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Ben Gadd fonds
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- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- V810
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- 2024.01
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Physical Description
- ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
- History / Biographical
- Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
- Notes
- Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- Publication
- Environment
- Geology
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Academics
- Guiding
- Guides
- Businesses
- Finances
- Conservation
- Wildlife
- Natural history
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Lethbridge
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Dutch
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Pat Brewster fonds
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family. I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textua…
- Date Range
- 1841-1983
- Reference Code
- M2 / S21 / V91
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Poster
- Private record
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Sous-Fonds
- V91
- Accession Number
- 12, 13, 80, 93, 110, 145, 340, 380, 899, 1006, 1110, 1179, 1210, 1235, 1398, 1409, 1440, 1505, 1784, 1874, 2176, 2216, 2303, 2361, 2410, 2643, 2791, 2816, 2880, 2903, 2933, 2940, 3051, 3157, 3181, 3393, 3642, 3733, 3734, 3780, 3821, 3921, 3969, 5028, 5336, 6018
- Reference Code
- M2 / S21 / V91
- GMD
- Photograph
- Album
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Map
- Poster
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1841-1983
- Physical Description
- ca.80 cm of textual material. -- ca.900 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives, copy negatives. -- 1 photograph album (50 prints). -- 3 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes
- History / Biographical
- Forrest Oliver "Pat" Brewster, 1896-1982, was a trail guide, outfitter and businessman in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Pat was a native and life-long resident of Banff. As a boy, he was an active Boy Scout and, by age seventeen, was a big game guide. After serving in World War I, Brewster established the first permanent camp at Lake O'Hara for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1926, he took over the Brewster Transport Company outfitting business from his brothers, Bill and Jim. In the 1930s, he became involved in skiing explorations in the Assiniboine, Skoki and Sunshine areas. Pat Brewster was active in community affairs and, in his later years, was an avid historian of the region. He published three books of reminiscences between 1975 and 1982.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family.
- I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textual records, photographs.
- II. Professional series, 1892-1982, 47.5 cm of textual records, 266 photographs, 1 sound recording. Includes papers pertaining to various Brewster family and other businesses, writing papers and sound recording, and photographs pertaining to guiding and outfitting, tourism promotion and other.
- III. Activities series, 1841-1983, 6.5 cm of textual records, 262 photographs. Pertains to genealogical research, other activities and collected material.
- IV. Brewster family series, 1841-1981, 2.5 cm of textual records, 132 photographs. Pertains to Brewster family, Jack Brewster, John Brewster, Pearl Brewster Moore and the Moore family.
- Name Access
- Brewster, Pat
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic finding aid
- reference copies and summaries for sound recordings
- Creator
- Brewster, Pat
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Acknowledgements "They Came West" book : [file]
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, postcards and newsclippings from various people, including N. R. Crump, Peter Lougheed and Dorothy Whyte, congratulating Pat on his book
- Date Range
- 1979-1980
- Reference Code
- M2 / 80
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- II.D. Pat Brewster professional series : Writing
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 80
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1979-1980
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, postcards and newsclippings from various people, including N. R. Crump, Peter Lougheed and Dorothy Whyte, congratulating Pat on his book
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An Orogenous Life edited draft
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one full draft of Ben Gadd's autobiography, An Orogenous Life, which contains handwritten corrections and notes by Ben's wife, Cia Gadd.
- Date Range
- 2016
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 60
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / B : Other publications
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 60
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Produced by Ben Gadd, Cia Gadd
- Date Range
- 2016
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- "Ben [Gadd]’s memoir tells the story of how a skinny, myopic and cowardly kid grew into the mountaineer who wrote [Handbook of the Canadian Rockies and Raven's End] and received the Banff Centre’s coveted Summit of Excellence award in 2014. There’s a lot more to this memoir than just biography. Interleaved with the personal history are 36 readings from Ben’s favorite written work. These essays, magazine articles, stories and book excerpts will have you chuckling in some places, touched in others. All this plus hundreds of color illustrations." - Quoted from Ben Gadd's website, May 4th, 2022
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one full draft of Ben Gadd's autobiography, An Orogenous Life, which contains handwritten corrections and notes by Ben's wife, Cia Gadd.
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Biography
- Biographical
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.bengadd.com/books/
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Archives : [file]
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- Files consists of letters, genealogical charts, historical data sheets, typescript, newsclippings and magazine articles regarding Brewster, Donaldson, Hutton, Irvine, McLean and Thompson families. Includes family tree of Pearl Moore. Photographs transferred to V91/409-445; photocopies retained in …
- Date Range
- 1885-1980
- Reference Code
- M2 / 86 - 87
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- III. Pat Brewster activities series
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 86 - 87
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1885-1980
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Files consists of letters, genealogical charts, historical data sheets, typescript, newsclippings and magazine articles regarding Brewster, Donaldson, Hutton, Irvine, McLean and Thompson families. Includes family tree of Pearl Moore.
- Photographs transferred to V91/409-445; photocopies retained in file
- Content Details
- Plan of Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston, Ontario, 1971 50'=1" re Thompson and Revelle families related to Pat Brewster family. Held inoversize "F" Genealogy chart re Brewster family and various relatives, ca.1970. Held in oversize "H"
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"B" 1929-1940 : [file]
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters from Arthur Oliver Wheeler to Stanley H. Mitchell and Major W. R. Tweedy regarding clientele; correspondence between Pat Brewster and Banff National Park superintendents regarding dispute over relocation of business from west half, villa lot #6 (Middle Springs) to Hillsdale…
- Date Range
- 1928-1961
- Reference Code
- M2 / 34
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- II. Pat Brewster professional series : Business
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 34
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1928-1961
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (and 3 oversize items).
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters from Arthur Oliver Wheeler to Stanley H. Mitchell and Major W. R. Tweedy regarding clientele; correspondence between Pat Brewster and Banff National Park superintendents regarding dispute over relocation of business from west half, villa lot #6 (Middle Springs) to Hillsdale Meadows; building permits, cancelled cheques, and applications for land. Annotated by Pat Brewster. Related to : Photographs, [between 1919 and 1942], 17 photographs : prints, negative (V91/189-205)
- Content Details
- Plan showing proposed Corral Site in sec.17, tp.26, rge.13, west of 5 mer., 1939, 1"=200' [Hillsdale area]. Held in oversize "F"
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Ben Gadd playing guitar
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of sound recordings pertaining to Ben Gadd playing the guitar in 1985 and 2013.
- Date Range
- 1985
- 2013
- Reference Code
- S61 / I / D / 1 to 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- S61 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- S61
- Sub-Series
- S61 / I / D : Other personal and collected
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- S61 / I / D / 1 to 3
- Date Range
- 1985
- 2013
- Physical Description
- 1 compact disc with audio file -- 2 cassette tapes
- Scope & Content
- File consists of sound recordings pertaining to Ben Gadd playing the guitar in 1985 and 2013.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Music
- Arts
- Performance
- Family and personal life
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Boy scout 1911 : [file]
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, typescript, souvenir programme regarding Boy Scouts of Canada. Programme is titled: "A Boy Scout's Journey to the Coronation of King George VI and to the Investiture of Edward, Prince of Wales, June 1911." One item is letter of sympathy written to Dorothy Cranstone after …
- Date Range
- 1911-1983
- Reference Code
- M2 / 91
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- III. Pat Brewster activities series
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 91
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1911-1983
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters, typescript, souvenir programme regarding Boy Scouts of Canada. Programme is titled: "A Boy Scout's Journey to the Coronation of King George VI and to the Investiture of Edward, Prince of Wales, June 1911." One item is letter of sympathy written to Dorothy Cranstone after Pat's death
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Branding : [file]
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters to Brewster from Albertan and American Department of Agriculture and print material regarding brands
- Date Range
- 1959-1978
- Reference Code
- M2 / 49
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- II. Pat Brewster professional series : Business
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 49
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1959-1978
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of letters to Brewster from Albertan and American Department of Agriculture and print material regarding brands
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Brewster family papers
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- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of typescripts, magazine article, print material regarding Jack Brewster (cousin of Pat Brewster) and Jim, Fred and Bill Brewster (Pat's brothers)
- Date Range
- 1947-1961
- Reference Code
- M2 / 99
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Part Of
- Pat Brewster fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M2 / V91 / S21
- Series
- III. Pat Brewster activities series
- Sous-Fonds
- M2
- Reference Code
- M2 / 99
- GMD
- Textual Records
- Date Range
- 1947-1961
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of typescripts, magazine article, print material regarding Jack Brewster (cousin of Pat Brewster) and Jim, Fred and Bill Brewster (Pat's brothers)
- Creator
- Includes undated items
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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