Research Collections

Drawing of Rocky Mountain by J.L.*

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Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1873
Call Number
C4-5.2
Published Date
1873
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Rocky Mountain House
Notes
Photostatic copy from Public Archives * See The Cairn, vol III, no. 2 last page re: Jean L'Heureux by E.J. Hart
* See: The Cairn, vol III, no. 2 last page re: Jean L'Hereux by E.J. Hart
Accession Number
675
Call Number
C4-5.2
Collection
Archives Library
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Map of the country between the provinces of Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21432
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
January, 1874
Call Number
C11-3.7(a)
Published Date
January, 1874
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Canada
Railway routes
Notes
Accompanies: "Report on the Explorations and Surveys" 08.5/C16/rep
Distances from Fort Garry (The Stone Fort) to Toronto and Montreal. All rail routes
Accession Number
10,000
Call Number
C11-3.7(a)
Collection
Archives Library
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Canadian Pacific Railway sketch plan of the mouth of the Saskatchewan River from Hinds Exploring Expedition also plan and section of the Mossy Portage between Cedar Lake and Lake Winnipegoosis and the Meadow Portage

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21433
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
From a survey by Henry B. Smith, 1873
Call Number
C11-3.7(b)
Published Date
From a survey by Henry B. Smith, 1873
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Canada
Railway routes
Notes
Accompanies 08.5/C16/rep
Accession Number
10,000
Call Number
C11-3.7(b)
Collection
Archives Library
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Canadian Pacific Railway chart of Nepigon Bay Lake Superior

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Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
January 1874
Call Number
C11-3.7(d)
Responsibility
Surveyed by Admiral Bayfield R.N.
Published Date
January 1874
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Canada
Railway routes
Notes
To accompany: "Report of the Enginer in Chief Canadian Pacific Railway" 08.5/C16/
Accession Number
10,000
Call Number
C11-3.7(d)
Collection
Archives Library
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Chart of the Coast of British Columbia North of Latitude, 51 degrees chiefly from Captain Vancouver's Surveys in 1792 and 1793

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Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1874
Publisher
C.P.R. 08.5/C16/rep
Call Number
C11-3.7(f)
Publisher
C.P.R. 08.5/C16/rep
Published Date
1874
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Canada
Railway routes
Notes
To accompany: Report of the Engineer-in-chief
Accession Number
10,000
Call Number
C11-3.7(f)
Collection
Archives Library
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Types of soil|Travelled routes

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Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1879
Call Number
C12-1.14
Published Date
1879
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Prairies
Notes
Photostatic copy from Public Archives
two sections
Accession Number
675
Call Number
C12-1.14
Collection
Archives Library
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An approximate classification of the lands

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21497
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1878
Call Number
C12-1.22
Published Date
1878
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
North West Territory
Notes
Photostatic copy from Public Archives
two sections
Accession Number
675
Call Number
C12-1.22
Collection
Archives Library
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North West Frontiers of India

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Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
1878
Publisher
W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh
Call Number
C13-8.6
Publisher
W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh
Published Date
1878
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Afghanistan
Accession Number
400
Call Number
C13-8.6
Collection
Archives Library
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Map from the Pacific Ocean across the Rocky Mountain Zone

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Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
January 1874
Call Number
C11-3.7
Published Date
January 1874
Scale
Scale: 1/1:584,000 or 25 English Statute miles to 1 inch
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Canada
Railway routes
Notes
Accompanies: "Report on the Explorations and Surveys" 08.5/C16/rep.
Accession Number
10,000
Call Number
C11-3.7
Collection
Archives Library
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Canadian Pacific Railway chart of the Thunder Bay-Lake Superior

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24556
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
January 1874
Call Number
C11-3.7(c)
Responsibility
Surveyed by Admiral Bayfield R.N.
Published Date
January 1874
Scale
Soundings are in feet
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Canada
Railway routes
Notes
To accompany report of the Engineer in Chief, C.P.R. 08.5/C16/rep
Accession Number
10,000
Call Number
C11-3.7(c)
Collection
Archives Library
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Plans of the Rivers Kamanistiquia and Nepigon

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Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Published Date
January 1874
Publisher
Canadian Pacific Railway 08.5/C16/rep
Call Number
C11-3.7(e)
Publisher
Canadian Pacific Railway 08.5/C16/rep
Published Date
January 1874
Scale
Kamenestiquia Plan: 4000' - 1 inch
Medium
Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
Map
Subjects
Canada
Railway routes
Notes
To accompany report of the Engineer-in-chief
Accession Number
10,000
Call Number
C11-3.7(e)
Collection
Archives Library
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Crofutt's trans-continental tourist's guide...over the Union Pacific : 4th vol

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue33
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1872
Publisher
New York : Crofutt
Edition
3d annual rev
Call Number
F594 C7
Edition
3d annual rev
Publisher
New York : Crofutt
Published Date
1872
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
F594 C7
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Mount Washington in winter, or the experiences of a scientific expedition ... 1870-71

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1871
Publisher
Boston : Chick and Andrews
Call Number
F41.6 W3 M6
Responsibility
[by C.H. Hitchcock et al.]
Publisher
Boston : Chick and Andrews
Published Date
1871
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
F41.6 W3 M6
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Frederick and Fanny Riggall family papers

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of personal and legal papers of Bert Riggall's parents, grandparents and English relatives, 1905-1956, 2 cm; and Fanny Neave diary, 1877-1880, [ca.1948], 1 v. (1 cm). Diary was written at age 17; later notes and footnotes were written in advance of being mailed to her son, Bert Rigga…
Date Range
1877-1956
Reference Code
M376 / 177, 178
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
VII. Riggall family series
Reference Code
M376 / 177, 178
Date Range
1877-1956
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of personal and legal papers of Bert Riggall's parents, grandparents and English relatives, 1905-1956, 2 cm; and Fanny Neave diary, 1877-1880, [ca.1948], 1 v. (1 cm). Diary was written at age 17; later notes and footnotes were written in advance of being mailed to her son, Bert Riggall, ca.1948. File also includes Doris (Babe) Riggall's notes on Riggall extended family
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
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Frederick and Fanny Riggall family photographs

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Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to Bert Riggall's parents, Frederick W. Riggall and Fanny Neave Riggall; grandparents and brothers, homes relatives and domestic staff
Date Range
[ca.1865]-1916
Reference Code
V26 / VII / C
Description Level
5 / File
Part Of
Bert Riggall fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Series
VII. Riggall family series
Reference Code
V26 / VII / C
Date Range
[ca.1865]-1916
Physical Description
ca.35 photographs : prints
Scope & Content
File pertains to Bert Riggall's parents, Frederick W. Riggall and Fanny Neave Riggall; grandparents and brothers, homes relatives and domestic staff
Access Restrictions
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Title Source
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Original documents gathered for research

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Original documents collected by Eleanor Luxton for Glenbow-Alberta Institute research projects, 1956-1961. It is believed that these items were borrowed from individuals and families and were to be returned
Date Range
1829-1956
Reference Code
Possible transfer to Glenbow
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Series
II.B.4. Professional : historical research
Sous-Fonds
II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Reference Code
Possible transfer to Glenbow
Date Range
1829-1956
Physical Description
40 cm of textual and photographic records
Scope & Content
Original documents collected by Eleanor Luxton for Glenbow-Alberta Institute research projects, 1956-1961. It is believed that these items were borrowed from individuals and families and were to be returned
Content Details
LIST OF ITEMS:
* Visitor register, 1908, 1 vol. Source unknown. 1 page only used
* Expense registers, 1901-1913, 2 vol. Source unknown. Pertain to agriculture, timber, leases, wages, household expenses, other, 1901-1908, 1909-1913
* Inventory and sales register, 1901-1909, 1 vol. Source unknown. Includes: list of tools [&] waggons; list of cost of house and out buildings; cattle bought and on hand; cattle sold; horses purchased from Hamilton & Parslow of Calgary
* Account book, 1908, 1 vol. Source unknown. Pertains to room and board
* Oil and gas prospects of the prairie provinces / O. Bryant, Nov. 1920, 1 vol: annotated typescript
* News of the war, 1900 : [scrapbook], 1900-1901, 1 vol. Pertains to the Boer War, particularly regarding Fred Morden, Morden family and other Pincher Creek and southern Alberta residents. Includes clippings, letters, notes, photographs; some are loose
* Diary, 1892-1898, 1 vol. Source unknown. Fragile: loose and missing pages
* Isabell Beatrice Sheppard diaries, 1890-1891, 2 vol. One volume is signed by Sheppard. Other diary is not signed but exhibits the same handwriting. Fragile: loose and missing pages
* August to December 1886, Journal of a 4 months holiday to Canada and the United States / J. L. Douglas, 1886, 1 vol
* The Hansons of Osmanthorp, recorded by John Hanson : typescript, 1829, 1 vol
* Frank McHugh scrapbook, 1901-1956, 1 vol. Pertains to life of Frank McHugh, including polo and other sports, war service, activities, other. Consists of photographic prints and negatives, clippings, letters, postcards, notes, ephemera. Includes numerous loose and separated items
* Textual records, 1907-1958, 8 items. Consists of stories "The Women of the West" and "Incident of the Great War", also notes, letters, receipts, annotated postcard
* Photographs, ca.1870-ca.1925, 28 prints, 1 tintype. Pertain mainly to Calgary, individuals (portrais and candids), families, homes, polo, ranching and farming, High River, other. Some acquired from Mrs. Hogge of Okotoks; others appear to have been acquired from a Mrs. Worden
* Calgary Alberta directory : [publication], March 1885, 1 vol
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Mountain And Mining Transit

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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood; metal; glass; fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
104.44.1015
Description
Gurley M&M (mountain and mining) transit. Original wooden box contains blued and brass instrument, field tools, sun shade fitting, ground cloth, plumb bob, etc. Paper labels inside lid of box.
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Title
Mountain And Mining Transit
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood; metal; glass; fibre; paper
Dimensions
32.0 x 25.0 cm
Description
Gurley M&M (mountain and mining) transit. Original wooden box contains blued and brass instrument, field tools, sun shade fitting, ground cloth, plumb bob, etc. Paper labels inside lid of box.
Subject
photography
Vaux family
surveying
Credit
Gift of Hugh J. McCauley, Bryn Mawr, USA, 1999
Catalogue Number
104.44.1015
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.44.1018
Description
Large wooden tripod for use with transit (104.44.1015). Varnished wood with collapsing (telescoping) three legs with brass leg points and thumb screws for leg adjustments. The top bezel of threaded brass has a round wooden cover cap. Brass leg brackets are stamped: “W. & L.E. GURLEY, TROY, N.Y.”
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Title
Tripod
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
93.0 x 9.0 cm
Description
Large wooden tripod for use with transit (104.44.1015). Varnished wood with collapsing (telescoping) three legs with brass leg points and thumb screws for leg adjustments. The top bezel of threaded brass has a round wooden cover cap. Brass leg brackets are stamped: “W. & L.E. GURLEY, TROY, N.Y.”
Subject
photography
Vaux family
surveying
Credit
Gift of Hugh J. McCauley, Bryn Mawr, USA, 1999
Catalogue Number
104.44.1018
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Antique Maps of India and Germany, Walter Wilcox Mounts

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 13 antique maps, 6 of which depict regions in India and 7 which depict regions in Germany. Content pertains to a small map collection originally issued to Tim Ffrench (?) during WWII which were later owned by Nicholas Morant. Some maps of reserves contain personal annotations and h…
Date Range
1868
1892
1894
1903
1904
1917
1921
1950
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 54 to 66 O.S. & V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 96 O.S.
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Map
Textual record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
M300 & V500 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 54 to 66 O.S. & V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 96 O.S.
GMD
Map
Textual record
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
1868
1892
1894
1903
1904
1917
1921
1950
Physical Description
13 Maps: print; b&w, and set of 4 rag paper mounts
Scope & Content
File consists of 13 antique maps, 6 of which depict regions in India and 7 which depict regions in Germany. Content pertains to a small map collection originally issued to Tim Ffrench (?) during WWII which were later owned by Nicholas Morant. Some maps of reserves contain personal annotations and highlighted/coloured routes; none of German maps are annotated. File also contains set of 4 rag paper mounts, annotated. 3 naming artist Walter Wilcox (likely formerly held his works but are now blank). One labelled 'Model'.
Notes
Maps were originally stored together in one poster tube labelled: "MAPS OF GERMANY INDIA See notes inside" Shipping label: PLS HOLD Armand To Nicholas Morant 222 Melville Ave Westmount Montreal" (with two 3 - cent stamps attached) Note inside, written by Nicholas Morant: "These maps were among those issued to Capt. Tim Ffrench (?) preparatory to intelligence work done during W. War II" Signed "Nick M." Wilcox mounts were stored in brown paper packaging with several other blank mounts (disposed of). Labelled section of original paper packaging has been stored with mounts in oversize box for reference.
Subject Access
Geography
Travel
Geographic Access
Germany
India
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified owners
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified owners.
Language
English
German
Conservation
Items must be kept only with items of similar materials, and stored with protective acid-free barriers to prevent further damage.
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Unidentified child portrait

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55421
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one tintype photograph portrait of a small child, ca.1860-1880. Identity of the child is unknown.
Date Range
[1860-1880]
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 / PT - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Tintype
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / C : Extended family
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / C2 : McDougall and Ross families papers and photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / C2 / PT - 1
GMD
Photograph
Tintype
Date Range
[1860-1880]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w tintype ; 6 x 9.5 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of one tintype photograph portrait of a small child, ca.1860-1880. Identity of the child is unknown.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Portrait
Children
Access Restrictions
Fragile - restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Fragile - restrictions may apply
Language
N/A
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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