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Mount Mummery and Mummery Glacier Area

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Part Of: Bob Hind fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to forests, mountains and glaciers, hiking and climbing, groups, camps around the Mummery area.

Date Range: 1958

Reference Code: V46 / I / A / 40 / NS 1 to 128

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Lantern slide; Transparency

128 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Bob Hind fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M7 / V46

Series: I.A. Mountain travel and recreation, western Canada : Trips and activities

Sous-Fonds: V46

Accession Number: 7181

Reference Code: V46 / I / A / 40 / NS 1 to 128

GMD: Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: 1958

Physical Description: 128 photographs : transparencies, 35mm, col

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to forests, mountains and glaciers, hiking and climbing, groups, camps around the Mummery area.

Name Access: Hind, Bob

Subject Access: Activities; Backpacking; Cabins and shelters; Environment; Glaciers; Guide; Guiding; Horses; Horse packing; Mountaineering; Mountains; Professional and Personal Life

Geographic Access: Mount Mummery; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Canada

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Construction, Banff-Windermere Higw

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Banff-Windermere Highway. Includes mostly footage of large construction machines grading and building the foundations of the highway, as well as drilling underneath the highway, presumably for drainage purposes. The origina…

Date Range: 1958

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 24

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Film; Motion picture

1 image

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file

Sous-Fonds: V190

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 24

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1958

Physical Description: 1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 300'): 16 mm, original, col., silent

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Banff-Windermere Highway. Includes mostly footage of large construction machines grading and building the foundations of the highway, as well as drilling underneath the highway, presumably for drainage purposes. The original label on the case reads "Construction, Banff-Windermere Higw, Color, Date 1958, Footage 300ft, Camera: B. Engler."

Subject Access: Automobiles; Construction; Mountains; Scenery; scenic; Roads

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Alberta; Kootenay National Park; British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Engler, Bruno

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Empress Hotel (1957)

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 62 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 6 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Victoria BC. Includes interior and exterior views, personnel; also local places and activities including Thunderbird Park, Butchart Gardens, antique shopping, f…

Date Range: 1957

Reference Code: V500 / I / A7 / 20

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 / 20

GMD: Photograph; Negative; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1957

Physical Description: 68 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w and colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 62 negative photographs (b&w and colour) and 6 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Victoria BC. Includes interior and exterior views, personnel; also local places and activities including Thunderbird Park, Butchart Gardens, antique shopping, fishing.

Notes: Negatives and transparencies have been stored in separate file boxes. Contains duplicates of some images.

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific; Hotel; Park; Garden; Shopping; Fishing

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Howson Accident etc.

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a Report to the Board Re: Fatal Accident in the Howson Range, written by Eric Brooks.

Date Range: 1957

Reference Code: M200 / I / A / 24

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / I: Administrative records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / I / A: Club meeting minutes and reports

Accession Number: accn. 5343

Reference Code: M200 / I / A / 24

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Date Range: 1957

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of a Report to the Board Re: Fatal Accident in the Howson Range, written by Eric Brooks.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Brooks, Eric; Gibson, Rex

Subject Access: Administration; Club; Organizations; Report; Correspondence; Record keeping; Records

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Vancouver; Vancouver, BC; Howson Range, BC; Howson Peak, BC

Access Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Reproduction Restrictions: Contains personal information

Language: English

Title Source: Original title

Processing Status: Processed

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Construction, Trans Canada Hgw

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Kicking Horse Pass in Yoho National Park, the last stretch of the road to be completed. Includes shots of construction crews levelling the ground, machines moving earth, explosives, paving, …

Date Range: 1956

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 28 a,b

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Film; Motion picture

1 image

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M323 / S40 / V190

Series: VI : Retained file

Sous-Fonds: V190

Accession Number: 7436

Reference Code: V190 / VI / NF - 28 a,b

GMD: Film; Motion picture

Date Range: 1956

Physical Description: 2 motion pictures (2 film reels: ca. 475'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Kicking Horse Pass in Yoho National Park, the last stretch of the road to be completed. Includes shots of construction crews levelling the ground, machines moving earth, explosives, paving, bridges, men in a lab conduction experiments, and some shots of nearby wildlife and scenic views. NF - 28b is a copy of NF- 28a. Also includes two documents: two copies of a press release for the film, produced by the National Film Board. The original label on the case reads "Title: Construction, Trans Canada Hgw, Camera B. Engler NFB, Date: 1956, Footage: 200 Time 5 minutes."

Subject Access: Animals; Big Horn Sheep; Bridges; Construction; Explosions; Kicking Horse Pass; Mountains; Rivers; Scenery; scenic; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Waterfalls; Wildlife

Geographic Access: Yoho National Park; British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Bruno Engler

Title Source: Original title kept

Processing Status: Processed

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Letters to Mother [July - November 1952]

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to 34 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 3 to November 3, 1952. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs, installing electrical outlet…

Date Range: 1952

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 131

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs

Sous-Fonds: M36

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 131

GMD: Private record

Date Range: 1952

Physical Description: 1.2 cm of textual records (63 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)

History / Biographical: See fond level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to 34 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 3 to November 3, 1952. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visitis from friends, photography, painting, weather, events and people in Concord, radio programs, installing electrical outlets in the living room, trips to Bow Lake, Banff Indian Days [including having David and Peggy (Rider) Bearspaw stay the night with Peter and Catharine during a bad storm], the Jasper Park Lodge burning down [July 15], the funeral for John Murray Gibbon, camping/sketching trips to Yoho National Park, several visits by Rockwell and Betty Kent, and leaving for a road trip to Concord for Christmas [Peter and Catharine left in late October and drove to Massachusetts]. Also includes an airmail card.

Notes: Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 131 - 07 [dated July 24, 1952] describes making a sound recording with Jacob Twoyoungmen and family. See S37 / 73 for actual recording 131 - 08 appears to have been cut 3/4 up the page prior to accession.

Name Access: Whyte, Catharine; Whyte, Peter; Robb, Edith Morse; Ward, Sam; Moore, Pearl; Campbell, Gray; Campbell, Eleanor; Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.; Simpson, Billie; White, Annie; Morant, Nicholas (Nick); Morant, Willie; Philpott, Cecil; Whyte, Jon; Bearspaw, David; Bearspaw, Peggy; Gibbon, John Murray; Kent, Rockwell; Kent, Betty

Subject Access: Activities; Animals; Art; Artists; Banff; Banff Indian Days; Birthday; Businesses; Camping; Canadian Pacific Railway; Children; Christmas; Community events; Community life; Correspondence; Deer; Family; Family and personal life; First Nations; Funeral; Home; Hospital; Indigenous Peoples; Lake Louise; Leisure; Mountain; Painting; Personal and Family Life; Post Office; Scenery; Stoney Nakoda; Trains; Trans-Canada Highway; Travel; Winter; Weather

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Moraine Lake; Bow Lake; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Calgary; Edmonton; Alberta; British Columbia; Concord; Massachusetts; Canada; United States of America

Language: English

Creator: Robb Whyte, Catharine

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Correspondence between E.O.W. President ACC, and ManCom, Hind, Vallance, Brooks. 1951

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Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Scope & Content: File include a Report of the Committee Appointed by President to Negotiate Contract Re 1952 Assiniboine Camp.

Date Range: 1952

Reference Code: M200 / II / A / 10

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Part Of: Alpine Club of Canada fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M200; V14; S6

Series: M200 / II: Financial Records

Sous-Fonds: M200

Sub-Series: M200 / II / A: Financial Statements and Reports

Accession Number: accn. 5343

Reference Code: M200 / II / A / 10

GMD: Textual record; Organization record

Date Range: 1952

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File include a Report of the Committee Appointed by President to Negotiate Contract Re 1952 Assiniboine Camp.

Name Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Brooks, Eric

Subject Access: Administration; Alpine Club of Canada; Club; Record keeping; Records; Report; Organizations; Finances

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Alberta; Vernon; Vernon, BC; Calgary; Calgary, AB; Calgary, Alberta

Language: English

Conservation: Records made of tissue-like paper: fragile

Title Source: Original title

Processing Status: Processed

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Group on Tofino Road

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentified family standing on a grassy road lined with trees and with a house on the left

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1963]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 419

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

2 images

Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 419

GMD: Photograph; Postcard

Date Range: [ca. 1940-1963]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of an unidentified family standing on a grassy road lined with trees and with a house on the left

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Portrait

Geographic Access: Tofino; British Columbia

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

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

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

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

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

2 images

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography

Accession Number: 7784

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

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Access Restrictions: Prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

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

Language: English

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

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

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

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

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

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

8 images

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography

Accession Number: 7784

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

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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

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

Physical Description: 49 Photographs: prints; b&w

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

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

Name Access: Morant, Nicholas; Morant, Ivy

Subject Access: Empress Hotel; WWII; Performance

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia

Access Restrictions: Photographic prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Photographic prints in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Language: English

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

Creator: Nicholas Morant, Ivy 'Willie' Morant, Laird Brown, Ace Williams

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Stoney Nakoda Photographs, Prairie Combines and Other Assorted, 'Miller Services Ltd.'

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 27 assorted b&w prints, various sizes (26 by Nicholas Morant, one image by Jamie Sanborn). Content pertains to Stoney Nakoda community in Alberta (three images); an untitled event, possibly funeral procession, with attendees in large black fur coats; an image by Jamie Sanborn of a …

Date Range: [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 649 to 675

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / II / C / 5 : Professional Photography

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 649 to 675

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant and Jamie Sanborn

Date Range: [ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]; [ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]

Physical Description: 27 Photographs: prints; b&w

Scope & Content: File consists of 27 assorted b&w prints, various sizes (26 by Nicholas Morant, one image by Jamie Sanborn). Content pertains to Stoney Nakoda community in Alberta (three images); an untitled event, possibly funeral procession, with attendees in large black fur coats; an image by Jamie Sanborn of a swimming pool's construction (undated); Photographs of Toronto skyscrapers and the Royal York Hotel; several images of active prairie combines; images of a totem pole in Stanley Park, Vancouver; and other miscellaneous images.

Storage Range: In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 649 to 688 and V500 / II / C / 5 / PA Oversize - 1 to 4

Name Access: Sanborn, Jamie

Subject Access: Royal York Hotel; Hotel; Totem pole

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Ontario

Access Restrictions: Prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

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

Language: English

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

Creator: Nicholas Morant and Jamie Sanborn

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Nicholas Morant Photographs (Various Ages), Passport Photos and Victoria University Boys' School Students

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 12 b&w prints and 6 colour prints, various sizes. Content pertains to Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant, including 8 passport photographs (dated 1956, consisting of 4 photographs each of Nicholas and Ivy Morant), 1 image of Nicholas as a teenager, 1 image of Francis Morant, a group …

Date Range: [ca. 1925 - ca. 1926]; [ca. 1926 - ca. 1928]; 1956; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; [ca. 1980 - ca. 1985]; 1983

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 4 / PA - 1 to 18

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 4 / PA - 1 to 18

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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

Date Range: [ca. 1925 - ca. 1926]; [ca. 1926 - ca. 1928]; 1956; [ca. 1960 - ca. 1970]; [ca. 1980 - ca. 1985]; 1983

Physical Description: 18 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 12 b&w prints and 6 colour prints, various sizes. Content pertains to Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant, including 8 passport photographs (dated 1956, consisting of 4 photographs each of Nicholas and Ivy Morant), 1 image of Nicholas as a teenager, 1 image of Francis Morant, a group photograph of Nicholas Morant and his classmates from the Victoria University Boys' School, and 7 images of an older Nicholas Morant (one annotated by Ivy, 1983).

Notes: Passport photographs originally in small paper folder labelled 'P-51 Passport Photos 1956 Personal Family Neg’s'

Storage Range: In file box V500 / III / D / 4 / PA - 1 to V500 / III / D / 4 / PA - 25

Name Access: Morant, Francis

Subject Access: Travel; School; Victoria University Boys School

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia

Access Restrictions: Prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

Reproduction Restrictions: Prints in this file are not to be reproduced without the express permission of their identified copyright owners.

Language: English

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

Creator: Nicholas Morant and Ivy 'Willie' Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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P. R. Lockie Photographs

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Part Of: Percival R Lockie fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 26 b&w and colour prints, some captioned, some mounted. The file contains P. R. Lockie's photographic greeting cards Mountain views in the Rockies, Selkirks and Coast Range taken and inscribed by Lockie. Subjects include the Siwash Valley, Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, Moun…

Date Range: 1941 - 1964

Reference Code: V111 / PA - (1 to 26)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph print

38 images

Part Of: Percival R Lockie fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V 111

Sous-Fonds: V111

Accession Number: 7740

Reference Code: V111 / PA - (1 to 26)

GMD: Photograph print

Date Range: 1941 - 1964

Physical Description: 26 photographs : b&w and col. ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller

History / Biographical: See fonds level of description for biographical information.

Scope & Content: File consists of 26 b&w and colour prints, some captioned, some mounted. The file contains P. R. Lockie's photographic greeting cards Mountain views in the Rockies, Selkirks and Coast Range taken and inscribed by Lockie. Subjects include the Siwash Valley, Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, Mount Assiniboine, Seymour Ski Cabin, Castor - Pollux and Leda Glaciers, Opabim Pass, Coromet Mountain, Mount Odary, Mount Garibaldi, Rogers Pass, Mount Sir Sanford, Tonquin Valley in Jasper National Park, Mount Athabasca, Bow Lake, Moraine Lake. Documents consist of printed copies of Lockie's immigration form and 1921 census form.

Notes: Printed documents added to file by Archival Assistant.

Name Access: Lockie, Percival R,

Subject Access: Exploration, discovery and travel; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Geographic Access: Lake O'Hara; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: Copyright applies

Language: Language is English

Conservation: PA-18 is held together with a strip of tape - may need to be reinforced in the future.

Creator: Lockie, Percival R.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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David and Mollie Morant, Ivy 'Willie' Morant, Francis Morant

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 glass negative slides pertaining to Ivy 'Willie' Morant and a young David Morant (Nicholas Morant's younger brother). 1 image depicts David as a child on mother Mollie Morant's lap getting his hair combed, 3 images depict Ivy 'Willie' Morant in a dress standing by a lake, and 1 i…

Date Range: [ca. 1920 to ca. 1930]; [ca. 1930 to 1940]

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 4 / NG - 1 to 7

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 4 / NG - 1 to 7

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1920 to ca. 1930]; [ca. 1930 to 1940]

Physical Description: 7 Photographs: glass negatives; b&w

Scope & Content: File consists of 5 glass negative slides pertaining to Ivy 'Willie' Morant and a young David Morant (Nicholas Morant's younger brother). 1 image depicts David as a child on mother Mollie Morant's lap getting his hair combed, 3 images depict Ivy 'Willie' Morant in a dress standing by a lake, and 1 image depicts David as a toddler in bed sleeping. 2 images of Francis Morant (Nicholas Morant's father), feeding animals and smoking pipe.

Storage Range: In box V500 / III / D / 4 / NG - 1 to V500 / III / D / 4 / NG- 7

Name Access: Morant, David; Morant, Ivy

Subject Access: Family; Animals

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia

Access Restrictions: Prints in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

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

Language: English

Conservation: Items are to be protected on both sides with acid-free paper and padded to protect from the interior of the box, and must only be stored with other glass negatives.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canadian Landscape Scenes, Tourism and Other Miscellaneous

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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

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

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Ivy 'Willie' Morant and Bears, Morant Home Interior, Mollie Morant in Victoria

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 9 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to the home of Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant (interior and exterior), Ivy with black bears outside of the Morant home, and Nicholas Morant's mother, Mollie Morant, outside of the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.

Date Range: [ca. 1955 - ca. 1965]; [ca. 1955 - ca. 1970]

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 4 / NS - 1 to 9

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 4 / NS - 1 to 9

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1955 - ca. 1965]; [ca. 1955 - ca. 1970]

Physical Description: 9 Photographs: transparencies; colour

Scope & Content: File consists of 9 colour transparencies, various sizes. Content pertains to the home of Nicholas and Ivy 'Willie' Morant (interior and exterior), Ivy with black bears outside of the Morant home, and Nicholas Morant's mother, Mollie Morant, outside of the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.

Storage Range: In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / NS- 410 to 535 and V500 / III / D / 4 / NS - 1 to 9

Name Access: Morant, Mollie; Morant, Ivy

Subject Access: Wildlife; Bear; Empress Hotel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Banff

Access Restrictions: Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.

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

Language: English

Conservation: Transparencies in this file must be stored in sheets of mylar to prevent surface damage. Items must only be stored with other transparencies.

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Morant Family Photographs, Various Dates and Topics

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 111 negative photographs, b&w, various sizes. Contents pertain to personal and family events involving numerous members of the Morant family: Nicholas Morant, David Morant, Francis Morant (Sr. and Jr.), Mollie Morant, Ivy 'Willie' Morant, 'Shandy', 'Trixie' and 'Uncle Dick'. Topics…

Date Range: [ca. 1925 - ca. 1935]; 1939; ca. 1940 - 1944; 1943; 1946; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; 1963; 1966; 1972

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 4 / NA - 1 to 111

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 4 / NA - 1 to 111

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1925 - ca. 1935]; 1939; ca. 1940 - 1944; 1943; 1946; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1960]; 1963; 1966; 1972

Physical Description: 111 Photographs: negatives; b&w

Scope & Content: File consists of 111 negative photographs, b&w, various sizes. Contents pertain to personal and family events involving numerous members of the Morant family: Nicholas Morant, David Morant, Francis Morant (Sr. and Jr.), Mollie Morant, Ivy 'Willie' Morant, 'Shandy', 'Trixie' and 'Uncle Dick'. Topics include the Morant family crest; images of 'Willie' in the kitchen, at the dentist's and working (multiple dates); David Morant as a child; Morant family Christmas in 1946; 'Willie' and Mollie Morant on the family farm; personal travel ('Vacation 1943', Mexico and Peru); etc.

Storage Range: In file box V500 / III / D / 4 / NA - 1 to V500 / III / D / 4 / NA - 111

Name Access: Morant, David; Morant, Ivy; Morant, Mollie

Subject Access: Family; Farm; Family crest; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada; British Columbia; Alberta; Banff; Peru; Mexico

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: Negatives must be kept in protective acid-free envelopes and stored only with other similar negatives.

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Letter to Bruno about map in process

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Part Of: George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds

Scope & Content: Between Link and Austin Ford, Bruno Struck, the draftsman and the photographer regarding changes or additions to the map re boundaries, ways and topographical features on the Lake O'Hara Region South Area. Letters to and from Link, Lillian Gest and the map printers. The Map includes a magnified vi…

Date Range: 1957 - 1975

Reference Code: M60 / I / B / 38

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Map; Private record

Part Of: George K. K. (Tommy) Link fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M60 / V276

Series: I. Writing, research and translation

Sous-Fonds: M60

Sub-Series: B. Map of Lake O'Hara region south area

Accession Number: 2019.36; 2815

Reference Code: M60 / I / B / 38

GMD: Map; Private record

Date Range: 1957 - 1975

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records (1 cm)

Scope & Content: Between Link and Austin Ford, Bruno Struck, the draftsman and the photographer regarding changes or additions to the map re boundaries, ways and topographical features on the Lake O'Hara Region South Area. Letters to and from Link, Lillian Gest and the map printers. The Map includes a magnified view of Lake O'Hara as well as detailed account of trails, geography, and other landmarks of interest in the O'Hara area.

Name Access: Auger, Tim; Stuck, Bruno; Gest, Lillian; Link, George K.K.

Subject Access: Trails; Trail guides

Geographic Access: Lake O'Hara; Yoho National Park; British Columbia; Canada

Language: English

Finding Aid: In case file

Title Source: Title originated in contents

Processing Status: Processed

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Nancy Lyall Scrapbook

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Part Of: Nancy Lyall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook about a wide variety of topics, mainly arts and culture, the Alpine Club of Canada, and personal correspondence to Nancy Lyall. Includes newspaper and magaize clippings, letters, brochures, and programmes.

Date Range: 1930-1950

Reference Code: M49 / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Nancy Lyall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M49 / V376

Sous-Fonds: M49

Accession Number: 308

Reference Code: M49 / 1

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1930-1950

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records (76 pages ; 28 x 39 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook about a wide variety of topics, mainly arts and culture, the Alpine Club of Canada, and personal correspondence to Nancy Lyall. Includes newspaper and magaize clippings, letters, brochures, and programmes.

Notes: Written in pencil on the front cover is a note dated 9 November 1967 when the scrapbook was donated to the Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Banff.

Name Access: Lyall, Nancy

Subject Access: Activities; Administration; Advertising; Alpine Club of Canada; Art; Businesses; Camping; Charity; Community events; Community life; Hotels; Journalism; Leisure; Mountaineering; Performance; Personal and Professional Life

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Canmore; Calgary; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Jasper National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada