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At home in nature : a life of unknown mountains and deep wilderness
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25052
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Wood, Robert Julian
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
- Call Number
- G512 A84 W66
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- Author
- Wood, Robert Julian
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd.
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 284 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Abstract
- Rob Wood grew up in a village on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors, where he eventually developed a preoccupation with rock climbing. After studying architecture for five years at the Architectural Association School in London, England, he made his way to Montreal and ended up in Calgary. During his time in Calgary, Rob became a pioneer of ice climbing and posted numerous first ascents in the Rockies during the early 1970’s. Eventually, life in corporate Alberta proved unfulfilling and Rob realized that he needed to find a place where he could reconnect with nature, which brought him to the remote reaches of Canada’s West Coast. Settling on Maurelle Island, he and his wife built an off-the-grid homestead and focussed on alternative communities and developing a small house-design practice specializing in organic and wholesome building techniques. At Home in Nature is a gentle and philosophical memoir that focuses on living a life deeply rooted in the natural world, where citizens are connected to the planet and individuals work together to help, enhance and make the world a better — and sustainable — place. (from Rocky Mountain Books website)
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Leaving the old country
- Allegiance to nature
- Settling down
- Cosmic shack
- Back to the land community
- Island schooling
- Domestic animals
- Wild animals
- Fiordland boat
- Mystery mountain
- Deep wilderness
- Cancer
- Aorta attack
- Outer islands community
- Off-grib homestead
- Organic house
- Heavy weather
- Flight of the imagination
- Legend of Kayak Bill
- Whirlpools in the tide
- ISBN
- 9781771602501
- Accession Number
- A639
- Call Number
- G512 A84 W66
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Rocky Mountain Books
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The green horse : my early years in the Canadian Rockies : a park warden's story
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25013
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Portman, Dale
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 08.3 P81t
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- Author
- Portman, Dale
- Publisher
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 368 pages : illustrations, map
- Abstract
- Born in the west but raised initially in the east, Dale Portman was eight years old when his family headed back to the land of the Rockies. Growing up in Calgary, he was introduced to the Rocky Mountains at an early age and as a young man eventually found work in Banff National Park, where he spent most of his time in the saddle while working for outfitter Bert Mickle, based out of Skoki Lodge near Lake Louise. Jobs in the local tourist industry and at a couple of ski hills followed. Eventually Dale was drawn to the warden service, doing avalanche control and forecasting in Rogers Pass, with the backcountry of northern Jasper, Yoho National Park and Field, BC, eventually becoming the stage for many memorable, humorous, tragic and life-affirming moments. The Green Horse takes the reader on a journey through a time when our mountain national parks were less touristy and more substantive. When there was space for everyone to enjoy without having to line up and there was a sense of freedom and adventure in the air. (From Rocky Mountain Books website)
- Contents
- Foreword -- Prologue -- My youth -- Banff and Lake Louise -- Faye and Donny -- A mountain winter and a spring roundup -- Dale and the Mickles -- Lake Louise -- Rogers Pass -- Early Jasper -- Alfie and Ginger -- Jasper tales -- Blue Creek -- Yoho -- Yoho again -- Epilogue.
- ISBN
- 9781771602266
- Accession Number
- P2020-2
- Call Number
- 08.3 P81t
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Rocky Mountain Books website
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A little town and a little girl
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25549
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1951
- Author
- Carr, Emily
- Publisher
- Toronto : Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited
- Call Number
- 06 C23a
- Author
- Carr, Emily
- Responsibility
- With a Foreword by Ira Dilworth
- Publisher
- Toronto : Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited
- Published Date
- 1951
- Physical Description
- xvii, 124 pages
- Abstract
- Emily Carr describes her life in Victoria, British Columbia.
- Contents
- Beginnings ; James' Bay and Dallas Road ; Silence and Pioneers ; Saloons and Roadhouses ; Ways of Getting Round ; Father's Store ; New Neighbours ; Visiting Matrons ; Servants ; East and West ; Cathedral ; Cemetery ; Schools ; Christmas ; Regatta ; Characters ; Loyalty ; Doctor and Dentist ; Chain Gang ; Cook Street ; Waterworks ; From Carr Street to James' Bay ; Grown Up
- Accession Number
- 3069A
- Call Number
- 06 C23a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one draft copy and one final copy of Bob Smith's memoir, one draft copy of "Lake Minnewanka: The Spirit of the Waters" by R.W. Sandford, a draft copy of Bob Smith's biography for entry in "We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories" edited by Douglas Hare, and loose biographical…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1995-1998]
- Reference Code
- M589 / I / 01 to 04
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Bob Smith fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M589 / V809
- Sous-Fonds
- M589
- Accession Number
- 2021.36
- Reference Code
- M589 / I / 01 to 04
- Date Range
- [ca. 1995-1998]
- Physical Description
- 3.9 cm of textual records (5 volumes ; 23.1 x 29.2 cm or smaller)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one draft copy and one final copy of Bob Smith's memoir, one draft copy of "Lake Minnewanka: The Spirit of the Waters" by R.W. Sandford, a draft copy of Bob Smith's biography for entry in "We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories" edited by Douglas Hare, and loose biographical notes pertaining to Bob Smith, Enoch Smith, and Laurence Munson Smith.
- Subject Access
- Autobiography
- Biography
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Home
- Publications
- Lake Minnewanka
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of assorted textual documents either written, copied or scanned by Aileen Harmon. Documents include correspondence, written accounts of life events by Aileen Harmon, scanned and written notes, poem "Awakening" by Theodore Stephanides, list of Aileen's life travels including dates, lis…
- Date Range
- 1926
- 1967
- [ca. 1970 - ca. 1980]
- 1977
- [ca.1990]
- [ca. 1995 - ca. 2005]
- Reference Code
- M287 / I / 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M287 / V262
- Series
- M287 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M287
- Accession Number
- 2016.8596
- Reference Code
- M287 / I / 5
- Responsibility
- Produced by Aileen Harmon
- Date Range
- 1926
- 1967
- [ca. 1970 - ca. 1980]
- 1977
- [ca.1990]
- [ca. 1995 - ca. 2005]
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of assorted textual documents either written, copied or scanned by Aileen Harmon. Documents include correspondence, written accounts of life events by Aileen Harmon, scanned and written notes, poem "Awakening" by Theodore Stephanides, list of Aileen's life travels including dates, lists of Latin plant names, a 1926 Toronto Star article, notes on Cree word translations, Harmon family genealogy notes, and text documents for a Canadian Geographic article titled "Hiking in the Canadian Rockies".
- Notes
- File originally contained 6 b&w negative photographs dated 1937 which have since been removed. Negatives are now processed under reference codes V262 / I / NA - 1 to 6 and stored accordingly
- Name Access
- Harmon, Aileen
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Toronto
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Cree
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title provided prior to processing
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mountain Memories - Original
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54399
- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 16 typed accounts and recollections by Aileen Harmon of her life, work and travel experiences in the 1930's and 1940's. Content pertains to her early career with Parks Canada, trips throughout the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and personal memories with friends and colleagues.
- Date Range
- 1929
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
- 1931
- 1938
- Reference Code
- M287 / I / 9
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M287 / V262
- Series
- M287 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M287
- Accession Number
- 2016.8596
- Reference Code
- M287 / I / 9
- Responsibility
- Produced by Aileen Harmon
- Date Range
- 1929
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
- 1931
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 16 typed accounts and recollections by Aileen Harmon of her life, work and travel experiences in the 1930's and 1940's. Content pertains to her early career with Parks Canada, trips throughout the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and personal memories with friends and colleagues.
- Notes
- Documents may have been used as notes/drafts of published material.
- Dates provided for textual records are based on dates given in personal accounts. Date of production of physical notes unknown, but possibly between 1975 - 1990 [estimate by Processing Archivist based on similar documents in fonds]
- Name Access
- Harmon, Aileen
- Subject Access
- Parks Canada
- Travel
- Autobiography
- Rock climbing
- Family and personal life
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only, no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Aileen Harmon
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title provided prior to processing
- Processing Status
- Processed
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My autobiography
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20059
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1937
- Author
- Mussolini, Benito
- Publisher
- Great Britain : Hurst and Blackett Ltd.
- Edition
- ed. 4
- Call Number
- 08 M97b
- Author
- Mussolini, Benito
- Responsibility
- Benito Mussolini
- Edition
- ed. 4
- Publisher
- Great Britain : Hurst and Blackett Ltd.
- Published Date
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 292 pages
- Subjects
- Italy
- Autobiography
- Abstract
- Pertains to an autobiography written by Benito Mussolini, the former fascist dictator of Italy. The story, as told by Mussolini himself, covers his early beginnings, his rise to power and his radical movement towards fascism. While undoubtedly biased, the text offers readers insight into the radical ideologies of fascist leader, Benito Mussolini.
- Contents
- Foreword (pg. 5)
- Chapter I: Youth (pg. 17)
- Chapter II: War and its effect upon man (pg. 39)
- Chapter III: Ashes and embers (pg. 65)
- Chapter IV: The death struggle of a worn-out democracy (pg. 91)
- Chapter V: The garden of fascism (pg. 119)
- Chapter VI: Toward conquest of power (pg. 142)
- Chapter VII: Thus we took Rome (pg. 164)
- Chapter VIII: Five years of government (pg. 188)
- Chapter IX: New paths (pg. 225)
- Chapter X: The facist state of the future (pg. 251)
- Chapter XI: En route (pg. 280)
- Index (pg. 283)
- Notes
- Translated together with a foreword by Richard Washburn Child, former American Ambassador to Italy
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 08 M97b
- Collection
- Archives Library
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My story : an autobiography
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19786
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1959
- Author
- Astor, Mary
- Publisher
- Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday
- Call Number
- 06.3 As8m
- Author
- Astor, Mary
- Responsibility
- Mary Astor
- Publisher
- Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday
- Published Date
- 1959
- Physical Description
- 332 pages ; 22 cm
- Subjects
- Banff
- Films
- Lake Louise
- Autobiography
- Abstract
- Pertains to Mary Astor's reminisces regarding filming of "Enticement" in Banff National Park (Chapter 3, page 81.)
- ISBN
- 59-6265
- Accession Number
- p2019-06
- Call Number
- 06.3 As8m
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Nothing venture, Nothing win
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15440
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1975
- Author
- Hillary, Edmund, 1919-2008
- Publisher
- London : Hodder and Stoughton ; [Sevenoaks] : Coronet
- Call Number
- 01.1 H55ed
- Author
- Hillary, Edmund, 1919-2008
- Publisher
- London : Hodder and Stoughton ; [Sevenoaks] : Coronet
- Published Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 381 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps.
- Subjects
- Autobiography
- Mountaineers
- New Zealand
- Mt Everest
- Notes
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 0640212969
- Accession Number
- 2014-8385
- Call Number
- 01.1 H55ed
- Collection
- Archives Library
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One man's mountains : the autobiography of Wallace Joyce
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19923
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- Munro, Kyle
- Munro, Bart
- Call Number
- G512 M86 O54
- Author
- Munro, Kyle
- Munro, Bart
- Responsibility
- Kyle Munro and Bart Munro
- Physical Description
- 164 p. : illus
- Abstract
- Pertains to the life events of Wallace Joyce with specific focus on travel.
- Contents
- Table of contents
- Forward
- Prelude
- Lineage
- Wallace Richard Joyce
- The Alpine Club of Canada
- Canadian Army overseas
- Return to Canada
- Photos
- Trail Riders in the Canadian Rockies
- The Bow River Valley and its tributaries
- To Lahore
- To Beirut
- Damascus
- Jerusalem
- Cairo
- Luxtor
- To Athens
- 1961 - Ice River
- 1961 & 1962 - The Cariboo Expeditions
- 1962 - Maligne Lake (Jasper National Park)
- 1963 - Baffin Island
- 1964 - Elk Lake G.M.C.
- 1994 - Above Elk Lake : The Petain Glacier G.M.C.
- 1965 - Glacier Lake
- 1966 - The Swiss Alps - Switzerland
- 1967 - Y.A.C.E. The Steele Glacier Camp
- 1968 - G.M.C. at Lake O'Hara
- 1969 - Mount Waddington; Strathcona Park and Lake Lovely Water
- 1971 - Farnham Creek; Eyebrow Peak and Lake of the Hanging Glaciers; ACC Climbing Camp at Vowel Creek; Mount Sir Donald; Mount Assininboine and Mount Lunette
- 1973 - Climbing camps in the Coastal Range - Ape Lake
- 1974 - The Battle Range
- 1975 - The Mount Alberta G.M.C.
- 1976 - ACC Climbing Camp - the Cariboo Mountains
- 1980 - Mount Clemenceau Climbing Camp
- 1981 - Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific
- 1982 - G.M.C. in the Bugaboos
- 1983 - The Tellot Glacier
- 1984 - The G.M.C. and Glacier Circle
- 1985 - G.M.C. at the Wates-Gibson Hut; Toronto Section Camp at the Freshfields; the Chilkoot Trail - to the Klondike
- 1987 - G.M.C. at Farnham Creek
- 1985 - The Edmonton Section Senior's Camp
- 1988,1989, 1990 - G.M.C.'s
- 1985 - Again Fryatt Creek
- 1989 - Fryatt Creek
- 1985 - Return to the Bugaboos; Rescue on Peak 9250
- 1990 & 1992 - Roger Wallis' Yukon Trips
- 1992 - The Donjek Glacier Camp
- 1991 - Great treks on the Great Divide; Walk the Wapta; the "Rockies Panorama"
- 1992 - The Scott-Hooker Icefield
- 1995 - The Toronto Section camp Great Cairn and Fairy Meados; G.M.C. at Mount Clemenceau
- 1996 - G.M.C. at Icefall Brook
- 1998 - Mount Alexandra
- 2000 A.D. - my final alpine summer; the way west, Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlottes; east on the Yellowhead; Tsar Mountain Camp; the G.M.C. at Fairy Meadows; Rogers Pass; Sorcerer Lake Lodge
- 1971 - ACC Climbing camp at Vowell Creek
- Appendix A - The Rock Creek Lumber Company
- A trip too soon and ho help from Air Canada
- Accession Number
- AC635
- Call Number
- G512 M86 O54
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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