Item is a leaf with a large miniature that seems to depict foot whipping (also known as falaka or bastinado).

Item is an article, originally published volume XIII no. 4 of The Geographical Journal, bound in a custom binding.

Item is a leaf with a full-page miniature that depicts five figures (one appears to be being pulled out of a hole in the ground with a rope) and a camel.

File contains seven volumes of gesaku/gokan manga books created by leading artists, Ryukatei Tanekazu and Ryukatei Senka. Gesaku and gokan were an early forms of manga that consisted of cheap and humorous editions of fables, legends, epics, and romances.

Item is a work of juvenile fiction aimed at young girls.

Item is a chapbook discussing alcoholism and its affects on the body and society.

Item is a leaf from an unidentified Uyghur or Mongolian text, possibly a Buddhist sutra or other religious text.

Item is a package of loose souvenir photographs of Banff that were published for the Sign of the Goat Curio Company in Banff.

Item is an article, originally published in an unknown journal, bound in a custom binding.

Item is a firsthand account of the travels of fur trader Alexander Henry in Upper Canada.

Item is an article, originally published in an unknown journal, bound in a custom binding.

Item is an article, originally published in volume XX no. 2 of The Geographic Journal, bound in a custom binding.

Volume 1. [Part 1]. Character of the business -- Relations with the Indians -- Evil effects of competition -- The liquor traffic -- Characteristic features of the fur trade -- Trading posts -- The trapping fraternity -- Life in the wilderness -- [Part 2]Louisiana -- Rise of the American fur trade -- St. Louis -- Expeditions of 1807 -- The Missouri Fur Company.--Manuel Lisa, its founder -- The Missouri Fur Company.--Sketch of its varied career -- Crooks and McLellan -- Astoria.--Origin and scope of the project -- Astoria.--The expedition by sea -- Astoria.--The Overland expedition--West -- Astoria.--Beginnings on the Columbia and the Overland expedition -- Astoria.--The course of events on the Columbia -- Astoria.--Review of the enterprise -- Astoria.--Its author and the "sources of his inspiration" -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Under William H. Ashley -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Adventures of Jedediah S. Smith -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Its later history-- The American Fur Company.--Establishment of the Western Department -- The American Fur Company.--The Upper Missouri outfit -- The American Fur Company.--Stress of competition -- The American Fur Company.--1834-1843 -- The American Fur Company.--Methods and men -- Captain Bonneville -- Nathaniel J. Wyeth.-- The Oregon Trail -- Volume 2. The Santa Fe trade--Santa Fe -- The Santa Fe trade--historical sketch -- The Santa Fe trade--character of the business -- The Santa Fe trade--the trail -- The Santa Fe trade--incidents of the trail -- The war of 1812 -- The Yellowstone expedition of 1819-1820 -- The Aricara campaign of 1823 -- The Yellowstone expedition of 1825 -- The smallpox scourge of 1837 -- Military occupation -- Geographical and scientific explorations -- Missionary work -- "The lost trappers" -- The battle of Pierre's Hole -- The death of Henry Vanderburgh -- The battle of Fort McKenzie -- Smuggling liquor of the Missouri -- Rose and Beckwourth, the Crow chiefs--Alexander Harvey, desperado -- Miraculous escape of Hugh Glass -- The treachery of Mike Fink -- The adventures of John Colter -- The Rocky Mountains -- Valleys and plains -- Rivers and lakes--the Missouri system and the plains rivers -- Rivers and lakes--the Colorado ad Columbia systems and the great basin -- Flora -- Fauna--the buffalo, beaver, and bear -- Fauna--other species of interest in the fur trade -- Native tribes--general observations -- Native tribes of the Missouri basin -- Native tribes of the southwest and the tra-Montane country -- Volume 3. Appendices.

Item contains letters reprinted from the 'Mail and Empire', Toronto.

Volume 1. [Part 1]. Character of the business -- Relations with the Indians -- Evil effects of competition -- The liquor traffic -- Characteristic features of the fur trade -- Trading posts -- The trapping fraternity -- Life in the wilderness -- [Part 2]Louisiana -- Rise of the American fur trade -- St. Louis -- Expeditions of 1807 -- The Missouri Fur Company.--Manuel Lisa, its founder -- The Missouri Fur Company.--Sketch of its varied career -- Crooks and McLellan -- Astoria.--Origin and scope of the project -- Astoria.--The expedition by sea -- Astoria.--The Overland expedition--West -- Astoria.--Beginnings on the Columbia and the Overland expedition -- Astoria.--The course of events on the Columbia -- Astoria.--Review of the enterprise -- Astoria.--Its author and the "sources of his inspiration" -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Under William H. Ashley -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Adventures of Jedediah S. Smith -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Its later history-- The American Fur Company.--Establishment of the Western Department -- The American Fur Company.--The Upper Missouri outfit -- The American Fur Company.--Stress of competition -- The American Fur Company.--1834-1843 -- The American Fur Company.--Methods and men -- Captain Bonneville -- Nathaniel J. Wyeth.-- The Oregon Trail -- Volume 2. The Santa Fe trade--Santa Fe -- The Santa Fe trade--historical sketch -- The Santa Fe trade--character of the business -- The Santa Fe trade--the trail -- The Santa Fe trade--incidents of the trail -- The war of 1812 -- The Yellowstone expedition of 1819-1820 -- The Aricara campaign of 1823 -- The Yellowstone expedition of 1825 -- The smallpox scourge of 1837 -- Military occupation -- Geographical and scientific explorations -- Missionary work -- "The lost trappers" -- The battle of Pierre's Hole -- The death of Henry Vanderburgh -- The battle of Fort McKenzie -- Smuggling liquor of the Missouri -- Rose and Beckwourth, the Crow chiefs--Alexander Harvey, desperado -- Miraculous escape of Hugh Glass -- The treachery of Mike Fink -- The adventures of John Colter -- The Rocky Mountains -- Valleys and plains -- Rivers and lakes--the Missouri system and the plains rivers -- Rivers and lakes--the Colorado ad Columbia systems and the great basin -- Flora -- Fauna--the buffalo, beaver, and bear -- Fauna--other species of interest in the fur trade -- Native tribes--general observations -- Native tribes of the Missouri basin -- Native tribes of the southwest and the tra-Montane country -- Volume 3. Appendices.

Volume 1. [Part 1]. Character of the business -- Relations with the Indians -- Evil effects of competition -- The liquor traffic -- Characteristic features of the fur trade -- Trading posts -- The trapping fraternity -- Life in the wilderness -- [Part 2]Louisiana -- Rise of the American fur trade -- St. Louis -- Expeditions of 1807 -- The Missouri Fur Company.--Manuel Lisa, its founder -- The Missouri Fur Company.--Sketch of its varied career -- Crooks and McLellan -- Astoria.--Origin and scope of the project -- Astoria.--The expedition by sea -- Astoria.--The Overland expedition--West -- Astoria.--Beginnings on the Columbia and the Overland expedition -- Astoria.--The course of events on the Columbia -- Astoria.--Review of the enterprise -- Astoria.--Its author and the "sources of his inspiration" -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Under William H. Ashley -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Adventures of Jedediah S. Smith -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Its later history-- The American Fur Company.--Establishment of the Western Department -- The American Fur Company.--The Upper Missouri outfit -- The American Fur Company.--Stress of competition -- The American Fur Company.--1834-1843 -- The American Fur Company.--Methods and men -- Captain Bonneville -- Nathaniel J. Wyeth.-- The Oregon Trail -- Volume 2. The Santa Fe trade--Santa Fe -- The Santa Fe trade--historical sketch -- The Santa Fe trade--character of the business -- The Santa Fe trade--the trail -- The Santa Fe trade--incidents of the trail -- The war of 1812 -- The Yellowstone expedition of 1819-1820 -- The Aricara campaign of 1823 -- The Yellowstone expedition of 1825 -- The smallpox scourge of 1837 -- Military occupation -- Geographical and scientific explorations -- Missionary work -- "The lost trappers" -- The battle of Pierre's Hole -- The death of Henry Vanderburgh -- The battle of Fort McKenzie -- Smuggling liquor of the Missouri -- Rose and Beckwourth, the Crow chiefs--Alexander Harvey, desperado -- Miraculous escape of Hugh Glass -- The treachery of Mike Fink -- The adventures of John Colter -- The Rocky Mountains -- Valleys and plains -- Rivers and lakes--the Missouri system and the plains rivers -- Rivers and lakes--the Colorado ad Columbia systems and the great basin -- Flora -- Fauna--the buffalo, beaver, and bear -- Fauna--other species of interest in the fur trade -- Native tribes--general observations -- Native tribes of the Missouri basin -- Native tribes of the southwest and the tra-Montane country -- Volume 3. Appendices.

Item is an appraisal of Tennyson's work by a British literary historian.

Atlas includes information on the bounty of Western Canada to encourage immigration to the area.

Item is an article, originally published volume XXI no. 5 of The Geographical Journal, bound in a custom binding.

Item is an account of the author's journey across Canada with a party of fellow journalists. The book is a combination of the author's impressions of Canada and statistical information supplied by provincial departments.

Item is an autobiographical account of cattle ranching in western Canada, Alberta, and Montana.

Series contains volumes and prints that were created using Japanese woodblock printing techniques. Woodblock printing was introduced to Japan during China's Han Dynasty but didn't become widespread in Japan until the Edo period (1603-1868). Woodblock printing became particularly popular among ukiyo-e artists. The process involved applying water-based coloured ink to relief carvings.

Series contains senso-e war prints, ukiyo-e style prints, manga books, and an educational book for children.

Item describes an exploration of the lands west of the Great Lakes undertaken by Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye and discusses the history of the fur trade.

File contains a program for a Toronto Victoria vs Hamilton Tigers league game, and facts and figures prepared by Blaine about the Ontario Rugby Football Union in the period 1900-1915.

Item is a comprehensive exploration of the different ways to communicate with the dead, like mediums and seances, and talks about the afterlife, spirits, and reincarnation, backed by supposed evidence such as spirit photographs.

Item is a guide to mountain plants found in Alberta and British Columbia published by G.P. Putnam's Sons.

Item is a journal detailing a British couple’s 13-day tour in Norway. The trip begins as they sail from Gravesend to Vik, Norway. Among the cities they visit are Hardanger, Norheimsund, possibly Trondheim, Merok, and Bergen. The writer documents his daily activities, his wife’s health, the people they encountered, and the various sites they visited.

Item is a book of short educational tales about nature produced for children.

Item is a pictorial history of the buffalo herd at the Flathead reservation in Montana, United States.

Item is volume XXIII no.133 of a monthly magazine of adventure and travel fiction.

File contains Hamilton Tigers programs and facts and figures prepared by Blaine about the Inter-Provincial Rugby Football Union in the period 1907-1915.

Item is a book written by Mount Royal’s founding principal, George W. Kerby. Item illustrates life on the Canadian plains and describes Kerby’s time as a pastor in western Canada. Located on the flyleaf is a note signed by Kerby in 1909.

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.

Item is issue two of a mountaineering periodical.

Item is a multi-volume reference work "[intended to] be a trustworthy guide to sound learning, and an instrument of culture of world-wide influence." (1) The encyclopedia was published by the Cambridge University Press.

Encyclopedia volume contents:
v. 1. A-Androphagi -- v. 2. Andros-Austria -- v. 3. Austria Lower-Bisectrix -- v. 4. Bisharin-Calgary -- v. 5. Calhoun-Chatelaine -- v. 6. Chatelet-Constantine -- v. 7. Constantine Pavlovich-Demidov -- v. 8. Demijohn-Edward -- v. 9. Edwardes-Evangelical Association -- v. 10. Evangelical Church-Francis Joseph -- v. 11. Franciscans-Gibson -- v. 12. Gichtel-Harmonium -- v. 13. Harmony-Hurstmonceaux -- v. 14. Husband-Italic -- v. 15. Italy-Kyshtym -- v. 16. L-Lord Advocate -- v. 17. Lord Chamberlain-Mecklenberg -- v. 18. Medal-Mumps -- v. 19. Mun-Oddfellows -- v. 20. Ode-Payment of Members -- v. 21. Payn-Polka -- v. 22. Poll-Reeves -- v. 23. Refectory-Sainte Beuve -- v. 24. Sainte-Claire Deville-Shuttle -- v. 25. Shuvalov-Subliminal Self -- v. 26. Submarine Mines-Tom-tom -- v. 27. Tonalite-Vesuvius -- v. 28. Vetch-Zymotic Diseases -- v. 29. Index.

File contains minutes.

Series consists of monographs and reports published by the United States Geological Survey on the topic of fossils concentrated mostly in North America. The books contain descriptions and have detailed illustrated plates of fossils.

Item is an article, originally published in an unknown journal, bound in a custom binding.

Item is a textual description of the phylum Brachiopoda. The book has three main categories: historical data, geological data, and zoological discussion. Item was published by the Government Printing Office.

Item is an account of the author's journey on the R.M. Steamship 'The Empress of Britain' from Liverpool to Quebec, across to Vancouver via the Canadian Pacific Railway, by ship to Japan on the 'SS Empress of Japan', and of his travels in Japan, China, and Hong Kong.

Item is an illustrated description of the phylum Brachiopoda. Item is intended to supplement "Cambrian brachiopda Part I - text". Item was published by the Government Printing Office.

Item is a collective biography of Métis and French-Canadians.

Published by Hodder and Stoughton.

Item is a manuscript of Elizabeth Waterhouse’s poems and songs recorded by her granddaughter Rachel Waterhouse.

Item described a journey across Canada, from the Maritimes to British Columbia.

Item is a collection of short medieval romance stories published by George G. Harrap and Co.

File consists of a service program for the opening and dedication of the new building for the Knox United Church in Calgary.

Item describes the history of settlement and ranching in Alberta.

Item is a wartime issue of a German magazine, the "Illustrated Newspaper," which was founded in Leipzig by Johann Jakob Weber and published from 1843 to 1944. Item contains articles, photographs, and illustrations relating to World War I.

Item is a detailed account of the physical features, vegetation, drainage, soils, minerals and climate of the Canadian West and the Northwest Territories was compiled in order to encourage settlement and exploitation of these areas.

Item is a wartime issue of a German magazine, the "Illustrated Newspaper," which was founded in Leipzig by Johann Jakob Weber and published from 1843 to 1944. Item contains articles, photographs, and illustrations relating to World War I.

Item is a student notebook containing notes and recipes from a domestic science class.

Item is a wartime issue of a German magazine, the "Illustrated Newspaper," which was founded in Leipzig by Johann Jakob Weber and published from 1843 to 1944. Item contains articles, photographs, and illustrations relating to World War I.