Survey of Canada, the author includes an excerpt on rock formation for each area marked as one of geological interest.
- Contents
- The rocks (pg. 4)
- The building of the mountains (pg. 12)
- Mountain sculpture (pg.13)
- Drainage patterns (pg. 17)
- Glossary of terms (pg. 18)
- References (pg. 23)
- Local points of geological interest (pg. 24)
- Photographs (pg. 43)
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.115 B41s Pam
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Canada's mountain national parks : Banff, Jasper, Glacier, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke, Waterton Lakes, Yoho
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19864
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1966
- Author
- Scharff, Robert
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Evergreen Press Limited
- Toronto : Musson Book Company
- Call Number
- 13.113 Sch1c Pam
- Author
- Scharff, Robert
- Responsibility
- by Robert Scharff, in association with the Natural and Historic Resources Branch, Dept. of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Evergreen Press Limited
- Toronto : Musson Book Company
- Published Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- vii, 184 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm
- Subjects
- National parks
- Banff National Park
- Guide
- Jasper National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Glacier National Park
- Mount Revelstoke National Park
- Waterton Lakes National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Abstract
- Pertains to a guide on Canada’s National Parks. This comprehensive guide offers readers a brief history of each Mountain National Park, as well as other useful information pertaining to risk reduction, camping, environmental preservation, wildlife preservation and sightseeing. Additionally, Robert Scharff includes information regarding activities that may be of interest to visitors such as cycling, canoeing, climbing, hiking, trail riding and more. Refers to Banff, Jasper, Glacier, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke, Waterton Lakes and Yoho National Parks.
- Contents
- Chapter one - introduction to the mountain national parks (pg. 1)
- Chapter two - sightseeing in the parks (pg. 34)
- Chapter three - seeing the wilderness areas of the park (pg. 87)
- Chapter four - plant life in the parks (pg. 110)
- Chapter five - wildlife and birds in the parks (pg. 119)
- Chapter six - fishing in the parks (pg. 142)
- Chapter seven - winter in the parks (pg. 149)
- Chapter eight - accomodations and service in the parks (pg. 158)
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.113 Sch1c Pam
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Historic sites of Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19870
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1963
- Author
- Dempsey, Hugh A.
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Alberta Government Travel Bureau
- Edition
- Sixth Edition
- Call Number
- 08.2 D39h Pam
- Author
- Dempsey, Hugh A.
- Responsibility
- Hugh A. Dempsey
- Edition
- Sixth Edition
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Alberta Government Travel Bureau
- Published Date
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 64 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 25 cm
- Subjects
- Alberta
- History of Alberta
- History
- Fur trade
- North-West Mounted Police
- Missionaries
- Riel rebellions
- Abstract
- Pertains to a series of notable and historically significant sites located across Alberta. The book is divided into nine categories pertaining to influential people and events, such as the Riel Rebellion and the North-West Mounted Police. Within each category, the author Hugh A. Dempsey, has included the names and locations of many historical sites in Alberta, be that a sign, a cairn or other form of historical remembrance.
- Contents
- Introduction (pg.3)
- Indians (pg. 5)
- The fur trade (pg. 12)
- The missionaries (pg. 24)
- American posts (pg. 29)
- North-west Mounted Police (pg. 35)
- Riel rebellion (pg. 39)
- The pioneers (pg. 43)
- Historic events (pg. 50)
- Transportation (pg. 57)
- Index (pg. 61)
- Map (pg. 63)
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 08.2 D39h Pam
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A guide to geology for visitors in Canada's national parks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19884
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1963
- Author
- Baird, David M.
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Roger Duhamel, Queen's Printer
- Call Number
- 13.115 B11a Pam
- Author
- Baird, David M.
- Responsibility
- David M. Baird
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Roger Duhamel, Queen's Printer
- Published Date
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 153 pages
- Subjects
- Geology
- Guide
- National parks
- Abstract
- Pertains to the geological information and processes that have occurred in order to yield the Canadian Rocky Mountains. In an effort to attract and inform visitors, author and scientist, David M. Baird, has opted to share the geological forces that have created the mountains we know today. Baird takes the reader through a comprehensive analysis of the forces needed to create the beauty of the terrain. He does so with the hopes of facilitating a much deeper appreciation for both the beauty, and natural processes needed to yield a mountain range as extensive as the Canadian Rockies.
- Contents
- Introduction (pg. 7)
- Rocks and the origin of the earth (pg. 15)
- Minerals (pg. 28)
- Erosion and sculpturing of the land (pg. 36)
- Wind as an agent of erosion (pg. 42)
- Underground water (pg. 48)
- Rivers (pg. 54)
- Oceans and shorelines (pg. 73)
- Glaciers (pg. 92)
- Islands (pg. 114)
- Lakes (pg. 117)
- Geological time (pg. 123)
- Earth's architecture (pg. 132)
- The formation of mountains (pg. 141)
- Economic geology (pg. 145)
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- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.115 B11a Pam
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Jasper trails
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19895
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- [1930?]
- Author
- Williams, M.B.
- Publisher
- [Ottawa, Ont.] : Department of the Interior
- Call Number
- 13.113 J31w c.3
- Author
- Williams, M.B.
- Responsibility
- M.B. Williams
- Publisher
- [Ottawa, Ont.] : Department of the Interior
- Published Date
- [1930?]
- Physical Description
- 43 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Subjects
- Jasper National Park
- Travel
- Abstract
- Pertains to a comprehensive guide and story written by M.B. Williams about Jasper National Park. Using story, the author tells of Jasper’s history using her own experiences. She guides the reader to explore new destinations within the mountain park. Some of, but not all of the topics discussed pertain to the following, climate, seasons, fishing, backpacking trips and more. The guide is comprehensive and offers specific details that would likely to have been very relevant for new travelers in the area.
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- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.113 J31w c.3
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Back over the trail: a history of the Huxley area
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19897
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- [1967]
- Author
- Copiled by the Acadia Women's Institute of Huxley, Alberta
- Publisher
- The Acadia Women's Institute
- Call Number
- 08.2 Ac1b
- Publisher
- The Acadia Women's Institute
- Published Date
- [1967]
- Physical Description
- 203 pages illustrations, folded map 27 cm
- Subjects
- Pioneer life
- Alberta
- Alberta - History
- Edmonton
- Abstract
- Pertains to a series of stories, poems, cemetery records, illustrations and other forms of material used in telling the history of Huxley, Alberta. Compiled by the Acadia Women’s Institute of Huxley, Alberta, the book is composed of the lived experiences and collective memory of those who made an impact in the area. The book celebrates the work of earlier pioneers, who set the foundations for future generations in and around Huxley, Alberta. The Acadia Women’s Institute celebrates their heritage and the ways in which the stories of the past have influenced the contemporary narrative.
- Contents
- Early history of the district (pg. 9)
- Huxley (pg. 14)
- Elnora (pg. 18)
- The town of Trochu (pg. 19)
- Lakeview (pg. 20)
- Arthurvale (pg. 21)
- Mail service (pg. 23)
- The Highlands Ranch post office (pg. 23)
- Perbeck post office (pg. 23)
- Churches (poem) (pg. 24)
- The first Sunday School in the Acadia District (pg. 24)
- Beginning of Acadia Church (pg. 26)
- St. Hilda's, Arhurvale, 1907-1967 (pg. 27)
- The Huxley United Church (pg. 30)
- The Church in Huxley (pg. 30)
- From the Huxley Cemetery records (pg. 31)
- Honor roll (pg. 32)
- The co-op movement (pg. 34)
- Huxley anniversary (pg. 36)
- The Acadia Women's Institute (pg. 36)
- The Huxley 4-H Beef Club history (pg. 39)
- The Huxley Girls' Club (pg. 40)
- The Loyalty Sewing Circle (pg. 41)
- The loyalty U.F.W.A. (pg. 42)
- Good sports (pg. 43)
- Early memories of the Hogadone District (pg. 45)
- Some early farming experience (pg. 50)
- A look at the past (pg. 53)
- The Kennedy Diaries (pg. 55)
- The things they remember (pg. 60)
- Acadia school (pg. 63)
- The Aurthurville School (pg. 64)
- The Florence School District and some of it's early citizens (pg. 67)
- The beginning of the Hogadone School District (pg. 68)
- The Loyalty School (pg. 69)
- From loyalty to lake success (pg. 71)
- The McKinlay Mine (pg. 73)
- Yard's Coal Mine (pg. 74)
- The coming of the railroad (pg. 74)
- Spring snow storm 1919 (pg. 75)
- Bridge fire - Grand Trunk Railway (pg. 76)
- The telephone story (pg. 76)
- Acadia W.I. Burn's supper (pg. 77)
- Poetry (pg. 78)
- George Adams (pg. 81)
- Ed Anderson (pg. 81)
- The Anderson Story (pg. 82)
- A history of George A. Bampfield (pg. 84)
- The Barne's story (pg. 86)
- Robert Berry family (pg. 87)
- Mitchener A. Bigelow (pg. 88)
- William Bill (pg. 91)
- The Blair story (pg. 92)
- The Browns' story (pg. 93)
- The Burch family (pg. 94)
- The Camerons of Innisfail (pg. 94)
- L. Dickson Campbell (pg. 101)
- The Calder Brothers (pg. 101)
- John Mitchell Cumming (pg. 101)
- The Collins (pg. 104)
- Patrick Cooney (pg. 104)
- Tom Corrigan (pg. 105)
- The Cooper story (pg. 105)
- Leon Craig (pg. 106)
- The Caldwells (pg. 106)
- A. Davies (pg. 107)
- The Aubrey "Jack" Davies story (pg. 107)
- The Delaney story (pg. 110)
- Louis and Antoinette Demers - Their story (pg. 111)
- Marion Denburger (pg. 113)
- Mr. William J. Delmage (pg. 113)
- Mr. Thomas D'Arcy (pg. 113)
- William Donor (pg. 114)
- E. J. "Ned" Dodd (pg. 114)
- The Dowell family (pg. 114)
- W. E. Earl (pg. 116)
- The Ross H. Ells story (pg. 116)
- The Ellehill story (pg. 117)
- Dave Felch (pg. 117)
- The Fraser story (pg. 118)
- The Vincent Gabb Story (pg. 118)
- Mrs. Gall (pg. 119)
- The Gauthier story (pg. 120)
- Old man Giles (pg. 120)
- Aloysius Ginther (pg. 122)
- Jacob Goetz (pg. 122)
- Herry Griffith (pg. 123)
- Ben Hanson story (pg. 123)
- J. B. harding (pg. 125)
- Mr. Edward Heer (pg. 126)
- The Howard story (pg. 126)
- David Howell (pg. 127)
- The Hepburn story (pg. 127)
- Albert Hibbert (pg. 129)
- The Hogg story (pg. 129)
- G.R. Hogg (pg. 132)
- The Hoppins and their neighbours of Bygone Days (pg. 134)
- The Innis Homestead (pg. 140)
- Charles Irving (pg. 140)
- Emil Johan Eberg Jensen (pg. 140)
- The Kelly family (pg. 141)
- Otto Knievel (pg. 141)
- History of Kachel brothers (pg. 141)
- Runnals, Pickering and Wm. Kennedy families (pg. 142)
- Mr. A. A. Kellet - Englishmne and Artist (pg. 142)
- Bachelors (pg. 142)
- D. J. Kennedy (pg. 142)
- A tribute to anton Larson (pg. 143)
- The Larson story (pg. 144)
- Tom Lauder (pg. 146)
- The Lloyd family (pg. 146)
- Tom Main (pg. 147)
- Jimmy Marshall (pg. 147)
- The Maxwell Brothers (pg. 148)
- The McComb story (pg. 149)
- The McRae family (pg. 150)
- The history of Mr. and Mr.s Gordron McRae (pg. 151)
- Highlights from a homsteader (pg. 154)
- Claude Maddox (pg. 156)
- The McEwen story (pg. 156)
- The Orval McArthur story (pg. 158)
- History of W. J. Moran (pg. 159)
- The Mitchell story (pg. 161)
- Mrs. Carl Nelson's story (pg. 162)
- The Oak family (pg. 163)
- The John O'Gorman story (pg. 164)
- The Paterson brothers (pg. 165)
- John Pearse (pg. 165)
- The Pearson family (pg. 166)
- O. T. Peterson (pg. 167)
- The Malcolm family (pg. 168)
- C.W. Arthur (pg. 169)
- The George MacArthur story (pg. 170)
- The John McNiece story (pg. 171)
- The Murray family (pg. 171)
- Peebles History (pg. 172)
- Jens Petersen (pg. 172)
- Sam Robinson Homestead (pg. 173)
- Dan Reschke (pg. 173)
- A. E. Robinson (pg. 174)
- The Robertson family (pg. 175)
- History of Scott brothers (pg. 177)
- The Soppits (pg. 177)
- Mr. Louis Scheunert (pg. 177)
- Scheunert - Ganz (pg. 178)
- Dave Street (pg. 180)
- Mrs. Seidel tells of her first Christmas in Alberta (pg. 180)
- Jim Winter (pg. 181)
- Reminiscences of a pioneer (pg. 181)
- The screens (pg. 182)
- Shaw (pg. 183)
- The Stankievech family (pg. 184)
- The Stephenson story (pg. 185)
- The John Strachan family (pg. 186)
- Henry Sailer (pg. 186)
- The Stasel story (pg. 187)
- The Dr. Snyder story (pg. 188)
- "The Silvers" (pg. 189)
- The Stringer family (pg. 191)
- John William Trebell (pg. 191)
- The Velge family in their later years (pg. 192)
- The Vik story (pg. 193)
- The Wagstaff family (pg. 193)
- Joseph Wamp (pg. 194)
- Lewis Yost (pg. 194)
- Elmer Meding (pg. 195)
- The Winther story (pg. 195)
- Joseph Wohl (pg. 195)
- The Wik family (pg. 196)
- The Tanners Emigrate (pg. 196)
- George R. Walker (pg. 198)
- The Weis story (pg. 199)
- Wickiser (pg. 199)
- Sketches of early ranching days - Wyndham (pg. 199)
- Looking back (pg. 201)
- The Wolverton story (pg. 202)
- Accession Number
- 2019.64
- Call Number
- 08.2 Ac1b
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- Medium
- 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
- 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
- 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
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- 2019.71
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- 02.5 L32t
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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.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19957
- 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
- 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
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Wild flowers of America
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19958
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1963
- Author
- Rickett, H.W.
- Publisher
- New York : Duenewlad Printing Corporation
- Call Number
- 04.1 R35w
- Author
- Rickett, H.W.
- Responsibility
- H.W. Rickett
- Publisher
- New York : Duenewlad Printing Corporation
- Published Date
- 1963
- Subjects
- Botany
- Flowers
- Vaux family
- Walcott, Mary Vaux
- Abstract
- Pertains to the comprehensive collection displaying paintings of 400 wild flowers of North America. Revealed in true color, the work of artist Mary Vaux Walcott, is astounding and beautiful. For each painting, a flower description is provided that shares the botanical name of the plant, their location in nature, and other relevant information. Her work is detailed, inspiring and reflective of nature’s mighty resilience. Edited and arranged by H.W. Rickett, Wild Flowers of America offers readers a wonderful look into the art of Mary Vaux Walcott, and the flowers of North America.
- Contents
- Introduction (pg. 7)
- Glossary (pg. 9)
- Flower Descriptions (pg. 11)
- Identification Chart (pg. 64)
- Index (pg. 68)
- The Plates, 1 to 400 (following 72)
- Notes
- 400 flowers in full colour based on paintings by Mary Vaux Walcott as published by the Smithsonian institute of Washington, with additional paintings by Dorothy Falcon Platt.
- Edited wtih an introduction and detailed descriptions by H. W. Rickett
- Accession Number
- 2019.71
- Call Number
- 04.1 R35w
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Canada : its history, productions and natural resources
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19962
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1886
- Author
- prepared under the direction of John Carling ; [by George Johnson].
- Publisher
- Ottawa: Department of Agriculture Canada
- Call Number
- 08.1 J62c
- Publisher
- Ottawa: Department of Agriculture Canada
- Published Date
- 1886
- Subjects
- Canada
- History-Canada
- History
- Abstract
- Published shortly after Canadian confederation of 1867, the Canadian Handbook was written to commemorate the new European understanding of Canada. The publication is comprehensive, and discusses but is not limited to the following topics, confederation, geology, trade, population, education, agriculture and minerals. The book serves to tell the story of a new united Canada which had not previously existed in the European psyche. Serving as both a handbook and condensed history, the book offers readers a glimpse into early Canada, as well as colonial settlement.
- Contents
- Climate (pg. 1-13)
- Extent (pg. 13-16)
- Historical Sketch (pg. 16-32)
- Confederation (pg. 33-35)
- Constitution (pg. 35-42)
- Population (pg. 42-52)
- Land (pg. 52-64)
- Geological Survey (pg. 64-67)
- Public Debt (pg. 67-69)
- Revenue and Expenditure (pg. 70-73)
- Trade and Commerce (pg. 70-73)
- Transport service (pg. 81-101)
- Auxiliaries to transport service (pg. 101-105)
- Savings Banks (pg. 105-107)
- Cities of Canada (pg. 108-113)
- Insurance (pg. 114-115)
- Newspapers (pg. 115-116)
- Various statistics (pg. 116-118)
- Manufactures (pg. 118-121)
- Forests (pg. 121-127)
- Education (pg. 126-127)
- Agriculture (pg. 127-131)
- Minerals (pg. 131-142)
- Fisheries (pg. 143-145)
- Shipping (pg. 146)
- Prices in Canada (pg. 147)
- Animal life and hunting grounds (pg. 148-160)
- Notes
- At head of title: Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886.
- Authorship claimed by George Johnson in prefatory note.
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- 2019.71
- Call Number
- 08.1 J62c
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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History for the year 1930
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1931
- Author
- Province of British Columbia
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1930
- Author
- Province of British Columbia
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]
- Published Date
- 1931
- Subjects
- Museums
- Anthropology
- Zoology
- Entomology
- Botany
- Paleontology
- Abstract
- Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history, for the year of 1930. Published in 1931, the Province of British Columbia published the report in an effort to reflect on events from the previous calendar year. The objectives of the report were to secure and preserve specimens reflecting the natural history of British Columbia, collect anthropological material from Indigenous Peoples, and obtain information on natural sciences that could subsequently be shared with the public. The reports were comprehensive in nature and covered but were not exclusive to, topics relating to the following fields of study; anthropology, zoology, entomology, ornithology, botany, paleontology and archaeology. In addition, the reports included a segment on visitors, staff changes, activities and new accessions that had taken place over the last year. Readers can expect a comprehensive report on the annual undertakings of the Provincial Museum of Natural History.
- Contents
- Staff of the Museum (pg. 6)
- Object (pg. 7)
- Admission (pg. 7)
- Visitors (pg. 7)
- Activities (pg. 7)
- Anthropology and Archaeology (pg. 8, 15, 17)
- Palaeontology (pg. 15, 18)
- Botany (pg. 15, 18)
- Amphibians (pg. 19)
- Icthyology (pg. 16,19)
- Entomology (pg. 14, 19)
- Marine Zoology (pg. 16, 20)
- Ornithololgy (pg. 16, 20)
- Oology (pg. 22)
- Mammalogy (pg. 17, 22)
- Publications received from other Museums (pg. 23)
- Accessions (pg. 17)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1930
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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History for the year 1931
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1932
- Author
- Province of British Columbia
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1931
- Author
- Province of British Columbia
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]
- Published Date
- 1932
- Subjects
- Museums
- Anthropology
- Zoology
- Entomology
- Botany
- Paleontology
- Abstract
- Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history, for the year of 1931. Published in 1932, the Province of British Columbia published the report in an effort to reflect on events from the previous calendar year. The objectives of the report were to secure and preserve specimens reflecting the natural history of British Columbia, collect anthropological material from Indigenous Peoples, and obtain information on natural sciences that could subsequently be shared with the public. The reports were comprehensive in nature and covered but were not exclusive to, topics relating to the following fields of study; anthropology, zoology, entomology, ornithology, botany, paleontology and archaeology. In addition, the reports included a segment on visitors, staff changes, activities and new accessions that had taken place over the last year. Readers can expect a comprehensive report on the annual undertakings of the Provincial Museum of Natural History.
- Contents
- Object (pg. 5)
- Admission (pg. 5)
- Visitors (pg. 5)
- Activities (pg. 5)
- Anthropology and Archaeology (pg. 7, 11)
- Palaeontology (pg. 12)
- Botany (pg. 9, 12)
- Amphibia and Reptilia (pg. 6, 13)
- Ichthyology (pg. 9, 13)
- Entomology (pg. 10, 13)
- Marine Zoology (pg. 10, 13)
- Ornithology (pg. 10, 14)
- Oology (pg. 10, 14)
- Mammalogy (pg. 10, 14)
- Publications recieved from other Museums (pg. 14)
- Accesions (pg. 11)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1931
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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History for the year 1933
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19978
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1934
- Author
- Province of British Columbia
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1933
- Author
- Province of British Columbia
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]
- Published Date
- 1934
- Subjects
- Museums
- Anthropology
- Zoology
- Entomology
- Botany
- Paleontology
- Abstract
- Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history, for the year of 1933. Published in 1934, the Province of British Columbia published the report in an effort to reflect on events from the previous calendar year. The objectives of the report were to secure and preserve specimens reflecting the natural history of British Columbia, collect anthropological material from Indigenous Peoples, and obtain information on natural sciences that could subsequently be shared with the public. The reports were comprehensive in nature and covered but were not exclusive to, topics relating to the following fields of study; anthropology, zoology, entomology, ornithology, botany, paleontology and archaeology. In addition, the reports included a segment on visitors, staff changes, activities and new accessions that had taken place over the last year. Readers can expect a comprehensive report on the annual undertakings of the Provincial Museum of Natural History.
- Contents
- Accessions (pg. 8)
- Activities (pg. 7)
- Admission (pg. 7)
- Anthropology and Archaeology (pg. 8)
- Botany (pg. 9, 13, 24)
- Entomology (pg. 9, 33)
- Ichthyology (pg. 10)
- List of Hepatics of Pacific Coast and Adjoining Territory, by A. H. Brinkman (pg. 24)
- Mammalogy (pg. 11)
- Marine (pg. 10)
- Notes on the Flora of the Peace River, by Roy Graham, B.A.Sc., Ph.D (pg. 13)
- Objects (pg. 7)
- Oology (pg. 11)
- Ornithology (pg. 11)
- Palaeontology and Geology (pg. 9)
- Publications (pg. 11)
- Reptilia (pg. 9)
- Visitors (pg. 7)
- Plates I. to VI.
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1933
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