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The image of ice in literature

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7180
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1973
Author
Daniells, Roy
Call Number
03.5 D22 Pam
Author
Daniells, Roy
Published Date
1973
Physical Description
p.3-6
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Poetry
Snow
Thompson, David
Notes
From Physics and chemistry of ice / Royal Society of Canada
Accession Number
S.G.8500
Call Number
03.5 D22 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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The Indian Association of Alberta : a history of political action

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13554
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
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
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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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
c1979
Author
Kunstmuseum Luzern
Publisher
[Lucerne (Switzerland)] : Kunstmuseum Luzern
Call Number
N6549 S5
Author
Kunstmuseum Luzern
Publisher
[Lucerne (Switzerland)] : Kunstmuseum Luzern
Published Date
c1979
Physical Description
175p. : ill., facsim.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Snow, Michael
Notes
Bibliography p.170-172
ISBN
3-267-00001-7
Accession Number
12,000
Call Number
N6549 S5
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Mountaineering : essays on safety and technique

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1959
Author
Fisher, David R
Publisher
Chicago : s.n
Call Number
G510 A1 F581
Author
Fisher, David R
Publisher
Chicago : s.n
Published Date
1959
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Snow
Call Number
G510 A1 F581
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Mountaineering : the freedom of the hills

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19829
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1960
Author
The Mountaineers, Seattle
Publisher
Seattle : The Mountaineers
Edition
1st ed.
Call Number
01 M86 1963
Author
The Mountaineers, Seattle
Responsibility
planned by the Climbing Committee of the Mountaineers
Harvey Manning, chairman of editors
editorial committee: John R. Hazle and others
illus: Donna Balch Cook and Robert Cram
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
Seattle : The Mountaineers
Published Date
1960
Physical Description
x, 430p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Manuals
Equipment
Camping
Travel
Rock climbing
Snow
Ice
Ice climbing
First aid
Geology
Abstract
Pertains to how to safely mountaineer with a focus on North America as per the Mountaineers Climbing Committee
Contents
Preface
Part One - Approaching the Peaks
Equipment
Camping and Sleeping
Alpine Cuisine
Wilderness Travel
Navigation in the Hills
Part Two - Rock Climbing
Routefinding on Rock
Balance
Counterforce
Roped Climbing
Belaying
Pitoncraft and Rappels
Part Three - Snow and Ice Climbing
Snow
Ice
Glaciers
Arrests and Belays
Part Four - Safe Climbing
The Climbing Party and its Leadership
Climbing Dangers
First Aid
Alpine Rescue
Part Five - The Climbing Environment
Mountain Geology
The Cycle of Snow
Mountain Weather
Appendix - Food Requirements for Climbers
ISBN
0916890015
Accession Number
2019.43
Call Number
01 M86 1963
Collection
Archives Library
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On thin ice: winter sports and climate change

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2009
Author
Bruce, Ian
Publisher
David Suzuki Foundation
Call Number
04 B83o Pam
Author
Bruce, Ian
Publisher
David Suzuki Foundation
Published Date
2009
Physical Description
53 pages and illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Climate
Environment
Snow
Sports
Notes
Includes bibliographical references - effect of warming temperatures on snow, snow pack, and glaciers across Canada - 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and athlete activism
Call Number
04 B83o Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1999
Author
Laird, Gordon
Call Number
07.2 S7l Pam
Author
Laird, Gordon
Responsibility
by Gordon Laird; photography by Myron Zabol
Published Date
1999
Physical Description
p.62-70 : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Crime
Law enforcement
Government
Reilly, John, Judge
Snow, John, Chief
Social services
Stoney Indians
Notes
In Saturday Night, June 1999
Call Number
07.2 S7l Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2013
Author
Gendreau, Bianca
Publisher
Gatineau, QC : Canadian Museum of Civilization
Call Number
06 G29s v.1
06 G29s v.2
Author
Gendreau, Bianca
Responsibility
Bianca Gendreau
Publisher
Gatineau, QC : Canadian Museum of Civilization
Published Date
2013
Physical Description
111 pages : illustrated (chiefly colour) ; 15 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Souvenir catalogue series, 2291-6385 ; 3
Subjects
Exhibition catalogue
Exhibitions
Museums
Snow
Notes
Volume 2 issued in French under title: Neige
Exhibition catalogue
"This work is a souvenir of the exhibition Snow, which was created by the Canadian Museum of Civilization in partnership with the J. Armand Bombardier Museum."--Title page verso
ISBN
9780660202785
9780660974682
Accession Number
2015.8551
Call Number
06 G29s v.1
06 G29s v.2
Collection
Archives Library
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Snowcraft and ski mountaineering for amateurs

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1970
Author
Bradley, W. R. (Russ)
Publisher
Calgary : Canadian Ski Patrol System
Edition
7th ed
Call Number
QC929 S7 B7
Author
Bradley, W. R. (Russ)
Edition
7th ed
Publisher
Calgary : Canadian Ski Patrol System
Published Date
1970
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rocky Mountains, Canada
Skiing
Snow
Call Number
QC929 S7 B7
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1930
Medium
graphite; coloured graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.801
Description
Pete’s “Grandmother” is out skiing and as she goes up over a hill her left pole breaks underneath her. There are two people in the background skiing as well, and are standing by a group of trees
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1930
Medium
graphite; coloured graphite on paper
Dimensions
22.9 x 30.3 cm
Description
Pete’s “Grandmother” is out skiing and as she goes up over a hill her left pole breaks underneath her. There are two people in the background skiing as well, and are standing by a group of trees
Subject
trees
snow
grandmother
gloves
scarf
people
skiing
poles
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.801
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