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Jasper Nationa Park in the heart of the beautiful Canadian Rockies [place mat]

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24347
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1970
Publisher
Jasper : The Association
Call Number
C6-6.2c
Publisher
Jasper : The Association
Published Date
1970
Physical Description
1 map : col
Scale
indeterminable
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Rocky Mountains, Canada - History
Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park Tourist Association
Notes
sponsored by the Jasper National Park Tourist Association
Info file transfer
Call Number
C6-6.2c
Collection
Archives Library
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Pincher Creek memories

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24960
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1975
Author
Pincher Creek Historical Society
Publisher
[Pincher Creek, Alta.] : [New Horizons Local History Committee of the Pincher Creek and District Historical Society]
Call Number
08.2 P65p
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Author
Pincher Creek Historical Society
Responsibility
Pincher Creek Historical Society
Publisher
[Pincher Creek, Alta.] : [New Horizons Local History Committee of the Pincher Creek and District Historical Society]
Published Date
1975
Physical Description
96 pages : chiefly illustrations, portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
History
History of Alberta
Pincher Creek
Abstract
"The New memories book, the Old Timers souvenir album 1878-1958, reprinted and enlarged and including several of Mr. A.L. Freebairn's poems"p. 73
Accession Number
3069a
Call Number
08.2 P65p
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Pincher Creek Historical Society website
Websites
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1974
Author
Colclough, Albert
Schofield, Fred H.
Publisher
Pincher Creek, Alta. : Pincher Creek & District Historical Society and local New Horizons project
Call Number
08.2 C67p O.S.
Author
Colclough, Albert
Schofield, Fred H.
Responsibility
Albert Colclough
Fred H. Schofield
Pincher Creek & District Historical Society
Publisher
Pincher Creek, Alta. : Pincher Creek & District Historical Society and local New Horizons project
Published Date
1974
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
History
History of Alberta
Pincher Creek
Ranching
Abstract
Pertains to the memoirs of Fred H. Schofield and Albert Colclough and their reminisces about Pincher Creek and area.
Accession Number
3069a
Call Number
08.2 C67p O.S.
Collection
Archives Library
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The writing of Canadian history : aspects of English-Canadian historical writing, 1900-1970

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25080
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1976
Author
Berger, Carl
Publisher
Toronto : Oxford University Press
Call Number
05.5 B35w
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Author
Berger, Carl
Responsibility
Carl Berger
Publisher
Toronto : Oxford University Press
Published Date
1976
Physical Description
x, 300 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
History
History-Canada
Essays
Abstract
Pertains to how history in Canada had been studied and written about from 1900 to 1970
Contents
The founders of critical history: George M. Wrong and Adam Shortt -- The rise of liberty -- Frank Underhill: history as political criticism -- Harold Innis: the search for limits -- Arthur Lower and a national community -- A North American nation -- Reorientation -- Reorientation and tradition -- Donald Creighton and the artistry of history -- William Morton: the delicate balance of region and nation.
ISBN
0195402804
Accession Number
7883
Call Number
05.5 B35w
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Available online at Internet Archive
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The Canadian Historical Review

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25083
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
June 1970
Author
Brown, R, Craig (editor)
Cross, Michael (associate editor)
Publisher
Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press
Call Number
08.5 R26ca
  1 website  
Author
Brown, R, Craig (editor)
Cross, Michael (associate editor)
Responsibility
Craig R Brown (editor)
Michael Cross (associated editor)
Publisher
Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press
Published Date
June 1970
Physical Description
246 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Volume LI No 2
Subjects
Railroads - Alberta
Railway routes
Railways
History
History of Alberta
Canadian Northern Railway
Contents
Sitting Bull : Indian WIthout a Country Arthur Puttee and the Liberal Party : 1899 - 1904 The Winnipeg General Strike, Collective Bargaining, and the One Big Union Issue The Canadian Northern Railway : The West’s Own Product Contributors Reviews Recent publications relating to Canada Books received Notes and comments
Accession Number
TBD
Call Number
08.5 R26ca
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Canadian Historical Review website via University of Toronto Press
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The rebirth of Canada's Indians

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25275
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1977
Author
Cardinal, Harold
Publisher
Edmonton : Hurtig Publishers
Call Number
07.2 C11t
  1 website  
Author
Cardinal, Harold
Responsibility
Harold Cardinal
Publisher
Edmonton : Hurtig Publishers
Published Date
1977
Physical Description
222 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
First Nations
Treaties
Education
Politics
History
History-Canada
Abstract
The story of the Indian peoples' fight for justice through the tunnels and mazes of bureaucracy. An affirmation of the Indian way of life, of the Indian religion, and a demand for acceptance of the Alberta proposal for a new Indian Act. Chapters cover the Indian Act, Indian organization, education, economic development and aboriginal rights. (from LAC entry)
Contents
A Canadian - what the hell it's all about
Make love not war - the changing role of Indian organizations
Organize or else - it's not enough to find a bad guy
The politics of poverty - how to survive in the democratic system
Economic development I - without all the crap and mythology
Economic development II - some of teh nitty is pretty gritty
Education I - with our heads in the clouds
Education II - always the prime topic
Education III - strangers in the classroom
Education IV - the need for legislation and funding
The Indian Act I - government by a bunch of bureaucrats, or Her Majesty pulled a fast one
The Indian Act II - moose meat beats bologna
The Indian Act III - time to get down to specifics
The Indian Act IV - to serve the people, not the government
The Indian Act V - the only good indian is a sleeping indian
Aboriginal rights - from a philosophical, religious viewpoint
The Treaties - the Queen's forked tongue
The claims - our children won't wait
Indian organization I - they breathe the same air; they drink the same water
Indian organizations II - we forgot to scalp the general
Indian organizations III - the war continues - Chretien rises from the dead
Integration and alienation - education and our childres
Earmarked for Indian education - raindrops kept falling on their heads
The education ferment - Cold Lake stands firm
A hell of a mess - no problem is insoluable
Wood, grass, stone - despair and rebirth
ISBN
0888301251
Accession Number
P2020.07
Call Number
07.2 C11t
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Author information
Websites
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Canadian collector : special provincial issue : Alberta

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5865
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1976
Call Number
08.2 Al1c 08.2 A11c c.2
Published Date
1976
Physical Description
1v. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Western history
Artists
Accession Number
8500
Call Number
08.2 Al1c 08.2 A11c c.2
Collection
Archives Library
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From barnacle to Banff : a story of the rising of the Rockies from the depth of the ocean to the height of a world famous resort : a tourist's guide to where to go, and what to do in Banff, playground of the Rockies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19872
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1973
Author
Thomas, Harriet Hartley
Publisher
[Calgary : s.n.]
Call Number
13.113 T36f Pam
Author
Thomas, Harriet Hartley
Responsibility
Harriet Hartley Thomas
Publisher
[Calgary : s.n.]
Published Date
1973
Physical Description
84 p. : ill., 1 map ; 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff National Park
Guidebook
Alberta
History
Abstract
Pertains to the people, stories and historical events that have shaped Banff National Park into becoming the mega tourist attraction it is today. The book features influential figures who have made an impact on the becoming of Banff, as well as many tourist attractions the author encourages people to visit.
Contents
Out of the depths (pg. 1)
Coming of the Indians (pg. 3)
Explorers and Missionaries (pg. 5)
Siding 29 (pg. 10)
The beginning of the tourist trade (pg. 13)
Sulphur springs (pg. 16)
Stories of Banff (pg. 27)
H.M. King George VI's gift (pg. 39)
The emancipation of the motor car in the park (pg. 43)
Where to go in Banff (pg. 47)
The mountains (pg. 75)
Accession Number
2017.8683
Call Number
13.113 T36f Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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A Frontier guide to mystic Jasper and the Yellowhead Pass

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19891
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1973
Author
Anderson, Frank W.
Publisher
Aldergrove, B.C. : Frontier Pub
Call Number
08.3 J31a c.2 Pam
Author
Anderson, Frank W.
Responsibility
Frank W. Anderson
Publisher
Aldergrove, B.C. : Frontier Pub
Published Date
1973
Physical Description
56 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Jasper
Jasper National Park
History
Rocky Mountains and Jasper Parks
Rocky Mountains
Yellowhead Pass
Abstract
Pertains to the history, and early events that led to the creation of Jasper National Park. The author, Frank Anderson, encourages readers to delve into the history surrounding the unmarked territory in Jasper. Through discussion of the Fur Trade era, the Railroad era and the Peaceful era, the author demonstrates the ways in which Jasper has since evolved from its earlier beginnings.
Accession Number
2017.8683
Call Number
08.3 J31a c.2 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Painting in Canada : a history

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20037
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1977
Author
Harper, J. Russell
Publisher
Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press
Edition
2d ed.
Call Number
06.1 H11p
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Author
Harper, J. Russell
Responsibility
J. Russell Harper
Edition
2d ed.
Publisher
Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press
Published Date
1977
Physical Description
vii, 463 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Canadian art
Subjects
Art History
Painting
Paintings, Canadian
Abstract
Through a lively combination of entertaining anecdotes, descriptions of the cultural background, biographical accounts, and critical judgement, the reader comes to know intimately the artists, their paintings, and their environments.
Contents
The age of Laval -- Votive painting in New France -- Local painters in New France -- Early painting in British North America -- The aftermath of the Seven Years' War -- British Army topographers in Eastern Canada -- The Golden Age in Quebec: the beginning -- The Golden Age in Quebec: maturity -- Along the Atlantic seaboard -- Portraits for the masses -- Kreighoff and genre in Quebec -- Pre-confederation years in Ontario -- The lure of the West -- The last frozen barrier -- Art in the New Dominion -- The British tradition at confederation -- A news search for Canada -- The dignity of labour -- French academic influences -- Contrasts in Quebec -- Painting as an aesthetic experience -- Nationalism and the 'Group' -- Contemporaries of the 'Group' -- Regionalism in the thirties -- Transformation in the West -- Towards non-objectivity: beginnings -- Reawakening in Montral -- Anglophone revolt in the fifties.
Notes
Abstract taken from Aurora, check link for more details
ISBN
0802022715
Accession Number
2019.61
Call Number
06.1 H11p
Collection
Archives Library
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