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Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
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- Part Of
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 53 diaries pertaining to personal life, travel, office work, and Alpine Club of Canada camps. Diaries range in date from 1885 to 1944. Also included are two volumes/scrapbooks compiled by A.O. Wheeler. Both volumes include numerous articles, newspaper clippings, letters, ACC broc…
- Date Range
- 1885-1944
- Reference Code
- M546 / V771
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 546
- V 771
- Sous-Fonds
- M546 / V771
- Accession Number
- 2016.8598
- 2014.8312
- 8144
- 8160
- Reference Code
- M546 / V771
- Date Range
- 1885-1944
- Physical Description
- 62 vol. of textual material. -- 66 vol. of photograph albums
- History / Biographical
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler (1860-1945) DLS, ALS, BCLS, was born in Ireland, arriving in Canada in 1876. Wheeler was a mountaineer, co-founder of the Alpine Club of Canada (1906), and Dominion Land Surveyor. In 1913, Wheeler was appointed Boundary Commissioner and tasked with photo surveying the Alberta / British Columbia interprovincial boundary.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 53 diaries pertaining to personal life, travel, office work, and Alpine Club of Canada camps. Diaries range in date from 1885 to 1944. Also included are two volumes/scrapbooks compiled by A.O. Wheeler. Both volumes include numerous articles, newspaper clippings, letters, ACC brochures and notices addressed to ACC members. Volume one covers the period 1902 to 1913; volume two includes materials from 1914 to 1940. A inventory of both volumes, compiled by ACC member Paul Geddes, is also included. Additionally there are 7 volumes of notes corresponding to the photographs A.O. Wheeler took. Photographic material consists of 66 albums which contain approximately 5000 photographs, black and white positive prints from glass negatives, all 12 x 16 cm. The first album is dated 1915, the last 1924. Some of the albums contain a small map printed on linen. Each album contains an index to the photographs taken for the Alberta - British Columbia Interprovincial Boundary photo survey and are organized by Station, Bearing, and Subject.
- Name Access
- Alberta/British Columbia Boundary Survey
- Dominion of Canada Land Surveyor
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Government
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The badlands of the Red Deer river : 1964 Drumheller-Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20091
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1958
- Author
- Dominion of Canada
- Publisher
- Drumheller, Alberta : The Drumheller Mail
- Call Number
- 03.1 D71t
- Author
- Dominion of Canada
- Publisher
- Drumheller, Alberta : The Drumheller Mail
- Published Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 56 pages.
- Abstract
- Pertains to a collection of information offering insight into the Badlands of the Red Deer River area. The publication covers, but is not limited to the following discussions, geology, paleontology, fossils. Readers can expect to learn more about the Badlands of Red Deer, Alberta.
- Contents
- Valley of the Dinosaurs (pg. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19)
- Newcastle Beach (pg. 23)
- Our little church (pg. 25)
- Wayne (pg. 27)
- Map (pg. 28, 29)
- A glimpse into the past (pg. 31)
- Welcome from chamber of commerce (pg. 33)
- Hoodoos (pg. 35)
- For men only? (pg. 37)
- Chamber of Commerce Activities (pg. 39)
- Duck-billed dinosaur edmontosaurus (pg. 41, 43, 45)
- Early discoveries of dinosaurs (pg. 47)
- Calgary's horsemen's hall of fame (pg. 49)
- Drumheller and district museum society (pg. 51)
- Beginnings of geology (pg. 53)
- What are fossils? (pg. 55)
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 03.1 D71t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Report of the commissioner of Dominion Parks : for the year ending in March 31, 1913
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19986
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1914
- Author
- Department of the Interior: Dominion of Canada
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Government Printing Bureau
- Call Number
- 13.116 In8r 1913
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Government Printing Bureau
- Published Date
- 1914
- Physical Description
- 96 pages
- Subjects
- Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains Canada
- Yoho
- Elk Island National Park
- Bugaboo Creek
- Glacier National Park
- Abstract
- Pertains to the commissioner report of the Dominion Parks for the year 1913. Published in 1914, the report was used to reflect on the events, successes and downfalls of the previous calendar year. The report discusses many of the Dominion Parks including, but not limited to Buffalo Park, Yoho Park, Elk Island Park, Waterton Lake Park and Jasper Park. Additionally, the report covers the Rocky Mountains Park. Within each discussion of the Dominion Parks, the publication makes mention of each location, wildlife patterns in the area and other relevant information. The report serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding the trails, status and condition of the Dominion Parks at the time.
- Notes
- Front reads, "Part V Annual Report 1913"
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 13.116 In8r 1913
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Report of the commissioner of Dominion Parks : for the year ending in March 31, 1914
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19987
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1915
- Author
- Department of the Interior: Dominion of Canada
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Government Printing Bureau
- Call Number
- 13.116 In8r 1914
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Government Printing Bureau
- Published Date
- 1915
- Physical Description
- 127 pages
- Subjects
- Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains Canada
- Yoho
- Elk Island National Park
- Bugaboo Creek
- Glacier National Park
- Abstract
- Pertains to the commissioner report of the Dominion Parks for the year 1914. Published in 1915, the report was used to reflect on the events, successes and downfalls of the previous calendar year. The report discusses many of the Dominion Parks including, but not limited to Buffalo Park, Yoho Park, Elk Island Park, Waterton Lake Park and Jasper Park. Additionally, the report covers the Rocky Mountains Park. Within each discussion of the Dominion Parks, the publication makes mention of each location, wildlife patterns in the area and other relevant information. The report serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding the trails, status and condition of the Dominion Parks at the time.
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 13.116 In8r 1914
- Collection
- Archives Library
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and
potentially offensive content.
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