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- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds 1948
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- Bert Riggall fonds
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of views produced in the course of Riggall's guiding, hunting, naturalist and photography activities. Images are primarily mountain and high alpine views in and around Waterton Lakes National Park; Glacier National Park (Montana); continental divide of British Columbia and Albe…
- Date Range
- [ca.1910s-ca.1955]
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- III. Professional photography series
- Accession Number
- 7200, 7201
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / B
- Responsibility
- Identifications by the photographer have been supplemented by Doris "Babe" Burton, daughter, in the 1980s and 1990s; and by John Russell, donor and grandson of Bert Riggall, 2000
- Date Range
- [ca.1910s-ca.1955]
- Physical Description
- ca.2200 photographs (ca.1000 prints, ca.1000 negatives) : 9.5 x 30 cm and smaller
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of views produced in the course of Riggall's guiding, hunting, naturalist and photography activities. Images are primarily mountain and high alpine views in and around Waterton Lakes National Park; Glacier National Park (Montana); continental divide of British Columbia and Alberta; prairie views east of Waterton. Includes Riggall homes and home ranch, Hawk's Nest lodge, Waterton townsite and surrounding areas in Waterton Lakes National Park, vicinities of Twin Butte and Pincher Creek; backcountry hunting and fishing trips, clients, camps, horses, climbing, parties on summits and views from same; South Kootenay Pass, Akamina-Kishenina areas, Oldman River Valley including gap in the Livingstone Range, South Castle and West Castle areas. Some negatives have imprint captions and are marked "Riggall Photo"
- Notes
- Negatives are 6cm x 17.5cm and 9.5cm x 30cm, taken with Kodak Panoram cameras #1 and #4.
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- Access by appointment only
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
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Personal papers
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal papers, 1884-1959; school compositions, ca.1893; autobiography, after 1920; obituaries and funeral records, 1959
- Date Range
- 1884-1959
- Reference Code
- M376 / 54 to 57
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Personal and professional series
- Reference Code
- M376 / 54 to 57
- Date Range
- 1884-1959
- Physical Description
- 2.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of personal papers, 1884-1959; school compositions, ca.1893; autobiography, after 1920; obituaries and funeral records, 1959
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- * Personal papers, 1884-1959, 1 cm, consist of birth, marriage and death certificates; homestead, fire arms, game, drivers, licences and permits, visa and passport, memberships; list of property including guns, cameras, books, equipment, photographs, furniture and effects; Riggall family tree, Golden Jubilee Senior Citizen Award, 1955 (M376/54)
- * School compositions, ca.1893, 2 items are by Bert Riggall, aged nine, and titled Half the Bargain and Christopher Columbus (M376/55)
- * Notes on life of F.H.R. : [autobiography], after 1920, 16p (M376/56)
- * Obituaries and funeral records, 1959, 1 cm, consist of two tributes, one by son-in-law Andy Russell; also funeral flower cards (M376/57)
- Items from file: Personal papers. -- 1884-1959. -- 2.5 cm of textual records. -- File consists of personal papers, 1884-1959; school compositions, ca.1893; autobiography, after 1920; obituaries and funeral records, 1959. -- Title based on contents of file. -- Includes 3 oversize items. Some material in fragile condition. -- Location: M376 / 54 to 57. Oversize items held in "B" (Certificates)
- "H" (Miscellaneous)
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Photography papers
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of technical notes on cameras, exposures, film, filters, lenses, processing, etc.; shot lists and classification scheme for negatives; information and statements from suppliers re black and white and Kodachrome photography
- Date Range
- 1919-1954
- Reference Code
- M376 / 121 to 125
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- III. Professional photography series
- Reference Code
- M376 / 121 to 125
- Date Range
- 1919-1954
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of technical notes on cameras, exposures, film, filters, lenses, processing, etc.; shot lists and classification scheme for negatives; information and statements from suppliers re black and white and Kodachrome photography
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Print material
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of government publications, pamphlets, catalogues and poster re human and natural history, outdoor equipment, tools, tourism, Ed Burton (son-in-law of Bert Riggall) wildlife films; guns, sights, gunsmithing tools; photography and optical catalogues, magazines and databooks, some…
- Date Range
- 1910-1955
- Reference Code
- M376 / 150 to 163
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- VI. Other interests series
- Reference Code
- M376 / 150 to 163
- Date Range
- 1910-1955
- Physical Description
- ca.35 cm of print material
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of government publications, pamphlets, catalogues and poster re human and natural history, outdoor equipment, tools, tourism, Ed Burton (son-in-law of Bert Riggall) wildlife films; guns, sights, gunsmithing tools; photography and optical catalogues, magazines and databooks, some annotated; articles from "The Field", the country gentlemen's newspaper
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Oversize items are held in the following: "A" (Posters, placemats, etc.)
- "H" (Miscellaneous)
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- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Publications pertain to home, school and travel, including Bert Riggall's early life at Grimsby, Lincolnshire prior to emigration; also in Switzerland where he vacationed prior to 1904. Most items are annotated
- Date Range
- 1894-1950
- Reference Code
- M376 / 60, 61
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I. Personal and professional series
- Reference Code
- M376 / 60, 61
- Date Range
- 1894-1950
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of print material (8 items)
- Scope & Content
- Publications pertain to home, school and travel, including Bert Riggall's early life at Grimsby, Lincolnshire prior to emigration; also in Switzerland where he vacationed prior to 1904. Most items are annotated
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- LIST OF ITEMS :
- * Terry's Theatre : [programme], 1894; annotated
- * Bacon's county map and guide, ca.1901; annotated
- * Plan of an estate at Gayton-Le-Wold and Welton-Le-Wold Lincolnshire belonging to the late Mr. Jabez Riggall for sale October 25, 1905; annotation: "F. H. Riggall's birthplace"; also annotated with Bert Riggall's notes and geographic names
- * Grimsby Fish Market, The Times, June 8, 1914
- * The Govian, October 1914; annotated
- * Switzerland, 1921
- * One hundred years, 1847-1947 : George Street Chapel; annotated
- * Grimsby's Freeman, 1950
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Published magazines
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists magazines containing articles, letters or photographs by or about Bert Riggall. Articles by Bert Riggall include: Arms and the Boy; Goats, Sheep and Guns; The Three Muskateers; and, A Record Twice Lost. Other authors include Martin Bovey, Kerry Wood and Jack O'Connor
- Date Range
- 1922-1957
- Reference Code
- M376 / 131 to 133
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- IV. Writing series
- Reference Code
- M376 / 131 to 133
- Date Range
- 1922-1957
- Physical Description
- 12 textual records (6 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists magazines containing articles, letters or photographs by or about Bert Riggall. Articles by Bert Riggall include: Arms and the Boy; Goats, Sheep and Guns; The Three Muskateers; and, A Record Twice Lost. Other authors include Martin Bovey, Kerry Wood and Jack O'Connor
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Published material re gunsmithing, shooting and loading
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of advertising literature and clippings pertaining to guns, scopes, tools, target shooting, gunsmithing and loading
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-ca.1955]
- Reference Code
- M376 / 107 to 109
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II. Business and financial series
- Reference Code
- M376 / 107 to 109
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-ca.1955]
- Physical Description
- 7 cm of print material
- Scope & Content
- File consists of advertising literature and clippings pertaining to guns, scopes, tools, target shooting, gunsmithing and loading
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Scout films, horse packing : [hitch photographs]
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to step-by-step demonstrations of tying or throwing the following horse packing hitches: box hitch (or box sling), squaw hitch, diamond hitch, and bed roll hitch. Hitches were arranged, photographed and described by Riggall using a miniature pack horse model. Textual items are…
- Date Range
- [ca.1949]
- Reference Code
- M376 / 98
- V26 / II / A6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M376 / V26
- Series
- II. Business and financial series
- Sous-Fonds
- M376
- Reference Code
- M376 / 98
- V26 / II / A6
- Responsibility
- Photographs were made by Riggall for the Boy Scouts Association
- Date Range
- [ca.1949]
- Physical Description
- 58 photographs (29 negatives, 29 prints). -- 2 textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Photographs pertain to step-by-step demonstrations of tying or throwing the following horse packing hitches: box hitch (or box sling), squaw hitch, diamond hitch, and bed roll hitch. Hitches were arranged, photographed and described by Riggall using a miniature pack horse model. Textual items are letters from E. F. Mills of the Canadian General Council, Boy Scouts Association
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- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of files of standard photographs pertaining to landscape, hunting, trapping, gunsmithing, camps, clients, family and friends, wildlife and fauna. Wildlife subjects include animals in their habitats, as well as hunting trophies. Portraits / old timers files pertains to numerous…
- Date Range
- 1903-1954
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / A2 - 1 to 25
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- III. Professional photography series
- Accession Number
- 7200, 7201
- Reference Code
- V26 / III / A2 - 1 to 25
- Date Range
- 1903-1954
- Physical Description
- 25 files of photographs (ca.3600 photographs : ca.2700 prints, ca.900 negatives)
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series consists of files of standard photographs pertaining to landscape, hunting, trapping, gunsmithing, camps, clients, family and friends, wildlife and fauna. Wildlife subjects include animals in their habitats, as well as hunting trophies. Portraits / old timers files pertains to numerous Waterton and Twin Butte families, packers and pioneers, as well as friends of the Riggalls
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- FILE DESCRIPTIONS :
- Note: Prints in all files are accompanied by some negatives. Negative extent is estimated at approximately one-third that of the print extent
- 1. Sheep, 1906-1946, ca.100 prints (+negatives)
- 2. Deer, 1922-1946, ca.90 prints (+negatives)
- 3. Bear, 1918-1947, ca.50 prints (+negatives)
- 4. Goat, 1909-1925, ca.35 prints (+negatives)
- 5. Elk & Moose, 1930-1944, ca.15 prints (+negatives)
- 6. Small Animals, 1907-1945, ca.50 prints (+negatives)
- 7. Birds & Nests, 1915-1950, ca.200 prints (+negatives)
- 8. Fish & Fishing, 1904-1937, ca.50 prints (+negatives)
- 9. Flowers, 1910-1946, ca.80 prints (+negatives)
- 10. Snakes & Insects, 1903-1937, ca.20 prints (+negatives)
- 11. Pack Trains & Horses, 1903-1946, ca.370 prints (+negatives)
- 12. Camps, 1906-1944, ca.150 prints (+negatives)
- 13. Hunting & Climbing Scenes, 1906-1916, ca.135 prints (+negatives)
- 14. Mountains, 1909-1936, (ca.540 prints (+negatives)
- 15. Landscape, 1906-1946, ca.45 prints (+negatives)
- 16. Waterton Lakes, 1909-1947, ca.270 prints (+negatives)
- 17. Ranch, 1912-1941, ca.90 prints (+negatives)
- 18. [Twin Butte], 1937-1940, ca.20 prints (+negatives)
- 19. Dogs, 1917-1947, ca.70 prints (+negatives)
- 20. Pincher [Creek], 1907-1948, ca.60 prints, ca.60 negatives)
- 21. Portraits / oldtimers, 1905-1944, ca.220 prints (+negatives)
- 22. Copies, [19--], ca.15 prints (+negatives)
- 23. Rifles, [19--]-1954, ca.40 prints (+negatives)
- 24. Interiors [empty file]
- 25. Geology & Fossils, [19--]-1943, ca.30 prints (+negatives)
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Williams family photographs
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- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains to Dora (Williams) Riggall's parents, siblings and family home at Randall's Mills, Ireland
- Date Range
- 1890-1952
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / B
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Bert Riggall fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- VII. Riggall family series
- Reference Code
- V26 / VII / B
- Date Range
- 1890-1952
- Physical Description
- 31 photographs (28 prints, 3 negatives)
- Scope & Content
- Sub-series pertains to Dora (Williams) Riggall's parents, siblings and family home at Randall's Mills, Ireland
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