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1723 Copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ Possibly Morant’s (?) and Japanese Stamp Collection

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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

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Published record

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

Subject Access: Religion; Biography; Stamps; Postage

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).

Creator: Humphrey Prideaux, Nicholas Morant

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.ccel.org/ccel/prideaux

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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1933 Skoki ski trip

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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

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Diary

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: Processed

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Accidents in North American Mountaineering. no. 1, 1947-

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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-

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

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

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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

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

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

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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

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Shelley, Percy Bysshe

Call Number: D919 E47

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Across Canada : stories of Canadian children

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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

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

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

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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

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

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

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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

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: F593 S5

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Adventure in marine pain

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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

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

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

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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

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: G510 S619 1940

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Again Switzerland

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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

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DQ823 S619 1947

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Aileen Harmon fonds

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Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records and photographs by and about Aileen Harmon, as well as collected items. Textual records include: letter from Harmon to the Director of Alberta's provincial parks re addition of Yamnuska area to Bow Valley Provincial Park, 1973; brief, from Harvie Heights and Bow Va…

Date Range: [ca. 1924] - 2015

Reference Code: M287 / V262

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Transparency

Part Of: Aileen Harmon fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M287 / V262

Sous-Fonds: M287; V262

Accession Number: 1876; 1915; 1916; 2302; 2932; 3082; 3380; 3383; 3411; 7753; 2016.8596

Reference Code: M287 / V262

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record; Transparency

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

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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

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

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

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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

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: In Canadian magazine, vol.VI, no.3, January 1896

Call Number: 03.7 G69

Collection: Archives Library

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The Alberta vacation cruise

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1942

Publisher: Edmonton : Alberta Publicity and Travel Bureau

Call Number: 02.5 Al1v Pam

Publisher: Edmonton : Alberta Publicity and Travel Bureau

Published Date: 1942

Physical Description: 16p. : ill., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Banff-Jasper Highway

Accession Number: 5733

Call Number: 02.5 Al1v Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Alberta's firm foundations : a plea for the conservation of her water and woodlands

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: [1946]

Author: Canadian Forestry Association

Call Number: 04 C16al Pam

Author: Canadian Forestry Association

Published Date: [1946]

Physical Description: 12 p. : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Forests; Hydrology

Accession Number: 492

Call Number: 04 C16al Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Alice Fulmer fonds

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Part Of: Alice Fulmer fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists primarily of 155 topical files prepared by Alice Fulmer as a personal project between 1964 and 1969 and composed of historical notes, transcripts, clippings, ephemera and photographs. Topics center around Banff history and personalities; Canadian Rockies history, flora and fauna; sk…

Date Range: 1833, 1886-1969

Reference Code: M70 / V217

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Alice Fulmer fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 70; V 217

Sous-Fonds: M70 / V217

Accession Number: 149, 385, 992, 1065, 1375, 2416, 3083, 3306

Reference Code: M70 / V217

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1833, 1886-1969

Physical Description: ca.95 cm of textual records. -- 40 photographs : prints

History / Biographical: Alice G. Fulmer, 1896-1989, was a resident and amateur local historian at Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists primarily of 155 topical files prepared by Alice Fulmer as a personal project between 1964 and 1969 and composed of historical notes, transcripts, clippings, ephemera and photographs. Topics center around Banff history and personalities; Canadian Rockies history, flora and fauna; skiing, Indians and miscellaneous Alberta and British Columbia subjects. ; Also includes the marriage record of Fulmer's great-grandparents, 1833; reminiscences about Emmeline Savatard, 1980; and a scrapbook on Banff history and personalities containing mainly Walter P. Fulmer's papers.; Photographs include personal and family photographs; also photographs collected by Alice Fulmer. Photographs pertain to Alice Fulmer, alpine trips, Fulmer family, early Banff activities and buildings, 1886-1967; includes some copies.

Name Access: Fulmer, Alice

Subject Access: Community life; Family and personal life

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: basic description

Related Material: Related in part to Helen Fulmer Wells fonds (M480/V675)

Creator: Fulmer, Alice

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on accession records and contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Alice Wright fonds

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Part Of: Alice Wright fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds includes motion pictures by Alice Wright of horse trips and travels in the Canadian Rockies and miscellaneous papers and ephemera pertaining to Mount Robson Ranch, Berg Lake Chalet and Mount Robson region and history. Films pertain mainly to the Mount Robson and Jasper, Alberta areas; also B…

Date Range: 1827-1975

Reference Code: M193 / V710

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Alice Wright fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 193; V 710

Sous-Fonds: M193/V710

Accession Number: 1173, 2418, 3972

Reference Code: M193 / V710

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1827-1975

Physical Description: 11 motion pictures. -- 6 textual records

History / Biographical: Alice Wright, d.ca.1982, was owner of the Mount Robson Ranch and operator of the Berg Lake Chalet in the Mount Robson area of British Columbia, Canada. She also lived at Red Pass and Sidney, B.C.

Scope & Content: Fonds includes motion pictures by Alice Wright of horse trips and travels in the Canadian Rockies and miscellaneous papers and ephemera pertaining to Mount Robson Ranch, Berg Lake Chalet and Mount Robson region and history. Films pertain mainly to the Mount Robson and Jasper, Alberta areas; also Banff and Lake Louise. Textual records include a transcript of a portion of a diary of George MacDougal, 1827, describing a trip through Yellowhead Pass, Tete Jaune Cache to Jasper House. Also includes a memorandum of the British Columbia Parks Branch, 1975, re the future of the Berg Lake Chalet; annotations by Alice Wright.