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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
- 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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Household account books
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 household account books.
- Date Range
- 1966-1990
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / D - 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- II.D. Business, Legal and Financial Series
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / D - 13
- Other Title Info
- Title based on contents of file
- Date Range
- 1966-1990
- Physical Description
- 13 volumes textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 household account books.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- glass; metal, brass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1001
- Description
- Tall kerosene lamp, glass base, font, and chimney, heavy base of clear glass, round six-sided foot and tapering shaft atop, trimmed by glass beading, clear glass font rests on top, long, wide wick curling inside, large brass cap with finger screw and slit in top, feeds and adjusts wick, 4 wire spri…
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- Title
- Kerosene Lamp
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- glass; metal, brass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 43.4 cm
- Description
- Tall kerosene lamp, glass base, font, and chimney, heavy base of clear glass, round six-sided foot and tapering shaft atop, trimmed by glass beading, clear glass font rests on top, long, wide wick curling inside, large brass cap with finger screw and slit in top, feeds and adjusts wick, 4 wire springs on cap hold 19.0 cm high glass chimney trimmed by glass beading at top, brass cap has "BANNER" embossed on side
- Subject
- households
- household item
- Credit
- Gift of Ed (Mrs.) Jamieson, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1001
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Miniature China Shop
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper; ceramic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0119
- Description
- Japanese kitchen, fully furnished. Enclosed wooden box, 34.5 x 27.3 x 21.0, has wooden nails, hinged doors, 17.6, open to display kitchen. Doors have very fine wood work with paper. Right door has two sliding panels, left one sliding panel inside, is furnished typical of a wealthy household, abl…
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- Title
- Miniature China Shop
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; paper; ceramic; metal
- Description
- Japanese kitchen, fully furnished. Enclosed wooden box, 34.5 x 27.3 x 21.0, has wooden nails, hinged doors, 17.6, open to display kitchen. Doors have very fine wood work with paper. Right door has two sliding panels, left one sliding panel inside, is furnished typical of a wealthy household, able to feed many.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0119
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- Date
- 1995
- Material
- paper; wood; sulfur; phosphorous; sand
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.1022
- Description
- A two-piece box, where the inner box slides into the the cover, of safety matches with a striking surface on both sides. The box cover is red with black printing. The cover has a white striking surface and the inner match storage area is black. The top of the box cover has a scene of a family eati…
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- Title
- Matchbox
- Date
- 1995
- Material
- paper; wood; sulfur; phosphorous; sand
- Dimensions
- 3.40 x 5.20 cm
- Description
- A two-piece box, where the inner box slides into the the cover, of safety matches with a striking surface on both sides. The box cover is red with black printing. The cover has a white striking surface and the inner match storage area is black. The top of the box cover has a scene of a family eating a meal together; three children, two parents and a dog. On the viewer’s left, there is red wording against a black banner background, “Real” in writing, followed by “HOME” and underneath, “COOKING” in printing. On viewer’s right, the words “FAMILY” and underneath “DINNERS” are printed in black. There are 43 wooden matches with black and white tips in the box.
- Subject
- household
- advertising
- restaurant
- Credit
- Gift of Sam Plunkett, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.1022
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- Date
- c. 1875
- Material
- fibre; cotton; wool
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1010
- Description
- Patterned blue and beige blanket with beige fringe along the edge.
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- Title
- Blanket
- Date
- c. 1875
- Material
- fibre; cotton; wool
- Dimensions
- 100 x 250 cm
- Description
- Patterned blue and beige blanket with beige fringe along the edge.
- Subject
- households
- Sharples
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1010
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- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0020
- Description
- A candle holder with a heavy clear glass base and a tall chimney with a soft scalloped edge.
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- Title
- Candle Lamp
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 18.0 cm
- Description
- A candle holder with a heavy clear glass base and a tall chimney with a soft scalloped edge.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0020
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Artificial Fruit
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- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0035
- Description
- A handblown clear glass lemon with a crackled surface and a single leaf hanging from the stem.
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- Title
- Artificial Fruit
- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 10.0 cm
- Description
- A handblown clear glass lemon with a crackled surface and a single leaf hanging from the stem.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- plants
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0035
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- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0113
- Description
- A copper plated mug with straight sides and a strap handle. There are marks on the base of the tankard, but they are illegible.
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- Title
- Tankard Mug
- Date
- 1875 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 16.0 cm
- Description
- A copper plated mug with straight sides and a strap handle. There are marks on the base of the tankard, but they are illegible.
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0113
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal, steel
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0031
- Description
- A stainless steel scissor-like pinching candlesnuffer with two rests attached to the handles. The hinge is decorated with a circle with a decorated edge.
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- Title
- Candlesnuffer
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- metal, steel
- Dimensions
- 2.4 x 5.4 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- A stainless steel scissor-like pinching candlesnuffer with two rests attached to the handles. The hinge is decorated with a circle with a decorated edge.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0031
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