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Date
1861
Material
paper; wood; lead; paint; metal
Catalogue Number
105.06.1046 a-y
Description
Green cardboard box (a), containing twenty-four coloured pencils (b-y).The box has two pockets inside, which can be lifted vertically to stand upright within the box, providing the user with easy access to the coloured pencils The box folds together and is held closed via a snap-on button/belt on t…
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Title
Coloured Pencil
Date
1861
Material
paper; wood; lead; paint; metal
Dimensions
3.3 x 10.3 x 18.7 cm
Description
Green cardboard box (a), containing twenty-four coloured pencils (b-y).The box has two pockets inside, which can be lifted vertically to stand upright within the box, providing the user with easy access to the coloured pencils The box folds together and is held closed via a snap-on button/belt on the viewer-right side. On the top face of the box, there is text that reads, “ASSORTMENT No. 743”; “24 ASSORTED COLORS”; “MONGOL COLORED INDELIBLE EXTRA STRONG THIN LEAD PENCILS”; “CAN BE SHARPENED TO A NEEDLE POINT”; “”PAINT WITH PENCILS” USE BRUSH AND WATER”; “EBERHARD FABER MADE IN U.S.A. TRADE MARKS REG. U.S. PAT OFF. COPYRIGHT, EBERHARD FABER PENCIL CO.” On the top face of the view-left folder within the box, there is text and diagrams describing the technique of painting with pencils; on the top face of the viewer-right folder within the box, there is text that lists the 24 colours contained within the set.Inside the box, contained within the two folders, there are twenty-four assorted coloured pencils, 22 of which are original to the set, and 2 of which are not (b-c).(b) ”CARBON VENUS PENCIL CO. LTD. MADE IN CANADA 6113” (c) “MADE IN CANADA EAGLE TURQUOISE PRISMACOLOR AQUAMARINE 905”
Subject
Nicholas Morant
households
office
art
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
105.06.1046 a-y
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All that glitters : a climber's journey through addiction and depression

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2022
Author
Talbot, Margo
Publisher
Victoria, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
01.4 T14a c.1
01.4 T14a c.2
01.4 T14a c.3
Author
Talbot, Margo
Publisher
Victoria, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2022
Physical Description
186 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Biography
Talbot, Margo
Abstract
Born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Margo Talbot grew up with a distant mother who “ruled the household with her eyes”; a father who opted to spend much of his time away from home; and four siblings struggling to deal with their particular domestic situation. As a result of her family’s dysfunction and her own growing mental illness, young Margo rarely smiled, had difficulty connecting with others, and was plagued with a black wave of anger and sadness that overshadowed much of the world around her. In time, drugs, alcohol, sex, and violence became her primary ways to connect with herself and others. From the depths of suicidal depression and a conversation with Death, Talbot eventually found solace and redemption in both the healing power of nature and the glory of climbing frozen landscapes in some of the world’s most pristine and challenging environments. Heartbreaking, honest, energizing, and inspiring All That Glitters is a remarkable memoir that shines a fresh light of hope on mental illness.-- From back cover
ISBN
9781771604338
Accession Number
70,000 12-07-16
P2015-03-31
P2022.01
Call Number
01.4 T14a c.1
01.4 T14a c.2
01.4 T14a c.3
Collection
Archives Library
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North of America : Canadians and the American century, 1945-60

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2023
Publisher
Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press
Call Number
08.1 M19n
Responsibility
Edited by Asa McKercher and Michael D. Stevenson
Publisher
Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press
Published Date
2023
Physical Description
xii, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canada
Government
Politics
History
History-Canada
History-United States
Abstract
In 1941, influential publishing magnate Henry Luce wrote a stirring essay on American global power, declaring that the world was in the midst of the first great American century. What did a newly outward-looking and hegemonic United States mean for its northern neighbour? From constitutional reform to transit policy, from national security to the arrival of television, Canadians were ever mindful of the American experience. This sharp-eyed volume provides a unique look at postwar Canada, bringing to the fore the opinions and perceptions of a broad range of Canadians--from consumers to diplomats, jazz musicians to urban planners, and a diverse cross-section in between. -- Provided by publisher.
Contents
"A Natural Development": Canada and Non-Alignment in the Age of Eisenhower / David Webster -- Cheers to the Canadian Wheat Surplus! Lester Pearson's Visit to the Soviet Union and the West's Détente Dilemma / Susan Colbourn -- Living Dangerously: Canadian National Security Policy and the Nuclear Revolution / Timothy Andrews Sayle -- From Normandy to NORAD: Canada and the North Atlantic Triangle in the Age of Eisenhower / Asa McKercher and Michael D. Stevenson -- An Emerging Constitutional Culture in Canada's Postwar Moment / P.E. Bryden -- Rethinking Postwar Domesticity: The Canadian Household in the 1950s / Bettina Liverant -- Racial Discrimination in "Uncle Tom's Town": Media and the Americanization of Racism in Dresden, 1948-56 / Jennifer Tunnicliffe -- Between Distrust and Acceptance: The Influence of the United States on Postwar Quebec / François-Olivier Dorais and Daniel Poitras -- Living the Good Life? Canadians and the Paradox of American Prosperity / Stephen Azzi -- Make Room for (Canadian) TV: Print Media Cover the Arrival of Television in the Shadow of American Cultural Imperialism, 1930-52 / Emily LeDuc -- Getting Off the Highway: Frederick Gardiner and Toronto's Transit Policy in the Age of the Interstate Highway, 1954-63 / Jonathan English -- Talking Jazz at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, 1956-58 / Eric Fillion.
ISBN
9780774868846
Accession Number
P2024.02
Call Number
08.1 M19n
Collection
Archives Library
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Original documents gathered for research

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Original documents collected by Eleanor Luxton for Glenbow-Alberta Institute research projects, 1956-1961. It is believed that these items were borrowed from individuals and families and were to be returned
Date Range
1829-1956
Reference Code
Possible transfer to Glenbow
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
II.B.4. Professional : historical research
Sous-Fonds
II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
Possible transfer to Glenbow
Date Range
1829-1956
Physical Description
40 cm of textual and photographic records
Scope & Content
Original documents collected by Eleanor Luxton for Glenbow-Alberta Institute research projects, 1956-1961. It is believed that these items were borrowed from individuals and families and were to be returned
Content Details
LIST OF ITEMS:
* Visitor register, 1908, 1 vol. Source unknown. 1 page only used
* Expense registers, 1901-1913, 2 vol. Source unknown. Pertain to agriculture, timber, leases, wages, household expenses, other, 1901-1908, 1909-1913
* Inventory and sales register, 1901-1909, 1 vol. Source unknown. Includes: list of tools [&] waggons; list of cost of house and out buildings; cattle bought and on hand; cattle sold; horses purchased from Hamilton & Parslow of Calgary
* Account book, 1908, 1 vol. Source unknown. Pertains to room and board
* Oil and gas prospects of the prairie provinces / O. Bryant, Nov. 1920, 1 vol: annotated typescript
* News of the war, 1900 : [scrapbook], 1900-1901, 1 vol. Pertains to the Boer War, particularly regarding Fred Morden, Morden family and other Pincher Creek and southern Alberta residents. Includes clippings, letters, notes, photographs; some are loose
* Diary, 1892-1898, 1 vol. Source unknown. Fragile: loose and missing pages
* Isabell Beatrice Sheppard diaries, 1890-1891, 2 vol. One volume is signed by Sheppard. Other diary is not signed but exhibits the same handwriting. Fragile: loose and missing pages
* August to December 1886, Journal of a 4 months holiday to Canada and the United States / J. L. Douglas, 1886, 1 vol
* The Hansons of Osmanthorp, recorded by John Hanson : typescript, 1829, 1 vol
* Frank McHugh scrapbook, 1901-1956, 1 vol. Pertains to life of Frank McHugh, including polo and other sports, war service, activities, other. Consists of photographic prints and negatives, clippings, letters, postcards, notes, ephemera. Includes numerous loose and separated items
* Textual records, 1907-1958, 8 items. Consists of stories "The Women of the West" and "Incident of the Great War", also notes, letters, receipts, annotated postcard
* Photographs, ca.1870-ca.1925, 28 prints, 1 tintype. Pertain mainly to Calgary, individuals (portrais and candids), families, homes, polo, ranching and farming, High River, other. Some acquired from Mrs. Hogge of Okotoks; others appear to have been acquired from a Mrs. Worden
* Calgary Alberta directory : [publication], March 1885, 1 vol
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse …
Date Range
1856-1980
Reference Code
M36 / S37 / V683
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Drawing
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Album
Ambrotype
Cased photograph
Daguerreotype
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Tintype
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Plan
Poster
Private record
Published record
) v. Peter and Catharine Whyte – 1924 – 1979 aa. Whyte house (M36/795-817) bb. Household expenses (M36
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Sous-Fonds
TBD
Accession Number
3069 and various
Reference Code
M36 / S37 / V683
GMD
Drawing
Motion picture
Film
Photograph
Album
Ambrotype
Cased photograph
Daguerreotype
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Tintype
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Reel to reel
Textual record
Plan
Poster
Private record
Published record
Other Title Info
Also known as the Whyte family fonds
Date Range
1856-1980
Physical Description
25 m of textual records. -- ca.46,000 photographs : prints, albums, postcards, cased photographs, transparencies, negatives. -- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 6 motion pictures (and film strips)
History / Biographical
Peter and Catharine Whyte were artists, photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, philanthropists and cultural workers at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was born at Banff in 1905 to pioneer merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White. He was an accomplished skier and ski jumper and one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains and was an active photographer from ca.1920 until the 1950s. Peter Whyte studied art at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925, where he met Catharine Robb. Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was born in 1906 at Concord, Massachusetts and grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925-1929.
Following their marriage in 1930, the Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Indians and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations and together they managed Skoki Lodge from 1932-1934. In following years, the Whytes travelled extensively. During the Second World War, Peter served in the reserve army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer and, briefly, as an official war artist. Catharine continued to paint and maintain their home and, when possible, accompanied Pete to his military postings. In civilian life, Pete resumed his art career, explored new photographic techniques and sculpted.
Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation was named in his honour. Catharine immersed herself in the development of what is now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney First Nations. She became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits. She served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations, was a patron to individuals studying art and music, and supported numerous causes relating to the Stoney First Nations. Catharine also supported causes related to multiculturalism, regional culture and recreation, and cancer research. Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Canada in 1978. She died in Banff in 1979.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse families, Series III: White and Curren families. Within Series I, there are four Sub-series: Series: A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers; B. Peter Whyte papers; C. Peter and Catharine Whyte papers accessioned after 2017; D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.
Name Access
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine
Subject Access
Arts
Communications
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
First nations
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
sous-fonds, series and file description for textual
sub-series and group description for photographs
item description, subject/proper name index, and summaries for sound recordings
reference copies for sound recordings
Creator
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine
Category
Arts
Communications
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
First nations
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Date
1860 – 1900
Material
metal, silver
Catalogue Number
103.02.0008
Description
Cuticle knive with very short curved blade set in an ornate sterling silver handle decorated with a lily pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, Birks”.
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Title
Cuticle Knife
Date
1860 – 1900
Material
metal, silver
Dimensions
1.3 x 2.2 x 11.5 cm
Description
Cuticle knive with very short curved blade set in an ornate sterling silver handle decorated with a lily pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, Birks”.
Subject
households
grooming
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.02.0008
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Date
1860 – 1900
Material
metal, silver
Catalogue Number
103.02.0009
Description
A knife with a very short blade set into a sterling silver handle decorated with an ornate floral pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, 30”.
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Title
Cuticle Knife
Date
1860 – 1900
Material
metal, silver
Dimensions
1.4 x 2.4 x 11.5 cm
Description
A knife with a very short blade set into a sterling silver handle decorated with an ornate floral pattern. The knife is stamped “Sterling, 30”.
Subject
households
grooming
Isabelle Brewster
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.02.0009
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Date
1865 – 1915
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.19.0010
Description
A cylindrical, copper-plated pitcher with a strap handle and a pouring lip that is attached halfway around the circumference opposite the handle. There is a rectangular brass plate on the side of the pitcher below the lip that reads “1/2 PINT”. The words on the plate are ringed with an oval of e…
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Title
Measuring Cup
Date
1865 – 1915
Material
metal
Dimensions
10.5 cm
Description
A cylindrical, copper-plated pitcher with a strap handle and a pouring lip that is attached halfway around the circumference opposite the handle. There is a rectangular brass plate on the side of the pitcher below the lip that reads “1/2 PINT”. The words on the plate are ringed with an oval of embossed dots. A manufacturer’s symbol is incribed in the copper below the brass plate.
Subject
households
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0010
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Date
1860 – 1900
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.0093
Description
A metal butter dish with a high domed lid that has a large flower engraved boldly on one side. The rim of the dish is flattened and has an ornate triangular shaped handle at one side and two metal slots sticking out from the other (probably to hold knife). The dish has four triangular legs, in th…
Title
Butter Dish
Date
1860 – 1900
Material
metal
Dimensions
16.0 cm
Description
A metal butter dish with a high domed lid that has a large flower engraved boldly on one side. The rim of the dish is flattened and has an ornate triangular shaped handle at one side and two metal slots sticking out from the other (probably to hold knife). The dish has four triangular legs, in the same design as the handle, that support the dish. The base is decorated with a drawing of a tepee and has the initials “I.B.”. The dish is also marked with “Standard Silver Co. Ltd. Toronto Quadruple Plate 257 Hard White Metal”.
Subject
households
Isabelle Brewster
decorative
flowers
teepee
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0093
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Date
1860 – 1880
Material
metal, copper; metal, brass
Catalogue Number
104.20.0099
Description
A deep round beaten copper bowl with a flat bottom and lid. A rough edged sheet of copper is overlaid on the bottom of the bowl and forms a border near the rim. The border includes circular pieces of copper that have been applied conforming with the shape of the rough edge of the border. Two ear…
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Title
Punch Bowl
Date
1860 – 1880
Material
metal, copper; metal, brass
Dimensions
24.0 (approximately) cm
Description
A deep round beaten copper bowl with a flat bottom and lid. A rough edged sheet of copper is overlaid on the bottom of the bowl and forms a border near the rim. The border includes circular pieces of copper that have been applied conforming with the shape of the rough edge of the border. Two ear-like brass handles are attached on the sides and there is a brass handle on the lid.
Subject
households
Isabelle Brewster
social customs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0099
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