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A climber’s guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25079
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1953
Author
Thorington, J. Monroe
Publisher
[New York] : The American Alpine Club
Edition
Revised Edition, 5th printing
Call Number
01.4 C61 1953
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Author
Thorington, J. Monroe
Responsibility
J. Monroe Thorington
Edition
Revised Edition, 5th printing
Publisher
[New York] : The American Alpine Club
Published Date
1953
Physical Description
xx, 323 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Guide
Guidebook
Guidebooks
Rocky Mountains
Abstract
A guide for mountaineers for the Canadian Rocky Mountains arranged geographically including map references.
Contents
Introduction Preface Part One - International Boundary to Kicking Horse Pass Part Two - Kicking Horse Pass to Yellowhead Pass Yellowhead Pass to Jarvis Pass List of authorites Principle maps of the Canadian Rocky Mountains Huts of the Alpine Club of Canada Annual Camps of the Alpine Club of Canada
Notes
First ed., by Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington, published in 1921.
Accession Number
8062
Call Number
01.4 C61 1953
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Publication information on the American Alpine Club website
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Tears for old Lacerta : new poems

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19868
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1990
Author
Burles, Gordon
Publisher
Banff, Alta. : G. Burles
Call Number
05.1 B92t Pam
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Author
Burles, Gordon
Responsibility
Gordon Burles
Publisher
Banff, Alta. : G. Burles
Published Date
1990
Physical Description
92 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Poetry
Art
Rocky Mountains Canada
Abstract
Pertains to the works of Gordon Burles, a poet of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The poet’s work reflects a somber undertone, and covers topics pertaining to people, places, and nature.
Notes
Annotated – the author has signed the front page with the following, “To Liz – best wishes, from Gordon Burles”
Accession Number
2017.8683
Call Number
05.1 B92t Pam
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
The URL is linked to the Gordon Burles fonds held at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
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The CMH gallery : a visual celebration of CMH Heli-Skiing and Heli-Hiking.

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19902
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1996
Author
Gmoser, Hans
Publisher
Canmore, Alta. : Altitude Pub.
Call Number
06.4 G11t
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Author
Gmoser, Hans
Responsibility
Hans Gmoser
Publisher
Canmore, Alta. : Altitude Pub.
Published Date
1996
Physical Description
127 p. : col. ill. ; 34 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Helicopter Skiing
Skiing
Pictorial works
Rocky Mountains
Hiking
Gmoser, Hans
Abstract
Pertains to the breathtaking photography captured by members of the Canadian Mountain Holiday Heli-skiing and Summer Adventurers in Banff, Alberta. The Canadian Mountain Holiday Company (CMH) worked to create a gallery in their book that would showcase some of the stunning photography they hold in their collection. The photographs are vast, showcasing skiing adventures, snowboarding adventures, hiking trips and the outdoors in its most natural state. Alongside each photograph is a short excerpt written by Hans Gmoser. Although never intended to be a concise story, the captions help to provide context and evoke a greater appreciation for nature and adventure.
Accession Number
2019.64
Call Number
06.4 G11t
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
The URL is linked to the official website for the CMH. Interested users can explore the site for more information concerning the CMH and the services they offer.
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Alpes d'ailleurs : Mon chalet suisse au Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24951
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
1999
Author
Vulliamy, Dominique
Publisher
L'alpe
Call Number
P
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Author
Vulliamy, Dominique
Responsibility
Dominique Vulliamy
Publisher
L'alpe
Published Date
1999
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Swiss Guides' Village
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Mountaineering
Mountaineers, Swiss
Abstract
Pertains to the Swiss Guides in the Canadian Rockies
Notes
In L'Alpe 04 villegiatures, page 92-97
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Link to online publication including Swiss Guide article
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A new look at the Besant Phase in the Eastern Slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24932
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Greaves, Sheila
Publisher
Plains Anthropologist
Call Number
07.2 G11a PAM copy 1
07.2 G11a PAM copy 2
07.2 G11a PAM copy 3
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Author
Greaves, Sheila
Responsibility
Sheila Greaves
Publisher
Plains Anthropologist
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
25 pages ; illustrations, maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Archaeology
Eastern slopes
Rocky Mountains
Abstract
Pertains to the Besant Phase of lithic tools which date to 2,000 to 1,200 years ago and exist on the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains expanding on previous understanding of this cultural phase.
Notes
Plains anthropologist. v. 57, no. 224 (2012), p. 367-392
Accession Number
2019.91 (copy 3)
Call Number
07.2 G11a PAM copy 1
07.2 G11a PAM copy 2
07.2 G11a PAM copy 3
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Plains Anthrologist available online via Taylor & Francis via subscription - 1954 to current
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Art inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains and Selkirk Mountains 1809-2012

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20143
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Townshend, Nancy
Publisher
Calgary : Bayeux Arts
Call Number
N T69 A78
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Author
Townshend, Nancy
Responsibility
Nancy Townshend
Publisher
Calgary : Bayeux Arts
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
vi, 136p, 40 plates : ill., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Artists
O'Brien, Lucius
Notman, William & Son
Thompson, David
Harmon, Byron
Harris, Lawren
MacDonald, J.E.H
Sargent, John Singer
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Rocky Mountains
Purcell Mountains
Selkirk Mountains
Abstract
Nancy Townshend's book on art inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains, and Selkirk Mountains presents these mountains' justifiable prominence in world art. For over two centuries, Canadian artists have admired their magnitude and grandeur, their endlessly changing light and atmospheric conditions, their four distinct seasons, and myriad other aspects. The book is organized chronologically into three eras: traditional (1809 –1899), Modern (1900–1973) and contemporary (1974–2012). From David Thompson's watercolours in the early nineteenth century (c. 1809) of the East Kootenays to Jan Kabatoff's multimedia art of the early twenty-first century that addresses the impact of global warming on glaciers, Townshend's book presents a whole gamut of Canadian art inspired by these great mountains. Featuring three comprehensive overviews and thirteen chapters on both central and western Canadian artists, as well as a chapter on American artist John Singer Sargent, the book offers insights into their art and inspirations. What did two centuries of artistic exploration in the infinitely facetted Canadian Rockies, Purcells and Selkirks yield? How did the resulting works of art serve to build a unique western Canadian identity? How does the West inform Canadians about themselves, about their own place in the world at this critical time in world history? Townshend answers these questions in this significant reference book for decades to come. Over the past two hundred years, a shift from the exploitative view of Canada's mountain West during the traditional era to the contemporary creative genesis of this area has occurred. Because of the contemporary artists' commitment to wildlife conservation and environmental issues, the contemporary era is more outward looking and expansive, concerned about the world's future. Townshend's all-encompassing text and selected stunning images confirm John Ruskin's observation that mountains are "the beginning and end of all natural scenery." That Canada's mountain West is indeed a place to be revered, a place from which we can learn about ourselves now and in the future. (from author's website)
Contents
Preface
Introduction to the Traditional Era (1809-1899):
Chapter One - Lucius O'Brien (1832-1899)
Chapter Two - William McFarlane Notman (1857-1913)
Chapter Three - Frederic Bell-Smith (1846-1923)
Chapter Four - David Thompson (1770-1857)
Chapter Five - Richard Henery Trueman (1856-1911)
Chapter Six - Byron Harmon (1976-1942)
Introduction to the Modern Era (1900-1971):
Chapter Seven - Lawren Stewart Harris (1885-1970)
Chapter Eight - J.E.H. MacDonald (1873-1932)
Chapter Nine - John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)
Chapter Ten - Peter Whyte (1905-1966)
Chapter Eleven - Catharine Robb Whyte (1906-1979)
Introduction to the Contemporary Era (1972-2012):
Chapter Twelve - Kent Monkman (1965-)
Chapter Thirteen - Jin-Me Yoon (1960-)
Chapter Fourteen - Jan Kabatoff (1948-)
Conclusion
Index
Notes
Signed by author
ISBN
978-1-897411-37-7
Accession Number
AC637
Call Number
N T69 A78
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Author's website
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Home fires burning - a bizarre trek in 1962 was the beginning of the end of six decades of fiery protest by the Sons of Freedom

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25114
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
2013
Publisher
Canada's History - formerly the Beaver
Call Number
P
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Publisher
Canada's History - formerly the Beaver
Published Date
2013
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Kootenay
Religion
Rocky Mountains
Fires
Residential schools
Abstract
Pertains to the Sons of Freedom - a branch of the Doukhobors - and their activities and history in the Kootenay's
Notes
In Canada's History, Vol. 93, No.1 (February - March), p. 34 - 40
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Canada's History website
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Rafter six ranch: statement of significance

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19858
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2015
Author
Donald Luxton and Associates INC
Publisher
Donald Luxton and Associates INC
Call Number
08.1 L96r
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Author
Donald Luxton and Associates INC
Publisher
Donald Luxton and Associates INC
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
29 pg
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Kananaskis Country
Ranches
Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains Canada
Abstract
Pertains to the history and significance of the Rafter Six Ranch. In addition to historical significance, the book includes the architectural and design elements that are unique to the Rafter Six Ranch buildings. Above all, the book mentions the Rocky Mountains and the ways in which the Rafter Six Ranch contributed to settlement and expansion in the area.
Contents
Statement of significance
Description of historic place
Heritage value of historical place
Character-defining elements
statements of integrity
Additional images
Bibliography
Accession Number
2019.58
Call Number
08.1 L96r
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
URL is linked to the official website of Donald Luxton and Associates INC.
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Out of sight out of mind : lifting the lid on waste removal in the Rockies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20023
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
2015
Author
Covey, Bob
Call Number
P
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Author
Covey, Bob
Responsibility
Bob Covey
Published Date
2015
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Garbage
Wildlife
Recycling
Rocky Mountains
Alberta
Abstract
Pertians to waste management in Rocky Mountain towns including Canmore, Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper
Notes
In Highline Magazine, Vol. 7, Iss. 1, Winter 2014 / 2015, p. 34 - 41
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Highline website
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If you build it, they will come : behind the scenes with the trail builders of the Rockies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20028
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
2015
Author
Hajnrych, Taryn
Call Number
P
  1 website  
Author
Hajnrych, Taryn
Responsibility
Hajnrych, Taryn
Published Date
2015
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Trails
Volunteers
Rocky Mountains
Abstract
Pertians to trail building in the Rocky Mountains with specific focus on a group founded in 1992 called the Trailminders
Notes
In Highline Magazine, Iss. 15, Summer 2015, p. 42 - 49
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Highline website
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