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- Alpine Club of Canada fonds 196
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- Ben Gadd fonds 59
- Malcolm Geddes fonds 47
- Chic Scott fonds 32
- Lillian Gest fonds 27
- Murray Hay fonds 27
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds 20
- John Amatt fonds 17
- Dorothy Wardle fonds 15
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds 12
- Peter Spear fonds 12
Ocean to ocean : Sandford Fleming's expedition through Canada in 1872
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1162
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1873
- Author
- Grant, George Monro
- Publisher
- London : Low, Marston [et al.]
- Call Number
- F1015 F54
- Author
- Grant, George Monro
- Publisher
- London : Low, Marston [et al.]
- Published Date
- 1873
- Subjects
- Exploration
- Rocky Mountains, Canada
- Travel
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- F1015 F54
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Travel journal, Canada and United States
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55621
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one bound journal containing an extensive account of a 4-month trip to Canada and the United States by [J?]. L. Douglass, August to December 1886.
- Date Range
- 1886
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C6 / 2
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1886
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 18 x 22 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one bound journal containing an extensive account of a 4-month trip to Canada and the United States by [J?]. L. Douglass, August to December 1886.
- Notes
- Volume accompanied by paper with shipping label dated 1956.
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Exploration
- Leisure
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- United States
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canada and America album fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions464
- Part Of
- Canada and America album fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph album titled "Canada and America, 28 Sept. to 14 Dec. 1889" that chronicles a journey through Canada and the United States, specifically the Canadian Rockies, the interior of British Columbia to Vancouver Island, Canada and south through Washington state to California…
- Date Range
- 1889
- Reference Code
- V388
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Canada and America album fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- V 388
- Sous-Fonds
- V 388
- Accession Number
- 6261
- Reference Code
- V388
- Responsibility
- Album was compiled by an unknown traveler, possibly British
- Date Range
- 1889
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph album (73 prints).-- 7 photographs: copy negatives, b&w
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of a photograph album titled "Canada and America, 28 Sept. to 14 Dec. 1889" that chronicles a journey through Canada and the United States, specifically the Canadian Rockies, the interior of British Columbia to Vancouver Island, Canada and south through Washington state to California, USA. Views were probably purchased enroute from well-known artists, including Canadian photographers A. B. Thom and C. S. Bailey, and American photographers Taber, Fiske and C. R. Savage.
- 7 b&w copy negatives
- Notes
- Purchase was made possible through a grant from the Department of Communications, Government of Canada
- Name Access
- Canada and America album
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
- Language
- Language is English
- Creator
- Canada and America album
- Title Source
- Title based on title on album
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Ireland Ranche guest book, May McDougall
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55096
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one notebook containing records of visitors at Ireland Ranche in 1898. Notebook is signed multiple times by May McDougall. Notebook also contains a white pressed flower between blank pages.
- Date Range
- 1898
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 17
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Extended family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C2 / 17
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1898
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records ; 1 volume ; 10 x 16.5 cm
- History / Biographical
- Ireland Ranche may have been associated with members of the Copithorne family who settled as ranchers near Jumping Pound, Alberta between the 1880s and early 1900s.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one notebook containing records of visitors at Ireland Ranche in 1898. Notebook is signed multiple times by May McDougall. Notebook also contains a white pressed flower between blank pages.
- Name Access
- McDougall, May
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- Land use
- Ranchers and ranching
- Ranches
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Pressed flower stored inside book has been left in original position. Handle book with caution as flower is very brittle.
- Creator
- May McDougall
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Tilikum certificate, 1901
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55640
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one certificate created by Woodworth Campbell and given to Norman Luxton in 1938 to celebrate his arrival in Australia during his expedition aboard the Tilikum dugout canoe in 1901.
- Date Range
- 1901
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / B1 / 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
2 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / B1 : Tilikum voyage
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / B1 / 19 :
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / B1 / 19
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1901
- Physical Description
- 0.1 cm of textual records (1 certificate : 38 x 25 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one certificate created by Woodworth Campbell and given to Norman Luxton in 1938 to celebrate his arrival in Australia during his expedition aboard the Tilikum dugout canoe in 1901.
- Material Details
- Certificate has one blue ribbon and one red ribbon attached to bottom left and right corners, respectively
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Campbell, Woodworth
- Subject Access
- Canoes and canoeing
- Exploration
- Travel
- Geographic Access
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Item stored in mylar
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Photograph Books 1901
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56683
- Part Of
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of four notebooks labelled "1901, Photograph Book, No. 1 to No. 4 A.O. Wheeler D.LS." Each notebook contains notes written in pencil regarding photographs that A.O. Wheeler took during the Selkirk Mountain Survey he did in 1901.
- Date Range
- 1901
- Reference Code
- M546 / 56 - 59
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M546 / V771
- Sous-Fonds
- M546
- Accession Number
- 8160
- Reference Code
- M546 / 56 - 59
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1901
- Physical Description
- 4 vol. textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of four notebooks labelled "1901, Photograph Book, No. 1 to No. 4 A.O. Wheeler D.LS." Each notebook contains notes written in pencil regarding photographs that A.O. Wheeler took during the Selkirk Mountain Survey he did in 1901.
- Name Access
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler
- A.O. Wheeler
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Photograph Books 1902
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56684
- Part Of
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of four notebooks labelled "1902, Photograph Book, No. 1 to No. 3 A.O. Wheeler D.LS." Each notebook contains notes written in pencil regarding photographs that A.O. Wheeler took during the Selkirk Mountain Survey he did in 1902.
- Date Range
- 1902
- Reference Code
- M546 / 60 - 62
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M546 / V771
- Sous-Fonds
- M546
- Accession Number
- 8160
- Reference Code
- M546 / 60 - 62
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1902
- Physical Description
- 3 vol. textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of four notebooks labelled "1902, Photograph Book, No. 1 to No. 3 A.O. Wheeler D.LS." Each notebook contains notes written in pencil regarding photographs that A.O. Wheeler took during the Selkirk Mountain Survey he did in 1902.
- Name Access
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler
- A.O. Wheeler
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1904
- Author
- Martin-Conway, W.
- Publisher
- London: Adam and Charles Black
- Call Number
- 02.2 M36a
- Author
- Martin-Conway, W.
- Responsibility
- Painted by A. D. McCormick
- Publisher
- London: Adam and Charles Black
- Published Date
- 1904
- Physical Description
- 294 pages
- Subjects
- Exploration
- Switzerland
- Art
- Travel
- Accession Number
- 2023.47
- Call Number
- 02.2 M36a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Album, Canadian and American Rocky Mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56762
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album compiled by Molly Wright Adams containing ca.107 photographs. Images pertain to Molly's travels in the American and Canadian Rocky Mountains in 1904.
- Date Range
- 1904
- Reference Code
- V777 / II / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M555
- V777
- Series
- V777 / II : Personal and collected records
- Sous-Fonds
- V777
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- V777 / II / PD - 1
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Responsibility
- Produced by Molly W. Adams
- Date Range
- 1904
- Physical Description
- 1 photo album (ca. 107 photographs : b&w prints)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one photograph album compiled by Molly Wright Adams containing ca.107 photographs. Images pertain to Molly's travels in the American and Canadian Rocky Mountains in 1904.
- Notes
- Some pages include annotations below photographs
- Name Access
- Adams, Molly
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Mountains
- Landscape
- Travel
- Exploration
- Environment
- Recreation
- Hiking
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Rocky Mountains
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Materials in file are fragile - handle with caution
- Language
- N/A
- Conservation
- Pages interleaved with acid-free issue paper in 2018
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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TEST - Rocky cliff - changed to Image File Name field and digital asset add date
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57318
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image depicts view of rocky cliff next to a body of water [untitled, location unknown].
- Date Range
- 1904
- Reference Code
- V777 / II / PD - 1 / 2
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V777
- M555
- Series
- V777 / II : Personal and collected records
- Sous-Fonds
- V777
- Accession Number
- 2018.8685
- Reference Code
- V777 / II / PD - 1 / 2
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1904
- Physical Description
- 1 album page with one photograph : 1 photograph
- Scope & Content
- Image depicts view of rocky cliff next to a body of water [untitled, location unknown].
- Name Access
- Adams, Molly
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Environment and Nature
- Exploration
- Travel
- Language
- N/A
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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