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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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Glacier Area

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Part Of: Bob Hind fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to Glacier area, including: camp and landscape views, Mount Sir Donald, Mount Abbot, Mount Tupper, Mount Macoun, climbers (Hind, Hugh, Les, Ken).

Date Range: 1932-1936

Reference Code: V46 / I / A / 4 / NA - 1 to 46

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative; Transparency

46 images

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 / 4 / NA - 1 to 46

GMD: Negative; Transparency

Date Range: 1932-1936

Physical Description: 46 photographs : negatives

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to Glacier area, including: camp and landscape views, Mount Sir Donald, Mount Abbot, Mount Tupper, Mount Macoun, climbers (Hind, Hugh, Les, Ken).

Notes: Images :; 1. Sir Donald; 2. Summit Macoun; 3. Camp; 4. Packed for Asulkan trip; 5. Rogers Valley from pass; 6. Pass from S.; 7. View from station; 8. Cloud in valley; 9. Macoun; 10. Biv. at Perley Rock; 11. H & K on Eagles Beak; 12. Les glissading; 13. Les on Abbot; 14. Bear in tree; 15. Self on Tupper; 16. Tupper; 17. Ken on Abbot; 18. Sir D. & Uto from Eagle; 19. Deville Glac.; 20. Ill. Valley; 21. Summit Eagle; 22. Camp on Fox; 23. Snowball on Macoun; 24. Geikie Glacier; 25. Tupper Chimney; 26. Clouds in valley; 27. Down Geikie from Macoun; 28. S. from Tupper; 29. Truck; 30. K & L by train; 31. Clouds in valley; 32. Fox & Dawson Range; 33. Summit mass Macoun; 34. On Tupper; 35. Gopher; 36. Train; 37. Self on Eagle; 38. Circle Hut [Glacier Circle Hut]; 39. The Circle; 40. On Deville Glacier; 41. Ken on Selwyn; 42. Dawson; 43. Clouds from Hermit; 44. Hermit Hut; 45. Ken & Hugh of Fox; 46. Ken on Fox

Name Access: Hind, Bob

Subject Access: Backpacking; Cabins and shelters; Climbing; Glaciers; Exploration; Landscapes; Mountaineers; Mountaineering; Mountains; Transportation; Trains

Geographic Access: Glacier; Glacier National Park; British Columbia; Canada

Language: NA

Related Material: Related to prints in V46 / 28 (PA) - 2

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Assiniboine Area

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Part Of: Bob Hind fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to Mount Assiniboine area, landscapes, cars and camp 1950, climbing 1952, Mount Assiniboine Lodge 1985.

Date Range: 1950-1991

Reference Code: V46 / I / A / 35 / NS - 1 to 61

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Negative; Transparency

1 image

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 / 35 / NS - 1 to 61

GMD: Negative; Transparency

Date Range: 1950-1991

Physical Description: 61 photographs : transparencies, 35mm, col

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File pertains to Mount Assiniboine area, landscapes, cars and camp 1950, climbing 1952, Mount Assiniboine Lodge 1985.

Name Access: Hind, Bob

Subject Access: Activities; Backpacking; Cabins and shelters; Environment; Guide; Guiding; Mountaineering; Mountains; Professional and Personal Life; Transportation

Geographic Access: Mount Assiniboine; Assiniboine Provincial Park; British Columbia; Canada

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Fernie, B.C. [British Columbia], Views, 1949

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Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Scope & Content: Inside envelope description: Crowsnest Coal Co. [Company] Ltd. [Limited]; Fernie, B.C. [British Columbia]; Office Bldg. [Building]; August 1949

Date Range: August 1949

Reference Code: V190 / I.E. - 7 / NA - 01

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Negative

1 image

Part Of: Bruno Engler fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V190

Series: I. Old file

Sub-Series: I.E. Cities and towns, Alberta and British Columbia

Reference Code: V190 / I.E. - 7 / NA - 01

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: August 1949

Physical Description: 1 negative : 9.5 x 12 cm.

Scope & Content: Inside envelope description: Crowsnest Coal Co. [Company] Ltd. [Limited]; Fernie, B.C. [British Columbia]; Office Bldg. [Building]; August 1949