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R-102. Bulk grain train, M-113, Lake Louise '77
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- At "Morant's Curve" on Canadian Pacific Railway near Lake Louise, Banff National Park AB
- Date Range
- 1977
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A2 / NA / R-102
- 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.b.A2 Darkroom files : black/white I
- Accession Number
- 7438
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A / 1 / b / A2 / NA / R-102
- GMD
- Film
- Negative
- Transparency
- Date Range
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 3 photographs : b&w negatives ; 5.71 x 5.71 cm
- Scope & Content
- At "Morant's Curve" on Canadian Pacific Railway 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 A2 denotes part I (one) of the b&w series ; A3 denotes part II (two)
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Stamped, Framed Correspondence (Nicholas Morant and Edward Milkis)
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Framed letter written by Nicholas Morant addressed to TV and Film Producer Edward Milkis following the creation of film "Silver Streak" (1976). Letter is typed, with "BULL SHIT!" stamped multiple times across front. Also includes Nicholas Morant's professional stamp and satirical illustration by Mo…
- Date Range
- 1976
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 60 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D : Personal and Family Records : Collected Material
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 60 (O.S.)
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 framed letter (wood frame), typed; 1 letter, typed, attached to back of frame
- History / Biographical
- Edward Milkis (1931 - 1996) was a film and television producer. Milkis was best known for his work with the original "Star Trek" series (1968 - 1969), and other TV shows such as "The Brady Bunch" (1969 - 1972), "Laverne & Shirley" (1976 - 1983) and "Happy Days" (1974 - 1984). Milkis was also the producer for multiple films, including "Silver Streak" (1976) starring Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor and Jill Clayburgh. Nicholas Morant was involved with "Silver Streak" while he took action shots of the cast and photos of the train segment of the film set, while working for the Canadian Pacific Railway company as their Special Photographer (much of the filming took place aboard a Canadian Pacific train, explaining Morant's involvement). It is likely Milkis and Morant became acquainted while working on the set of "Silver Streak" together.
- Scope & Content
- Framed letter written by Nicholas Morant addressed to TV and Film Producer Edward Milkis following the creation of film "Silver Streak" (1976). Letter is typed, with "BULL SHIT!" stamped multiple times across front. Also includes Nicholas Morant's professional stamp and satirical illustration by Morant of unidentified creature. Signed "Marantz" on bottom (an inside joke which Morant usually applied to gag letters and notes for friends and colleagues). Response letter (signed) from Edward Milkis typed onto paper with "Silver Streak" film logo is attached to back, dated July 30, 1976 .
- Notes
- From collection of items formerly on display in Nick and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Name Access
- Milkis, Edward
- Subject Access
- Film
- Movie
- Silver Streak
- Illustration
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant, Edward Milkis
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587558/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr2 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075223/locations?ref_=tt_dt_dt https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075223/fullcredits?ref_=ttloc_sa_1
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Pearl Moore judging Indigenous particpants at Banff Springs Hotel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions18631
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Banff Indian Days event at Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Banff AB
- Date Range
- 1967
- Reference Code
- V500 / A2 / P-71
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.b. Darkroom files : black/white I
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Reference Code
- V500 / A2 / P-71
- Parallel Title
- P-71. Mrs. Pearl Moore judging Indians at Banff Springs Hotel 1967
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : negative, film, b/w
- Scope & Content
- Banff Indian Days event at Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Banff AB
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Algonquin Hotel, Digby Pines, Ascot and Le Baron Motels
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54293
- 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
- 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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Indigenous people securing horses
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Banff Indian Days grounds, Banff AB
- Date Range
- 1962
- Reference Code
- V500 / A4 / 55
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour I
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Reference Code
- V500 / A4 / 55
- Parallel Title
- 55. Indians, tieing horse's tail at Indian grounds, 1962
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : transparencies, col, 6x6 cm
- Scope & Content
- Banff Indian Days grounds, Banff AB
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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161. Stoney Nakoda at BSH recreation ground, 1962
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Banff Indian Days event at Banff Springs Hotel (Canadian Pacific Railway hotel), Banff National Park AB
- Date Range
- 1962
- Reference Code
- V500 / A4 / 161
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour I
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Reference Code
- V500 / A4 / 161
- Parallel Title
- 161. Stoney Indians at BSH recreation ground, 1962
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (3 negatives, 1 transparency) : col
- Scope & Content
- Banff Indian Days event at Banff Springs Hotel (Canadian Pacific Railway hotel), Banff National Park AB
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Banff Indian Days, Banff AB
- Date Range
- 1961
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-43
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-43
- Parallel Title
- Z-43. Indians at teepee (HBC 1961)
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (1 negative, 1 transparency) : col
- Scope & Content
- Banff Indian Days, Banff AB
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Z-495. Joe Saddlebag, Banff Indian Days
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Banff Indian Days, Banff AB
- Date Range
- 1961
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-495
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-495
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (1 negative, 1 transparency) : col
- Scope & Content
- Banff Indian Days, Banff AB
- Notes
- NM note: 1961
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Z-570. Banff Indian Days, two stick game, Joe Saddleback family, 1961
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Banff Indian Days, Banff AB
- Date Range
- 1961
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-570
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V500
- Series
- I.A. Photography : negatives and transparencies / 1.c. Darkroom files : colour II
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Reference Code
- V500 / A5 / Z-570
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1961
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (1 negative, 3 transparencies) : col
- Scope & Content
- Banff Indian Days, Banff AB
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
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Banff Springs Hotel 1957
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 51 negatives (b&w and colour) and 20 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Banff AB. Includes exterior and interior views, views from the hotel and of the hotel from a distance; Banff area views, including Bow River, Bow Valley, Bow River boatho…
- Date Range
- 1957
- Reference Code
- V500 / I / A7 / 23
- 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 / 23
- Responsibility
- Produced by Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 71 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w and colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 51 negatives (b&w and colour) and 20 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Banff AB. Includes exterior and interior views, views from the hotel and of the hotel from a distance; Banff area views, including Bow River, Bow Valley, Bow River boathouse, Banff Springs Golf Course; activities, including fishing, swimming, shopping, dancing to Moxie Whitney orchestra 1957, golf.
- Notes
- Negatives and transparencies have been stored in separate file boxes. Contains duplicates of some images. Related to file V500 / I / A7 / 9
- 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
- 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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Letter from CPR (1895) re: Death of Burton Wheatley
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last pa…
- Date Range
- 1895
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Corporate record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / III / D: Personal and Family Records : Collected Material
- Accession Number
- 182
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D3 / A / 76 (O.S.)
- Responsibility
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Date Range
- 1895
- Physical Description
- 1 Textual Record (3 pages): tissue paper; non-annotated
- History / Biographical
- Burton Wheatley was an engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway company, who died during a railway accident in 1894 which occurred at Field Hill, B.C. The Wheatley family were related to Ivy "Willie" Morant (1910-1986), wife of photographer Nicholas Morant.
- Scope & Content
- Item is a three-page typed document on yellow tissue paper released by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Solicitor Office in 1895. Pertains to the death of Burton Wheatley, CPR Engineer, in 1894 at Field Hill, B.C. and provides a statement waiving CPR's liability in Wheatley's death. spaces on last page of the document to write the date and witness signatures have not been filled in (likely a copy of a completed form).
- Notes
- Item was previously numbered as M27/3/O.S./"H" and is entered into database twice; more recently updated as item in Nicholas Morant fonds
- Name Access
- Wheatley, Burton
- Subject Access
- Wheatley family
- Wheatley, Burton
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific
- Engineer
- Death
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- British Columbia
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Reference use only; no reproduction
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Must be stored flat in mylar sheets
- Creator
- Nicholas Morant
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://www.archivesalberta.org/findingaids/whyte/Morant/M300-III%20inv.pdf
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bill Gibbons fonds
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographic business records of professional photographer Bill Gibbons in three series: I. Commercial black and white series, ca.1945-ca.1958, ca.5400 photographs; II. Canadian Rockies colour series, ca.1945-ca.1990, predominant ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.8000 photographs; III. Other …
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-ca.1990]
- Reference Code
- M532 / V227
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 532
- V 227
- Sous-Fonds
- M 532
- V 227
- Accession Number
- 194, 275, 1991, 2020, 5753, 5756, 6760, 7936, 7237
- Reference Code
- M532 / V227
- Responsibility
- Fonds consists of the private business records of Bill Gibbons. Some photographs may have been made by employees.
- Date Range
- [ca.1945-ca.1990]
- Physical Description
- ca.13,404 photographs: negatives, prints, transparencies, albums, postcards. -- 2.5 cm textual records
- History / Biographical
- W. J. L. "Bill" Gibbons, 1914-1994 , was a professional photographer at Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1945 until 1959. Gibbons came to Canada in 1941 and settled in Banff after the war with his wife, Ella Mae (Becker), a Banff native. He established British Photographic Laboratories, with partners Lou Crosby and Jack Anderson, in the basement of the Mount Royal Hotel, moving later to street-level. Bill and Ella Mae Gibbons travelled throughout the mountain parks photographing views for sale in the Banff shop. These were offered as hand-coloured prints, with much of the colouring done or supervised by Ella Mae.
- Later the business expanded to include colour postcards and slide sets. Gibbons employed other photographers, such as Bruno Engler, for specialty work, such as ski photography, and the Banff studio also did portraiture. Gibbons himself did most of the 4 x 5 format landscape work and made extensive use of models, many of who were young women employed by his Banff store. In 1959, Gibbons sold his business to a group of Banff businessmen and moved to Vancouver. In subsequent years, he continued to be active as a photographer and in publishing, working in different areas of the world. He made several photographic trips through the mountain parks, ca.1966-1972.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of photographic business records of professional photographer Bill Gibbons in three series: I. Commercial black and white series, ca.1945-ca.1958, ca.5400 photographs; II. Canadian Rockies colour series, ca.1945-ca.1990, predominant ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.8000 photographs; III. Other black and white series, ca. 1947, 4 photographs.
- I. Commercial black and white series consists of six sub-series: A. Portraits and documentary views, 1945-1950, 2437 negatives (individual and group portraits, weddings, conferences, events, buildings, facilities and places; Banff and area); B. Banff School of Fine Arts, ca.1949, 277 negatives (privately produced views of classes, group portraits, activities, buildings and facilities); C. "S" sub-series, ca.1950, 1220 negatives (scenic views in the vicinity of Banff, Lake Louise, Banff-Jasper Highway, Jasper National Park, Radium and Columbia Valley, British Columbia and Pacific Coast, First Nations views); D. "T" sub-series, ca.1950, 482 negatives (scenic and commercial views, mainly Jasper, Banff-Jasper Highway and Lake Louise areas); E. Rolliflex and panorama negatives, 1949-1958, 584 negatives (Banff Winter Carnival, Banff School of Fine Arts, and Banff and area); F. Other, ca.1945-1951, 364 items (material similar to that in other series, some unidentified). Accompanied by small number of prints and postcards; also, publication: "Photographing the Canadian Rockies" by Bill J. L. Gibbons, 1948.
- II. Canadian Rockies colour series consists of four sub-series: A. CR1 to CR84, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.260 prints; B. CR1 to CR443, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.5130 photographs; C. CR35-2 to CR35-81, ca.1966-ca.1972, ca.2310 photographs; D. Other photographs, ca.1945-ca.1990. Series consists primarily of commercial colour negatives and corresponding proof prints pertaining to Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks, also some transparencies and oversize display prints.
- III. Other black and white series. Series consists of 2 black and white prints of crash landing at Sunshine with Al Gaetz and Dick Pike, 1947 and two copy negatives with prints of Bruno Engler and Ella Mae Gibbons, ca.1947.
- Textual records are record book, 1945-1953, 62 p; and book layout.
- Name Access
- Gibbons, Bill
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Buildings and facilities
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- 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 finding aid
- selected modern reference prints
- Creator
- Gibbons, Bill
- Category
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Environment
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records and contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Nicholas Morant fonds
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photograp…
- Date Range
- 1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
- Reference Code
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Album
- Drawing
- Film
- Government record
- Map
- Blueprint
- Negative
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Poster
- Private record
- Recording disc
- Scrapbook
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Accession Number
- 122, 182, 1273, 1460, 1612, 1685, 2175, 2265, 2631, 2703, 5117, 7438, 7784, 7672, 7914, 2023.01
- Reference Code
- M300 / S20 / V500
- GMD
- Album
- Drawing
- Film
- Government record
- Map
- Blueprint
- Negative
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Postcard
- Poster
- Private record
- Recording disc
- Scrapbook
- Sound recording
- Textual record
- Transparency
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific, various
- Date Range
- 1892-1995, predominant 1920-1981
- Physical Description
- ca.50,775 photographs: ca.23,795 negatives, ca.18,456 transparencies, ca.8524 prints. -- 11 photograph albums. -- 125 sound recordings
- History / Biographical
- Nicholas Everard Morant, 1910-1999, was a professional photographer based at Banff, Alberta, Canada. He was a Canadian commercial photographer of international repute and Canada's premier railway photographer of the 20th century.
- Morant was born at Kamloops, British Columbia, the son of Francis and Mollie Morant. After attending the University School at Victoria, Morant served as Special Photographer to the CPR from 1929 to 1935 and again from 1944 to 1981. From 1935 to 1939, he was a cameraman for the Winnipeg Free Press, and from 1940 to 1944 worked with the Wartime Information Branch of the federal government (later to be known as the National Film Board Stills Division).
- Morant had a prolific career as a freelance commercial, portrait, magazine, landscape and documentary photographer. His work appeared in numerous books and magazines, including Time, Life, Liberty, Saturday Evening Post, (Toronto) Star Weekly, Northern Sportsman, Reader's Digest, Country Guide, The Standard, National Home Monthly, Canadian Photography, Outdoor Canada, National Geographic, the Globe & Mail, Winnipeg Tribune, New York Daily News, and the two Canadian Pacific Railway magazines, The Spanner and Rail News.
- Two wartime images were featured on postage stamps, while three landscape views appeared on Canadian $10, $50 and $100 bills. His images were also used for corporate annual reports, postcards, brochures, calendars and advertisements. From the 1950s to 1980s Morant gave public slide shows of his work, two of the most popular being "A Talk Without Words" and "The World At Your Feet".
- Morant married Ivy May "Willie" Young in 1936 when he was a photographer with the Winnipeg Free Press. Beginning in 1929, and until the end of her life, Morant's travelling and working companion was his wife, "Willie," 1910-1986.
- Scope & Content
- The Nicholas Morant fonds consists of Morant's freelance work from his early days with the Winnipeg Free Press to his retirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1981. It is national in scope and also includes some international material. The fonds is comprised of three series: I. Photography; II. Professional records; III. Personal and family records.
- I. Photography series consists of: A. Negatives and transparencies, B. Transparencies, C. Prints, D. Other photographs. II. Professional records series consists of: A. Working records, B. Career records, C. Topical files. III. Personal and family records series consists of: A. Nick and Willie Morant, B. Nick Morant funeral and memorial, C. Francis and Mollie Morant, D. Collected material
- Notes
- Full summary of sub-sub-series levels: I / A : 1) Darkroom Files [ a) Negative Albums b) Black/White Series I and II c) Colour Series I and II d) Leica Negs ] 2) GD Files I / B : 1) Presentations [ a) Topical Files b) Thematic Files ] 2) General Files 3) Other I / C : 1) Print Files I / D : 1) Exhibition and Display Prints 2) Photographs used by John Garden 3) Other Photographs II / A : 1) Log Books 2) Notebooks II / B : 1) Career Binders [ a) Postcards b) Brochures and Advertising c) clippings and articles d) Calendar Photographs ] 2) Scrapbooks [ a) Content 1933 - 1946 b) Content 1940 - 1980 ] II / C : 1) Numbered / Titled Files [ a) Group A b) Group B c) Group C d) Group D e) Group H f) Group P g) Group R ] 2) Other Topical Files [ a) Railway; i) Timetables ii) Publications iii) Other b) Photography; i) Textual Records ii) Print Material c) Travel d) Exhibitions and Galleries e)Personal f) Other ] 3) Postcards, Greeting Cards and Ephemera Collection 4) Published Images and Text 5) Professional Photography 6) Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence 7) Presentation and Interview Materials III / A : 1) Correspondence 2) Personal Papers [ a) Personal Records b) Notes and Notebooks c) Lists and Card Files d) Awards and Retirement ] 3) Personal Photographs 4) House Records [ a) Construction b) Household Records ] 5) Business, Financial and Legal Papers 6) Interviews, Reminiscences Personal Recordings 7) Other Records (Signs, Cartoons, Drawings, etc.) 8) Personal Correspondence and Notes 9) Travel Documents and Maps III / B : 1) Nick Morant Funeral, Memorial and Estate III / C : 1) Mollie Morant Papers 2) Other Family Papers III / D : 1) Sound Recordings 2) Biographical Material 3) Other Papers and Photographs [ a) Burton Wheatley Family b) Other ] 4) Personal and Family Photography 5) Personal Interest and Gifts
- Name Access
- Morant, Nicholas
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- British Columbia
- Peru
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Canada
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- electronic and online finding aids
- Creator
- Morant, Nicholas
- Biographical Source Notes
- Brock Silversides; We Live in a Postcard: Banff Family Histories (Banff: Banff History Book Committee, 2005)
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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CR1. [Untitled]
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to river in winter
- Date Range
- [ca.1966-ca.1972]
- Reference Code
- V227 / II.A. / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Colour photography : CR1 to CR84
- Reference Code
- V227 / II.A. / 1
- Responsibility
- Prints are stamped as copyrighted to Grant-Mann Lithographers Ltd
- Date Range
- [ca.1966-ca.1972]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print; col, 8.5x8.5cm
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to river in winter
- Notes
- Location number based on original file number
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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CR2. [Untitled]
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to : Castle Mountain; Banff Springs Hotel; Banff Avenue
- Date Range
- [ca.1966-ca.1972]
- Reference Code
- V227 / II.A. / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Colour photography : CR1 to CR84
- Reference Code
- V227 / II.A. / 2
- Responsibility
- Prints are stamped as copyrighted to Grant-Mann Lithographers Ltd
- Date Range
- [ca.1966-ca.1972]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : prints; col, 8.5x8.5cm
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to : Castle Mountain; Banff Springs Hotel; Banff Avenue
- Notes
- Location number based on original file number
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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CR3. [Untitled]
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to bighorn sheep and river in winter
- Date Range
- [ca.1966-ca.1972]
- Reference Code
- V227 / II.A. / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Colour photography : CR1 to CR84
- Reference Code
- V227 / II.A. / 3
- Responsibility
- Prints are stamped as copyrighted to Grant-Mann Lithographers Ltd
- Date Range
- [ca.1966-ca.1972]
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : prints; col, 8.5x8.5cm
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to bighorn sheep and river in winter
- Notes
- Location number based on original file number
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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CR4. [Untitled]
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to : bus on Trans-Canada Highway; Upper Hot Springs pool; girl at Athabasca Falls
- Date Range
- [ca.1966-ca.1972]
- Reference Code
- V227 / II.A. / 4
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Colour photography : CR1 to CR84
- Reference Code
- V227 / II.A. / 4
- Responsibility
- Prints are stamped as copyrighted to Grant-Mann Lithographers Ltd
- Date Range
- [ca.1966-ca.1972]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : prints; col, 8.5x8.5cm
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to : bus on Trans-Canada Highway; Upper Hot Springs pool; girl at Athabasca Falls
- Notes
- Location number based on original file number
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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CR5. [Untitled]
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to mountain and glacier
- Date Range
- [ca.1966-ca.1972]
- Reference Code
- V227 / II.A. / 5
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Colour photography : CR1 to CR84
- Reference Code
- V227 / II.A. / 5
- Responsibility
- Prints are stamped as copyrighted to Grant-Mann Lithographers Ltd
- Date Range
- [ca.1966-ca.1972]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print; col, 8.5x8.5cm
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to mountain and glacier
- Notes
- Location number based on original file number
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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CR6. [Untitled]
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to winter scene and ski tracks
- Date Range
- [ca.1966-ca.1972]
- Reference Code
- V227 / II.A. / 6
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Colour photography : CR1 to CR84
- Reference Code
- V227 / II.A. / 6
- Responsibility
- Prints are stamped as copyrighted to Grant-Mann Lithographers Ltd
- Date Range
- [ca.1966-ca.1972]
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : prints; col, 8.5x8.5cm
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to winter scene and ski tracks
- Notes
- Location number based on original file number
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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CR7. [Untitled]
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- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to : cattle in pasture; logging on river; Kamloops area?
- Date Range
- [ca.1966-ca.1972]
- Reference Code
- V227 / II.A. / 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Bill Gibbons fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.A. Colour photography : CR1 to CR84
- Reference Code
- V227 / II.A. / 7
- Responsibility
- Prints are stamped as copyrighted to Grant-Mann Lithographers Ltd
- Date Range
- [ca.1966-ca.1972]
- Physical Description
- 5 photographs : prints; col, 8.5x8.5cm
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to : cattle in pasture; logging on river; Kamloops area?
- Notes
- Location number based on original file number
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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