topic:"Botany" found 5 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Contents: Scotland ; The Horticultural Society ; United States and Upper Canada ; First Great Adventure ; Columbia River Region ; With Chief Tha-a-muxi ; Up the Columbia to Kettle Falls ; The Blue Mountains ; In Search of the Sugar Pine ; Homeward by Hudson's Bay Express ; Putting Mountains on the Map ; Fame and its Aftermath ; Second Great Adventure ; California ; Third Visit to the Columbia ; Ill-Fated Journey ; Flakes of Gold ; Hawaii and its Volcanoes ; Last Journey ; In Tribute

Accession Number: 3069A

Call Number: 04.1 H26d

Collection: Archives Library

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Misc. writing

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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

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Published record

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

Subject Access: Hiking; Genealogy; History; Botany; Poetry; Travel; Autobiography

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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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History for the year 1939

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

Published Date: 1940

Author: Province of British Columbia

Publisher: Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]

Call Number: 04 P94r 1939

Author: Province of British Columbia

Publisher: Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]

Published Date: 1940

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

Subjects: Museums; Anthropology; Zoology; Entomology; Botany; Paleontology

Abstract: Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history, for the year of 1939. Published in 1940, the Province of British Columbia published the report in an effort to reflect on events from the previous calendar year. The objectives of the report were to secure and preserve specimens reflecting the natural history of British Columbia, collect anthropological material from Indigenous Peoples, and obtain information on natural sciences that could subsequently be shared with the public. The reports were comprehensive in nature and covered but were not exclusive to, topics relating to the following fields of study; anthropology, zoology, entomology, ornithology, botany, paleontology and archaeology. In addition, the reports included a segment on visitors, staff changes, activities and new accessions that had taken place over the last year. Readers can expect a comprehensive report on the annual undertakings of the Provincial Museum of Natural History.

Contents: Objects (pg. 7); Visitors (pg. 7); Activities (pg. 7); Accessions (pg. 10); Anthropology and Archaeology (pg. 10); Botany (pg. 10, 12); Mammals (pg. 11); Birds (pg. 11); Invertebrates (pg. 12); Palaeontology (pg. 12); Library (pg. 15); Addenda to the Flora of Vancouver and Queen Charlotte Islands (pg. 15)

Accession Number: 7201

Call Number: 04 P94r 1939

Collection: Archives Library

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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History for the year 1940

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

Published Date: 1941

Author: Province of British Columbia

Publisher: Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]

Call Number: 04 P94r 1940

Author: Province of British Columbia

Publisher: Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]

Published Date: 1941

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

Subjects: Museums; Anthropology; Zoology; Entomology; Botany; Paleontology

Abstract: Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history, for the year of 1940. Published in 1941, the Province of British Columbia published the report in an effort to reflect on events from the previous calendar year. The objectives of the report were to secure and preserve specimens reflecting the natural history of British Columbia, collect anthropological material from Indigenous Peoples, and obtain information on natural sciences that could subsequently be shared with the public. The reports were comprehensive in nature and covered but were not exclusive to, topics relating to the following fields of study; anthropology, zoology, entomology, ornithology, botany, paleontology and archaeology. In addition, the reports included a segment on visitors, staff changes, activities and new accessions that had taken place over the last year. Readers can expect a comprehensive report on the annual undertakings of the Provincial Museum of Natural History.

Contents: Report of the acting director (pg. 7); Indian Village (pg. 7); Exhibition and Preparation (pg. 8); Cataloguing (pg. 8); Library (pg. 8); Publications (pg. 8); Staff Changes (pg. 9); Visitors (pg. 9); Report of the Assistant Director (pg. 10); Field-work (pg. 10); Exhibition and Preperation (pg. 10); Education (pg. 11); Report of the Botanist (pg. 11); Accessions (pg. 14); Botanical (pg. 14); Anthropological (pg. 14); Zoological (pg. 15); Publications of the Provincial Museum (pg. 16)

Accession Number: 7201

Call Number: 04 P94r 1940

Collection: Archives Library

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Report of the Provincial Museum of Natural History for the year 1941

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

Published Date: 1942

Author: Province of British Columbia

Publisher: Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]

Call Number: 04 P94r 1941

Author: Province of British Columbia

Publisher: Victoria, B.C. : Authority of the Legislative Assembly, [printed by Charles F. Banfield, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.]

Published Date: 1942

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

Subjects: Museums; Anthropology; Zoology; Entomology; Botany; Paleontology

Abstract: Pertains to the commissioner report on the events carried out by the Provincial Museum of Natural history, for the year of 1941. Published in 1942, the Province of British Columbia published the report in an effort to reflect on events from the previous calendar year. The objectives of the report were to secure and preserve specimens reflecting the natural history of British Columbia, collect anthropological material from Indigenous Peoples, and obtain information on natural sciences that could subsequently be shared with the public. The reports were comprehensive in nature and covered but were not exclusive to, topics relating to the following fields of study; anthropology, zoology, entomology, ornithology, botany, paleontology and archaeology. In addition, the reports included a segment on visitors, staff changes, activities and new accessions that had taken place over the last year. Readers can expect a comprehensive report on the annual undertakings of the Provincial Museum of Natural History.

Contents: Report of the Acting Director (pg. 5); Thunderbird Park (pg. 5); Exhibition and Preparation (pg. 5); Loan Exhibits (pg. 6); Field-work (pg. 6); Motion-picture Production (pg. 7); Cataloguing (pg. 7); Publications (pg. 7); Lectures and Demonstrations (pg. 7); Staff Changes (pg. 7); Attendance (pg. 8); Report of the Botanist (pg. 9); Report of the Entomologist (pg. 11); Accessions to the Museum (pg. 12)

Accession Number: 7201

Call Number: 04 P94r 1941

Collection: Archives Library

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