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Aboriginal cultures in Alberta : five-hundred generations
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Provincial Museum of Alberta
- Call Number
- 07.2 Al1b c.1 07.2 Allb c.2
- Responsibility
- Susan Berry and Jack Brink
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Provincial Museum of Alberta
- Published Date
- 2004
- Physical Description
- vii, 81 p. : col. ill., col. ports
- Subjects
- Archaeology
- Art
- Buffalo
- Canada. Indian Affairs Branch
- Education
- Government
- Medicine
- Missionaries
- Politics
- Religion
- Treaties
- Notes
- Supported by Syncrude
- ISBN
- 0778528529
- Accession Number
- 40500 08-01-04 2017.8669
- Call Number
- 07.2 Al1b c.1 07.2 Allb c.2
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
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- Part Of
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 53 diaries pertaining to personal life, travel, office work, and Alpine Club of Canada camps. Diaries range in date from 1885 to 1944. Also included are two volumes/scrapbooks compiled by A.O. Wheeler. Both volumes include numerous articles, newspaper clippings, letters, ACC broc…
- Date Range
- 1885-1944
- Reference Code
- M546 / V771
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Diary
- Map
- Private record
- Scrapbook
- Part Of
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 546
- V 771
- Sous-Fonds
- M546 / V771
- Accession Number
- 2016.8598
- 2014.8312
- 8144
- 8160
- Reference Code
- M546 / V771
- Date Range
- 1885-1944
- Physical Description
- 62 vol. of textual material. -- 66 vol. of photograph albums
- History / Biographical
- Arthur Oliver Wheeler (1860-1945) DLS, ALS, BCLS, was born in Ireland, arriving in Canada in 1876. Wheeler was a mountaineer, co-founder of the Alpine Club of Canada (1906), and Dominion Land Surveyor. In 1913, Wheeler was appointed Boundary Commissioner and tasked with photo surveying the Alberta / British Columbia interprovincial boundary.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of 53 diaries pertaining to personal life, travel, office work, and Alpine Club of Canada camps. Diaries range in date from 1885 to 1944. Also included are two volumes/scrapbooks compiled by A.O. Wheeler. Both volumes include numerous articles, newspaper clippings, letters, ACC brochures and notices addressed to ACC members. Volume one covers the period 1902 to 1913; volume two includes materials from 1914 to 1940. A inventory of both volumes, compiled by ACC member Paul Geddes, is also included. Additionally there are 7 volumes of notes corresponding to the photographs A.O. Wheeler took. Photographic material consists of 66 albums which contain approximately 5000 photographs, black and white positive prints from glass negatives, all 12 x 16 cm. The first album is dated 1915, the last 1924. Some of the albums contain a small map printed on linen. Each album contains an index to the photographs taken for the Alberta - British Columbia Interprovincial Boundary photo survey and are organized by Station, Bearing, and Subject.
- Name Access
- Alberta/British Columbia Boundary Survey
- Dominion of Canada Land Surveyor
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Government
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- electronic finding aid
- Creator
- Wheeler, Arthur Oliver
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bruno Engler fonds
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provin…
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995
- Reference Code
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 323
- S 40
- V 190
- Sous-Fonds
- M 323
- S 40
- V 190
- Accession Number
- 188, 1300, 2622, 2998, 3468, 3496, 5507, 6200, 6770 (unproc), 7045(unproc), 7436 (unproc)
- Reference Code
- M323 / S40 / V190
- GMD
- Machine-readable data file
- Motion picture
- Film
- Video
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Reel to reel
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Map
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1886]-1998, predominant ca.1940-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.31,580 photographs: negatives, prints, and transparencies. -- 1 photograph album (ca.150 prints). -- 50 motion pictures: 1 original, 8 copies on 3 video cassettes, 41 film reels: 16mm, 35mm. -- 18 sound recordings: audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 5 electronic records: computer diskettes. -- 3 maps. -- 15 cm textual records.
- History / Biographical
- Bruno Engler, 1915-2001, was a mountain guide, ski instructor, photographer and film maker at Banff and Canmore, Alberta, Canada. Engler arrived from Switzerland in 1939 and initially worked as a mountain guide and ski instructor for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Sunshine ski area and for Deer Lodge at Lake Louise, Alberta. During the Second World War, he served as a mountain warfare instructor for the Canadian Army. Following the war, Engler worked as a free-lance photographer for the National Film Board and others; as coach of the University of Alberta Ski Team; and as a technical advisor, cameraman and actor for numerous movies made in the Banff area. Throughout his career, Engler worked as a still and motion picture photographer, both for the movie industry and for governments at all levels, as well as operating his own business, Alpine Films of Banff, Alberta.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds is primarily a broad-ranging commercial negative collection pertaining to Banff and area, including businesses, buildings, projects, events, people and scenic views; skiing, mountain travel and recreation; Sunshine Village Ski Area; warden activities in the mountain parks; national and provincial parks; scenic views of western Canada, particularly mountain landscapes; some portraits and candid shots of local and international personalities. Photographs pertaining to film making include helicopter rescue; highway construction; Norquay, Sunshine, and Lake Louise ski areas' histories; Banff events and buildings; Canmore events and buildings; professional and amateur ski races; scenic mountain and wildlife; mountaineering and highway accidents; mountain guiding trips including Pierre Trudeau, Roland Michener and Peter Lougheed. Fonds consists of four series: Photography, Motion Pictures, Sound Recordings, and Textual records. Photography series consists of four sub-series established by the photographer: I. Old file, 1949-1970; II. Main file, alphabetical A - Z, 1950-1976; III Sunshine file, [1939], 1950-1975; IV. Warden file, 1954-1976.
- Motion pictures on video cassettes are footage of skiing at Sunshine, 1930s; Clifford White films, 1930s, from WMCR Archives collection (V682); "Snow Capers" by Thomas Mead, 1946, includes Engler; "Ski Pro's Holiday" by George Encil, 1950?; "Mount Bulyea" by George Encil, 1950?, includes Engler; "Diary of a Mountain Man," a CBC documentary feature on Bruno Engler broadcast on "20/20" in 1965 (ca.27 minutes); "Great Days in the Rockies" by National Film Board of Canada, 1983; "Mountain Man" by Banff Centre, 1985, re Engler. Original film is "Sunshine 1940" and includes Brewster Transport ski buses travelling from train station to Sunshine Lodge, skiers, guide, lessons, games, rope tow, ski action, slalom, Bruno Engler, other. 16mm and 35mm film reels, 1946-1964 are films produced by the National Film Board.
- Sound recordings, electronic records and and related textual material pertain to interviews with Bruno Engler, 1987, done by Brian Patton and Jon Whyte for Bruno Engler autobiography project. Interviews covered Engler's life, but are not complete to 1987. Transcripts, prepared from recordings by Brenda Goeres, are not verbatim. Audio tape cassettes consist of portions of content of audio tape reels.
- Textual records include corporate records, newspaper clippings and magazine articles pertaining to film making, cast and crew listings and schedules for various movies, ski racing, mountain guiding trips and ski race listings. Also included is documentation pertaining to film making with producer National Film Board including letters, film stock footage, press releases, and film summaries; maps indicate film location shots for Arctic Rampage.
- Name Access
- Engler, Bruno
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
- electronic finding aid
- Related Material
- Duplicate or further transcripts for sound recordings are found in Jon Whyte fonds (M88).
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Category
- Arts
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Canada and the Ukrainian question, 1939-1945 : a study in statecraft
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2001
- Author
- Kordan, Bohdan S
- Publisher
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press
- Call Number
- 08.1 K84c
- Author
- Kordan, Bohdan S
- Publisher
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press
- Published Date
- 2001
- Physical Description
- xii, 258 p.
- Series
- Studies in ethnic history series 2
- Subjects
- Ethnic groups
- Government
- World War II
- Notes
- 258p
- ISBN
- 0773523081
- Accession Number
- 60000 2010-03-05
- Call Number
- 08.1 K84c
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Denying the source : the crisis of First Nations water rights
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2009
- Author
- Phare, Merrell-Ann
- Publisher
- Surrey, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 04 P49
- Author
- Phare, Merrell-Ann
- Responsibility
- Merrell-Ann S. Phare
- Publisher
- Surrey, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2009
- Physical Description
- xi, 99 p.
- ISBN
- 9781897522615
- Accession Number
- 13-2-1 70,500
- Call Number
- 04 P49
- Collection
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Denying the source : the crisis of First Nations water rights
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2009
- Author
- Phare, Merrell-Ann S
- Publisher
- Surrey, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 03.4 P49d
- Author
- Phare, Merrell-Ann S
- Publisher
- Surrey, B.C. : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 2009
- Physical Description
- xi, 99 p
- Subjects
- Conservation
- Government
- Indians
- ISBN
- 9781897522615
- Accession Number
- 60000 2010-03-24
- Call Number
- 03.4 P49d
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- Archives Library
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Hunters at the margin : native people and wildlife conservation in the Northwest Territories
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2007
- Author
- Sandlos, John
- Publisher
- Vancouver : UBC Press
- Call Number
- 07 S5h
- Author
- Sandlos, John
- Responsibility
- John Sandlos; foreword by Graeme Wynn
- Publisher
- Vancouver : UBC Press
- Published Date
- 2007
- Physical Description
- xxiii, 333p. : ill., maps
- Series
- Nature. History. Society series (devoted to scholarship in environmental history and allied fields)
- Subjects
- Government
- Hunting
- National parks
- Notes
- Original version Ph.D. dissertation, York University. Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-323) and index. Pertains to Wood Bison, muskox and caribou
- ISBN
- 9780774813624
- Accession Number
- 50500 2009-09-02
- Call Number
- 07 S5h
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Indian Association of Alberta : a history of political action
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2002
- Author
- Meijer-Drees, Laurie
- Publisher
- Vancouver : UBC Press
- Call Number
- 07.2 M47i
- Author
- Meijer-Drees, Laurie
- Publisher
- Vancouver : UBC Press
- Published Date
- 2002
- Physical Description
- xxiii, 246 p. : ill., map, ports
- Subjects
- Canada. Indian Affairs Branch
- Cardinal, Harold
- Ethnic groups
- Government
- Laurie, John
- Politics
- Snow, John, Chief
- Stoney Indians
- Treaties
- Notes
- Includes discussion of the IAA and the "Red Paper" response to the 1969 "White Paper" tabled by the Liberal government. Also includes: Comparing political thought of John Calllihoo and John Tootootnis; Indian Association of Alberta executive members 1939-71; Supervisors of local Department of Indian Affairs, 1939-69; Indian Affairs administration, 1939-68; Alberta Reserve land surrenders. and of the Wesley band legal challenge for hunting rights for the Stoney supported by Norman Luxton (p.49)
- ISBN
- 0774808764
- Accession Number
- 40500 08-02-01
- Call Number
- 07.2 M47i
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Liberalism, surveillance, and resistance : Indigenous communities in Western Canada, 1877-1927
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13822
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2009
- Author
- Smith, Keith D
- Publisher
- Edmonton, AB : AU Press
- Call Number
- 07.2 S5l
- Author
- Smith, Keith D
- Publisher
- Edmonton, AB : AU Press
- Published Date
- 2009
- Physical Description
- xi, 324 p. : ill., maps (some col.), ports
- Series
- The West unbound : social and cultural studies series
- Subjects
- Government
- McDougall John
- Missionaries
- Morley
- North West Mounted Police
- Stoney Indians
- Treaty Number Seven
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-315) and index. Partial contents: account of Chief Chiniquay negotiating treaty land near Morleyville and the omission of Kootenay Plains (p. 198-2000)
- ISBN
- 1897425392 (paper)
- Accession Number
- 60000 2010-03-25
- Call Number
- 07.2 S5l
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- Archives Library
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Off limits: how radical environmentalists are shutting down Canada's National Parks
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2000
- Author
- LeRoy, Sylvia
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Fraser Institute
- Call Number
- 04 L56o Pam
- Author
- LeRoy, Sylvia
- Responsibility
- Sylvia LeRoy and Barry Cooper
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Fraser Institute
- Published Date
- 2000
- Series
- Public Policy Sources, no. 45.
- Subjects
- Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA)
- Banff Bow Valley Study
- Castle Mountain
- Eastern slopes
- Government
- Panel on the Ecological Integrity
- Parks Canada
- Siksika
- Tourism
- User studies
- Notes
- Includes bibliographic references
- ISBN
- ISSN 1206-6257
- Accession Number
- 33500
- Call Number
- 04 L56o Pam
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- Archives Library
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