topic:" glacier" found 13 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Canada's mountain national parks : Banff, Jasper, Glacier, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke, Waterton Lakes, Yoho

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

Published Date: 1966

Author: Scharff, Robert

Publisher: Vancouver : Evergreen Press Limited; Toronto : Musson Book Company

Call Number: 13.113 Sch1c Pam

Author: Scharff, Robert

Responsibility: by Robert Scharff, in association with the Natural and Historic Resources Branch, Dept. of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources

Publisher: Vancouver : Evergreen Press Limited; Toronto : Musson Book Company

Published Date: 1966

Physical Description: vii, 184 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm

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

Subjects: National parks; Banff National Park; Guide; Jasper National Park; Kootenay National Park; Glacier National Park; Mount Revelstoke National Park; Waterton Lakes National Park; Yoho National Park

Abstract: Pertains to a guide on Canada’s National Parks. This comprehensive guide offers readers a brief history of each Mountain National Park, as well as other useful information pertaining to risk reduction, camping, environmental preservation, wildlife preservation and sightseeing. Additionally, Robert Scharff includes information regarding activities that may be of interest to visitors such as cycling, canoeing, climbing, hiking, trail riding and more. Refers to Banff, Jasper, Glacier, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke, Waterton Lakes and Yoho National Parks.

Contents: Chapter one - introduction to the mountain national parks (pg. 1); Chapter two - sightseeing in the parks (pg. 34); Chapter three - seeing the wilderness areas of the park (pg. 87); Chapter four - plant life in the parks (pg. 110); Chapter five - wildlife and birds in the parks (pg. 119); Chapter six - fishing in the parks (pg. 142); Chapter seven - winter in the parks (pg. 149); Chapter eight - accomodations and service in the parks (pg. 158)

Accession Number: 2017.8683

Call Number: 13.113 Sch1c Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Chief Mountain International Highway : Waterton-Glacier's promised road

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

Published Date: 2010

Author: Morrison, Chris

Publisher: Waterton Park, Alta. : Goathaunt Pub

Call Number: 13.117 M83c

Author: Morrison, Chris

Responsibility: Chris Morrison

Publisher: Waterton Park, Alta. : Goathaunt Pub

Published Date: 2010

Physical Description: 96 p. : ill., map, ports.

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

Subjects: Glacier National Park (U.S.); Transportation

ISBN: ISBN: 9780969697435

Accession Number: 60,000 2010-12-17

Call Number: 13.117 M83c

Collection: Archives Library

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Geomorphology : selected readings

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

Published Date: 1969

Author: Nelson, James Gordon

Publisher: Toronto : Methuen

Call Number: 03.1 N33

Author: Nelson, James Gordon

Responsibility: edited by J.G. Nelson and M.J. Chambers

Publisher: Toronto : Methuen

Published Date: 1969

Physical Description: x, 399p. : ill., maps

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

Subjects: Avalanches; Drummond Glacier; Glaciers; Lake Louise

Notes: Bibliography

Accession Number: 7500

Call Number: 03.1 N33

Collection: Archives Library

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Glacier & Mount Revelstoke National Parks : souvenir guide book

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

Published Date: 2011

Publisher: [Gatineau, Québec] : Parks Canada = Parcs Canada

Call Number: 13.113 P24g Pam

Responsibility: Parks Canada

Publisher: [Gatineau, Québec] : Parks Canada = Parcs Canada

Published Date: 2011

Physical Description: 54 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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

Subjects: Glacier National Park; Guidebooks; Mount Revelstoke National Park; Parks Canada; Rogers Pass

Notes: Issued also in French under title: Parcs nationaux des Glaciers et du Mont-Revelstoke : livret-souvenir

ISBN: 9780921806349

Accession Number: 2015.8522

Call Number: 13.113 P24g Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National parks: where rivers are born

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

Published Date: 1965

Author: Baird, David M.

Publisher: Ottawa, Geological survey of Canada, Dept. of mines and technical surveys

Call Number: 13.115 B11g Pam

Author: Baird, David M.

Responsibility: David M. Baird

Publisher: Ottawa, Geological survey of Canada, Dept. of mines and technical surveys

Published Date: 1965

Physical Description: v, 104 pages illustrations, maps (1 folded color). 18 cm.

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

Subjects: Geology; Geology - British Columbia; Mount Revelstoke National Park; Glacier National Park; British Columbia; Banff National Park

Abstract: Pertains to the geology of Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National parks. While providing an overview of the geology, the author also provides the reader with specific details making the experience well rounded. The content pertains to the Rocky Mountains and makes specific mention to Banff and Banff National park

Contents: Introduction; Divides; Boundaries of the parks; Origin of the mountains; The rocks; The sculpturing of the mountains; Regional differences in the mountains; Shapes of mountains; Roadlog and points of interest along the Trans-Canada Highway; Epilogue; Index

Notes: The page numbers for the following locations listed in the abstract are as follows; Banff (37), Banff National Park (vi, 4, 19, 37 and 40)

Accession Number: 2017.8683

Call Number: 13.115 B11g Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Glacier National Park and Rogers Pass National Historic Site : heritage ciewscape recording and analysis 2016-2017

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

Published Date: October 2018

Author: Heritage Conservation Directorate : Public Services and Procurement Canada and Parks Canada Agency

Publisher: Parks Canada

Call Number: 13.117 He34g

Author: Heritage Conservation Directorate : Public Services and Procurement Canada and Parks Canada Agency

Publisher: Parks Canada

Published Date: October 2018

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

Subjects: Parks Canada; Glacier National Park; Rogers Pass; Views; History; Research

Abstract: "Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) (Heritage Conservation Studies, Architecture and Engineering Services) was requested by Claire Sieber (Cultural Resource Management Advisor for Parks Canada's Mount Revelstoke and Glacier Field Unit) to provide recording services of eastbound and westbound viewscapes in Glacier National Park, including Rogers Pass National Historic Site (RPNHS) in British Columbia. This request stems from an analysis made by the Mount Revelstoke and Glacier Field Unit in conjunction with Parks Canada's Indigenous Affairs and Cultural Heritage Directorate to identify the values of this cultural landscape and its character-defining elements and subsequently document them. This is a mitigation measure assocated with constriction on the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH)." - Project Description

Contents: Project description; A history of Rogers Pass Viewscapes on the Trans-Canada Highway Glacier National Park; Heritage Values and Character-Defining Elements; Viewscapes; Photographic record; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E