topic:"Biography" found 89 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Lorenzo Grassi in ' Merica. Un umile eroe falmentino in Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19777

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

Published Date: 2018

Author: Costa, Elio and Gabriele Scardellato

Publisher: Verbania, Italy : Tarara' Edizioni Associazione Culturale

Call Number: 01 Co81l

Author: Costa, Elio and Gabriele Scardellato

Responsibility: Elio Costa and Gabriele Scardellato

Publisher: Verbania, Italy : Tarara' Edizioni Associazione Culturale

Published Date: 2018

Physical Description: 167 pages : illustrations

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

Subjects: Biography; Mountaineering; History; Canada; Italy; Rocky Mountains

Abstract: Italian edition of "Lawrence Grassi : from Piedmont to the Rocky Mountains"

Contents: Nota Introduttiva; Prefazione; Premessa; Gli Inizi : Falmenta, La Val Cannobina, E L'Emigrazione; Caro Figlio Scrivimi : Quelli Lasciati Alle Spalle E Vita Nel North Shore; Lawrence Grassi Sulle Montagne; Il Tracciatore di Sentieri; Epilogo : Simbolo e Leggenda Delle Montagne Rocciose Canadesi; Alcune Lettere da Falmenta; Ringraziamenti

ISBN: 978-88-97795-35-3

Accession Number: 2019.22

Call Number: 01 Co81l

Collection: Archives Library

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We go far back in time : the letters of Earle Birney and Al Purdy, 1947 - 1987

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

Published Date: 2014

Author: Bradley, Nicholas (editor)

Publisher: Madeira Park, British Columbia : Harbour Publishing

Call Number: 05.1 Br72w

Author: Bradley, Nicholas (editor)

Responsibility: Edited by Nicholas Bradley

Publisher: Madeira Park, British Columbia : Harbour Publishing

Published Date: 2014

Physical Description: 479 pages ; 24 cm

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

Subjects: Earle Birney; Poetry; Biography

Abstract: "Illustrates the long friendship between two of Canada's most highly regarded poets, Earle Birney and Al Purdy."--Jacket.

Contents: Introduction; Note on editorial procedures; Editorial abbreviations; Chronology; In Purdy's Ameliasburg; The letters; Earle Birney in hospital; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Glossary of selected names; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index of titles; Index of names

ISBN: 978-1-55017-610-0

Accession Number: p2019-02

Call Number: 05.1 Br72w

Collection: Archives Library

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Julia : a biography of Julia W. Henshaw

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

Published Date: 2018

Author: Kluckner, Michael

Publisher: [Vancouver, British Columbia] : Midtown Press

Call Number: 08.3 Kl66j

Author: Kluckner, Michael

Responsibility: Michael Kluckner

Publisher: [Vancouver, British Columbia] : Midtown Press

Published Date: 2018

Physical Description: 131 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm

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

Subjects: Henshaw, Julia W.; Women; Authors; Biography; Botany; World War, 1914-1918; Canada

Abstract: "A novelist, journalist, socialite, botanist, explorer, and World War I ambulance driver, Julia Henshaw was a unique and colourful personality. This graphic biography follows her extraordinary life from Montreal to Vancouver, from the Rocky Mountains to England, and from the mining towns of BC's Kootenays to the battlefields of France and Belgium. Her strongly expressed views of women's roles and voting rights, of racial and class issues, and of Canada's relationship to Great Britain and the USA are an illuminating contrast with the values of her contemporaries, and with society today."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents: Prelude; Mrs. Charles Henshaw; Julian Durham; Julia W. Henshaw; Gwen; Captain Julia Henshaw; "Gentle Julia"; Afterword; Key players; Supplementary notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes: Graphic novel with mention of Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. Signed copy.

ISBN: 978-1-988242-20-0

Accession Number: p2019-25

Call Number: 08.3 Kl66j

Collection: Archives Library

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Facing the monumental : Rebecca Belmore

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

Published Date: 2018

Author: Nanibush, Wanda (editor)

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Art Gallery of Ontario ; Fredericton, New Brunswick : Goose Lane Editions

Call Number: 06.1 N11f

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Author: Nanibush, Wanda (editor)

Responsibility: Edited by Wanda Nanibush

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Art Gallery of Ontario ; Fredericton, New Brunswick : Goose Lane Editions

Published Date: 2018

Physical Description: 132 pages : illustrations (color)

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

Subjects: Art; Artists; Exhibition catalogue; Exhibitions

Subjects: Art; Performing arts - Biography - Canada - Exhibitions; Sculptures - Canada - Exhibitions

Abstract: Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Art Gallery of Ontario from July 12 to October 21, 2018.

Contents: Directors Forward; Facing the Monumental; Works:; artist (No.2); 1181; The Named and Unnamed; Fringe; March 5, 1819; Black Cloud; blood on the snow; X mark; Mixed Blessing; Thin Red Line; Quote, Misquote, Fact; A Pelican Falls; sister; State of Grace; To Rest and to Dream; Biinjiya'iing Onji (From Inside); Wave Sound; Fountain; Rising to the Occasion; Performace:; Creaton or Death: We Will Win; Bury My Heart; Indian Factory; A Simple Truth; Tent City; Victorious; Making Always War; X; Clay on Stone; Work in Progress:; Tower and tarpaulin; Nibi

Notes: One of the cast aluminum sculptures that was a part of the LandMarks 2017 Wave Sound installation is located on the shore of Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park - refer to pages 84 - 94 - https://www.rebeccabelmore.com/wave-sound/

ISBN: 978-1-988788-04-3

Accession Number: 2019.36

Call Number: 06.1 N11f

Collection: Art Library

URL Notes: Artist's website

Websites

https://www.rebeccabelmore.com/

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An orogenous life: memoir and reader

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

Published Date: 2017

Author: Gadd, Ben

Publisher: Canmore, AB, Canada : Corax Press

Call Number: 02.6 G11a

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Author: Gadd, Ben

Responsibility: Ben Gadd

Publisher: Canmore, AB, Canada : Corax Press

Published Date: 2017

Physical Description: 655 pages

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

Subjects: Naturalists; Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains Canada; Biography; Alberta

Abstract: Pertains to the experiences of Ben Gadd, an experienced Rocky Mountain naturalist, guide and author. His book combines his personal experiences with the stories and essays of 36 others in order to create a touching, yet compelling story. The book includes a comprehensive selection of photographs, many of which are personal to the author and his family. Being that the author was and continues to be greatly involved with the Canadian Rocky Mountains, the book makes mention of multiple locations in and around the area of Banff such as, Mt. Assiniboine, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Bankhead, Brewster transportation and tours, and Johnston Canyon. The book follows the style of a biography and contains many personal stories and photos from the author and associated family.

Contents: Introduction; Benny; Ben; Cia and Ben; Willy, Cia and Ben; Toby and Willy, Cia and Ben; Index; Other books by Ben Gadd

Notes: Some of the specific references to areas in, and area the Canadian Rocky Mountains are as follows, Mt. Assiniboine (297), Mt. Robson (373), Banff Mountain Film Festival (12, 395, 608), Bankhead (332) and Brewster transportation and tours (463, 469).

ISBN: 9780969263142

Accession Number: 2019.47

Call Number: 02.6 G11a

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: URL pertains to an online website dedicated to Ben Gadd and his continued achievements

Websites

http://www.bengadd.com/

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A house in the sky : a memoir

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

Published Date: 2014

Author: Lindhout, Amanda and Sara Corbett

Publisher: New York : Scribner

Edition: First Scribner paperback edition

Call Number: 05 L64a

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Author: Lindhout, Amanda and Sara Corbett

Responsibility: Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett

Edition: First Scribner paperback edition

Publisher: New York : Scribner

Published Date: 2014

Physical Description: 373 pages, 7 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm

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

Subjects: Biography; History; Alberta

Abstract: Pertains to the chilling account of Amanda Lindhout’s abduction in Somalia. Lindhout was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta and began travelling the world at the age of nineteen. After only four days in Somalia, Linhout was abducted and would be held hostage for the next 460 days. She shares her gripping story, inviting the reader to take a glimpse into the torturous conditions she was held within. Compelling yet chilling, Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett share an intensely personal account of heart break, pain and hope.

ISBN: 9781451645606

Accession Number: 2019.66

Call Number: 05 L64a

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: The URL is linked to Amanda Lindhout's official website page. Interested viewers are able to find out more infromation on the author and her humanitarian efforts.