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1723 Copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ Possibly Morant’s (?) and Japanese Stamp Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54220
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 books; one 18th century, one 20th century stamp book. Includes 1723 copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ by Humphrey Prideaux; missing front/back covers, replaced with plain brown paper covers. Handwritten title ‘Mahomet’ written on front cover and side binding in different handwritings; …
- Date Range
- 1723
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 91 and 95
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- Unknown
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 5 / 91 and 95
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant (?), Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1723
- [ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]
- [ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]
- [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 2 books (1 published, 1 stamp book)
- History / Biographical
- Humphrey Prideaux (1648-1724) was born in Cornwall and eventually became a Doctor of Divinity. Prideaux was an author of multiple textual works pertaining to faith and particularly Christianity. He was the Dean of Norwich from 1702 until his death in 1724.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 books; one 18th century, one 20th century stamp book. Includes 1723 copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ by Humphrey Prideaux; missing front/back covers, replaced with plain brown paper covers. Handwritten title ‘Mahomet’ written on front cover and side binding in different handwritings; front believed to be by Nicholas Morant (?), side unknown. Also includes book of Japanese stamps collected by Nicholas Morant; many not dated, various designs and sizes, annotated on covers with Nicholas Morant's personal ink stamp.
- Storage Range
- In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 75 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 91
- Geographic Access
- England
- Japan
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified owner(s).
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified owner(s).
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- 'Mahomet' book must be stored with protective barrier to prevent further damage (i.e. acid-free paper).
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.ccel.org/ccel/prideaux
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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1931 pack trip
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54397
- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two bound journals/diaries with handwritten notes pertaining to a 1931 packing trip [entries are from July and August, approx. 38 days]. Item M287/I/6 appears to contain original account by Aileen Harmon, and M287/I/7 is rewritten duplicate, also handwritten, likely made for legibi…
- Date Range
- 1931
- [ca. 1931 - ca. 1940]
- Reference Code
- M287 / I / 6 to 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Diary
- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M287 / V262
- Series
- M287 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M287
- Accession Number
- 2016.8596
- Reference Code
- M287 / I / 6 to 7
- GMD
- Textual record
- Diary
- Responsibility
- Items produced by Aileen Harmon
- Date Range
- 1931
- [ca. 1931 - ca. 1940]
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two bound journals/diaries with handwritten notes pertaining to a 1931 packing trip [entries are from July and August, approx. 38 days]. Item M287/I/6 appears to contain original account by Aileen Harmon, and M287/I/7 is rewritten duplicate, also handwritten, likely made for legibility reasons. Author and date of copied version are unknown [possibly similar time period].
- Notes
- The inside front cover of item M287/I/7 is annotated in pencil with names "Jay Nowlin" and "Jack Cooley".
- Name Access
- Nowlin, Jay
- Cooley, Jack
- Harmon, Aileen
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Waterford Lake
- Castle Mountain
- British Columbia
- Goat Ridge
- Camp Parker
- Lake Louise
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Aileen Harmon
- Title Source
- Title provided prior to processing
- Processing Status
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1933 Skoki ski trip
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54398
- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an original travel journal/diary annotated by Aileen Harmon pertaining to a 1933 ski trip to Skoki Lodge. File also includes two complete, typed copies of text from original 1933 account [one accompanied by typed letter to "Kathryn", likely Catharine Robb Whyte], and one incomplete…
- Date Range
- 1933
- [ca. 1981 - ca. 1990]
- Reference Code
- M287 / I / 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Diary
- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M287 / V262
- Series
- M287 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M287
- Accession Number
- 2016.8596
- Reference Code
- M287 / I / 8
- Responsibility
- Produced by Aileen Harmon
- Date Range
- 1933
- [ca. 1981 - ca. 1990]
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of an original travel journal/diary annotated by Aileen Harmon pertaining to a 1933 ski trip to Skoki Lodge. File also includes two complete, typed copies of text from original 1933 account [one accompanied by typed letter to "Kathryn", likely Catharine Robb Whyte], and one incomplete typed copy.
- Notes
- One copy of journal contents annotated
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Harmon, Aileen
- Subject Access
- Skiing
- Travel
- Mountains
- Skoki Lodge
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Lake Louise
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Aileen Harmon
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title provided prior to processing
- Processing Status
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[1940 Provincial Liberal Candidate Scrapbook]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22414
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper articles relating to Mr. George H. Ross, Liberal Candidate East Calgary Constituency, 1940 and articles relating to the Glenbow Museum. Includes mainly newspaper articles and advertisement clippings, anouncements for Ross speaking engagements, colle…
- Date Range
- 1940
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 30
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 30
- Date Range
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records (42 pages ; 27.5 x 31 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper articles relating to Mr. George H. Ross, Liberal Candidate East Calgary Constituency, 1940 and articles relating to the Glenbow Museum. Includes mainly newspaper articles and advertisement clippings, anouncements for Ross speaking engagements, collections and artifacts in the Glenbow, posters announcing various political events, and letters pertaining to the Calgary East Federal Liberal Committee Rooms.
- Name Access
- Ross, George
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Calgary Herald
- Community events
- Government
- Glenbow Foundation
- Glenbow-Alberta Institute
- Newspaper
- Politics
- Politics and government
- Geographic Access
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[1940s and 1950s News Items Scrapbook]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22393
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook consisting of news-clippings, correspondence from the Post Office Department of Canada, pasted-in calendar prints with accompanying calendar for the year 1950, 1949 calendar, pasted-in prints of photographs appearing in Luxton archival collections - various sub-series; …
- Date Range
- 1945-1951
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III / B / 4 : Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III : Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 9
- Date Range
- 1945-1951
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records (71 pages ; 30.5 x 38.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook consisting of news-clippings, correspondence from the Post Office Department of Canada, pasted-in calendar prints with accompanying calendar for the year 1950, 1949 calendar, pasted-in prints of photographs appearing in Luxton archival collections - various sub-series; articles about the Duke of Windsor, Prince Edward, and his youth and adulthood; b&w prints of photographs of the Royal couple visiting an Indian Camp at Fort William; coverage of Queen Elizabeth's and Prince Phillip's wedding in The Tatler and Bystander and The Picture Post publications.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Correspondence
- Calendar
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Royalty
- Newspaper
- Family
- Family and personal life
- War
- World War II
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Blank pages not scanned.
- Creator
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Accidents in North American Mountaineering. no. 1, 1947-
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue209
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1947-
- Author
- American Alpine Club
- Publisher
- New York : American Alpine Club Safety Committee
- Call Number
- G510 A442
- Author
- American Alpine Club
- Publisher
- New York : American Alpine Club Safety Committee
- Published Date
- 1947-
- Notes
- Title varies, including Accidents in Canadian Mountaineering
- Call Number
- G510 A442
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Acclimatization in the Andes : historical confirmations of climatic aggression in the development of Andean man
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1805
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1948
- Author
- Monge, Medrano, Carlos
- Publisher
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins Press
- Call Number
- QP82 M65
- Author
- Monge, Medrano, Carlos
- Publisher
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins Press
- Published Date
- 1948
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- QP82 M65
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Account of Shelley's visits to France, Swizterland & Savoy ... 1814 & 1816
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue925
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1894
- Author
- Elton, Charles Isaac
- Publisher
- London : Bliss, Sunds & Foster
- Call Number
- D919 E47
- Author
- Elton, Charles Isaac
- Publisher
- London : Bliss, Sunds & Foster
- Published Date
- 1894
- Subjects
- Shelley, Percy Bysshe
- Call Number
- D919 E47
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Accounting books
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57803
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 accounting books, 1871 to 1904 are accounting books from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The remaining accounting books are for Deer Lake Lodge and include charge accounts, dismemberments and receipts. XXX
- Date Range
- 1871
- 1872
- 1873
- 1891
- 1901
- 1902
- 1904
- 1912
- 1914
- 1931
- 1932
- 1939
- 1954
- 1955
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / B / 1 to 24 O.S
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M486 / V152
- Series
- M486 / II : Deer Lake Lodge
- Sous-Fonds
- M486
- Sub-Series
- M486 / II / B : Financials
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / B / 1 to 24 O.S
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1871
- 1872
- 1873
- 1891
- 1901
- 1902
- 1904
- 1912
- 1914
- 1931
- 1932
- 1939
- 1954
- 1955
- Physical Description
- 24 cm of textual records (24 volumes)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 accounting books, 1871 to 1904 are accounting books from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The remaining accounting books are for Deer Lake Lodge and include charge accounts, dismemberments and receipts. XXX
- Name Access
- Crosby, Louis
- Crosby, Lou
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Finances
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Accounting books
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57805
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 folders of samples from accounting books. Accounting books or ledger from Deer Lake Lodge and include charge accounts, dismemberments and receipts. XXX
- Date Range
- ca. 1923
- ca. 1935
- 1937
- 1932
- 1939
- 1954
- 1955
- 1961
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / B / 25 to 37 O.S
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M486 / V152
- Series
- M486 / II : Deer Lake Lodge
- Sous-Fonds
- M486
- Sub-Series
- M486 / II / B : Financials
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / B / 25 to 37 O.S
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- ca. 1923
- ca. 1935
- 1937
- 1932
- 1939
- 1954
- 1955
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 13 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 folders of samples from accounting books. Accounting books or ledger from Deer Lake Lodge and include charge accounts, dismemberments and receipts. XXX
- Name Access
- Crosby, Louis
- Crosby, Lou
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Finances
- Lake LouiseTrading Company
- Deer Lodge
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Across Canada : stories of Canadian children
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4269
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1949
- Author
- Bice, Clare
- Publisher
- Toronto : Macmillan of Canada
- Call Number
- 05.2 B47
- Author
- Bice, Clare
- Publisher
- Toronto : Macmillan of Canada
- Published Date
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 122p. : ill
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- 05.2 B47
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Across East African glaciers : an account of the first ascent of Kilimanjaro
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1758
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1891
- Author
- Meyer, Hans
- Publisher
- London : George Philip
- Call Number
- DT377 M4
- Author
- Meyer, Hans
- Publisher
- London : George Philip
- Published Date
- 1891
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DT377 M4
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Across the plains in forty-nine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2360
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1948
- Author
- Shaw, Reuben Cole
- Publisher
- Chicago : Lakeside Press
- Call Number
- F593 S5
- Author
- Shaw, Reuben Cole
- Publisher
- Chicago : Lakeside Press
- Published Date
- 1948
- Call Number
- F593 S5
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Adelia Woodworth scrapbook and Banff minutes book
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54507
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook produced by Adelia Woodworth and dated 1915. Scrapbook was previously used as a minutes book for community meetings held in Banff. First 10 pages contain news clippings and various typed poems and songs, as well as paper images of King Edward VII, flags of the world …
- Date Range
- 1892 - 1895
- 1915
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / A / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Kidney family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M74 / V324
- Series
- M74 / IV : Family, friends and community records
- Sous-Fonds
- M74
- Sub-Series
- M74 / IV / A : 1886 - 1920
- Accession Number
- 3109
- Reference Code
- M74 / IV / A / 2
- Date Range
- 1892 - 1895
- 1915
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook : 88 pages ; 21 x 32 cm)
- History / Biographical
- Adelia Woodworth Nickerson (1902 - 1977) was the ninth child of Elizabeth and Benjamin F. Woodworth, and was born and raised in Banff. Adelia married Nick Nickerson and later moved to Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook produced by Adelia Woodworth and dated 1915. Scrapbook was previously used as a minutes book for community meetings held in Banff. First 10 pages contain news clippings and various typed poems and songs, as well as paper images of King Edward VII, flags of the world and a loose page from the Artistic Publishing Co., Ltd in London. The following 76 pages contain minutes and general notes from meetings in Banff from 1892-1895, naming R.G. Brett, Benjamin Woodworth Sr. and others. Two pages near end of book have additional notes on Australian Cadets.
- Notes
- First page of early meeting minutes/original notes from minutes book are obscured by news clippings pasted on top
- Notes on Australian Cadets in book possibly added ca. 1915 by Adelia Woodworth.
- Subject Access
- Community events
- Communities
- Animals
- Settlement
- Poetry
- Portrait
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- England
- London
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply due to physical condition
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item has been tied with unbleached cotton string to secure binding and pages together
- Fragile condition, handle with caution
- Creator
- Adelia Woodworth
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://albertaonrecord.ca/woodworth-family-fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Adventure in marine pain
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20836
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1947
- Author
- Woodward, Stanley
- Publisher
- New York : Watson-Guptill Publicatios
- Call Number
- ND1370 W6
- Author
- Woodward, Stanley
- Responsibility
- by Stanley Woodward
- Publisher
- New York : Watson-Guptill Publicatios
- Published Date
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 100p. : ill
- Subjects
- Marine painting - technique
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Call Number
- ND1370 W6
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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The adventures of a mountaineer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2437
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1940
- Author
- Smythe, Francis Sydney
- Publisher
- London : Dent
- Call Number
- G510 S619 1940
- Author
- Smythe, Francis Sydney
- Publisher
- London : Dent
- Published Date
- 1940
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- G510 S619 1940
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Again Switzerland
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2438
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1947
- Author
- Smythe, Francis Sydney
- Publisher
- London : Hodder & Stoughton
- Call Number
- DQ823 S619 1947
- Author
- Smythe, Francis Sydney
- Publisher
- London : Hodder & Stoughton
- Published Date
- 1947
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DQ823 S619 1947
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Aileen Harmon fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions206
- 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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Ailes de mouches et tricounis
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue773
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1947, 1946
- Author
- Couttet, Armand
- Publisher
- Paris : Vitiano
- Call Number
- G510 C68
- Author
- Couttet, Armand
- Responsibility
- recits d'Armand Couttet [racontes a] Richard Didier
- Publisher
- Paris : Vitiano
- Published Date
- 1947, 1946
- Subjects
- Alps
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- G510 C68
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The Alaska boundary question
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5793
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1896
- Author
- Gosnell, R. E
- Call Number
- 03.7 G69
- Author
- Gosnell, R. E
- Published Date
- 1896
- Notes
- In Canadian magazine, vol.VI, no.3, January 1896
- Call Number
- 03.7 G69
- Collection
- Archives Library
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