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504. Cathedral Crag, Field Hill

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions20346
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
More detail
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
Less detail
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Blueprints of Connaught Tunnel and Map of Deutchman Cave

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54207
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 printed paper copies of older hand-illustrated works. Pertains to a copied 1947 blueprint of Connaught Tunnel depicting burn damage on tracks from an accident that year; and a copied hand-drawn map of Deutchman Cave from 1902, with annotations bottom right (copied from the origin…
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 73 to 74 O.S.
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Drawing
Map
Blueprint
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 73 to 74 O.S.
GMD
Drawing
Map
Blueprint
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]
Physical Description
2 paper copies: 1 blueprint, 1 map
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 printed paper copies of older hand-illustrated works. Pertains to a copied 1947 blueprint of Connaught Tunnel depicting burn damage on tracks from an accident that year; and a copied hand-drawn map of Deutchman Cave from 1902, with annotations bottom right (copied from the original).
Notes
Items were stored together in a poster tube labelled: "Canadian Pacific Blueprints - CPR Passenger Train in Connaught Tunnel - Nakimu Caves at Glacier"
Subject Access
Geography
Connaught Tunnel
Canadian Pacific Railway
Train
Transportation
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items must be stored flat with similar materials
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Canadian Landscape Scenes, Tourism and Other Miscellaneous

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54106
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 126 colour transparencies, various sizes, most of which are individually titled. Content pertains to numerous landscape views across Canada (including scenes in British Columbia, Alberta, the Canadian prairies, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia), with a majority depicting the Canadia…
Date Range
[ca. 1945 - ca. 1960]
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 410 to 535
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 410 to 535
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1945 - ca. 1960]
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
Physical Description
126 Photographs: transparencies; colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 126 colour transparencies, various sizes, most of which are individually titled. Content pertains to numerous landscape views across Canada (including scenes in British Columbia, Alberta, the Canadian prairies, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia), with a majority depicting the Canadian Rockies regions. Content also includes other assorted images pertaining to the Stoney Nakoda community, as well as Canadian Pacific tourism-related images.
Storage Range
In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 410 to 535 and V500 / III / D / 4 / NS - 1 to 9
Subject Access
Travel
tourism
Landscapes
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items in this file must be stored in mylar sheets to prevent surface damage. Transparencies must only be stored with other transparencies.
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Canadian Pacific Trains and Other Miscellaneous

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54099
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 30 transparencies, various sizes. Contents pertain to Canadian Pacific Railway (most depict CPR trains), as well as some miscellaneous promotional / tourism - related images for Canadian Pacific. Other transparencies originally stored with contents of this file are now filed under …
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 33 to 62
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 33 to 62
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
Physical Description
30 Photographs: transparencies; colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 30 transparencies, various sizes. Contents pertain to Canadian Pacific Railway (most depict CPR trains), as well as some miscellaneous promotional / tourism - related images for Canadian Pacific. Other transparencies originally stored with contents of this file are now filed under V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 73 to 93.
Storage Range
In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 409
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Trains
tourism
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items must be protected with mylar sheets to prevent surface damage. Transparencies in this file must only be stored with other transparencies.
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

J. F. Garden Transparencies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54103
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 291 colour transparencies (size 35mm) produced by Nicholas Morant and used by John F. Garden in the creation of his book, 'Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific' (1992, Footprint Publishing). Content pertains to the Canadian Pacific Railway and trains, Canadian Pacific tourism imagery…
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1980]
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 94 to 384
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 94 to 384
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1980]
Physical Description
291 Photographs: transparencies; colour
History / Biographical
J. F. Garden's book, 'Nicholas Morant's Pacific Canada' (1992), uses images, mostly in colour, produced throughout Nicholas Morant's extensive career as a photographer for Canadian Pacific from 1929 - 1981.
Scope & Content
File consists of 291 colour transparencies (size 35mm) produced by Nicholas Morant and used by John F. Garden in the creation of his book, 'Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific' (1992, Footprint Publishing). Content pertains to the Canadian Pacific Railway and trains, Canadian Pacific tourism imagery (landscapes, staged photoshoots, etc.) and other images of landscapes and wildlife throughout Canada.
Notes
Formerly stored together in 2 red binders, with label 'J.F. Garden Transparencies'. Many transparency slides individually labelled prior to acquisition with information such as zoom percentage, page number (referencing where in J.F. Garden's book they were expected to appear), etc. Mostly kept in original 35mm slide pages, but some moved and kept in same order / positions on new slide sheets for labelling and conservation reasons.
Storage Range
In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 409
Name Access
Garden, John F.
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
tourism
Publication
Landscapes
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Transparencies must be stored in mylar sheets to prevent damage from adjacent items, and must only be stored with other transparencies.
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Biographical Source Notes
http://cs.trains.com/ctr/b/mileposts/archive/2017/02/28/cp-remembers-nicholas-morant.aspx
Title Source
Title provided by creator
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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John Garden Transparency Copies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54223
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
ca.125 colour transparencies given to John Garden by Nicholas Morant for use in his books "Nicholas Morant's Canada" (pub. 1998) and "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" (pub. 1991). Includes images of trains, portraits, scenes and people from Peru, Canadian scenics and images from Royal York Hotel…
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
[ca. 1955 - ca. 1975]
1964
Reference Code
V500 / I / D2 / NS
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / V500 / S20
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / I / D: Photography: Other Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / I / D2 / NS
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
[ca. 1955 - ca. 1975]
1964
Physical Description
ca. 125 Photographs: transparencies; colour
Scope & Content
ca.125 colour transparencies given to John Garden by Nicholas Morant for use in his books "Nicholas Morant's Canada" (pub. 1998) and "Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific" (pub. 1991). Includes images of trains, portraits, scenes and people from Peru, Canadian scenics and images from Royal York Hotel (1964).
Notes
File also contains set of photocopied scans depicting Nicholas Morant's original numbering systems and labels for transparencies
Storage Range
In box V500/I/D2/NS and V500/I/D3/NS
Name Access
Garden, John F.
Subject Access
Hotel
Royal York Hotel
Train
Landscapes
Geographic Access
Canada
Ontario
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Peru
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
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Mountain Scenes, Indigenous Communities (Alberta and Pacific Coast), Nicholas Morant with Erling Strom

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54104
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 25 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to Canadian Rockies mountain scenes (some including people), and various scenes, labelled, from multiple Indigenous communities (Pacific Coast, Stoney Nakoda, Habbena tribe). File also contains images of Nicholas Morant and …
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 385 to 409
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 385 to 409
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
Physical Description
25 Photographs: transparencies; colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 25 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to Canadian Rockies mountain scenes (some including people), and various scenes, labelled, from multiple Indigenous communities (Pacific Coast, Stoney Nakoda, Habbena tribe). File also contains images of Nicholas Morant and packing guide Erling Strom on horseback.
Storage Range
In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 409
Name Access
Strom, Erling
Subject Access
Mountains
Horses
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Transparencies in this file need to be stored in protective mylar sheets to prevent surface damage, and must only be stored with other transparencies.
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Stoney Nakoda Images and Mountain / Waterfall Landscapes

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54097
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 17 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to an Indigenous wood-carver, images from a Stoney-Nakoda community, and various mountain and waterfall landscapes. Most items are labelled individually according to their contents and information provided with original pack…
Date Range
[ca. 1945 - ca. 1970]
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 16 to 32
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 16 to 32
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1945 - ca. 1970]
Physical Description
17 Photographs: transparencies; colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 17 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to an Indigenous wood-carver, images from a Stoney-Nakoda community, and various mountain and waterfall landscapes. Most items are labelled individually according to their contents and information provided with original packaging.
Notes
Items NS - 31 and 32 were originally part of a group of visual items, and were numbered '12' and '13' respectively; other items from this set are processed as NS - 4 to 15 and located in their corresponding file/folder.
Storage Range
In file box C / 5 / NS - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 409
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Transparencies in this file need to be stored in protective mylar sheets to prevent damage. Items must only be stored in file with other transparencies.
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Travel Documents and Maps (File 2 of 2)

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54324
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 maps, 3 stamps, ca.12 blank CP labels, 10 CP "value labels",1 notepad, 11 travel release forms (5 annotated) and 1 travel folder. Content pertains to travel documents and maps used by Nicholas Morant during work trips with Canadian Pacific and possibly some personal travel. Inclu…
Date Range
1930
1946
1947
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
1966
1977
1978
Reference Code
M300 / III / A9 / 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Map
Organization record
Textual record
Corporate record
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / I / A : Nick and WIllie Morant
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / A9 / 2
GMD
Map
Organization record
Textual record
Corporate record
Responsibility
Collected by Nicholas Morant; corporate records for Canadian Pacific owned by Canadian Pacific company
Date Range
1930
1946
1947
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
1966
1977
1978
Physical Description
ca. 43 Textual records: maps, stamps, labels, notepad, small travel folder, release forms
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 maps, 3 stamps, ca.12 blank CP labels, 10 CP "value labels",1 notepad, 11 travel release forms (5 annotated) and 1 travel folder. Content pertains to travel documents and maps used by Nicholas Morant during work trips with Canadian Pacific and possibly some personal travel. Includes maps of Alberta, Banff National Park, Yoho National Park, Jasper National Park; professional supplies (travel forms, shipping labels); 14-cent Canadian stamps (from XI Commonwealth Games in 1978); notepad with 2 pages of notes written by Nicholas Morant; and small blue travel-sized folder with pockets with CP Transport label on front.
Notes
CP Rail labels, stamps, value labels, blue folder and notepad originally stored in plastic wrapping labelled "ENVELOPES PAPER STAMPS VALUE LABELS" Travel release forms were originally stored in blue/grey CP Rail mailing envelope labelled "RR Releases" (stored in separate folder in same box) 1966 map of Alberta (fold-out map) and 3 maps of national parks were originally stored in large blue/grey Canadian Pacific envelope labelled "MAPS - PARKS ALBERTA SASKATCHEWAN ONTARIO" Large map of Alberta formerly stored in unlabelled plastic yellow bag with red cloth border (removed for conservation purposes) Items in this file were part of an original set of ca. 75 items; excess duplicates, blank pages and envelopes, non-annotated maps not relevant to the Canadian Rockies, etc. were discarded.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / A9
Name Access
Morant, Nicholas
Subject Access
Banff National Park
Canadian Pacific Railway
Jasper National Park
National parks and reserves
Parks
Records
Rocky Mountains
Travel
Yoho National Park
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
French
Creator
Canadian Government, Government of Alberta, Government of Ontario, Canadian Pacific, National Parks of Canada
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Wapta Falls, Mountain Scenes and Canadian Pacific Railroad

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54101
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 31 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to Wapta Falls (5 images), mountain landscapes, and the Canadian Pacific Railway (most of the transparencies depict trains and railways). Transparencies numbered NS - 73 to 93 in this file were previously stored with similar…
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 63 to 93
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
More detail
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 63 to 93
GMD
Photograph
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1975]
Physical Description
Photographs: transparencies; colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 31 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to Wapta Falls (5 images), mountain landscapes, and the Canadian Pacific Railway (most of the transparencies depict trains and railways). Transparencies numbered NS - 73 to 93 in this file were previously stored with similar items, which are currently filed under V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 33 to 62 .
Storage Range
In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 1 to V500 / II / C / 5 / NS - 409
Subject Access
Canadian Pacific Railway
Trains
Landscapes
Mountains
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items must be covered with protective mylar on both sides to prevent surface damage. Items in this file must only be stored with other transparencies.
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

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