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https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1282
- Date
- 1968 – 1972
- Material
- mineral; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1282
- Description
- Green cardboard box with inset plastic tray containing six samples of minerals from The Inernational Nickel Company of Canada, Limited. Samples include nickel copper ore, nickel copper matte, electrolytic nickel, electrolytic copper, elemental sulphur and iron ore. Information regarding the company…
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- Title
- Collection Mineral
- Date
- 1968 – 1972
- Material
- mineral; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 10.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Green cardboard box with inset plastic tray containing six samples of minerals from The Inernational Nickel Company of Canada, Limited. Samples include nickel copper ore, nickel copper matte, electrolytic nickel, electrolytic copper, elemental sulphur and iron ore. Information regarding the company is printed on the underside of the lid of the box.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1282
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Lithic Fragments
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1007%20a-y
- Date
- prior to 1980
- Material
- chert
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1007 a-y
- Description
- Twenty-five flakes of chert ranging in size from 3.7 cm to 1.7 cm, pieces are all rather flat, dark slate grey, with very sharp edges and angles, coated in places with film of reddish brown dirt.
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- Title
- Lithic Fragments
- Date
- prior to 1980
- Material
- chert
- Description
- Twenty-five flakes of chert ranging in size from 3.7 cm to 1.7 cm, pieces are all rather flat, dark slate grey, with very sharp edges and angles, coated in places with film of reddish brown dirt.
- Subject
- geology
- Canadian Rockies
- Indigenous
- Edith Pass
- Credit
- Gift of Bernie Schiesser, Banff, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1007 a-y
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Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions25627
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook about the Alpine Club of Canada's expedition to the Yukon for Canada's centenial in 1967. Includes mostly photocopies of newspaper and magazine and newspaper clippings in regards to the mountains climbed and the club members that participated.
- Date Range
- 1967
- Reference Code
- M200 / AC 123 / 1 - 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Accession Number
- 131
- Reference Code
- M200 / AC 123 / 1 - 18
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 6.5 cm of textual material (131 pages ; 30 x 37 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook about the Alpine Club of Canada's expedition to the Yukon for Canada's centenial in 1967. Includes mostly photocopies of newspaper and magazine and newspaper clippings in regards to the mountains climbed and the club members that participated.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Alpine Club House
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backpacking
- Centennial
- Club
- Exploration
- Geology
- Magazine
- Newspaper
- Scouting
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Yukon
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Ontario
- Quebec
- New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Edward Island
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Great: slight yellowing of newspaper clippings.
- Appraisal
- Blank pages not scanned
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National parks: where rivers are born
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19860
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1965
- Author
- Baird, David M.
- Publisher
- Ottawa, Geological survey of Canada, Dept. of mines and technical surveys
- Call Number
- 13.115 B11g Pam
- Author
- Baird, David M.
- Responsibility
- David M. Baird
- Publisher
- Ottawa, Geological survey of Canada, Dept. of mines and technical surveys
- Published Date
- 1965
- Physical Description
- v, 104 pages illustrations, maps (1 folded color). 18 cm.
- Subjects
- Geology
- Geology - British Columbia
- Mount Revelstoke National Park
- Glacier National Park
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Abstract
- Pertains to the geology of Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National parks. While providing an overview of the geology, the author also provides the reader with specific details making the experience well rounded. The content pertains to the Rocky Mountains and makes specific mention to Banff and Banff National park
- Contents
- Introduction
- Divides
- Boundaries of the parks
- Origin of the mountains
- The rocks
- The sculpturing of the mountains
- Regional differences in the mountains
- Shapes of mountains
- Roadlog and points of interest along the Trans-Canada Highway
- Epilogue
- Index
- Notes
- The page numbers for the following locations listed in the abstract are as follows; Banff (37), Banff National Park (vi, 4, 19, 37 and 40)
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.115 B11g Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A guide to geology for visitors in Canada's national parks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19884
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1963
- Author
- Baird, David M.
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Roger Duhamel, Queen's Printer
- Call Number
- 13.115 B11a Pam
- Author
- Baird, David M.
- Responsibility
- David M. Baird
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Roger Duhamel, Queen's Printer
- Published Date
- 1963
- Physical Description
- 153 pages
- Subjects
- Geology
- Guide
- National parks
- Abstract
- Pertains to the geological information and processes that have occurred in order to yield the Canadian Rocky Mountains. In an effort to attract and inform visitors, author and scientist, David M. Baird, has opted to share the geological forces that have created the mountains we know today. Baird takes the reader through a comprehensive analysis of the forces needed to create the beauty of the terrain. He does so with the hopes of facilitating a much deeper appreciation for both the beauty, and natural processes needed to yield a mountain range as extensive as the Canadian Rockies.
- Contents
- Introduction (pg. 7)
- Rocks and the origin of the earth (pg. 15)
- Minerals (pg. 28)
- Erosion and sculpturing of the land (pg. 36)
- Wind as an agent of erosion (pg. 42)
- Underground water (pg. 48)
- Rivers (pg. 54)
- Oceans and shorelines (pg. 73)
- Glaciers (pg. 92)
- Islands (pg. 114)
- Lakes (pg. 117)
- Geological time (pg. 123)
- Earth's architecture (pg. 132)
- The formation of mountains (pg. 141)
- Economic geology (pg. 145)
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.115 B11a Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The story of the mountains : Banff National Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19863
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1960
- Author
- Belyea, Helen R.
- Publisher
- Ottawa [Queen's Printer]
- Call Number
- 13.115 B41s Pam
- Variant Title
- The story of the mountains in Banff National park
- Author
- Belyea, Helen R.
- Responsibility
- Helen R. Belyea
- Publisher
- Ottawa [Queen's Printer]
- Published Date
- 1960
- Physical Description
- 42 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to the history of Banff National Park. The author, Helen R. Belyea, provides a comprehensive description and glossary pertaining to the type of rocks that makes up the mountains in Banff National Park. Additionally, she highlights specific areas of geological interest such as, but not limited to the following: Hoodoos viewpoint, Sulphur Mountain, Lake Minnewanka, Mount Norquay and the Hot Springs. Due to the nature of the publication, that being a Geological Survey of Canada, the author includes an excerpt on rock formation for each area marked as one of geological interest.
- Contents
- The rocks (pg. 4)
- The building of the mountains (pg. 12)
- Mountain sculpture (pg.13)
- Drainage patterns (pg. 17)
- Glossary of terms (pg. 18)
- References (pg. 23)
- Local points of geological interest (pg. 24)
- Photographs (pg. 43)
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.115 B41s Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Principles of stratigraphy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25664
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1966
- Author
- Dunbar, Carl O. and Rodgers, John
- Publisher
- New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Call Number
- 03 D91p
- Publisher
- New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Published Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 356 pages
- Subjects
- stratigraphy
- Geology
- Abstract
- Carl O. Dunbar and John Rodgers authored this textbook in response to the growing interest in the study of stratigraphy in academia.
- Contents
- Part I : Environments of deposition -- Part 2 : Basic stratigraphic relations -- Part 3 : Interpretation of specific lithotopes -- Part 4 : Synthesis
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 03 D91p
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Ben Gadd fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55758
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- V810
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- 2024.01
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Physical Description
- ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
- History / Biographical
- Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
- Notes
- Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- Publication
- Environment
- Geology
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Academics
- Guiding
- Guides
- Businesses
- Finances
- Conservation
- Wildlife
- Natural history
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Lethbridge
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Dutch
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Geology Road Tours - research materials
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55795
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of various scientific journal articles which were collected and used as research materials by Ben Gadd during the creation of his book "Geology Road Tours". Articles pertain to Canadian and North American geological history, and related subjects.
- Date Range
- 1956
- 1977-1979
- 1987-1988
- 1991
- 1993-2008
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 12 to 16
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / B : Other publications
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 12 to 16
- Date Range
- 1956
- 1977-1979
- 1987-1988
- 1991
- 1993-2008
- Physical Description
- 9 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of various scientific journal articles which were collected and used as research materials by Ben Gadd during the creation of his book "Geology Road Tours". Articles pertain to Canadian and North American geological history, and related subjects.
- Notes
- Some items in file are annotated
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Research
- Geology
- Geological formation
- Environment
- Natural history
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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HCR info files - Geomorphology and Pleistocene
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published research material collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to the study of Geomorphology and the Pleistocene Epoch. File includes one photograph print sent to Ben Gadd depicting a boulder [in file M590/II/A/32].
- Date Range
- 1958
- 1966-1967
- 1973-1989
- 1991-1995
- 2004
- 2007-2010
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 32 to 37
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / A / 32 to 37
- Responsibility
- Photograph produced by Alan Kane, 1994
- Date Range
- 1958
- 1966-1967
- 1973-1989
- 1991-1995
- 2004
- 2007-2010
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records -- 1 photograph : col. print
- Scope & Content
- File consists of published research material collected by Ben Gadd pertaining to the study of Geomorphology and the Pleistocene Epoch. File includes one photograph print sent to Ben Gadd depicting a boulder [in file M590/II/A/32].
- Storage Range
- Materials stored in two file boxes: M590/II/A/26 to 32 and M590/II/A/33 to 38
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Research
- Natural history
- Environment
- Geology
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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