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Ben Gadd fonds

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Scope & Content: Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …

Date Range: 1956-2018

Reference Code: M590 / V810 / S61

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Digital image; Drawing; Negative; Newspaper clipping; Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Published record; Textual record; Video; Transparency

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M590; V810

Sous-Fonds: M590; V810

Accession Number: 2021.20; 2024.01

Reference Code: M590 / V810 / S61

GMD: Digital image; Drawing; Negative; Newspaper clipping; Photograph; Photograph print; Postcard; Published record; Textual record; Video; Transparency

Date Range: 1956-2018

Physical Description: ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows

History / Biographical: Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing

Notes: Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Gadd, Cia

Subject Access: Education; Research; Publication; Environment; Geology; Tourism; Family and personal life; Personal and Professional Life; Academics; Guiding; Guides; Businesses; Finances; Conservation; Wildlife; Natural history; Sports and recreation

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Yoho National Park; Kootenay National Park; Lethbridge; United States of America; Colorado; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Reproduction Restrictions: Copyright restrictions apply

Language: English; French; Dutch

Category: Education; Environment; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Yam! : the sweetest wall in the Canadian Rockies

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Gadd, Ben

Call Number: P

Author: Gadd, Ben

Physical Description: p.36-38

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Rock climbing; Yamnuska, Mount

Notes: In Mountain Heritage Magazine, vol.1, no.2, summer 1998

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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O Canada national wilderness

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Gadd, Ben

Call Number: P

Author: Gadd, Ben

Physical Description: p.5

Medium: Library - Periodical

Notes: In Wild Lands Advocate, vol.5, no.10, December 1997

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Conservation : from Chaucer to Smokey the Bear : part 1

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Gadd, Ben

Call Number: P

Author: Gadd, Ben

Physical Description: p.4, 7

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Fire ecology; Forests

Notes: In Wild Lands Advocate, vol.6, no.3, April 1998

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Conservation from Chaucer to Smokey the Bear : part 2

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Gadd, Ben

Call Number: P

Author: Gadd, Ben

Physical Description: p.4

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: National parks

Notes: In Wild Lands Advocate, vol.6, no.4, May 1998

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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A drive through Jasper National Business Unit

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Gadd, Ben

Call Number: P

Author: Gadd, Ben

Physical Description: p.3

Medium: Library - Periodical

Notes: In Wild Lands Advocate, vol.4, no.3, July 1996

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Freeze commercial space in Jasper

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Gadd, Ben

Call Number: P

Author: Gadd, Ben

Physical Description: p.9, 17

Medium: Library - Periodical

Notes: In Wilderness Alberta, vol.22, no.2, June 1992

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Grizzly bears need friends, too

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Gadd, Ben

Call Number: P

Author: Gadd, Ben

Physical Description: p.11-16

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: National parks

Notes: In Wilderness Alberta, vol.19, no.1, spring 1989

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Have you seen the heritage communicator?

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Gadd, Ben

Call Number: P

Author: Gadd, Ben

Physical Description: p.9, 20

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: National parks

Notes: In Wilderness Alberta, vol.22, no.3, Oct 1992

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Icefield redevelopment

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Gadd, Ben

Call Number: P

Author: Gadd, Ben

Physical Description: p.9, 22

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Columbia Icefield

Notes: In Wilderness Alberta, vol.22, no.2, June 1992

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Jasper

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Gadd, Ben

Call Number: P

Author: Gadd, Ben

Physical Description: p.28-35

Medium: Library - Periodical

Notes: In Explore, no.82, Dec 1996-Jan 1997

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Rescuing the national parks from industrial tourism

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Gadd, Ben

Call Number: P

Author: Gadd, Ben

Physical Description: p.9

Medium: Library - Periodical

Notes: In Wild Lands Advocate, vol.4, no.3, July 1996

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Raven's end : a tale from the Canadian Rockies

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2001

Author: Gadd, Ben

Publisher: Toronto : McClelland and Stewart

Call Number: 05.2 G11

Author: Gadd, Ben

Publisher: Toronto : McClelland and Stewart

Published Date: 2001

Physical Description: 347 p. : ill., map

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: A Douglas Gibson book

Subjects: Yamnuska, Mount

Notes: Wiinner of Banff Mountain Book Festival 2001 Canadian Rockies Award

ISBN: 0-7710-3251-X

Accession Number: 34500 05-07-2002; P2015-03-31

Call Number: 05.2 G11

Collection: Archives Library

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The truth about convention centres in national parks

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Author: Gadd, Ben

Call Number: P

Author: Gadd, Ben

Physical Description: p.9

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Chateau Lake Louise

Notes: In Wild Lands Advocate, vol.10, no.5, (October 2002)

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

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Canadian Rockies geology road tours

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2009

Author: Gadd, Ben

Publisher: Jasper, AB : Corax Press

Call Number: 03.2 G11c c. 2

Author: Gadd, Ben

Publisher: Jasper, AB : Corax Press

Published Date: 2009

Physical Description: 576 pages : ill., maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Guidebooks

Notes: Includes index. On cover: The complete roadside guide: fossils, formations, folds and faults; presented in plain English; over 250 great stops; fully illustrated; works with odometer and GPS! Includes bibliogaphical references: p. 560-561.