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Date
2024
Catalogue Number
104.41.0287a-m
Description
Custom red brown camera case containing a camera, recorder, and various equipment and accessories.a) Red brown suitcase that has been customized to carry cameras and their equipment. The outside has reinforced leather corners and silver hardware. The outside has the initials “J. R. G.” on the top a…
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Title
Camera; Equipment Case
Date
2024
Dimensions
13.5 x 41.0 cm
Description
Custom red brown camera case containing a camera, recorder, and various equipment and accessories.a) Red brown suitcase that has been customized to carry cameras and their equipment. The outside has reinforced leather corners and silver hardware. The outside has the initials “J. R. G.” on the top and bottom sides, as well as under the handle. Inside, the case has a brown plaid lining. The bottom of the case has been fitted with a custom made wood, cream coloured apparatus that is designed to hold (c). It comes apart into two pieces - the base, which is not removable, and the lid, which slides out to the right once it has been unhooked from the latch built into the base n the left hand side. The lid of the suitcase reads “J. R. GRICE / 9920 - 75 ST / EDMONTON / ALBERTA”. The foam on the apparatus has worn off, leaving black dust like particles in the suitcase. There are a set of two keys hanging from a brown strap connecting the lid to the base in the center of the suitcase.b) Silver and black camera in a brown leather case. The camera is secured in the case with a wide, flat screw at the base. The camera also comes with its original document outlining the features and instructions of the camera. The camera itself is a Olympus Chrome Six. According to the document, the camera was used to produce “ (12) 6x6cm photos or (16) 4.5x6cm photos on a roll of 120 film”. The camera is black leather with a silver body. There are two silver knobs on the base. The top has four knobs, a viewfinder, and a mount for flash. The smallest knob next to the viewfinder is used to release the lens, which opens from a square panel in the front. The lens is a coated Olympus Zuiko lens. The brown case is Olympus brand and is custom fitted to the camera model. It opens from the top and has two snaps that secure it to the base of the case. A small flap can be opened to allow the camera to be used while remaining in the case. The strap that connects the top of the case to the bottom reads “J. R. GRICE / 9920 - 75 ST / EDMONTON / ALBERTA”. There is a short, thin strap that attaches to either side of the case by metal hardware - one side is broken, the leather has split. The case shows some wear - the connecting middle strap has a large horizontal tear at the seam, while the lens flap has a smaller horizontal tear on the right hand side. c) Green, silver and black recorder that has a strap, brown cloth case and spare reel. The brand on the case, recorder and strap is labeled as Sankyo. The recorder is a muted green colour, with black and silver components. It has three lenses on the front with metal lens caps, The viewfinder is clear. The strap is made of silver components and brown braided cord. The case is brown cloth with a gold zipper, with Sankyo Japan embossed on the side. The reel is made of grey plastic and branded as Kodak, but is believed to work with the recorder. d) Black and white stop watch on a red cord. Was likely used to time exposure times. e) Viewfinder in its original box. Brand is “Watameter”.f) Light meter on a silver snake-chain in its original box. Still operable.g) Blower brush in its original box. h) Handmade camera mount made from wood with attached trigger. There is also a spare trigger wire. i) Film reel it its original box. Reel is empty.j) Bag of miscellaneous bulbs, two of which are for a Sylvanus projector. One is brand new in box. k) Red cloth bag. Front reads “BeautifFeel / Design that feels good” while the bottom says “every woman deserves a pair”l) Miscellaneous papers detailing movie film features and instructions. Have been folded, so they are creased.
Subject
cinema
photography
camera
camera equipment
camera accessories
Credit
Gift of Janet Grice, Banff, 2024
Catalogue Number
104.41.0287a-m
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The Canadian mountain assessment : walking together to enhance the understanding of mountains in Canada

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2023
Publisher
Calgary, AB : University of Calgary Press
Edition
2023
Call Number
04 M14c
Responsibility
Graham McDowell (Project Lead), Madison Stevens, Shawn Marshall [and 70 others]
Edition
2023
Publisher
Calgary, AB : University of Calgary Press
Published Date
2023
Physical Description
xvii, 355 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), color maps ; 28 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountains
Ecology
Science
Indigenous People
Environment
Abstract
The Canadian Mountain Assessment provides a first-of-its-kind look at what we know, do not know, and need to know about mountain systems in Canada. The assessment is based on insights from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit knowledges of mountains, as well as findings from an extensive assessment of pertinent academic literature. Its inclusive knowledge co-creation approach brings these multiple forms of evidence together in ways that enhance our collective understanding of mountains in Canada, while also respecting and maintaining the integrity of different knowledge systems. The Canadian Mountain Assessment is a text-based document, but also includes a variety of visual materials as well as access to video recordings of oral knowledges shared by Indigenous individuals from mountain areas in Canada. The assessment is the result of over three years of work, during which time the initiative played an important role in connecting and cultivating relationships between mountain knowledge holders from across Canada. -- Provided by publisher.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Mountain environments -- 3. Mountains as homelands -- 4. Gifts of the mountains -- 5. Mountains under pressure -- 6. Desirable mountain futures.
Notes
Staff member Dawn Saunders Dahl contributed to this publication.
2022-2023 Lillian Agnes Jones Scholarship Recipient, Kate Hanly contributed to this publication.
Publication utilized Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections materials.
ISBN
9781773855097
Accession Number
P2024.01
Call Number
04 M14c
Collection
Archives Library
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Community archives, community spaces : heritage, memory and identity

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26223
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2020
Publisher
London, UK : Facet Publishing
Call Number
00.5 B29c
Responsibility
Edited by Jeannette A. Batian and Andrew Flinn
Publisher
London, UK : Facet Publishing
Published Date
2020
Physical Description
190 pages ; 1 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Archives
Libraries
Heritage
Identity
Professional Development
ISBN
9781783303502
Accession Number
P2023.18
Call Number
00.5 B29c
Collection
Archives Library
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False summit : gender in mountaineering nonfiction

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2021
Author
Rak, Julie
Publisher
Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press
Call Number
01.1 R14f
Author
Rak, Julie
Publisher
Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press
Published Date
2021
Physical Description
xii, 268 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers Women
Gender
Expeditions
Himalaya Mountains
Sexism
Feminism
Abstract
Exploring the role of gender politics in narratives about high-altitude mountaineering in the Himalayas and the Karakoram. The race to climb Everest catapulted mountain climbing, with its accompanying images of conquest and sport, into the public sphere on a global scale. But as a metaphor for the pinnacle of human achievement, mountaineering remains the preserve of traditional white male heroism. False Summit unpacks gender politics in the expedition narratives and memoirs of mountaineers in the Himalayas and the Karakoram. Why are women still a minority in the world's highest places? Julie Rak proposes that the genre has itself reached a "false summit"--a peak that proves not to be the pinnacle--and that mountaineering is not ready to welcome other ways of climbing or other kinds of climbers. For more than two centuries mountaineering, as an activity and as an ideal, has helped shape how the self is understood within the context of conquest, adventure, and proximity to risk. As climbing shows signs of becoming more diverse, Rak asks why change is so hard to achieve and why gender bias and other inequities exist in climbing at all. Exploring classic and lesser-known expedition accounts from Everest, K2, and Annapurna, False Summit helps us understand why mountaineering remains one of the most important ways to articulate gender identities and politics. -- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Leadership and Gender on Annapurna -- K2: The Gendered Rope -- Everest and Authenticity -- Everest: Gender Politics and the 1996 Disaster.
ISBN
9780228006268
Accession Number
P2024.01
Call Number
01.1 R14f
Collection
Archives Library
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Echo loba, loba echo : of wisdom, wolves and women

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2023
Author
Swift, Sonja
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
04 S5e
Author
Swift, Sonja
Responsibility
Foreword by Winona LaDuke
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2023
Physical Description
248 pages ; 20 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Wolves
Wildlife
Conservation
Women
Abstract
A unique look at the cultural, environmental, historical, literary, metaphorical, and political role of the wolf. Echo Loba, Loba Echo is a story about the metaphor of the wolf and how this is echoed in the lives and minds of people. A metaphor that embodies worldviews colliding, and the collision, the fallout, we live with still. It is a story about wolves’ own cultures, survival stories, acts of rebellion, and vital roles in maintaining healthy territories. And it is also a story about what we have been told to forget, or never even know, and what wolves show us about ourselves. Through essay and poetry, the metaphor of the wolf, and loba – for she-wolf – is examined the way one might observe the light off a prism, in multi-dimensional ways. The associations are many and diametrically varied. Wolf as scapegoat, villain, outcast, blamed for human violence. Wolf as warrior, guide, mother to stray or orphaned children as well as her own pups. The Ojibwe word for wolf is ma’iingan: the one sent here by that all-loving spirit to show us the way. Wolf (Latin: lupus), which is another word for whore (lupa), for woman. Wolf, another word for backcountry. Yet the choice is not an easy duality, not simply between the notion of wolf as heroine or wolf as devil. -- From publisher
ISBN
9781771606288
Accession Number
P2024.01
Call Number
04 S5e
Collection
Archives Library
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Return of the bison : a story of survival, restoration, and a wilder world

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26218
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2023
Author
Di Silvestro, Roger L.
Publisher
Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books
Call Number
04.2 D54r
Author
Di Silvestro, Roger L.
Publisher
Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books
Published Date
2023
Physical Description
254 pages : map ; 21 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Bison
Buffalo
Conservation
Environement
Zoology
Abstract
In less than a century, a bison population that once numbered in the millions and stretched across North America was reduced to just a few dozen animals primarily in Yellowstone National Park. DeSilvestro explores one of the greatest conservation comeback stories in American history-- yet its "success" is qualified. Most bison today live in commercial herds, contained like cattle. Are we willing to coexist with them as wild animals who need freedom to roam? -- Excerpt from back cover
Contents
In the beginning -- When science favors extinction -- Where buffalo roam, again: early restoration -- American bison step out of the ER -- Private herds : hopes, aspirations, roads to recovery -- Tribes : finding home -- Lost herds : Mexico and Canada -- The way of the wisent -- The last refuge -- Building a future for bison.
ISBN
9781680515831
Accession Number
P2024.01
Call Number
04.2 D54r
Collection
Archives Library
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Cascadia field guide : art, ecology, poetry

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2023
Publisher
Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books
Call Number
04 B73c
Responsibility
Edited by Elizabeth Bradfield, CMarie Fuhrman, Derek Sheffield
Publisher
Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books
Published Date
2023
Physical Description
396 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Poetry
Nature
Literature
Botany
Zoology
Writing
Abstract
A literary field guide of art, poetry, and natural history for 128 of the Beings that live in the thirteen biogregions that make up Cascadia, a region that ranges from southeast Alaska to northern California and from the Pacific coast to the Continental Divide"-- Provided by publisher."Through engaging natural history, poetry, and art, Cascadia Field Guide celebrates [more than 120 beings in the Cascadia region], exploring how they interconnect. It's a useful guide to understanding behavior, appearance, and adaptation, as well as an inspirational anthology - a book that embraces science, while appealing to the mind and heart. This is a guide to be savored and treasured, bringing an imaginative perspective to our "known" natural world"....Also featured is a diverse community of regional voices - more than 100 poets and writers, along with fourteen artists, who speak for, and with, the natural world: Colleen J. McElroy, Theodore Roethke, Rena Priest, David James Duncan, Claudia Castro Luna, Tess Gallgher, Ursula K. Le Guin, Brian Doyle, Chris Dombrowski, Kim Heacox, Claire Emery, Joe Feddersen, Raya Friday, and more. -- From interior
ISBN
9781680516227
Accession Number
P2024.01
Call Number
04 B73c
Collection
Archives Library
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Rare air : endangered birds, bats, butterflies, & bees

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2023
Author
Kaizar, Sarah and Meiser, A. Scott
Publisher
Seattle, Washington : Skipstone
Call Number
04.2 K12r
Author
Kaizar, Sarah and Meiser, A. Scott
Publisher
Seattle, Washington : Skipstone
Published Date
2023
Physical Description
149 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Zoology
Birds
Insects
Ecology
Environment
Abstract
Rare Air, the culmination of artist Sarah Kaizar's dedication to illustrating endangered fauna, features 66 endangered species of flight--33 birds, 5 bats, 12 bees, and 16 butterflies--presented in her scientifically accurate and utterly engaging pen-and-ink style. Complementing the art are informative and story-driven natural histories of each species by writer A. Scott Meiser, as well as interviews with biologists who are working to sustain some of the same species. An introduction highlights how Kaizar developed this project, while the "How to Get Involved" appendix provides helpful tips on actions readers can take to help these creatures. Kaizar's work informs readers about the world around them in a way that is beautiful and engaging, while also examining the environmental conditions that put these species at risk. Rare Air broadens the conversation about environmental study and inspires readers across the country to care for our winged creatures. -- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Introduction : conservation on the wing -- Rare air species. Field feature : bird data : counts, migrations, trends -- Field feature : indigenous resource managements -- Field feature : bat conservation international -- Field feature : nurdle patrol -- Acknowledgments -- References -- How to get involved -- Species index.
ISBN
9781680515510
Accession Number
P2024.01
Call Number
04.2 K12r
Collection
Archives Library
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Advancing a culture of creativity in libraries : programming and engagement

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26212
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2021
Author
Lotts, Megan
Publisher
Chicago : American Library Association
Edition
ALA
Call Number
00.5 L91a
Author
Lotts, Megan
Edition
ALA
Publisher
Chicago : American Library Association
Published Date
2021
Physical Description
116 pages ; 7 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Libraries
Arts and Culture
Professional Development
Programming
Engagement
Contents
Part I: Creative library culture -- 1. Creativity is not a superpower -- 2. Active learning and play -- 3. Creativity and team-building -- 4. Engagement and partnerships -- 5. Assessment -- Part II: Ideas in action -- 6. Making it happen -- 7. Lego -- 8. The Bubbler -- 9. Zines -- 10. Button-Making -- 11. Rutgers art library exhibition spaces -- 12. Experimentation station -- 13. Faculty writing retreats -- 14. Urban sketching.
ISBN
9780838949474
Accession Number
P2023.18
Call Number
00.5 L91a
Collection
Archives Library
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The soo line's famous trains to Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26213
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2023
Author
Gainer, Terry
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
08.5 G12t
08.5 G12t reference copy
Author
Gainer, Terry
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2023
Physical Description
90 pages ; 8 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
CP Rail
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
Railway
Railway routes
Transportation
History
Abstract
The Soo Line’s Famous Trains To Canada is a brief history of a small and unique Class 1 railway and its famous Canada–USA tourist trains. Initially chartered in 1883 to serve the needs of local millers in Minneapolis, the Soo would eventually come to join the Canadian Pacific line at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, with service to Montreal. In 1888, Canadian Pacific assumed controlling interest in the Soo Line, providing entry into the lucrative US market and levelling the playing field for the CPR to face the onslaught of ferocious competition from James J. Hill, the infamous American railway baron. The “little railway that could” grew to attain giant-killer status, launching famous passenger trains from Minneapolis and St. Paul, meeting head-on the western expansion of the Great Northern Railway and viable, competitive routes to the Atlantic seaboard. Over the years, the Soo Line introduced thousands of Americans to Montreal and Quebec City, the famous Canadian Rockies resorts, and the city of Vancouver, the home port for CP’s Pacific steamship services. The Soo also successfully competed on the Spokane and Portland routes from Minneapolis to the Pacific Northwest. In 1923 the “Soo Mountaineer” was launched, becoming the most famous and longest “two-nation” train journey in North America. -- From publisher
Contents
Part 1: A brief history of the soo line -- 1. In the beginning -- 2. The birth of the railway -- 3. What a tangled web we weave -- 4. Westward ho through great northern's backyard -- 5. Wisconsin central, the final piece of the puzzle -- 6. Setting the stage, Canadian pacific steamship company and Canadian pacific hotels and resorts -- Part 2: Famous trains of the soo -- 7. The Atlantic limited -- 8. The soo Pacific express -- 9. The Manitoba express, the Winnipeg express, the winnipeger -- 10. The soo-Spokane-Portland train deluxe -- 11. The mountaineer -- 12. The mystique of the mountaineer -- 13. The depression and the dirty thirties -- 14. My mountaineer -- 15. 1962, triumph and tragedy -- 16. The end of an era.
ISBN
9781771606714
Accession Number
P2023.25
Copy 1 signed by author
Call Number
08.5 G12t
08.5 G12t reference copy
Location
Reading Room
Collection
Archives Library
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Disabilities and the library : fostering equity for patrons and staff with differing abilities

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26214
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2023
Publisher
Santa Barbara, CA : Libraries Unlimited
Call Number
00.5 C79d
Responsibility
Edited by Clayton A. Copeland, Foreward by Blanche Woolls
Publisher
Santa Barbara, CA : Libraries Unlimited
Published Date
2023
Physical Description
507 pages ; 30 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Libraries
Arts and Culture
Professional Development
Abstract
Librarians need to understand the needs and abilities of differently abled patrons, and anyone responsible for hiring and managing librarians must know how to provide an equitable environment. This book serves as an educational resource for both groups. Understanding the needs and abilities of patrons who are differently abled increases librarians’ ability to serve them from childhood through adulthood. While some librarians are fortunate to have had coursework to help them understand the needs and abilities of the differently abled, many have had little experience working with this diverse group. In addition, many persons who are differently abled are—or would like to become—librarians. Differing Abilities and the Library helps readers understand the challenges faced by people who are differently abled, both as patrons and as information professionals. Readers will learn to assess their library’s physical facilities, programming, staff, and continuing education to ensure that their libraries are prepared to include people of all abilities. Inclusive programming and collection development suggestions will help librarians to meet the needs of patrons and colleagues with mobility and dexterity problems, learning differences, hearing and vision limitations, sensory and cognitive challenges, autism, and more. Additional information is included about assistive and adaptive technologies and web accessibility. Librarians will value this accessible and important book as they strive for equity and inclusivity. -- From publisher
ISBN
9781440859076
Accession Number
P2023.18
Call Number
00.5 C79d
Collection
Archives Library
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The secret life of flies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26215
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2022
Author
McAlister, Erica
Publisher
Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books
Call Number
04.2 M11t
Author
McAlister, Erica
Publisher
Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books
Published Date
2022
Physical Description
248 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Insects
Flies
Entomology
Zoology
Environment
Abstract
The Secret Life of Flies takes readers into the hidden world of snail killers, con artists, crazy sex and a great many silly names. It dispels common misconceptions about flies and reveals how truly extraordinary, exotic and important are these misunderstood creatures. In clear language, McAlister explains Diptera taxonomy and forensic entomology, and describes the potential of flies to transform their relationship with humans from one of disease vector to partner in environmental preservation. She has a wonderful knack for storytelling, deftly transforming what could be dry descriptions of biology, reproduction and morphology into entertainment. She takes readers to piles of poo in Ethiopia by way of underground caves, latrines and backyard gardens, and opens the drawers at the Natural History Museum to rhapsodize over her favorite flies. -- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Introduction -- The immature ones -- The pollinators -- The detritivores -- The coprophages -- The necrophages -- The vegetarians -- The fungivores -- The predators -- The parasites -- The sanguivores -- The end -- Further reading -- Index -- Picture credits -- Acknowledgements
Notes
Previously published: Richmond Hill, Ontario; Buffalo, New York: Firefly Books Ltd., 2017.
ISBN
9780228103929
Accession Number
P2024.01
Call Number
04.2 M11t
Collection
Archives Library
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Identified Summit Records

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series of identified summit registers and notes produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2020. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit…
Date Range
1930-1931
1959-1968
1970-1989
1992 -2020
Reference Code
M200 / V / A
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 / V: Summit Records
Sous-Fonds
M200
Sub-Series
M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
Accession Number
accn. 2023.20 accn. 7779 accn. 2023.10 accn. 2014.8347 accn. 6465 accn. 8002 accn. 2020.05 accn. 2023.19 accn. 2014.8293 accn. 8119 accn. 2023.32 accn. 2023.41 accn. 6623 accn. 6062 accn. 2014.8318 accn. 6767 accn. 2014.8315 accn. 2014.8317 accn. 5680 accn. 2023.16 accn. 2018.9010 accn. 5396 accn. 6459 accn. 2014.8316 accn. 2023.18 accn. 5631 accn. 2013.8245 accn. 2014.8275 accn. 2023.06 accn. 2023.14 accn. 2023.17 accn. 5569 accn. 8113 accn. 6396
Reference Code
M200 / V / A
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Responsibility
Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
Date Range
1930-1931
1959-1968
1970-1989
1992 -2020
Physical Description
95 cm of textual records 219 volumes
Scope & Content
Sub-series of identified summit registers and notes produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1930 and 2020. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. The sub-series is separated into individual identified summit records.
Notes
See file-level entries for inventories of identified summit registers and notes.
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Alberta
Alpine Club of Canada
Backpacking
Backcountry skiing
Banff
Banff National Park
Bow Valley
British Columbia
Castle Mountain
Cascade Mountain
Centennial
Climbing
Club
Cross-country skiing
Description and travel
Environment
Environment and Nature
Fortress Mountain
Great Divide
Hiking
Kananaskis Country
Mount Assiniboine
Mount Logan
Mountain
Mountain guides
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
Provincial parks and reserves
Parks
National parks and reserves
Record keeping
Ski area
Ski areas
Ski mountaineering
Skiing
Skis
Skiers
Snowshoes and snowshoeing
Sports and leisure
Sports and recreation
Summit
Trails
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Continental Divide
Great Divide
Alberta
British Columbia
Abbot Pass
Mount Assiniboine
Cascade Mountain
Canmore
Assiniboine
Banff National Park
Banff, Alberta
Bugaboos
Castle Mountain, AB
Cathedral Mountain
Glacier
Jasper National Park
Kananaskis Country
Little Yoho Valley
Mount Baldy
Mount Baker
Mount Cory
Mount Edith
Mount Lefroy
Mount Norquay
Mount Rundle
Rundle Mountain
Mount Temple
Mount Victoria
Mount Yamnuska
Selkirks
Yoho National Park
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Some records have been placed in mylar. Some record have mold, rust or water damage.
Related Material
M235
Category
Environment
Exploration and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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A line above the sky : A story of how to be wild

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26205
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2023
Author
Mort, Helen
Publisher
London : Edbury Press
Call Number
02 M74a
Author
Mort, Helen
Publisher
London : Edbury Press
Published Date
2023
Physical Description
256 pages ; 22 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Memoir
Adventure
Women
Abstract
Helen Mort has always been drawn to the thrill and risk of climbing: the tension between human and rockface, and the climber's powerful connection to the elemental world. But when she becomes a mother for the first time, she finds herself re-examining her relationship with both the natural world and herself, as well as the way the world views women who aren't afraid to take risks. A Line Above the Sky melds memoir and nature writing to ask why humans are drawn to danger, and how we can find freedom in pushing our limits. It is a visceral love letter to losing oneself in physicality, whether climbing a mountain or bringing a child into the world, and an unforgettable celebration of womanhood in all its forms. -- Back cover
ISBN
9781529107791
Accession Number
P2023.25
Call Number
02 M74a
Collection
Archives Library
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Brave like the buffalo

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2023
Author
Allan, Melissa
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
07.2 Al5b
07.2 Al5b reference copy
Author
Allan, Melissa
Responsibility
Illustrated by Jadyn Fischer-McNab
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2023
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Children
Buffalo
Wildlife
Indigenous
Indigenous People
Cree
Abstract
Brave Like the Buffalo is a children’s book with a message that will inspire all readers to face the storms in their life with the help of their support systems and with a brave mindset. Baby buffalo is surprised and scared when a storm on the prairies passes through. Mama buffalo puts on a brave face and demonstrates how to use courage and bravery to get through the literal and metaphorical storms we may face in life. Written by Melissa Allan and illustrated by Cree illustrator Jadyn Fischer-McNab, this story uses a powerful animal, the buffalo, as a symbolic message and connection to Indigenous ways of knowing and being that helps to create a wonderful narrative rich with Indigenous ties and a heartwarming message around facing adversity. Brave Like the Buffalo is intended for audiences aged 4-8, to be used educationally as a way to intertwine Indigenous ways of knowing and being through story. -- From publisher
ISBN
9781771606448
Accession Number
P2023.25
Call Number
07.2 Al5b
07.2 Al5b reference copy
Location
Reference copy located in Reading Room
Collection
Archives Library
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Streams of consequence : dispatches from the conservation world

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26207
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2023
Author
Fitch, Lorne
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
04 F55s
Author
Fitch, Lorne
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2023
Physical Description
217 pages ; 19 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Wildlife
Wildlife management
Conservation
Animals
Alberta
Abstract
A collection of essays highlighting the splendour and diversity of the landscape of southern Alberta. Streams of Consequence weaves together a bit of “ecology for dummies,” a cross-section of stories and essays on Alberta’s biodiversity riches and treasured landscapes, and a backdrop of selections on conservation issues. These are stories of the land and of Alberta’s plants, fish, and wildlife told through the voice of a biologist with decades of experience on the front lines of conservation efforts. Through stories, metaphor, and allegory, basic ecological principles are made clear, ecosystems are described, and our human role in stewarding these natural treasures is revealed. Infused in these “dispatches from the conservation world” is the special magic of biology, taking mute organisms at a variety of scales and understanding their lives and habitats so that they have meaning and a connection to us. The role, the unstated objective of biologists, is to remind us, unceasingly, that it is only in our minds that we live apart from the natural world. These stories have power to engage and educate, to help create and sustain an ecologically literate constituency that knows and cares about Alberta’s wilder side. Readers can look back on the changes, weigh their significance, and think about where we came from, where we are today, and where the trend might take us if we choose one road or another. There are some rocks heaved at our economy-centred, consumer-driven world. Scattered between them are the acts of altruism, of caring, of forethought, and of stewardship. These are rays of hope amid dark clouds threatening our very existence. -- From publisher
ISBN
9781771606691
Accession Number
P2023.25
Call Number
04 F55s
Collection
Archives Library
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Trout tracks : essays on fly fishing

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26208
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2022
Author
McLennan, Jim
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
02.8 M22t
Author
McLennan, Jim
Responsibility
Illustrations by Lynda McLennan
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2022
Physical Description
235 pages ; 20 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Fly fishing
Fishing
Recreation
Sport
Water
Fish
Wildlife
Abstract
A new collection of outdoor writing from one of fly fishing’s most popular essayists. Drawn from 55 years of excessive obsession with trout, water, streams, and flies, this collection of essays from Canada’s most widely read fly-fishing author since Roderick Haig-Brown reveals the depth of engagement that this sport engenders. Poised and polished words reveal the flaws and virtues of humanity, the strength of Mother Nature, the beautiful mystery that is a wild trout, and the obsessed’s inexplicable need to outsmart a creature with a brain the size of a pea. Fly fishing is considered perhaps the most reflective and graceful of outdoor pursuits, and author Jim McLennan agrees – for the most part. Trout Tracks includes pieces on fly-fishing people and fly-fishing places, plus stories of quiet successes and loud failures, in sum revealing the soul of “the quiet sport.” You won’t learn from this book how to cast farther or tie a knot faster, but if you’ve ever fly fished – or if you want to – you’ll smile and understand more clearly the seduction of wild trout in wild places. -- From publisher
Contents
1. Places -- 2. Bugs, real and fake -- 3. How -- 4. Navel gazing -- 5. The silly side -- 6. At the water -- 7. People 8. Aging (gracefully, more or less).
ISBN
9781771603652
Accession Number
P2023.25
Call Number
02.8 M22t
Collection
Archives Library
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Blackfoot ways of knowing : the worldview of the Siksikaitsitapi

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26211
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2023
Author
Bastien, Betty
Publisher
Calgary : University of Calgary Press
Edition
9th printing
Call Number
07.2 B29b
Author
Bastien, Betty
Responsibility
Ju¨rgen W. Kremer, editor ; Duane Mistaken Chief, language consultant.
Edition
9th printing
Publisher
Calgary : University of Calgary Press
Published Date
2023
Physical Description
xx, 235 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Blackfoot
Siksikaitsitapi
Indigenous
Indigenous Culture
Indigenous Customs
Indigenous People
Indigenous Traditions
Indigenous Language
Abstract
The worldview of the Siksikaitsitapi is a journey into the heart and soul of Blackfoot culture. In sharing her personal story of coming home to reclaim her identity within that culture, Betty Bastien offers us a gateway into traditional Blackfoot ways of understanding and experiencing the world. As a scholar and researcher, Bastien is also able to place Blackfoot tradition within the context of knowledge building among indigenous peoples generally, and within an historical context of precarious survival amid colonial displacement and cultural genocide. -- From back cover
Contents
Context -- Introduction -- Innahkootaitsinnika'topi -- History of the Blackfoot-speaking tribes -- Introductory remarks -- Iitotasimahpi Iimitaiks -- The era of the dog or the time of the ancestors (Pre-eighteenth century) -- Ao'ta'sao'si Ponokaomita -- the era of the horse (eighteeneth century to 1880) -- Ao'maopao'si -- from when we settled in one place (1880) to today -- Cultural destruction -- policies of ordinary genocide -- Tribal protocol and affirmative inquiry -- Niinohkanistssksinipi -- Speaking personally -- Traditional knowledge in academe -- Cultural affirmation -- Protocol of affirmative inquiry -- Affirmation of indigenous knowledge -- Kakyosin -- traditional knowledge -- Kiitomohpiipotoko -- ontological responsibilities -- Siksikaitsitapi ways of knowing -- epistemology -- Knowledge is coming to know Ihtsipaitapiiyo'pa -- Kakyosin/Mokaksin -- Indigenous learning -- Niisi'powahsinni-language -- Aipommotsspistsi -- transfers -- Kaaahsinnooniksi -- grandparents -- Conclusion: renewal of ancestral responsibilities as antidote to genocide -- Deconstructing the colonized mind -- Eurocentred and Niitsitapi identity -- Reflections and implications.
ISBN
9781552381090
Accession Number
P2023.25
Call Number
07.2 B29b
Collection
Archives Library
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Windtower Summit Records

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Files consists of summit records from Windtower produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2016 and 2020. Summit records includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, w…
Date Range
2016
2018-2020
Reference Code
M200 / V / A / 143 to 144
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M200
V14
S6
Series
M200 / V: Summit Records
Sous-Fonds
M200
Sub-Series
M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
Accession Number
accn. 2023.20
accn. 2023.41
Reference Code
M200 / V / A / 143 to 144
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Responsibility
Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
Date Range
2016
2018-2020
Physical Description
2 volumes 2 cm of textual record
History / Biographical
Windtower is located in the Wind Valley of Kananaskis Country, in the Canadian Rockies, Alberta. Nearby are Mount Lougheed and Canmore.
Scope & Content
Files consists of summit records from Windtower produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2016 and 2020. Summit records includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. Files: M200 / V / A / 143: Windtower 2016 M200 / V / A / 144: Windtower 2018 - 2020
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Alberta
Backcountry skiing
Backpacking
Bow Valley
Climbing
Club
Cross-country skiing
Description and travel
Environment
Environment and Nature
Hiking
Kananaskis Country
Mountain
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
Record keeping
Ski areas
Ski area
Ski mountaineering
Skiing
Sports and leisure
Sports and recreation
Summit
Trails
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Alberta
Canmore
Kananaskis
Kananaskis Country
Kananaskis, AB
Wind Valley
Mount Lougheed
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Summit notes are loose pages in folder. Some notes have water damage, some notes are in mylar.
Related Material
M235
Category
Environment
Exploration and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Original Title
Processing Status
Processed
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Wasootch Summit Registers and Notes

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Wasootch Peak produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between around 1994 to 2020. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occu…
Date Range
2007-2008
2010-2020
Reference Code
M200 / V / A / 30 to 33
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M200
V14
S6
Series
M200 / V: Summit Records
Sous-Fonds
M200
Sub-Series
M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
Accession Number
accn. 2014.8347
accn. 8002
accn. 2023.20
accn. 2023.41
Reference Code
M200 / V / A / 30 to 33
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Responsibility
Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
Date Range
2007-2008
2010-2020
Physical Description
4 volumes 7 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Wasootch Peak is located in the Kananaskis Valley, near Mts. Kidd, Boggart, The Wedge, and Allan.
Scope & Content
Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Wasootch Peak produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between around 1994 to 2020. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. Files include: M200 / V / A / 30: Wasootch Peak register M200 / V / A / 31: Summit Register - Wasootch Peak, May 2007 - Sep 2008 M200 / V / A / 32: Wasootch Peak [2013 - 2016] M200 / V / A / 33: [Wasootch Ridge, 2010 - 2020]
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Backpacking
Backcountry skiing
Climbing
Environment
Environment and Nature
Hiking
Kananaskis Country
Mount Allan
Mountain
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
Ski mountaineering
Skiing
Sports and leisure
Sports and recreation
Summit
Trails
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Kananaskis Country
Lac des Arcs
Mount Kidd
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Some registers have been placed in mylar. Some registers have water damage and rust damage.
Related Material
M235
Category
Environment
Exploration and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Summit Post.org Wasootch Peak https://www.summitpost.org/wasootch-peak/350954
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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