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V500 / I / A1 to A5 Document File (Textual)

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 typed notes by Nicholas Morant with background/supplementary information pertaining to specific negatives/transparencies in his collection (see notes); 4 letters addressed to Morant pertaining to specific photos in collection (written by W. H. Towhey, Martha Roberts, George Ross …

Date Range: [ca. 1935- ca. 1939]; 1940; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]; 1963; 1967; 1968; 1970; 1973; 1976; 1977; 1984

Reference Code: M300 / I / A1 to M300 / I / A5 (V500 Document File)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / V500 / S20

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: M300 / I / A1 to M300 / I / A5 (V500 Document File)

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Responsibility: Collected and produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1935- ca. 1939]; 1940; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]; 1963; 1967; 1968; 1970; 1973; 1976; 1977; 1984

Physical Description: 14 Textual Records: typed and written notes, letters/correspondence, poster advertisement, annotated sketches

History / Biographical: Charles B. Hill-Tout (1858-1944) was an amateur anthropologist with a particular interest in Canadian Indigenous cultures. Hill-Tout was the author of multiple anthropological books, and was also the president of the anthropological section of the Royal Society of Canada and a fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain later in his career. Betty and Benny Fox, acrobatic performers known as "The Sky Dancers", were known for performing balancing and acrobatic stunts atop a 20-inch wide round platform attached to building rooftops. Betty and Benny Fox became popular performers around the late 1930's and performed in multiple National Fairs and other public venues throughout the 1940's. Although Benny continued to perform until the 1960's, multiple female acrobatic performers replaced the original Betty Fox as "Betty" in acts following the World War II era.

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 typed notes by Nicholas Morant with background/supplementary information pertaining to specific negatives/transparencies in his collection (see notes); 4 letters addressed to Morant pertaining to specific photos in collection (written by W. H. Towhey, Martha Roberts, George Ross [2 letters]) ; 2 articles/news clippings, one titled "Sitting Eagle Honored" (1984) pertaining to the building of a bronze statue of John Hunter, a.k.a. Sitting Eagle, in Calgary, and one pertaining to Charles B. Hill-Tout of Victoria, B.C. and his collection of British medals; one ad/poster pertaining to aerial performers "Sky Dancers: Betty and Benny Fox"; and 2 hand-drawn and annotated pencil sketches by Nicholas Morant depicting view of mountains and lakes from "Little Beehive", and Yoho Valley view from Spiral Tunnel.

Notes: 5 typed notes related to items: V500/I/A2/R-75 ; V500/I/A2/R-85 ; V500/I/A3/57-319 A to M ; V500/I/A3/57-341-1&2 ; V500/I/A3/57-366A Letters to Nicholas Morant related to items: V500/I/A2/F-10 ; V500/I/A2/R-74 ; V500/I/A3/57-310 ; V500/I/A3/57-490-1 Articles/news clippings related to items: V500/I/A2/O-6 ; V500/I/A3/57-103 "Sky Dancers" poster related to: V500/I/A2/N-16 Sketches by Nicholas Morant related to items: V500/I/A5/Z-549 ; V500/I/A5/Z-771

Storage Range: V500/I/A1 to V500/I/A5 Document File

Name Access: Fox, Betty and Benny; Hunter, John; Sitting Eagle; Hill-Tout, Charles B.

Subject Access: Sketch; Mountain; Lake

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

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/charles-hill-tout http://www.wfmz.com/features/historys-headlines/dancing-in-the-sky-betty-and-benny-fox-wowed-them-in-1930s-allentown/20249059

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Wapta Falls, Mountain Scenes and Canadian Pacific Railroad

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 31 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to Wapta Falls (5 images), mountain landscapes, and the Canadian Pacific Railway (most of the transparencies depict trains and railways). Transparencies numbered NS - 73 to 93 in this file were previously stored with similar…

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

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 63 to 93

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 - 63 to 93

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

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

Physical Description: Photographs: transparencies; colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 31 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to Wapta Falls (5 images), mountain landscapes, and the Canadian Pacific Railway (most of the transparencies depict trains and railways). Transparencies numbered NS - 73 to 93 in this file were previously stored with similar items, which are currently filed under V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 33 to 62 .

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

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Trains; Landscapes; Mountains

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 must be covered with protective mylar on both sides to prevent surface damage. Items 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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Wartime and Assorted Images

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 31 b&w prints, some from the WWII era, including various images by Morant used in advertising and news articles as well as one image by Ivy 'Willie' Morant (annotated on the back) and various portraits, including one image of Western actor Richard Dix and his wife Virginia, and one…

Date Range: [ca. 1939 - ca. 1945]; 1934-1949

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 169 to 199

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

4 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 / PA - 169 to 199

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1939 - ca. 1945]; 1934-1949

Physical Description: 31 Photographs: prints; b&w

Scope & Content: File consists of 31 b&w prints, some from the WWII era, including various images by Morant used in advertising and news articles as well as one image by Ivy 'Willie' Morant (annotated on the back) and various portraits, including one image of Western actor Richard Dix and his wife Virginia, and one portrait of former Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King.

Storage Range: In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 325

Name Access: Dix, Richard; Mackenzie King, WIlliam Lyon

Subject Access: WWII; Films and film making

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta

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

Reproduction Restrictions: Prints in this file are not to be reproduced without the express 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 prints. File must be stored in appropriate conditions.

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Wartime Photographs and Portraits

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 31 b&w prints and 5 colour prints pertaining to WWII and CPR promotional images. Includes images of soldiers and machinery, aerial shots of planes, and various portraits. Some of images annotated on back side by Nicholas Morant.

Date Range: [ca. 1939 - ca. 1945]; 1940 - 1944

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 123 to 168

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

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

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 123 to 168

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1939 - ca. 1945]; 1940 - 1944

Physical Description: 36 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 31 b&w prints and 5 colour prints pertaining to WWII and CPR promotional images. Includes images of soldiers and machinery, aerial shots of planes, and various portraits. Some of images annotated on back side by Nicholas Morant.

Storage Range: In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 325

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; WWII; Airplane

Geographic Access: Canada

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

Reproduction Restrictions: Photographic prints 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 prints. File must be stored in appropriate conditions.

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Wildlife, CPR and Christmas 1966 Photographs

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 11 colour and 2 b&w prints, various sizes (approx. 4x5 in. and smaller). Content pertains to CPR train images, Canadian wildlife, and Christmas tree photographs by Nicholas Morant. Prints in this file were originally stored in white envelope labelled 'Pixs to be Ordered' (annotated…

Date Range: [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; 1962; 1968

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 676 to 688

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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 / PA - 676 to 688

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; 1962; 1968

Physical Description: 13 Photographs: prints; colour and b&w

Scope & Content: File consists of 11 colour and 2 b&w prints, various sizes (approx. 4x5 in. and smaller). Content pertains to CPR train images, Canadian wildlife, and Christmas tree photographs by Nicholas Morant. Prints in this file were originally stored in white envelope labelled 'Pixs to be Ordered' (annotated by Nicholas Morant).

Storage Range: In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 649 to 688 and V500 / II / C / 5 / PA Oversize - 1 to 4

Subject Access: Trains; Canadian Pacific Railway; Wildlife; Christmas

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta

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

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Willie Morant's Letter Collection, Notes for John Garden Book, News Clipping

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 17 cards and letters, 5 pages of handwritten notes and one newspaper clipping. Content pertains to collection of personal notes/correspondence kept by Willie Morant, including letters from friends and anniversary cards sent between herself and husband Nicholas Morant on their 46th …

Date Range: [ca. 1975 - ca. 1990]; 1982; 1984; 1990; [ca. 1990]

Reference Code: M300 / I / D2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / I / D2 : Photographs used by John Garden

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: M300 / I / D2

GMD: Textual record; Private record

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1975 - ca. 1990]; 1982; 1984; 1990; [ca. 1990]

Physical Description: 23 Textual records: cards/personal letters, handwritten notes, newspaper clipping

Scope & Content: File consists of 17 cards and letters, 5 pages of handwritten notes and one newspaper clipping. Content pertains to collection of personal notes/correspondence kept by Willie Morant, including letters from friends and anniversary cards sent between herself and husband Nicholas Morant on their 46th and 48th wedding anniversaries (1982 and 1984); inventory lists and notes in pen by Nicholas Morant, keeping track of photographs to be used in one of John Garden's books, "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" (1991) or "Nicholas Morant's Canada" (1998), with illustrations drawn by Morant on one of the pages; clipping of news article (December 1990) discussing Thomas Tyron's art book jacket, with message possibly written by Jon Whyte (?) at top.

Notes: Envelopes which originally held Willie's cards/notes collection and Nicholas Morant's handwritten notes are stored in folder behind their respective items. Items

Name Access: Garden, John F.; Tyron, Thomas; Morant, Ivy; Morant, Nicholas

Subject Access: Anniversary; Canadian Pacific; Photography

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

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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