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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.
- Accession Number
- 2019.71
- Call Number
- 08.1 J62c
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Provincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology : report for the year 1948
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19968
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1949
- Author
- Province of British Columbia department of education
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [by Don McDiarmid, printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty]
- Call Number
- 04 P94p 1948
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [by Don McDiarmid, printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty]
- Published Date
- 1949
- Subjects
- Museums
- Anthropology
- Abstract
- Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history and Anthropology, during the year of 1948. Published in 1949, the British Columbia Department of Education 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 then be shared with the public. Each issue features a report from the director, biologist, and/or botanist, and/or anthropologist in which they would share their subsequent findings from the previous year. Topics discussed in each report include, but are not limited to the following; exhibitions, new accessions, staff changes, research, botany, entomology and relevant articles.
- Contents
- Report of the Director (pg. 7)
- Exhibitions and Preparation (pg. 7)
- Special Exhibitions (pg. 7)
- Field-work (pg. 7)
- Publications (pg. 8)
- Motion Pictures (pg. 8)
- Education (pg. 9)
- Museum Lectures (pg. 9)
- Other Lectures (pg. 9)
- School Loan Material (pg. 10)
- Research (pg. 10)
- Attendance (pg. 10)
- Staff Changes (pg. 11)
- Office Equipment (pg. 11)
- Obituary (pg. 11)
- Report of the Assistant in Biology (pg. 12)
- Report of the General Assistant (pg. 12)
- Botany (pg. 12)
- Entomology (pg. 15)
- Accessions (pg. 15)
- Article: "A Report on a Study of Jordan Meadows," by G.A. Hardy (pg. 20)
- Article: "Some Lepidoptera from the Forbidden Plateau District of British Columbia," by J.R.J. Llewellyn Jones (pg. 47)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94p 1948
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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History for the year 1939
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19983
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1940
- 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 1939
- 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
- 1940
- 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 1939. Published in 1940, 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
- Objects (pg. 7)
- Visitors (pg. 7)
- Activities (pg. 7)
- Accessions (pg. 10)
- Anthropology and Archaeology (pg. 10)
- Botany (pg. 10, 12)
- Mammals (pg. 11)
- Birds (pg. 11)
- Invertebrates (pg. 12)
- Palaeontology (pg. 12)
- Library (pg. 15)
- Addenda to the Flora of Vancouver and Queen Charlotte Islands (pg. 15)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1939
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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History for the year 1940
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19984
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1941
- 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 1940
- 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
- 1941
- 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 1940. Published in 1941, 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
- Report of the acting director (pg. 7)
- Indian Village (pg. 7)
- Exhibition and Preparation (pg. 8)
- Cataloguing (pg. 8)
- Library (pg. 8)
- Publications (pg. 8)
- Staff Changes (pg. 9)
- Visitors (pg. 9)
- Report of the Assistant Director (pg. 10)
- Field-work (pg. 10)
- Exhibition and Preperation (pg. 10)
- Education (pg. 11)
- Report of the Botanist (pg. 11)
- Accessions (pg. 14)
- Botanical (pg. 14)
- Anthropological (pg. 14)
- Zoological (pg. 15)
- Publications of the Provincial Museum (pg. 16)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1940
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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History for the year 1941
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19985
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1942
- 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 1941
- 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
- 1942
- 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 1941. Published in 1942, 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
- Report of the Acting Director (pg. 5)
- Thunderbird Park (pg. 5)
- Exhibition and Preparation (pg. 5)
- Loan Exhibits (pg. 6)
- Field-work (pg. 6)
- Motion-picture Production (pg. 7)
- Cataloguing (pg. 7)
- Publications (pg. 7)
- Lectures and Demonstrations (pg. 7)
- Staff Changes (pg. 7)
- Attendance (pg. 8)
- Report of the Botanist (pg. 9)
- Report of the Entomologist (pg. 11)
- Accessions to the Museum (pg. 12)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1941
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Geology and mineral deposits of northern British Columbia west of the Rocky mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19994
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1946
- Author
- Armstrong, J. E.
- Publisher
- Ottawa, E. Cloutier, printer to the Kin
- Call Number
- 03.1 Ar1g
- Author
- Armstrong, J. E.
- Responsibility
- J. E. Armstrong
- Publisher
- Ottawa, E. Cloutier, printer to the Kin
- Published Date
- 1946
- Physical Description
- 3 preliminary leaves, 46 pages illustrations (maps) 25 cm.
- Subjects
- Geology
- Geology - British Columbia
- Abstract
- Pertains to the geology and mineral deposits of Northern British Columbia and West of the Rocky Mountains. Through the practice of mining, prospecting and geological exploration, we have been able to vastly increase our understanding of geological material. The publication focuses on both general geology and economic geology. Additionally, the publication offers information pertaining to the history of mining, and the ways in which it has transformed our understanding of geological material.
- Contents
- Preface (pg. v)
- Introduction (pg. 1)
- Physiography (pg. 3)
- General geology (pg. 6)
- Precambrain (pg. 6)
- Palaeozoic (pg. 7)
- Mesozoic (pg. 8)
- Cenozoic (pg. 10)
- Tertiary (pg. 10)
- Quaternary (pg. 11)
- Intrusive rocks (pg. 11)
- Structural geology (pg. 13)
- History of mining (pg. 14)
- Economic geography (pg. 16)
- Summary of economic geology (pg. 16)
- Relation of metalliferous deposits to intrusions (pg. 16)
- Relation of metalliferous deposits to structure (pg. 17)
- Mineral deposits (pg. 18)
- Placer gold (pg. 18)
- Lode gold (pg. 22)
- Atlin and Stikine mining dividions (pg. 22)
- Cariboo mining division (pg. 23)
- Omineca mining division (pg 24.)
- Portland canal mining division (pg. 24)
- Queen Charlotte mining division (pg. 25)
- Skeena mining division (pg. 25)
- Silver-lead-zinc (pg. 25)
- Portland Canal area (pg. 26)
- Quartz veins containing one or more of the metals, silvers, lead, and zinc (pg. 26)
- Silver-barite-jasper deposits (pg. 26)
- Silver-lead deposits (pg. 27)
- Hazelton-Smithers area (pg. 27)
- Canadian National Railway belt from Houston to Burns Laek (pg. 27)
- Ingenika River (pg. 28)
- Copper (pg. 28)
- Mercury (pg. 29)
- Tungsten (pg. 30)
- Molybdenum (pg. 31)
- Antimony (pg. 31)
- Manganese (pg. 31)
- Chromium (pg. 31)
- Mica (pg. 32)
- Iron (pg. 32)
- Pyrite (pg. 32)
- Coal (pg. 32)
- Jurassic or Lower Cretaceous coal (pg. 32)
- Tertiary coal (pg. 33)
- Bibliography (pg. 35)
- Notes
- At head of title: Canada. Dept. of mines and resources. Mines and geology branch
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 03.1 Ar1g
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Bird portraits in color : two hundred ninety-five North American species
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19996
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1960
- Author
- Roberts, Thomas S.
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : The University of Minnesota Press
- Call Number
- 06.1 R54b
- Author
- Roberts, Thomas S.
- Responsibility
- Thomas S. Roberts
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : The University of Minnesota Press
- Published Date
- 1960
- Subjects
- Painting
- Abstract
- Pertains to a collection of ninety two color plates painted by various accomplished artists. While the publication certainly establishes an artistic flair, it is in many ways factual as well. The book discusses over two hundred and ninety-five bird species found throughout North America. Comprehensive in nature, the guide offers insight into each bird species habitat, scientific name and other relevant information. Readers can expect to learn about the vast bird species that exist in North America, while also enjoying the stunning art work featured by the following artists, Allan Brooks, George M. Sutton, Walter A. Weber, Francis Lee Jaques, Walter J. Breckenridge, Louis Agassiz Fuertes.
- Notes
- Illustrated with ninety-two color plates by Allan Brooks, George M. Sutton, Walter A. Weber, Francis Lee Jaques, Walter J. Breckenridge, and Louise Agassiz Fuertes
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 06.1 R54b
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Victoria British Columbia : souvenir map and tourist guide of Victoria, also road map of Vancouver Island
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20004
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1945?
- Publisher
- Canada : Illustrated Civic Map Service
- Call Number
- 02.5 C48v Pam
- Publisher
- Canada : Illustrated Civic Map Service
- Published Date
- 1945?
- Subjects
- Travel
- Victoria
- British Columbia
- Maps
- Abstract
- Pertains to a map and tourist guide of Victoria, British Columbia. Additionally, the booklet contains a road map of Vancouver Island. The inside of the map has been annotated by Bert Rigall. Readers can expect an illustrated souvenir map and guide of Victoria.
- Notes
- Annotation – the map has been annotated by Bert Rigall
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 02.5 C48v Pam
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Mount Coleman
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20038
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- February, 1942
- Author
- Sissons, C.B.
- Publisher
- Ontario : The Canadian Geographical Society
- Call Number
- 01.4 Si8c Pam
- Author
- Sissons, C.B.
- Responsibility
- C.B. Sissons
- Publisher
- Ontario : The Canadian Geographical Society
- Published Date
- February, 1942
- Abstract
- Pertains to the experience of C.B. Sisson and his ascent of Mount Coleman with his wife and children. He shares details of his travels, both exploring the pain and success’ he shared along his trip. The article is pertinent to the Canadian Rocky Mountains in that Mt. Coleman exists within them. Readers can expect to read a personal story of perseverance, adventure and strength.
- Notes
- article IN Canadian Geographical Journal, Volume XXIV, No. 2. Mount Coleman by C.B. Sissons can be found on page 102 of the journal.
- Accession Number
- 2019.71
- Call Number
- 01.4 Si8c Pam
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1943
- Author
- Willkie, Wendell L.
- Publisher
- New York : Pocket Books
- Call Number
- 08 W66o
- Author
- Willkie, Wendell L.
- Responsibility
- Wendell L. Willkie
- Publisher
- New York : Pocket Books
- Published Date
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 176 pages : map ; 17 cm
- Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War II
- Abstract
- Pertains to the highly personal account of Wendell Willkie and his meetings with Stalin, General Chennault, Chiang Kai-shek and other United Nations leaders. In addition to members of the United Nations, Willkie also tells of his international meetings with various kings, soldiers, teachers, farmers and librarians. The publication was based during the wartime era, and thus the overarching theme resides in a deep desire from an American victory. Willkie shares his belief that in order for said victory, the United Nations must work in cooperation. Readers can expect to receive an insight into wartime thinking, and international relations during the time period.
- Contents
- Introduction (ix)
- El Alamein (pg. 3)
- The Middle East (pg. 9)
- Turkey, A new nation (pg. 17)
- Our ally, Russia (pg. 22)
- The republic of Yakutsk (pg. 37)
- China has been fighting five years (pg. 43)
- The opening up of China's west (pg. 46)
- What free China fights with (pg. 52)
- Some notes on Chinese inflation (pg. 62)
- Our reservoir of good will (pg. 65)
- What we are fighting for (pg. 68)
- This is a war of liberation (pg. 75)
- Our imperialisms at home (pg. 78)
- One world (pg. 82)
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 08 W66o
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Mission to Moscow : A record of confidential dispatches to the State department, official and personal correspondence, current diary and journal entries, including notes and comment up to October, 1941.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20060
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1941
- Author
- Davies, Joseph E.
- Publisher
- New York : Simon and Schuster
- Edition
- 6th printing
- Call Number
- 08 D28m
- Author
- Davies, Joseph E.
- Responsibility
- Joseph E. Davies
- Edition
- 6th printing
- Publisher
- New York : Simon and Schuster
- Published Date
- 1941
- Physical Description
- xxii, 659 p. : facsims. ; 22 cm
- Subjects
- Germany
- Russia
- World War II
- World War, 1939-1945
- Abstract
- “Mission to Moscow is a report to the American people on the facts which enabled Mr. Davies to predict the Nazis-Soviet Pact, the outbreak of the war, the German attack on Russia, and the amazing resistance of the Red Army. In addition to telling a new story for the first time, Mission to Moscow tells this story in a new way. The book is made up entirely of confidential dispatches to the State Department, selections from diary and journal entries, and correspondence both official and personal.”
- Contents
- Foreword (pg. xi)
- Author's note (pg. xxi)
- I : The mission begins : November 16, 1936 - March 30, 1937 (pg. 1)
- II : Washington and points East : April 5 - June 20, 1937 (pg. 137)
- III: The purge hits the red army : June 25 - July 28, 1937 (pg. 155)
- IV: Russia through her neighbours' eyes : July 28 - December 24, 1937 (pg. 205)
- V: The purge hits Bukharin : January 15 - March 17, 1938 (pg. 281)
- VI: Moscow hears the drums of war : March 14 - April 1, 1928 (pg. 281)
- VII: Climax of the mission : April 6 - July 5, 1938 (pg. 311)
- VIII: Brief on the facts : June 6, 1938 (pg. 375)
- Harvest of the mission : September 6, 1938 - October 28, 1941 (pg. 427)
- Chronology (pg. 515)
- Appendix (pg. 535)
- Index (pg. 647)
- Notes
- The abstract had been taken directly from the book itself
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 08 D28m
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David Milne, 1882-1953 : an exhibition prepared to mark Canada's Centennial Year, 1967
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20071
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1967
- Author
- Silcox, David P.
- Publisher
- Kingston, Ontario : Agnes Etherington Art Centre
- Call Number
- 06.1 Si3d
- Variant Title
- David Milne, 1882-1953 : exposition organisee pour celebrer le centenaire du Canada
- Author
- Silcox, David P.
- Responsibility
- David P. Silcox
- Publisher
- Kingston, Ontario : Agnes Etherington Art Centre
- Published Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- [22] unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Subjects
- Exhibition catalogue
- Art
- Subjects
- Milne, David
- Abstract
- Pertains to an exhibition catalogue outlining the work of David Milne, a highly accomplished Canadian painter, printmaker and writer. The publication was prepared in an effort to mark Canada’s centennial year. The publication begins with a brief history of David Milne as an artist, and the passion behind his work, followed by a series of images showcasing his art. Readers are offered a small glimpse into the life of the respected Canadian artist and creator, David Milne.
- Notes
- Exhibition calendar: February 3 - March 2, The Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario; March 14 - April 17, London Public Library and Art Museum; April 26 - May 28, Willistead Art Gallery, Windsor; June 9 - 30, Sarnia Public Library and Art Gallery; July 7 - 31, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery; August 7 - September 3, Rodman Hall Art Centre, St. Catharines; September 12 - October 10, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg; October 21 - November 19, Muse´e du Que´bec, Que´bec.
- Preface signed: Ralph Allen, Director, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario.
- Introduction signed: David P. Silcox.
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 06.1 Si3d
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Record in stone
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20073
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1967
- Author
- Humphreys, J.T.
- Publisher
- Calgary : Archaeological Society of Alberta
- Call Number
- 07.2 H88r Pam
- Author
- Humphreys, J.T.
- Responsibility
- compiled by J.T. Humphreys
- Publisher
- Calgary : Archaeological Society of Alberta
- Published Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- [8] p. : ill. ; 26 cm
- Subjects
- Archaeology
- Abstract
- Pertains to a collection of information on projectile points common to Alberta, organized by J.T. Humphreys. The publication provides to-size images of various projectile points found in the Alberta region. Prior to them being found by archaeologists, the projectile points likely belonged, and were used by Indigenous Peoples. Readers can expect to learn more about the projectile points that were common in Alberta in previous millenniums.
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 07.2 H88r Pam
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Wagon road north : the story of the Cariboo gold rush in historical photos
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20077
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1967
- Author
- Downs, Art
- Publisher
- Quesnel, B.C. : Northwest Digest
- Author
- Downs, Art
- Responsibility
- Art Downs
- Publisher
- Quesnel, B.C. : Northwest Digest
- Published Date
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 80 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 28 cm
- Subjects
- Gold rush
- Cariboo Mountains
- British Columbia
- Mining
- Contents
- Routes to the creeks (pg. 2)
- Foreword (pg. 4)
- Stampede to the river (pg. 5)
- The golden gravel (pg. 12)
- Wagon Road North (pg. 22)
- The road houses (pg. 28)
- Freighting to the gold fields (pg. 34)
- Creeks to the mountaisn (pg. 40)
- Stage coaches on the Cariboo road (pg. 50)
- Communities on the way (pg. 56)
- Rest in peace (pg. 66)
- The land today (pg. 72)
- Notes
- Inside cover has been annotated, likely by author. Text reads: “Regards Art Downs”
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The night the mountain fell : the story of the Montana-Yellowstone earthquake
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20081
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1960
- Author
- Christopherson, Edmund
- Publisher
- McKee print
- Call Number
- 08 C34t
- Author
- Christopherson, Edmund
- Responsibility
- Edmund Christopherson
- Publisher
- McKee print
- Published Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 88 pages
- Subjects
- Montana
- Montana, United States
- Earthquake
- Abstract
- Pertains to the events of the largest ever recorded earthquake in Montana. Following the Montana-Yellowstone earthquake of 1959, author Edmund Christopherson travelled to the area and began researching the potential causes for the natural disaster. The publication covers his time spent in the disaster area, as well as the potential reasons behind the earthquake. Christopherson shares stories, images and the horrifying realities of many victims who were caught in the disaster of the event.
- Notes
- Conservation Alert : spine has been detached from book
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 08 C34t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Wagon road north : the story of the Cariboo gold rush in historical photos
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20082
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1960
- Author
- Downs, Art
- Publisher
- Quesnel, B.C. : Northwest Digest
- Call Number
- 08.1 D65w
- Author
- Downs, Art
- Responsibility
- Art Downs
- Publisher
- Quesnel, B.C. : Northwest Digest
- Published Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 80 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to a collection of images showcasing the history of the Cariboo gold rush. The publication explores the history of the Cariboo gold rush along the Rocky Mountains. In an effort to offer the reader a more interactive experience, the publication includes both text and historical images. While the publication was not intended to serve as a comprehensive history of the Fraser River and Cariboo gold rush, it does offer the reader a fantastic look into the past through the abundance of images selected for the publication.
- Contents
- Routes to the creeks (pg. 2)
- Foreword (pg. 4)
- Stampede to the river (pg. 5)
- The golden gravel (pg. 12)
- Wagon road north (pg. 22)
- The road houses (pg. 28)
- Freighting to the gold fields (pg. 34)
- Creeks of the mountains (pg. 40)
- Stage coaches on the cariboo road (pg. 50)
- Communities on the way (pg. 56)
- Rest in peace (pg. 66)
- The land today (pg. 72)
- Notes
- Annotated on front inside cover, likely by the author. Annotation reads, "Regards Art Downs"
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 08.1 D65w
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Old secrets and new discoveries : containing information of rare value
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20097
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1884
- Author
- J.S. Ogilvie & Co.
- Publisher
- New York : J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Co.
- Call Number
- 05.5 Og4o
- Author
- J.S. Ogilvie & Co.
- Publisher
- New York : J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Co.
- Published Date
- 1884
- Physical Description
- [283 pages]
- Abstract
- Pertains to a collection of manners, customs and tips revealing old secrets and new discoveries. Written in a similar nature to a guidebook, the publication offers information pertaining to agriculture, making money, housewives, health and much more. Readers are offered insight into the societal expectation and norms of the late 19th century.
- Contents
- Preface
- Old Secrets
- Secrets for farmers
- Preserving secrets
- Manufacturing secrets
- Secrets for the housewife
- The secret of making money
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 05.5 Og4o
- Collection
- Archives Library
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La Ve´rendrye's 1738-9 journal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20099
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1942?
- Author
- Burpee, Lawrence J.
- Publisher
- [Place of publication not identified]
- Call Number
- 05.5 B85l Pam
- Author
- Burpee, Lawrence J.
- Responsibility
- Lawrence J. Burpee
- Publisher
- [Place of publication not identified]
- Published Date
- 1942?
- Physical Description
- [407]-411 pages
- Subjects
- Essays
- Abstract
- Pertains to a short publication critiquing the translations of La Verendrye’s Journal. The author, Lawrence J. Burpee, offers his critiques of the translations of the 1738-9 Journal of La Verendrye, arguing that it is filled with mistakes. The publication is rather short and offers a quick argument from Mr. Burpee.
- Notes
- Reprinted from Canadian historical review, December 1942.
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 05.5 B85l Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Report from Tokyo : a message to the American people
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20100
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1943
- Author
- Grew, Joseph C.
- Publisher
- Toronto : Musson Book Company
- Call Number
- 08 G75r
- Author
- Grew, Joseph C.
- Responsibility
- Joseph C. Grew
- Publisher
- Toronto : Musson Book Company
- Published Date
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 92 pages ; 1 leaf ; 29 cm
- Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War II
- Japan
- Abstract
- Pertains to an address to the American people by ex-American Ambassador to Japan, Joseph Clark Grew. The Publication explores the history of Japanese-American relations, while also attempting to understand the Japanese war effort. The author argues that through his publication, the American people can better know their enemies. Readers are offered insight into wartime hysteria, as well as a look into the era of enemy aliens.
- Contents
- Preface (pg. 7)
- Introductory note (pg. 9)
- President Roosevelt's message to congress (pg. 17)
- 1. Return to Japan (pg. 21)
- 2. Why war came (pg. 28)
- 3. The extent of the Japanese challenge (pg. 35)
- 4. How we must fight to defeat Japan (pg. 41)
- 5. Why we can no longer do business with Japan (pg. 50)
- 6. Japanese youth (pg. 61)
- 7. Truth in Japan (pg. 65)
- 8. Is this a racial war? (pg. 69)
- 9. Our allies in the pacific (pg. 75)
- 10. Japan : the pledge and the performance (pg. 80)
- 11. Building the future - a postscript (pg. 91)
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 08 G75r
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Glenbow 1919-1969 : 50th anniversary of the victory stampede
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20104
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1969
- Author
- Jameson, Sheilagh S., Sue Baptie and Glenbow-Alberta Institute
- Publisher
- Calgary, Alberta : Glenbow-Alberta Institute
- Edition
- Vol. 2, no. 4
- Call Number
- 08.2 J23g Pam
- Responsibility
- Sheilagh S. Jameson, Sue Baptie and Glennow-Alberta Institute
- Edition
- Vol. 2, no. 4
- Publisher
- Calgary, Alberta : Glenbow-Alberta Institute
- Published Date
- 1969
- Subjects
- Calgary Stampede
- Calgary, Alberta
- Glenbow
- Abstract
- Pertains to a short publication commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Victory Stampede in Calgary, Alberta. The pamphlet includes images from the Stampede, as well as additional information reflecting on its beginnings and successes.
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 08.2 J23g Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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