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Ben Gadd fonds

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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

Name Access: Gadd, Ben; Gadd, Cia

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

Category: Education; Environment; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed / Unprocessed

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Ford Family fonds

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Part Of: Ford Family fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of motion picture titled "Canadian Rockies, 1930 Maligne Lake Camp, Mount Brazeau" and a scrapbook containing letters, brochures, maps, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to Allyn Ford and Nancy Dart's respective memberships with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as a trip to J…

Date Range: 1908-2003

Reference Code: M583 / V274

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Scrapbook; Private record

Part Of: Ford Family fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M583 / V274

Sous-Fonds: M583 / V274

Accession Number: 6618, 2021.16

Reference Code: M583 / V274

GMD: Motion picture; Film; Scrapbook; Private record

Date Range: 1908-2003

Physical Description: 1 motion picture : 16 mm, b/w, silent, ca.500 ft ; 4 cm of textual records (1 volumes ; 24.5 x 29.3 cm)

History / Biographical: Allyn K. Ford (1878-1964) was a businessman and collector in Minneapolis, Minnesota and a member of the Alpine Club of Canada from 1908 onwards. He was married to Emily Powell Ford (1886-1976) and had at least two daughters, Alice Carpenter Ford and Nancy (Ford) Dart. Nancy also became a member of the ACC in 1953.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of motion picture titled "Canadian Rockies, 1930 Maligne Lake Camp, Mount Brazeau" and a scrapbook containing letters, brochures, maps, newsletters, and photographs pertaining to Allyn Ford and Nancy Dart's respective memberships with the Alpine Club of Canada, as well as a trip to Jasper in the mid-1950s.

Name Access: Ford, Allyn; Ford, Emily; Dart, Nancy

Subject Access: Alpine Club of Canada; Exploration, discovery and travel; Sports, recreation and leisure

Geographic Access: Minneapolis; Minnesota; United States of America; Banff National Park; Jasper National Park; Alberta; British Columbia; Canada

Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access; Public domain (other restrictions may apply)

Language: English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: video reference copy

Creator: Ford, Allyn; Ford, Emily

Title Source: Title based on accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sen…

Date Range: [ca.1844 - 1909]; [ca.1939 - 1944]; 1980 - 1981; 2014

Reference Code: M555 / V777

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Drawing; Postcard; Private record

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Sous-Fonds: M555; V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: M555 / V777

GMD: Photograph; Album; Photograph print; Textual record; Diary; Drawing; Postcard; Private record

Responsibility: Some materials produced by Catharine (Adams) Elkin

Date Range: [ca.1844 - 1909]; [ca.1939 - 1944]; 1980 - 1981; 2014

Physical Description: 21 cm of textual records -- 16 postcards -- 3 drawings -- 1 photograph album : 107 b&w photographs

History / Biographical: Mary Wright (Molly) Adams was born on 15 October 1868. in Ridgefield Connecticut. She was the third of five children born to Cornelia Ann Cook (1830-1902) and Daniel Lucius Adams (1814 - 1899) She died in Kobe, Japan on 23 January 1909 and was buried there.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of textual records, postcards, drawings and one photograph album pertaining to Mary (Molly) Wright Adams (1868-1909); transcripts of Molly's original letters which were compiled by Molly's sister, Catharine Elkin (nee Adams) between ca.1939 and 1941; and transcriptions of letters sent between Molly's extended family members [including members of the Adams, Cook and Wright families], ca.1844 and 1866. Textual records primarily consist of correspondence sent between Molly Adams and various friends and family members [ca.1891-1909].

Notes: Fonds consists of two series: Series I : Correspondence [contains two sub-series: I / A : Molly Wright Adams ; I / B : Extended family] Series II : Personal and collected records

Name Access: Adams, Molly; Schaffer, Mary

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Family; Correspondence; Travel; Exploration

Geographic Access: United States of America; Connecticut; New York; Europe

Language: English

Creator: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Category: Family and personal life; Exploration and travel

Biographical Source Notes: Searching for Mary Schaffer: Women Wilderness Photography by Colleen Skidmore

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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Alaska to Alberta Trip Scrapbook

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Part Of: Norman Bethune Sanson fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs from Alaska, coastal north British Columbia, Edmonton, Jasper, Banff, and surrounding environs. Photographs feature ships, iceburgs, buildings, lakes, glaciers, and sled dogs.

Date Range: 1909-1931, [n.d.]

Reference Code: M3 / 18

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Norman Bethune Sanson fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M3 / V246

Sous-Fonds: M3

Sub-Series: 2. Postcards, n.d.

Accession Number: 1036

Reference Code: M3 / 18

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1909-1931, [n.d.]

Physical Description: 3.5 cm of textual records (74 pages ; 31 x 32.5 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards and photographs from Alaska, coastal north British Columbia, Edmonton, Jasper, Banff, and surrounding environs. Photographs feature ships, iceburgs, buildings, lakes, glaciers, and sled dogs.

Subject Access: Postcards; Family and personal life; Travel

Geographic Access: Alaska; United States of America; British Columbia; Edmonton; Jasper; Lake Louise; Banff; Jasper National Park; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Alaska Trip

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: File consists mainly of views at sea on the way north to Alaska.

Date Range: 1907

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 281 to 313

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

33 images

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V48

Series: I.A. Negatives : Film

Sous-Fonds: V48

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 281 to 313

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: 1907

Physical Description: 33 photographs : negatives, film

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists mainly of views at sea on the way north to Alaska.

Notes: Identifications provided by Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :; 281 Steamer; 282, 283 Captain on deck of ship; 284 Seagull on mast; 285 to 288 Rock island at seacoast; 289 to 292 Coastal shoreline; 293 Porpoise; 294 Gulls; 295 Abandoned hulk; 296 Town on inlet; 297, 298 Sailing schooner; 299 Sailing schooner in dock; 300 Ship in bay; 301 View of [Seward?]; 302, 303 People being lowered in lifeboat; 304 Passengers embarking on ship; 305, 306 Husky dog on Seward street; 307 Native woman selling handicrafts; 308 Man and woman on dog sled; 309 to 311 Woman with dog team and sled; 312, 313 Hunters with bear hides

Name Access: Barnes, Elliott

Subject Access: Activities; Boats; Boating; Bears; Dogs; Dogsledding; Hunting; Furs; Sailboats; Seascapes; Steamers

Geographic Access: Pacific Ocean; Alaska; British Columbia; Canada; United States of America

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Album, Canadian and American Rocky Mountains

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Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album compiled by Molly Wright Adams containing ca.107 photographs. Images pertain to Molly's travels in the American and Canadian Rocky Mountains in 1904.

Date Range: 1904

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Print

Part Of: Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M555; V777

Series: V777 / II : Personal and collected records

Sous-Fonds: V777

Accession Number: 2018.8685

Reference Code: V777 / II / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph; Print

Responsibility: Produced by Molly W. Adams

Date Range: 1904

Physical Description: 1 photo album (ca. 107 photographs : b&w prints)

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album compiled by Molly Wright Adams containing ca.107 photographs. Images pertain to Molly's travels in the American and Canadian Rocky Mountains in 1904.

Notes: Some pages include annotations below photographs

Name Access: Adams, Molly

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Mountains; Landscape; Travel; Exploration; Environment; Recreation; Hiking

Geographic Access: United States of America; Rocky Mountains; Canada; British Columbia; Canadian Rocky Mountains

Access Restrictions: Materials in file are fragile - handle with caution

Language: N/A

Conservation: Pages interleaved with acid-free issue paper in 2018

Category: Exploration and travel; Family and personal life; Environment; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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American art, education and culture

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of information pamphlets and a bound reference handbook. Content pertains to an exhibition at Heinz Ocean Pier in New Jersey featuring the painting "Custer's Last Rally" by artist John Mulvaney; the Kihn-Ten Eyck Art School in Stamford, Connecticut; the art collections of the Henry E.…

Date Range: [1900-1905]; 1929; 1930; 1937; 1955

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 49

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / F : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / II / F1 : Textual

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / F1 / 49

GMD: Textual record; Published record

Date Range: [1900-1905]; 1929; 1930; 1937; 1955

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records (5 items ; 15 x 30.5 cm and smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of information pamphlets and a bound reference handbook. Content pertains to an exhibition at Heinz Ocean Pier in New Jersey featuring the painting "Custer's Last Rally" by artist John Mulvaney; the Kihn-Ten Eyck Art School in Stamford, Connecticut; the art collections of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery in California; "This is the Place Monument" in Salt Lake City; and various community events and a state fair in Minot, North Dakota.

Notes: Handbook is signed "N.K. Luxton" inside front cover

Name Access: Mulvaney, John; Luxton, Norman

Subject Access: Activities; Advertising; Community events; Art; Artist; Painting; Tourism; History; Education; Airplane

Geographic Access: United States of America; New Jersey; Connecticut; Stamford; California; Salt Lake City; Utah

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Conservation: Two items placed in mylar due to staining, creasing and fragile material

Category: Arts; Education; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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American East Coast and West Coast Scrapbook

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Part Of: Norman Bethune Sanson fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards of city scenes along the American east coast and postcards and photographs of city and scenic views along the American west coast. Inclues scenes from New York City, Buffalo NY, Detroit MI, Chicago IL, Boston MA, Seattle WA, Yellowstone National …

Date Range: 1909-1931, [n.d.]

Reference Code: M3 / 27

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

1 image 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Norman Bethune Sanson fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M3 / V246

Sous-Fonds: M3

Sub-Series: 2. Postcards, n.d.

Accession Number: 181

Reference Code: M3 / 27

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1909-1931, [n.d.]

Physical Description: 3 cm of textual records (46 pages ; 31 x 37 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook that contains postcards of city scenes along the American east coast and postcards and photographs of city and scenic views along the American west coast. Inclues scenes from New York City, Buffalo NY, Detroit MI, Chicago IL, Boston MA, Seattle WA, Yellowstone National Park, Denver CO, Utah, California, and the Grand Canyon.

Subject Access: Postcards; Family and personal life; Travel; Buildings

Geographic Access: New York; Michigan; Illinois; Massachusetts; Washington; Colorado; Utah; California; Arizona; United States of America

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Ballard family, England, Western Canada and United States travel photographs

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs and postcard prints pertaining to the Ballard family and their travels within England, Western Canada and the United States. Includes images of Jack Ballard[?] and children Sidney and Shirley Ballard; Stonehenge; transport and telegraph stations; foot bridges, hiking, c…

Date Range: 1903; 1907-1909; [1910-1915]; [1920-1924]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 173 to 201

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 173 to 201

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1903; 1907-1909; [1910-1915]; [1920-1924]

Physical Description: 29 photographs : b&w prints ; 16.5 x 10.5 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs and postcard prints pertaining to the Ballard family and their travels within England, Western Canada and the United States. Includes images of Jack Ballard[?] and children Sidney and Shirley Ballard; Stonehenge; transport and telegraph stations; foot bridges, hiking, canoeing and camping scenes; and the Totem Cafe in Montana. Locations include: New Iskoot, Aiyanish[?], Echo Lake, 25 Mile Cabin, Yellowstone [Montana], Iron River, and Idaho.

Notes: Some items are dated and/or contain personal letters written on the back.

Name Access: Ballard, Sidney; Ballard, Shirley; Ballard, Jack

Subject Access: Travel; Hiking; Hunting; Wildlife; Family and personal life; Canoes and canoeing; Boats; Transportation; Businesses; Children; Cabins; Landscapes; Land, settlement and immigration; Land use

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; British Columbia; Echo Lake; United States of America; New York; Montana; Yellowstone; Idaho; Wisconsin

Language: English

Conservation: Items stored in mylar

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Transportation

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Barnes Family

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Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of the Barnes family prior to their move to Banff

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 1 to 8, 494

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

8 images

Part Of: Elliott Barnes fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V48

Series: I.A. Negatives : Film

Sous-Fonds: V48

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V48 / I / A / NA - 1 to 8, 494

GMD: Film; Negative; Transparency

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]

Physical Description: 9 photographs : negatives, film

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of photographs of the Barnes family prior to their move to Banff

Notes: LIST OF NEGATIVES :; 1 Family on porch of house, [North Dakota?]; 2 Farm buildings, [Barnes farm, North Dakota?]; 3, 4 Children in front of school, [North Dakota?]; 5 Soo Line boxcar with man and colt in door; 6 Street scene of prairie town; 7 Royal Hotel; 8 Moose Jaw railway station; 494 Elliott or "Fred" Rupert Barnes on deer hunt, [North Dakota?]