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Canadian Pacific Trains and Other Miscellaneous

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 30 transparencies, various sizes. Contents pertain to Canadian Pacific Railway (most depict CPR trains), as well as some miscellaneous promotional / tourism - related images for Canadian Pacific. Other transparencies originally stored with contents of this file are now filed under …

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 33 to 62

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 33 to 62

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]

Physical Description: 30 Photographs: transparencies; colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 30 transparencies, various sizes. Contents pertain to Canadian Pacific Railway (most depict CPR trains), as well as some miscellaneous promotional / tourism - related images for Canadian Pacific. Other transparencies originally stored with contents of this file are now filed under V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 73 to 93.

Storage Range: In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 409

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Trains; tourism; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Language: English

Conservation: Items must be protected with mylar sheets to prevent surface damage. Transparencies in this file must only be stored with other transparencies.

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Rockies Promotional Posters (Canadian Pacific)

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 9 promotional posters (colour) for Canadian Pacific. Content pertains to images of different locations within the Canadian Rockies with the specific location listed below each photograph. Images produced by Nicholas Morant for purpose of promoting tourism to Western Canada. Feature…

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 40 to 48 O.S.

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Poster; Textual record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 40 to 48 O.S.

GMD: Poster; Textual record

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]

Physical Description: 9 Posters: colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 9 promotional posters (colour) for Canadian Pacific. Content pertains to images of different locations within the Canadian Rockies with the specific location listed below each photograph. Images produced by Nicholas Morant for purpose of promoting tourism to Western Canada. Featured locations include Mt. Eisenhower, Mt. Rundle, and Moraine Lake; also images of a freight train travelling around Morant's Curve near Lake Louise, and 'The Canadian' train (close-up) turning a corner after crossing a bridge.

Notes: Originally stored together with June 1961 calendar, which has been moved to storage with other calendars under same sub-series. Items were kept in brown paper packaging, labelled: "116 Old CPR Poster Scenics Canadian - Stoney Creek Freight - Diesel M-113 Moraine Lake Scenics 2x Transport Truck Vermillion Lake Scenic" "Lou K 116" "From: C.P. Windsor Station MONTREAL" "Mr. Nick Morant c/o STATION AGENT BANFF, ALBERTA" (writing scribbled over with marker)

Subject Access: Trains; Travel; tourism; Landscapes; Canadian Pacific Railway

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Language: English

Conservation: Items being stored together must be covered with a protective barrier such as acid-free paper to prevent damage from contact with adjacent items in storage.

Creator: Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadians and the natural environment to the twenty-first century

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2012

Author: Forkey, Neil Stevens

Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press

Call Number: 08.1 Fo74c

Author: Forkey, Neil Stevens

Responsibility: Neil Stevens Forkey

Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press

Published Date: 2012

Physical Description: 157 pages ; 22 cm.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Nature; Canada; History; History-Canada; Canadian Rockies; Alpine Club of Canada; Group of Seven; Harris, Lawren; Parker, Elizabeth; National parks; Canadian Pacific Railway; Wheeler, Arthur Oliver

Abstract: "Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an ideal foundation for undergraduates and general readers on the history of Canada's complex environmental issues. Through clear, easy-to-understand case studies, Neil Forkey integrates the ongoing interplay of humans and the natural world into national, continental, and global contexts. Forkey's engaging survey addresses significant episodes from across the country over the past four hundred years: the classification of Canada's environments by its earliest inhabitants, the relationship between science and sentiment in the Victorian era, the shift towards conservation and preservation of resources in the early twentieth century, and the rise of environmentalism and issues involving First Nations at the end of the century. Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century provides an accessible synthesis of the most important recent work in the field, making it a truly state-of-the-art contribution to Canadian environmental history."--Publisher's website.

Contents: Introduction -- The classification of Canada's environments (1600s to early 1900s) -- Natural resources, economic growth, and the need for conservation (1800s and 1900s) -- Romanticism and the preservation of nature (1800s and 1900s) -- Environmentalism (1950s to 2000s) -- Aboriginal Canadians and natural resources : an overview -- Conclusion.

ISBN: 978-0-8020-9022-5

Accession Number: p2019-18

Call Number: 08.1 Fo74c

Collection: Archives Library

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Candle Lantern

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Date: 1900 – 1940

Material: metal; mineral; plastic; wood; fibre

Catalogue Number: 102.05.1015

Description: Folding metal candle lantern with isinglass or mica windows on sides, one replaced with plexiglass. Small manufactuerer’s stamp of wooden shoe with “14” below it. Fits into homemade wooden frame/case and tied with string.

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Title: Candle Lantern

Date: 1900 – 1940

Material: metal; mineral; plastic; wood; fibre

Dimensions: 10.5 x 20.0 cm

Description: Folding metal candle lantern with isinglass or mica windows on sides, one replaced with plexiglass. Small manufactuerer’s stamp of wooden shoe with “14” below it. Fits into homemade wooden frame/case and tied with string.

Subject: sports; climbing; packers and guides; Swiss guides; Ernest Feuz; Canadian Pacific Railway

Credit: Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999

Catalogue Number: 102.05.1015

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Candle Lantern

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Date: 1900 – 1950

Material: metal; plastic

Catalogue Number: 102.05.1016

Description: Folding metal candle lantern with clear plastic windows on sides. “BLITZLANTERNE” embossed on front of lantern.

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Title: Candle Lantern

Date: 1900 – 1950

Material: metal; plastic

Dimensions: 16.0 x 8.0 cm

Description: Folding metal candle lantern with clear plastic windows on sides. “BLITZLANTERNE” embossed on front of lantern.

Subject: sports; climbing; packers and guides; Swiss guides; Ernest Feuz; Canadian Pacific Railway

Credit: Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999

Catalogue Number: 102.05.1016

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Cassette Interviews and VHS Recordings

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 7 cassette tapes and 10 VHS tapes re: Nicholas Morant and the Canadian Pacific Railway. Includes 6 cassette tapes with recorded 1986/1987 interviews with Nicholas Morant; 1 cassette recording of steam locomotive sounds used for a Revelstoke Museum exhibit on Nicholas Morant; and 10…

Date Range: 1986; 1987; [ca. 1990 - ca. 1995]; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1999

Reference Code: S20 / III / A6 / 1 to 17

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Cassette; Film; Video; Sound recording

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: S20

Sub-Series: S20 / III / A : Nick and Willie Morant

Accession Number: Unknown

Reference Code: S20 / III / A6 / 1 to 17

GMD: Cassette; Film; Video; Sound recording

Responsibility: Canadian Pacific, Edgar Rozon (?)

Date Range: 1986; 1987; [ca. 1990 - ca. 1995]; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1999

Physical Description: 17 sound and video recordings: cassettes, VHS

Scope & Content: File consists of 7 cassette tapes and 10 VHS tapes re: Nicholas Morant and the Canadian Pacific Railway. Includes 6 cassette tapes with recorded 1986/1987 interviews with Nicholas Morant; 1 cassette recording of steam locomotive sounds used for a Revelstoke Museum exhibit on Nicholas Morant; and 10 VHS tapes containing various content, including footage of Nick Morant receiving the Order of Canada in 1990, TV and film features on Nicholas Morant and TV news broadcasts discussing CP Rail and/or Nicholas Morant.

Notes: Originally stored in box for mandarin oranges, accompanied by business card for J.C. Edgar Rozon.

Name Access: Morant, Nicholas

Subject Access: Biographical; Canadian Pacific Railway; Canadian Pacific; Photography; Interview; Biography

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Canadian Pacific Railway, various, unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Individual item titles (original):; S20/III/A6/1: CP Rail Video News 12 JANUARY 1991; S20/III/A6/2: Copy of Nick Morant - CBC TV Segment Jan 18 1990; S20/III/A6/3: Winston Link: Trains that Passed in the Night: Broadcast TV Ontario Nov. 19 /92 10:30 pm; S20/III/A6/4: End of the Line CFCN-TV News Aired: February 5, 1990; S20/III/A6/5: Investiture: Order of Canada Railroader U.S. Transcontinental Railroad; S20/III/A6/6: CPR - Still Life: The Story of Nicholas Morant (5:30); S20/III/A6/7: "Canadian Profiles" featuring Bert Coughlin Produced by Humber College Recorded in 1993; S20/III/A6/8: Riding the Rails in the Rockies: The Best Years (Cam Cathcart) Rocky Mountaineer; S20/III/A6/9: Jan. 18 /90 Thu. N. Morant CBC - 6 Srigley; S20/III/A6/10: Order of Canada Awards - Rideau Hall - October 24, 1990; S20/III/A6/11: Nick Morant Tape 1 1986 Interviews; S20/III/A6/12: Nick Morant Tape 2 cont.'d 1986 1986 interviews continued; S20/III/A6/13: Nick Morant tape #3 1986 Interviews N. Morant; S20/III/A6/14: Nick Morant Tape #4 1987 Interviews; S20/III/A6/15: Nick Morant Tape #5 1987 1987 Interviews; S20/III/A6/16: Nick Morant Tape #6 1987 Interviews; S20/III/A6/17: CPR Sounds. Nick Morant Steam Locos [On front of cassette:] "NICHOLAS MORANT DEDICATION OF RVELSTOKE [sic] MUSEUM - STEAM LOCO SOUNDS - EDITED TO 9 mins."

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Castle in the wilderness : the story of the Banff Springs Hotel

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2019

Author: Robinson, Bart

Publisher: Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing

Edition: 1st Edition

Call Number: 08.5 R55c

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Author: Robinson, Bart

Responsibility: Bart Robinson

Edition: 1st Edition

Publisher: Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing

Published Date: 2019

Physical Description: 160 p.; illus.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Hotels; History; Travel; Tourism; Banff Springs Hotel; Canadian Pacific Railway; Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels

Abstract: A Castle in the Wilderness: The Story of the Banff Springs Hotel is the definitive historical record of one of the world’s most famous mountain resorts. The story navigates the hotel’s early history from its construction by the Canadian Pacific Railway to the glittering era of the 1920s through to the changes of modern times. Local author and historian Bart Robinson has been exploring and writing about the Banff Springs Hotel since the 1970s. In A Castle in the Wilderness he combines a complete hotel history with rich anecdotes and snippets of the past that have enriched Banff and indeed Canada, from the hotel’s links to the construction of the transcontinental rail line to the visits of maharajahs and movie stars.How did such a gracious hotel come to be in the wilds of the Canadian Rockies? How much did it cost to build? Who designed it? Who selected its furnishings? Which famous visitors has it hosted? And why is now known as the Fairmont Banff Springs? These and many more questions are answered in the Castle in the Wilderness. (from publisher's website)

Contents: Introduction; Origins of a Hotel; Grand Designs; Vistas and Vendettas; Growing Pains; Towers and Troubles; Princes and Politicians; Out of the Fire; A Brief But Golden Moment; Tribulations and Triumph; A Second Century; Into the New Millenium; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; Credits; Acknowledgements; About the Author

ISBN: 9781926983356

Accession Number: 2019.89

Call Number: 08.5 R55c

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Link to publishers website where publication can been purchased

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Challenge : Calgary to Kamloops

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: [1989?]

Author: Lavallee, Omer

Publisher: Montreal : Canadian Pacific Railway

Call Number: 08.5 L38ch

Author: Lavallee, Omer

Responsibility: Omer Lavallee & Roger G. Burrows

Publisher: Montreal : Canadian Pacific Railway

Published Date: [1989?]

Physical Description: 101p. : ill., ports., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Canadian Pacific Railway; Rogers Pass

Accession Number: 25500

Call Number: 08.5 L38ch

Collection: Archives Library

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Chateau Frontenac - Series C

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 81 negative photographs (b&w and colour), 38 colour transparencies and 2 b&w prints. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway's Chateau Frontenac hotel in Quebec City, QC. Images include interior views of dining area and staged buffet dinner photos, bedrooms, and exterior views…

Date Range: [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; 1964; 1966

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 47

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 47

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Photograph print; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; 1964; 1966

Physical Description: 121 Photographs: negatives, transparencies and prints; b&w, colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 81 negative photographs (b&w and colour), 38 colour transparencies and 2 b&w prints. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway's Chateau Frontenac hotel in Quebec City, QC. Images include interior views of dining area and staged buffet dinner photos, bedrooms, and exterior views of hotel. Some photos dated 1964 and 1966.

Notes: Contains duplicates. Negatives, transparencies and prints stored in separate file boxes.

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Chateau Frontenac; Hotel

Geographic Access: Canada; Quebec

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Chateau Frontenac Series B - 1966

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 35 negative photographs (b&w, colour) and 29 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway's Chateau Frontenac hotel, Quebec City QC; includes images of afternoon tea setup at hotel, salon and interior views of guest rooms.

Date Range: 1964; 1966

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 45

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 45

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1964; 1966

Physical Description: 64 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w, colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 35 negative photographs (b&w, colour) and 29 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway's Chateau Frontenac hotel, Quebec City QC; includes images of afternoon tea setup at hotel, salon and interior views of guest rooms.

Notes: Contains duplicates. Negatives and transparencies stored in separate file boxes.

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Chateau Frontenac; Hotel

Geographic Access: Canada; Quebec

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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"Clear round!" : a story of world-travel

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1903

Author: Gordon, E. A

Publisher: London : Sampson, Low, Marston

Edition: 3d ed., rev. and enl

Call Number: 02 G65

Author: Gordon, E. A

Responsibility: with illustrations, maps and introductory letter from F. Max Muller

Edition: 3d ed., rev. and enl

Publisher: London : Sampson, Low, Marston

Published Date: 1903

Physical Description: xvi, 341p. : ill., port

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Canadian Pacific Railway

Notes: Index

Accession Number: 19500

Call Number: 02 G65

Collection: Archives Library

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Climbing Rope

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Date: 1905 – 1955

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 108.04.1117 a-c

Description: 3 coiled hemp climbing ropes: a)light beige, wrapped and tied in three places, b) medium brown, wrapped and tied in two places, c) medium brown, thinner than a & b, wrapped and tied in three places.

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Title: Climbing Rope

Date: 1905 – 1955

Material: fibre

Description: 3 coiled hemp climbing ropes: a)light beige, wrapped and tied in three places, b) medium brown, wrapped and tied in two places, c) medium brown, thinner than a & b, wrapped and tied in three places.

Subject: sports; climbing; packers and guides; Swiss guides; Ernest Feuz; Canadian Pacific Railway

Credit: Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999

Catalogue Number: 108.04.1117 a-c

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Climbing Rope

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Date: 1905 – 1955

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 108.04.1118

Description: One coiled manilla climbing rope, wrapped and tied in one place.

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Title: Climbing Rope

Date: 1905 – 1955

Material: fibre

Description: One coiled manilla climbing rope, wrapped and tied in one place.

Subject: sports; climbing; packers and guides; Swiss guides; Ernest Feuz; Canadian Pacific Railway

Credit: Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999

Catalogue Number: 108.04.1118

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Climbing Rope

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Date: 1905 – 1955

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 108.04.1119

Description: One coiled nylon climbing rope, wrapped and tied in two places, off-white with a few rub spots of green.

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Title: Climbing Rope

Date: 1905 – 1955

Material: fibre

Description: One coiled nylon climbing rope, wrapped and tied in two places, off-white with a few rub spots of green.

Subject: sports; climbing; packers and guides; Swiss guides; Ernest Feuz; Canadian Pacific Railway

Credit: Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999

Catalogue Number: 108.04.1119

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Colour CPR Photographs and Professional Images of Ivy ('Willie') and Nicholas Morant

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 65 b&w and 30 colour prints, various sizes. Photographs pertain to Nicholas and Willie Morant and the CPR; include photographs of Nicholas Morant at various ages while working professionally, including some taken by his wife Ivy 'Willie' Morant. Also contains photographs of Ivy and…

Date Range: 1938; 1940 - 1944; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1955]; [ca. 1970?]; ca. 1979; [ca. 1980 - ca. 1990]

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / II / PA - 505 to 599

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

9 images

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / II / PA - 505 to 599

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant and Ivy 'Willie' Morant

Date Range: 1938; 1940 - 1944; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1955]; [ca. 1970?]; ca. 1979; [ca. 1980 - ca. 1990]

Physical Description: 95 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 65 b&w and 30 colour prints, various sizes. Photographs pertain to Nicholas and Willie Morant and the CPR; include photographs of Nicholas Morant at various ages while working professionally, including some taken by his wife Ivy 'Willie' Morant. Also contains photographs of Ivy and Nicholas Morant together and photographs of Ivy Morant. Nearly all colour prints and several b&w images pertain to the CPR and depict active trains (various dates).

Storage Range: In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 326 to V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 648

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Trains

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Prints in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Language: English

Conservation: Prints with ink or other risky materials attached need to be stored in mylar to protect adjacent items. File must be stored in appropriate conditions.

Creator: Nicholas Morant and Ivy Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Commemorative Plate

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Date: 1981 – 1981

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 105.02.1195 a-b

Description: a. A silver plate with “To Nicholas “Nick” Morant from his CPR friends June 1st, 1981” engraved on the front and “14145 ELKINGTON & CO A.T. WILEY COY LIMITED MONTREAL” engraved on the back.b. dark brown rag to clean plate.

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Title: Commemorative Plate

Date: 1981 – 1981

Material: metal

Dimensions: 2.6 x 26.2 cm

Description: a. A silver plate with “To Nicholas “Nick” Morant from his CPR friends June 1st, 1981” engraved on the front and “14145 ELKINGTON & CO A.T. WILEY COY LIMITED MONTREAL” engraved on the back.b. dark brown rag to clean plate.

Subject: Nicholas Morant; CPR; Canadian Pacific Railway

Credit: Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006

Catalogue Number: 105.02.1195 a-b

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Commercial postcards

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 20 commercial postcards, mostly produced by Byron Harmon, of Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Content pertains to winter sports (hockey, snowshoeing, skiing, curling, ski jumping, etc.), wildlife, the town of Banff and some locations in Eastern British Columbia. Some postcards are a…

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 1910]; 1912 - 1916; 1922

Reference Code: V324 / IV / E / PG - 1 to 20

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: V324 / IV : Family, friends and community records

Sous-Fonds: V324

Sub-Series: V324 / IV / E : Maude Kidney Collection

Accession Number: 3109

Reference Code: V324 / IV / E / PG - 1 to 20

GMD: Postcard

Responsibility: Produced by Byron Harmon, V & Sons, Gowen Sutton Co. Ltd., Vancouver, George Noble, Novelty Mfg. Co. Ltd., Montreal

Date Range: [ca. 1900 - ca. 1910]; 1912 - 1916; 1922

Physical Description: 20 postcards : b&w and col. ; 14 x 9 cm and 13.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 20 commercial postcards, mostly produced by Byron Harmon, of Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Content pertains to winter sports (hockey, snowshoeing, skiing, curling, ski jumping, etc.), wildlife, the town of Banff and some locations in Eastern British Columbia. Some postcards are annotated with dates/brief details. One postcard dated 1913 contains letter addressed to Flora Woodworth from her cousin, Mary Woodworth, with stamp affixed [see "Full Text"].

Notes: Some dates are estimates provided by the Processing Archivist; Photographs in this file were accompanied by notes made shortly before or after accession in 1979 giving names/contextual information about photographs. Some notes are by Jim Deegan, 1987. Information has been transferred to the back of each photograph.

Name Access: Harmon, Byron; Noble, George

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Sports; Winter sports; Hockey; Snowshoes and snowshoeing; Mountain; Landscapes; Banff Winter Carnival; Animals; Bears; Hunting; Canadian Pacific Railway; Hotel; Ice sculpture; Horses; Ski jumping; Children

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; British Columbia; Field; Bow River; Glacier; Cascade Mountain

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Heavily annotated postcard with affixed stamp [item V324 / IV / E / PG - 12] has been placed in mylar to prevent ink transfer.

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation; Family and personal life; Environment

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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CP Ships, Great Lakes: Assiniboia, Keewatin, "Beaver" Ships

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 23 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 8 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Lakes Service steamships "Keewatin" and "Assiniboia" on the Great Lakes, Ontario. Includes images titled "Beaver - ships along seaway".

Date Range: [ca. 1960]

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 16

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 16

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1960]

Physical Description: 31 Photographs: negatives and transparencies, b&w and colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 23 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 8 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Lakes Service steamships "Keewatin" and "Assiniboia" on the Great Lakes, Ontario. Includes images titled "Beaver - ships along seaway".

Notes: Negatives and transparencies have been stored in separate file boxes. Contains duplicates of some images.

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Transportation; Ship; Keewatin; Mount Assiniboine; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; Ontario

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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CPR Advertising Posters and Glacier House Blueprints

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 printed posters and 2 pages with blueprints/illustrations. Content pertains to colour advertisements for the Canadian Pacific Railroad (one promoting a new route to Thunder Bay via Winnipeg on the CPR, one advertising 'The Red Letter Day' in 1986 as the CPR opened up a direct lin…

Date Range: [ca. 1900 to ca. 1925]; 1926; [ca. 1940 to ca. 1970]; [ca. 1980 to ca. 1990]; 1986

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 9 to 13 O.S.

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Blueprint; Poster

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 9 to 13 O.S.

GMD: Textual record; Blueprint; Poster

Responsibility: Nichols Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1900 to ca. 1925]; 1926; [ca. 1940 to ca. 1970]; [ca. 1980 to ca. 1990]; 1986

Physical Description: 6 Prints: posters and blueprints/illustrations; colour and b&w

History / Biographical: The Glacier House was originally built in 1886 to remove the burden of heavy dining cars by acting as one of multiple attractive pit stops for CPR passengers to take their meals. The building was expanded multiple times over the following 3 decades to accommodate a growing demand for overnight accommodation and increased railway traffic. Glacier House became less marketable by the 20's as dining service improved onboard trains, and the building closed in 1925. Plans were made for new extensions in 1926, but these were never realized.

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 printed posters and 2 pages with blueprints/illustrations. Content pertains to colour advertisements for the Canadian Pacific Railroad (one promoting a new route to Thunder Bay via Winnipeg on the CPR, one advertising 'The Red Letter Day' in 1986 as the CPR opened up a direct line from the Atlantic to Pacific coasts, and one reprint of a poster, date unknown, which originally promoted the CPR in the early 20th century). Also consists of a blueprint design for a proposed extension to the original Glacier House building in the Selkirks (dated 1926) and one print copy of a painted illustration depicting another proposed building design for the Glacier House, date unknown. The blueprint and illustration are possibly more recent copies of older items, and therefore a later date range of [ca. 1940 to ca. 1970] has been added to this file description.

Storage Range: In oversize storage as V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 9 O.S. to V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 13 O.S.

Subject Access: Travel; tourism; Hotels; Canadian Pacific Railway; Glacier House

Geographic Access: Canada; Canadian Rocky Mountains; British Columbia; Selkirks

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Language: English

Conservation: Items in this file must be stored in mylar to prevent further surface damage while in storage.

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/bc/rogers/decouvrir-discover/natcul6.aspx http://www.geog.uvic.ca/dept2/faculty/smithd/477/2010/2010_05_paper.pdf http://doug56.net/CPRMS1887/glacier-house.html

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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CPR History

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to b&w prints of CPR [Canadian Pacific Railway] hotels and trains throughout Banff National Park. Includes the 1926 fire at the Chateau Lake Louise, the Banff Springs Hotel, a train in motion on tracks, and recovery efforts after the 1910 avalanche that buried a train at Roger's Pass.

Date Range: [ca. 1886-1926]

Reference Code: V190 / VI / C / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 20

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

8 images

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file, C : Alphabetical order

Sous-Fonds: V190

Sub-Series: vi : CPR History

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / C / vi / PA - 01 to PA - 20

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: [ca. 1886-1926]

Physical Description: 20 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to b&w prints of CPR [Canadian Pacific Railway] hotels and trains throughout Banff National Park. Includes the 1926 fire at the Chateau Lake Louise, the Banff Springs Hotel, a train in motion on tracks, and recovery efforts after the 1910 avalanche that buried a train at Roger's Pass.