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The hungry spirit : selected plays and prose by Elsie Park Gowan
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19787
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1992
- Author
- Day, Moira (editor)
- Publisher
- Edmonton : NeWest Press
- Call Number
- 05.3 Da33t
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- Author
- Day, Moira (editor)
- Responsibility
- Edited by Moira Day
- Publisher
- Edmonton : NeWest Press
- Published Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 328 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Abstract
- Pertains to Elsie Park Gowan who was an adjudicator and instructor at the Banff School of Fine Arts between 1930 and 1958.
- Contents
- Homestead -- The hungry spirit -- Back to the kitchen, women! -- The last caveman -- High green gate -- Breeches from Bond Street -- Woman in the twentieth century -- The freedom of Mrs. Rodway.
- ISBN
- 0-920897-19-3
- Accession Number
- p2019-07
- Call Number
- 05.3 Da33t
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Biographical information found in the Canadian Encyclopedia
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A climber's guide to the interior ranges of British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19830
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1937
- Author
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Publisher
- The American Alpine Club
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Call Number
- 01.4 Th39a
- Author
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Responsibility
- J. Monroe Thorington
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publisher
- The American Alpine Club
- Published Date
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 149 pages
- Abstract
- Guidebook written by J. Monroe Thorington on behalf the American Alpine Club pertaining to the interior ranges of British Columbia with focus on the Selkirk, Purcell, Caribou, and Monashee (Gold) Ranges
- Contents
- The Selkirk Range
- The Purcell Range
- The Caribou Range
- The Monashee (Gold) Range
- Notes
- Annotated by Ernest Feuz and Fred A. Feuz
- Accession Number
- 2019.43
- Call Number
- 01.4 Th39a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Edward W. D. Holway : a pioneer of the Canadian Alps
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19831
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1931
- Author
- Palmer, Howard
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press
- Call Number
- 01.4 Pa18e
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- Author
- Palmer, Howard
- Responsibility
- Howard Palmer
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press
- Published Date
- 1931
- Physical Description
- 81p. : ill., port., map
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Canada
- Selkirk Range
- Botany
- Abstract
- Mountaineers will find in this little volume the authentic account of the ascents in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks which made the name of E. W. D. Holway so well known to the climbing fraternity not many years ago. Readers who may never have seen a mountain will enjoy the book simply as the true tale of a remarkable man whogave up commercial pursuits to become a professor of botany and an explorer of little-known Alpine ranges. The book is composed largely of Mr. Holway’s intimate letters and diaries which tell his story with an engaging touch that continually makes light of the dangers, difficulties and hardships inseparable from pioneer work. The trials and tribulations of “backpacking” are graphically portrayed by the author. The book was designed to cover, as a part of a well-rounded biography, the mountaineering experiences of its subject. We think that the task has been well done and commend the work to the attention of readers interested in the Canadian Alps. Mr. Palmer’s book, with an introduction by the late Professor J. Arthur Harris, former head of the Department of Botany at the University of Minnesota, is enriched with illustrations of many of the peaks referred to in the text. It is very well printed and attractive in format. (From American Alpine Club)
- Contents
- Preface
- A pioneer of the Canadian Alps
- Earliest climbs
- The maturity of mountaineer
- The first expedition into the Cariboos
- Conclusion
- Supplementary letters
- List of ascents and explorations by Edward W.D. Holway
- Mountaineering papers by Edward W.D. Holway
- Notes
- Annotated by Ernest Feuz
- Accession Number
- 2019.43
- Call Number
- 01.4 Pa18e
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Book review as per the American Alpine Club
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A climber's guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19847
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1930
- Author
- Palmer, Howard and J. Monroe Thorington
- Publisher
- [Philadelphia] American Alpine Club
- Edition
- second edition
- Call Number
- 01.4 P18a
- Responsibility
- Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington
- Edition
- second edition
- Publisher
- [Philadelphia] American Alpine Club
- Published Date
- 1930
- Physical Description
- [244] pages
- Subjects
- American Alpine Club
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Canadian Rockies
- Guide
- Mountain guides
- Canada
- Mountaineering
- Abstract
- Pertains to a comprehensive climbing guide based on the mountains in the Canadian Rockies. The book was likely to be considered an invaluable resource for mountaineers based on the complexity and detail of the information provided. In detail, the guide offers insight into the approximate locations, elevation gains, climbing distances/time, and additional relevant information pertaining to climbing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
- Contents
- Part one: international boundary to Kicking Horse pass
- Part two: Kicking Horse pass to Yellowhead pass
- Part three: Yellowhead pass to Jasper pass
- Accession Number
- 2019.48
- Call Number
- 01.4 P18a
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The Kicking Horse River touring guide : Yoho National Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19865
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1992
- Author
- Environment Canada., Canadian Parks Service.
- Publisher
- Environment Canada
- Call Number
- 13.113 E1k Pam
- Publisher
- Environment Canada
- Published Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 19 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to a touring guide concerning regulations, safety and information on the Kicking Horse River in Yoho National Park. The guide offers a comprehensive outline of permitted activities and expectations of tourists visiting Yoho National Park. Within the guide is a dedicated section on river safety and the ways in which visitors can be aware of the potential risks associated with water activities. Additionally, the guide shares notable hiking trails, and canoeing areas that are better suited to tourists. Above all, the Kicking Horse River touring guide seeks to inform visitors and ensure safety regulations are established.
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.113 E1k Pam
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The North Saskatchewan River touring guide : Banff National Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19866
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1993
- Author
- Environment Canada., Canadian Parks Services
- Publisher
- Environment Canada
- Call Number
- 13.113 E1n Pam
- Publisher
- Environment Canada
- Published Date
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 19 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to the safety regulations, tourist information and brief history of the North Saskatchewan River in Banff National Park. In making the guide, Environment Canada sought to educate visitors in order to ensure their safety needs were met. The pamphlet includes information pertaining to the history, climate, hiking trails, water access and travel in and around the North Saskatchewan River. The guide was created in cooperation with the Canadian Heritage Rivers System, an organization that seeks to educate the public on the topic of rivers.
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.113 E1n Pam
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Tears for old Lacerta : new poems
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19868
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1990
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff, Alta. : G. Burles
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92t Pam
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- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Responsibility
- Gordon Burles
- Publisher
- Banff, Alta. : G. Burles
- Published Date
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 92 pages
- Subjects
- Poetry
- Art
- Rocky Mountains Canada
- Abstract
- Pertains to the works of Gordon Burles, a poet of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The poet’s work reflects a somber undertone, and covers topics pertaining to people, places, and nature.
- Notes
- Annotated – the author has signed the front page with the following, “To Liz – best wishes, from Gordon Burles”
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92t Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- The URL is linked to the Gordon Burles fonds held at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
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Jasper trails
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19895
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- [1930?]
- Author
- Williams, M.B.
- Publisher
- [Ottawa, Ont.] : Department of the Interior
- Call Number
- 13.113 J31w c.3
- Author
- Williams, M.B.
- Responsibility
- M.B. Williams
- Publisher
- [Ottawa, Ont.] : Department of the Interior
- Published Date
- [1930?]
- Physical Description
- 43 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Subjects
- Jasper National Park
- Travel
- Abstract
- Pertains to a comprehensive guide and story written by M.B. Williams about Jasper National Park. Using story, the author tells of Jasper’s history using her own experiences. She guides the reader to explore new destinations within the mountain park. Some of, but not all of the topics discussed pertain to the following, climate, seasons, fishing, backpacking trips and more. The guide is comprehensive and offers specific details that would likely to have been very relevant for new travelers in the area.
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.113 J31w c.3
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Senator Jean Le´on Co^te´ : pioneer land surveyor and early legislator : a personal biography
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19899
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1992
- Author
- Co^te´, Jean G.
- Publisher
- [Edmonton] : J. G. Co^te´
- Call Number
- 08.1 C63s
- Author
- Co^te´, Jean G.
- Responsibility
- Jean G Co^te´
- Publisher
- [Edmonton] : J. G. Co^te´
- Published Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 32, 32 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., plan, port. ; 23 cm
- Abstract
- Pertains to the story and ways in which Jean G. Co^te´, an early land surveyor, legislator and pioneer, helped shaped Alberta’s early identity. Some of the topics discussed in the book are as follows, family, politics, early surveying and Cote’s contribution to Alberta’s Research Council. As a legislator, Cote was influential in the development of Alberta’s Tar Sands. Additionally, the foreword has been written by E.J. Hart, the previous director of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, thus drawing a connection to the Canadian Rocky Mountains but more specifically, Banff.
- Contents
- Introduction (pg. 1)
- Ancestry and Youth (pg. 1)
- First trip west in 1886 (pg. 2)
- Ottawa College (pg. 3)
- Alaska-Canada Boundary Survey 1893-1895 (pg. 4)
- Dawson City, Yukon 1899. Partnerhip with Cautley Brothers (pg. 6)
- Edmonton, N.W.T. 1903-4 (pg. 9)
- Surveys aroudn Edmonton - E.Y. & P.RY (pg. 10)
- Marriage in Quebec City to Cecile Gagnon, 1907 (pg. 11)
- New survey partnerships (pg. 13)
- Politics, 1909 (pg. 14)
- Early recollections (pg. 15)
- Prairie suveys (pg. 17)
- Cabinet Minister 1918-1921 (pg. 18)
- Development of Tar Sands and other natural resources (pg. 19)
- Alberta Research Council (pg. 20)
- Post-War Election 1921 (pg. 21)
- Surveying 1921-1923 (pg. 22)
- Appointment to the Senate (pg. 23)
- Last summer in the Laurentians (pg. 24)
- Postscript (pg. 26)
- Jean Leon Cotes Descendants (pg. 28)
- Acknowledgements (pg. 30)
- Bibliography (pg. 31)
- Notes
- Text is in both English and French
- Annotated by author - Inside cover reads: "To EJ. "Ted" Hart. With many thanks for your superb forword to this book. Jean G. Cote"
- ISBN
- 1895850010
- Accession Number
- 2019.64
- Call Number
- 08.1 C63s
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The CMH gallery : a visual celebration of CMH Heli-Skiing and Heli-Hiking.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19902
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1996
- Author
- Gmoser, Hans
- Publisher
- Canmore, Alta. : Altitude Pub.
- Call Number
- 06.4 G11t
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- Author
- Gmoser, Hans
- Responsibility
- Hans Gmoser
- Publisher
- Canmore, Alta. : Altitude Pub.
- Published Date
- 1996
- Physical Description
- 127 p. : col. ill. ; 34 cm
- Abstract
- Pertains to the breathtaking photography captured by members of the Canadian Mountain Holiday Heli-skiing and Summer Adventurers in Banff, Alberta. The Canadian Mountain Holiday Company (CMH) worked to create a gallery in their book that would showcase some of the stunning photography they hold in their collection. The photographs are vast, showcasing skiing adventures, snowboarding adventures, hiking trips and the outdoors in its most natural state. Alongside each photograph is a short excerpt written by Hans Gmoser. Although never intended to be a concise story, the captions help to provide context and evoke a greater appreciation for nature and adventure.
- Accession Number
- 2019.64
- Call Number
- 06.4 G11t
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- The URL is linked to the official website for the CMH. Interested users can explore the site for more information concerning the CMH and the services they offer.
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