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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
- 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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Biostratigraphy and Faunas of the Permian Ishbel Group, Canadian Rocky Mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24933
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1968
- Author
- Logan, Alan
- McGugan, Alan
- Publisher
- Journal of Paleontology
- Call Number
- 03.2 L78b PAM
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- Author
- Logan, Alan
- McGugan, Alan
- Responsibility
- Alan Logan
- Alan McGugan
- Publisher
- Journal of Paleontology
- Published Date
- 1968
- Abstract
- Pertains to Permian Ishbel group in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and attempts to unite the understanding of scattered occurances of fauna within these fossil records.
- Notes
- In Journal of Paleontology Vol. 42, No. 5 (Sep., 1968), pp. 1123-1139
- Call Number
- 03.2 L78b PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Available online through JSTOR via subscription
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Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National parks: where rivers are born
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19860
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1965
- Author
- Baird, David M.
- Publisher
- Ottawa, Geological survey of Canada, Dept. of mines and technical surveys
- Call Number
- 13.115 B11g Pam
- Author
- Baird, David M.
- Responsibility
- David M. Baird
- Publisher
- Ottawa, Geological survey of Canada, Dept. of mines and technical surveys
- Published Date
- 1965
- Physical Description
- v, 104 pages illustrations, maps (1 folded color). 18 cm.
- Subjects
- Geology
- Geology - British Columbia
- Mount Revelstoke National Park
- Glacier National Park
- British Columbia
- Banff National Park
- Abstract
- Pertains to the geology of Glacier and Mount Revelstoke National parks. While providing an overview of the geology, the author also provides the reader with specific details making the experience well rounded. The content pertains to the Rocky Mountains and makes specific mention to Banff and Banff National park
- Contents
- Introduction
- Divides
- Boundaries of the parks
- Origin of the mountains
- The rocks
- The sculpturing of the mountains
- Regional differences in the mountains
- Shapes of mountains
- Roadlog and points of interest along the Trans-Canada Highway
- Epilogue
- Index
- Notes
- The page numbers for the following locations listed in the abstract are as follows; Banff (37), Banff National Park (vi, 4, 19, 37 and 40)
- Accession Number
- 2017.8683
- Call Number
- 13.115 B11g Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Museum bulletin no. 2 : The Pre-Cambrian (beltian) rocks of the Southeastern British Columbia and their correlation
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20001
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- July, 1914
- Author
- Schofield, S. J.
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Government Printing Bureau
- Edition
- No. 16
- Call Number
- 03.1 Sch6m
- Author
- Schofield, S. J.
- Responsibility
- S. J. Schofield
- Edition
- No. 16
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Government Printing Bureau
- Published Date
- July, 1914
- Physical Description
- 12 pages
- Subjects
- Geology - British Columbia
- Geology
- Museums
- Abstract
- Pertains to information regarding the geology of the Pre-Cambrian-Palaeozoic section of Southeastern B.C.. Specifically, the publication discusses the geological section at Elko, British Columbia. Some of the other topics of discussion include Phillips Formation, Elko Formation, The Jefferson Limestone and more. The publication is short and offers small glimpses of information on each formation.
- Accession Number
- 7201
- Call Number
- 03.1 Sch6m
- Collection
- Archives Library
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An introduction to crystallography
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1966
- Author
- Phillips, F. C.
- Publisher
- London : Longmans, Green and Co Ltd
- Call Number
- 03 P54a
- Author
- Phillips, F. C.
- Publisher
- London : Longmans, Green and Co Ltd
- Published Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 340 pages : 535 diagrams
- Subjects
- Crystallography
- Geology
- Science
- Contents
- 1. The nature of the crystalline state -- 2. Methods of projection -- 3. The description of crystals -- 4. A general study of the seven crystal systems -- 5. Goniometry -- 6. The thirty-two classes -- 7. Parallel growth and composite crystals -- 8. Some mathematical relationships -- 9. Crystal drawings -- 10. The symmetry of internal structure -- 11. Space groups -- 12. Diffraction of x-rays by crystals -- 13. Crystal habit
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 03 P54a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Andes of southern Peru : geographical reconnaissance along the seventy-third meridian
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue476
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1916
- Author
- Bowman, Isaiah
- Publisher
- New York : Holt
- Call Number
- GB165 B6
- Author
- Bowman, Isaiah
- Publisher
- New York : Holt
- Published Date
- 1916
- Subjects
- Geology
- Yale Peruvian Expedition (1911)
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- GB165 B6
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Banff and area landscapes, natural views
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 42 photographs pertaining to landscape views, wildlife, and hiking and horseback riding trips within Banff National Park and the surrounding area. Includes images of Goat Cave, trips through Johnston Canyon and Marble Canyon, the Banff animal paddock, CPR trains travelling through …
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1921
- 1923
- ca.1930-1940]
- 1940
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 91 to 132
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and Professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 91 to 132
- Responsibility
- Item LUX/I/D6c/PA-129 produced by A.S. Williams
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1921
- 1923
- ca.1930-1940]
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 42 photographs : b&w prints ; 25 x 20.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 42 photographs pertaining to landscape views, wildlife, and hiking and horseback riding trips within Banff National Park and the surrounding area. Includes images of Goat Cave, trips through Johnston Canyon and Marble Canyon, the Banff animal paddock, CPR trains travelling through the Canadian Rockies, and hoodoo rock formations. One photograph depicts unidentified riders on horseback during winter, annotated “Carnival 1923” [Banff Winter Carnival?]
- Notes
- Two individuals in photos identified by their titles and last names [“Mrs. Hutchings” and “Mr. Edwards”], but first names not confirmed
- Items PA-108 to 119 in file consist of 6 unique images and one duplicate of each image [12 photographs total]
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Wildlife
- Animals
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Hiking
- Landscapes
- Trains
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Animal Paddock
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Mountain Goat
- Geological formation
- Geology
- Elk
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Banff
- Johnston Canyon
- Marble Canyon
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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The building of the Alps
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1912
- Author
- Bonney, Thomas George
- Publisher
- New York : Scribner's
- Call Number
- DQ824 B65
- Author
- Bonney, Thomas George
- Publisher
- New York : Scribner's
- Published Date
- 1912
- Subjects
- Geology
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DQ824 B65
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Collection Mineral
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- Date
- 1968 – 1972
- Material
- mineral; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1282
- Description
- Green cardboard box with inset plastic tray containing six samples of minerals from The Inernational Nickel Company of Canada, Limited. Samples include nickel copper ore, nickel copper matte, electrolytic nickel, electrolytic copper, elemental sulphur and iron ore. Information regarding the company…
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- Title
- Collection Mineral
- Date
- 1968 – 1972
- Material
- mineral; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 10.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Green cardboard box with inset plastic tray containing six samples of minerals from The Inernational Nickel Company of Canada, Limited. Samples include nickel copper ore, nickel copper matte, electrolytic nickel, electrolytic copper, elemental sulphur and iron ore. Information regarding the company is printed on the underside of the lid of the box.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1282
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Commemorative Plaque
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- Date
- 1908
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1052
- Description
- Wooden plaque, William S Vaux Jr. oak panel 63.5x32.5x3.3 has carved lettering : "This fireplace in memory of William S Vaux Jr. A.C.C. student of glaciers 1887-1908 Born 1872 - Died 1908", wooden pegs each corner, mounted on larger wooden base
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1908
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 46.2 x 77.6 cm
- Description
- Wooden plaque, William S Vaux Jr. oak panel 63.5x32.5x3.3 has carved lettering : "This fireplace in memory of William S Vaux Jr. A.C.C. student of glaciers 1887-1908 Born 1872 - Died 1908", wooden pegs each corner, mounted on larger wooden base
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1052
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