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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…
Date Range
[ca.1844 - 1909]
[ca.1939 - 1944]
1980 - 1981
2014
Reference Code
M555 / V777
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Postcard
Private record
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Sous-Fonds
M555
V777
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
M555 / V777
GMD
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Textual record
Diary
Drawing
Postcard
Private record
Responsibility
Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin
Date Range
[ca.1844 - 1909]
[ca.1939 - 1944]
1980 - 1981
2014
Physical Description
21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs
History / Biographical
Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].
Notes
Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Schaffer, Mary
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Family
Correspondence
Travel
Exploration
Geographic Access
United States of America
Connecticut
New York
Europe
Language
English
Creator
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Category
Family and personal life
Exploration and travel
Biographical Source Notes
Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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The Great Glacier of the Selkirks

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1889
Author
Ingersoll, Ernest
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Call Number
02.6 In4t PAM O.S.
Author
Ingersoll, Ernest
Responsibility
Ernest Ingersoll
Publisher
Harper's Weekly
Published Date
1889
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Glaciers
Selkirk Mountains
Selkirk Mountains - Hermit Range
Selkirk Range
Selkirk Range - B.C.
Hotels
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Travel
Tourism
Geography
Illecillewaet Glacier
Abstract
Pertains to the Selkirk Mountains, Illecillewaete Glacier, Glacier Creek, Sir Donald, the hotel and Canadian Pacific Railway access to the area as of 1889.
Notes
In Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIII No. 1702, August 3, 1889, pp. 616 - 618
Accession Number
7890
Call Number
02.6 In4t PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1914
Author
Browne, Belmore
Publisher
Outing
Call Number
02.3 B35d PAM
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Author
Browne, Belmore
Responsibility
Belmore Browne
Publisher
Outing
Published Date
1914
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Dogs
Dogsledding
Travel
Alaska
Alaska, United States
Browne, Belmore
Authors
Hunting
Art
Artists
Abstract
Pertains to the use of dogs for travel and moving freight in Alaska as observed by Belmore Browne during his travels - includes illustrations by Belmore Browne
Notes
In Outing, Vol. LXIII, No.6 , March 1914, pp. 643 - 658
Accession Number
7889
Call Number
02.3 B35d PAM
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Article available online at via Hathi Trust and University of Michigan
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Life goes to Jasper Park in the Canadian Rockies : farthest north resort is tops in scenery

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1940
Publisher
Life
Call Number
02.6 L11l PAM O.S.
  1 website  
Publisher
Life
Published Date
1940
Physical Description
84 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Jasper
Jasper National Park
Travel
Tourism
Labour
Edith Cavell, Mount
Hotels
Mountain guides
Hot springs
Skiing
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Postal services
Abstract
Pertains to the summer labour in Japser National Park during 1940 and the types of activities and amenities available for staff and tourists.
Notes
In Life, Vol. 9, No. 9, August 26, 1940, pp. 76 - 79
Accession Number
7889
Call Number
02.6 L11l PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Specific volume with article can be viewed online via Google Books
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Canadian Rockies : they abound in wild animals, glaciers, and luxurious hotels

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1947
Publisher
Life
Call Number
02.6 L11c PAM OS
  1 website  
Publisher
Life
Published Date
1947
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff National Park
Travel
Tourism
Banff Springs Hotel
Rundle Mount
Athabaska River
Brazeau
Maligne Lake
Bow River
Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
Chateau Lake Louise
Trails
Mountaineering
Columbia Icefield
Abstract
Pertains to the Canadian Rocky Mountains as a tourist destination in 1947 and features main geographical attractions such as the Mount Rundle, Athabaska River, Maligne Lake, Bow River in addition to the Banff Springs Hotel with map of Banff National Park and Jasper National Park.
Notes
In Life, June 9, 1947, pp. 68 - 76
Accession Number
7889
Call Number
02.6 L11c PAM OS
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Specific volume with article can be viewed online via Google Books
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Through the Canadian Pacific Rockies : a series of views illustrating the chief points of interest and the glorious mountain scenery seen in a journey through the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
[1910?]
Author
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Publisher
Montreal : The Gazette Printing Co., Limited
Call Number
02.6 C16thr PAM O.S
Author
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Responsibility
Canadian Pacific Railway News Service
Publisher
Montreal : The Gazette Printing Co., Limited
Published Date
[1910?]
Physical Description
[26] leaves : chiefly illustrations (some color)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Rockies
Art
Tourism
Abstract
Pertains to areas of interest along the Canadian Pacific Railway through the Rocky Mountains via paintings by Chester W. Simpson, Carl Rungius, and unattributed photographs.
Contents
Three Sisters
The Beginning of the Rockies
The Gap
Banff
The Swimming Pool at Banff
Cascade Mountain
Buffalo at Banff
Mount Assiniboine
On the Trail
Castle Mountain
Chateau Lake Louise
Lakes in the Clouds
Moraine Lake
The Great Divide
Lake Louise
Lake O'Hara
Cathedral Mountain
Spiral Tunnels at Field
Mount Stephen, Field, B.C.
The Van Horne Range
The Twin Falls, Yoho Valley
Takakkaw Falls
Emerald Lake
Connaught Tunnel
The Yoho Glacier
Albert Canyon
Hells Gates, Fraser Canyon
Yale, B.C.
Descriptive Index
Accession Number
7889
Call Number
02.6 C16thr PAM O.S
Collection
Archives Library
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Through the Canadian Pacific Rockies : a series of views illustrating the chief points of interest and the glorious mountain scenery seen in a journey through the Rocky and Selkirk Mountains

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
[1920?]
Author
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Publisher
Toronto and Montreal : Southam Press Limited
Call Number
02.6 C16thr PAM O.S
Author
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Responsibility
Canadian Pacific Railway News Service
Publisher
Toronto and Montreal : Southam Press Limited
Published Date
[1920?]
Physical Description
[26] leaves : chiefly illustrations (some color)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Rockies
Art
Tourism
Abstract
Pertains to areas of interest along the Canadian Pacific Railway through the Rocky Mountains via unattributed photographs.
Contents
The Gap
The Three Sisters, Canmore, ALTA.
Banff, Showing Bow River Bridge
Banff Springs Hotel and Bow River Valley
The Swimming Pool, Banff
Mount Assiniboine
Indian Days at Banff
Lake Minnewanka, near Banff
On the Bow River, Banff
Castle Mountain
Lakes in the Clouds
The Giant Steps, Paradise Valley
Lake Louise
The Great Divide
Moraine Lake and Valley of the Ten Peaks
Paradise Valley
Cathedral Mountain
Spiral Tunnels, Field, B.C.
Mount Stephen and Field, B.C.
Twin Falls and the Yoho Valley
Emerald Lake
Mount Chancellor, Leanchoil
Mount Sir Donald, near Glacier, B.C.
Hell's Gate, Fraser Canyon, B.C.
Descriptive Index
Accession Number
7889
Call Number
02.6 C16thr PAM O.S
Collection
Archives Library
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Canadian Pacific Railway : Banff and British Columbia

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1888
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Call Number
02.6 Il6c PAM O.S.
Responsibility
Sketches by Melton Prior
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Published Date
1888
Physical Description
125 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Hot springs
Hotels
Sanitarium Hotel
Banff
Glacier House
Abstract
Pertains to the activities of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Banff and Mount Stephen including railway access and hotels, hotsprings, sanitarium with associated sketches.
Notes
In The Illustrated London News, Vol. XCIII, No. 2588, Saturday, November 24, 1888, pp. 613 - 614
Accession Number
7864
Call Number
02.6 Il6c PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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Alpine Scenes and Work Near Home

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

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1889
Publisher
The Graphic
Call Number
02.6 G75w PAM O.S.
Responsibility
Rev. W. Spotswood Green (sketches)
Rev. H. Swanzy (photographs)
Publisher
The Graphic
Published Date
1889
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Glacier House
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Lake Louise
Lake Louise District
Selkirk Mountains
Selkirk Range
Abstract
Pertains to Glacier House and a paper read at the Royal Geographical Society by Rev. W. Spotswood Green who traversed the Selkirks accompanied by Rev. H. Swanzy in 1889 with accompanying photographs/sketches of Beaver Creek, snow shed, Glacier House kitchen staff, aftermath of a snow slide, Mount Bonney, Lower Columbia Lake, goats, Mount Lefroy and Lake Louise, and an avalanche.
Notes
In The Graphic, October 19, 1889, pp. 484 - 486
Accession Number
7830
Call Number
02.6 G75w PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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The Great Dominion : Canada - Supplement to the Illustrated London News

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1912
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Call Number
02.4 Il6g PAM O.S.
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Published Date
1912
Physical Description
28 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canadian Pacific Railway
Great Divide Trail
Highways
Highways - Alberta
Mountaineering
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Tourism
Travel
Abstract
Pertains to Canada as of 1912 with articles on Duke of Connought, Canadian Pacific Railway "All Red Tour Through Canada" from Yarmouth to Alberni, the proposed construction of "The Motor Highway of the Great Divide" from Calgary to Banff and onto through the Columbia Valley, "On Dizzy Heights of the Dominion : Mountaineering in Canada" which explains trail riding options available to tourists in the Rocky Mountains and some mountain scenes entitled "The Charm of the Dominion : Beauty Rugged and Pastoral"
Notes
In The Illustrated London News, Vol. CXL, No. 3803 , Saturday, March 9, 1912, pp. i - xxviii
Accession Number
7864
Call Number
02.4 Il6g PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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Picturesque California : The Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Slope

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

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1888
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Call Number
02.6 Il6t PAM O.S.
Responsibility
Sketches by Melton Prior
Publisher
The Illustrated London News
Published Date
1888
Physical Description
125 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Banff
Glacier House
Abstract
Pertains to the activities of the Canadian Pacific Railway as per Melton Prior who travelled from Montreal to Vancouver on the train and provided a review of the journey which includes sketches of Sir Donald, Great Glacier, Glacier Hotel, Hermit Range, Mount Carroll, Stony Creek Bridge and the interior of a colonial sleeping car.
Notes
In The Illustrated London News, Vol. XCIII, No. 2591, Saturday December 15, 1888, pp. 720 - 722
Accession Number
7864
Call Number
02.6 Il6t PAM O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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The Lodge Totem : the offical organ of the Jasper Park Lodge C.N.R. Staff

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1932
Author
Rand, Frank (editor)
Publisher
"Published weekly during the season"
Call Number
08.5 R15t PAM
Author
Rand, Frank (editor)
Responsibility
Frank Rand (editor)
Bob Wallace (managing editor)
Jack Oswald (business manager)
Marion Bray (social editor)
Murray Campbell (news editor)
Mel. Doig (sports editor)
Publisher
"Published weekly during the season"
Published Date
1932
Physical Description
12 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Labour
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Jasper
Jasper Park Lodge
Abstract
Pertains to staff events, gossip, poetry, stories, anecdotes at the Jasper Park Lodge in newsletter form.
Contents
Prologue
We Make Our Bow
A Caddy's Dream
Our Champion
They Will Write!!
Here and There
At the Pool
Notes from the Mangle
Talking Shop
The Snack Room
The Sports Column
The Bench
Jasper Winters
Subscriptions
Editors
Departmental Representatives
Notes
Volume 1 Number 1 - Week Ending June 28, 1932
Accession Number
2019.85
Call Number
08.5 R15t PAM
Collection
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Tilikum : Luxton's Pacific crossing

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Luxton, Norman Kenny
Publisher
Banff, Alberta: Summerthought Publishing
Edition
3rd
Call Number
02.1 L97 2019 copy 1
02.1 L97 2019 copy 2
  1 website  
Author
Luxton, Norman Kenny
Responsibility
edited by Eleanor Georgina Luxton
forward by Harvey Locke
Edition
3rd
Publisher
Banff, Alberta: Summerthought Publishing
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
166 p. : ill., maps, ports
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Luxton Museum
Luxton, Eleanor
Luxton Norman
Voss, John Claus
Pacific Ocean
Abstract
Pertains the Pacific Ocean journey of Norman Luxton and John Claus Voss aboard the Tilikum
ISBN
9781926983370
Accession Number
2019.89
Call Number
02.1 L97 2019 copy 1
02.1 L97 2019 copy 2
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Link to the Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation website
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Castle in the wilderness : the story of the Banff Springs Hotel

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Robinson, Bart
Publisher
Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing
Edition
1st Edition
Call Number
08.5 R55c
  1 website  
Author
Robinson, Bart
Responsibility
Bart Robinson
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
160 p.; illus.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Hotels
History
Travel
Tourism
Banff Springs Hotel
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Abstract
A Castle in the Wilderness: The Story of the Banff Springs Hotel is the definitive historical record of one of the world’s most famous mountain resorts. The story navigates the hotel’s early history from its construction by the Canadian Pacific Railway to the glittering era of the 1920s through to the changes of modern times. Local author and historian Bart Robinson has been exploring and writing about the Banff Springs Hotel since the 1970s. In A Castle in the Wilderness he combines a complete hotel history with rich anecdotes and snippets of the past that have enriched Banff and indeed Canada, from the hotel’s links to the construction of the transcontinental rail line to the visits of maharajahs and movie stars.How did such a gracious hotel come to be in the wilds of the Canadian Rockies? How much did it cost to build? Who designed it? Who selected its furnishings? Which famous visitors has it hosted? And why is now known as the Fairmont Banff Springs? These and many more questions are answered in the Castle in the Wilderness. (from publisher's website)
Contents
Introduction
Origins of a Hotel
Grand Designs
Vistas and Vendettas
Growing Pains
Towers and Troubles
Princes and Politicians
Out of the Fire
A Brief But Golden Moment
Tribulations and Triumph
A Second Century
Into the New Millenium
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
Credits
Acknowledgements
About the Author
ISBN
9781926983356
Accession Number
2019.89
Call Number
08.5 R55c
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Link to publishers website where publication can been purchased
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Highways, motor camps and stopping places in British Columbia

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1929
Author
Bureau of Provincial Information
Publisher
Victoria, B.C. : Printer to the King
Call Number
02.5 B85h PAM
  1 website  
Author
Bureau of Provincial Information
Publisher
Victoria, B.C. : Printer to the King
Published Date
1929
Physical Description
96 pages : illustrations, maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Automobiles
Highways
British Columbia
Camps
Maps
Government
Abstract
Pertains to highways, camping, and stopping places in British Columbia as of 1929 - includes maps and descriptions
Contents
British Columbia:
Camps and Fire Precautions
Fishing and Hunting
Island Highway
Vancouver Highways
Dewdney Road
Pacific Highways
Yale Road
Cariboo Road
South Trunk Highway
Kamloops-Okanagan Highway
Trans-provincial Highway
Northern Highway
Okanagan-Arrow-Kootenay Lakes
Columbia Valley Highway
Accession Number
2014.8336
Call Number
02.5 B85h PAM
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Mentioned as a "Special Publication" in this document entitled "Publications of the Government of British Columbia 1811-1947"
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Thumbing a ride : hitchhikers, hostels, and counterculture in Canada

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
Mahood, Linda
Publisher
Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press
Call Number
02.4 M11th
  1 website  
Author
Mahood, Linda
Responsibility
Linda Mahood
Publisher
Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
Description:xii, 331 pages : illustrations, portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Highways
Hiking
Culture Guide
History
History-Canada
Abstract
In the 1920s, as a national network of roads and youth hostels spread across Canada, so did the practice of hitchhiking. By the 1960s, the Trans-Canada Highway had become the main thoroughfare for thousands of young baby boomers seeking adventure. Thumbing a Ride examines the rise and fall of hitchhiking in the 1970s, drawing on records from the time. The Trudeau Liberals responded to youth unemployment by subsidizing a network of hostels to make travel an educational adventure, and many equated hitching and hostelling with the freedom to do their own thing. At the same time, a counter-narrative emerged, of girls gone missing and other dangers. Town councillors, community groups, and motorists called for a nationwide clampdown on a transient youth movement that they believed was spreading hippie sensibilities and anti-establishment nomadism. Hitchhiking is a ritual that requires trust, boundary negotiation, and control. Neither the identity of the hitchhiker nor the motives of the motorist can be determined in advance. Linda Mahood unearths good and bad stories and key biographical moments that formed young travellers’ understandings of personal risk, agency, and national identity. Thumbing a Ride asks new questions about hitchhiking as a rite of passage, and about adult interventions that turned a subculture into a pressing moral and social issue. This book will appeal to students and scholars of history, sociology, and social policy. It will also find an appreciative audience among baby boomers who recall the transient youth movement. (from publisher's website)
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Get your Motor Running: Risk, Ritual, and Rite of Passage Travel
Thumb Wars: Adventure Hitchhiking
Rucksack Revolution: Quest in the Age of Aquarius
Cool Aid: The Transient Youth Movement
Crash Pads: Blue-Jean Bureaucrats versus the Canadian Youth Hostels Association
Head Out on the Highway: Stories from the Trans-Canada Highway
Car Sick: Hitchhiking Dos and Don'ts
Conclusion: The Vanishing Hitchhiker Eulogy
Notes
Index
ISBN
978077483733
Accession Number
P2019-30
Call Number
02.4 M11th
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publisher's website
Websites
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Around the world in a dugout canoe : the untold story of Captain John Voss and the Tilikum

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24995
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
MacFarlane, John
Salmon, Lynn J.
Publisher
Madeira Park, BC : Harbour Publishing
Call Number
02.1 M11a
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Author
MacFarlane, John
Salmon, Lynn J.
Responsibility
John M, MacFarlane
Lynn J. Salmon
Publisher
Madeira Park, BC : Harbour Publishing
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
268 p.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Luxton, Norman
Voss, John Claus
Canoeing
Sailing
Abstract
"For three years Voss and the Tilikum, aided by a rotating cast of characters, visited Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil and finally England, weathering heavy gales at sea and attracting large crowds of spectators on shore. The austere on-board conditions and simple navigational equipment Voss used throughout the voyage are a testimony to his skill and to the solid construction of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth vessel. Both Voss and his original mate, newspaperman N.K. Luxton, later wrote about their journey in accounts compromised by poor memories, brazen egos and outright lies. Stories of murder, cannibalism and high-seas terror have been repeated elsewhere without any regard to the truth. Now, over a century later, a full and fair account of the voyage--and the magnitude of Voss’s accomplishment--is at last fully detailed. In this groundbreaking work, marine historians John MacFarlane and Lynn Salmon sift fact from fiction, critically examining the claims of Voss’s and Luxton’s manuscripts against research from libraries, archives, museums and primary sources around the world. Including unpublished photographs, letters and ephemera from the voyage, Around the World in a Dugout Canoe tells the real story of a little-understood character and his cedar canoe. It is an enduring story of courage, adventure, sheer luck and at times tragedy."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
John Claus Voss -- Treasure Hunting in the Xora -- Norman Kenny Luxton -- “Out-Slocuming” Joshua Slocum -- Preparing to Voyage -- Across the Pacific -- Penrhyn Island and Beyond -- The Mate Walter Louis Begent -- Australia -- New Zealand -- South Africa -- Brazil and up the Atlantic to England -- Repatriation to Victoria -- The Sea Queen, the Tilikum II and Voss’s Last Years.
Notes
Contains materials from the Luxton family fonds from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives & Library
Signed by John MacFarlane
ISBN
9781550178791
Accession Number
2019.106
Call Number
02.1 M11a
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Link to publication on publisher's website
Websites
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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.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
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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