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Highways, motor camps and stopping places in British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24953
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1929
- Author
- Bureau of Provincial Information
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Printer to the King
- Call Number
- 02.5 B85h PAM
1 website
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Printer to the King
- Published Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 96 pages : illustrations, maps
- Abstract
- Pertains to highways, camping, and stopping places in British Columbia as of 1929 - includes maps and descriptions
- Contents
- British Columbia:
- Camps and Fire Precautions
- Fishing and Hunting
- Island Highway
- Vancouver Highways
- Dewdney Road
- Pacific Highways
- Yale Road
- Cariboo Road
- South Trunk Highway
- Kamloops-Okanagan Highway
- Trans-provincial Highway
- Northern Highway
- Okanagan-Arrow-Kootenay Lakes
- Columbia Valley Highway
- Accession Number
- 2014.8336
- Call Number
- 02.5 B85h PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Mentioned as a "Special Publication" in this document entitled "Publications of the Government of British Columbia 1811-1947"
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Smithsonain Institution : Mary Vaux Walcott wildflowers : donor edition
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24938
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1925
- Author
- Vaux Walcott, Mary
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Call Number
- 04.1 W14m O.S.
1 website
- Author
- Vaux Walcott, Mary
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published Date
- 1925
- Physical Description
- 1 portfolio (1 folded sheet, 5 plates, 4 loose leaves) : color illustrations, portraits
- Abstract
- Pertains to wildflower prints by Mary Vaux Walcott reprinted by the Smithsonian Institution as a "Donor Edition - Contributing Membership Smithsonian National Associate Program" - short write up about the process and her career with 5 prints on rag paper created using the "Smithsonian Process"
- Contents
- White Epidendrum - epidendrum nocturnum Jaquin - 337 - MVW - 1925
- Silverberry - elaeagnus commutata [additional single print - no write up] - 70 - MVW
- Goldenpea - thermopsis rhombifolia (Nuttal) Richardson - 297 - MVW - 1925
- Missouri Pricklypear - opuntia polyacantha - Haworth - 35 - MVW - 1925
- Rabbitbean - cracca virginiana - Linnaeus - 44 - MVW - 1925
- Notes
- Contributing Membership Smithsonian National Associate Program
- Accession Number
- 3089 (single print)
- 3077 (portfolio)
- Call Number
- 04.1 W14m O.S.
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Mary Vaux Walcott spotlight with images of wildflower prints on the Smithsonian Art Museum website
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Report of the Commission Appointed to Delimit the Boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia - Part II - from 1917 to 1921
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24922
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1923
- Author
- Alberta and British Columbia Boundary Commission
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Kings Printer
- Call Number
- 03.2 Al1ab A Atlas oversize copy 2 Part II 1917-1921
- 03.2 Al1ab A Atlas oversize and report copy 3 Part II 1917-1921
- Responsibility
- R.W. Cautley
- J.N Wallace
- A.O. Wheeler
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Kings Printer
- Published Date
- 1923
- Physical Description
- 1 atlas : illustrations ; 1 report
- Subjects
- Monuments and historic markers
- Surveys
- Boundaries
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- British Columbia - Boundaries
- British Columbia - Surveys and Mapping
- Alberta - B.C. Boundary
- Alberta - Boundaries
- Alberta British Columbia Boundary Commission
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Cautley, Richard William
- Wallace, James Nevin
- Atlases
- Maps
- Notes
- Atlas and report
- Accession Number
- 7202
- 8114
- Call Number
- 03.2 Al1ab A Atlas oversize copy 2 Part II 1917-1921
- 03.2 Al1ab A Atlas oversize and report copy 3 Part II 1917-1921
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Report of the Commission Appointed to Delimit the Boundary between the Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia - Part III - from 1918 to 1924
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24923
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1925
- Author
- Alberta and British Columbia Boundary Commission
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Kings Printer
- Call Number
- 03.2 Al1ab A Atlas oversize copy 2 Part III 1918-1924
- 03.2 Al1ab A Atlas oversize and report copy 3 Part III 1918-1924
- Responsibility
- R.W. Cautley
- A.O. Wheeler
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Kings Printer
- Published Date
- 1925
- Physical Description
- 1 atlas : illustrations ; 1 report
- Subjects
- Monuments and historic markers
- Surveys
- Boundaries
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- British Columbia - Boundaries
- British Columbia - Surveys and Mapping
- Alberta - B.C. Boundary
- Alberta - Boundaries
- Alberta British Columbia Boundary Commission
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Cautley, Richard William
- Wallace, James Nevin
- Atlases
- Maps
- Notes
- Atlas and report
- Accession Number
- 7202
- 8114
- Call Number
- 03.2 Al1ab A Atlas oversize copy 2 Part III 1918-1924
- 03.2 Al1ab A Atlas oversize and report copy 3 Part III 1918-1924
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- Archives Library
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[Northern Peace River Sheet] Pre-emptor's map
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24525
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1928
- Publisher
- Department of Lands, B.C.
- Call Number
- C10-3.3
- Publisher
- Department of Lands, B.C.
- Published Date
- 1928
- Scale
- Scale: 4 miles: 1 inch
- Subjects
- British Columbia
- Northern Peace River
- Accession Number
- 495
- Call Number
- C10-3.3
- Collection
- Archives Library
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[British Columbia Game map] Sketch map showing game districts and regulations
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24541
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1926
- Publisher
- Charles F. Banfield, Victoria
- Call Number
- C10-11.1
- Publisher
- Charles F. Banfield, Victoria
- Published Date
- 1926
- Scale
- Scale: 1 inch - 64 miles
- Subjects
- British Columbia
- Game map
- Notes
- Game regulations on reverse side of map
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- C10-11.1
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A preliminary catalogue of the flora of Vancouver and Queen Charlotte Islands
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19993
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1921
- Author
- Provincial Museum of Natural History
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : William H. Cullin [Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty]
- Call Number
- 04.1 P94a
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : William H. Cullin [Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty]
- Published Date
- 1921
- Abstract
- Pertains to the botanical account of the flora of Vancouver and Queen Charlotte Islands. Documenting both the scientific name, as well as the common name of the flora, the publication serves as a comprehensive guide. Each category is divide and then further divided into sub series, in an effort to achieve further accuracy. Readers can expect to find a comprehensive list of flora species that existed on Vancouver and Queen Charlotte Islands.
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04.1 P94a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Picturesque scenes of mirror-like lakes, snow capped mountains, rushing rivers and fertile valleys along the line of the Kettle Valley route
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19995
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- [1921?]
- Publisher
- [Canada] : Published for Canadian Pacific Railway News Service
- Call Number
- 06.4 C16p
- Variant Title
- Over the Kettle Valley Route : British Columbia
- Publisher
- [Canada] : Published for Canadian Pacific Railway News Service
- Published Date
- [1921?]
- Physical Description
- 21 leaves : chiefly illustrations ; 25 x 31 cm
- Abstract
- Pertains to a picturesque collection of photographs from locations in British Columbia. Some of what the photographs capture pertain to mountains, lakes, hotels, and the Kettle Valley railway. The first two pages of the publication pertain to a descriptive index that helps the reader better understand the context for each photograph.
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 06.4 C16p
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History for the year 1921
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19972
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1922
- Author
- Province of British Columbia
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by William H. Cullin, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1921
- Author
- Province of British Columbia
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by William H. Cullin, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]
- Published Date
- 1922
- Subjects
- Museums
- Anthropology
- Zoology
- Entomology
- Botany
- Paleontology
- Abstract
- Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history, for the year of 1921. Published in 1922, the Province of British Columbia published the report in an effort to reflect on events from the previous calendar year. The objectives of the report were to secure and preserve specimens reflecting the natural history of British Columbia, collect anthropological material from Indigenous Peoples, and obtain information on natural sciences that could subsequently be shared with the public. The reports were comprehensive in nature and covered but were not exclusive to, topics relating to the following fields of study; anthropology, zoology, entomology, ornithology, botany, paleontology and archaeology. In addition, the reports included a segment on visitors, staff changes, activities and new accessions that had taken place over the last year. Readers can expect a comprehensive report on the annual undertakings of the Provincial Museum of Natural History.
- Contents
- Objects (pg. 7)
- Admission (pg. 7)
- Visitors (pg. 7)
- Activities (pg. 7)
- Loan Collection of Lepidoptera (pg. 8)
- Mammals (pg. 8)
- List of Chipmunks in the Province of British Columbia (pg. 8)
- A Remarkable Case of External Hind Limbs in a Humpback Whale (pg. 9)
- Ornithology (pg. 11)
- Notes on the Occurrence of the White-winged Dove (Melopelia asiatica) (pg. 11)
- Accessions (pg. 11)
- Botany (pg. 13)
- Entomology (pg. 17)
- The Pterophoridae of British Columbia (pg. 34)
- Accession Number
- 7201 deaccessioned
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1921
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History for the year 1922
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19973
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1923
- Author
- Province of British Columbia
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by William H. Cullin, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1922
- Author
- Province of British Columbia
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by William H. Cullin, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]
- Published Date
- 1923
- Subjects
- Museums
- Anthropology
- Zoology
- Entomology
- Botany
- Paleontology
- Abstract
- Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history, for the year of 1922. Published in 1923, the Province of British Columbia published the report in an effort to reflect on events from the previous calendar year. The objectives of the report were to secure and preserve specimens reflecting the natural history of British Columbia, collect anthropological material from Indigenous Peoples, and obtain information on natural sciences that could subsequently be shared with the public. The reports were comprehensive in nature and covered but were not exclusive to, topics relating to the following fields of study; anthropology, zoology, entomology, ornithology, botany, paleontology and archaeology. In addition, the reports included a segment on visitors, staff changes, activities and new accessions that had taken place over the last year. Readers can expect a comprehensive report on the annual undertakings of the Provincial Museum of Natural History.
- Contents
- Staff of the Museum (pg. 6)
- Objects (pg. 7)
- Admission (pg. 7)
- Visitors (pg. 7)
- Activities (pg. 7)
- Anthropology (pg. 8)
- Accessions (pg. 10)
- Botany (pg. 13)
- Ornithology (pg. 16)
- Notes on the occurrence of the Plumed Egret (pg. 16)
- Notes on the Iceland Gull (pg. 17)
- Notes on the occurrence of the White Pelican (pg. 18)
- Notes on the occurrence of the Brown Pelican (pg. 18)
- Entomology (pg. 18)
- British Columbia insects new to science (pg. 19)
- Lepidoptera not previously recorded from British Columbia (pg. 22)
- Rare and uncommon Lepidoptera taken in British Columbia during 1922 (pg. 23)
- Microlepidoptera (pg. 26)
- Illustrated Lepidoptera (pg. 31)
- Notes and Corrections (pg. 35)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1922
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History for the year 1925
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19974
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1926
- Author
- Province of British Columbia
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1925
- Author
- Province of British Columbia
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]
- Published Date
- 1926
- Subjects
- Museums
- Anthropology
- Zoology
- Entomology
- Botany
- Paleontology
- Abstract
- Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history, for the year of 1925. Published in 1926, the Province of British Columbia published the report in an effort to reflect on events from the previous calendar year. The objectives of the report were to secure and preserve specimens reflecting the natural history of British Columbia, collect anthropological material from Indigenous Peoples, and obtain information on natural sciences that could subsequently be shared with the public. The reports were comprehensive in nature and covered but were not exclusive to, topics relating to the following fields of study; anthropology, zoology, entomology, ornithology, botany, paleontology and archaeology. In addition, the reports included a segment on visitors, staff changes, activities and new accessions that had taken place over the last year. Readers can expect a comprehensive report on the annual undertakings of the Provincial Museum of Natural History.
- Contents
- Staff of the museum (pg. 6)
- Objects (pg. 7)
- Admission (pg. 7)
- Visitors (pg. 7)
- Activities (pg. 7)
- Anthropology (pg. 9)
- Petroglyphs (pg. 9)
- Palaentology (pg. 10)
- Botany (pg. 10)
- Marine Zoology (pg. 17)
- Amphibians and Reptiles (pg. 21)
- Coleoptera (pg. 24)
- Accessions (pg. 34)
- Publications received from other Museums (pg. 37)
- In Memoriam (pg. 38)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1925
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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History for the year 1928
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19975
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1929
- Author
- Province of British Columbia
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1928
- Author
- Province of British Columbia
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]
- Published Date
- 1929
- Subjects
- Museums
- Anthropology
- Zoology
- Entomology
- Botany
- Paleontology
- Abstract
- Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history, for the year of 1928. Published in 1929, the Province of British Columbia published the report in an effort to reflect on events from the previous calendar year. The objectives of the report were to secure and preserve specimens reflecting the natural history of British Columbia, collect anthropological material from Indigenous Peoples, and obtain information on natural sciences that could subsequently be shared with the public. The reports were comprehensive in nature and covered but were not exclusive to, topics relating to the following fields of study; anthropology, zoology, entomology, ornithology, botany, paleontology and archaeology. In addition, the reports included a segment on visitors, staff changes, activities and new accessions that had taken place over the last year. Readers can expect a comprehensive report on the annual undertakings of the Provincial Museum of Natural History.
- Contents
- Staff of the museum (pg. 6)
- Admission (pg. 6)
- Inception and History of Provincial Musuem (pg. 7)
- Objects (pg. 8)
- Visitors (pg. 9)
- Activities (pg. 9)
- Anthropology and Archaeology (pg. 10, 23)
- Palaeontology (pg. 22, 23)
- Botany (pg. 15)
- Marine Zoology (pg. 12, 25)
- Entomology (pg. 24)
- Amphibians (pg. 24)
- Ornithology (pg. 24)
- Mammology (pg. 23)
- Accesions (pg. 23)
- Publications received from other Museums (pg. 26)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1928
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The kicking horse trail, scenic highway from Lake Louise, Alberta to Golden, British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19849
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1927
- Author
- Williams, M.B.
- Publisher
- [Ottawa], [F.A. Acland, printer]
- Call Number
- 02.6 W66k PAM
1 website
- Author
- Williams, M.B.
- Responsibility
- M.B. Williams
- Publisher
- [Ottawa], [F.A. Acland, printer]
- Published Date
- 1927
- Physical Description
- 47 pages
- Subjects
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Travel
- Abstract
- Pertains to a Canadian Rocky Mountain travel guide. With the use of both images and text, the author has been successful in compiling a guide for travelling in the Canadian Rockies. The book is written in a narrative voice, as to immerse the reader into the Canadian Rocky Mountain experience. The author cover areas and landmarks ranging from Lake Louise, Alberta to Golden, British Columbia.
- Notes
- This version contains a unique annotation on the first page dating August 4, 1927 from Fred Johnston
- Accession Number
- 2019.50
- Call Number
- 02.6 W66k PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- The URL is linked to an interactive website in which the reader can learn more about the author and her admiration for Canada’s national parks.
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The Columbia unveiled : being the story of a trip, alone, in a rowboat from the source to the mouth of the Columbia River, together with a full description of the country traversed, and the rapids battled
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3569
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1924
- Author
- Lorraine, M. J
- Publisher
- Los Angeles : Times-Mirror
- Call Number
- 02.3 C72l
- Author
- Lorraine, M. J
- Publisher
- Los Angeles : Times-Mirror
- Published Date
- 1924
- Physical Description
- 466p. : ill., map
- Subjects
- British Columbia
- Accession Number
- 1000
- Call Number
- 02.3 C72l
- Collection
- Archives Library
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