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Douglas of the fir : a biography of David Douglas botanist
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25554
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1947
- Author
- George Harvey, Athelstan
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press
- Call Number
- 04.1 H26d
- Author
- George Harvey, Athelstan
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press
- Published Date
- 1947
- Physical Description
- x, 290 pages illustrations, portraits, maps 23 cm
- Subjects
- Botany
- Science
- Travel
- Canada
- Upper Canada
- Columbia River
- 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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Edible and poisonous mushrooms of Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26231
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1981
- Author
- Walton Groves, J.
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Research Branch, Agriculture Canada
- Call Number
- 04.1 W17e
- Author
- Walton Groves, J.
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Research Branch, Agriculture Canada
- Published Date
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 326 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Contents
- Introduction -- Parts of a mushroom -- Collecting mushrooms -- Food value of mushrooms -- Mushroom poisioning -- Identification -- Nomenclature -- Classification -- Key to the genera of mushrooms -- Technical key to the genera of mushrooms.
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- ISBN
- 066010136
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 04.1 W17e
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Edward W. D. Holway : a pioneer of the Canadian Alps
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19831
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1931
- Author
- Palmer, Howard
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press
- Call Number
- 01.4 Pa18e
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- Author
- Palmer, Howard
- Responsibility
- Howard Palmer
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press
- Published Date
- 1931
- Physical Description
- 81p. : ill., port., map
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Canada
- Selkirk Range
- Botany
- Abstract
- Mountaineers will find in this little volume the authentic account of the ascents in the Canadian Rockies and Selkirks which made the name of E. W. D. Holway so well known to the climbing fraternity not many years ago. Readers who may never have seen a mountain will enjoy the book simply as the true tale of a remarkable man whogave up commercial pursuits to become a professor of botany and an explorer of little-known Alpine ranges. The book is composed largely of Mr. Holway’s intimate letters and diaries which tell his story with an engaging touch that continually makes light of the dangers, difficulties and hardships inseparable from pioneer work. The trials and tribulations of “backpacking” are graphically portrayed by the author. The book was designed to cover, as a part of a well-rounded biography, the mountaineering experiences of its subject. We think that the task has been well done and commend the work to the attention of readers interested in the Canadian Alps. Mr. Palmer’s book, with an introduction by the late Professor J. Arthur Harris, former head of the Department of Botany at the University of Minnesota, is enriched with illustrations of many of the peaks referred to in the text. It is very well printed and attractive in format. (From American Alpine Club)
- Contents
- Preface
- A pioneer of the Canadian Alps
- Earliest climbs
- The maturity of mountaineer
- The first expedition into the Cariboos
- Conclusion
- Supplementary letters
- List of ascents and explorations by Edward W.D. Holway
- Mountaineering papers by Edward W.D. Holway
- Notes
- Annotated by Ernest Feuz
- Accession Number
- 2019.43
- Call Number
- 01.4 Pa18e
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Book review as per the American Alpine Club
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Flower : exploring the world in bloom
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25676
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Clarke, Victoria
- Publisher
- London ; New York : Phaidon Press Limited
- Call Number
- 06.1 C55f
- Author
- Clarke, Victoria
- Publisher
- London ; New York : Phaidon Press Limited
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- 351 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 30 cm
- Subjects
- Art
- Botany
- Flowers
- Photography
- Abstract
- Takes readers on a journey across continents and cultures to discover the endless ways artists and image-makers have employed floral motifs throughout history. Showcasing the diversity of blooms from all over the world, Flower spans a wide range of styles and media - from art, botanical illustrations, and sculptures to floral arrangements, film stills, and textiles - and follows a visually stunning sequence with works, regardless of period, thoughtfully paired to allow interesting and revealing juxtapositions between them.
- ISBN
- 9781838660857
- Accession Number
- 2022.27
- Call Number
- 06.1 C55f
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one colour transparency photograph taken by Aileen Harmon depicting a group of bright pink-purple flowers, titled "Sax. oppositi folia" [n.d.]
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- Reference Code
- V262 / I / NS - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M287 / V262
- Series
- V262 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- V262
- Accession Number
- 2016.8596
- Reference Code
- V262 / I / NS - 1
- Responsibility
- Produced by Aileen Harmon
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one colour transparency photograph taken by Aileen Harmon depicting a group of bright pink-purple flowers, titled "Sax. oppositi folia" [n.d.]
- Notes
- Date is estimate provided by Processing Archivist based on medium and context of photograph
- V262/I/NS-1 originally stored in folder titled "Photos" which currently holds V262/I/PA items
- Name Access
- Harmon, Aileen
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- Latin
- Creator
- Aileen Harmon
- Category
- Environment
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Julia : a biography of Julia W. Henshaw
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19805
- 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
- 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
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- Archives Library
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Old man's garden : the history and lore of southern Alberta wildflowers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25141
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Brown, Annora
- Publisher
- Calgary, Alberta : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 04.1 B81 2020
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- Author
- Brown, Annora
- Responsibility
- Annora Brown
- Mary-Beth Laviolette (introduction)
- Niitsitapi (Siksika) Bishop - the Right Reverand Sidney Black (forward)
- Publisher
- Calgary, Alberta : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- xxii, 268 pages : illustrations (some colour)
- Subjects
- Botany
- Folklore
- Art
- Flowers
- Brown, Annora
- Abstract
- Through pen and ink illustrations and stories, Old Man’s Garden conveys the legends and folklore connected with Southern Alberta’s wildflowers, native plants, and Indigenous culture. Originally published in 1954, Annora Brown’s Old Man’s Garden is a Canadian classic that tells the story of Southern Alberta’s native plants and wildflowers through art and in consideration of Indigenous traditional knowledge from the region. Accompanying the new RMB edition of Old Man’s Garden, Sidney Black of Fort Macleod, the Indigenous Anglican Bishop for Treaty 7, provides his own commentary about Annora’s art and writing in relation to the Blackfoot, while independent art curator Mary-Beth Laviolette broadens the story about the artist’s contribution to Canadian art. Also included in this new edition are full-colour images of Annora’s later paintings of Blackfoot lodges (tipis) and regalia, the dramatic landscape of the Oldman RIver region such as Waterton National Park, and her abiding, lifelong regard for the flora of her homeland. According to Annora Brown, Old Man’s Garden is a “book of gossip about the flowers of the West.” A one-of-a-kind work featuring 169 black-and-white drawings of flowers and native plants, this classic text is about more than botany. Throughout its pages there is a sparkle to her stories of early exploration and settlement, her concern for conservation, and her regard for the Blackfoot Nation, and Indigenous culture. (from Rocky Mountain Books website)
- Contents
- Forward by Niitsitapi (Siksika) Bishop - the Right Reverand Sidney Black
- Introduction to the new edition by Mary-Beth Laviolette
- Introduction to the 1954 edition
- I Wi-suk-i-tshak
- II Trail Blazers
- III Moon-When-the-Grass-Turns-Green
- IV Old Man's Vegetable Garden
- V Old Man's Medicine Bag
- VI Dyes
- VII Desert and Swamp
- VIII Incense
- IX Moon-of-the-Flowers
- X Berries
- XI Trees
- Index
- Notes
- Originally published in 1954 by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. and 1970 by Gray's Publishing Co.
- ISBN
- 9781771603447
- Accession Number
- P2020-6
- Call Number
- 04.1 B81 2020
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Book on Rocky Mountain Book's website
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Prairie plants of southeast Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26233
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1984
- Author
- Johnson, Hope
- Publisher
- Medicine Hat, AB : Hope Johnson
- Call Number
- 04.1 J76p
- Author
- Johnson, Hope
- Publisher
- Medicine Hat, AB : Hope Johnson
- Published Date
- 1984
- Physical Description
- 126 pages : illustrations ; 10 cm
- Contents
- Species with white or cream coloured flowers -- Species with yellow flowers -- Species with blue flowers -- Species with mauve, pink flowers -- Species with pink flowers -- Species with magenta flowers -- Species with violet purple flowers -- Species with green or inconspicious flowers.
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 04.1 J76p
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A preliminary catalogue of the flora of Vancouver and Queen Charlotte Islands
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19993
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1921
- Author
- Provincial Museum of Natural History
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : William H. Cullin [Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty]
- Call Number
- 04.1 P94a
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : William H. Cullin [Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty]
- Published Date
- 1921
- Abstract
- Pertains to the botanical account of the flora of Vancouver and Queen Charlotte Islands. Documenting both the scientific name, as well as the common name of the flora, the publication serves as a comprehensive guide. Each category is divide and then further divided into sub series, in an effort to achieve further accuracy. Readers can expect to find a comprehensive list of flora species that existed on Vancouver and Queen Charlotte Islands.
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 04.1 P94a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Smithsonain Institution : Mary Vaux Walcott wildflowers : donor edition
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24938
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1925
- Author
- Vaux Walcott, Mary
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Call Number
- 04.1 W14m O.S.
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- Author
- Vaux Walcott, Mary
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published Date
- 1925
- Physical Description
- 1 portfolio (1 folded sheet, 5 plates, 4 loose leaves) : color illustrations, portraits
- Abstract
- Pertains to wildflower prints by Mary Vaux Walcott reprinted by the Smithsonian Institution as a "Donor Edition - Contributing Membership Smithsonian National Associate Program" - short write up about the process and her career with 5 prints on rag paper created using the "Smithsonian Process"
- Contents
- White Epidendrum - epidendrum nocturnum Jaquin - 337 - MVW - 1925
- Silverberry - elaeagnus commutata [additional single print - no write up] - 70 - MVW
- Goldenpea - thermopsis rhombifolia (Nuttal) Richardson - 297 - MVW - 1925
- Missouri Pricklypear - opuntia polyacantha - Haworth - 35 - MVW - 1925
- Rabbitbean - cracca virginiana - Linnaeus - 44 - MVW - 1925
- Notes
- Contributing Membership Smithsonian National Associate Program
- Accession Number
- 3089 (single print)
- 3077 (portfolio)
- Call Number
- 04.1 W14m O.S.
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Mary Vaux Walcott spotlight with images of wildflower prints on the Smithsonian Art Museum website
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