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Camera; Equipment Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0287a-m
- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Janet Grice, Banff, 2024
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0287a-m
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Accounting books
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57805
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 folders of samples from accounting books. Accounting books or ledger from Deer Lake Lodge and include charge accounts, dismemberments and receipts. XXX
- Date Range
- ca. 1923
- ca. 1935
- 1937
- 1932
- 1939
- 1954
- 1955
- 1961
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / B / 25 to 37 O.S
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M486 / V152
- Series
- M486 / II : Deer Lake Lodge
- Sous-Fonds
- M486
- Sub-Series
- M486 / II / B : Financials
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / B / 25 to 37 O.S
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- ca. 1923
- ca. 1935
- 1937
- 1932
- 1939
- 1954
- 1955
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 13 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 folders of samples from accounting books. Accounting books or ledger from Deer Lake Lodge and include charge accounts, dismemberments and receipts. XXX
- Name Access
- Crosby, Louis
- Crosby, Lou
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Finances
- Lake LouiseTrading Company
- Deer Lodge
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of payroll books, information includes Deer Lodge staff XXX
- Date Range
- ca. 1920
- ca. 1930
- ca. 1940
- ca. 1950
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / B / 41 O.S
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M486 / V152
- Series
- M486 / II : Deer Lake Lodge
- Sous-Fonds
- M486
- Sub-Series
- M486 / II / B : Financials
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / B / 41 O.S
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- ca. 1920
- ca. 1930
- ca. 1940
- ca. 1950
- Physical Description
- 18 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of payroll books, information includes Deer Lodge staff XXX
- Name Access
- Crosby, Louis
- Crosby, Lou
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Finances
- Deer Lodge
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Deer Lodge Plans and Blue Prints
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57809
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Deer Lodge Plans and Blue Prints, including a site plan for Deer Lodge, propsed staff quarters, addition to teh tea room, proposed power house and laundry, and a map of Banff - Jasper highway.XXX
- Date Range
- ca. 1939
- ca. 1950
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / C / 1 O.S
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M486 / V152
- Series
- M486 / II : Deer Lake Lodge
- Sous-Fonds
- M486
- Sub-Series
- M486 / II / C : Building plans and Blue Prints
- Reference Code
- M486 / II / C / 1 O.S
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- ca. 1939
- ca. 1950
- Physical Description
- 9 volumes of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Deer Lodge Plans and Blue Prints, including a site plan for Deer Lodge, propsed staff quarters, addition to teh tea room, proposed power house and laundry, and a map of Banff - Jasper highway.XXX
- Name Access
- Crosby, Louis
- Crosby, Lou
- Subject Access
- Deer Lodge
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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The Canadian mountain assessment : walking together to enhance the understanding of mountains in Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26222
- 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
- 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
- ISBN
- 9781783303502
- Accession Number
- P2023.18
- Call Number
- 00.5 B29c
- Collection
- Archives Library
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False summit : gender in mountaineering nonfiction
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26216
- 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
- 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
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26217
- 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
- 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
- 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
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26219
- 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
- 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
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26220
- 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
- Publisher
- Seattle, Washington : Skipstone
- Published Date
- 2023
- Physical Description
- 149 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- 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
- 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
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- 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
- 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
- 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
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- 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
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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Brave like the buffalo
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26206
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
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