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Between Jasper and Blue Ridge

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1988

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.113

Description: Hill in foreground, black trees at mid-point, purple mountain behind.

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Between Jasper and Blue Ridge

Date: 1988

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 33.0 x 25.3 cm

Description: Hill in foreground, black trees at mid-point, purple mountain behind.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Jasper National Park

Credit: Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.113

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between Jasper and Blue River

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1983

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.102

Description: Trees and mountains in Jasper area.

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: between Jasper and Blue River

Date: 1983

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 33.3 x 25.5 cm

Description: Trees and mountains in Jasper area.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies

Credit: Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.102

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Blackhorn Peak, Astoria Valley, Jasper, Alberta

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1987

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.090

Description: Blackhorn Peak in winter.

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Blackhorn Peak, Astoria Valley, Jasper, Alberta

Date: 1987

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 45.7 x 38.1 cm

Description: Blackhorn Peak in winter.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Blackhorn Peak; Astoria Valley

Credit: Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.090

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Blueprints of Connaught Tunnel and Map of Deutchman Cave

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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

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

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Booklets, Mollie Morant Poem, Signed Pat Brewster Book

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 textual items, various authors. Content pertains to a copy of 'The Last of the Buffalo' given to Nicholas Morant in 1940 by Norman Luxton; an Illustrated booklet hand-drawn by Cyril Harris for Nicholas and Ivy Morant; a copy of 'Paintings from the Wild' by Clarence Pillenius; a 1…

Date Range: [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; 1946; 1963; 1977; 1980

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 5 / 1 to 5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Drawing

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

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

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 5 / 1 to 5

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Drawing

Responsibility: Various authors

Date Range: [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; 1946; 1963; 1977; 1980

Physical Description: 5 Textual Records: books, journal copy, illustrations

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 textual items, various authors. Content pertains to a copy of 'The Last of the Buffalo' given to Nicholas Morant in 1940 by Norman Luxton; an Illustrated booklet hand-drawn by Cyril Harris for Nicholas and Ivy Morant; a copy of 'Paintings from the Wild' by Clarence Pillenius; a 1946 journal publication containing a poem written by Mollie Morant; and a copy of 'Weathered Wood' by F.O. 'Pat' Brewster, signed.

Storage Range: In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 1 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 11

Name Access: Luxton, Norman; Brewster, F.O.; Brewster, Pat; Morant, Ivy; Morant, Mollie; Harris, Cyril

Subject Access: Poetry; Publication; Arts; Buffalo

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 with ink or other risky materials on the surface must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.

Creator: Various authors

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Cascade Mountain, Banff, Alberta

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1989

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.076

Description: Cascade Mountain, rock outcrop in foreground.

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Cascade Mountain, Banff, Alberta

Date: 1989

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 32.0 x 24.2 cm

Description: Cascade Mountain, rock outcrop in foreground.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Cascade Mountain

Credit: Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.076

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Castle Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1989

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.073

Description: Castle Mountain and Bow River viewed as if from the Trans Canada highway.

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Castle Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta

Date: 1989

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 20.5 x 27.9 cm

Description: Castle Mountain and Bow River viewed as if from the Trans Canada highway.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Castle Mountain; Bow River

Credit: Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.073

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Fisher Peak

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1982

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.095

Description: Fisher Peak, black trees in foreground.

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Fisher Peak

Date: 1982

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 20.3 x 27.9 cm

Description: Fisher Peak, black trees in foreground.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Fisher Peak

Credit: Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.095

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Freelance and loose writing, comics

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Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of textual records pertaining to trips led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Includes an annotated skit performed on a 1982 trail ride, drafts of possible content for newsletters, freelance writing samples, and accounts of specific trail rides. Most items list author(s) and…

Date Range: [1970-1980]; 1982-1984; 1986; 1992-1993; 1999; 2003; 2005-2008

Reference Code: M545 / II / 19

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Drawing

Part Of: Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M545 / V635

Series: M545 / II : Members, Staff and Personal Records

Sous-Fonds: M545

Accession Number: 8235

Reference Code: M545 / II / 19

GMD: Textual record; Private record; Drawing

Date Range: [1970-1980]; 1982-1984; 1986; 1992-1993; 1999; 2003; 2005-2008

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of textual records pertaining to trips led by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Includes an annotated skit performed on a 1982 trail ride, drafts of possible content for newsletters, freelance writing samples, and accounts of specific trail rides. Most items list author(s) and date. File also includes several annotated sketches depicting trail riders.

Notes: File contains duplicates which have been attached to each other

Name Access: Fedder, Zelda; Vale, Don; Howard, Christine; Sharp, Thelma; Levy, Joanne; Brown, Brenda; Bauer, Rebecca; Orr, Dennis; Wallace, Don; Reid, Janice; Elphinstone, Michelle; Dallimore, Karen; Godderis, Rick

Subject Access: Travel; Tourism; Packing; Camping; Music; Poetry; Trails

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Clearwater; Wonder Pass

Language: English

Conservation: Metal staples removed from numerous items

Category: Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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A Hunter of Peace

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Artist: Alex Emond (1950 – , Canadian)

Date: 1980

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: EmA.03.02

Description: The back of the mane and ears of a horse is in the foreground bottom left. A trail from bottom left swings to the right. On the trail are two mounted horsemen. Standing to the left of the trail is a woman with hat in hand looking to the right. A ridge runs from bottom left to top right. There is a …

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Artist: Alex Emond (1950 – , Canadian)

Title: A Hunter of Peace

Date: 1980

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 24.9 x 65.7 cm

Description: The back of the mane and ears of a horse is in the foreground bottom left. A trail from bottom left swings to the right. On the trail are two mounted horsemen. Standing to the left of the trail is a woman with hat in hand looking to the right. A ridge runs from bottom left to top right. There is a mountain range to the left in the distance and one mountain in top right hand corner. Clouds along the horizon.

Subject: figure; Mary Schaffer; cowboys; animal; horse; landscape; Canadian Rockies; Alex Emond

Credit: Gift of Unknown, 1968

Catalogue Number: EmA.03.02

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Illustrations - general

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of research notes, sample drafts, photo lists and other materials collected or produced by Ben Gadd while working on illustrations for his book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.

Date Range: [ca.1985-1995]

Reference Code: M590 / II / A / 81

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Drawing

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: M590 / II : Research and publication records

Sous-Fonds: M590

Sub-Series: M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: M590 / II / A / 81

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Drawing

Date Range: [ca.1985-1995]

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of research notes, sample drafts, photo lists and other materials collected or produced by Ben Gadd while working on illustrations for his book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.

Name Access: Gadd, Ben

Subject Access: Publication; Research; Environment; Photography; Art

Geographic Access: Canadian Rocky Mountains; Canada; Alberta; Jasper National Park; British Columbia; Golden

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Environment

Title Source: Original title used

Processing Status: Processed

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Illustrations - Geology

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of research notes, illustration drafts and printed sample pages from geological publications. Contents were used as reference material during the production of fossil and other geological illustrations for Ben Gadd's book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.

Date Range: [ca.1985-1995]

Reference Code: M590 / II / A / 73 to 74

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Drawing

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: M590 / II : Research and publication records

Sous-Fonds: M590

Sub-Series: M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: M590 / II / A / 73 to 74

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Drawing

Date Range: [ca.1985-1995]

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records -- illustrations

Scope & Content: File consists of research notes, illustration drafts and printed sample pages from geological publications. Contents were used as reference material during the production of fossil and other geological illustrations for Ben Gadd's book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.

Name Access: Gadd, Ben

Subject Access: Publication; Research; Geology; Art

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Arts

Title Source: Original title used

Processing Status: Processed

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Illustrations - insects

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of hand-drawn illustrations and descriptions pertaining to insect species in the Canadian Rockies. Contents were used during the production of Ben Gadd's book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.

Date Range: [ca.1980-1995]

Reference Code: M590 / II / A / 77

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Drawing

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: M590 / II : Research and publication records

Sous-Fonds: M590

Sub-Series: M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: M590 / II / A / 77

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Drawing

Date Range: [ca.1980-1995]

Physical Description: ca.54 drawings : illustration, marker ; 27.5 x 21 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of hand-drawn illustrations and descriptions pertaining to insect species in the Canadian Rockies. Contents were used during the production of Ben Gadd's book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.

Notes: Illustrations in file processed as textual records to maintain original order

Name Access: Gadd, Ben

Subject Access: Publication; Research; Environment; Wildlife

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Arts; Environment

Title Source: Original title used

Processing Status: Processed

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Illustrations - mammals

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of research notes, scanned sample pages and illustrations pertaining to various mammal species and their footprints. Materials were collected or produced by Ben Gadd as reference material for his book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.

Date Range: [ca.1985-1995]

Reference Code: M590 / II / A / 80

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Drawing

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: M590 / II : Research and publication records

Sous-Fonds: M590

Sub-Series: M590 / II / A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: M590 / II / A / 80

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Drawing

Date Range: [ca.1985-1995]

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of research notes, scanned sample pages and illustrations pertaining to various mammal species and their footprints. Materials were collected or produced by Ben Gadd as reference material for his book, Handbook of the Canadian Rockies.

Name Access: Gadd, Ben

Subject Access: Publication; Research; Wildlife; Animals; Environment

Geographic Access: Canadian Rocky Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Environment

Title Source: Original title used

Processing Status: Processed

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Illustrations by [Albert?] Roberge

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Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of two illustrations by A. Roberge [possibly Albert Roberge of Banff/Edmonton, 1933-2012]. One illustration depicts two mountain goats standing by a steep rock face; other illustration is titled "The Rapids" and depicts a coureur de bois travelling through a river in a Hudson's Bay Co…

Date Range: [ca.1960-1980]

Reference Code: M436 / VI / 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Drawing

Part Of: Jim Brewster family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M436; V90

Series: M436 / VI : Later acquisitions

Sous-Fonds: M436

Accession Number: 2023.09

Reference Code: M436 / VI / 4

GMD: Drawing

Responsibility: Produced by [Albert?] Roberge

Date Range: [ca.1960-1980]

Physical Description: 2 illustrations: pencil and ink on paper

Scope & Content: File consists of two illustrations by A. Roberge [possibly Albert Roberge of Banff/Edmonton, 1933-2012]. One illustration depicts two mountain goats standing by a steep rock face; other illustration is titled "The Rapids" and depicts a coureur de bois travelling through a river in a Hudson's Bay Company canoe.