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Ben Gadd fonds
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- V810
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- 2024.01
- Reference Code
- M590 / V810 / S61
- GMD
- Digital image
- Drawing
- Negative
- Newspaper clipping
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Published record
- Textual record
- Video
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1956-2018
- Physical Description
- ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
- History / Biographical
- Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
- Notes
- Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records
- Subject Access
- Education
- Research
- Publication
- Environment
- Geology
- Tourism
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Academics
- Guiding
- Guides
- Businesses
- Finances
- Conservation
- Wildlife
- Natural history
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Lethbridge
- United States of America
- Colorado
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Dutch
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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An orogenous life: memoir and reader
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Canmore, AB, Canada : Corax Press
- Call Number
- 02.6 G11a
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- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Responsibility
- Ben Gadd
- Publisher
- Canmore, AB, Canada : Corax Press
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 655 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to the experiences of Ben Gadd, an experienced Rocky Mountain naturalist, guide and author. His book combines his personal experiences with the stories and essays of 36 others in order to create a touching, yet compelling story. The book includes a comprehensive selection of photographs, many of which are personal to the author and his family. Being that the author was and continues to be greatly involved with the Canadian Rocky Mountains, the book makes mention of multiple locations in and around the area of Banff such as, Mt. Assiniboine, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Bankhead, Brewster transportation and tours, and Johnston Canyon. The book follows the style of a biography and contains many personal stories and photos from the author and associated family.
- Contents
- Introduction
- Benny
- Ben
- Cia and Ben
- Willy, Cia and Ben
- Toby and Willy, Cia and Ben
- Index
- Other books by Ben Gadd
- Notes
- Some of the specific references to areas in, and area the Canadian Rocky Mountains are as follows, Mt. Assiniboine (297), Mt. Robson (373), Banff Mountain Film Festival (12, 395, 608), Bankhead (332) and Brewster transportation and tours (463, 469).
- ISBN
- 9780969263142
- Accession Number
- 2019.47
- Call Number
- 02.6 G11a
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- URL pertains to an online website dedicated to Ben Gadd and his continued achievements
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Bankhead : the twenty year town
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1989
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Banff : Friends of Banff National Park
- Canadian Parks Service
- Edition
- 1st ed (reprint)
- Call Number
- 08.3 B22g Pam oversize
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Edition
- 1st ed (reprint)
- Publisher
- Banff : Friends of Banff National Park
- Canadian Parks Service
- Published Date
- 1989
- Physical Description
- 74p. : ill., ports., map, facsim
- ISBN
- 0-969-0845-5-2
- Accession Number
- 25000 (browser shelf)
- 34500 03-07-2002
- Call Number
- 08.3 B22g Pam oversize
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Bankhead : the twenty year town
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1989
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Banff : Friends of Banff National Park
- Canadian Parks Service
- Edition
- 1st ed (reprint)
- Call Number
- 08.3 B22g
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Edition
- 1st ed (reprint)
- Publisher
- Banff : Friends of Banff National Park
- Canadian Parks Service
- Published Date
- 1989
- Physical Description
- 74p. : ill., ports., map, facsim
- ISBN
- 0-969-0845-5-2
- Accession Number
- 25000 (browser shelf)
- 34500 03-07-2002
- Call Number
- 08.3 B22g
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Artist
- Fitzpatrick
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Medium
- ink on heavy paper
- Catalogue Number
- FiP.03.06
- Description
- A view of Bow lake, a teepee with a man in front of it, off right centre. Taken from a Byron Harmon photograph.
- Artist
- Fitzpatrick
- Title
- Bow Lake
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Medium
- ink on heavy paper
- Dimensions
- 27.8 x 41.7 cm
- Description
- A view of Bow lake, a teepee with a man in front of it, off right centre. Taken from a Byron Harmon photograph.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Don Harmon, Banff, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- FiP.03.06
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The Canadian hiker's and backpacker's handbook
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2008
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- North Vancouver, B.C. : Whitecap Books
- Call Number
- 04 G11c
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- North Vancouver, B.C. : Whitecap Books
- Published Date
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 369p. : ill., maps
- Subjects
- Camping
- Equipment
- Guidebooks
- Outdoor life
- Survival
- Notes
- Bibliographical references and index
- ISBN
- 0-9692631-1-2
- Accession Number
- 7885
- Call Number
- 04 G11c
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Canadian Hiker's and Backpacker's Handbook - illustrations
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of schedules, lists of images and photograph locations, and illustrations by artists Lonnie Springer and Deke Hammell. Materials in file were used in the creation of Ben Gadd's book, "The Canadian Hiker's and Backpacker's Guide".
- Date Range
- 2004
- 2007
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 61
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Drawing
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- V810 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- V810
- Sub-Series
- V810 / II / B : Other publications
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 61
- Responsibility
- Illustrations produced by Lonnie Springer, Deke Hammell
- Date Range
- 2004
- 2007
- Physical Description
- 0.3 cm of textual records -- 6 illustrations
- Scope & Content
- File consists of schedules, lists of images and photograph locations, and illustrations by artists Lonnie Springer and Deke Hammell. Materials in file were used in the creation of Ben Gadd's book, "The Canadian Hiker's and Backpacker's Guide".
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Recreation
- Hiking
- Art
- Artist
- Research
- Photography
- Professional and Personal Life
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Related Material
- V810 / II / B / DF - 3 to 6
- Category
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Canadian Rockies geology road tours
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2009
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Jasper, AB : Corax Press
- Call Number
- 03.2 G11c c. 2
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Jasper, AB : Corax Press
- Published Date
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 576 pages : ill., maps
- Subjects
- Guidebooks
- Notes
- Includes index. On cover: The complete roadside guide: fossils, formations, folds and faults; presented in plain English; over 250 great stops; fully illustrated; works with odometer and GPS! Includes bibliogaphical references: p. 560-561.
- ISBN
- 9780969263128
- Accession Number
- P2022.01
- Call Number
- 03.2 G11c c. 2
- Location
- Reading Room
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Canadian Rockies geology road tours
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2008
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Jasper, AB : Corax Press
- Call Number
- QE G33
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Jasper, AB : Corax Press
- Published Date
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 576 p. : ill., maps
- Subjects
- Guidebooks
- Geology
- Rocky Mountains, Canada
- Notes
- Includes index. On cover: The complete roadside guide: fossils, formations, folds and faults; presented in plain English; over 250 great stops; fully illustrated; works with odometer and GPS! Includes bibliogaphical references: p. 560-561.
- ISBN
- 9780969263128
- Call Number
- QE G33
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Canadian Rockies geology road tours
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2008
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Jasper, AB : Corax Press
- Call Number
- 03.2 G11c
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Jasper, AB : Corax Press
- Published Date
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 576 p. : ill., maps
- Subjects
- Guidebooks
- Notes
- Includes index. On cover: The complete roadside guide: fossils, formations, folds and faults; presented in plain English; over 250 great stops; fully illustrated; works with odometer and GPS! Includes bibliogaphical references: p. 560-561.
- ISBN
- 9780969263128
- Accession Number
- 50500
- Call Number
- 03.2 G11c
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Climbing at Wasootch Slabs
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1980
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- 01.4 K13g Pam
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 1980
- Physical Description
- 32p. : ill
- Subjects
- Kananaskis Country
- Rock climbing
- Accession Number
- 3154
- Call Number
- 01.4 K13g Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Climbing at Wasootch Slabs
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1980
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Calgary : The Author : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- F1090 G3 Pam
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Calgary : The Author : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 1980
- Subjects
- Kananaskis
- Rock climbing
- Call Number
- F1090 G3 Pam
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Conservation : from Chaucer to Smokey the Bear : part 1
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- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Physical Description
- p.4, 7
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Fire ecology
- Forests
- Notes
- In Wild Lands Advocate, vol.6, no.3, April 1998
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Conservation from Chaucer to Smokey the Bear : part 2
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- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Physical Description
- p.4
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- National parks
- Notes
- In Wild Lands Advocate, vol.6, no.4, May 1998
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A drive through Jasper National Business Unit
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- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Physical Description
- p.3
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Notes
- In Wild Lands Advocate, vol.4, no.3, July 1996
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Fairholme Range, Bow River
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- Artist
- Fitzpatrick
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Medium
- ink on heavy paper
- Catalogue Number
- FiP.03.02
- Description
- A view of the Bow River between Mount Rundle and Tunnel Mountain, Fairholme Range in background - from a photograph by Byron Harmon.
- Artist
- Fitzpatrick
- Title
- Fairholme Range, Bow River
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Medium
- ink on heavy paper
- Dimensions
- 27.8 x 41.7 cm
- Description
- A view of the Bow River between Mount Rundle and Tunnel Mountain, Fairholme Range in background - from a photograph by Byron Harmon.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountains
- Canadian Rockies
- Bow River
- Credit
- Gift of Don Harmon, Banff, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- FiP.03.02
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The "Firesmart" / Forestwise" program in Jasper: no stars
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- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Physical Description
- p.12-14 : ill
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Forest fires
- Logging
- Parks Canada
- Notes
- In Wild Lands Advocate, vol.12, no. 2 (April 2004)
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Freeze commercial space in Jasper
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- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Physical Description
- p.9, 17
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Notes
- In Wilderness Alberta, vol.22, no.2, June 1992
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Gadding about : a drive through Jasper National Business unit
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Call Number
- 03.6 B79c Pam
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Physical Description
- p.64 : ill
- Notes
- In Alberta Views, vol. 7, no.4 (July / August 2004)
- Call Number
- 03.6 B79c Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Grizzly bears need friends, too
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- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Physical Description
- p.11-16
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- National parks
- Notes
- In Wilderness Alberta, vol.19, no.1, spring 1989
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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