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Surveying the 120th meridian and the great divide : the Alberta/BC boundary survey, 1918-1924
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24952
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Sherwood, Jay
- Publisher
- Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
- Call Number
- 08.3 Sh5s Volume 2
1 website
- Author
- Sherwood, Jay
- Responsibility
- Jay Sherwood
- Publisher
- Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press
- Published Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 192 p. ; illus.
- Series
- Volume 2
- Subjects
- Surveyors
- Surveys and Mapping
- Surveys
- Great Divide Trail
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- British Columbia - Boundaries
- British Columbia - Surveys and Mapping
- Alberta - B.C. Boundary
- Alberta - Boundaries
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Cautley, Richard William
- History
- History of Alberta
- Abstract
- "Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide is the second book of a two-part series describing the initial Alberta/BC boundary survey undertaken between 1913-1924. Surveying the 120th Meridian focuses on the years 1918–1924, when the Alberta crew continued the survey of the 120th meridian while the BC crew split off to continue mapping the Great (Continental) Divide. The Alberta/BC boundary survey was a unique Canadian project that combined talented surveyors, high-tech surveying equipment, rugged crew members and Canadian wilderness. This is a story of adventure and danger: the crew climbed mountains and surveyed from the peaks of the Canadian Rockies; slogged through the muskeg north of the Peace River; occasionally crossed rivers at high water; and often worked in the rain, snow or cold. The boundary survey produced the first detailed maps of the terrain along the divide and the first pictures of the northern Canadian Rockies taken from an airplane. But the most important legacy of this project is the collection of approximately 5,000 photographs developed from high-quality glass plate negatives. These photographs provide full panoramas of the Rocky Mountain landscape as it looked over a century ago. Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide combines the best of these photographs, diary entries and government documents to recount the astonishing journey of the surveyors and their crew members as they explored Canada’s most dramatic landscape."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Maps
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- The Surveyors
- Surveying Methods 1918-1924
- Completion of the Boundary Survey, 1950-1953
- Conclusion
- Geographical Names
- Survey Crews, 1918-1924
- Sources Consulted
- Index
- Notes
- Features visual and textual material from the A.O. Wheeler fonds M546 / V771
- ISBN
- 9780773860091
- Accession Number
- 2019.90
- Call Number
- 08.3 Sh5s Volume 2
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Publisher's website
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Highways, motor camps and stopping places in British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24953
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1929
- Author
- Bureau of Provincial Information
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Printer to the King
- Call Number
- 02.5 B85h PAM
1 website
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Printer to the King
- Published Date
- 1929
- Physical Description
- 96 pages : illustrations, maps
- Abstract
- Pertains to highways, camping, and stopping places in British Columbia as of 1929 - includes maps and descriptions
- Contents
- British Columbia:
- Camps and Fire Precautions
- Fishing and Hunting
- Island Highway
- Vancouver Highways
- Dewdney Road
- Pacific Highways
- Yale Road
- Cariboo Road
- South Trunk Highway
- Kamloops-Okanagan Highway
- Trans-provincial Highway
- Northern Highway
- Okanagan-Arrow-Kootenay Lakes
- Columbia Valley Highway
- Accession Number
- 2014.8336
- Call Number
- 02.5 B85h PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Mentioned as a "Special Publication" in this document entitled "Publications of the Government of British Columbia 1811-1947"
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Eyes of a city : early Vancouver photographers, 1868-1900
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24971
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1986
- Author
- Mattison, David
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Vancouver City Archives
- Call Number
- 06.4 M43e
1 website
- Author
- Mattison, David
- Responsibility
- David Mattison
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Vancouver City Archives
- Published Date
- 1986
- Physical Description
- 75 pages : illustrations
- Abstract
- Pertains to the early photographers in Vancovuer, BC
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreward
- Introduction
- About the Photographs
- Early Views
- J.A. Brock and Company
- Landscape Artists: The Bailey Brothers
- Trueman and Caple, Photographers
- A Platinum Master : A.J. Thompson
- Bibliography
- Appendix
- Index
- Notes
- Vancouver City Archives Occasional Paper No. 3
- ISBN
- 0969163711
- Call Number
- 06.4 M43e
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Website of the City of Vancouver Archives occasional paper
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Lost obelisks of the Rockies - Jerry Auld walks through history and into the alpine to discover a piece of Alberta's heritage, finding evidence that hasn't seen sunlight since it was first placed
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25136
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- May 2020
- Author
- Auld, Jerry
- Publisher
- Crowfoot Media
- Call Number
- P
1 website
- Author
- Auld, Jerry
- Publisher
- Crowfoot Media
- Published Date
- May 2020
- Physical Description
- p.76 - 81
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Cautley, Richard William
- Surveyors
- Surveys
- Surveys and Mapping
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Abstract
- Pertains to small brass obelisks placed along the British Columbia and Alberta border as part of Alberta's demarcation from the North West Territories in 1905 with the survey beginning in 1913, executed by A.O. Wheeler and Richard Cautley
- Notes
- In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.05, May 2020
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Website for Crowfoot Media - publishers of Canadian Rockies Annual
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Alberta caribou work continues while B.C. puts agreements in place
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25215
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Campbell, Carolyn
- Publisher
- The Alberta Wilderness Association Journal
- Call Number
- P
1 website
- Author
- Campbell, Carolyn
- Responsibility
- Carolyn Campbell
- Publisher
- The Alberta Wilderness Association Journal
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- pg. 12
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Caribou
- Wildlife
- Wildlife corridors
- Wildlife management
- First Nations
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Abstract
- Pertains to updates on agreements Alberta and British Columbia are creating to protect extirpated caribou herds in both provinces and legal cases put forward by environmental groups and First Nations including Ecojustice, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Mikisew Cree First Nation, David Suzuki Foundation. Other communities involved with caribou management plans including Cold Lake First Nation, Saulteau First Nations, West Moberly First Nations
- Notes
- In Wildlands Advocate, Vol. 28, No.3, September 2020
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Digital copy available
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Jasper's endangered caribou need stronger management
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25221
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Campbell, Carolyn
- Publisher
- The Alberta Wilderness Association Journal
- Call Number
- P
1 website
- Author
- Campbell, Carolyn
- Responsibility
- Carolyn Campbell
- Publisher
- The Alberta Wilderness Association Journal
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- pg. 15 - 16
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Caribou
- Wildlife
- Wildlife corridors
- Wildlife management
- First Nations
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Abstract
- Pertains to stronger managment regarding caribou herds in Jasper National Park including back country restrictions in late winter, re-assess summer-fall access impacts, revoke approval of specific ski runs, prioritize caribou re-occupancy of Maligne range with precautionary actions to mitigate wolf re-occupancy
- Notes
- In Wildlands Advocate, Vol. 28, No.4, December 2020
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Digital copy available
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The kicking horse trail, scenic highway from Lake Louise, Alberta to Golden, British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19849
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1927
- Author
- Williams, M.B.
- Publisher
- [Ottawa], [F.A. Acland, printer]
- Call Number
- 02.6 W66k PAM
1 website
- Author
- Williams, M.B.
- Responsibility
- M.B. Williams
- Publisher
- [Ottawa], [F.A. Acland, printer]
- Published Date
- 1927
- Physical Description
- 47 pages
- Subjects
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Travel
- Abstract
- Pertains to a Canadian Rocky Mountain travel guide. With the use of both images and text, the author has been successful in compiling a guide for travelling in the Canadian Rockies. The book is written in a narrative voice, as to immerse the reader into the Canadian Rocky Mountain experience. The author cover areas and landmarks ranging from Lake Louise, Alberta to Golden, British Columbia.
- Notes
- This version contains a unique annotation on the first page dating August 4, 1927 from Fred Johnston
- Accession Number
- 2019.50
- Call Number
- 02.6 W66k PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- The URL is linked to an interactive website in which the reader can learn more about the author and her admiration for Canada’s national parks.
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A century of antics, epics, & escapades : the Varsity Outdoor Club, 1917-2017
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19856
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Varsity Outdoor Club
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Varsity Outdoor Club, University of British Columbia
- Edition
- centennial edition
- Call Number
- 01.4 C51a
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- Author
- Varsity Outdoor Club
- Edition
- centennial edition
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Varsity Outdoor Club, University of British Columbia
- Published Date
- 2017
- Abstract
- Pertains to the history and achievements of the Varsity Outdoor Club over the last 100 years in celebration of the organizations centennial anniversary. Divided by decade, the book offers the reader a comprehensive analysis of the achievements during each time period. From mountaineering to rock climbing, hiking and sailing, the centennial edition of the Varsity Outdoor Club offers the reader a personal experience in understanding mountain life.
- Contents
- Foreward
- A history older than ours
- Table of contenets
- Timeline
- 1917 - 1939
- 1940's
- 1950's
- 1960's
- Buildering by Ard Ardvin
- 1970's
- Conservation and advocacy in VOC
- 1980's
- Women in the VOC
- 1990's
- Huts
- Nerdiness in the VOC
- 2000's
- VOC portrait: Roland Burton
- VOC marriage proposals
- 2010's
- Beyond 2017
- Acknowledgements
- A note on sources
- Appendix: executive lists
- ISBN
- 9781775043003
- Accession Number
- 2019.56
- Call Number
- 01.4 C51a
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- The attached URL pertains to the Varsity Outdoor Clubs official website
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Diary of a wilderness dweller
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19887
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- Czajkowski, Chris
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers
- Call Number
- 01.4 C11d
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- Author
- Czajkowski, Chris
- Responsibility
- Chris Czajkowski
- Publisher
- Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers
- Physical Description
- x, 209 p. : ill., map, port. ; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Wilderness areas
- Pioneer life
- British Columbia
- Coast Mountains
- Dairies
- Biography
- Natural history
- Abstract
- Diary of a Wilderness Dweller by Chris Czajkowski begins: “It is two days since I left my truck at the end of a logging road twenty miles east of here. I have hiked through untracked forest and over a mountain, through country I have never seen before, to reach a point of land jutting into an un-named lake five thousand feet hight in the Coast Range of British Columbia. And yet, unbelievably, I now have rights, in our civilization’s laws, to adapt this uncompromising pile of boulders and its wind-weary trees to my own ends; I plan to build on it, single-handedly, two cabins, a business, and a life. I must be crazy” Thus wrote Chris Czajkowski as, aged 37 years old, she arrived at an un-named location that she later called Nuk Tessli. This book spans a period of three years where first Chris lived in a tent until she erected the first cabin, finding, falling, peeling and hauling all the logs alone, then moved under the first roof while she completed (more or less) the second. Contact with the outside world was via a long hike in summer and a 4-day snowshoe trip in winter. Crazy or not, Chris made this place work for her, and eventually lived there for 23 years.
- Notes
- The front inside cover of the book has been annotated by the author. The annotation reads as follows, “To Janet, All my best, Chris Czajkowski”
- The abstract has been taken from the official website of the author, the URL can be found below
- ISBN
- 1551430592
- Accession Number
- 2019.60
- Call Number
- 01.4 C11d
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- The URL has been linked to the official website for the author, Chris Czajkowski. Contains information on the book, as well as additional information concerning the authors personal life.
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Welcome to climbing camp : camaraderie, conversation and conservation are key at the Alpine Club of Canada's annual General Mountaineering Camp
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19937
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2019
- Author
- Anthony, Leslie
- Publisher
- Canadian Geographic
- Call Number
- P
1 website
- Author
- Anthony, Leslie
- Responsibility
- Leslie Anthony
- Publisher
- Canadian Geographic
- Published Date
- 2019
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Mountaineering
- Clubs
- Camps
- Camps, Alpine Club of Canada
- British Columbia
- Abstract
- Pertains to the Alpine Club of Canada's annual General Mountaineering Camp
- Notes
- In Canadian Geographic, July - August 2019, p. 60 - 70
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Link to online article
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