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Outdoors with a camera in Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6506
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1945
- Author
- McCowan, Dan
- Publisher
- Toronto : Macmillan
- Call Number
- 04 M13 1945
- 04 M13 1947
- Author
- McCowan, Dan
- Publisher
- Toronto : Macmillan
- Published Date
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 103p. : ill
- Subjects
- Photography
- Accession Number
- 1039
- 5142 deaccessioned
- 6892
- Call Number
- 04 M13 1945
- 04 M13 1947
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- Archives Library
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Upland trails
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6508
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1955
- Author
- McCowan, Dan
- Publisher
- Toronto : Macmillan
- Call Number
- 04 M13u c.1
- Author
- McCowan, Dan
- Responsibility
- illustrated from photographs by the author
- Publisher
- Toronto : Macmillan
- Published Date
- 1955
- Physical Description
- xiv, 158p. : ill
- Accession Number
- 400
- 7504 deaccessioned
- Call Number
- 04 M13u c.1
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Department of Lands and Forests Act
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8830
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1955
- Author
- Alberta. Laws, statutes, etc
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Queen's Printer
- Call Number
- 04 Al1dlf Pam
- Author
- Alberta. Laws, statutes, etc
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Queen's Printer
- Published Date
- 1955
- Physical Description
- p.1175-1177
- Accession Number
- 3000
- Call Number
- 04 Al1dlf Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Rocky Mountain naturalists
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12261
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c.1950
- Author
- Ewan, Joseph
- Publisher
- Denver : University of Denver Press
- Call Number
- R 04 Ew1
- Author
- Ewan, Joseph
- Publisher
- Denver : University of Denver Press
- Published Date
- c.1950
- Physical Description
- xiv, 358p : ill
- Subjects
- Biography
- Mountaineers
- Notes
- Index
- Accession Number
- 5000
- Call Number
- R 04 Ew1
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A naturalist in Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6507
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1941
- Author
- McCowan, Dan
- Publisher
- Toronto : Macmillan
- Call Number
- 04 M13n
- Author
- McCowan, Dan
- Responsibility
- illustrated from photographs by the author
- frontispiece by Carl Rungius
- sketches by Bruce Horsfall
- Publisher
- Toronto : Macmillan
- Published Date
- 1941
- Physical Description
- xii, 284p. : ill
- Accession Number
- 1039
- 5142 deaccessioned
- Call Number
- 04 M13n
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Range studies in Banff National Park, Alberta, 1953
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8900
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1957
- Author
- Webb, Robert
- Call Number
- 04 W38 Pam
- Author
- Webb, Robert
- Published Date
- 1957
- Subjects
- Elk
- Plant diseases
- Call Number
- 04 W38 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Canadian nature, vol.11
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6441
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1949
- Publisher
- Toronto : Audubon Society of Canada
- Call Number
- 04 C16cn
- Responsibility
- contribution by Stuart C. Downing
- paintings by Allan Brooks
- Publisher
- Toronto : Audubon Society of Canada
- Published Date
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 176p. : ill
- Subjects
- Pikas
- Sheep, Mountain
- Accession Number
- 490
- Call Number
- 04 C16cn
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- Archives Library
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The Willmore Wilderness Park Act
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8844
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1959
- Author
- Alberta. Laws, statutes, etc
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Queen's Printer
- Call Number
- 04 Al1wil Pam
- Author
- Alberta. Laws, statutes, etc
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Queen's Printer
- Published Date
- 1959
- Physical Description
- p.5851-5853
- Notes
- 1971 amendment inserted
- Accession Number
- 3000
- Call Number
- 04 Al1wil Pam
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The wilderness world of John Muir
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6517
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1954
- Author
- Muir, John
- Publisher
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin
- Call Number
- 04 M89w
- Author
- Muir, John
- Responsibility
- with an introduction and interpretative comments by Edwin Way Teale
- illustrated by Henry B. Kane
- Publisher
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin
- Published Date
- 1954
- Physical Description
- xx, 332p. : ill
- Notes
- Index
- Accession Number
- 3249
- Call Number
- 04 M89w
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- Archives Library
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Alberta's firm foundations : a plea for the conservation of her water and woodlands
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11451
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- [1946]
- Author
- Canadian Forestry Association
- Call Number
- 04 C16al Pam
- Published Date
- [1946]
- Physical Description
- 12 p. : ill
- Accession Number
- 492
- Call Number
- 04 C16al Pam
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- Archives Library
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Range studies in Banff National Park, Alberta, 1953
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8899
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1957
- Author
- Webb, Robert
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Canadian Wildlife Service
- Queen's Printer
- Call Number
- 04 W38 Pam
- Author
- Webb, Robert
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Canadian Wildlife Service
- Queen's Printer
- Published Date
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 24p
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Accession Number
- 486
- Call Number
- 04 W38 Pam
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- Archives Library
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Trail of an artist-naturalist : the autobiography of Ernest Thompson Seton
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6542
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1948
- Author
- Seton-Thompson, Ernest
- Publisher
- New York : Charles Scribner
- Call Number
- 04 Se7t
- Author
- Seton-Thompson, Ernest
- Publisher
- New York : Charles Scribner
- Published Date
- 1948
- Physical Description
- xii, 412p. : ill., facsim
- Subjects
- Canada
- Outdoor life
- Wildlife
- Notes
- Index
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- 04 Se7t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Invertebrate fossils
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25667
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1952
- Author
- Moore, Raymond C., Lalicker, Cecil G., and Fischer, Alfred G.
- Publisher
- New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
- Call Number
- 04 M78i
- Publisher
- New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.
- Published Date
- 1952
- Physical Description
- 766 pages
- Subjects
- Fossils
- Invertebrate
- Geology
- Contents
- 1. The nature of fossils -- 2. Foraminifera and radiolaria -- 3. Sponges and spongelike fossils -- 4. Coelenterates -- 5. Bryozoans -- 6. Brachiopods -- 7. Mollusks -- 8. Gastropods -- 9. Cephalopods -- 10. Pelecypods -- 11. Annelids and other worms -- 12. Arthropods -- 13. Trilobites -- 14. Ostracodes and other crustaceans -- 15. Chelicerates, myriapods, and insects -- 16. Echinoderms -- 17. Primitive attached echinoderms -- 18. Crinoids -- 19. Holothuroids -- 20. Starfishes -- 21. Echinoids -- 22. Graptolites and pterobranchs -- 23. Condonts
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 04 M78i
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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History for the year 1939
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19983
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1940
- 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 1939
- 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
- 1940
- 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 1939. Published in 1940, 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)
- Visitors (pg. 7)
- Activities (pg. 7)
- Accessions (pg. 10)
- Anthropology and Archaeology (pg. 10)
- Botany (pg. 10, 12)
- Mammals (pg. 11)
- Birds (pg. 11)
- Invertebrates (pg. 12)
- Palaeontology (pg. 12)
- Library (pg. 15)
- Addenda to the Flora of Vancouver and Queen Charlotte Islands (pg. 15)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1939
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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History for the year 1941
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19985
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1942
- 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 1941
- 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
- 1942
- 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 1941. Published in 1942, 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
- Report of the Acting Director (pg. 5)
- Thunderbird Park (pg. 5)
- Exhibition and Preparation (pg. 5)
- Loan Exhibits (pg. 6)
- Field-work (pg. 6)
- Motion-picture Production (pg. 7)
- Cataloguing (pg. 7)
- Publications (pg. 7)
- Lectures and Demonstrations (pg. 7)
- Staff Changes (pg. 7)
- Attendance (pg. 8)
- Report of the Botanist (pg. 9)
- Report of the Entomologist (pg. 11)
- Accessions to the Museum (pg. 12)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1941
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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History for the year 1940
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19984
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1941
- 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 1940
- 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
- 1941
- 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 1940. Published in 1941, 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
- Report of the acting director (pg. 7)
- Indian Village (pg. 7)
- Exhibition and Preparation (pg. 8)
- Cataloguing (pg. 8)
- Library (pg. 8)
- Publications (pg. 8)
- Staff Changes (pg. 9)
- Visitors (pg. 9)
- Report of the Assistant Director (pg. 10)
- Field-work (pg. 10)
- Exhibition and Preperation (pg. 10)
- Education (pg. 11)
- Report of the Botanist (pg. 11)
- Accessions (pg. 14)
- Botanical (pg. 14)
- Anthropological (pg. 14)
- Zoological (pg. 15)
- Publications of the Provincial Museum (pg. 16)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94r 1940
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Provincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology : report for the year 1948
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19968
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1949
- Author
- Province of British Columbia department of education
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [by Don McDiarmid, printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty]
- Call Number
- 04 P94p 1948
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [by Don McDiarmid, printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty]
- Published Date
- 1949
- Subjects
- Museums
- Anthropology
- Abstract
- Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history and Anthropology, during the year of 1948. Published in 1949, the British Columbia Department of Education 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 then be shared with the public. Each issue features a report from the director, biologist, and/or botanist, and/or anthropologist in which they would share their subsequent findings from the previous year. Topics discussed in each report include, but are not limited to the following; exhibitions, new accessions, staff changes, research, botany, entomology and relevant articles.
- Contents
- Report of the Director (pg. 7)
- Exhibitions and Preparation (pg. 7)
- Special Exhibitions (pg. 7)
- Field-work (pg. 7)
- Publications (pg. 8)
- Motion Pictures (pg. 8)
- Education (pg. 9)
- Museum Lectures (pg. 9)
- Other Lectures (pg. 9)
- School Loan Material (pg. 10)
- Research (pg. 10)
- Attendance (pg. 10)
- Staff Changes (pg. 11)
- Office Equipment (pg. 11)
- Obituary (pg. 11)
- Report of the Assistant in Biology (pg. 12)
- Report of the General Assistant (pg. 12)
- Botany (pg. 12)
- Entomology (pg. 15)
- Accessions (pg. 15)
- Article: "A Report on a Study of Jordan Meadows," by G.A. Hardy (pg. 20)
- Article: "Some Lepidoptera from the Forbidden Plateau District of British Columbia," by J.R.J. Llewellyn Jones (pg. 47)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94p 1948
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Provincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology : report for the year 1949
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19969
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1950
- Author
- Province of British Columbia department of education
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [by Don McDiarmid, printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty]
- Call Number
- 04 P94p 1949
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [by Don McDiarmid, printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty]
- Published Date
- 1950
- Subjects
- Museums
- Anthropology
- Abstract
- Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history and Anthropology, during the year of 1949. Published in 1950, the British Columbia Department of Education 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 then be shared with the public. Each issue features a report from the director, biologist, and/or botanist, and/or anthropologist in which they would share their subsequent findings from the previous year. Topics discussed in each report include, but are not limited to the following; exhibitions, new accessions, staff changes, research, botany, entomology and relevant articles.
- Contents
- Report of the Director (pg. 7)
- Special Exhibits (pg. 7)
- Field Work (pg. 7)
- Publications (pg. 8)
- Motion Pictures (pg. 9)
- Education (pg. 9)
- Museum Lectures (pg. 9)
- Other Lectures (pg. 9)
- School Loan Material (pg. 10)
- Visit to Eastern Museums (pg. 10)
- Attendance (pg. 11)
- Staff Changes (pg. 12)
- Equipment (pg. 12)
- Obituary (pg. 12)
- Report of the Assistant in Botany (pg. 12)
- Activities (pg. 12)
- Acknowledgments (pg. 13)
- Miscellaneous Botonical Notes (pg. 13)
- Entomology (pg. 15)
- Report of the Assistant in Biology (pg. 15)
- Report of the Assistant in Anthropology (pg. 16)
- Accessions (pg. 17)
- Article: "The Distribution of Fresh-water Fishes in British Columbia," by G. Clifford Carl (pg. 20)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94p 1949
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Provincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology : report for the year 1951
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19970
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1952
- Author
- Province of British Columbia department of education
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [by Don McDiarmid, printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty]
- Call Number
- 04 P94p 1951
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [by Don McDiarmid, printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty]
- Published Date
- 1952
- Subjects
- Museums
- Anthropology
- Abstract
- Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history and Anthropology, during the year of 1951. Published in 1952, the British Columbia Department of Education 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 then be shared with the public. Each issue features a report from the director, biologist, and/or botanist, and/or anthropologist in which they would share their subsequent findings from the previous year. Topics discussed in each report include, but are not limited to the following; exhibitions, new accessions, staff changes, research, botany, entomology and relevant articles.
- Contents
- Report of the Director (pg. 7)
- New Exhibits (pg. 7)
- Special Exhibits (pg. 7)
- Field Work (pg. 7)
- Publications (pg. 8)
- Motion Pictures (pg. 9)
- Education (pg. 9)
- Museum Lectures (pg. 9)
- Other Lectures (pg. 10)
- School Loan Material (pg. 10)
- Attendance (pg. 11)
- Obituary (pg. 11)
- Gifts Received (pg. 11)
- Building Maintenance and Equipment (pg. 11)
- Report of the Assistant in Botany and Entomology (pg. 12)
- Botany (pg. 12)
- Entomology (pg. 13)
- Report of the Assistant in Biology (pg. 14)
- Report on the Francois-Ootsa Lake Area Visited in June, 1951 (pg. 15)
- Research in Speciation in Coastal White-footed Mice (pg. 18)
- Report of the Assistant in Anthropology (pg. 19)
- Accessions (pg. 21)
- Articles: "Status of Birds and Mammals of the Osoyoos Area in May, 1951," by C.J. Guiguet
- Articles: "Botanizing along the Big Bend Highway, British Columbia," by J.W. Eastham
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94p 1951
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Provincial Museum of Natural History and Anthropology : report for the year 1954
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19971
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1955
- Author
- Province of British Columbia department of education
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [by Don McDiarmid, printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty]
- Call Number
- 04 P94p 1954
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [by Don McDiarmid, printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty]
- Published Date
- 1955
- Subjects
- Museums
- Anthropology
- Abstract
- Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history and Anthropology, during the year of 1954. Published in 1955, the British Columbia Department of Education 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 then be shared with the public. Each issue features a report from the director, biologist, and/or botanist, and/or anthropologist in which they would share their subsequent findings from the previous year. Topics discussed in each report include, but are not limited to the following; exhibitions, new accessions, staff changes, research, botany, entomology and relevant articles.
- Contents
- Report of the Director (pg. 9)
- New Exhibits (pg. 9)
- Special Exhibits (pg. 9)
- Field Work and Out-of-Province Travel (pg. 9)
- Education (pg. 11)
- Museum Lectures (pg. 11)
- Other Lectures (pg. 11)
- Extended Open Hours (pg. 12)
- Publications (pg. 12)
- Motion Pictures (pg. 13)
- Attendance (pg. 13)
- Building Maintenance and Alterations (pg. 14)
- Staff Notes (pg. 14)
- Obituaries (pg. 14)
- Report of the Botanist (pg. 14)
- Report of the Botanist (pg. 16)
- Report of the Anthropologist (pg. 18)
- Activities (pg. 18)
- Totem-pole Restoration programme (pg. 20)
- Accessions (pg. 20)
- Articles - "The Natural History of the Forbidden Plateau Area," by George A. Hardy (pg. 24)
- Articles - "Undescribed Mammals (Peromyscus and Microtus) from the Islands of British Columbia," C.J. Guiguet (pg. 65)
- Articles - "The Green Turtle in British Columbia," by G. Clifford Carl (pg. 77)
- Articles - "The Birds of the Cariboo Parklands : A Supplement," by J.A. Munro (pg. 79)
- Publications of the Provincial Museum (pg. 86)
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04 P94p 1954
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