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The Banff Photographic Exchange: Albums, Youth, Skiing, and Memory Making in the 1920s
“We Want Pictures so Kodak as You Go”: Promoting Winter Recreation in Banff in the 1920s
Tag Archives: Archives
FOUND! The Gateway Sept 1970-March 1971
Found the missing year! The helpful people at the University of Alberta Archives and in the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library tracked down The Gateway run for the 1970/1971 academic year. The newspaper continued to publish and report on the … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Environmentalism, Grad School, Research
Tagged Activism, Archives, ASEH, Canada, dissertation, Environmentalism, Research, University
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Archives and the Digital World
The University of Alberta has a digital archive called ERA (Education and Research Archive) where any one working at the university can deposit electronic records. The items deposited include drafts of published papers, datasets, research materials, conference presentations, course materials, … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Environment, Public History, Research
Tagged Archives, arctic, Canada, canadian circumpolar institute, photographs, Research
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A Circulpolar Interlude
There is a hidden gem for environmental history at the University of Alberta. It is called Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI). The CCI is an interdisciplinary institute with a mandate to promote and enhance the knowledge, awareness and sustainability of polar … Continue reading
Archival Inspiration: “Dirty Pictures”
Over the past week I have spent a number of days at the Provincial Archives of Alberta researching in the STOP (Save Tomorrow Oppose Pollution) collection. Specifically, the set of files on the annual “Dirty Pictures Contest” that have caught … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Environment, Environmentalism, Research
Tagged Activism, Archives, Canada, Edmonton, Environment, Environmentalism, Pollution, Research, STOP, University of Alberta
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A Mountain Research Interlude
My name is Lauren and I am addicted to the pursuit and dissemination of information. To be more specific, historical information. This is definitely one of the healthier addictions available, but like all addictions it is expensive – especially as … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Research
Tagged Archives, Banff, Graduate Students, mountains, Opinion, Reflection, Research, Whyte Museum
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