topic:"National Parks" found 526 records - Research Collections

A sprig of mountain heather : being a story of the heather and some facts about the mountain playgrounds of the Dominion

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1914

Author: Canada. Department of the Interior

Call Number: 04.1 C16s Pam

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Author: Canada. Department of the Interior

Published Date: 1914

Physical Description: 16p

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Alpine flora; National parks

Notes: Cover page titled: Just a sprig of mountain heather. -- Cover page has a sprig of natural pressed heather

Accession Number: 148; 184; 1509

Call Number: 04.1 C16s Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Report of the Commissioner of Dominion Parks for the year ending March 31, 1913 : Part V Annual Report 1913

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1914

Author: Canada. Department of the Interior

Call Number: 02.4 C16i Part V 1913

Author: Canada. Department of the Interior

Published Date: 1914

Physical Description: 96p : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Sessional papers

Subjects: Banff (townsite); Businesses; Government; Hot springs; Indigenous; Mining; National parks; Roads; Surveys; Tourism; Utilities

Contents: Includes extract from address delivered at Ottawa, March 12, 1913 by the Duke of Connaught

Notes: Issued as a separate publication, but is also included in full Department of Interior Report, Volume 1 - 02.4 C16i 1913 volume 1

Accession Number: 7201

Call Number: 02.4 C16i Part V 1913

Collection: Archives Library

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A sprig of mountain heather

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1914

Author: Canada. Department of the Interior

Publisher: Ottawa : Dept. of the Interior

Call Number: QK201 C35 Pam

Author: Canada. Department of the Interior

Publisher: Ottawa : Dept. of the Interior

Published Date: 1914

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Alpine flora; National parks

Call Number: QK201 C35 Pam

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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A.L. Harkness photograph album

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: Album contains miscellaneous views.

Date Range: 1917

Reference Code: V14 / AC 055P / 30

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: III. Personal papers and photographs

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 055P / 30

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1917

Physical Description: 1 photograph album (27 prints)

Scope & Content: Album contains miscellaneous views.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Harkness, A.L.

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Alpine Club House; Cabins; Cabins and shelters; Camps; Club; Competition; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Yoho National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on preliminary inventory

Processing Status: Processed

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Guide to the national parks of America

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1918

Author: Allen, Edward Frank (ed.)

Publisher: New York : McBride

Call Number: E160 A4

Author: Allen, Edward Frank (ed.)

Publisher: New York : McBride

Published Date: 1918

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Canada; Guidebooks; National parks

Call Number: E160 A4

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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The conservation of the wild life of Canada

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1921

Author: Hewitt, C. Gordon

Publisher: New York : Charles Scribner

Call Number: 04.2 H49

Author: Hewitt, C. Gordon

Publisher: New York : Charles Scribner

Published Date: 1921

Physical Description: xx, 344p. : ill., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Animal populations; Birds; Game laws; National parks

Accession Number: 69

Call Number: 04.2 H49

Collection: Archives Library

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Charm; Fetish

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Date: 1922

Catalogue Number: 103.01.1043 a,b

Description: (a) square 2.5x2.5cm copper with curved corners, charm/fetish issued by the National Parks Branch, Department of the Interior. There is a hole drilled in one corner at the top so it can hang as a pendant. A bison head has been stamped onto the metal and raised letters “ORENDA” on one side, au vers…

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Title: Charm; Fetish

Date: 1922

Dimensions: 2.50sq. cm

Description: (a) square 2.5x2.5cm copper with curved corners, charm/fetish issued by the National Parks Branch, Department of the Interior. There is a hole drilled in one corner at the top so it can hang as a pendant. A bison head has been stamped onto the metal and raised letters “ORENDA” on one side, au verso, in raised letter “BUFFALO MEDICINE CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS SAVE THE FORESTS”. (b) a paper pouch folded to close, brown and beige to simulate leather; has Indigenous-style designs in red and blue (note: looks like Navajo design). There is a remnant of a piece of sticky tape where the charm was once attached to the paper pouch.

Subject: charm; fetish; National Parks

Credit: Gift of Jim Sime, Golden, 2012

Catalogue Number: 103.01.1043 a,b

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Report of the commissioner of Canadian National Parks : for the year ending March 31, 1923

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1924

Author: J.B. Harkin [commissioner]

Publisher: Ottawa : F. A. Acland [printer to the King's most Exxcellent Majesty]

Call Number: 13.116 In8r 1923

Author: J.B. Harkin [commissioner]

Responsibility: Department of the Interior and Canadian National Parks Branch

Publisher: Ottawa : F. A. Acland [printer to the King's most Exxcellent Majesty]

Published Date: 1924

Physical Description: 36 pages.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Yoho National Park; Waterton; Elk Island National Park; Jasper National Park; Buffalo; National parks; Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountains Canada

Abstract: Pertains to the commissioner report of the Canadian National Parks for the year 1923. Published in 1924, the report was used to reflect on the events, successes and downfalls of the previous calendar year. The report discusses many of the National Parks including, but not limited to, Buffalo National Park, Yoho National Park, Elk Island National Park, Waterton Lake National Park and Jasper National Park. Additionally, the report covers the Rocky Mountains Park. The publication covers topics relating to wildlife, revenue generated and other relevant information pertaining to the status of the National Parks. The report serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding the status and condition of the Canadian National Parks as they were in the early 20th century.

Accession Number: 7201

Call Number: 13.116 In8r 1923

Collection: Archives Library

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The conservation of predatory animals

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1925

Author: Adams, Charles C

Call Number: 04.2 Ad1c Pam

Author: Adams, Charles C

Responsibility: by Dr. Charles C. Adams

Published Date: 1925

Physical Description: Pages 83-96

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Indians; National parks

Notes: In Journal of Mammology, February 1925; Photocopy of the article

Call Number: 04.2 Ad1c Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Mount Logan Expedition photographs - McCarthy Alaska base [1/7]

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs - mostly prints, also negatives and one glass slide - of the Mount Logan Expedition of 1925. Photographs of the Mount Logan Expedition were mainly produced by H. F. Lambart; also some by A. H. MacCarthy. All images are housed in the original brown envelopes used by the …

Date Range: 1925

Reference Code: V14 / AC 0P / 410 - 435

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Lantern slide; Negative; Photograph print; Print; Transparency

27 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200 / S6 / V14

Series: I.A.1.e.i. Administration: expeditions - Mount Logan Expedition

Sous-Fonds: V14

Accession Number: 5200

Reference Code: V14 / AC 0P / 410 - 435

GMD: Film; Lantern slide; Negative; Photograph print; Print; Transparency

Date Range: 1925

Physical Description: 190 photographs (123 prints : b&w ; 12 x 7.5 cm - 66 negatives : b&w nitrate negatives ; 12 x 7.5 cm - 1 slides : b&w slides ; large format)

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs - mostly prints, also negatives and one glass slide - of the Mount Logan Expedition of 1925. Photographs of the Mount Logan Expedition were mainly produced by H. F. Lambart; also some by A. H. MacCarthy. All images are housed in the original brown envelopes used by the ACC and contain typed notes on the exteriors. Topics include: Groups of the Mt. Logan expedition taken while on voyage ; From the deck of the Alaska, the abandoned "Gastino Gold" mine ; Operating Alaska Gold, a mine reducing ore at less than a dollar a ton, the values not being much a dollar, output 10,000 to 15,000 tons per day ; Group on boat looking over sea Juneau Warf. H.F.L. & Read. do Hall and Read ; Harry Boyden's dog team entering the streets of McCarthy Alaska, Lt. Col. Foster & A.H. MacCarthy ; Part Panorama of McCarthy Alaska from the high ground to the south ; Panorama of the town McCarthy Alaska ; Panorama of the town of McCarthy showing the Kinnicott Glacier and mountains beyond in which the Kennecott Copper mine is situated ; Of the foreground in front of the town, Hubricks Cabin and morains of the Kennecott Gl. beyond. Mules and in one store room of J.B. O'Neill's ; Taken of the group in front of the terminal morains of the Kennecott glacier. The complete picture of the expedition taken with my Ross camera by Hubrick ; The bridge, just finished, crossing the Nazina River from the south side. Left McCarthy 9.45 A.M. [at] Nazina Crossing, 9 8/10 miles, at 1.30 ; Launching on the open bars of the Chitina River on our walk from McCarthy to Hubricks Camp, 88 Mi. Read Sitting on the bars, about opposite the mouth of the Kiagma R. ; Crossing Canon creek above the point on the Chitina bars where it enters that river ; Poor one of group sitting resting on Chitina Bars.

Notes: Physical description and extent applicable for entire V14 / AC0P / 410 - 599 collection. Most prints also have their original negatives with them - those negatives were not scanned.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada

Subject Access: Abbot Pass Hut; Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Boats; Camps; Club; Discovery and exploration; Environment; Environment and Nature; Exploration; Glaciers; Guide; Guides; Hiking; Horses; Huts; Mountain; Mountain guides; Mountaineering; Mountaineers; Mountains; Mount Logan; Mount Logan Expedition; National parks and reserves; Organizations; Photography; Scenery; Sports and recreation; Summit; Rivers; River crossing

Geographic Access: Yukon; Alaska; Canada; United States of America

Access Restrictions: Access to negatives is by appointment only

Language: English

Conservation: Avoid further handling of negatives and slide.

Finding Aid: A detailed list is available for a portion of the material.

Related Material: Material is closely related to expedition material in Sous-fonds III. Personal papers and photographs (H. F. Lambart papers and photographs; W. W. Foster photographs). Related oversize display prints can be found in Series I.A.1.j. (AC 00P / 137-147 and AC 00P / 275-280). V14 / AC 0P / 436 - 463 V14 / AC 0P / 464 - 491 V14 / AC 0P / 492 - 515 V14 / AC 0P / 516 - 548 V14 / AC 0P / 549 - 581 V14 / AC 0P / 582 - 599