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The adoration of reality : new poems
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15370
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2014
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2014 Jun PAM
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Published Date
- 2014
- Physical Description
- 8p
- Notes
- Contents: Portrait for Lucinda (p.2); Recollection in June (p.3); Vision for Nigel (p.4); Memoir for Denise (p.5); Tableau for Erin (p.6); Toward the adoration of reality (p.7); Memoir for Laetitia (p.8)
- Cover: photograph of (left to right) Bill Ward, Annie Ward, and Kay Ward (the author’s mother) on the summit ridge of Sulphur Mountain about 1920; weather station in background; object above weather station is dirt on photo
- Accession Number
- 2015.8397 (2 copies)
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2014 Jun PAM
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- Archives Library
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An Orogenous Life edited draft
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56295
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one full draft of Ben Gadd's autobiography, An Orogenous Life, which contains handwritten corrections and notes by Ben's wife, Cia Gadd.
- Date Range
- 2016
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 60
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / II : Research and publication records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / II / B : Other publications
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / II / B / 60
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Produced by Ben Gadd, Cia Gadd
- Date Range
- 2016
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- "Ben [Gadd]’s memoir tells the story of how a skinny, myopic and cowardly kid grew into the mountaineer who wrote [Handbook of the Canadian Rockies and Raven's End] and received the Banff Centre’s coveted Summit of Excellence award in 2014. There’s a lot more to this memoir than just biography. Interleaved with the personal history are 36 readings from Ben’s favorite written work. These essays, magazine articles, stories and book excerpts will have you chuckling in some places, touched in others. All this plus hundreds of color illustrations." - Quoted from Ben Gadd's website, May 4th, 2022
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one full draft of Ben Gadd's autobiography, An Orogenous Life, which contains handwritten corrections and notes by Ben's wife, Cia Gadd.
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Biography
- Biographical
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Biographical Source Notes
- https://www.bengadd.com/books/
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An orogenous life: memoir and reader
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19846
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Publisher
- Canmore, AB, Canada : Corax Press
- Call Number
- 02.6 G11a
1 website
- Author
- Gadd, Ben
- Responsibility
- Ben Gadd
- Publisher
- Canmore, AB, Canada : Corax Press
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 655 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to the experiences of Ben Gadd, an experienced Rocky Mountain naturalist, guide and author. His book combines his personal experiences with the stories and essays of 36 others in order to create a touching, yet compelling story. The book includes a comprehensive selection of photographs, many of which are personal to the author and his family. Being that the author was and continues to be greatly involved with the Canadian Rocky Mountains, the book makes mention of multiple locations in and around the area of Banff such as, Mt. Assiniboine, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Bankhead, Brewster transportation and tours, and Johnston Canyon. The book follows the style of a biography and contains many personal stories and photos from the author and associated family.
- Contents
- Introduction
- Benny
- Ben
- Cia and Ben
- Willy, Cia and Ben
- Toby and Willy, Cia and Ben
- Index
- Other books by Ben Gadd
- Notes
- Some of the specific references to areas in, and area the Canadian Rocky Mountains are as follows, Mt. Assiniboine (297), Mt. Robson (373), Banff Mountain Film Festival (12, 395, 608), Bankhead (332) and Brewster transportation and tours (463, 469).
- ISBN
- 9780969263142
- Accession Number
- 2019.47
- Call Number
- 02.6 G11a
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- URL pertains to an online website dedicated to Ben Gadd and his continued achievements
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Ben Gadd fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55758
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- 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
- 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
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed / Unprocessed
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Ben Gadd playing guitar
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56451
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of sound recordings pertaining to Ben Gadd playing the guitar in 1985 and 2013.
- Date Range
- 1985
- 2013
- Reference Code
- S61 / I / D / 1 to 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- S61 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- S61
- Sub-Series
- S61 / I / D : Other personal and collected
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- S61 / I / D / 1 to 3
- Date Range
- 1985
- 2013
- Physical Description
- 1 compact disc with audio file -- 2 cassette tapes
- Scope & Content
- File consists of sound recordings pertaining to Ben Gadd playing the guitar in 1985 and 2013.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Music
- Arts
- Performance
- Family and personal life
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Business licenses and applications
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56045
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of business licenses, application forms and letters of approval sent between Parks Canada and Ben Gadd's guiding company, Ben Gadd Interpretive Services. File includes laminated and paper business license cards used by Ben Gadd between 1997 and 2016.
- Date Range
- 1996-2017
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / B / 37 to 38
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Government record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / B : Interpretive guiding
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / B / 37 to 38
- Responsibility
- Produced by the Department of Canadian Heritage and Parks Canada
- Date Range
- 1996-2017
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of business licenses, application forms and letters of approval sent between Parks Canada and Ben Gadd's guiding company, Ben Gadd Interpretive Services. File includes laminated and paper business license cards used by Ben Gadd between 1997 and 2016.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Parks Canada
- National parks and reserves
- Guides
- Guiding
- Hiking
- Businesses
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- British Columbia
- Yoho National Park
- Kootenay National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Government
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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- Processed
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Collected videos
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56286
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of five discs containing video files and three VHS tapes, which were collected by Ben Gadd. Videos pertain to mountaineering and mountain sports; documentary footage about Mount Robson and other regions in the Canadian Rockies; icebergs; ice climbing in Maligne Canyon; and a talk abou…
- Date Range
- 1988
- [ca.1990-2000]
- 2006
- 2010
- Reference Code
- V810 / I / D / NV - 1 to 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Video
- Recording disc
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- V810 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- V810
- Sub-Series
- V810 / I / D : Other personal and collected
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- V810 / I / D / NV - 1 to 8
- GMD
- Video
- Recording disc
- Date Range
- 1988
- [ca.1990-2000]
- 2006
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 5 DVDs -- 3 VHS tapes
- Scope & Content
- File consists of five discs containing video files and three VHS tapes, which were collected by Ben Gadd. Videos pertain to mountaineering and mountain sports; documentary footage about Mount Robson and other regions in the Canadian Rockies; icebergs; ice climbing in Maligne Canyon; and a talk about the Association of Mountain Parks Protection and Enjoyment (AMPPE) presented in the Jasper Chamber of Commerce.
- Notes
- Individual contents in file: V810 / I / D / NV - 1 : "A Life Ascending" [produced by Stephen Grynberg] V810 / I / D / NV - 2 : "Mt. Robson: Giant of Canadian Rockies" V810 / I / D / NV - 3 : "Aweberg!" [video about icebergs, attributed to Ben Gadd] V810 / I / D / NV - 4 : "The Rockies: A two-part documentary by Stefan Tolz in cooperation with Fritz Pleitgan and Gerd Ruge" [Ben and Will Gadd appear in video] V810 / I / D / NV - 5 : "Queen of Maligne Feb. '06" [video of Ben and Will Gadd ice climbing in Maligne Canyon] V810 / I / D / NV - 6 : "Northlands 12/6/88" [wildlife footage with commentary] V810 / I / D / NV - 7 : "The Rockies - Fine Cut" [n.d., no audio; footage of wildlife, landscapes, etc.] V810 / I / D / NV - 8 : Dave Day / Jasper Chamber of Commerce [n.d.; discussing AMPPE and membership, issues in Banff National Park]
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Gadd, Will
- Morrow, Pat
- Davis, Perry
- Subject Access
- Publication
- Events
- Sports
- Recreation
- Mountains
- Skiing
- Hiking
- Climbing
- Landscape
- Films and film making
- Glaciers
- Environment
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Banff National Park
- Maligne Canyon
- British Columbia
- Mount Robson
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Death will be his bailiwick: new poems and old favourites
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15324
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2010
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2010 Feb PAM
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Published Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 12p
- Notes
- Contents: No lichens need apply (p.3); Portrait for Anya (p.4); Winter incident (p.5); For Kathleen, Annie and Mary (revision) (p.6); Immanuel can’t (p.6); Incident in late spring (p.7); Incident for Katarina (p.7); A moonlit night (revision of previously titled “Midnight at Banff”)(p. 8); Tableau in late spring (p.9); Portrait of summer for Adrian (reprint) (p.10); Tableau for Littleton Sundergaard (reprint) (p.11); Tableau for Ilya Gunning (reprint) (p.12)
- Cover: photograph by author of gravestone in Old Banff Cemetery
- Accession Number
- 2015.8397 (2 copies)
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2010 Feb PAM
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- Archives Library
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The eternity within us : new poems and revisions
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15375
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2015
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2015 Dec PAM
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Published Date
- 2015
- Physical Description
- 8p
- Notes
- Contents: Never Septuagesima (revision) (p.1); Memoir for Kristelle (p.2); Tableau for Mayumi (revision) (p.3); Hallowed be the night (revision)(p.4); Tableau for Ciera (p.5); Tableau for Megan (p.5); Another tableau for Jesse (p.6); In the city’s outskirts (revision) (p.7); Another portrait for Oliana (p.8)
- Cover: photograph of Kay Ward (author’s mother) hiking on Sulphur Mountain circa 1940; looking east; photographer unknown
- Accession Number
- 2015.8397 (2 copies)
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2015 Dec PAM
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Extravagant love : new poems and revisions
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15377
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2016
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2016 Jun PAM
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Published Date
- 2016
- Physical Description
- 4p
- Notes
- Contents: Tableau for Marika (p.1); Portrait for Andrea (p.2); Our strange being (p.3); Second portrait for Emi (revision) (p.4)
- Cover: wedding day photograph, April 9,1949; left to right, Helen Rathbun, Kay Burles, Jim Burles, Louis Burles; at St. George’s Anglican church; Canon Tully Montgomery in doorway; photographer unknown, possibly George Noble
- Accession Number
- 2015.8397 (2 copies)
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2016 Jun PAM
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Financial record books
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of financial record books and invoice books belonging to Ben Gadd. Content pertains to Ben's personal and business expenses between 1981 and 2010.
- Date Range
- 1981-2010
- Reference Code
- M590 / IV / B / 6 to 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Private record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / IV : Legal and financial records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / IV / B : Financial records
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / IV / B / 6 to 13
- Date Range
- 1981-2010
- Physical Description
- 15 cm of textual records (20 volumes)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of financial record books and invoice books belonging to Ben Gadd. Content pertains to Ben's personal and business expenses between 1981 and 2010.
- Notes
- Files are arranged chronologically: M590 / IV / B / 6 : 1981-1990 M590 / IV / B / 7 : 1990-1993 [contains one void cheque dated 2001] M590 / IV / B / 8 : 1993-1997 M590 / IV / B / 9 : 1997-1999 M590 / IV / B / 10 : 1999-2001 M590 / IV / B / 11 : 2001-2003 M590 / IV / B / 12 : 2003-2006 M590 / IV / B / 13 : 2006-2010
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- Finances
- Commerce
- Legal and Financial
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Fine weather predicted : new poems
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15378
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2017 Jan PAM
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 8p
- Notes
- Contents: Tableau for Huay Tsin (p.1); Incident for Laetitia (p.2); Memory of summer (p.3); Letter to Eileen (p.4); Incident in spring (p.5); Second portrait of August (p.6); Homage to Drucilla Lewthwaite (p.7); Memoir for Herbert (p.8)
- Cover: photograph by author of pony wall and honeysuckle on Kidney house lot at corner of Muskrat and Wolf Streets in Banff; looking northwest
- Accession Number
- 2015.8397 (2 copies)
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2017 Jan PAM
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First aid certificates
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- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of first aid certificates and recertification cards given to Ben Gadd between 1979 and 2016.
- Date Range
- 1979
- 1991
- 1994
- 1997
- 2000-2003
- 2006
- 2013
- 2016
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / I : Personal records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / I / D :Other personal and collected
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / I / D / 18
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1979
- 1991
- 1994
- 1997
- 2000-2003
- 2006
- 2013
- 2016
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of first aid certificates and recertification cards given to Ben Gadd between 1979 and 2016.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Health services
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Health services
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Fleeting summer : new poems and revisions by Gordon Burles
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15484
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2018 Feb PAM
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Responsibility
- Gordon Burles
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 4p
- Notes
- Contents: Tableau for Kylie (p.1); Tableau for Lucia (p.2); Tableau for Deirdre Wasserman (p.3 revision of poem on page 3 of World Without End); The kingdom of the free mind (p.4 revision of poem on page 6 of The Lilies of the Sea)
- Accession Number
- 2018.need (2 copies)
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2018 Feb PAM
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The furious plenitude : new poems and revisions
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15332
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2011
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2011 Nov PAM
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Published Date
- 2011
- Physical Description
- 8p
- Notes
- Contents: Memoir for Suzanne (p.3); Tableau for Hilary (p.4); Incident for Amanda (p.5); Tableau for Jansen Vanderveen (revision) (p.6); Incident for Latimer Westhaverton (revision)(p.7); Anthracite (revision)(p.8)
- Cover: photograph of Mary Murphy, author’s maternal great grandmother, in England; photographer and date unknown
- Accession Number
- 2015.8397 (2 copies)
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2011 Nov PAM
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Geology Car Caravans tours
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55864
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the Geology Car Caravans tour program which was hosted by the Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre, including schedules, participant lists and related newspaper articles. Ben Gadd worked as the lead guide for the Geology Car Caravans tours.
- Date Range
- 2010-2012
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / B / 36
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Newspaper clipping
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / B : Interpretive guiding
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / B / 36
- Date Range
- 2010-2012
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to the Geology Car Caravans tour program which was hosted by the Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre, including schedules, participant lists and related newspaper articles. Ben Gadd worked as the lead guide for the Geology Car Caravans tours.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Tourism
- Environment
- Guiding
- Education
- Geology
- Science and technology
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Canmore
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - contents include personal contact information
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply - contents include personal contact information
- Category
- Environment
- Education
- Science and technology
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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GeoVista brochures project
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55881
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to Ben Gadd's involvement in the creation of "GeoVista" downloadable brochures for areas of Jasper National Park, which were published by the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences in 2011. File includes correspondence between Ben and other individuals involved …
- Date Range
- 2010-2011
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 2
- Date Range
- 2010-2011
- Physical Description
- 0.2 cm of textual records
- History / Biographical
- From the Canadian Federation of Earth and Space Sciences website: "GeoVistas are downloadable brochures that explain iconic views in Canadian parks. They are site-specific vignettes that combine engaging descriptions of geological features in the landscape with information on how they have influenced climate, ecology and culture. Precise GPS coordinates allow you to reach these accessible sites."
- Scope & Content
- File consists of documents pertaining to Ben Gadd's involvement in the creation of "GeoVista" downloadable brochures for areas of Jasper National Park, which were published by the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences in 2011. File includes correspondence between Ben and other individuals involved with the project; drafts of written material and excerpts from brochures, including images; a Canadian Geological Foundation grant application form; handwritten notes; and other related materials.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- National parks and reserves
- Publication
- Research
- Geography
- Natural history
- Tourism
- Travel
- Geology
- Science and technology
- Education
- Organizations
- Government
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Jasper National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Biographical Source Notes
- http://earthsciencescanada.com/geovista/
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Gordon Burles fonds
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions118
- Part Of
- Gordon Burles fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of poems by Gordon Burles, 1970-2017. Manuscripts contain about twenty-seven hundred poems, mainly in free verse, some with revisions. Poems are numbered in chronological order. About 2016 Burles stopped numbering each poem. The year of creation is indicated with each poem.…
- Date Range
- 1970-2017, 2022
- Reference Code
- M196 / V103
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Textual record
- Machine-readable data file
- Private record
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Gordon Burles fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 196
- V 103
- Sous-Fonds
- M 196
- V 103
- Accession Number
- 1199, 1367, 1414, 1674, 2061, 2212, 2239, 2890, 3233, 3769, 3874, 5526, 5689, 5903, 6347, 6487, 6927,7215, 7483, 7486, 7612
- Reference Code
- M196 / V103
- Date Range
- 1970-2017, 2022
- Physical Description
- ca. 36.5 cm textual records + 9 CD-R (textual records). -- 7 photographs : prints, negatives.
- History / Biographical
- James Gordon Burles, b.1949, is a poet, surveyor and civil servant at Banff, Alberta, Canada. A native of Banff, Burles is a student of the Canadian Rockies. In Burles' own words, much of his poetry is inspired by four environments: the life and history of Banff National Park, the town of Banff, the Okanagan Valley, and Calgary.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists mainly of poems by Gordon Burles, 1970-2017. Manuscripts contain about twenty-seven hundred poems, mainly in free verse, some with revisions. Poems are numbered in chronological order. About 2016 Burles stopped numbering each poem. The year of creation is indicated with each poem. Some poems pertain to mountain personalities such as Bill Peyto, Norman Sanson, Margaret Stone, Walter D. Wilcox, Walter J. Phillips, Conrad Kain, and Georgia Engelhard. Many are surrealist or nonsense poems and many deal with the Cemetery Tea House, an imaginary teahouse frequented by various characters.
- Fonds consists of three series: I : Poetry Manuscripts; II : Prose and research; III: Digital typeset copies of published poems
- Some poems deal with Burle's parents and family. The collection also holds fifty-three books and booklets, self-published by the author from 1984 to 2017. The books published from 2003 to 2017 contain all the poems which the author considers worth preserving. Some in one book have been revised in a later book. Some poems were revised more than once. The three books published in 1984, 1986, and 1990 are considered by the author as early works. Only the poems in those books that the author considered worth publishing have been republished in the 2003-2017 books. Names in the poem titles are usually made up.
- Some titles are tongue-in-cheek. There were so many poems that the author resorted to names like "Portrait for Bertrand Clerihew-Guggenheim" to make it easier. Some titles, of course, are obviously connected to the content of the poem. Many titles were long enough to preclude the difficulty of getting the graphic designer to centre the title over the poem! Also included are manuscripts, research materials, articles, and notes etc. regarding Bill Peyto, the Copper Mountain Mine, Banff National Park museum, logging roads in the Johnson Lake area, and the Sanson-Bethune connection.
- Photographs pertain to remains of hay rake and wagon in the Third Vermilion Lake area (1975) and remains of the Queen of the Hills Mine, above Silver City (1977).
- CD-ROMS's contain typeset copies of manuscripts by Gordon Burles in Pagemaker, In Design and .pdf file formats. Manuscripts include "The Jagged Harmony," 2005, "An Avenue Without End," 2005, "That Perfect Elsewhere," n.d., "Much Like A Dream," 2004, "All the Universe of Sight," 2006, "Those Grand Poplars," 2004, "Lords of Many Orchards: Selected Best Poems of Gordon Burles," 2003, "That trellis of tombs: Further Selected Poems of Gordon Burles," 2004, "The Closing of Many Doors: More Poems by Gordon Burles," 2006.
- II : Prose and research includes "Life story of James Gordon Burles," 2022
- Notes
- Books of poetry published by Gordon Burles are located in the Whyte Museum Archives Library 05.1/B92. In 2018 Gordon Burles compiled a listing of the original poems that were edited and re-published. This list is in the M196 document file, and is also a PDF attached to the fonds level record
- Name Access
- Burles, Gordon
- Subject Access
- Arts
- 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: file level descriptions with inventory
- Creator
- Burles, Gordon
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Grand unknowingness: new poems
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15371
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2014
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2014 Sep PAM
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Published Date
- 2014
- Physical Description
- 4p
- Notes
- Contents: Tableau for Gerard (p.1); Portrait for Phyllis (p.2); Dreams die quietly (p.3); Recollection for Sandra (p.4)
- Cover: photograph by author of first and second peaks of Mount Rundle taken from first peak in late 1960s; looking south
- Accession Number
- 2015.8397 (2 copies)
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2014 Sep PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Halcyon summers : revisions and old favourites
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15330
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2011
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2011 Mar PAM
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Published Date
- 2011
- Physical Description
- 8p
- Notes
- Contents: Narrative for Adrian (revision) (p.3); Portrait for Ethelbert Dunn (revision of previously titled “Portrait in June for Ethelbert Dunn”)(p. 4); Portrait for Nehemiah (revision) (p.5); Portrait for Hortensia (revision)(p.6); Vernal sacrament (reprint)(p.7); Portrait for Yolanda (reprint) (p.8)
- Cover: photograph of (left to right) Kay Ward (author’s mother), Jean Watt and unknown lady near Sunshine Village; Mount Bourgeau in background; photographer unknown; date unknown, probably 1940s
- Accession Number
- 2015.8397 (2 copies)
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2011 Mar PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
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