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Nicholas Morant fonds

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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

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Transportation

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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407 : [untitled]

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Unidentified Indigenous man. Location unknown

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / A1 / 407

Description Level: 5 / File

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V500

Series: I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.a. Darkroom files, negative albums

Sous-Fonds: V500

Reference Code: V500 / A1 / 407

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : negative, film, b/w

Scope & Content: Unidentified Indigenous man. Location unknown

Geographic Access: Canada

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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472. VIA Canadian, M-113, Lake Louise

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: "The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB

Date Range: [c. 1930 - 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A4 / NA - 472

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Series: I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: 1.c. Darkroom files : colour I

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A4 / NA - 472

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: [c. 1930 - 1980]

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. negative ; 5.71 x 5.71 cm

Scope & Content: "The Canadian" passenger train, Canadian Pacific Railway, at "Morant's Curve" near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB

Name Access: Morant, Nicholas (Nick)

Subject Access: Advertising; Canadian Pacific Railway; Train; Trains; Photography; Scenery

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Morant's Curve; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: NA

Finding Aid: yes

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: The A4 denotes part I (one) of the colour series ; A5 deontes part II (two)

Processing Status: Processed

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504. Cathedral Crag, Field Hill

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 colour transparency photographs. Content pertains to Cathedral Crag, Field Hill in Yoho National Park, BC

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / A4 / 504

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: I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour I

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / A4 / 504

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Physical Description: 3 photographs : transparencies, col, 6x6 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of 3 colour transparency photographs. Content pertains to Cathedral Crag, Field Hill in Yoho National Park, BC

Subject Access: Yoho National Park

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Language: N/A

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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1723 Copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ Possibly Morant’s (?) and Japanese Stamp Collection

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 books; one 18th century, one 20th century stamp book. Includes 1723 copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ by Humphrey Prideaux; missing front/back covers, replaced with plain brown paper covers. Handwritten title ‘Mahomet’ written on front cover and side binding in different handwritings; …

Date Range: 1723; [ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]; [ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 5 / 91 and 95

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Published record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / V500 / S20

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts

Accession Number: Unknown

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 5 / 91 and 95

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Published record

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant (?), Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1723; [ca. 1900 - ca. 1920]; [ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1960]

Physical Description: 2 books (1 published, 1 stamp book)

History / Biographical: Humphrey Prideaux (1648-1724) was born in Cornwall and eventually became a Doctor of Divinity. Prideaux was an author of multiple textual works pertaining to faith and particularly Christianity. He was the Dean of Norwich from 1702 until his death in 1724.

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 books; one 18th century, one 20th century stamp book. Includes 1723 copy of ‘A Life of Mahomet’ by Humphrey Prideaux; missing front/back covers, replaced with plain brown paper covers. Handwritten title ‘Mahomet’ written on front cover and side binding in different handwritings; front believed to be by Nicholas Morant (?), side unknown. Also includes book of Japanese stamps collected by Nicholas Morant; many not dated, various designs and sizes, annotated on covers with Nicholas Morant's personal ink stamp.

Storage Range: In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 75 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 91

Subject Access: Religion; Biography; Stamps; Postage

Geographic Access: England; Japan; Canada

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified owner(s).

Reproduction Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified owner(s).

Language: English

Conservation: 'Mahomet' book must be stored with protective barrier to prevent further damage (i.e. acid-free paper).

Creator: Humphrey Prideaux, Nicholas Morant

Biographical Source Notes: https://www.ccel.org/ccel/prideaux

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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2500 Year Old Douglas Fir (Sooke, B.C.)

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 66 b&w negative photographs (55 mm). Content pertains to the felling and transportation of a 2500 year old fir tree near Sooke, B.C. which was used for an exhibition in London. Images depict felled fir tree, logging machinery and employees, etc.

Date Range: [ca. 1960 - ca. 1975]

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 6

Description Level: 4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series

GMD: Photograph; Negative

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 / 6

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1960 - ca. 1975]

Physical Description: 66 Photographs: negatives, b&w

Scope & Content: File consists of 66 b&w negative photographs (55 mm). Content pertains to the felling and transportation of a 2500 year old fir tree near Sooke, B.C. which was used for an exhibition in London. Images depict felled fir tree, logging machinery and employees, etc.

Notes: Contains numerous duplicates of several original images.

Subject Access: Transportation; Forestry

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia

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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Airline and RR shops, Pacific steamships, Atlantic steamships

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains mainly to Canadian Pacific Railway airline, railway and steamship operations

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / C1 / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Print

1 image

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Series: I.C. Photography : prints

Sous-Fonds: V500

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V500 / C1 / 1

GMD: Print

Date Range: [between 1930 and 1980]

Physical Description: 32 photographs : prints, b/w

Scope & Content: File pertains mainly to Canadian Pacific Railway airline, railway and steamship operations

Geographic Access: Canada

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Alaska Cruises

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 168 negative photographs (colour, b&w) and 54 colour transparencies. Content pertains to cruise ships, glaciers and scenery, travellers, activities in British Columbia and Alaska. Includes ships: Princess Kathleen (betw.1948 and 1952), Princess Marguerite II and Princess Patricia.

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1965]

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 41

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 / 41

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1965]

Physical Description: 222 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w, colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 168 negative photographs (colour, b&w) and 54 colour transparencies. Content pertains to cruise ships, glaciers and scenery, travellers, activities in British Columbia and Alaska. Includes ships: Princess Kathleen (betw.1948 and 1952), Princess Marguerite II and Princess Patricia.

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

Subject Access: Travel; Transportation; Ship; Cruise ships

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; United States of America; Alaska

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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Alberta business and news publication history

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of three textual publications and a subject index booklet for a separate publication [accompanying publication not present in fonds]. Content pertains to the history of the Calgary Herald [ca. 1905]; the Alberta Division Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; the history of Calgary's…

Date Range: [1905]; 1950; 1955; [1956-1960]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 39

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F1 : Textual

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 39

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: [1905]; 1950; 1955; [1956-1960]

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (4 volumes ; 23 x 29.5 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of three textual publications and a subject index booklet for a separate publication [accompanying publication not present in fonds]. Content pertains to the history of the Calgary Herald [ca. 1905]; the Alberta Division Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association; the history of Calgary's business and financial development; and Alberta's economy.

Subject Access: Advertising; Businesses; Buildings; Construction; Commercial products; Commerce; Industry; History; Anniversary; Calgary Power Ltd.; Finances; Newspaper; Publication; Natural resources; Land, settlement and immigration; Land use

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Calgary; Edmonton

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Land, settlement and immigration

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Alberta provincial trap shooting tournament

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph depicting winners of the Alberta Provincial Trap Shooting Tournament in 1934. Individuals in photograph include Norman Luxton, K.N. Leach, A.W. Scott, W.J. Muirhead and H.A. Simpson.

Date Range: 1934

Reference Code: LUX / I / D2 / 19 (O.S.)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Personal and Professional

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D2 : Recreation

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D2 / 19 (O.S.)

GMD: Photograph; Print

Date Range: 1934

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w print on paper ; 31 x 38 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph depicting winners of the Alberta Provincial Trap Shooting Tournament in 1934. Individuals in photograph include Norman Luxton, K.N. Leach, A.W. Scott, W.J. Muirhead and H.A. Simpson.

Notes: Photograph attached to paper backing, with names and competition rankings written below photograph

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Recreation; Sports; Hunting; Shooting; Competition

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta

Language: English

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Original title used

Processing Status: Processed

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Algonquin Hotel, Digby Pines, Ascot and Le Baron Motels

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 45 negative photographs (b&w, colour) and 33 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels: Algonquin Hotel, St. Andrew's NB; Digby Pines Hotel, Digby NS; Ascot Hotel, Montreal QC(?); and Le Baron Hotel, Sherbrooke QC.

Date Range: 1964

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 25

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 : Negative and Transparencies

Accession Number: 7438

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 25

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1964

Physical Description: 78 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w and colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 45 negative photographs (b&w, colour) and 33 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotels: Algonquin Hotel, St. Andrew's NB; Digby Pines Hotel, Digby NS; Ascot Hotel, Montreal QC(?); and Le Baron Hotel, Sherbrooke QC.

Notes: Some of photographs are duplicates. Negatives and transparencies stored in separate file boxes.

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Hotel; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; 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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Almanacs and recipe books

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 7 published paperback booklets. Contents include 3 copies of "Dr. A.W. Chase's Calendar Almanac" dated 1931, 1933 and 1934 respectively; 2 copies of "Dodd's Almanac and Household Hints" dated 1933 and 1934; one copy of "Things Worth Knowing: Reliable Recipes, Valuable Formulas and …

Date Range: [ca. 1895]; 1908; 1927; 1931; 1933; 1934

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 13

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Calendar

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F1: Textual

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 13

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Calendar

Responsibility: Published by Murray Printing Co. Ltd.; The Dodds Medicine Co. Ltd.; Dr. Williams Medical Co.; and The W.H. Comstock Co. Ltd

Date Range: [ca. 1895]; 1908; 1927; 1931; 1933; 1934

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of 7 published paperback booklets. Contents include 3 copies of "Dr. A.W. Chase's Calendar Almanac" dated 1931, 1933 and 1934 respectively; 2 copies of "Dodd's Almanac and Household Hints" dated 1933 and 1934; one copy of "Things Worth Knowing: Reliable Recipes, Valuable Formulas and Methods of Home Treatment for Common Diseases", annotated on the back cover in blue/purple ink with recipe for a health drink.; and one copy of "Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills", stamped "D.C. McDougall Morley, AB" on the back cover.

Name Access: McDougall, David

Subject Access: Advertising; Commerce and industry; Medicine; Astronomy; Health services

Geographic Access: Canada

Language: English

Conservation: Last two items in file stored in mylar, due to staining and more fragile condition than other file contents

Category: Commerce and industry; Health services

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Animals and wildlife, Red Cathcart, other family friends personal photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs sent to Norman Luxton from various friends, including "Red" [Cathcart?], Eugene LaPorte, Woodworth and Theodora Campbell, the Green family, and Ernest Maunder. Content pertains to Red [Cathcart's?] work transporting oil to mines, and views from his travels in British Co…

Date Range: 1933; [1935-1950]; 1936; 1943; 1945

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 354 to 431

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photography

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 354 to 431

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1933; [1935-1950]; 1936; 1943; 1945

Physical Description: 77 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 14.5 x 8.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs sent to Norman Luxton from various friends, including "Red" [Cathcart?], Eugene LaPorte, Woodworth and Theodora Campbell, the Green family, and Ernest Maunder. Content pertains to Red [Cathcart's?] work transporting oil to mines, and views from his travels in British Columbia and Camp Debert in Nova Scotia; Eugene LaPorte fishing near Lake Ontario; Indigenous communities in Panama [sent by Mr. and Mrs. Campbell]; photos of the Green family [names missing]; photos from a community and nearby forested areas [location and source unknown] with detailed notes on back of related personal memories; Ernest Maunder's model boat hobby; "Dorothy" feeding geese in February 1954 in Inglewood [region in Calgary?]; and photographs of various wildlife by J.H. [Jack?] Munroe.

Notes: Some photographs have annotations on back. Items LUX/I/E4/PA-389 and 397 also have directions and illustrations of property layouts

Name Access: Cathcart, John George (Red); Luxton, Norman; Campbell, Woodworth; Campbell, Theodora; LaPorte, Eugene; Maunder, Ernest

Subject Access: Artist; Boats; Transportation; Travel; Sports; Hunting; Oil; Natural resources; Model boats; Mines and mineral resources; Immigration and homesteading; Indigenous Peoples; Industry; Recreation; Family and personal life; Cabins and shelters; Animals; Birds; Dogs; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Alberta; Calgary; Inglewood; Canadian Rocky Mountains; Central America; Panama; Ontario; Lake Ontario; Newfoundland and Labrador; St. John's

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar and archival envelopes

Related Material: LUX/I/E4/PA-363 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-224 to 285; LUX/I/E4/PA-364 to 374 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-305 to 360 [some of photos in files are duplicates]; LUX/I/E4/PA-399 to 413 related to photographs LUX/I/E4/PA-72 to 114

Category: Arts; Cultural pluralism; First nations; Natural resources; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Assorted Black and White Prints

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 47 b&w photographic prints, various sizes. Prints pertain to various topics, including images of wartime manufacturers, individuals working with model trains and ships, fighter planes, two photographs pertaining to a dog show, portraits of several individuals, and three images of S…

Date Range: [ca. 1939 - ca. 1945]; 1940 - 1944; [ca. 1950]

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 1 to 47

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

2 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 - 1 to 47

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced and printed by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1939 - ca. 1945]; 1940 - 1944; [ca. 1950]

Physical Description: 47 Photographs: prints; b&w

History / Biographical: Three images within the file are of Sheila Morgan, a model who Nicholas Morant worked with at the Algonquin Resort Hotel in New Brunswick, likely some time in the 1940's. The Algonquin Resort was bought by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1903 and sold to private owners in 1970.

Scope & Content: File consists of 47 b&w photographic prints, various sizes. Prints pertain to various topics, including images of wartime manufacturers, individuals working with model trains and ships, fighter planes, two photographs pertaining to a dog show, portraits of several individuals, and three images of Sheila Morgan at the Algonquin Resort Hotel (New Brunswick) which were used in advertising.

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

Name Access: Sheila Morgan

Subject Access: Model trains; Ship; WWII; Manufacturing

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; New Brunswick

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 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 prints. File must be stored in appropriate conditions.

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Biographical Source Notes: Retrieved from online article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/algonquin-resort-back-in-business-after-lengthy-reno-1.2579278

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Assorted Books and Kodak Formula Booklet

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 4 hardcover books (various subjects) and 1 softcover Kodak booklet. Includes the following works: - "Handbook of Old Pottery and Porcelain Marks" (C. Jordan Thorn, 1947) with Nicholas Morant stamp inside and signed "Ivy May Morant Banff, Alta." on first page; contains bookmark with…

Date Range: 1906; [ca. 1945 - ca. 1955]; 1947; 1955; 1971

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 5 / 80 to 84

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Published record; Textual record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / V500 / S20

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts

Accession Number: 2014.8346

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 5 / 80 to 84

GMD: Published record; Textual record

Responsibility: Ivy Morant, various authors, Kodak

Date Range: 1906; [ca. 1945 - ca. 1955]; 1947; 1955; 1971

Physical Description: 4 Books: hardcover, 1 Booklet: softcover

Scope & Content: File consists of 4 hardcover books (various subjects) and 1 softcover Kodak booklet. Includes the following works: - "Handbook of Old Pottery and Porcelain Marks" (C. Jordan Thorn, 1947) with Nicholas Morant stamp inside and signed "Ivy May Morant Banff, Alta." on first page; contains bookmark with blue tassel; also with envelope of handwritten notes by Ivy "Willie" Morant attached inside. Envelope labelled: "Willie Morant (Ivy May) Some notes and reference research bearing on her collection of early chinaware. These made some weeks before she passed away... Banff 1986 April 15th" - "Slater's Telegraphic Code" 5th edition (London 1906). Various signatures and handwritten notes inside, not by Morant - “Kodak Data Book on Formulas and Processing” (n.d.). Some handwritten notes inside, other pages/clippings inserted with adhesives, several loose pages inside (some annotated). - “The Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss” (Rupert Hart-Davis, 1955). With Nicholas Morant stamp and attached clippings inside. - Tilikum: Luxton’s Pacific Crossing” (Eleanor Georgina Luxton, 1971). Contains Nicholas Morant stamp and 2 attached clippings: blurb of the book glued to inside of front cover, and biographical page about Eleanor Luxton glued to inside of back cover.

Notes: “Kodak Data Book on Formulas and Processing” was stored with other booklet, “Ansco Formulas for Black-and-White Photography” (1952), non-annotated; both items were in white CP Rail envelope with handwritten title “FORMULAE”.

Storage Range: In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 75 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 91

Name Access: Morant, Ivy

Subject Access: Photography; Pottery

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

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 with adhesives and other risky materials inside must be monitored or possibly have acid-free paper inserted to prevent damage to adjacent materials

Creator: Various authors, Kodak

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Assorted CPR, Wildlife, Travel and Canadian Culture Prints, Miller Services Ltd.

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 85 b&w prints and 1 colour print, various sizes. Content pertains to CPR, construction sites, horses and ranching, wildlife/landscapes, Indigenous art, and images from scenes in several provinces across Canada (BC, AB, NB, NS, QC) created for use in Canadian Pacific travel promotio…

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; [ca. 1980 - 1986]

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 419 to 504

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

2 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 - 419 to 504

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; [ca. 1980 - 1986]

Physical Description: 86 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 85 b&w prints and 1 colour print, various sizes. Content pertains to CPR, construction sites, horses and ranching, wildlife/landscapes, Indigenous art, and images from scenes in several provinces across Canada (BC, AB, NB, NS, QC) created for use in Canadian Pacific travel promotions. Also contains three portrait images of Stoney Nakoda chiefs including John Hunter and Jacob Two-Young-Man, and two images of an older Nicholas Morant (at least one taken by Ivy 'Willie' Morant, depicting Nicholas Morant in train tunnel holding camera equipment). Many images in this file are stamped on the reverse side as property of Miller Services Ltd.

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

Name Access: Hunter, John; Two-Young-Man, Jacob

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Travel; Horses; Arts; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Alberta; Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia

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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Assorted entertainment, business cards, advertisements

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of cards, stationery, small publications and other collected items. Includes thank you and business cards for The Home Insurance Company in Calgary and the Canadian Bank of Commerce; two blank pages with letterhead for Hotel Wales in Calgary; a round paper placemat/coaster advertising…

Date Range: [1920-1940]; 1947; 1949; [1950-1965]; [1969-1975]

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 52

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F1 : Textual

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 52

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Responsibility: Postcard illustration produced by L.H. Larsen

Date Range: [1920-1940]; 1947; 1949; [1950-1965]; [1969-1975]

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of cards, stationery, small publications and other collected items. Includes thank you and business cards for The Home Insurance Company in Calgary and the Canadian Bank of Commerce; two blank pages with letterhead for Hotel Wales in Calgary; a round paper placemat/coaster advertising La Ronde Revolving Restaurant in Edmonton; a copy of "Bill and Al's Happy Motoring" by Esso Imperial Service containing an article about Banff National Park [pages 2-3]; a Laura Secord advertisement and info booklet, "The History of Our Flag"; a partial pack of blank score cards titled Auction Bridge; a page titled "Rules for the Game of Five Hundred"; a newspaper clipping with comics on both sides; and a large [23 x 15 cm] postcard with illustration titled "What Would You Have Done?" [see notes].

Notes: NOTE: Large postcard "What Would You Have Done?" contains outdated and potentially offensive language which is reflective of the time period in which it was produced.; "Bill and Al's Happy Motoring" publication has mailing stamp on back addressed to Norman Luxton.; "Rules for the Game of Five Hundred" card annotated in pencil

Name Access: Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Businesses; History; Entertainment; Hotel; Travel; Tourism; Sports; Skiing; Recreation; Finances; Commerce

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Banff National Park; Calgary

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Commerce and industry; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Assorted Portraits and Photographs

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 37 prints (36 b&w and 1 colour), and 1 paper clipping. Consists mostly of portrait images of various individuals, some artists and manufacturers, including one of young Peter and Catharine Whyte which has been reproduced by the Whyte Museum (PA - 112). Most images in this file are …

Date Range: [ca. 1930 - ca. 1935]; 1938; [ca. 1935 - ca. 1950]; 1974

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 88 to 122

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

3 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 - 88 to 122

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1930 - ca. 1935]; 1938; [ca. 1935 - ca. 1950]; 1974

Physical Description: 37 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour. 1 paper clipping.

Scope & Content: File consists of 37 prints (36 b&w and 1 colour), and 1 paper clipping. Consists mostly of portrait images of various individuals, some artists and manufacturers, including one of young Peter and Catharine Whyte which has been reproduced by the Whyte Museum (PA - 112). Most images in this file are annotated by Nicholas Morant.

Notes: One of images produced by Jim Wallace, 1974.

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

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

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

Language: English

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

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Assorted Prints, Some Mounted and Signed

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 41 photographic prints (32 b&w and 9 colour). Content pertains to the CPR and Canadian Pacific companies, Canadian landscapes (including Mount Assiniboine), a portrait of Jimmy Simpson Sr., and three images (mounted and signed by Nicholas Morant) depicting female models posing with…

Date Range: 1938; [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940] [ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 5 to 41 O.S.

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 - 5 to 41 O.S.

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1938; [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940] [ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]

Physical Description: 41 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour

History / Biographical: Jimmy Simpson Sr. was a backpacker and outfitter in the Banff / Rocky Mountains region. He built the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge near Bow Lake which him and his wife Williamina ran from 1920 - 1945, and led many hunting and climbing expeditions in the area. Jimmy and Williamina had three children: Jimmy Simpson Jr. (who took over the Lodge in 1945), and daughters Margaret and Mary Simpson who became famous as professional ice skaters, the 'Simpson Sisters' in the late 1930's.

Scope & Content: File consists of 41 photographic prints (32 b&w and 9 colour). Content pertains to the CPR and Canadian Pacific companies, Canadian landscapes (including Mount Assiniboine), a portrait of Jimmy Simpson Sr., and three images (mounted and signed by Nicholas Morant) depicting female models posing with skis and skates.

Notes: Items V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 1 to 4 are stored separately in file box with items V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 649 to 688

Storage Range: In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 5 to V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 41 O.S.

Name Access: Simpson, Jimmy

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Landscapes; Skiing; Skating

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; 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 prints. Items must be stored in appropriate conditions.

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Biographical Source Notes: https://albertaonrecord.ca/jimmy-simpson-family-fonds

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Assorted Professional Photographs and Images of Nicholas Morant (Multiple Creators)

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 49 b&w prints, various sizes, pertaining to a wide range of topics and dates. Contains professional photographs of Nicholas Morant at various ages, some of him working; picture of Nicholas Morant by Ivy Morant (1949) in a Beefeater costume, posing for a cover photograph for Christm…

Date Range: [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1944]; 1949; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; 1964; ca. 1979; [ca. 1980]

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 600 to 648

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

8 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 - 600 to 648

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant, Ivy 'Willie' Morant, Laird Brown and Ace Williams

Date Range: [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1940 - ca. 1944]; 1949; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; 1964; ca. 1979; [ca. 1980]

Physical Description: 49 Photographs: prints; b&w

Scope & Content: File consists of 49 b&w prints, various sizes, pertaining to a wide range of topics and dates. Contains professional photographs of Nicholas Morant at various ages, some of him working; picture of Nicholas Morant by Ivy Morant (1949) in a Beefeater costume, posing for a cover photograph for Christmas dinner menus at Empress Hotel, 1949; pictures by unknown photographer(s) of Nicholas Morant taking WWII action shots, and other photographs by Morant of soldiers; other miscellaneous photographs by Nicholas Morant of balance beam performers, factory workers, staged promotional images, etc.

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

Name Access: Morant, Nicholas; Morant, Ivy

Subject Access: Empress Hotel; WWII; Performance

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia

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 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 prints. File must be stored in appropriate conditions.