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Aileen Harmon fonds
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- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records and photographs by and about Aileen Harmon, as well as collected items. Textual records include: letter from Harmon to the Director of Alberta's provincial parks re addition of Yamnuska area to Bow Valley Provincial Park, 1973; brief, from Harvie Heights and Bow Va…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1924] - 2015
- Reference Code
- M287 / V262
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Private record
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Aileen Harmon fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M287 / V262
- Sous-Fonds
- M287
- V262
- Accession Number
- 1876
- 1915
- 1916
- 2302
- 2932
- 3082
- 3380
- 3383
- 3411
- 7753
- 2016.8596
- Reference Code
- M287 / V262
- Date Range
- [ca. 1924] - 2015
- Physical Description
- 26.5 cm of textual records. -- 33 photographs (26 prints : b&w and col. ; 20.5 x 30 cm or smaller -- 6 negatives : b&w nitrate negatives ; 12.5 x 10 cm -- 1 transparency : col. slide ; 35 mm)
- History / Biographical
- Aileen Harmon (1912 - 2015), daughter of Byron Harmon, worked as a government naturalist at Banff, Alberta, Canada and was involved in local natural history groups and activities. Aileen was a founding member, alongside Bruce Gordon, of the Bow Valley Naturalists, and was also on the Board of The Canadian Wildlife Federation and The Society of Alberta Naturalists. Aileen moved to Mill Bay on Vancouver Island, B.C. in 1981 following the end of a lengthy career with Parks Canada. During her retirement years, Aileen travelled extensively, reaching all seven continents. She also authored an autobiographical book, titled "Tales of My Mountain Life", in 2004. Aileen passed away on January 9, 2015 at the age of 102.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual records and photographs by and about Aileen Harmon, as well as collected items. Textual records include: letter from Harmon to the Director of Alberta's provincial parks re addition of Yamnuska area to Bow Valley Provincial Park, 1973; brief, from Harvie Heights and Bow Valley subdivision residents to public hearings on land use and resource development in the eastern slopes, 1973; letter re James Hector, 1979; notes on career, 2003; notes on Catharine Whyte for CBC recording, 2004; Christmas cards and collected articles, ca.1960. Photographs, made by and collected by Aileen Harmon, pertain to Aileen Harmon and friends, skiing, Skoki area, Mount Yamnuska, Banff Indian Days. Includes photographs by Byron Harmon. Added content from accession 2016.8596 : ca. 25 cm of textual records including personal correspondence, guest book, original writing and notes by Aileen Harmon, personal travel journals from a 1931 packing trip and 1933 ski trip to Skoki, drafts of autobiographical book "Tales of My Mountain Life", articles pertaining to or written by Aileen Harmon, Christmas cards, and letters of condolence to Carole Harmon following Aileen's passing. Also 26 print photographs, 6 negative photographs from a 1937 hiking trip, and one transparency. Fonds consists of one series : Series I - Personal records
- Name Access
- Harmon, Aileen
- Harmon, Carole
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Memorial
- Parks Canada
- Hiking
- Mountains
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Basic description only
- Category
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Art gallery handbook : Volume II
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Toronto : Ontario Association of Art Galleries
- Call Number
- N470 A77
- Responsibility
- edited by W. McAllister Johnson and Frances K. Smith
- Publisher
- Toronto : Ontario Association of Art Galleries
- Published Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 167p.
- Notes
- Published also in French under title : Manuel des musees d'art
- Includes bibliographical references
- Call Number
- N470 A77
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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Assessment of long-term terrestrial ecosystem states and processes in Banff National Park and the central Canadian Rockies
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- May 1994
- Author
- Kay, Charles E.
- Publisher
- Banff, Alberta : Banff National Park Resource Conservation
- Call Number
- 04 K18as Pam
- Author
- Kay, Charles E.
- Responsibility
- by Charles E. Kay ; Brian Patton ; Cliff A. White
- Publisher
- Banff, Alberta : Banff National Park Resource Conservation
- Published Date
- May 1994
- Physical Description
- xvii pages
- Notes
- Using humans and animals, Kay was able to observe the ecosystem in Banff National Park and the Canadian Rockies
- Call Number
- 04 K18as Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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At the top : 100 years of guiding in Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7729
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1996
- Author
- Sandford, Robert W
- Publisher
- Canmore : Association of Canadian Mountain Guides : Alpine Club of Canada
- Call Number
- 01.4 Sa5 Pam
- Author
- Sandford, Robert W
- Responsibility
- foreword by Hans Gmoser, President, Association of Canadian Mountain Guides
- Publisher
- Canmore : Association of Canadian Mountain Guides : Alpine Club of Canada
- Published Date
- 1996
- Physical Description
- 32p. : ill., ports
- Subjects
- Rocky Mountains, Canada
- Accession Number
- 6893
- Call Number
- 01.4 Sa5 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Between views
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21060
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1991
- Author
- Augaitis, Daina
- Publisher
- Banff : Walter Phillips Gallery
- Call Number
- TR6 B32 A93
- Author
- Augaitis, Daina
- Responsibility
- Daina Augaitis and Sylvie Gilbert
- Publisher
- Banff : Walter Phillips Gallery
- Published Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 47p. : ill., maps
- Notes
- Catalogue of the exhibition Between Views and Points of View at the Walter Phillips Gallery, Jun. - Sept., 1991
- Summary : Includes photographs of people, landscape, art work and buisnesses of Banff
- Call Number
- TR6 B32 A93
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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Beyond the visionary mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11065
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1995
- Author
- Reichwein, PearlAnn
- Call Number
- 13.111 R27
- Author
- Reichwein, PearlAnn
- Published Date
- 1995
- Physical Description
- xvi, 403p. : ill., ports., maps
- Subjects
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Conservation
- Notes
- Ph.D. thesis, Carleton University
- Bibliography
- Accession Number
- 6845
- Call Number
- 13.111 R27
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The big picture book of huts
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue171
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1991?
- Author
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Publisher
- Canmore : A.C.C
- Call Number
- F1090 A4 Pam
- Author
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Publisher
- Canmore : A.C.C
- Published Date
- 1991?
- Subjects
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Call Number
- F1090 A4 Pam
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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By a lady : celebrating three centuries of art by Canadian women
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20472
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1992
- Author
- Tippett, Maria, 1944-
- Publisher
- New York : Viking ; Toronto : Penguin
- Call Number
- N8354 T5 B9
- Author
- Tippett, Maria, 1944-
- Responsibility
- Maria Tippett
- Publisher
- New York : Viking ; Toronto : Penguin
- Published Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 226p. : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.)
- Subjects
- Women artists - Canada
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and 1 newspaper article
- Call Number
- N8354 T5 B9
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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Canada's first nations : a history of founding peoples from earliest times
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1467
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1992
- Author
- Dickason, Olive Patricia
- Publisher
- Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press
- Call Number
- 07.2 D55c
- Author
- Dickason, Olive Patricia
- Responsibility
- Olive Patricia Dickason
- Publisher
- Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press
- Published Date
- 1992
- Subjects
- First Nations
- History
- Canada
- Abstract
- Designed to provide a comprehensive introduction into the subject. Interdisciplinary approach, incorporating insighes from archaology, anthropology, biology, sociology, and political science, adds depth as well as breadth.
- Contents
- At the beginning -- The outside world intrudes -- Spread across the continent -- Towards new horizons -- Into the contemporary world
- ISBN
- 0-7710-2800-8 pbk
- Accession Number
- 2019.01
- Call Number
- 07.2 D55c
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Canadian Alps : the history of mountaineering in Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3371
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1990
- Author
- Sandford, Robert W
- Publisher
- Banff : Altitude
- Call Number
- 01.4 Sa5
- Author
- Sandford, Robert W
- Publisher
- Banff : Altitude
- Published Date
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 296p. : ill., ports., maps
- Subjects
- Mountain guides
- Rocky Mountains, Canada
- Notes
- Bibliography and index
- ISBN
- 0-919381-55-3
- Accession Number
- 23000
- Call Number
- 01.4 Sa5
- Collection
- Archives Library
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