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A century of antics, epics, & escapades : the Varsity Outdoor Club, 1917-2017
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19856
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Varsity Outdoor Club
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Varsity Outdoor Club, University of British Columbia
- Edition
- centennial edition
- Call Number
- 01.4 C51a
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- Author
- Varsity Outdoor Club
- Edition
- centennial edition
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Varsity Outdoor Club, University of British Columbia
- Published Date
- 2017
- Abstract
- Pertains to the history and achievements of the Varsity Outdoor Club over the last 100 years in celebration of the organizations centennial anniversary. Divided by decade, the book offers the reader a comprehensive analysis of the achievements during each time period. From mountaineering to rock climbing, hiking and sailing, the centennial edition of the Varsity Outdoor Club offers the reader a personal experience in understanding mountain life.
- Contents
- Foreward
- A history older than ours
- Table of contenets
- Timeline
- 1917 - 1939
- 1940's
- 1950's
- 1960's
- Buildering by Ard Ardvin
- 1970's
- Conservation and advocacy in VOC
- 1980's
- Women in the VOC
- 1990's
- Huts
- Nerdiness in the VOC
- 2000's
- VOC portrait: Roland Burton
- VOC marriage proposals
- 2010's
- Beyond 2017
- Acknowledgements
- A note on sources
- Appendix: executive lists
- ISBN
- 9781775043003
- Accession Number
- 2019.56
- Call Number
- 01.4 C51a
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- The attached URL pertains to the Varsity Outdoor Clubs official website
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Columbia Icefield Chalet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions51539
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a mountain valley with the Columbia Icefield Chalet visible alongside a road
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 165
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Image
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 5 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Landscapes
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 5 / PA - 165
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1940]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a mountain valley with the Columbia Icefield Chalet visible alongside a road
- Subject Access
- Columbia Icefield
- Columbia Icefield Chalet
- Mountains
- Geographic Access
- Jasper National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National parks: where rivers are born
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19860
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1965
- Author
- Baird, David M.
- Publisher
- Ottawa, Geological survey of Canada, Dept. of mines and technical surveys
- Call Number
- 13.115 B11g Pam
- Author
- Baird, David M.
- Responsibility
- David M. Baird
- Publisher
- Ottawa, Geological survey of Canada, Dept. of mines and technical surveys
- Published Date
- 1965
- Physical Description
- v, 104 pages illustrations, maps (1 folded color). 18 cm.
- Subjects
- Geology
- Geology - British Columbia
- Mount Revelstoke National Park
- Glacier National Park
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Abstract
- Pertains to the geology of Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National parks. While providing an overview of the geology, the author also provides the reader with specific details making the experience well rounded. The content pertains to the Rocky Mountains and makes specific mention to Banff and Banff National park
- Contents
- Introduction
- Divides
- Boundaries of the parks
- Origin of the mountains
- The rocks
- The sculpturing of the mountains
- Regional differences in the mountains
- Shapes of mountains
- Roadlog and points of interest along the Trans-Canada Highway
- Epilogue
- Index
- Notes
- The page numbers for the following locations listed in the abstract are as follows; Banff (37), Banff National Park (vi, 4, 19, 37 and 40)
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.115 B11g Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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In the western mountains : early mountaineering in British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13674
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1980
- Author
- Leslie, Susan. (ed.)
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Aural History Program
- Call Number
- F1089 L47
- F1089 L47 Copy 2
- Author
- Leslie, Susan. (ed.)
- Responsibility
- compiled and edited by Susan Leslie
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Aural History Program
- Published Date
- 1980
- Physical Description
- iv, 76p. : ill. , map
- Series
- Vol 8, No. 4 of Sound Heritage
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- British Columbia
- Robson, Mount
- Mountaineers, Women
- Munday, Phyllis
- McQueen, Kate
- Kain, Conrad
- Alpine Club of Canada
- British Columbia Mountaineering Club
- Accession Number
- AC598
- Call Number
- F1089 L47
- F1089 L47 Copy 2
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The informing spirit : art of the American Southwest and West Coast, Canada, 1925-1945
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20830
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1949
- Author
- Bice, Megan
- Publisher
- Kleinburg (ont.) : McMichael Canadian
- Call Number
- ND1349.6 B52
- Author
- Bice, Megan
- Responsibility
- Megan Bice and Sharyn Udall
- Publisher
- Kleinburg (ont.) : McMichael Canadian
- Published Date
- 1949
- Subjects
- Landscape painting - 20th century - British Columbia
- Landscepe painting - 20th century - New Mexico - Exhibitions
- British Columbia in art
- New Mexico in art
- Notes
- Introduction by Charles C Eldredge
- Essay by Ann Davis
- Call Number
- ND1349.6 B52
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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Jurassic and Cretaceous stratigraphy between Peace and Tetsa Rivers, northeastern British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26486
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1967
- Author
- Stott, D.F.
- Publisher
- Ottawa Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources : The Queen's Printer
- Call Number
- 03.2 S6j
- Author
- Stott, D.F.
- Publisher
- Ottawa Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources : The Queen's Printer
- Published Date
- 1967
- Series
- Geological Survey of Canada -- Paper 66-7
- Subjects
- British Columbia
- British Columbia - Surveys and Mapping
- Geological Survey of Canada
- Geology
- Rocky Mountains
- stratigraphy
- Cretaceous
- Jurassic
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 03.2 S6j
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Kootenay district, B.C.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24519
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1915
- Publisher
- Department of Lands, B.C.
- Call Number
- C10-2.3
- Publisher
- Department of Lands, B.C.
- Published Date
- 1915
- Scale
- Scale: 1:500,000
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- C10-2.3
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Letters to Mother [September - December 1942]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7460
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 50 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 2 to December 31, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, cleaning and household chorse, a 3-day trip to the Columbia Icefields to paint/sketch in early September, news pertaining to th…
- Date Range
- 1942
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 114
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Postcard
- Private record
one for nearly a week, as I haven't time now to write and we are going
up to the Columbia Ice Fields for a couple
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 114
- Date Range
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 1.2 cm of textual records (56 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 50 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from September 2 to December 31, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, cleaning and household chorse, a 3-day trip to the Columbia Icefields to paint/sketch in early September, news pertaining to the war, matters pertaining to the store and apartments on Banff Ave, radio programs [including operas, news, and sports], visits from friends, updates on war-time rations [mostly on food items and gasoline/coal], day trips around Banff National Park to sketch/paint [mostly to Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, and Lake Minnewanka], going to the movies, wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, events and people in Concord [including Russel's activities and promotions in the US Army], various holidays [both Canadian and American], making frames, Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross [including first aid training], Pete being hired by Sir Norman Watson to create letterhead and a Christmas card for Mount Temple Chalet, skiing, slide making and presentations, errand trips to Calgary [mostly to see the dentist], and Christmas activites/parties. Also includes postcards.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- White, Annie
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- Whyte, Dorothy
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jack Walker
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Campbell, Gray
- Campbell, Eleanor
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Rungius, Carl
- Noble, George
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Books
- Bow Lake
- Businesses
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Children
- Christmas
- Columbia Icefield
- Columbia Icefield Chalet
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Nations
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Red Cross
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Skiing
- Ski areas
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- Winter
- Winter sports
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Icefield Parkway
- Banff National Park
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Map of British Columbia to the 56th parallel. North Latitude.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21414
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1871
- Author
- Trutch, Honourable J.W.
- Call Number
- C10-2.4
- Author
- Trutch, Honourable J.W.
- Published Date
- 1871
- Notes
- Accompanies 03.7/77a (formerly 90/T76)
- Accession Number
- 1879
- Call Number
- C10-2.4
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Map of Southern British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21415
- Notes
- Copyright Map 1A. Rivers, lakes, creeks, cities, villages, districts clearly makred. Rocky Mountains
- Legend top right hand corner gives populations of City, District and Village Municipalities
- Accession Number
- 2781
- Call Number
- C10-2.5
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- Archives Library
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