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Assorted Prints, Some Mounted and Signed

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 41 photographic prints (32 b&w and 9 colour). Content pertains to the CPR and Canadian Pacific companies, Canadian landscapes (including Mount Assiniboine), a portrait of Jimmy Simpson Sr., and three images (mounted and signed by Nicholas Morant) depicting female models posing with…

Date Range: 1938; [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940] [ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]

Reference Code: V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 5 to 41 O.S.

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 - 5 to 41 O.S.

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Nicholas Morant

Date Range: 1938; [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940] [ca. 1940 - ca. 1950]; [ca. 1950 - ca. 1970]

Physical Description: 41 Photographs: prints; b&w and colour

History / Biographical: Jimmy Simpson Sr. was a backpacker and outfitter in the Banff / Rocky Mountains region. He built the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge near Bow Lake which him and his wife Williamina ran from 1920 - 1945, and led many hunting and climbing expeditions in the area. Jimmy and Williamina had three children: Jimmy Simpson Jr. (who took over the Lodge in 1945), and daughters Margaret and Mary Simpson who became famous as professional ice skaters, the 'Simpson Sisters' in the late 1930's.

Scope & Content: File consists of 41 photographic prints (32 b&w and 9 colour). Content pertains to the CPR and Canadian Pacific companies, Canadian landscapes (including Mount Assiniboine), a portrait of Jimmy Simpson Sr., and three images (mounted and signed by Nicholas Morant) depicting female models posing with skis and skates.

Notes: Items V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 1 to 4 are stored separately in file box with items V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 649 to 688

Storage Range: In file box V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 5 to V500 / II / C / 5 / PA - 41 O.S.

Name Access: Simpson, Jimmy

Subject Access: Canadian Pacific Railway; Landscapes; Skiing; Skating

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Canadian Rocky Mountains

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 prints. Items must be stored in appropriate conditions.

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Biographical Source Notes: https://albertaonrecord.ca/jimmy-simpson-family-fonds

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Banff Springs Famous Painting Copies and Train Poster

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' b…

Date Range: [ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]; 1975

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Poster

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: V500

Sub-Series: V500 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.

GMD: Poster

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]; 1975

Physical Description: 3 Posters: colour, b&w

Scope & Content: File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' by Domenico di Michelino; also train image with faded print effect by Midwestern Rail Association.

Notes: Painting reprint posters were stored together in a cardboard poster tube with the following text labels on the outside: "NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA" "OLD BSH PRINTS. BSH HOTEL - II Bldg." "O.H.M.S. FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS BRANCH OTTAWA, CANADA" 'J.C. Campbell, Esq., c/o Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta." (Handwritten): "These prints were originally exquisitely framed for use in rooms, suites and public rooms at the B.S.H." "OLD B.S.H. PRINTS includes PIX of 'II' Hotel" Train poster stored in poster tube labelled "DRAWINGS more to come (1, 2, 3)" with shipping address label: "Reed-Grove Ltd. 2111 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14610" "To Mr. + Mrs. Nichlas (sic) Morant Box 1288, Banff Alberta Canada". Customs label: "PARCEL POST CUSTOMS DECLARATION - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA QTY: 1 DETAILED LIST OF CONTENTS: DRAWINGS VALUE (US $): 10 FIRST CLASS"

Name Access: di Michelino, Domenico; Vermeer

Subject Access: Midwestern Rail Association; Trains; Banff Springs Hotel; Arts; Painting

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; 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: Latin

Conservation: Items must be stored flat within acid-free casing to prevent surface damage.

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Collected sound recordings (File 1 of 3)

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Original recordings made by Nick Morant, various dates (see "Content Details" for list of individual recording contents). Recordings all individually labelled by Nicholas Morant. Recordings consist of CBC and BBC radio broadcasts, music, plays, documentaries, news reports, etc.

Date Range: [ca.1940-ca.1980?]

Reference Code: S20 / III / D1 / 13 to 33

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Sound recording

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: S20

Sub-Series: S20 / III / D : Personal and family records : collected material

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: S20 / III / D1 / 13 to 33

GMD: Sound recording

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca.1940-ca.1980?]

Physical Description: 21 sound recordings : audio tapes

Scope & Content: Original recordings made by Nick Morant, various dates (see "Content Details" for list of individual recording contents). Recordings all individually labelled by Nicholas Morant. Recordings consist of CBC and BBC radio broadcasts, music, plays, documentaries, news reports, etc.

Notes: Processing began by M. Hadley, Feb. 20, 2007; numbering based on original notes Originally accompanied by leather folder used by Morant at his private school in Victoria

Name Access: Simpson, Jimmy; Barrymore, John

Subject Access: BBC; CBC; Music; Lusitania

Geographic Access: Canada

Reproduction Restrictions: Reference use only; no reproduction

Language: English

Creator: Nicholas Morant

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: * Fast Freight 901 - CBC - #1 (S20/III/D1/13); * Men of Mountains, Aug. 7, 1965\6, CBC, J. Simpson - #2 (S20/III/D1/14); * Men of Mountains, Sept. 27, 1965, CBC, J. Simpson - #4 (S20/III/D1/15); * Met Opera, Mme Butterfly - opera recording - #6 (S20/III/D1/16); * Bob Edwards play, Nov. 1959 - #9 (S20/III/D1/17); * Jimmy Simpson profile, April 3, 1969, CBC - #10 (S20/III/D1/18); * John Barrymore, CBC? radio play recording - #12 (S20/III/D1/19); * Lusitania sinking, 1965 - #16 (S20/II/D1/20); * Fred Allen show 1965 - #17 (S20/III/D1/21); * Broadcast music, nd - #18 (S20/III/D1/22); * Lionel Barrymore Xmas tale, Reggie _, Florence Jenkins, soprano - #20 (S20/III/D1/23); * Electronic music, CBC - #21 (S20/III/D1/24); * Electronic play, BBC - #22 (S20/III/D1/25); * Birdsong, electronic music - radio recording - #23 (S20/III/D1/26); * "Peter Sellers - Travelogue etc." - #24 (S20/III/D1/27); * Laughton fish story, 2 "Butterfly" pickups - #26 (S20/III/D1/28); * "Upstairs Downstairs 1977" - #30 (S20/III/D1/29); * "The Bricklayer", Gerard Hoffnum - #31 (S20/III/D1/30); * 901 The Story of a Fast Freight - #32 (S20/III/D1/31); * Old phono records - CBC - #33 (S20/III/D1/32); * Recording of organ music at Lawson residence w/ Quenty McGrath - #34 (S20/III/D1/33)

Processing Status: Processed

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Early Canada Books

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of two hardcover books. Contains 1 copy of 'The Glittering Mountains of Canada' (1925), with inserted notes typed by Nicholas Morant pertaining to Jimmy Simpson, book signed by Edward Feuz; 1 copy of 'The Queen's Highway' (1887), annotated by Nicholas Morant and containing a travel ag…

Date Range: 1887; 1925

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 5 / 50 to 51

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

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 / 50 to 51

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Responsibility: Produced by J. Monroe Thorington & Stuart Cumberland

Date Range: 1887; 1925

Physical Description: 2 Textual records: books

Scope & Content: File consists of two hardcover books. Contains 1 copy of 'The Glittering Mountains of Canada' (1925), with inserted notes typed by Nicholas Morant pertaining to Jimmy Simpson, book signed by Edward Feuz; 1 copy of 'The Queen's Highway' (1887), annotated by Nicholas Morant and containing a travel agent's business card, ca. 1900.

Storage Range: In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 50 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 51.

Name Access: Simpson, Jimmy

Subject Access: Mountains; Travel

Geographic Access: Canada

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 risky materials, such as adhesives, must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items. Damaged bindings on these items may need additional packaging to prevent further damage while being moved.

Creator: J. Monroe Thorington & Stuart Cumberland

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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"Hotel Closed" Sign

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Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Scope & Content: Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Poster; Textual record

Part Of: Nicholas Morant fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M300 / S20 / V500

Sous-Fonds: M300

Sub-Series: M300 / II / D : Personal and Family Materials : Collected Material

Accession Number: 7784

Reference Code: M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)

GMD: Poster; Textual record

Responsibility: Nicholas Morant

Date Range: [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)

Physical Description: 1 Poster/sign, printed construction paper

Scope & Content: Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.

Name Access: Morant, Ivy; Morant, Nicholas

Subject Access: Hotel; Sign

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: English

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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