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Banff Club House

Item contains five volumes of an annual pamphlet describing the location, accomodations, charges, reservations, activities and annual camp run by the Alpine Club of Canada. Pamphlets are from the 1928, 1930, 1937, 1942, and 1954 seasons.

Base camp 1957

Item contains personal narratives by Sierra Club members participating in base camp. Includes images, art, and narratives from the Sierra base camp, Wilderness base camp, and Selkirk base camp.

The conquest of Mount Logan

Item is an individually bound journal article that was originally published in volume LXVIII no. 1 of The Geographical Journal, bound in a custom binding.

Letters from Hudson Bay, 1703-40

Item contains letters from various employees of the Hudson's Bay Company describing the many problems faced in this period of consolidation such as defence, indigenous relations, recruitment, and supply lines.

Andrew Graham's observations on Hudson's Bay 1767-91

Item contains Graham's observations, based on 25 years experience, on natural history, indigenous peoples, and trade of Hudson's Bay area. Item also includes a biographical sketch of Graham and a history of Thomas Hutchin's plagiarism of his work.

Hudson's Bay miscellany, 1670-1870

Item contains Albany Fort journal, 1705-06. -- "Remarks" on the French Raids of Churchill and York, 1782. -- James Tate's journal, 1809-12. -- The "Character Book" of George Simpson, 1832.

Linda Many Guns fonds

Linda Many Guns fonds

  • CA MRUASC F0056
  • Fonds
  • 1972-2011, predominantly 1999-2003

Fonds consists of materials from Dr. Linda Many Guns' research project, "The Ten Grandmothers Project" (initially called "The Ten Old Ladies Project"), based on Many Guns' interviews with traditional Blackfoot elders in southern Alberta and the United States. The research project was focused on the elders' teachings about the role of women in Blackfoot society and was carried out while Many Guns was Executive Director of the Nii Touii Knowledge and Learning Centre.

The fonds consists of one series containing audio recordings of the interviews, as well as transcripts, release forms, notes, correspondence, a draft manuscript of a book Many Guns intended to publish, drawings, fabric samples, and photographs. Also included are other audio recordings of Blackfoot language lessons, songs, and dances.

Linda Many Guns

Early modern Britain collection

Early modern Britain collection

  • CA MRUASC C0015
  • Collection
  • 1590-1793, 1909

Collection mainly consists of books and pamphlets published in England and Scotland between 1500 and 1800. Collection contains three subject-based series: English Civil Wars, witch trials, and the Popish Plot. Collection also contains satirical prints, daily news periodicals, novels and poetry, religious texts, a cookbook, and a herbal.

Witch trials

Series contains books and pamphlets about witchcraft, laws relating to witchcraft and other issues, and the witch trials in England, Scotland, and some other parts of Europe.

The near in blood, the nearer bloody

Item is a satirical print by Scottish painter and caricaturist Isaac Cruikshank, as published by S.W. Fores. The print depicts the Duke of Orleans, Philippe Egalite, holding an axe above the head of King Louis XVI of France while Marie Antoinette and the Dauphin kneel pleading for his life. The print is a commentary on Egalite's perceived betrayal of kinship and class by voting in the National Convention to depose and try Louis.

French happiness v[ersus] English misery

Item is a satirical print by Scottish painter and caricaturist, Isaac Cruikshank. The print comments on the perceived failures of the recent French Revolution by contrasting "French happiness" - an image of four emaciated French revolutionaries fighting over a frog and surrounded by scenes of brutality, poverty, and death in Revolutionary France - with "English misery" - an image of four corpulent, feasting Englishmen who are surrounded by scenes of ease and prosperity.

The general practise of physick : containing all inward and outward parts of the body, with all the accidents and infirmities that are incident unto them, even from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot. Also by what means (with the help of God) they may be remedied : very meet and profitable, not onely for all physitians, chirurgions, apothecaries, and midwives, but for all other estates whatsoever ; the like whereof as yet in English hath not been published

Item is a medical book by the German physician Christopher Wirtzung and translated and expanded by Jacob Mosan. The book methodically describes and explains the function of every part of the body, and discussing diseases and treatments. Instructions are given for diagnosing and distinguishing the causes of various conditions, and a wide variety of treatments are recommended and explained. Treatments discussed include Galenical compounds such as decoctions, pills, powers, and syrups, and other therapies such as enemas, baths, bloodletting, cupping, plasters, oils, lifestyle and dietary advice, and animal and mineral based remedies.

The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New : Newly translated out of the Originall Tongues: And with the former Translations diligently compared and reuised, by his maiesties speciall commandement.

Item is a 1630 edition of the King James Bible bound with the Book of Common Prayer and a psalter, published by Robert Barker and John Bill. Work is illustrated with detailed Biblical genealogy charts from Adam to the Virgin Mary, and musical notations to accompany the psalms. The contents of the book are as follows: Booke of Common Prayer -- Administration of sacraments (communion, baptism, catechism, marriage, anointing of the sick, and burial of the dead) -- Psalmes -- Genealogies – The Old Testament -- The New Testament -- The whole Booke of Psalmes.

Acts and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happening in the church, with a universal historie of the same : Wherein is set forth at large, the whole race and course of the church, from the primitive age to these later times of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, fought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practiced by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Now again, as it was recognised, perused, and recommended to the studious reader

Item is the first volume of Foxe's Book of Martyrs, which describes the sufferings of Protestants in England and Scotland from the founding of the Church until 1508.

Foxe's Book of Martyrs is a Protestant religious history and martyrology first published by John Day in 1563. The book recounts the persecution of Protestants and forerunners of Protestantism by the Catholic Church, particularly in England and Scotland. The work includes a chronology, reprinted letters, transcripts of interrogations, and text of debates, and contains a section on foreign martyrs. Foxe's work was highly influential and helped to shape lasting notions of English nationalism and anti-Catholicism. It is also considered an early, impressive example of biographical writing in post-Reformation Britain.

The second volume of the ecclesiastcall historie: containing the acts and monuments of martyrs, with a generall discourse of these later persecutions, horrible troubles and tumults, stirred up by Romish prelates in the church : with diuers other things incident, especially to this realme of England and Scotland, as partly also to all other forraine nations appertaining, from the time of King Henry the eighth, until the beginning of the reigne of Queene Mary

Item is the second volume of Foxe's Book of Martyrs, which describes the sufferings of Protestants in England and Scotland from the reign of King Henry VIII up until the start of the reign of Queen Mary.

Foxe's Book of Martyrs is a Protestant religious history and martyrology first published by John Day in 1563. The book recounts the persecution of Protestants and forerunners of Protestantism by the Catholic Church, particularly in England and Scotland. The work includes a chronology, reprinted letters, transcripts of interrogations, and text of debates, and contains a section on foreign martyrs. Foxe's work was highly influential and helped to shape lasting notions of English nationalism and anti-Catholicism. It is also considered an early, impressive example of biographical writing in post-Reformation Britain.

The third volume of the ecclesiastcall historie: containing the acts and monuments of martyrs, with a generall discourse of these later persecutions, horrible troubles and tumults, stirred up by Romish prelates in the church : with diuers other things incident, especially to this realme of England and Scotland, as partly also to all other forraine nations appertaining, from the time of Queene Maries entering upon the crowne, to the reigne of of our late gracious soveraigne Queen Elizabeth of blessed memorie. Whereunto are annexed certaine additions, unto the time of our soueraigne Lord King Charles now raigning.

Item is the third volume of Foxe's Book of Martyrs, which describes the sufferings of Protestants in England and Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary, Elizabeth I, and the beginning of the reign of Charles I.

Foxe's Book of Martyrs is a Protestant religious history and martyrology first published by John Day in 1563. The book recounts the persecution of Protestants and forerunners of Protestantism by the Catholic Church, particularly in England and Scotland. The work includes a chronology, reprinted letters, transcripts of interrogations, and text of debates, and contains a section on foreign martyrs. Foxe's work was highly influential and helped to shape lasting notions of English nationalism and anti-Catholicism. It is also considered an early, impressive example of biographical writing in post-Reformation Britain.

Acts and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happening in the Church, with an universall historie of the same. Wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these later times of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelats, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Now againe. The seventh time newly imprinted. Whereunto are annexed certaine additions of like persecutions, which have happened in these later times.

Item is the first volume of a text popularly known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs, a Protestant religious history and martyrology first published by John Day in 1563. The book recounts the persecution of Protestants and forerunners of Protestantism by the Catholic Church, particularly in England and Scotland, up to 1508. The work includes a chronology, reprinted letters, transcripts of interrogations, and text of debates, and contains a section on foreign martyrs. Foxe's work was highly influential and helped to shape lasting notions of English nationalism and anti-Catholicism. It is also considered an early, impressive example of biographical writing in post-Reformation Britain.

The countrey justice : containing the practice of the Justices of the Peace out of their sessions : gathered for the better help of such Justices of Peace as have not been much conversant with the study of the laws of this realm

Item is a guide for Justices of the Peace, which includes sections about witchcraft laws and the investigation and prosecution of suspected witches. Published in London and printed for the Company of Stationers

An account of what happen'd in the kingdom of Sweden in the years 1669, and 1670 and upwards : In relation to some persons that were accused for witches; and tryed and executed by the kings command. Together with the particulars of a very sad accident that befel a boy at Malmoe in Schonen in the year 1678. By the means of witchcraft, attested by the ablest and most judicious men of that town

Item is a translated account of the events in the Swedish village of Mora that led to the Mora witch trial, which became internationally famous and ended with the first mass execution of the Swedish witch hunt of 1668–1676.

The trial of Richard Hathaway, at Surrey assizes (begun and held in the borough of Southwark, March the 24th, 1702 : upon an information for being a cheat and imposter, and endeavouring to take away the life of Sarah Morduck, on a false accusation of witchcraft ; in which is discovered the malicious designs of the said impostor, with an account of his pretended inchantments and witchcraft, before the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice Holt and Mr. Baron Hatsell ...

An account of the trials of Richard Hathaway, Thomas Wellyn, Elizabeth Wellyn, and Elizabeth Willoughby. Printed for R. Griffiths.

An historical essay concerning witchcraft : with observations upon matters of fact, tending to clear the texts of the Sacred Scriptures, and confute the vulgar errors about that point : and also two sermons: one in proof of the Christian religion; the other concerning the good and evil angels

Item is a book written by English minister bishop Francis Hutchinson to discredit the witchcraft trials taking place in England. The book is an analytical and critical account of previous witch trials, and argues strongly against witchcraft prosecution. Shortly after the book was published, Great Britain abolished the hunting of witches with the repeal of the Witchcraft Acts, and instead made it a crime to claim that any human being had magic powers or was guilty of practicing witchcraft, with the passing of the Witchcraft Act 1735. Item was printed for R. Knaplock, at Bishop's Head, and D. Midwinter, at the Three Crowns, in St. Paul's Church-yard, London.

E. Fish

Item is a recording of an interview with Emma Fish.

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