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Surveying the 120th meridian and the great divide : the Alberta/BC boundary survey, 1918-1924
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24952
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Sherwood, Jay
- Publisher
- Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
- Call Number
- 08.3 Sh5s Volume 2
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- Author
- Sherwood, Jay
- Responsibility
- Jay Sherwood
- Publisher
- Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 192 p. ; illus.
- Series
- Volume 2
- Subjects
- Surveyors
- Surveys and Mapping
- Surveys
- Great Divide Trail
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- British Columbia - Boundaries
- British Columbia - Surveys and Mapping
- Alberta - B.C. Boundary
- Alberta - Boundaries
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Cautley, Richard William
- History
- History of Alberta
- Abstract
- "Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide is the second book of a two-part series describing the initial Alberta/BC boundary survey undertaken between 1913-1924. Surveying the 120th Meridian focuses on the years 1918–1924, when the Alberta crew continued the survey of the 120th meridian while the BC crew split off to continue mapping the Great (Continental) Divide. The Alberta/BC boundary survey was a unique Canadian project that combined talented surveyors, high-tech surveying equipment, rugged crew members and Canadian wilderness. This is a story of adventure and danger: the crew climbed mountains and surveyed from the peaks of the Canadian Rockies; slogged through the muskeg north of the Peace River; occasionally crossed rivers at high water; and often worked in the rain, snow or cold. The boundary survey produced the first detailed maps of the terrain along the divide and the first pictures of the northern Canadian Rockies taken from an airplane. But the most important legacy of this project is the collection of approximately 5,000 photographs developed from high-quality glass plate negatives. These photographs provide full panoramas of the Rocky Mountain landscape as it looked over a century ago. Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide combines the best of these photographs, diary entries and government documents to recount the astonishing journey of the surveyors and their crew members as they explored Canada’s most dramatic landscape."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- The Surveyors
- Surveying Methods 1918-1924
- Completion of the Boundary Survey, 1950-1953
- Conclusion
- Geographical Names
- Survey Crews, 1918-1924
- Sources Consulted
- Index
- Notes
- Features visual and textual material from the A.O. Wheeler fonds M546 / V771
- ISBN
- 9780773860091
- Accession Number
- 2019.90
- Call Number
- 08.3 Sh5s Volume 2
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Publisher's website
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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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An act respecting the Boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia : as passed by the Senate Thursday, 31st October, 1974
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7370
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1974
- Author
- Canada. Laws, statutes, etc
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Queen's Printer
- Information Canada
- Call Number
- 03.7 C16aa Pam
- Author
- Canada. Laws, statutes, etc
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Queen's Printer
- Information Canada
- Published Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 5p
- Notes
- Text in English and French
- Accession Number
- 7500
- Call Number
- 03.7 C16aa Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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An act respecting the Boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia : assented to 13th December, 1974
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7369
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1974
- Author
- Canada. Laws, statutes, etc
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Queen's Printer
- Call Number
- 03.7 C16a Pam
- Author
- Canada. Laws, statutes, etc
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Queen's Printer
- Published Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 5p
- Accession Number
- 7500
- Call Number
- 03.7 C16a Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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At home in nature : a life of unknown mountains and deep wilderness
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25052
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Wood, Robert Julian
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
- Call Number
- G512 A84 W66
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- Author
- Wood, Robert Julian
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 284 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Abstract
- Rob Wood grew up in a village on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors, where he eventually developed a preoccupation with rock climbing. After studying architecture for five years at the Architectural Association School in London, England, he made his way to Montreal and ended up in Calgary. During his time in Calgary, Rob became a pioneer of ice climbing and posted numerous first ascents in the Rockies during the early 1970’s. Eventually, life in corporate Alberta proved unfulfilling and Rob realized that he needed to find a place where he could reconnect with nature, which brought him to the remote reaches of Canada’s West Coast. Settling on Maurelle Island, he and his wife built an off-the-grid homestead and focussed on alternative communities and developing a small house-design practice specializing in organic and wholesome building techniques. At Home in Nature is a gentle and philosophical memoir that focuses on living a life deeply rooted in the natural world, where citizens are connected to the planet and individuals work together to help, enhance and make the world a better — and sustainable — place. (from Rocky Mountain Books website)
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Leaving the old country
- Allegiance to nature
- Settling down
- Cosmic shack
- Back to the land community
- Island schooling
- Domestic animals
- Wild animals
- Fiordland boat
- Mystery mountain
- Deep wilderness
- Cancer
- Aorta attack
- Outer islands community
- Off-grib homestead
- Organic house
- Heavy weather
- Flight of the imagination
- Legend of Kayak Bill
- Whirlpools in the tide
- ISBN
- 9781771602501
- Accession Number
- A639
- Call Number
- G512 A84 W66
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Rocky Mountain Books
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Banff in the Canadian Rockies and the glaciers of the Selkirks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15311
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1900
- Call Number
- 08.3 B22c Pam
- Responsibility
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Published Date
- 1900
- Subjects
- Banff
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Bow Valley
- Field
- Fraser River
- Hot springs
- Lake Louise
- Minnewanka, Lake
- Revelstoke
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Vermilion Lakes
- Accession Number
- 2014.8385
- Call Number
- 08.3 B22c Pam
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- Archives Library
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The bold and cold : a history of 25 classic climbs in the Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15286
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2016
- Author
- Pullan, Brandon
- Publisher
- Victoria : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 01.4 P96b
- Author
- Pullan, Brandon
- Publisher
- Victoria : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2016
- Physical Description
- 264 pages, colour illustrations
- Subjects
- Alberta, Mount
- Assiniboine, Mount
- Banff National Park
- British Columbia
- Bugaboos
- Canmore
- Edith Cavell, Mount
- Robson, Mount
- Rock climbing
- Rocky Mountains, Canada
- Yamnuska, Mount
- ISBN
- 9781771601153
- Accession Number
- P2016 - 73,000 - 03
- Call Number
- 01.4 P96b
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- Archives Library
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The bold and cold : a history of 25 classic climbs in the Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15365
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2016
- Author
- Pullan, Brandon
- Publisher
- Victoria : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- G510 P85
- Author
- Pullan, Brandon
- Publisher
- Victoria : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2016
- Physical Description
- 264 pages, colour illustrations
- Subjects
- Alberta, Mount
- Assiniboine, Mount
- Banff National Park
- British Columbia
- Bugaboos
- Canmore
- Edith Cavell, Mount
- Robson, Mount
- Rock climbing
- Rocky Mountains, Canada
- Yamnuska, Mount
- ISBN
- 9781771601153
- Accession Number
- AC633
- Call Number
- G510 P85
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The boundary surveys, British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7366
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1976
- Author
- Andrews, Gerald Smedley
- Edition
- rev
- Call Number
- 03.7 An2b Pam
- Author
- Andrews, Gerald Smedley
- Edition
- rev
- Published Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 3, 5,1p
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Call Number
- 03.7 An2b Pam
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- Archives Library
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British Columbia '71 : Canada on the Pacific
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20123
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1971
- Author
- Carroll, Carman V.
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Public Archives of Canada
- Call Number
- 06.1 C23b
- Author
- Carroll, Carman V.
- Responsibility
- Carman V. Carroll
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Public Archives of Canada
- Published Date
- 1971
- Abstract
- Pertains to an exhibition catalogue devoted to the Confederation Era in British Columbia. The Publication explores the history of the Vancouver area, politics and families.
- Notes
- Text written in both French and English
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 06.1 C23b
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- Archives Library
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