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Nicholas Morant fonds
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photograp…
- Date Range
- 1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
- Reference Code
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Album
- Drawing
- Film
- Government record
- Map
- Blueprint
- Negative
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Poster
- Private record
- Recording disc
- Scrapbook
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Accession Number
- 122, 182, 1273, 1460, 1612, 1685, 2175, 2265, 2631, 2703, 5117, 7438, 7784, 7672, 7914, 2023.01
- Reference Code
- M300 / S20 / V500
- GMD
- Album
- Drawing
- Film
- Government record
- Map
- Blueprint
- Negative
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Poster
- Private record
- Recording disc
- Scrapbook
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Transparency
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific, various
- Date Range
- 1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
- Physical Description
- ca.50,775 photographs: ca.23,795 negatives, ca.18,456 transparencies, ca.8524 prints. -- 11 photograph albums. -- 125 sound recordings
- History / Biographical
- Nicholas Everard Morant, 1910-1999, was a professional photographer based at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was a Canadian commercial photographer of international repute and Canada's premier railway photographer of the 20th century.
- Morant was born at Kamloops, British Columbia, the son of Francis and Mollie Morant. After attending the University School at Victoria, Morant served as Special Photographer to the CPR from 1929 to 1935 and again from 1944 to 1981. From 1935 to 1939, he was a cameraman for the Winnipeg Free Press, and from 1940 to 1944 worked with the Wartime Information Branch of the federal government (later to be known as the National Film Board Stills Division).
- Morant had a prolific career as a freelance commercial, portrait, magazine, landscape and documentary photographer. His work appeared in numerous books and magazines, including Time, Life, Liberty, Saturday Evening Post, (Toronto) Star Weekly, Northern Sportsman, Reader's Digest, Country Guide, The Standard, National Home Monthly, Canadian Photography, Outdoor Canada, National Geographic, the Globe & Mail, Winnipeg Tribune, New York Daily News, and the two Canadian Pacific Railway magazines, The Spanner and Rail News.
- Two wartime images were featured on postage stamps, while three landscape views appeared on Canadian $10, $50 and $100 bills. His images were also used for corporate annual reports, postcards, brochures, calendars and advertisements. From the 1950s to 1980s Morant gave public slide shows of his work, two of the most popular being "A Talk Without Words" and "The World At Your Feet".
- Morant married Ivy May "Willie" Young in 1936 when he was a photographer with the Winnipeg Free Press. Beginning in 1929, and until the end of her life, Morant's travelling and working companion was his wife, "Willie," 1910-1986.
- Scope & Content
- The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photography; II. Professional records; III. Personal and family records.
- I. Photography series consists of: A. Negatives and transparencies, B. Transparencies, C. Prints, D. Other photographs. II. Professional records series consists of: A. Working records, B. Career records, C. Topical files. III. Personal and family records series consists of: A. Nick and Willie Morant, B. Nick Morant funeral and memorial, C. Francis and Mollie Morant, D. Collected material
- Notes
- Full summary of sub-sub-series levels: I / A : 1) Darkroom Files [ a) Negative Albums b) Black/White Series I and II c) Colour Series I and II d) Leica Negs ] 2) GD Files I / B : 1) Presentations [ a) Topical Files b) Thematic Files ] 2) General Files 3) Other I / C : 1) Print Files I / D : 1) Exhibition and Display Prints 2) Photographs used by John Garden 3) Other Photographs II / A : 1) Log Books 2) Notebooks II / B : 1) Career Binders [ a) Postcards b) Brochures and Advertising c) clippings and articles d) Calendar Photographs ] 2) Scrapbooks [ a) Content 1933 - 1946 b) Content 1940 - 1980 ] II / C : 1) Numbered / Titled Files [ a) Group A b) Group B c) Group C d) Group D e) Group H f) Group P g) Group R ] 2) Other Topical Files [ a) Railway; i) Timetables ii) Publications iii) Other b) Photography; i) Textual Records ii) Print Material c) Travel d) Exhibitions and Galleries e)Personal f) Other ] 3) Postcards, Greeting Cards and Ephemera Collection 4) Published Images and Text 5) Professional Photography 6) Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence 7) Presentation and Interview Materials III / A : 1) Correspondence 2) Personal Papers [ a) Personal Records b) Notes and Notebooks c) Lists and Card Files d) Awards and Retirement ] 3) Personal Photographs 4) House Records [ a) Construction b) Household Records ] 5) Business, Financial and Legal Papers 6) Interviews, Reminiscences Personal Recordings 7) Other Records (Signs, Cartoons, Drawings, etc.) 8) Personal Correspondence and Notes 9) Travel Documents and Maps III / B : 1) Nick Morant Funeral, Memorial and Estate III / C : 1) Mollie Morant Papers 2) Other Family Papers III / D : 1) Sound Recordings 2) Biographical Material 3) Other Papers and Photographs [ a) Burton Wheatley Family b) Other ] 4) Personal and Family Photography 5) Personal Interest and Gifts
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Peru
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Canada
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic and online finding aids
- Creator
- Morant, Nicholas
- Biographical Source Notes
- Brock Silversides; We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories (Banff: Banff History Book Committee, 2005)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Household account books
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 household account books.
- Date Range
- 1966-1990
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / D - 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.D. Business, Legal and Financial Series
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / D - 13
- Other Title Info
- Title based on contents of file
- Date Range
- 1966-1990
- Physical Description
- 13 volumes textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 household account books.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.1006
- Description
- Shaped wooden handle with a natural bend has a piece of metal inserted into end. Secured with black adhesive tape and skin.
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- Title
- Hide Scraper
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 25.5 cm
- Description
- Shaped wooden handle with a natural bend has a piece of metal inserted into end. Secured with black adhesive tape and skin.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- leatherworking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.1006
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Decorative Plate
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- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0344
- Description
- Almost square dish with rounded corners, sloped sides. Pictures stork family on rooftop nest. Dominant colours blue grey. Bottom is flat but at two corners indentations contain the following: castle logo with "B&G Kjobenhavn, Denmark B&G", also "583/455" and a drawn fish, “Made in Denmark".
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1950 – 1965
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 1.7 x 12.7 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Almost square dish with rounded corners, sloped sides. Pictures stork family on rooftop nest. Dominant colours blue grey. Bottom is flat but at two corners indentations contain the following: castle logo with "B&G Kjobenhavn, Denmark B&G", also "583/455" and a drawn fish, “Made in Denmark".
- Subject
- household
- decorative
- stork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0344
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 111.02.1003
- Description
- Copper wire struts with hook at top.
- Title
- Hanger
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Copper wire struts with hook at top.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 111.02.1003
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; plastic; fabric;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0013
- Description
- Silver metal electric clothes iron with a black plastic handle and a black and white fabric-wrapped power cord extending from the below the handle - a small metal cap twists off to the left of the handle so that water can be poured in. On the flat face of the iron is a small circular piece with sev…
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- Title
- Clothes Iron
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- metal; plastic; fabric;
- Dimensions
- 15.4 x 12.1 x 23.9 cm
- Description
- Silver metal electric clothes iron with a black plastic handle and a black and white fabric-wrapped power cord extending from the below the handle - a small metal cap twists off to the left of the handle so that water can be poured in. On the flat face of the iron is a small circular piece with several holes to allow the steam out at the top near the point - the rest of the face is smooth. On the front of the handle is a red metal badge with the manufacturer’s logo and at the back of the iron below the power cord is a black metal badge with the serial number.
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- clothing
- household items
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.23.0013
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- Date
- 1995
- Material
- paper; wood; sulfur; phosphorous; sand
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.1022
- Description
- A two-piece box, where the inner box slides into the the cover, of safety matches with a striking surface on both sides. The box cover is red with black printing. The cover has a white striking surface and the inner match storage area is black. The top of the box cover has a scene of a family eati…
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- Title
- Matchbox
- Date
- 1995
- Material
- paper; wood; sulfur; phosphorous; sand
- Dimensions
- 3.40 x 5.20 cm
- Description
- A two-piece box, where the inner box slides into the the cover, of safety matches with a striking surface on both sides. The box cover is red with black printing. The cover has a white striking surface and the inner match storage area is black. The top of the box cover has a scene of a family eating a meal together; three children, two parents and a dog. On the viewer’s left, there is red wording against a black banner background, “Real” in writing, followed by “HOME” and underneath, “COOKING” in printing. On viewer’s right, the words “FAMILY” and underneath “DINNERS” are printed in black. There are 43 wooden matches with black and white tips in the box.
- Subject
- household
- advertising
- restaurant
- Credit
- Gift of Sam Plunkett, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.1022
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- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- coal
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1010 a-k
- Description
- 6 briquets and 5 small lumps of coal
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- Title
- Coal
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Material
- coal
- Description
- 6 briquets and 5 small lumps of coal
- Subject
- households
- fuel
- Credit
- Gift of Maude Kidney, Banff, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1010 a-k
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1011
- Description
- One flashlight with long narrow body, brown with metallic ends.
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- Title
- Flashlight
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Description
- One flashlight with long narrow body, brown with metallic ends.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1011
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1012
- Description
- Low brown and grey candlestick with finger loop and “Banff, Alt., Canada” written on base.
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- Title
- Candlestick
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Low brown and grey candlestick with finger loop and “Banff, Alt., Canada” written on base.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1012
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