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Alberta miners : a tribute
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5719
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1993
- Author
- Chrismas, Lawrence
- Publisher
- Calgary : Cambria
- Call Number
- 03.6 C46 oversize c.1
- 03.6 C46 oversize c.2
- Author
- Chrismas, Lawrence
- Responsibility
- photography and text by Lawrence Chrismas
- foreword by Thomas H. Patching
- produced in collaboration with the Alberta Chamber of Resources
- Publisher
- Calgary : Cambria
- Published Date
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 224p. : ports., maps
- Subjects
- Biography
- Coal and coal mines
- Photography
- Portraits
- Notes
- Bibliography and index
- ISBN
- 0-9697023-0-2
- Accession Number
- 26000
- copy 2 from unknown source (possibly Museum Shop?) in 2006/07
- Call Number
- 03.6 C46 oversize c.1
- 03.6 C46 oversize c.2
- Collection
- Archives Library
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At rest in the peaks : a guided walk through the old Banff Cemetery
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6078
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1994
- Author
- Deziel-Letnick, Helene
- Publisher
- Banff : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Friends of Banff National Park
- Call Number
- 08.3 B22d c.1
- 08.3 B22d c.2
- Author
- Deziel-Letnick, Helene
- Responsibility
- text: Helene Deziel-Letnick, E.J. Hart
- design assistance: Kerstin Quintin
- Publisher
- Banff : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
- Friends of Banff National Park
- Published Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 40p. : ill., ports., map
- Subjects
- Banff (residents)
- Biography
- Notes
- Bibliography
- ISBN
- 0920608-42-6
- Accession Number
- 6794
- Call Number
- 08.3 B22d c.1
- 08.3 B22d c.2
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Jasper reflections
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6125
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Jasper : Jasper Community History
- Call Number
- 08.3 J31jr
- Responsibility
- Edith Gourley, Chairman
- Publisher
- Jasper : Jasper Community History
- Published Date
- 1996
- Physical Description
- ix, 477p. : ill., ports., map
- Subjects
- Biography
- Notes
- Index
- ISBN
- 1-55056-213-4
- Accession Number
- 29000
- Call Number
- 08.3 J31jr
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Pioneer families of Southern Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6394
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1993
- Publisher
- [Alberta] : Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Call Number
- R 08.2 Al1pi
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Publisher
- [Alberta] : Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants
- Published Date
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 257p. : ill., ports
- Subjects
- Biography
- Accession Number
- 6716
- Call Number
- R 08.2 Al1pi
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Who's who at the University of Alberta, 1919-1939
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6396
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1993
- Author
- University of Alberta. Archives
- Call Number
- R 08.2 Al1un
- Published Date
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 163, xviiip
- Accession Number
- 6526
- Call Number
- R 08.2 Al1un
- Collection
- Archives Library
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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
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Pioneer families of Southern Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19929
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1993
- Author
- Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants
- Publisher
- [Calgary] : Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Call Number
- 08.2 So8p
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- Responsibility
- Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Publisher
- [Calgary] : Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants
- Published Date
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 257p. : ill., ports
- Subjects
- Biography
- History of Alberta
- History
- Pioneer life
- Abstract
- "A 'Pioneer,' for this account, is a person who was resident of that part of the Province of Alberta lying south of Township 40 on December 31, 1890 and a person who was resident in the three prairie provinces prior to December 31, 1890 who applied for and was admitted to membership in the Society [now Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants] between May 8, 1964 and October 25, 1967."--Introd.
- Contents
- Prologue - Pioneers Memories Treasured
- Forward
- Calgary Stampede
- Introduction
- Biography Index & Genealogical Information
- Biographies
- History
- Past Presidents
- Pioneer Photographs
- Notes
- Links to "A 2005 Centennial Addendum to the 1993 Publication" Call # 08.2 So8a
- Accession Number
- 2019.68
- Call Number
- 08.2 So8p
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Website for Southern Alberta Pioneers and their Descendants
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The road west
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19944
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1996
- Author
- Elkington, Peter W.
- Publisher
- Revelstroke, B.C. : Peter's Press
- Call Number
- 08.1 El5t
- Author
- Elkington, Peter W.
- Responsibility
- Peter W. Elkington
- Publisher
- Revelstroke, B.C. : Peter's Press
- Published Date
- 1996
- Physical Description
- vi, 172 p. : maps ; 19 cm.
- Subjects
- Biography
- Western Canada
- Travel
- Abstract
- Pertains to the travelers and places Peter W. Elkington came across during his personal travels west. He captures an authentic humanity in each story, sharing hardships and hope. He writes of each traveler’s individual life, pain and successes. Elkington invites the reader to find ourselves in his stories, and reflect on the journeys we so often find ourselves on.
- Contents
- Preface (pg. III)
- Prologue (pg. IV)
- Chapter 1: The Pilgrim (pg. 1)
- Chapter 2: The Trader (pg. 11)
- Chapter 3: The Goldseeker (pg. 19)
- Chapter 4: The Golden Mountain (pg. 33)
- Chapter 5: The Prospectors (pg. 41)
- Chapter 6: The Railroad (pg. 49)
- Chaoter 7: Sligh and Friends (pg. 59)
- Chapter 8: Black bear (pg. 69)
- Chapter 9: The priest (pg. 77)
- Chapter 10: George (pg. 87)
- Chapter 11: The Immigrants (pg. 95)
- Chapter 12: The RCMP (pg. 105)
- Chapter 13: Emily (pg. 113)
- Chapter 14: The Explorer (pg. 127)
- Chapter 15: Alfred Mason (pg. 137)
- Chapter 16: Amy (pg. 149)
- Chapter 17: Willie (pg. 157)
- Chapter 18: Peter (pg. 165)
- Epilogue (pg. 168)
- Notes
- The front inside page of the book has been annotated by the author and reads, "Peter W. Elkington"
- ISBN
- 0969994427
- Accession Number
- 2019.71
- Call Number
- 08.1 El5t
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- Archives Library
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The good wine : an artist comes of age
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20710
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1991
- Author
- McCarthy, Doris, 1910 -
- Publisher
- Toronto : Macfarlane Walter & Ross
- Call Number
- ND249 M23 A2 1991
- Author
- McCarthy, Doris, 1910 -
- Responsibility
- Doris McCarthy
- Publisher
- Toronto : Macfarlane Walter & Ross
- Published Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 264p. : ill., ports.
- Subjects
- McCarthy, Doris, 1910-
- Women painters - Canada - Biography
- Landscape painters - Canada - Biography
- Notes
- Sequel to : A fool in paradise
- Call Number
- ND249 M23 A2 1991
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
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- Art Library
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A fool in paradise : an artist's early life
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20711
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1990
- Author
- McCarthy, Doris, 1910 -
- Publisher
- Toronto : Macfarlane Walter & Ross
- Call Number
- ND249 M23 A2 1990
- Author
- McCarthy, Doris, 1910 -
- Responsibility
- Doris McCarthy
- Publisher
- Toronto : Macfarlane Walter & Ross
- Published Date
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 257p. : ill., ports.
- Subjects
- McCarthy, Doris, 1910-
- Women painters - Canada - Biography
- Landscape painters - Canada - Biography
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references
- Call Number
- ND249 M23 A2 1990
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
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- Art Library
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