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Solitary rambles and adventures of a hunter in the prairies

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1969

Author: Palliser, John

Publisher: Edmonton : Hurtig

Call Number: 04.2 P17

Author: Palliser, John

Publisher: Edmonton : Hurtig

Published Date: 1969

Physical Description: xxi, 326p. : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Travel

Notes: Facsimile reprint of 1853 London edition; Library also has 1857 edition, with title: The solitary hunter

Accession Number: 400; 5500

Call Number: 04.2 P17

Collection: Archives Library

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The discovery of the North-west Passage by H.M.S. "Investigator," Capt. R. M'Clure, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854.

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1969

Author: M'Clure, Robert Le M.

Publisher: Rutland, Vt., Tuttle

Call Number: 02.4 M11t

Author: M'Clure, Robert Le M.

Responsibility: Robert Le M. M'Clure

Publisher: Rutland, Vt., Tuttle

Published Date: 1969

Physical Description: xxxv, 405 pages illustrations, folded map 20 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Travel

Abstract: Pertains to the story of Robert Le M. M’Clure, the man credited with travelling the North-West Passage. The publication provides a review of early Canadian travel, and the places European travelers experienced. Specifically, the book talks about the Investigator, the ship that helped M’Clure’s crew explore new terrain. The author shares tales of success, heartbreak and resilience, as the crew battled against the forces of nature, and their inexperience in this new travel.

Contents: Preface to the new edition (pg. xv); Preface (pg. xxvii); List of Illustrations (;g. xxxi); A list of H.M.S. "Investigator" (pg. xxxiii); Chapter I - Introduction (pg. 1); Chapter II - Return of the Arctic Squadron of 1848, and immediate Reequipment of the "Enterprise" and "Investigator" (pg. 17); Chapter III - Slow sailing of the Arctic Ships (pg. 23); Chapter IV - Voyage continued to Honolulu (pg. 31); Chaoter V - The "Investigator" gives up the hope of meeting the "Enterprise," and departs alone (pg. 55); Chapter VI - The narrative of Captain Maguire (pg. 66); Chapter VII - A thunder-storm (pg. 80); Chapter VIII - Approach to Cape Bathurst (pg. 89); Chapter IX - Cape Bathurst left (pg. 99); Chapter X - Signs of a rapidly approaching winter (pg. 108); Chapter XI - Severe pressure on the ice (pg. 119); Chapter XII - New Year's Day 1851 (pg. 151); Chapter XIII - Signs of summer increase (pg. 175); Chapter XIV - The "Investigator" bears up, and goes round the South End of Banks Land (pg. 201); Chapter XV - The New Year, 1852 (pg. 227); Chapter XVI - The "Enterprise" (pg. 251); Chapter XVII - Captain M'Clure proceeds to Melville Island to see Captain Kellett (pg. 276); Chapter XVIII - Gloomy prospect in the Autumn of 1854 (pg. 307); Appendix (pg. 351)

Notes: Reprint of the 1856 ed., with a new pref. by William C. Wonders.

Accession Number: 2019.71

Call Number: 02.4 M11t

Collection: Archives Library

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A frontier guide to the Dewdney Trail, Rock Creek to Salmo

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1969

Publisher: Calgary, Alberta : Frontier Publishing Ltd.

Edition: Frontier Book No. 20

Call Number: 08.1 F92a

Edition: Frontier Book No. 20

Publisher: Calgary, Alberta : Frontier Publishing Ltd.

Published Date: 1969

Physical Description: 48 pages illustrations 21 cm.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Travel; History; History-Canada

Abstract: "In the early days of British Columbia, the land lying along the American border from Rock Creek to Salmo was almost forgotten territory. In the beginning, the fur trade followed the lines of least resistance and these led southward by valley and river to United States soil. With the discovery of gold, copper and silver in the Boundary country, a subtle struggle between American and Canadian influence developed - each striving to draw a trade from the area. Over the years, the history of the region has been woven around the struggle between the powerful American magnet of roads and railroads to draw Boundary country into its orbit and the Canadian efforts to divert this traffic into an east-west pattern. The two major weapons in the hands of the Canadians were the Dewdney Trail of 1865 and the Kettle Valley Railroad. This, our eight Frontier Guide, is the attempt to portray the development of the Boundary country in relation to the roles played by the Dewdney Trail and the fabulous Kettle Valley Line."

Notes: Abstract taken directly from publication

Accession Number: 3069 a

Call Number: 08.1 F92a

Collection: Archives Library

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A frontier guide to the Dewdney Trail : Hope to Rock Creek

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1969?

Publisher: Calgary, Alta. : Frontier Publishing

Edition: Frontier Book No. 19

Call Number: 08.2 F92a

Edition: Frontier Book No. 19

Publisher: Calgary, Alta. : Frontier Publishing

Published Date: 1969?

Physical Description: 56 pages.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Travel; History; History of Alberta

Abstract: "Highway No.3 is a ribbon of concrete that winds through some of the most dramatic scenery in Western Canada. At times it courses between valley walls lush with vegetation and history, adn at others it climbs mountain sides to meander gracefully over the top of the world. It was originally called the Dewdney Trail and it ran from Hope, through Rock Creek and on to Wild Horse Camp, 6 miles northeast of Cranbrook. Today, with a few variations of route, it follows the old trail and has become in every sense of the word the New Dewdney Trail. In this, our seventh Frontier Guide, we are attempting to trace the story adn the history of both the old trail and the new , from Hope to Rock Creek. In companion volumes, we hope to complete the trail from Rock Creek to Salmo adn from Salmo to Wild Horse."

Notes: Abstract taken from publication directly

Accession Number: 3069 a

Call Number: 08.2 F92a

Collection: Archives Library

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By canoe from Toronto to Fort Edmonton in 1872, among the Iroquois and Ojibways

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1968

Publisher: Toronto : Canadiana House

Edition: Facsimile reprint

Call Number: 08.5 B99 Pam

Responsibility: by an anonymous traveller

Edition: Facsimile reprint

Publisher: Toronto : Canadiana House

Published Date: 1968

Physical Description: 74p. : ill., port., map

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Indians; Travel

Accession Number: 543

Call Number: 08.5 B99 Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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The big ship

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1967

Author: Larsen, Henry A., Frank R. Sheer and Edvard Omholt-Jensen

Publisher: Toronto, Montreal, McClelland and Stewart

Call Number: 02.5 L32t

Author: Larsen, Henry A., Frank R. Sheer and Edvard Omholt-Jensen

Responsibility: Henry A. Larsen, Frank R. Sheer and Edvard Omholt-Jensen

Publisher: Toronto, Montreal, McClelland and Stewart

Published Date: 1967

Physical Description: 223 pages illustrations, portraits 24 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Travel; Canada; Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Abstract: Pertains to the autobiography of Henry A. Larsen, a Canadian explorer, seaman and member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The publication tells of Larsen’s heroism and expertise that ultimately saved his life, in the most trying of circumstances. The authors tell of Larsen’s relationship with the Inuit Indigenous Peoples in Northern Canada and the ways in which they respected him. Written much like a diary, The Big Ship offers compelling detail on the extravagant life of Larsen and his crew, as they battled the open sea in hopes of finding adventure.

Contents: 1. The first day in the mounted police -- 2. The early years -- 3. The Indian girl, the sea devil and "The general" -- 4. Steam -- 5. Fourth mate Larsen -- 6. North with Klengenberg -- 7. Herschel Island for the first time -- 8. Visit to Klengenberg's home -- 9. Tragic voyage to the west -- 10. Frozen in for the winter -- 11. More about life on Herschel -- 12. Seal hunt -- 13. New summer in the north -- 14. Canadian citizen -- 15. The ship and the crew -- 16. Maiden voyage to the north -- 17. My northern service starts -- 18. Skipper in the mounted police -- 19. In the ice -- 20. My first sled trip with the RCMP -- 21. Promotion and return to civilization -- 22. To the north again -- 23. Life in the arctic -- 24. In winter quarters -- 25. Dog life in the arctic -- 26. Eskimo love and drama -- 27. The fourth Christmas in the north -- 28. Daily life in the Igloo -- 29. Old and new medicine man -- 30. Southern interlude and marriage -- 31. Fourth voyage to the north -- 32. Marital complications among the Eskimo -- 33. An eventful winter -- 34. Guest of honour in the igloo -- 35. Visit from the south -- 36. About Quarlilaak, Mukkaani and Angulalik -- 37. Hanorie Umiarjuak -- 38. Niviassiag's curse -- 39. Superstition, infanticide and shipwreck -- 40. Reunion with my wife and first meeting with an unknown daughter -- 41. Among the inland Eskimo -- 42. Birth in the igloo -- 43. The great assignment -- 44. Toward the great adventure -- 45. The summer of broken expectations -- 46. A very close shave -- 47. A tragic loss -- 48. The story of a cannon -- 49. Easter with Father Henri -- 50. Afloat again -- 51. Bellot Strait : the last ordeal -- 52. Return to civilization -- 53. A summer voyage to the eastern arctic -- 54. Westward through the northwest passage -- 55. Honours and promotions -- 56. The last arctic voyage with the St. Roch -- 57. The men who speak the truth -- 58. Budget problems and words of caution -- 59. The St. Roch ends her career -- 60. The last years in the force.m

Accession Number: 2019.71

Call Number: 02.5 L32t

Collection: Archives Library

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Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition scrapbook

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and other publications about the Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition from 19 June to 13 August, 1967. Inserts refer to fold-out newspaper clippings and occasionally entire articles and pages throughout the scrapbook.

Date Range: 1967

Reference Code: M200 / AC 004M / 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: I.A.2.d.ii. Administration: expeditions - Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition

Sous-Fonds: AC 004M

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M200 / AC 004M / 4

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1967

Physical Description: 4.5 cm of textual records (108 pages ; 30 x 36.5 cm)

History / Biographical: The Alpine Club of Canada was founded in 1906 as a national organization dedicated to climbing, mountaineering, mountain safety, and environmental preservation. It continues to operate throughout Canada and has a headquarters located in Canmore, Alberta.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and other publications about the Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition from 19 June to 13 August, 1967. Inserts refer to fold-out newspaper clippings and occasionally entire articles and pages throughout the scrapbook.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Anniversary; Backpacking; Centennial; Climbing; Exploration; History; Hiking; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Travel

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia; Yukon; Ontario; Canada

Language: English; French

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Unprocessed

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Keep calm if you can

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1964

Author: Hillary, Louise

Publisher: Garden City : Doubleday

Call Number: G512 H5 K4

Author: Hillary, Louise

Publisher: Garden City : Doubleday

Published Date: 1964

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Hillary, Sir Edmund; Travel

Call Number: G512 H5 K4

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Algonquin Hotel, Digby Pines, Ascot and Le Baron Motels

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 45 negative photographs (b&w, colour) and 33 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels: Algonquin Hotel, St. Andrew's NB; Digby Pines Hotel, Digby NS; Ascot Hotel, Montreal QC(?); and Le Baron Hotel, Sherbrooke QC.

Date Range: 1964

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 25

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / I / A : Photography : Negative and Transparencies

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 25

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1964

Physical Description: 78 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w and colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 45 negative photographs (b&w, colour) and 33 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels: Algonquin Hotel, St. Andrew's NB; Digby Pines Hotel, Digby NS; Ascot Hotel, Montreal QC(?); and Le Baron Hotel, Sherbrooke QC.

Notes: Some of photographs are duplicates. Negatives and transparencies stored in separate file boxes.

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Hotel; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Quebec

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone [2/2]

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 14 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting Glacier National Park, BC and surrounding environs. Includes ski areas, filming projects [possibly promotional], construction of highway avalanche tunnels, backcountry skiing, and an opening ceremony [possibly for…

Date Range: 1962

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 67 to PA - 80

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

10 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, G : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: i : Glacier Park, B.C. Avalanche Zone

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / G / i / PA - 67 to PA - 80

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1962

Physical Description: 14 photographs : b&w ; 21.9 x 26.5 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to 14 boards with b&w negative contact sheets adhered to them depicting Glacier National Park, BC and surrounding environs. Includes ski areas, filming projects [possibly promotional], construction of highway avalanche tunnels, backcountry skiing, and an opening ceremony [possibly for the completion of the Trans-Canada Highway]. Boards originally housed in a black 3-ring binder with "Glacier BC 1962, Bruno Engler" written on fabric tape adhered to the front cover and along the spine.