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Alberta trees of renown : an honour roll of Alberta trees

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1984
Edition
1st ed
Call Number
04.1 Al1t
Responsibility
a project of Alberta Forestry Association ...
Edition
1st ed
Published Date
1984
Physical Description
32p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Blazes
Bow Valley Parkway
Fuller, Jack
Valley of the Crooked Trees
Wood carvings
ISBN
0-86499-150-9
Accession Number
3884
4010
Call Number
04.1 Al1t
Collection
Archives Library
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The audubon society field guide to North American trees

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1980
Author
Little, Elbert L.
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Edition
1st
Call Number
04.1 L73t
Author
Little, Elbert L.
Responsibility
Illustrated by Susan Rayfield and Olivia Buehl
Edition
1st
Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
Published Date
1980
Physical Description
926 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Audubon Society Field Guide Series
Subjects
Botany
Dendrology
Identification
Science
Illustrations
Trees
Notes
Ben Gadd Personal Library
ISBN
0394507614
Accession Number
2021.20
Call Number
04.1 L73t
Collection
Archives Library
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Date
1980
Medium
type c print on photographic paper
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.09
Description
The image that you can see is as scene through the windshield of a car. At the bottom of the image frame you can see the windshield wiper and further to the left you can see some trees. On the windshield you can see what use to be water that froze overnight. The frozen dew on the windshield has a g…
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Title
Dawn on windshield
Date
1980
Medium
type c print on photographic paper
Dimensions
50.7 x 40.5 cm
Description
The image that you can see is as scene through the windshield of a car. At the bottom of the image frame you can see the windshield wiper and further to the left you can see some trees. On the windshield you can see what use to be water that froze overnight. The frozen dew on the windshield has a gold hue to it and forms a very unique pattern. The sky in the background is a medium blue.
Subject
landscape
trees
transportation
car
Credit
Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.09
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Forest tree diseases of the prairie provinces

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1987
Author
Hiratsuka, Y.
Publisher
Ottawa : Canadian Forestry Service
Call Number
04.1 H62f
Author
Hiratsuka, Y.
Publisher
Ottawa : Canadian Forestry Service
Published Date
1987
Physical Description
142 pages : illustrations ; 10 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Trees
Disease
Identification
Canada
Dendrology
Plants
Science
Illustrations
Contents
Introduction -- Infectious diseases -- Noninfectious disorders -- General references -- Appendix 1. list of diseases by host -- Glossary -- Index.
Notes
Ben Gadd Personal Library
ISBN
0662152816
Accession Number
2021.20
Call Number
04.1 H62f
Collection
Archives Library
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1933 – 1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.577
Description
Painting showing an empty beach. Silhouettes of trees in the foreground. One in a set of 7 paintings from Hawaii.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Hawaiian Sunset
Date
1933 – 1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
12.5 x 17.6 cm
Description
Painting showing an empty beach. Silhouettes of trees in the foreground. One in a set of 7 paintings from Hawaii.
Subject
seascape
Pacific
Hawaii
botanical
trees
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.577
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1933
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.031
Description
Tropical tree.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Kauai, Hawaii
Date
1933
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
12.6 x 17.8 cm
Description
Tropical tree.
Subject
botanical
Lauhala trees
Hawaii
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.031
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Letters to Mother [August - December 1938]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 46 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 7 to December 29, 1938. Topics include returning from a trip to Concord and details about the route taken, cleaning and household chores, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a…
Date Range
1938
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 105
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 105
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1938
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (97 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 46 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 7 to December 29, 1938. Topics include returning from a trip to Concord and details about the route taken, cleaning and household chores, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a day trip on the new stretch of road between Bow Lake and the Saskatchewan River Crossing, trips to Lake O'Hara to paint and hike [also includes hiking the new trail Tom Link and Jimmy Simpson blazed to Linda Lake, named for Linda Castle of Honolulu], events and people in Concord, photography and cameras, day to day life, maintenance and upkeep of the house and property [mostly landscaping], descriptions of meals, painting/sketching, day trips to Lake Louise [mostly in September to paint], mentions of the threat of war in Europe, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], slide-making, the start of construction on the Mount Temple Chalet, films and film making, Jack and Barbara starting construction on their new house, various holidays [both Canadian and American], errand trips to Calgary, wildlife [often in the yard], going to Victoria in early November to see Annie and Dave, day trips with Cliff to see the progress on Mount Temple Chalet, Christmas, and various other holiday-related activities, parties, and gifts.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell, Jr.
White, Annie
White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
White, Peter
White, Clifford
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
White, Bubby
White, Clifford J., Sr.
Whyte, Barbara
Stockand, Cameron
Stockand, Lila (White)
Ward, Sam
Ward, Louise (Cis)
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
MacKenzie, Kate
Strom, Erling
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Link, Adeline
Noble, George
Noble, Linda
Vaux, George, X
Vaux, Mary
Moore, Phil
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Edmee
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Automobiles
Banff
Birds
Birthday
Books
Businesses
Cave and Basin
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Construction
Correspondence
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Home
Hospital
Hiking
Indigenous Peoples
Kodak
Koachrome
Lake O'Hara Lodge
Larch trees
Leisure
Literature
Mountain
Mount Temple Chalet
Norquay Ski Hill
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Post Office
Scenery
Ski areas
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Upper Hot Springs
Weather
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Lake Minnewanka
Bow Lake
Banff National Park
Lake O'Hara
Yoho National Park
Vancouver
Victoria
Calgary
Alberta
British Columbia
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Mount Cory, West Road

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938 – 1950
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.305
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Mount Cory, West Road
Date
1938 – 1950
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.2 x 30.1 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
trees
fall
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.305
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Mount Temple and Larches

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1937 – 1945
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.02.14
Description
The foreground is a trail starting at the centre, leading right, then left, towards a snow-covered Mt. Temple. There is a stand (one large and four small ones) of larches on viewer’s left, and on viewer’s right one large larch and one small, plus four evergreens. The sky is blue with white clouds.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Mount Temple and Larches
Date
1937 – 1945
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.8 x 50.8 cm
Description
The foreground is a trail starting at the centre, leading right, then left, towards a snow-covered Mt. Temple. There is a stand (one large and four small ones) of larches on viewer’s left, and on viewer’s right one large larch and one small, plus four evergreens. The sky is blue with white clouds.
Subject
landscape
Mt. Temple
larch trees
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.02.14
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta.
Date Range
1970
1978
1979
1980 - 1991
2000
Reference Code
V222 / V / 1 / NS - 1 to 124
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Part Of
Douglas Leighton fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M133
V222
Series
V222 / V : Flora
Sous-Fonds
V222
Accession Number
2020.24
Reference Code
V222 / V / 1 / NS - 1 to 124
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
1970
1978
1979
1980 - 1991
2000
Physical Description
124 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope & Content
File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta.
Name Access
Leighton, Douglas
Subject Access
Plants
Flowers
Trees
Fruit trees
Grasses
Geographic Access
Cranbrook, BC
Morley, AB
Banff National Park
Cochrane
Elk Island National Park
Waterton National Park
Slave Lake, AB
Kananaskis, AB
Dinosaur Provincial Park
Kaslo, BC
Language
English
Creator
Douglas Leighton
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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