Research Collections

Letter and Cyanotype Photograph

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Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 Valentine poem/letter dated Feb. 14 in small torn envelope embossed EJW on back 1 small ripped envelope stamped Paid addressed to Mip Sophia Perkins Meadville 1 cyanotype photograph on paper of 10 seated children and one adult in small torn envelope addressed to Miss. Sophia Perkā€¦
Date Range
1822
Reference Code
M8 / 2014.8290
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8
V8
S8
Series
M8 / 2014.8290
Sous-Fonds
M8
Accession Number
2014.8290
Reference Code
M8 / 2014.8290
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Date Range
1822
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w cyanotype ; 6 x 8 cm ; .25 cm textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 Valentine poem/letter dated Feb. 14 in small torn envelope embossed EJW on back 1 small ripped envelope stamped Paid addressed to Mip Sophia Perkins Meadville 1 cyanotype photograph on paper of 10 seated children and one adult in small torn envelope addressed to Miss. Sophia Perkins Woodcock Crawford Co Pa 1 letter dated August 11th, 1822 addressed to Aunt Lucretia
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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The glaciers of the Alps

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26169
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1860
Author
Tyndall, John
Publisher
London : John Murray
Call Number
03.4 T98g
Author
Tyndall, John
Publisher
London : John Murray
Published Date
1860
Physical Description
444 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Switzerland
Europe
Alps
Mountaineering
Glaciers
glaciology
Science
Nature
Abstract
A narrative of excusions and ascents, an account of the origin and phenomena of glaciers, and an expostition of the physical principles to which they are related. -- From interior title page
Accession Number
2023.47
Call Number
03.4 T98g
Collection
Archives Library
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Three proverb stories

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1868
Author
Alcott, Louisa M.
Publisher
Boston : Loring
Call Number
05 A2t
Author
Alcott, Louisa M.
Responsibility
Illustrated by Augustus Hoppin
Publisher
Boston : Loring
Published Date
1868
Physical Description
148 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Literature
Short Stories
Canadian
Authors
Women
Abstract
Three short stories by author of the famous novel, Little Women, Louisa M. Alcott.
Contents
Kitty's Class Day ; Aunt Kipp ; Psyche's Art
Accession Number
3069A
Call Number
05 A2t
Collection
Archives Library
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Scrambles amongst the Alps in the years, 1860-69

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26163
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1871
Author
Whymper, Edward
Publisher
London : John Murray
Edition
1st edition
Call Number
01.2 W62s
Author
Whymper, Edward
Edition
1st edition
Publisher
London : John Murray
Published Date
1871
Physical Description
432 pages ; 111 ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Alps
Mountaineering
Switzerland
Accession Number
2023.47
Call Number
01.2 W62s
Collection
Archives Library
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Cupid and Chow-Chow and other stories

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1873
Author
Alcott, Louisa M.
Publisher
Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle
Call Number
05 A2c
Author
Alcott, Louisa M.
Publisher
Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle
Published Date
1873
Physical Description
283 pages ; 19 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Literature
Canadian
Short Stories
Abstract
A collection of short stories by famed author of Little Women, Louisa M. Alcott
Contents
Cupid and Chow-Chow ; Huckleberry ; Nelly's hospital ; Grandma's team ; Fairy Pinafores ; Mamma's plot ; Kate's choice ; The moss people ; What Fanny heard ; A marine merry-making
Accession Number
3069A
Call Number
05 A2c
Collection
Archives Library
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Above the snow line : mountaineering sketches between 1870 and 1880

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1885
Author
Dent, Clinton
Publisher
London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
Call Number
01.2 D43a
Author
Dent, Clinton
Publisher
London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
Published Date
1885
Physical Description
327 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Exploration
Mountaineering
Alpine Club (Great Britain)
Expeditions
Switzerland
Accession Number
2023.47
Call Number
01.2 D43a
Collection
Archives Library
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Calgary Alberta: Her Industries and Resources

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one volume titled "Calgary Alberta: Her Industries and Rersources", 1885. Content pertains to local businesses, churches, schools and other community resources in Calgary.
Date Range
1885
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 11
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / C : Personal
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : ELeanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 11
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Responsibility
Produced by Burns and Elliott
Date Range
1885
Physical Description
1 cm of txtual records (1 volume ; 14 x 23 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one volume titled "Calgary Alberta: Her Industries and Rersources", 1885. Content pertains to local businesses, churches, schools and other community resources in Calgary.
Material Details
Red covers with red, yellow and green marbled interior pages (first and last pages and inside covers only)
Subject Access
Commerce
Industry
Businesses
Municipal views
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Language
English
Category
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Original title used
Processing Status
Processed
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1886
Author
Michelet, Jules
Publisher
London : L. Nelson and Sons
Call Number
01.2 M58t
Author
Michelet, Jules
Publisher
London : L. Nelson and Sons
Published Date
1886
Physical Description
260 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Switzerland
Europe
Alps
Mountaineering
Glaciers
Nature
Accession Number
2023.47
Call Number
01.2 M58t
Collection
Archives Library
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Travel journal, Canada and United States

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55621
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one bound journal containing an extensive account of a 4-month trip to Canada and the United States by [J?]. L. Douglass, August to December 1886.
Date Range
1886
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / C : Personal
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 2
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1886
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 18 x 22 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one bound journal containing an extensive account of a 4-month trip to Canada and the United States by [J?]. L. Douglass, August to December 1886.
Notes
Volume accompanied by paper with shipping label dated 1956.
Subject Access
Travel
Tourism
Exploration
Leisure
Geographic Access
Canada
United States
Language
English
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Upon the origin of alpine and Italian lakes ; and upon glacial erosion

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1889
Publisher
New York : The Humboldt Publishing Co.
Call Number
03.4 R14u
Responsibility
A. C. Ramsay, John Ball, Roderick I. Murchinson, B. Studer, A. Favre, Edward Whymper, and J. W. Spencer.
Publisher
New York : The Humboldt Publishing Co.
Published Date
1889
Physical Description
148 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Switzerland
Italy
Europe
Alps
glaciology
Glaciers
Geology
Accession Number
2023.47
Call Number
03.4 R14u
Collection
Archives Library
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My home in the Alps

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1892
Author
Le Blond, Elizabeth
Publisher
London : Sampson Low, Marston, and Company Limited
Call Number
02.2 L46m
Author
Le Blond, Elizabeth
Responsibility
Mrs. Main
Publisher
London : Sampson Low, Marston, and Company Limited
Published Date
1892
Physical Description
131 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Switzerland
Europe
Alps
Travel
Women
Nature
Accession Number
2023.47
Call Number
02.2 L46m
Collection
Archives Library
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My climbs in the Alps and Caucasus

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26179
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1895
Author
Mummery, A. F.
Publisher
London : T. Fisher Unwin
Call Number
01.2 M92m
Author
Mummery, A. F.
Publisher
London : T. Fisher Unwin
Published Date
1895
Physical Description
360 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Alps
Caucasus
Mummery, A. F.
Accession Number
2023.47
Call Number
01.2 M92m
Collection
Archives Library
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The alpine regions of Switzerland and the neighbouring countries : a pedestrian's noteson their physical features, scenery, and natural history

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26161
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1896
Author
Bonney, T. G.
Publisher
Cambridge : Deighton, Bell, and Co.
Edition
1st edition
Call Number
02.2 B64a
Author
Bonney, T. G.
Responsibility
Illustrations by E. Whymper
Edition
1st edition
Publisher
Cambridge : Deighton, Bell, and Co.
Published Date
1896
Physical Description
351 pages ; 15 ill. ; 5 plates
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Switzerland
Geology
Italy
Glaciers
Animals
Avalanches
Botany
Folklore
Accession Number
2023.47
Call Number
02.2 B64a
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1897
Publisher
London : Charles Scribner's Sons
Call Number
01 W69m
Responsibility
Edward L. Wilson, Edwin Lord Weeks, A. F. Jaccaci, W. Martin-Conway, Mark Brickell Kerr, William Williams, and H. F. B. Lynch
Publisher
London : Charles Scribner's Sons
Published Date
1897
Physical Description
358 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
St. Elias
Alps
Climbing
Glaciers
Contents
I. Mount Washington in winter / Edward L. Wilson -- II. Some episodes of mountaineering by a cause amateur / Edwin Lord Weeks -- III. Ascent of Mount Aetna / A. F. Jaccaci -- IV. Ascent of Mount Ararat / H. F. B. Lynch -- V. Climbing Mount St. Elias / William Williams -- VI. Mount St. Elias and its glaciers / Mark Brickell Kerr -- VII. One thousand miles through the Alps / Sir. W. Martin Conway
Accession Number
2023.47
Call Number
01 W69m
Collection
Archives Library
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Adam Poucette? (left) [1900]

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Part Of
Tom Wilson family fonds
Scope & Content
Item consists of two indiviudals on horseback, possibly Adam Poucette on the left, overlooking scenery from a rocky edge.
Date Range
1900
Reference Code
V701 / LC - 272
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
Tom Wilson family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M10
V701
Sous-Fonds
V701
Reference Code
V701 / LC - 272
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Date Range
1900
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative, 13 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Item consists of two indiviudals on horseback, possibly Adam Poucette on the left, overlooking scenery from a rocky edge.
Subject Access
Stoney Nakoda
Indigenous Peoples
First Nations
Horses
Geographic Access
Alberta
Related Material
Recognizing Relations number: RR 544
Creator
Wilson, Tom
Title Source
Information provided by Stoney Nakoda Elders during the Recognizing Relations project, an archives initiative undertaken in 2014 to identify Indigenous people in photographs held in the Whyte Museum Archives and Special Collections. Identification made by Big Horn Elders: Charlie Abraham and John Wesley
Processing Status
Processed
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Photograph Books 1901

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Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of four notebooks labelled "1901, Photograph Book, No. 1 to No. 4 A.O. Wheeler D.LS." Each notebook contains notes written in pencil regarding photographs that A.O. Wheeler took during the Selkirk Mountain Survey he did in 1901.
Date Range
1901
Reference Code
M546 / 56 - 59
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M546 / V771
Sous-Fonds
M546
Accession Number
8160
Reference Code
M546 / 56 - 59
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1901
Physical Description
4 vol. textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of four notebooks labelled "1901, Photograph Book, No. 1 to No. 4 A.O. Wheeler D.LS." Each notebook contains notes written in pencil regarding photographs that A.O. Wheeler took during the Selkirk Mountain Survey he did in 1901.
Name Access
Arthur Oliver Wheeler
A.O. Wheeler
Subject Access
Surveying
Surveyors
Language
English
Creator
Arthur Oliver Wheeler
Category
Commerce and industry
Exploration and travel
Environment
Tourism
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Tilikum certificate, 1901

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one certificate created by Woodworth Campbell and given to Norman Luxton in 1938 to celebrate his arrival in Australia during his expedition aboard the Tilikum dugout canoe in 1901.
Date Range
1901
Reference Code
LUX / I / B1 / 19
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
  2 images  
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / B1 : Tilikum voyage
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / B1 / 19 :
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / B1 / 19
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1901
Physical Description
0.1 cm of textual records (1 certificate : 38 x 25 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one certificate created by Woodworth Campbell and given to Norman Luxton in 1938 to celebrate his arrival in Australia during his expedition aboard the Tilikum dugout canoe in 1901.
Material Details
Certificate has one blue ribbon and one red ribbon attached to bottom left and right corners, respectively
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Campbell, Woodworth
Subject Access
Canoes and canoeing
Exploration
Travel
Geographic Access
Australia
Language
English
Conservation
Item stored in mylar
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Photograph Books 1902

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56684
Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of four notebooks labelled "1902, Photograph Book, No. 1 to No. 3 A.O. Wheeler D.LS." Each notebook contains notes written in pencil regarding photographs that A.O. Wheeler took during the Selkirk Mountain Survey he did in 1902.
Date Range
1902
Reference Code
M546 / 60 - 62
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Arthur Oliver Wheeler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M546 / V771
Sous-Fonds
M546
Accession Number
8160
Reference Code
M546 / 60 - 62
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1902
Physical Description
3 vol. textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of four notebooks labelled "1902, Photograph Book, No. 1 to No. 3 A.O. Wheeler D.LS." Each notebook contains notes written in pencil regarding photographs that A.O. Wheeler took during the Selkirk Mountain Survey he did in 1902.
Name Access
Arthur Oliver Wheeler
A.O. Wheeler
Subject Access
Surveying
Surveyors
Language
English
Creator
Arthur Oliver Wheeler
Category
Commerce and industry
Exploration and travel
Environment
Tourism
Science and technology
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
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1902 calendar, Sam Livingston

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one miniature monthly calendar distributed by Wendell MacLean Chemist and Druggist, Calgary. Calendar is attached to a poster with a lithographed colour image of prospector, trader and farmer Sam Livingston.
Date Range
1902
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / 34 (oversize)
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Calendar
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / D : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / 34 (oversize)
GMD
Calendar
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1902
Physical Description
1 calendar : col. lithograph ; 27.5 x 36 cm
History / Biographical
Samuel Livingston (1831-1897) was born in Ireland, and immigrated to North America as a young man to participate in the California Gold Rush of 1849. Sam continued travelling and panning for gold around the northwestern United States and southern British Columbia area in the 1850s and 1860s. After marrying Jane Howse in 1865, Sam settled near Elbow River and established a buffalo skin trading business. Sam and Jane had 14 children together, including 8 sons and 6 daughters. In 1876, Sam and his family moved closer to Fort Calgary, where he worked with John Glenn and became one of the first farmers in the area. Sam was a founding director of the Calgary District Agricultural Society in 1884, as well as founding director of the Calgary branch of the Canadian North-West Territories Stock Association in 1886. Sam was also an early trustee for the Glenmore School in 1888.
Scope & Content
File consists of one miniature monthly calendar distributed by Wendell MacLean Chemist and Druggist, Calgary. Calendar is attached to a poster with a lithographed colour image of prospector, trader and farmer Sam Livingston.
Name Access
Livingston, Sam
Subject Access
Calendar
Advertising
Commerce and industry
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Language
English
Category
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
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New studies of Canadian folklore

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1904
Author
Beaugrand, H.
Publisher
Montreal : E. M. Renouf
Call Number
08.1 B38n
Author
Beaugrand, H.
Responsibility
Illustrations by Raoul Barrett
Publisher
Montreal : E. M. Renouf
Published Date
1904
Physical Description
130 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Folklore
Canada
Storytelling
Colonialism
Contents
The Goblin Lore of French Canada ; Macloune ; Indian Picture and Symbol Writing ; Legend of the North Pacific
Accession Number
3069A
Call Number
08.1 B38n
Collection
Archives Library
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