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Artist
Lorne Beug (1948 – , Canadian)
Date
1976
Medium
mixed media on paper
Catalogue Number
BeL.03.01
Description
The page is covered with whimsical sketches and descriptions.
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Artist
Lorne Beug (1948 – , Canadian)
Title
Parahighway Specs
Date
1976
Medium
mixed media on paper
Dimensions
56.5 x 76.3 cm
Description
The page is covered with whimsical sketches and descriptions.
Subject
architecture
archeological
whimsey
Credit
Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1992
Catalogue Number
BeL.03.01
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Artist
Robert Ralp Carmichael (1937 – , Canadian)
Date
1974
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
CaR.03.01
Description
A detailed drawing of a tree stands at centre left, roots extend out, two lines run across page near centre, a small island with barren trees at centre right in the distance, various size circles (5) scattered over drawing
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Artist
Robert Ralp Carmichael (1937 – , Canadian)
Title
Unto Every Tree
Date
1974
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
44.4 x 59.7 cm
Description
A detailed drawing of a tree stands at centre left, roots extend out, two lines run across page near centre, a small island with barren trees at centre right in the distance, various size circles (5) scattered over drawing
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of Robert Ralp Carmichael, Edmonton, 1975
Catalogue Number
CaR.03.01
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Artist
George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ClG.03.01
Description
General colour: blue on white. A serpent shaped creature whose tail in the lower left has three ends. Two flanges come out of the body in the upper right. The head is turned to the left.
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Artist
George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)
Title
The Wolf
Date
1970
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
43.8 x 30.2 cm
Description
General colour: blue on white. A serpent shaped creature whose tail in the lower left has three ends. Two flanges come out of the body in the upper right. The head is turned to the left.
Subject
mythological
Credit
Purchased from Unknown, 1969
Catalogue Number
ClG.03.01
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Artist
George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ClG.03.02
Description
General colour: black on white. A whale going to the left. A long feather shape comes down from behind the tail.
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Artist
George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)
Title
Mahuk
Date
1970
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
30.5 x 45.5 cm
Description
General colour: black on white. A whale going to the left. A long feather shape comes down from behind the tail.
Subject
mythological
Credit
Purchased from Unknown, 1969
Catalogue Number
ClG.03.02
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Artist
George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ClG.03.03
Description
General colour: green on white. Two frog shaped creatures with large heads face out. Along the upper edge is a green raining stripe.
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Artist
George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1970
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
30.4 x 45.5 cm
Description
General colour: green on white. Two frog shaped creatures with large heads face out. Along the upper edge is a green raining stripe.
Subject
mythological
Credit
Purchased from Unknown, 1969
Catalogue Number
ClG.03.03
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Artist
George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
ClG.03.04
Description
A large black and white bird bends over to examine a red ball in the lower right corner. The left side is empty.
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Artist
George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1970
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
19.0 x 26.5 cm
Description
A large black and white bird bends over to examine a red ball in the lower right corner. The left side is empty.
Subject
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
ClG.03.04
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Artist
Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )
Date
1979
Medium
graphite; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CmC.03.01
Description
Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his back toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied around his waist. His t…
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Artist
Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )
Title
Bear Dancer I
Date
1979
Medium
graphite; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
105.0 x 75.5 cm
Description
Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his back toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied around his waist. His tunic has fringes at the sides and bottom and he has a decorative strip around the top of his mukluk.
Subject
figure
male
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Dora Helen Mackie, Calgary, 1998
Catalogue Number
CmC.03.01
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Artist
Diane Gooderham
Date
1976
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
GoD.03.01
Description
A circular drawing of an L shaped pier, the pier is bottom centre turning to the left, planks are indicated, two posts at right corner of pier, horizon is indicated running across picture from edge to edge at just below centre, the water and sky is indicated with even shading.
Artist
Diane Gooderham
Title
Pier
Date
1976
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
55.7 x 75.5 cm
Description
A circular drawing of an L shaped pier, the pier is bottom centre turning to the left, planks are indicated, two posts at right corner of pier, horizon is indicated running across picture from edge to edge at just below centre, the water and sky is indicated with even shading.
Subject
seascape
pier
water
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
GoD.03.01
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Artist
Brian Joseph Grandbois
Date
1973
Medium
acrylic on paper
Catalogue Number
GrB.12.01
Description
General colour: red, yellow, blue, black on white - equal portions. A single figure showing a force looking right, above that a fish looking left and above that a bird, wings spread, and legs coming down, looking right. Symbolic meanings - mother and child on her back, fish with eggs and an eagle -…
Artist
Brian Joseph Grandbois
Title
LIfe Cycle
Date
1973
Medium
acrylic on paper
Dimensions
152 x 30.5 cm
Description
General colour: red, yellow, blue, black on white - equal portions. A single figure showing a force looking right, above that a fish looking left and above that a bird, wings spread, and legs coming down, looking right. Symbolic meanings - mother and child on her back, fish with eggs and an eagle - all powerful symbols.
Subject
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
GrB.12.01
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Artist
Robert J. Hope (1948 – 2023, Canadian)
Date
1974
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
HoR.03.03
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Artist
Robert J. Hope (1948 – 2023, Canadian)
Title
Insect Warrior
Date
1974
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.6 x 11.6 cm
Subject
insect
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
HoR.03.03
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Artist
Robert J. Hope (1948 – 2023, Canadian)
Date
1973
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
HoR.03.04
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Artist
Robert J. Hope (1948 – 2023, Canadian)
Title
Owl
Date
1973
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
47 x 34.5 cm
Subject
bird, owl
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
HoR.03.04
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Artist
Robert J. Hope (1948 – 2023, Canadian)
Date
1978
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
HoR.03.05
Description
Drawn from a passage by Gordon Walls for the exhibition Beyond Exceptional Pass at the Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, summer of 1978.
Artist
Robert J. Hope (1948 – 2023, Canadian)
Title
Exceptional Fault
Date
1978
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
10.2;10.1 x 6.4;6.3 cm
Description
Drawn from a passage by Gordon Walls for the exhibition Beyond Exceptional Pass at the Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, summer of 1978.
Subject
landscape, mythological
bird
fish
Credit
Gift of Robert J. Hope, 1982
Catalogue Number
HoR.03.05
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Artist
Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)
Date
1973
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
KaP.03.01
Description
A realistic drawing of an owl sitting on a dried, broken branch.
Artist
Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)
Title
Owl
Date
1973
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
51.0 x 46.0 cm
Description
A realistic drawing of an owl sitting on a dried, broken branch.
Subject
bird, owl
Credit
Gift of Peter Karsten, Calgary, 1976
Catalogue Number
KaP.03.01
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one large booklet/portfolio containing biographical information, illustrations, and 10 copies of painted colour portraits all pertaining to Indigenous chiefs. Individuals depicted are: Crowfoot [Southern Blackfoot], Old Sun [Northern Blackfoot], Red Crow [Southern Blood tribe], Bul…
Date Range
[1970-1980]
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 55
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Drawing
Painting
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / F : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / F1 : Textual
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 55
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Drawing
Painting
Responsibility
Art produced by Mort Graham
Date Range
[1970-1980]
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 38 x 48 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one large booklet/portfolio containing biographical information, illustrations, and 10 copies of painted colour portraits all pertaining to Indigenous chiefs. Individuals depicted are: Crowfoot [Southern Blackfoot], Old Sun [Northern Blackfoot], Red Crow [Southern Blood tribe], Bull Head [Sarcee], Eagle Tail [North Piegans], Poundmaker [Cree], Medicine Calf [Southern Blood tribe], Big Bear [Cree], Big Plume [Sarcee], and Pakan [Wood Cree]. Collection also includes historical information pertaining to Indigenous history in Western Canada written by Dr. James G. MacGregor, and a map depicting Indigenous treaty boundaries in and around the Rocky Mountains.
Notes
Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist
Name Access
Graham, Mort
MacGregor, James
Subject Access
Indigenous Peoples
History
Art
Artist
Portrait
Biography
Geography
Government
Geographic Access
Canada
United States of America
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Arts
First nations
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Rundle Memorial United Church fonds

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Part Of
Rundle Memorial United Church fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds includes miscellaneous reports, programmes, ephemera and photographic copies of documents, artifacts and art works concerning Rundle Memorial United Church and Robert T. Rundle, Methodist Missionary, Edmonton, 1840-1848, for whom the church is named. Some items are by John Travis.
Date Range
Copies made [ca.1965]
Reference Code
M12
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Textual record
Drawing
Organization record
Photograph print
Published record
Part Of
Rundle Memorial United Church fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 12
Sous-Fonds
M 12
Accession Number
31, 118
Reference Code
M12
GMD
Textual record
Drawing
Organization record
Photograph print
Published record
Date Range
Copies made [ca.1965]
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records and photographs
History / Biographical
Rundle Memorial United Church is located in Banff, Alberta, Canada. John Travis was Minister, ca.1965.
Scope & Content
Fonds includes miscellaneous reports, programmes, ephemera and photographic copies of documents, artifacts and art works concerning Rundle Memorial United Church and Robert T. Rundle, Methodist Missionary, Edmonton, 1840-1848, for whom the church is named. Some items are by John Travis.
Name Access
Rundle Memorial United Church
Subject Access
Churches
Religions
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: basic description
Creator
Rundle Memorial United Church
Category
Religions
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Processed
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Pat Brewster fonds

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Part Of
Pat Brewster fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family. I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textua…
Date Range
1841-1983
Reference Code
M2 / S21 / V91
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Textual record
Drawing
Map
Poster
Private record
Part Of
Pat Brewster fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M2 / V91 / S21
Sous-Fonds
V91
Accession Number
12, 13, 80, 93, 110, 145, 340, 380, 899, 1006, 1110, 1179, 1210, 1235, 1398, 1409, 1440, 1505, 1784, 1874, 2176, 2216, 2303, 2361, 2410, 2643, 2791, 2816, 2880, 2903, 2933, 2940, 3051, 3157, 3181, 3393, 3642, 3733, 3734, 3780, 3821, 3921, 3969, 5028, 5336, 6018
Reference Code
M2 / S21 / V91
GMD
Photograph
Album
Negative
Photograph print
Postcard
Transparency
Sound recording
Cassette
Textual record
Drawing
Map
Poster
Private record
Date Range
1841-1983
Physical Description
ca.80 cm of textual material. -- ca.900 photographs : prints, postcards, transparencies, negatives, copy negatives. -- 1 photograph album (50 prints). -- 3 sound recordings : audio tape cassettes
History / Biographical
Forrest Oliver "Pat" Brewster, 1896-1982, was a trail guide, outfitter and businessman in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Pat was a native and life-long resident of Banff. As a boy, he was an active Boy Scout and, by age seventeen, was a big game guide. After serving in World War I, Brewster established the first permanent camp at Lake O'Hara for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1926, he took over the Brewster Transport Company outfitting business from his brothers, Bill and Jim. In the 1930s, he became involved in skiing explorations in the Assiniboine, Skoki and Sunshine areas. Pat Brewster was active in community affairs and, in his later years, was an avid historian of the region. He published three books of reminiscences between 1975 and 1982.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of four series: I. Personal, II. Professional, III. Activities, IV. Brewster family.
I. Personal series, 1905-1982, 18 cm of textual records, 160 photographs, 2 sound recordings. Includes correspondence, interview and recorded conversation, address/notebook, artwork, other textual records, photographs.
II. Professional series, 1892-1982, 47.5 cm of textual records, 266 photographs, 1 sound recording. Includes papers pertaining to various Brewster family and other businesses, writing papers and sound recording, and photographs pertaining to guiding and outfitting, tourism promotion and other.
III. Activities series, 1841-1983, 6.5 cm of textual records, 262 photographs. Pertains to genealogical research, other activities and collected material.
IV. Brewster family series, 1841-1981, 2.5 cm of textual records, 132 photographs. Pertains to Brewster family, Jack Brewster, John Brewster, Pearl Brewster Moore and the Moore family.
Name Access
Brewster, Pat
Subject Access
Commerce and industry
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restrictions on access to originals
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
English
Finding Aid
Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
series and file description
electronic finding aid
reference copies and summaries for sound recordings
Creator
Brewster, Pat
Category
Commerce and industry
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed
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Dermot Kennedy and J. R. Webb fonds

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Part Of
Dermot Kennedy and J. R. Webb fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of cartoon drawings by Dermot Kennedy pertaining to construction of the Banff Windermere Highway. Textual item is mock-up of booklet titled Camp 51, prepared by J. R. Webb, 1974
Date Range
1956, 1974
Reference Code
M298
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Drawing
Textual record
Private record
Part Of
Dermot Kennedy and J. R. Webb fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M 298
Sous-Fonds
M 298
Accession Number
6751
Reference Code
M298
GMD
Drawing
Textual record
Private record
Date Range
1956, 1974
Physical Description
25 drawings. -- 1 textual record
History / Biographical
Dermot Kennedy was born in Ireland, ca.1930, and came to work for the Canada Department of Public Works at Camp 51 on the Banff-Windermere Highway in 1956. He worked under J. R. (Jim) Webb, Resident Engineer, and gave Webb some of the numerous cartoons of survey life he sketched. Kennedy left the area in 1958 to work for Disney Enterprises and returned to Ireland, ca.1960
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of cartoon drawings by Dermot Kennedy pertaining to construction of the Banff Windermere Highway. Textual item is mock-up of booklet titled Camp 51, prepared by J. R. Webb, 1974
Name Access
Kennedy, Dermot
Webb, J. R. (Jim)
Subject Access
Arts
Transportation
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
Language is English
Creator
Kennedy, Dermot
Webb, J. R. (Jim)
Category
Arts
Transportation
Title Source
Title based on J. R. Webb's forward to Camp 51 book
Processing Status
Processed
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Mt. Norquay Chairlift and Royal York Hotel Ads, Calendar Pages, Personal Sketch

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 colour advertising posters, 2 calendar pages, and one hand-drawn illustration. Content pertains to 'The Banff Chairlift on Mt. Norquay'; a Laurie Signs Ltd. ad with a Nicholas Morant image and metal hanger (formerly a page from a calendar, date unknown); a 'Bourne Bros.' calendar…
Date Range
1913
[ca. 1944 - ca. 1955]
[ca. 1950 - 1960]
Reference Code
M300 / II / C / 6 / 1 to 8
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Poster
Textual record
Drawing
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Series
M300 / II : Professional Records
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / II / C / 6 / 1 to 8
GMD
Poster
Textual record
Drawing
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
1913
[ca. 1944 - ca. 1955]
[ca. 1950 - 1960]
Physical Description
5 Posters/Advertisements, 2 Calendar Pages, 1 Illustration; colour.
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 colour advertising posters, 2 calendar pages, and one hand-drawn illustration. Content pertains to 'The Banff Chairlift on Mt. Norquay'; a Laurie Signs Ltd. ad with a Nicholas Morant image and metal hanger (formerly a page from a calendar, date unknown); a 'Bourne Bros.' calendar dated '1913', featuring a large image of a woman named 'Berenice' on a metal hanger; 4 red and white Royal York Hotel advertising posters with cardboard attachments on back to stand upright; and an illustration addressed to Nicholas Morant (unknown artist), drawn in pencil, depicting a character covered in porcupine quills (?) with an easel, painting the message 'dere Marantz thanks 4 the encouragement'.
Notes
4 Royal York Hotel posters formerly stored in individual brown paper packaging with cardboard supports inside, labelled 'Royal York Hotel Poster' on the front of each in black marker. Original packaging has been removed for conservation reasons.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / II / C / 6 / 1 to M300 / II / C / 6 / 8 & M300 / II / C / 6 / 70 to 72
Subject Access
Royal York Hotel
Calendar
Banff Chairlift
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Mt. Norquay
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items must be stored using acid-free paper and / or mylar sheets to protect them from surface damage. Items must be stored in appropriate conditions.
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Booklets, Mollie Morant Poem, Signed Pat Brewster Book

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 textual items, various authors. Content pertains to a copy of 'The Last of the Buffalo' given to Nicholas Morant in 1940 by Norman Luxton; an Illustrated booklet hand-drawn by Cyril Harris for Nicholas and Ivy Morant; a copy of 'Paintings from the Wild' by Clarence Pillenius; a 1…
Date Range
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
1946
1963
1977
1980
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 1 to 5
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Drawing
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 1 to 5
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Drawing
Responsibility
Various authors
Date Range
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1940]
1946
1963
1977
1980
Physical Description
5 Textual Records: books, journal copy, illustrations
Scope & Content
File consists of 5 textual items, various authors. Content pertains to a copy of 'The Last of the Buffalo' given to Nicholas Morant in 1940 by Norman Luxton; an Illustrated booklet hand-drawn by Cyril Harris for Nicholas and Ivy Morant; a copy of 'Paintings from the Wild' by Clarence Pillenius; a 1946 journal publication containing a poem written by Mollie Morant; and a copy of 'Weathered Wood' by F.O. 'Pat' Brewster, signed.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 1 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 11
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Brewster, F.O.
Brewster, Pat
Morant, Ivy
Morant, Mollie
Harris, Cyril
Subject Access
Poetry
Publication
Arts
Buffalo
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items with ink or other risky materials on the surface must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
Creator
Various authors
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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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
Category
Environment
Exploration, discovery and travel
Transportation
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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