objectType:"Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)" found 25 records - Research Collections

Weathered wood : anecdotes and history of the Banff-Sunshine area

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1977

Author: Brewster, F.O. 'Pat'

Publisher: [Banff? Alta. : s.n.]

Edition: second edition

Call Number: 08.3 B74w Pam

Author: Brewster, F.O. 'Pat'

Responsibility: F.O. 'Pat' Brewster

Edition: second edition

Publisher: [Banff? Alta. : s.n.]

Published Date: 1977

Physical Description: 64 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Brewster, Pat; Brewster family; Banff (residents); Skiing; Biography

Abstract: Pertains to the people and experiences which had influenced the author, Pat Brewster, a lifelong Banff resident, during the course of his life. Brewster refers to men such as Bill Peyto and Sir George Simpson and the ways in which their work had influenced his life, through both direct and indirect contact. Additionally, the author shares personal stories about his experience skiing and the development of Sunshine Ski area.

Accession Number: 2017.8683

Call Number: 08.3 B74w Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Wilderness man : the strange story of Grey Owl

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1973

Author: Dickson, Lovat

Publisher: Toronto : The Macmillion Company of Canada Ltd.

Call Number: 08.1 D55w

Author: Dickson, Lovat

Responsibility: Lovat Dickson

Publisher: Toronto : The Macmillion Company of Canada Ltd.

Published Date: 1973

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Conservation; Biography; Canada

Abstract: Pertains to the peculiar true story of Englishman, Archie Belaney, also referred to as Grey Owl. Archie Belaney left England in pursuit of a better life in the Canadian wilderness. Once he moved to Canada, he adopted Indigenous tradition and gave himself the name Grey Owl. Controversial in nature, the book follows the life of Grey Owl and his journey through love and life. Additionally, the book makes mention of Grey Owl’s life as a trapper, his service to the Canadian army, and the women who led him to lecture on conservation well before his time.

ISBN: 0770510434

Accession Number: 2019.71

Call Number: 08.1 D55w

Collection: Archives Library

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David Milne : painting place

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1976

Author: Tovell, Rosemarie L.

Publisher: Ottawa : National Gallery of Canada, A National Museum of Canada

Call Number: 06.1 T55d

Author: Tovell, Rosemarie L.

Responsibility: Rosemarie L. Tovell

Publisher: Ottawa : National Gallery of Canada, A National Museum of Canada

Published Date: 1976

Physical Description: 35 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Art; Biography

Subjects: Painting; Watercolors; Milne, David

Abstract: Pertains to the work of David Brown Milne, a modernist artists whose work reflected the intellectual and emotional mind. Milne was a highly respected and influential artist who portrayed astonishing technique in both oil and watercolour. Rather than follow the path various other artists had at the time of his career, Milne ascended his own path, and his work reflects such independence. Written by Rosemarie L. Tovell, the publication explores the artist’s successes, failures and major breakthroughs, artistically speaking. Readers can expect to learn more about David Brown Milne and his artistic endeavors.

Notes: Text is in both French and English

ISBN: 0888843135

Accession Number: 2019.61

Call Number: 06.1 T55d

Collection: Archives Library

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Portraits from the plains

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: [1971]

Author: MacEwan, J. W. Grant

Publisher: Toronto : McGraw-Hill of Canada

Call Number: 07.2 M15

Author: MacEwan, J. W. Grant

Publisher: Toronto : McGraw-Hill of Canada

Published Date: [1971]

Physical Description: 287p. : ill., maps, ports

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Biography

Accession Number: 4000

Call Number: 07.2 M15

Collection: Archives Library

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Agatha Christie : an autobiography

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1977

Author: Christie, Agatha Miller, Dame

Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead & Company

Call Number: 05 C46a

Author: Christie, Agatha Miller, Dame

Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead & Company

Published Date: 1977

Physical Description: 529p : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Biography; Hot springs

Notes: Includes description of Agatha Christie's round the world trip with her husband Archie, which included Lake Louise and Banff (plate 13, p.291)