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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
Date Range
1956-2018
Reference Code
M590 / V810 / S61
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Digital image
Drawing
Negative
Newspaper clipping
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Published record
Textual record
Video
Transparency
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M590
V810
Sous-Fonds
M590
V810
Accession Number
2021.20
2024.01
Reference Code
M590 / V810 / S61
GMD
Digital image
Drawing
Negative
Newspaper clipping
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Published record
Textual record
Video
Transparency
Date Range
1956-2018
Physical Description
ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
History / Biographical
Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
Notes
Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Gadd, Cia
Subject Access
Education
Research
Publication
Environment
Geology
Tourism
Family and personal life
Personal and Professional Life
Academics
Guiding
Guides
Businesses
Finances
Conservation
Wildlife
Natural history
Sports and recreation
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Jasper National Park
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Kootenay National Park
Lethbridge
United States of America
Colorado
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions apply
Language
English
French
Dutch
Category
Education
Environment
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Placido Monachello fonds

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Placido Monachello fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to Placido Monachello and family; and a bound publication titled "Machinery's Handbook", 1943, which belonged to Placido. 12 photographs pertain to Placido's experiences at the Alternative Service Corps work camp at the Spray River Trail near Banff Springs H…
Date Range
1941-1943
[ca.1950-1960]
2010
Reference Code
M582 / V803
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Digital image
Photograph
Photograph print
Published record
Textual record
Part Of
Placido Monachello fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M582 / V803
Sous-Fonds
M582 / V803
Accession Number
2020.25
Reference Code
M582 / V803
GMD
Digital image
Photograph
Photograph print
Published record
Textual record
Date Range
1941-1943
[ca.1950-1960]
2010
Physical Description
ca.172 photographs : b&w prints -- 3 digital files : col. JPG images -- 4 cm of textual records (1 volume)
History / Biographical
Placido Monachello (1920-2018) received a conscription notice to join the war effort between 1940-1941. Placido opposed the conscription notice, identifying himself as a Conscientious Objector who refused to participate in the war. After appealing his case in court, Placido was sentenced to one year of work in an internment/work camp. Placido completed his year of work at the Alternative Service Corps work camp, located near the Sunshine Road/Brewster Creek area (ASW Camp No. 1). While at the work camp, Placido aided in the clearing of land and road construction around Banff. Placido returned home to Hamilton, Ontario in 1942, where he worked odd jobs as a labourer and farm hand. Placido married his partner, Leonarda "Leona" (Borsellino) Monachello (1920-2019) in 1944, with whom he later had two children, John and David. Placido sent numerous letters and photographs to Leona during his time at the ASW camp. While Placido was in Banff, Leona directly supported the war effort as an employee at Westinghouse in Hamilton, Ontario, where she produced high-tech military components. Placido and Leona ran two delicatessen businesses together after the war, one of which was initially funded by her parents. The couple sold their business in the 1970s, after which Placido worked for Stelco (a steel manufacturing company) until 1985. Placido and Leona took a trip to visit Banff together in 2010.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to Placido Monachello and family; and a bound publication titled "Machinery's Handbook", 1943, which belonged to Placido. 12 photographs pertain to Placido's experiences at the Alternative Service Corps work camp at the Spray River Trail near Banff Springs Hotel (ASW Camp No. 1). ca.160 photographs pertain to Placido's family and personal life, including his wedding to Leonarda (Leona) in 1944 and their children [ca.1950s]. Fonds also includes 3 digital images of Placido and Leona visiting Banff in 2010.
Name Access
Monachello, Placido
Monachello, Leona
Subject Access
World War II
Family and personal life
Internment Camps
Settlement
Labour
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Ontario
Hamilton
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Labour
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Amazing stories great railways of the Canadian West building the dream that shaped our nation

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26286
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2006
Author
Pole, Graeme
Publisher
Canmore AB : Altitude Publishing Canada Ltd.
Call Number
02.6 P76a
Author
Pole, Graeme
Publisher
Canmore AB : Altitude Publishing Canada Ltd.
Published Date
2006
Physical Description
144 pages, 21.5cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
True Canadian Amazing Stories
Subjects
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Transportation
Abstract
True historical stories related to the building of the railways: the Canadian Pacific, the Grand Trunk Pacific, and the Canadian Northern .
Contents
The pipedream of Millington Henry Synge -- Ocean to ocean -- The world according to Walter J. Moberly -- Two streaks of rust -- The bishop, the general, and the impossible -- One railroad too many -- Paper,rocks, and steel -- Railhead, roadhouse, and ruin -- A spike as good as any other -- The road of a thousand wonders
Notes
Includes images from the Whyte museum collection
Ben Gadd Personal Library
ISBN
1554390621
Accession Number
2021.20
Call Number
02.6 P76a
Collection
Archives Library
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Canada rocks : the geologic journey

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25671
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2007
Author
Eyles, Nick and Miall, Andrew
Publisher
Markham, Ontario : Fitzhenry and Whiteside Limited
Call Number
03.1 E5c
Author
Eyles, Nick and Miall, Andrew
Publisher
Markham, Ontario : Fitzhenry and Whiteside Limited
Published Date
2007
Physical Description
450 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Geology
Geoscience
Abstract
A complete overview of the geological formation of Canada covering four billion years.
Contents
1. A hellish beginning -- 2. Moving earth : plate tectonics -- 3. The united plates of Canada : four billion years of tectonic activity 4. Canada's heartland : the shield -- 5. Giant seas cover the shield : the interior platform -- 6. Building Eastern Canada -- 7. Building Arctic Canada -- 8. Building Western Canada -- 9. Cool times : the ice sheets arrive -- 10. Rocky resouces : mining in Canada -- 11. Challenges for the future -- 12. Geology and the building of a Canadian identity
ISBN
9781550418606
Accession Number
2021.20
Call Number
03.1 E5c
Collection
Archives Library
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Canadian Hiker's and Backpacker's Handbook - images and illustrations

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of four CDs containing 235 image files, 10 text files and one PDF. Content pertains to cartoon illustrations by Lonnie Springer and photographs which were used in Ben Gadd's book, "The Canadian Hiker's and Backpacker's Guide".
Date Range
2004-2007
Reference Code
V810 / II / B / DF - 3 to 6
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Digital image
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
V810 / II : Research and publication records
Sous-Fonds
V810
Sub-Series
V810 / II / B : Other publications
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
V810 / II / B / DF - 3 to 6
GMD
Digital image
Responsibility
Some materials produced by Lonnie Springer
Date Range
2004-2007
Physical Description
4 compact discs : 246 digital files
Scope & Content
File consists of four CDs containing 235 image files, 10 text files and one PDF. Content pertains to cartoon illustrations by Lonnie Springer and photographs which were used in Ben Gadd's book, "The Canadian Hiker's and Backpacker's Guide".
Notes
Contents of individual discs in file: V810 / II / B / DF - 3 : "Lonnie's Illustrations" [9 image files] V810 / II / B / DF - 4 : "Lonnie's drawings + photos" [1 PDF] V810 / II / B / DF - 5 : "Book Photos" [191 image files] V810 / II / B / DF - 6 : "Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Parks Canada: West Coast Trail Centennial Media Kit 2007" [35 image files, 10 text files]
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Photography
Publication
Guiding
Environment
Recreation
Hiking
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Related Material
M590 / II / B / 61
Category
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Canadian Rockies geology road tours

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25499
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2009
Author
Gadd, Ben
Publisher
Jasper, AB : Corax Press
Call Number
03.2 G11c c. 2
Author
Gadd, Ben
Publisher
Jasper, AB : Corax Press
Published Date
2009
Physical Description
576 pages : ill., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebooks
Notes
Includes index. On cover: The complete roadside guide: fossils, formations, folds and faults; presented in plain English; over 250 great stops; fully illustrated; works with odometer and GPS! Includes bibliogaphical references: p. 560-561.
ISBN
9780969263128
Accession Number
P2022.01
Call Number
03.2 G11c c. 2
Location
Reading Room
Collection
Archives Library
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Cheviot Mine press images

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one CD containing images and a corresponding word document pertaining to the Cheviot Mine development project near Cadomin, Alberta.
Date Range
2005
Reference Code
V810 / I / C / DF - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Digital image
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
V810 / I : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
V810
Sub-Series
V810 / I / C : Personal interest files
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
V810 / I / C / DF - 1
GMD
Photograph
Digital image
Responsibility
Produced by Ben Gadd
Date Range
2005
Physical Description
1 CD : 25 JPG images files, 1 word document
Scope & Content
File consists of one CD containing images and a corresponding word document pertaining to the Cheviot Mine development project near Cadomin, Alberta.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Mines and mineral resources
Mining
Natural resources
Natural history
Landscape
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Cadomin
Jasper National Park
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
N/A
Category
Natural resources
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Crown of the continent the last great wilderness of the Rocky Mountains

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2004
Author
Waldt, Ralph
Publisher
Helena MT : Riverbend Publishing
Call Number
02.3 W14c
Author
Waldt, Ralph
Responsibility
Notes by Doig, Ivan and Jonkel, Dr. Charles and Chadwick, Douglas
Publisher
Helena MT : Riverbend Publishing
Published Date
2004
Physical Description
164pages, 29.1cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Photography
Wildlife
Wildlife corridors
Continental Divide
Notes
Ben Gadd Personal Library
ISBN
1931832447
Accession Number
2021.20
Call Number
02.3 W14c
Collection
Archives Library
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Deep Alberta : fossil facts and dinosaur digs

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2007
Author
Acorn, John
Publisher
Drumheller, Alta. : Royal Tyrrell Museum
Call Number
04 A7d
Author
Acorn, John
Publisher
Drumheller, Alta. : Royal Tyrrell Museum
Published Date
2007
Physical Description
xii, 186 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Paleontology
Dinosaurs
Fossils
Contents
Geology of Alberta map -- Albanerpetontids, as we say -- Ammonites and ammolites -- Albertosaurus, Alberta's dinosaur -- Amber, fossilized tree sap -- Amia, the bowfin -- Atrociraptor, the new raptor -- Basilemys, a very large turtle -- Bison, as opposed to buffalo -- The Blindman River -- Belonostomus, a pointy-headed fish -- Barnum Brown, fossil hunter -- Burbank, Alberta -- Calgary and the things that lay beneath it -- Extinct camels -- The Canadian shield -- Centrosaurus, a herding horned dinosaur -- Champsosaurus, a kind of non-crocodile -- Chasmosaurus, a short-horned dinosaur -- North American cheetahs -- The Bow Valley at Cochrane -- Cretaceous lizards -- Alberta's crocodilians -- Dawn redwood trees -- Devil's Coulee and its dinosaur nests -- Didelphodon, a sort of primitive possum -- Dinosaur Provincial Park -- Dromaeosaurus, a snappy little raptor -- The Drumheller Badlands -- Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park -- Dunkleosteus, a very scary fish -- Edmonton, a modest sort of dinosaur graveyard -- Edmontosaurus, Edmonton's duck-billed dinosaur -- Edmontonia, Edmonton's other dinosaur -- Feathered dinosaurs -- Fossil frogs -- Gar, the fish -- Horn corals -- How do you know where to dig? -- Hypacrosaurus, less than the ultimate dinosaur -- The Kleskun Hills -- Lambeosaurus, Lambe's dinosaur -- Leptoceratops, a hornless horned dinosaur -- Alberta's lions -- Lundbreck Falls and the black beauty -- Mammoths and mastodons -- The Milk River -- Mosasaurs, the giant marine lizards -- Multituberculates, common but extinct mammals -- Myledaphus, a guitar fish -- New fossil names -- The oil sands -- Ornithomimids, the bird mimics -- Pachyrhinosaurus, the thick-nosed dinosaur -- Palaeontology in Alberta -- Pantodonts, giant Palaeocene mammals -- Parasaurolophus, a long-headed duck-bill -- Parksosaurus, Park's dinosaur -- The world's oldest pike -- Plants of the ornithomimid quarry -- Plesiadapis, a weird early primate -- Plesiosaurs, the sea serpents of the Mesozoic -- "Primitive" plants -- Pterosaurs, the flying reptiles -- Fossil salamanders -- Sandy Point -- Saurornitholestes, a raptor -- Short-faced bear -- Since the Ice Age -- Snakes of the dinosaur times -- Soft-shelled turtles -- Stegoceras -- The Sternberg family -- Sedimentology, the science of sediments -- Sturgeon, a living fossil fish -- Styracosaurus, a classic Alberta dinosaur -- Trace fossils -- Troodon, the "smart" dinosaur -- Triceratops, the three-horned face -- Tyrannosaurus or "T. rex"-- The venomous mammal.
Notes
Based on the radio series "Deep Alberta", broadcast on CKUA Radio and sponsored by the Royal Tyrrell Museum. Ben Gadd Personal Library
ISBN
9780888644817
Accession Number
2021.20
Call Number
04 A7d
Collection
Archives Library
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The diva and the rancher the story of Norma Piper and George Pocaterra

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2006
Author
Hamblin, Jennifer and Finch, David
Publisher
Surrey BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
08.1 H17t
Author
Hamblin, Jennifer and Finch, David
Publisher
Surrey BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2006
Physical Description
320 pages, 22.8cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Biographies
Immigration
Abstract
True historical love story biography orientated in the Canadian Rockies between Norma Piper and George Pocaterra.
Notes
Ben Gadd Personal Library
Signed by authors
ISBN
9781894765701
Accession Number
2021.20
Call Number
08.1 H17t
Collection
Archives Library
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Eric Mountjoy exhibit images

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of two discs containing digital image files which were used in the creation of an exhibit about Dr. Eric Mountjoy at the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives. File also includes printed paper copies of 10 images which are included on the two discs. Images pertain to Eric Mountjoy and…
Date Range
1958-1959
2009
Reference Code
V810 / III / D / DF - 1 to 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Digital image
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
V810 / III : Professional records
Sous-Fonds
V810
Sub-Series
V810 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
V810 / III / D / DF - 1 to 2
GMD
Photograph
Digital image
Responsibility
Photographs produced by Roger Macqueen
Date Range
1958-1959
2009
Physical Description
Two discs (80 image files) -- 10 paper reference copies of images
Scope & Content
File consists of two discs containing digital image files which were used in the creation of an exhibit about Dr. Eric Mountjoy at the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives. File also includes printed paper copies of 10 images which are included on the two discs. Images pertain to Eric Mountjoy and fellow geologists assessing and working in areas near Miette, Alberta.
Notes
Discs are labelled on front: V810 / III / D / DF - 1 : "Roger Macqueen's slides Miette mapsheet geo party 1958" [contains 60 image files] NOTE: DF - 1 is accompanied by typed summary list of images in file V810 / III / D / DF - 2 : "Roger Macqueen's slides Miette mapsheet (1st 7 images), rest are Shell Canada 1959" [contains 20 image files]
Name Access
Mountjoy, Eric
Subject Access
Research
Science and technology
Geology
Environment
Education
Museums
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Jasper National Park
Miette
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Related Material
Corresponding textual records processed as file M590 / III / D / 4
Category
Environment
Education
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Exploring the castle discovering the backbone of the world in Southern Alberta

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2008
Author
Kershaw, Robert
Publisher
Surrey BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
02.6 K47e
Author
Kershaw, Robert
Publisher
Surrey BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2008
Physical Description
254 pages, 21.5cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rocky Mountains
Southern Alberta
Wildlife
fauna
Flora
Abstract
Descriptive guidebook including local and regional knowledge, some Indigenous knowledge, and routes for exploring including maps and images of the Southern Alberta.
Contents
Shortened Contents: The castle: still a wild place -- The traders and explorers -- The castle today, the castle tomorrow: reimagining and restoring -- The castle's physical presence -- Ecoregions -- Threats facing the castle -- The trail guide
Notes
Ben Gadd Personal Library
ISBN
9781897522042
Accession Number
2021.20
Call Number
02.6 K47e
Collection
Archives Library
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First Peoples in Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25496
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2004
Author
McMillian, Alan D., Yellowhorn, Eldon
Publisher
Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre
Call Number
07.2 M23f
Author
McMillian, Alan D., Yellowhorn, Eldon
Publisher
Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre
Published Date
2004
Physical Description
x, 387 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Indigenous
Anthropology
Archaeology
Abstract
Aboriginal issues feature prominently on the Canadian agenda, from land claims agreements to self-government to resource rights, and First Peoples in Canada sets the context for the evolving relationship between Canada and the Aboriginal communities whitin its borders. This comprehensive book, widely used as a basic text in universities and colleges, now incorporates a Native perspective with new research from archaeology, anthropology, ethnography and history to tell the story of Aboriginal people from ancient times to the present. Generously illustrated with many maps, drawings and photographs, these pages clearly detail the rich cultures of all First Nations in this country. -- From back cover
Contents
Anthropological research and Aboriginal people ; The Atlantic Provinces ; The Iroquoians of the Eastern woodlands ; The Algonquians of the Eastern woodlands and Eastern Subarctic ; The Plains ; The Plateau ; The Northwest coast ; The Western Subarctic ; The Arctic ; The Metis ; Aboriginal people and Canada: emerging relations
ISBN
9781553650539
Accession Number
P2022.01
Call Number
07.2 M23f
Collection
Archives Library
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Gathering moss : a natural and cultural history of mosses

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25517
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2003
Author
Wall Kimmerer, Robin
Publisher
Corvallis, Oregon : Oregon State University Press
Call Number
07.2 W14g
Author
Wall Kimmerer, Robin
Publisher
Corvallis, Oregon : Oregon State University Press
Published Date
2003
Physical Description
viii, 168 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mosses
Indigenous
History
Nature
Abstract
Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering moss is a mix of science and personal reflection that invites readers to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses. In this series of linked personal essays, Robin Kimmerer leads general readers and scientists alike to an understanding of how mosses live and how their lives are intertwined with the lives of countless other beings. Kimmerer explains the biology of mosses clearly and artfully, while at the same time reflecting on what these fascinating organisms have to teach us. Drawing on her experiences as a scientist, a mother, and a Native American, Kimmerer explains the stories of mosses in scientific terms as well as in the framework of indigenous ways of knowing. In her book, the natural history and cultural relationships of mosses become a powerful metaphor for ways of living in the world. -- From back cover
ISBN
0870714996
Accession Number
P2022.02
Call Number
07.2 W14g
Collection
Archives Library
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Interpretive guiding, etc.

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of two compact discs photographs pertaining to Ben's work as an interpretive guide in Jasper National Park in 2002 and 2005. First disc is titled "The Strongest Link: Discover, Dream, Design, Deliver, Jasper 2002" and contains 29 digital files, including JPG images and HTML links; sec…
Date Range
2002
2005
Reference Code
V810 / III / B / DF - 1 to 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Digital image
Photograph
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
V810 / III : Professional records
Sous-Fonds
V810
Sub-Series
V810 / III / B : Interpretive guiding
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
V810 / III / B / DF - 1 to 2
GMD
Digital image
Photograph
Responsibility
Images in DF-2 produced by Jon Shields
Date Range
2002
2005
Physical Description
2 CDs : 92 digital files
Scope & Content
File consists of two compact discs photographs pertaining to Ben's work as an interpretive guide in Jasper National Park in 2002 and 2005. First disc is titled "The Strongest Link: Discover, Dream, Design, Deliver, Jasper 2002" and contains 29 digital files, including JPG images and HTML links; second disc contains 63 image files produced by Jon Shields, pertaining to a guided hike led by Ben Gadd in July 2005.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Guiding
Recreation
Hiking
Mountains
Environment
Tourism
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Jasper National Park
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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John Singer Sargent : figures and landscapes 1874-1882 ; complete paintings. Vol. IV

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25679
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2006
Author
Ormond, Richard and Kilmurray, Elaine
Publisher
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press
Call Number
06.1 O6j
Author
Ormond, Richard and Kilmurray, Elaine
Publisher
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press
Published Date
2006
Physical Description
446 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 32 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Sargent, John Singer
Art
Abstract
With few exceptions, this book illustrates John Singer's paintings in colour including several never published before. Each painting is documented with full provenance, exhibition history, and bibliography. The volume also reproduces Sargent's preliminary and related drawings and of comparative works by other artists.
Contents
Models, c. 1874-1880 -- Classical and religious subjects, c. 1874-1879 -- Landscape and architectural studies, c. 1875-1880 -- Brittany and the sea, c. 1874-1879 -- Naples and Capri, 1878 -- Paris, c. 1878-1882 -- Studies after the old masters, c. 1879-1880 -- Spain and El Jaleo, 1879-1882 -- Morocco, 1880 -- Venice, 1880-1882.
Notes
Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
ISBN
9780300117165
Accession Number
2022.27
Call Number
06.1 O6j
Collection
Archives Library
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Kananaskis country colours Alberta's Rockies wilderness

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26309
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2006
Author
Potter, Mike
Publisher
Calgary AB : Luminous Compositions
Call Number
02.6 P85k
Author
Potter, Mike
Publisher
Calgary AB : Luminous Compositions
Published Date
2006
Physical Description
160pages, 31cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Photography
Mountains
Animals
Flowers
Abstract
Photography book of the Kananaskis area.
Contents
Northern Kananaskis country -- Central Kananaskis country -- Southern Kananaskis country -- Peter Lougheed provincial park
Notes
Ben Gadd Personal Library
ISBN
0978017005
Accession Number
2021.20
Call Number
02.6 P85k
Collection
Archives Library
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Life and limb : a true story of tragedy and survival against the odds

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25738
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2004
Author
Andrew, Jamie
Publisher
London : Portrait, an imprint of Judy Piatkus Limited
Call Number
01.2 An2l
Author
Andrew, Jamie
Publisher
London : Portrait, an imprint of Judy Piatkus Limited
Published Date
2004
Physical Description
306 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Accidents
Survival
Abstract
The weather looked perfect when Jamie Andrew and his closest friend, Jamie Fisher set off to climb the formidable North Face of Les Droites in the French Alps in 1999. But a sudden and ferocious storm hit them 10,000 feet up the mountain. They were trapped on a narrow ridge in temperatures of -30C, battered by winds so strong the rescue helicopters could not reach them. After five nightmarish nights doggedly clinging to life, Jamie Andrew was finally rescued; but his friend Jamie Fisher had died beside him on the last night. -- From inside cover
ISBN
0749950072
Accession Number
P2023.19
Call Number
01.2 An2l
Collection
Archives Library
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The mountain knows no expert George Evanoff outdoorsman and contemporary hero

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26307
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2009
Author
Nash, Mike
Publisher
Toronto : Natural Heritage Books
Call Number
01.4 N17t
Author
Nash, Mike
Publisher
Toronto : Natural Heritage Books
Published Date
2009
Physical Description
319pages, 22.8cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Biography
Bear attacks
Bears, Grizzly
Abstract
Biography of the outdoorsman George Evanoff, from family life, adventure, a battle with cancer, and his eventual death due to a grizzly bear.
Contents
Thanksgiving 1998 -- Early years and rural Alberta, 1932-45 -- A young man blossoms -- Settling in British Columbia -- Big-game hunting -- Dall rams the hard way -- Search and rescue -- Avalanche! -- Backcountry beckons -- Underground -- North Rockies ski tours -- Land and resource planning -- Fight with cancer -- European origins -- Bearpaw ridge
Notes
Ben Gadd Personal Library
ISBN
9781550028683
Accession Number
2021.20
Call Number
01.4 N17t
Collection
Archives Library
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On thin ice : alpine climbs in the Americas, Asia and the Himalaya

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25740
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2005
Author
Fowler, Mick
Publisher
London : Baton Works Publications
Call Number
01 F83o
Author
Fowler, Mick
Responsibility
Foreword by Chris Bonington
Publisher
London : Baton Works Publications
Published Date
2005
Physical Description
223 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Climbing
Travel
Sports
Abstract
Mick Fowler's second set of climbing memoirs, follows Vertical Pleasure (Hodder, 1995). Here the celebrated mountaineer records his expeditions since 1990. Despite work and family commitments he has maintained a regular series of 'big trips' to challending objectives around the world with a sequence of major successes. -- From inside cover
ISBN
1898573581
Accession Number
P2023.19
Call Number
01 F83o
Collection
Archives Library
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