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Education

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton University clas work, Biology and Philosophy report. Also included is a class that Douglas Leighton taught at Selkirk College.

Date Range: 1974; 1980

Reference Code: M133 / 3

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133 / V222

Sous-Fonds: M133

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: M133 / 3

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Date Range: 1974; 1980

Physical Description: 2 cm textual records

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton University clas work, Biology and Philosophy report. Also included is a class that Douglas Leighton taught at Selkirk College.

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Subject Access: Report; Writing

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Douglas Leighton

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Highschool

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton HIghschool yearbooks from Penticton Highschool year 1970 and 1971.

Date Range: 1970; 1971

Reference Code: M133 / 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133 / V222

Sous-Fonds: M133

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: M133 / 4

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Date Range: 1970; 1971

Physical Description: 2 cm textual records

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton HIghschool yearbooks from Penticton Highschool year 1970 and 1971.

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Douglas Leighton

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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British Columbia Parks Interpretative program

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton's reports he created when he worked in the interpretative program for British Columbia Parks. Includes topics: Salmon, Kokanee Creek Park, Southern Selkirks, photography, and Kootenay Mustangs.

Date Range: 1977; 1978; 1979; 1983

Reference Code: M133 / 5

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record; Textual record

3 Electronic Resources

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133 / V222

Sous-Fonds: M133

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: M133 / 5

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Date Range: 1977; 1978; 1979; 1983

Physical Description: 2 cm textual records

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton's reports he created when he worked in the interpretative program for British Columbia Parks. Includes topics: Salmon, Kokanee Creek Park, Southern Selkirks, photography, and Kootenay Mustangs.

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Douglas Leighton

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Electronic Resources

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Work documents

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton's career, includes: resume, job applications and acceptance letters, letters from publishers,correspondence, newspaper clippings and photography contracts and award.

Date Range: 1950; 1953; 1980; 1982; 1983; 1989; 2002; 2003

Reference Code: M133 / 7

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133 / V222

Sous-Fonds: M133

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: M133 / 7

GMD: Private record; Textual record

Date Range: 1950; 1953; 1980; 1982; 1983; 1989; 2002; 2003

Physical Description: 2 cm textual records

Scope & Content: File pertains to Douglas Leighton's career, includes: resume, job applications and acceptance letters, letters from publishers,correspondence, newspaper clippings and photography contracts and award.

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Geographic Access: British Columbia; Valhalla Wilderness Park

Language: English

Creator: Douglas Leighton

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Douglas Leighton fonds

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual and visual records. Visual records are made up of approximately 13,650 colour transparencies. transparencies pertain to personal life and career as an professional photographer, and naturalist. Textual records pertain to background for assessing the status of the Banff / …

Date Range: 1953 - 2018

Reference Code: M133 / V222

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Transparency; Textual record; Private record

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M 133; V 222

Sous-Fonds: M 133; V 222

Accession Number: 6592, 7752, 2015.15 (unprocessed)

Reference Code: M133 / V222

GMD: Photograph; Transparency; Textual record; Private record

Date Range: 1953 - 2018

Physical Description: ca.13,650 col. slide photographs -- 51 prints -- 58 negatives -- textual records

History / Biographical: Douglas (Doug) Leighton was born in Banff, Alberta, August 7, 1953. His family moved to Penticton, British Columbia in 1963 where he began using a camera at the early age of ten years old. At a young age, Doug was an enthusiastic birder, during his 20's Doug went on to become a Park Naturalist with British Columbia Parks for eight years until he returned to Banff in 1985 to pursue a professional photography career. In 1992 Doug moved from Banff to Golden, British Columbia and finally in 2005 Doug with his wife Myriam moved to Blaeberry, British Columbia. Doug died on March 28, 2018. Doug was a photographer and writer. Doug's photographs have been published by National Geographic Society, Audubon Society Books, Time-Life Books, Canadian Geographic, Equinox, and Nature Canada Magazine among others. IN 1989 a portfolio of his work was selected for the National Museum of Natural Science "The Nature of Photography" exhibition which celebrated 150 years of photography in Canada. Doug is also known for his best selling photographic books "The Canadian Rockies" 1993, "Alberta" and "Greater Vancouver" 1995.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual and visual records. Visual records are made up of approximately 13,650 colour transparencies. transparencies pertain to personal life and career as an professional photographer, and naturalist. Textual records pertain to background for assessing the status of the Banff / Central Rockies grizzly bear population / Douglas Leighton : [report], January 15, 2001; and photographs by Douglas Leighton of Jon Whyte, Ted Hart, Leslie Taylor and the Cascades of Time gardens. Unprocessed sous-fonds consists of Douglas Leighton's Grizzly Research 1999-2018

Notes: Douglas Leighton fonds arrangement Sous fonds M133 M133 / 1-2 Sous fonds V222 Series I: Personal Subseries A: Photograph prints Subseries B: Colour transparencies Subseries C: NegativesXXX Series II: AnimalsXXXSubseries A: UngulatesXXXSubseries B: Fish Reptiles and InsectsXXXSubseries C: BirdsXXXSubseries D: Mammals Series III: Trips, Topics and EventsXXXSubseries A: Gang RanchXXXSubseries B: Forest FiresXXXSubseries C: FishingXXXSubseries D: SkiingXXX Series IV: Scenic ViewsXXXSubseries A: AerialsXXXSubseries B: British ColumbiaXXXSubseries C: AlbertaXXX Series V: Plants Series VI: Published

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Subject Access: Environment

Access Restrictions: Copyright applies; Privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: No finding aid

Creator: Leighton, Douglas

Category: Environment

Biographical Source Notes: Obituary - biofile

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed; Unprocessed

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Personal photographs

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: Files consist of photographs of Douglas Leighton as a child, Douglas Leighton's school photographs, a photograph of Douglas Leighton and Colleagues when he worked for British Columbia Parks.

Date Range: ca. 1950; 1995; 1988; 1999; 2000

Reference Code: V222 / I / A / PA - 1 to PA - 51

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph

4 images

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133; V222

Series: V222 / I : Personal

Sous-Fonds: V222

Sub-Series: V222 / I / A : Prints

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: V222 / I / A / PA - 1 to PA - 51

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: ca. 1950; 1995; 1988; 1999; 2000

Physical Description: 51 photographs : b&w and col. ; 17 x 12.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: Files consist of photographs of Douglas Leighton as a child, Douglas Leighton's school photographs, a photograph of Douglas Leighton and Colleagues when he worked for British Columbia Parks.

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Subject Access: Tourism; Holidays; Portrait; Family

Geographic Access: Banff, AB; Penticton, BC

Language: English

Creator: Douglas Leighton

Category: Family and personal life; Environment; Exploration and travel

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Elk, Caribou, Moose and Mountain Goats

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of wood bison, mountain goats, caribou, and moose in National and provincial parks

Date Range: 1978; 1981; 1983 - 1986; 1988; 1996

Reference Code: V222 / II / A / 3 / NS - 1 to 140

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133; V222

Series: V222 / II : Animals

Sous-Fonds: V222

Sub-Series: V222 / II / A : Ungulates

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: V222 / II / A / 3 / NS - 1 to 140

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: 1978; 1981; 1983 - 1986; 1988; 1996

Physical Description: 140 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of wood bison, mountain goats, caribou, and moose in National and provincial parks

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Subject Access: Wildlife; Wood Bison; Mountain Goat; Bighorn Sheep; Caribou; Elk; Moose

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Elk Island National Park; Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park; Waterton National Park

Language: English

Creator: Douglas Leighton

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Wild Horses, Deer, Pronghorn and Caribou

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of caribou, mule deer, blacktail deer, whitetail deer, pronghorm and wild horses.

Date Range: 1978; 1980 -1985; 1989; 1992; 1996; 1998

Reference Code: V222 / II / A / 4 / NS - 1 to 156

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

39 images

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133; V222

Series: V222 / II : Animals

Sous-Fonds: V222

Sub-Series: V222 / II / A : Ungulates

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: V222 / II / A / 4 / NS - 1 to 156

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: 1978; 1980 -1985; 1989; 1992; 1996; 1998

Physical Description: 156 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of caribou, mule deer, blacktail deer, whitetail deer, pronghorm and wild horses.

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Subject Access: Wildlife; Caribou; Pronghorn; Mule Deer; Blacktail Deer; Whitetail Deer; Wild Horses

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Medicine Hat, Alberta; Writing on Stone Provincial Park; Suffield, Alberta; Waterton National Park; Grande Cache, Alberta; Nelson, British Columbia; Hinton, Alberta; Ralston, Alberta; Brooks, Alberta

Language: English

Creator: Douglas Leighton

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Moose, Pronghorn, Mountain Goats and Deer

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of Deer, Moose, Mountain Goats, Bighorn Sheep and Pronghorn.

Date Range: 1978; 1981 - 1984; 1987 - 1992; 1996

Reference Code: V222 / II / A / 5 / NS - 1 to 85

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133; V222

Series: V222 / II : Animals

Sous-Fonds: V222

Sub-Series: V222 / II / A : Ungulates

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: V222 / II / A / 5 / NS - 1 to 85

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: 1978; 1981 - 1984; 1987 - 1992; 1996

Physical Description: 85 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of Deer, Moose, Mountain Goats, Bighorn Sheep and Pronghorn.

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Subject Access: Mule Deer; Whitetail Deer; Mountain Goats; Moose; Pronghorn; Bighorn Sheep

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Golden, British Columbia; Cranbrook, British Columbia; Vancouver Island, British Columbia; Nelson, British Columbia; Chase, British Columbia

Language: English

Creator: Douglas Leighton

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Fish, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Insects

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Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of fish, turtles, snakes, frogs, and different kinds of Insects

Date Range: 1976 - 1984; 1989; 1990; 1992; 1997

Reference Code: V222 / II / B / 1 / NS - 1 to 98

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

65 images

Part Of: Douglas Leighton fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M133; V222

Series: V222 / II : Animals

Sous-Fonds: V222

Sub-Series: V222 / II / B : Various animals

Accession Number: 2020.24

Reference Code: V222 / II / B / 1 / NS - 1 to 98

GMD: Photograph; Transparency

Date Range: 1976 - 1984; 1989; 1990; 1992; 1997

Physical Description: 98 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of fish, turtles, snakes, frogs, and different kinds of Insects

Name Access: Leighton, Douglas

Subject Access: Wildlife; Frogs; Fish; Snakes; Turtles; Insects

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Oliver, British Columbia; Okanagan Falls, British Columbia; Victoria, British Columbia; Adams River, British Columbia; Golden, British Columbia; Glacier National Park; Cranbrook, British Columbia; Shuswap Lake, British Columbia; Vancouver Island, British Columbia; Nelson, British Columbia; Chase, British Columbia; Top of the World Provincial Park