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- Alpine Club of Canada 3
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- George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian) 3
- Department of the Interior: Dominion of Canada 2
- Gest, Lillian 2
- Hinman, Caroline 2
- Ivy, Tabby, Ed Gillenwater, Denny Kellogg and Elizabeth Moss 2
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- Reid, I.A 2
- Associated screen news limited 1
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Richard (Dick) H. Russell fonds
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- Part Of
- Richard (Dick) H. Russell fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 167 transparencies pertaining to camps, pack train, bears, sheep, moose, hunting, flowers, landscapes (Glacier Park, Mt. Mckinley Park), 1959-1963.
- Date Range
- 1959-1963
- Reference Code
- V110
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Richard (Dick) H. Russell fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 110
- Sous-Fonds
- V 110
- Accession Number
- 7772 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- V110
- Date Range
- 1959-1963
- Physical Description
- 167 photographs: transparencies
- History / Biographical
- Richard "Dick" H. Russell b.1938, is one of the son's of Andy Russell and Kay Russell and grandson of Bert Riggall. Dick grew up at the Hawk's Nest ranch on the N.E. boundary of Waterton Lake National Park with his sister, Anne and three brothers, Charlie, Gordon, and John. Dick and his brother Charlie worked with Andy Russell on his documentary film "Grizzly Country," ca.1969.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 167 transparencies pertaining to camps, pack train, bears, sheep, moose, hunting, flowers, landscapes (Glacier Park, Mt. Mckinley Park), 1959-1963.
- Name Access
- Russell, Richard H. (Dick)
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Glacier National Park
- McKinley, Mount
- Pack trips
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- No finding aid
- Creator
- Russell, Dick
- Biographical Source Notes
- Bio file, Russell fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Personal Photographs
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- Part Of
- O. Kathleen Wilson fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 116 b&w photographs of O. Kathleen Wilson, her friends and coworkers at the Chateau Lake Louise, celebrities and royalty, hiking, climbing, prisoners of war, and scenery around the Lake Louise and Glacier B.C. areas, including tea houses, hotels, trains, and alpine huts.
- Date Range
- [ca.1916-1935]
- Reference Code
- V699 / PA - 01 to PA - 116
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
221 images
- Part Of
- O. Kathleen Wilson fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V699
- Sous-Fonds
- V699
- Accession Number
- 3012, 3255, 3815, 3856, 3938, 3976, 4040, 5178
- Reference Code
- V699 / PA - 01 to PA - 116
- Date Range
- [ca.1916-1935]
- Physical Description
- 11 photographs : prints
- History / Biographical
- O. Kathleen Wilson was employed at the Chateau Lake Louise at Lake Louise, Alberta in the 1920s.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 116 b&w photographs of O. Kathleen Wilson, her friends and coworkers at the Chateau Lake Louise, celebrities and royalty, hiking, climbing, prisoners of war, and scenery around the Lake Louise and Glacier B.C. areas, including tea houses, hotels, trains, and alpine huts.
- Subject Access
- Abbot Pass Hut
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Architecture
- Automobiles
- Banff Indian Days
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Banff townsite
- Biographical
- Buffalo
- Camps
- Castle Mountain
- Cave and Basin
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Climbing
- Clothing and dress
- Employees
- Entertainment
- First Nations
- Glacier House
- Glacier House Hotel
- Guides
- Horses
- Hotels
- Indigenous Peoples
- Lake Agnes Teahouse
- Landscapes
- Landslides
- Mountaineering
- Mountains
- Movie Stars
- Musicians
- Portrait
- Plain of Six Glacier Teahouse
- Prisoners of War
- Railways
- Royal tours
- Royal Visit
- Scenery
- Swimming
- Swiss Guides
- Teahouses
- Trains
- War
- Waterfalls
- Women
- Work
- World War I
- Tally-hos
- Geographic Access
- Lake Louise
- Glacier
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Wilson, O. Kathleen
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Circular of general information regarding Glacier National Park Montana
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20134
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1929
- Author
- United States Department of the Interior and National Park Service
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office
- Call Number
- 02.3 D34c Pam
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office
- Published Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 64 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to a comprehensive collection of information regarding travel and amenities in Glacier National Park, Montana. The publication provides insight into travel options, accommodations, costs, rules, regulations, animal safety, outdoor activities and much more.
- Contents
- General description (pg. 1)
- A romance in rocks (pg. 2)
- The Lewis overthrust (pg. 3)
- Magnificently colored strata (pg. 3)
- Carved by water and ice (pg. 5)
- Advantages of camping out (pg. 6)
- A general view (pg. 7)
- The west side (pg.7)
- History (pg. 8)
- East side valleys (pg. 8)
- The principal passes (pg. 12)
- South and west side valleys (pg. 15)
- Administration (pg. 17)
- How to reach the park (pg. 17)
- Road-sign information (pg. 20)
- How to dress (pg. 20)
- Transportation and accomodations (pg. 21)
- Free public automobile camp grounds (pg. 24)
- Post offices (pg. 24)
- Telegrams (pg. 25)
- Express (pg. 25)
- Information, utilities, etc. (pg. 25)
- Medical service (pg. 25)
- Saddle-horse tours (pg. 26)
- Nature-guide tours (pg. 27)
- Information for hikers (pg. 27)
- Rowboats (pg. 28)
- Swimming (pg. 28)
- Fishing (pg. 29)
- Wild animals (pg. 31)
- Rules and regulations (pg. 32)
- Map (pg. 40)
- Panoramic view (pg. 40)
- Literature (pg. 41)
- Government publications (pg. 41)
- References (pg. 42)
- Other National Parks (pg. 43)
- Authorized rates for public utilities, season of 1929 (pg. 44)
- Hotels, chalets, transportation within the park, etc. (pg. 44)
- Notes
- Additional information on front reads, "Season from June 15 to September 15"
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 02.3 D34c Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Glacier Park B.C. . -- 1957-1962
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Army artillery group; snow research group; building of Abbot Observatory; Illecillewaet Glacier; Mount Tupper Hermit Hut and A.O. Wheeler hut; snowshed construction for Trans-Canada Highway; Nakimu Caves.
- Reference Code
- V190 / II.A.vii. - 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Main file: Alphabetical files
- Reference Code
- V190 / II.A.vii. - 3
- Physical Description
- ca.147 negatives: 9.5 x 12 cm. or smaller
- Scope & Content
- Army artillery group; snow research group; building of Abbot Observatory; Illecillewaet Glacier; Mount Tupper Hermit Hut and A.O. Wheeler hut; snowshed construction for Trans-Canada Highway; Nakimu Caves.
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada - Huts
- Avalanches
- Canada. Department of National Defence
- Glacier National Park
- Illecillewaet Glacier
- Nakimu Caves
- Trans-Canada Highway
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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Glacier surveys in Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue10980
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1972
- Author
- Reid, I.A
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
- Call Number
- 03.4 R27a Pam
- Author
- Reid, I.A
- Responsibility
- I.A. Reid and J.O.G. Charbonneau
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
- Published Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- v, 17p. : ill
- Series
- Report series 22
- Subjects
- Athabasca Glacier
- Saskatchewan Glacier
- Accession Number
- 6000
- Call Number
- 03.4 R27a Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Glacier surveys in Alberta, 1975
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1978
- Author
- Reid, I.A
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
- Call Number
- 03.4 R27a 1975 Pam
- Author
- Reid, I.A
- Responsibility
- I.A. Reid, J.O.G. Charbonneau and L.A. Warner
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Inland Waters Directorate
- Published Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- v, 17p. : ill., maps
- Series
- Report series 60
- Subjects
- Athabasca Glacier
- Saskatchewan Glacier
- Notes
- This report includes data collected during 1973
- Bibliography
- Accession Number
- 3575
- 3713
- Call Number
- 03.4 R27a 1975 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Rocky Mountains of Canada in colour
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- pre 1945 (1st Edition)
- pre 1945 (2nd Edition)
- post 1945 (3rd Edition)
- post 1945 (4th Edition)
- Author
- Associated screen news limited
- Publisher
- Montreal : Associated Screen News Limited
- Edition
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th
- Call Number
- 06 Ro59m c.1 PAM 3rd edition
- 06 Ro59m c.2 PAM 4th edition
- 06 Ro59m c.3 PAM 1st edition
- 06 Ro59m c.4 PAM 2nd edition
- 06 Ro59m c.5 PAM 3rd edition
- 06 Ro59m c.6 PAM 4th edition
- Variant Title
- In colour The Rocky Mountains of Canada
- Responsibility
- Associated Screen News Limited
- Edition
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th
- Publisher
- Montreal : Associated Screen News Limited
- Published Date
- pre 1945 (1st Edition)
- pre 1945 (2nd Edition)
- post 1945 (3rd Edition)
- post 1945 (4th Edition)
- Physical Description
- 18 leaves : chiefly color illustrations
- Subjects
- Photography
- Rocky Mountains, Canada
- Tourism
- Travel
- Souvenir stores
- Alberta
- Mountains
- Three Sisters
- Rundle Mount
- Town of Banff
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Bow Valley
- Cascade Mountain
- Temple, Mount
- Lake Louise
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Lefroy Glacier
- Victoria Glacier
- Lakes in the Clouds
- Moraine Lake
- Takakkaw Falls
- Yoho
- Yoho National Park
- Great Divide Trail
- Spiral Tunnels
- Field
- Field, British Columbia
- Abstract
- Pertains to popular views of the Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Contents
- The Three Sisters
- Mount Rundle and Vermilion Lake
- Town of Banff
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Bow Valley
- Cascade Mountain
- Mount Assiniboine
- Castle Mountain
- Mount Temple
- Lake Louise
- Mount Lefroy and Victorial Glacier
- Lakes in the Clouds
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Moraine Lake and Valley of the Ten Peaks
- Takakkaw Falls, Yoho Valley
- The Great Divide
- Spiral Tunnels
- Field, British Columbia, and Mount Stephen
- Notes
- Printed in Canada
- Accession Number
- 2014.8385
- 2019.84
- Call Number
- 06 Ro59m c.1 PAM 3rd edition
- 06 Ro59m c.2 PAM 4th edition
- 06 Ro59m c.3 PAM 1st edition
- 06 Ro59m c.4 PAM 2nd edition
- 06 Ro59m c.5 PAM 3rd edition
- 06 Ro59m c.6 PAM 4th edition
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- Archives Library
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Toe of Athabasca Glacier
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.369
- Description
- From the top left a glacier comes into the image and continues down to the bottom left and across to the middle right. In front of the glacier is a green body of water that is surrounded by grey and beige dirty snow and ice or earth. The shadows of the glacier are shades of blue ranging from light …
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- Title
- Toe of Athabasca Glacier
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- From the top left a glacier comes into the image and continues down to the bottom left and across to the middle right. In front of the glacier is a green body of water that is surrounded by grey and beige dirty snow and ice or earth. The shadows of the glacier are shades of blue ranging from light to medium.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.369
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Ascending Athabasca
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- Author
- Marty, Sid
- Physical Description
- p. 40-50 : ill., map
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Athabasca Glacier
- Collie, John Norman
- Mountain guides
- Mountaineers, British
- Woolley, Hermann
- Notes
- In Canadian Geographic, vol. 118, no. 7 (November / December 1998) ; Article recounts mountaineering trip honoring the centennial of John Norman Collie and Hermann Woolley first recorded ascent of Mount Athabasca
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Asulkan Hut Registers
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from the Asulkan Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2010 and 2019. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sig…
- Date Range
- 2010-2019
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / R
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / IV: Hut Registers
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / IV / R: Asulkan Hut Registers
- Accession Number
- accn. 2014.8293
- accn. 2023.19
- accn. 2020.05
- Reference Code
- M200 / IV / R
- Responsibility
- Registers produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 2010-2019
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of textual records 4 volumes
- History / Biographical
- According to the Alpine Club of Canada's website The Asulkan Hut is located in the Asulkan Valley at Rogers Pass, in Glacier National Park. From the Asulkan Hut day trips can be made to the Seven Steps of Paradise, Asulkan Pass, Sapphire Col, and the Dome Glacier.
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series of hut registers from the Asulkan Hut produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2010 and 2019. Registers include entries from visitors to the huts which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while staying at the hut, wildlife sightings, custodial issues and updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual hut registers, arranged by date:
- M200 / IV / R / 1: [Asulkan Hut Register 2010-2011]
- M200 / IV / R / 2: [Asulkan Hut] 2011 - 2014
- M200 / IV / R / 3: Asulkan Hut [2015-2017]
- M200 / IV / R / 4: [2017-2019 Asulkan Hut Register]
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Huts
- Cabins and shelters
- Cabins
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- British Columbia
- Buildings and facilities
- Climbing
- Environment and Nature
- Glacier National Park
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Ski mountaineering
- Skiing
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Glacier National Park
- Asulkan Valley
- Rogers Pass
- Sapphire Col
- Dome Glacier
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Japanese
- Mandarin
- Biographical Source Notes
- Alpine Club of Canada website: https://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/asulkan-cabin/
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
- Processing Status
- Processed
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