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A climber's guide to the interior ranges of British Columbia

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12373
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1947
Author
Thorington, J. Monroe
Publisher
New York : American Alpine Club
Edition
2ed
Call Number
01.4 C61i 1947
Author
Thorington, J. Monroe
Edition
2ed
Publisher
New York : American Alpine Club
Published Date
1947
Physical Description
170p. : 1 map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Cariboo Mountains
Guidebooks
Purcell Mountains
Selkirk Mountains
Accession Number
224
Call Number
01.4 C61i 1947
Collection
Archives Library
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Call of the mountains : rambles among the mountains and canyons of the United States and Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1422
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1922
Author
Jeffers, Le Roy
Publisher
New York : Dodd, Mead
Call Number
F721 J43
F721 J43 copy 2 - Duplicate ACC box 3
Author
Jeffers, Le Roy
Publisher
New York : Dodd, Mead
Published Date
1922
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rocky Mountains, U.S.
Rocky Mountains, Canada
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
F721 J43
F721 J43 copy 2 - Duplicate ACC box 3
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Memories of travel

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue538
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1923
Author
Bryce, James Bryce, viscount
Publisher
London : Macmillan
Call Number
G463 B94 1923
Author
Bryce, James Bryce, viscount
Publisher
London : Macmillan
Published Date
1923
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Altai Mountains
Tatra Mountains
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
G463 B94 1923
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Mountaineering in the Canadian Alps, 1906-1925

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7676
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1926
Author
Hickson, J.W.A
Call Number
01.4 Ap4 Pam
Author
Hickson, J.W.A
Published Date
1926
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rocky Mountains, Canada
Selkirk Mountains
Notes
In Bulletin / Appalachian Mountain Club, vol.XIX, no.7; Appalachia, vol.XVI, no.3, February 1926
Call Number
01.4 Ap4 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Report of the commissioner of Canadian National Parks : for the year ending March 31, 1923

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19988
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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Report of the commissioner of Canadian National Parks : for the year ending March 31, 1925

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19989
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1926
Author
J.B. Harkin [commissioner]
Publisher
Ottawa : F. A. Acland [printer to the King's most Exxcellent Majesty]
Call Number
13.116 In8r 1925
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
1926
Physical Description
34 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 1925. Published in 1926, 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 1925
Collection
Archives Library
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The Rocky Mountains of Canada in colour

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15474
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
pre 1945 (1st Edition)
pre 1945 (2nd Edition)
post 1945 (3rd Edition)
post 1945 (4th Edition)
Author
Associated screen news limited
Publisher
Montreal : Associated Screen News Limited
Edition
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Call Number
06 Ro59m c.1 PAM 3rd edition
06 Ro59m c.2 PAM 4th edition
06 Ro59m c.3 PAM 1st edition
06 Ro59m c.4 PAM 2nd edition
06 Ro59m c.5 PAM 3rd edition
06 Ro59m c.6 PAM 4th edition
Variant Title
In colour The Rocky Mountains of Canada
Author
Associated screen news limited
Responsibility
Associated Screen News Limited
Edition
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Publisher
Montreal : Associated Screen News Limited
Published Date
pre 1945 (1st Edition)
pre 1945 (2nd Edition)
post 1945 (3rd Edition)
post 1945 (4th Edition)
Physical Description
18 leaves : chiefly color illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Photography
Rocky Mountains, Canada
Tourism
Travel
Souvenir stores
Alberta
Mountains
Three Sisters
Rundle Mount
Town of Banff
Banff Springs Hotel
Bow Valley
Cascade Mountain
Temple, Mount
Lake Louise
Chateau Lake Louise
Lefroy Glacier
Victoria Glacier
Lakes in the Clouds
Moraine Lake
Takakkaw Falls
Yoho
Yoho National Park
Great Divide Trail
Spiral Tunnels
Field
Field, British Columbia
Abstract
Pertains to popular views of the Canadian Rocky Mountains
Contents
The Three Sisters
Mount Rundle and Vermilion Lake
Town of Banff
Banff Springs Hotel
Bow Valley
Cascade Mountain
Mount Assiniboine
Castle Mountain
Mount Temple
Lake Louise
Mount Lefroy and Victorial Glacier
Lakes in the Clouds
Chateau Lake Louise
Moraine Lake and Valley of the Ten Peaks
Takakkaw Falls, Yoho Valley
The Great Divide
Spiral Tunnels
Field, British Columbia, and Mount Stephen
Notes
Printed in Canada
Accession Number
2014.8385
2019.84
Call Number
06 Ro59m c.1 PAM 3rd edition
06 Ro59m c.2 PAM 4th edition
06 Ro59m c.3 PAM 1st edition
06 Ro59m c.4 PAM 2nd edition
06 Ro59m c.5 PAM 3rd edition
06 Ro59m c.6 PAM 4th edition
Collection
Archives Library
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The romance of mountaineering

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3209
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1946
1935
Author
Irving, R. L. G
Publisher
London : J. M. Dent
Edition
[2d ed.]
Call Number
01 Ir8r
Author
Irving, R. L. G
Edition
[2d ed.]
Publisher
London : J. M. Dent
Published Date
1946
1935
Physical Description
xiv, 331p. : ill., port., diagr
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Rocky Mountains, Canada
Selkirk Mountains
Notes
Bibliography and index
Accession Number
3349
Call Number
01 Ir8r
Collection
Archives Library
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Among the Kara-korum glaciers in 1925

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15301
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1926
Author
Visser-Hooft, Jeanette
Publisher
London : Arnold
Call Number
01.1 V82a
Author
Visser-Hooft, Jeanette
Publisher
London : Arnold
Published Date
1926
Physical Description
xii, 303 pages, illustrations, maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Glaciers
Himalaya Mountains
K2
Mountaineers, Women
Accession Number
492?
Call Number
01.1 V82a
Collection
Archives Library
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Beyond the rockies : three thousand miles by trail and canoe through little-known British Columbia

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26158
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1929
Author
Johnston, Lukin
Publisher
London ; Toronto : J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd.
Edition
1st edition
Call Number
02.5 J64b
Author
Johnston, Lukin
Edition
1st edition
Publisher
London ; Toronto : J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd.
Published Date
1929
Physical Description
212 pages ; 52 ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Cariboo Mountains
Northern British Columbia
Vancouver Island
Contents
Foreword -- I. In which we discover an island eden in the Gulf of Georgia -- II. We explore Galiano, Pender and Salt Spring Islands -- III. Over the Cariboo highway--A foot and otherwise -- IV. In which a bishop comes to the rescue -- V. A "hobo's" adventures by the way -- VI. A sky-pilot among the enchanted islands of the British Columbia coast -- VII. Barkerville--The town of a thousand golden memories -- VIII. Chilcotin--Heart of the great British Columbia cattle country -- IX. Secrets in the great north -- X. Prince George and historic Fort St. James -- XI. Trappers, traders and pioneer settlers -- XII. Romantic trails of northern British Columbia -- XIII. The bridge river valley -- XIV. Waterways of the great north -- XV. Down the Peace--From finlay forks to old Fort St. John -- XVI. Peace River--The Last great west -- XVII. Taming the northern wilderness--The Story of sixteen years.
Accession Number
2023.47
Call Number
02.5 J64b
Collection
Archives Library
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