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"Doing it right" : a general response regarding the provisions of Bill c-97 an act respecting railway passenger transportation

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11362
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
March 1986
Publisher
Edmonton : Alberta Government
Call Number
08.5 Al1d
Responsibility
Alberta Economic Development, Alberta Tourism, and Alberta Transportation
Publisher
Edmonton : Alberta Government
Published Date
March 1986
Physical Description
vi, 26 p
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
VIA Rail
Call Number
08.5 Al1d
Collection
Archives Library
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Snow war : an illustrated history of Rogers Pass, Glacier National Park, B.C

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6164
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1983
Publisher
Toronto : National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada
Edition
1st ed
Call Number
08.3 R63s
Responsibility
text and research by John G. Woods
edited by John S. Marsh
Edition
1st ed
Publisher
Toronto : National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada
Published Date
1983
Physical Description
52p. : ill., ports., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Avalanches
Canadian Pacific Railway
Trans-Canada Highway
Notes
Bibliography
ISBN
0-920570-08-9
Accession Number
16000
7899 reference copy
Call Number
08.3 R63s
Location
Reading Room
Collection
Archives Library
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The CPR West : the iron road and the making of a nation

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6245
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1984
Publisher
Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre
Call Number
08.5 C11d
Responsibility
edited by Hugh A. Dempsey
papers presented at a conference held at Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 1983
Publisher
Vancouver : Douglas & McIntyre
Published Date
1984
Physical Description
333p. : ill., ports., maps, facsim
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canadian Pacific Railway
Film making
Notes
Partial contents: See this world before the next : tourism and the CPR / E.J. Hart; The Spiral and Connaught Tunnels / John S. Marsh; John Hammond : painter for the CPR / George F.G. Stanley; Steam movies : railroads and moving images / Sam Kula; Steel of empire : royal tours and the CPR / Robert M. Stamp
Bibliography and index
ISBN
0-88894-424-1
Accession Number
17500
Call Number
08.5 C11d
Collection
Archives Library
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Personal Correspondence

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions53982
Part Of
Dorothy Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of Lecture scripts, itineraries, expense reports, writing excerpts, and correspondence regarding Dorothy Whyte’s work as a special representative for Canadian Pacific while traveling in the eastern Canada and the Eastern United States. File also contains calling cards, Christmas cards…
Date Range
1979 - 1987
Reference Code
M59 / II / 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual, private record
Part Of
Dorothy Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M59 / V689
Series
II. Correspondence
Sous-Fonds
M59
Accession Number
5380
Reference Code
M59 / II / 1
GMD
Textual, private record
Date Range
1979 - 1987
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual material
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File consists of Lecture scripts, itineraries, expense reports, writing excerpts, and correspondence regarding Dorothy Whyte’s work as a special representative for Canadian Pacific while traveling in the eastern Canada and the Eastern United States. File also contains calling cards, Christmas cards, news clippings pertaining to Whyte’s work with CPR and her work as a news correspondent for “The Albertan,” Catharine Whyte’s outstanding citizen award, Edward Feuz, obituary for Guy Davenport, Ken Liddell’s column regarding the Wa-Che-Yo-Cha-Pa foundation; correspondence pertaining to her work with the Banff National Park Community Welfare Council; correspondence from Aileen Harmon regarding her travels in Ethiopia and Peru; a pamphlet from the Sunburst Lake Camp. Personal correspondence also includes Brian Meredith, Lida Peterman, O.K. sports club, and E.C. Fitt.
Storage Range
M59 / I / 23 to M59 / II / 4
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Employment
Travel
Language
English
Title Source
Title supplied by archival assistant
Processing Status
Processed
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Date
1980 – 1985
Material
paper; metal; fabric
Catalogue Number
104.41.0095
Description
Orange and green cardboard travel tube that contains a flash/light reflector screen shaped like an umbrella. The travel tube has a paper Canadian Pacific label taped to the main part of it with Nicholas Morant’s Banff address typed on it. The reflector opens like a regular umbrella, but is missing …
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Title
Light Reflector
Date
1980 – 1985
Material
paper; metal; fabric
Dimensions
93.5 cm
Description
Orange and green cardboard travel tube that contains a flash/light reflector screen shaped like an umbrella. The travel tube has a paper Canadian Pacific label taped to the main part of it with Nicholas Morant’s Banff address typed on it. The reflector opens like a regular umbrella, but is missing a handle as it most likely attaches to some kind of base or support. There is a plastic strip with a snap to keep it closed.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
photography
camera equipment
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.0095
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Date
1983
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1020 a,b
Description
(a) Steel cross-section slice of a railway track. A highly polished slice of a railway track, shaped in section generallylike the inverted capital letter "T" , the bottom serif extended to be slightly longer than the upper. Edges of the slice are rough and pitted, the faces smooth and shiny. (b) A …
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Title
Slice Track Section
Date
1983
Material
metal
Dimensions
10.0 x 10.5 cm
Description
(a) Steel cross-section slice of a railway track. A highly polished slice of a railway track, shaped in section generallylike the inverted capital letter "T" , the bottom serif extended to be slightly longer than the upper. Edges of the slice are rough and pitted, the faces smooth and shiny. (b) A paper card attached has the silhouette of railway caboose car number "83", brown card has "Community Centennial Train" on it with textinside explaining history.
Subject
CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway
railroads
centennial
Credit
Gift of Canadian Pacific Hotels, Calgary, 1983
Catalogue Number
105.02.1020 a,b
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Date
1985
Material
metal; fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
105.02.1085 a-c
Description
Spike and cap from Craigellachie, B.C.; (a) spike 15.5 long; head is 4.2x3.5, shaft 1.5 square, pointed end; madeof low carbon steel; small pamphlet "Certificate of Authenticity" No 3118 andhistory; (b) box, 20.0x6.0x4.5; maroon with gold stamped "100 CP Rail 1885-1985" centre top; (c) cap, adjus…
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Title
Presentation Package
Date
1985
Material
metal; fibre; paper
Description
Spike and cap from Craigellachie, B.C.; (a) spike 15.5 long; head is 4.2x3.5, shaft 1.5 square, pointed end; madeof low carbon steel; small pamphlet "Certificate of Authenticity" No 3118 andhistory; (b) box, 20.0x6.0x4.5; maroon with gold stamped "100 CP Rail 1885-1985" centre top; (c) cap, adjustable, foam lined; maroon with greyfront; on front patch glued on, "CPR 1885 - 1985 Stand Fast on SafetyRevelstoke Division".
Subject
event
Centennial
CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway
Last Spike
Credit
Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
105.02.1085 a-c
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Date
1981 – 1981
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1195 a-b
Description
a. A silver plate with “To Nicholas “Nick” Morant from his CPR friends June 1st, 1981” engraved on the front and “14145 ELKINGTON & CO A.T. WILEY COY LIMITED MONTREAL” engraved on the back.b. dark brown rag to clean plate.
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Title
Commemorative Plate
Date
1981 – 1981
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.6 x 26.2 cm
Description
a. A silver plate with “To Nicholas “Nick” Morant from his CPR friends June 1st, 1981” engraved on the front and “14145 ELKINGTON & CO A.T. WILEY COY LIMITED MONTREAL” engraved on the back.b. dark brown rag to clean plate.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
105.02.1195 a-b
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Miscellaneous Texts with Personal Notes, Liberty Magazine

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54165
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 published books and 1 magazine. Content includes 1 copy of 'Rails in the Canadian Rockies' with a note to 'Nick and Willie' Morant written by author Adolf Hungry Wolf; 1 copy of 'Virden Days: Memories of No. 19 E.F.T.S. R.C.A.F. 1941-1944' with an attached letter to Mollie Morant…
Date Range
1945
1946
1977
1979
1987
1988
Reference Code
M300 / II / C / 4 / 7 to 12
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / II / C / 4 : Published Images and Text
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / II / C / 4 / 7 to 12
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Published record
Responsibility
Produced by Adolf Hungry Wolf, D.M. Bain, Erling Strom
Date Range
1945
1946
1977
1979
1987
1988
Physical Description
6 Textual records: 5 books, 1 magazine
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 published books and 1 magazine. Content includes 1 copy of 'Rails in the Canadian Rockies' with a note to 'Nick and Willie' Morant written by author Adolf Hungry Wolf; 1 copy of 'Virden Days: Memories of No. 19 E.F.T.S. R.C.A.F. 1941-1944' with an attached letter to Mollie Morant, dated 1946; 1 copy of 'Canadian Pacific Air Lines: Its History and Aircraft' with note from the author D.M. Bain to Nicholas Morant; 1 copy of Liberty Magazine signed by Mollie Morant with a biographical article on Nicholas Morant inside (pg. 18-19); 1 copy of '1988 Audubon Nature Yearbook' annotated by Nicholas Morant, with a typed letter to Nicholas Morant from the Yearbook's editor attached at the back; 1 copy of 'Pioneers on Skis' signed by author Erling Strom with Calgary Herald clipping and notes by Morant.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / II / C / 4 / 7 to M300 / II / C / 4 / 12
Name Access
Strom, Erling
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific
Travel
Skiing
Calgary Herald
Airplane
WWII
Biography
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners
Language
English
Conservation
Items with risky materials attached, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
Creator
Adolf Hungry Wolf, D.M. Bain, Erling Strom
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Mount Sir Donald Summit Records

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Mount Sir Donald produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1984 and around 2013. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which …
Date Range
1984-1989
2003-ca. 2013
Reference Code
M200 / V / A / 97 to 100
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M200
V14
S6
Series
M200 / V: Summit Records
Sous-Fonds
M200
Sub-Series
M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
Accession Number
accn. 5680
accn. 2014.8347
Reference Code
M200 / V / A / 97 to 100
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Responsibility
Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
Date Range
1984-1989
2003-ca. 2013
Physical Description
4 volumes 4 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Mount Sir Donald is located in the Rogers Pass area of Glacier National Park, in the Selkirk Mountains of B. C. The mountain was originally named Syndicate Peak, but it was officially named after Sir Donald A. Smith, the first Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, who was the head of the syndicate; he was also the Canadian Pacific Railway director who drove in the Last Spike on the CPR at Craigellachie in 1885.
Scope & Content
Files consist of summit notes and summit registers from Mount Sir Donald produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 1984 and around 2013. Summit records include entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. Files include: M200 / V / A / 97: [Mt. Sir Donald register 1984-1989] M200 / V / A / 98: MT. SIR DONALD Summit Log 2003 - 2009 M200 / V / A / 99: Mt. Sir Donald, Sept 2, 2009 M200 / V / A / 100: Mt. Sir Donald 3284m Summit Register [2010 - ca. 2013]
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Backcountry skiing
Backpacking
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway
Climbing
Club
Cross-country skiing
Description and travel
Environment
Environment and Nature
Hiking
Mountain
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
National parks and reserves
Parks
Parks Canada
Record keeping
Ski area
Ski areas
Ski mountaineering
Skiing
Sports and leisure
Sports and recreation
Summit
Trails
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Rocky Mountains
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Rogers Pass
Selkirks
Glacier National Park
Uto Peak
Terminal Peak
Mount Macdonald
Mount Sir Donald
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Some registers have water damage. Some registers loose pages.
Related Material
M235
Category
Environment
Exploration and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Parks Canada, Day Hikes: Mount Sir Donald: https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/bc/glacier/activ/randonee-hiking/journee-day
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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