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Banff : a park for the people?
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19951
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2012
- Author
- Norman, Carlyle
- Call Number
- P
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- Author
- Norman, Carlyle
- Responsibility
- Carlyle Norman
- Published Date
- 2012
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Banff
- Banff (residents)
- Banff (townsite)
- Banff - Townsite development
- Banff National Park
- National parks
- Politics
- Wildlife
- Tourism
- Abstract
- Pertians to Banff National Park and changes in use and policy
- Notes
- In Highline Magazine, Vol.4, Iss.1, Winter 2012, p.42-43
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Highline website
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- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Record…
- Date Range
- ca. 1870 - ca. 1998
- 1870s-1880s
- ca.1918 - ca. 1960s
- 1986-1998
- 1986
- 1990
- 1993
- 1995
- 1997-1998
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / A / 3-4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Newspaper clipping
- Private record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Dorothy Wardle fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M521 / V75
- Series
- M521 / I : Dorothy Wardle Personal Papers
- Sous-Fonds
- M521
- Sub-Series
- M521 / I / A : Research and Writing
- Accession Number
- 7504
- Reference Code
- M521 / I / A / 3-4
- Date Range
- ca. 1870 - ca. 1998
- 1870s-1880s
- ca.1918 - ca. 1960s
- 1986-1998
- 1986
- 1990
- 1993
- 1995
- 1997-1998
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (139 pages ; 30 x 35 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 139 pages of handwritten research notes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, H35 x W30 cm or smaller. File pertains to Dorothy's research on Banff and surrounding area, Parks Canada, Department of the Interior, and the history of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in general. Records were filed in an envelope that was titled "Book Notes." Notable people include James Wardle, J.B. Harkin, Pat Brewster, Arthur Unwin, Dr. Brett, Norman Sanson, and Bill Peyto, among others. Notable places and topics include the organization of the Department of the Interior, the Banff-Windemere Highway, Rocky Mountain Park and Park Wardens, Kootenay National Park fires, coal and precious metal mines (e.g. Bankhead, Silver City), trail riding and hiking, research about James Wardle and his accomplishments, Ya-Ha-Tinda, and various parks (e.g. Glacier, Revelstoke, Elk Island, Kootenay, and Yoho). Other records include a handwritten letter to the Auld family in Scotland (cousins of Sheila Ritchie) with a story about Glenbow and a highland cow from Oban, Scotland; personal reflections on the Banff area and mountains in general; notes that Dorothy took while doing research at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies and the Banff Public Library; and a variety of newspaper clippings.
- Notes
- Includes request slips and stationary from the archives at the Whyte Museum.
- Potentially includes a handwritten list of Dorothy's written works.
- Newspaper clippings primarily from the Times Colonist, which is published in Victoria, British Columbia.
- Name Access
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Wardle, James M.
- Harkin, J. B. (James Bernard)
- Brewster, Pat
- Peyto, Bill
- Brett, Robert George
- Sanson, Norman
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Banff Public Library
- National parks and reserves
- Newspaper
- Parks Canada
- Park policy
- Research
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Wardens
- Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch
- Hiking
- Community life
- History
- Mines and mineral resources
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Bankhead
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Castle Mountain
- Glacier National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Silver City
- Victoria
- Yoho National Park
- Scotland
- Revelstoke
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some of the slips of paper are taped together. Was unable to remove them without damaging the materials. May present conservation issues in the future.
- Creator
- Wardle, Dorothy
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Transportation
- Politics
- Natural resources
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Title was written on an envelope containing these materials.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Explorer's map : Banff & Jasper
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23412
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Calgary : Gem Trek Publishing
- Call Number
- C6-6.1e
- Publisher
- Calgary : Gem Trek Publishing
- Published Date
- 1995
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col
- Scale
- 1:400,000
- Subjects
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- National parks and reserves
- Title: Banff & Jasper
- Notes
- Includes Yoho and Kootenay Parks
- ISBN 1-895526-02-7
- Accession Number
- 28,000
- Call Number
- C6-6.1e
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Explorer's map : Banff & Jasper
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24345
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Calgary : Gem Trek Publishing
- Call Number
- C6-6.1e
- Publisher
- Calgary : Gem Trek Publishing
- Published Date
- 1995
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col
- Scale
- 1:400,000
- Subjects
- Banff National Park
- Jasper National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- National parks and reserves
- Title: Banff & Jasper
- Notes
- Includes Yoho and Kootenay Parks
- ISBN 1-895526-02-7
- Accession Number
- 28,000
- Call Number
- C6-6.1e
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Parks paradox : should national parks be designed to promote tourism or preserve wilderness?
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15263
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2016 / 2017
- Author
- Morgan, Ned
- Publisher
- In Mountain Life Annual
- Call Number
- P
- Author
- Morgan, Ned
- Publisher
- In Mountain Life Annual
- Published Date
- 2016 / 2017
- Physical Description
- p.118-131
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Banff National Park
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Cave and Basin
- First Nations
- Jasper National Park
- National parks
- Parks Canada
- Rocky Mountain Park
- Tourism
- Wilderness
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Silence in the park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14329
- Author
- Van Tighem, Kevin
- Responsibility
- Kevin Van Tighem
- Physical Description
- p.30-34 : ill
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Notes
- In Alberta Views; vol.15 no.6, July/August 2012
- A former Banff Park superintendent hikes the same trail 35 years later and finds some surprising chagnes, some good and some bad
- Call Number
- P - General
- Collection
- Archives Library
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