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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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An avenue without end : more poems by Gordon Burles
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2005
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2005 Oct PAM
- Author
- Burles, Gordon
- Publisher
- Banff : Gordon Burles
- Published Date
- 2005
- Physical Description
- 32p
- Notes
- Contents: (one copy signed by author); Incident for Jennifer Weston (p.3); A portrait in June (p.4); One portrait for Basil Roehampton-Northrup (p.5); Adventure for Natalia Von Humboldt (p.6); Sermon for Leander Oldstone (p.7); Tableau for Natalie Westbrook-Wassermann (p.7); Noctuary for Wyndham Saddington (p.8); Portrait of summer for Adrian (p.8); Portrait for Elmira Bracebridge (p.9); Tableau for Littleton Sundergaard (p.10); Portrait for Halliwell Dunn (p.10); Letter to Eleanor de Vavenarches (p.11); Noctuary for Ada Westfall (p.12); Portrait of a June morning (p.12); The elderly alpinist (p.13); Tableau for Ilya Gunning (p.14); Poem for householder (p.14); Memoir for Lathom Dunn (p.15); September dialogue (revision)(p.15); Tableau for Sandeman Westbrook (p.16); Another reckoning (p.16); One portrait for Lorna (revision)(p.17); The Cave and Basin (p.18); Long ago (for John) (p.18); Darkling meditation (p.19); One more narrative for Pelagia Sunderland (p.19); Larch Valley (for Judd) (p.20); Valencian interlude (p.21); Walter Phillips’ last dream (p.22); Life in three-quarter time (p.23); Noctuary for Alma Tidswell (p.24); Noctuary for Melinda Dunn (p.25); Tableau for Jackson Weston-Murtha (p.25); Plato’s last night-dream (p.26); Memoir for Jacob Boulton-Smith (p.26); Crossing that pass (p.27); Stewart Canyon adventure (p.28); Another portrait for Eva (revision) (p.29); Tableau for Jason, Greg and Wellington (p.30); Tableau for Jack Dunn-Bridgeman (p.31); The second portrait for Miyuki (p.32)
- Cover: photograph by author of lane joining Otter street and Muskrat St. in 100 block; looking west from Otter street
- Accession Number
- 7612 (2 copies)
- Call Number
- 05.1 B92 2005 Oct PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Household Thermometer
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- Date
- c. 1950
- Material
- glass; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.1002
- Description
- A picture of Bow Lake with a tepee in right foreground and a deer left foreground has a Fahrenheit thermometer inserted right bottom corner. Gold metal frame with glass.
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- Title
- Household Thermometer
- Date
- c. 1950
- Material
- glass; metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 20.7 x 25.7 cm
- Description
- A picture of Bow Lake with a tepee in right foreground and a deer left foreground has a Fahrenheit thermometer inserted right bottom corner. Gold metal frame with glass.
- Subject
- Canadian Rockies
- Bow Lake
- animal
- deer
- Credit
- Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.1002
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Household Cleaner Box
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0059
- Description
- Narrow rectangular red and black box for "Dic-A-Doo" paint cleaner; illustration Good Housekeeping seal of approval. The printing on back is in English, gives directions and uses, and manufacturer of product "National Adhesives (Canada) Ltd." Instructions and uses in French on sides of packages.
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- Title
- Household Cleaner Box
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 4.3 x 11.3 cm
- Description
- Narrow rectangular red and black box for "Dic-A-Doo" paint cleaner; illustration Good Housekeeping seal of approval. The printing on back is in English, gives directions and uses, and manufacturer of product "National Adhesives (Canada) Ltd." Instructions and uses in French on sides of packages.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0059
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Household Cleaner Can
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0060
- Description
- Cylindrical container with heavy cardboard body and metal bottom and lid. lid is tight fitting push-on type. Yellow and blue label covers all but 1.0 cm. circumference and 0.5 cm. width of body. Illustration on label is silhouette of hand and sponge above diagonal white strip on yellow background.
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- Title
- Household Cleaner Can
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 12.7 cm
- Description
- Cylindrical container with heavy cardboard body and metal bottom and lid. lid is tight fitting push-on type. Yellow and blue label covers all but 1.0 cm. circumference and 0.5 cm. width of body. Illustration on label is silhouette of hand and sponge above diagonal white strip on yellow background.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0060
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Household Economics
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Marion Crosby notebook from household economics
- Date Range
- ca.1930
- Reference Code
- M486 / IV / A / 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M486
- V152
- Series
- M486 / IV : Education
- Sous-Fonds
- M486
- Sub-Series
- M486 / IV / A : Marion Crosby
- Reference Code
- M486 / IV / A / 8
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- ca.1930
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Marion Crosby notebook from household economics
- Name Access
- Crosby, Marion
- Subject Access
- Education
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Household Economics Reports
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- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Marion Crosby Household Economics Reports
- Date Range
- ca.1930
- Reference Code
- M486 / IV / A / 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Crosby family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M486
- V152
- Series
- M486 / IV : Education
- Sous-Fonds
- M486
- Sub-Series
- M486 / IV / A : Marion Crosby
- Reference Code
- M486 / IV / A / 10
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- ca.1930
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Marion Crosby Household Economics Reports
- Name Access
- Crosby, Marion
- Subject Access
- Education
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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- Date
- 1880 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1004
- Description
- Axe head marked “4” and “Gilpin.”
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- Title
- Axe
- Date
- 1880 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Axe head marked “4” and “Gilpin.”
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1004
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- Date
- 1880 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1005
- Description
- Rectangular wedge with one pointed end. Remnant of handle in hole at centre of wedge.
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- Title
- Wedge
- Date
- 1880 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Rectangular wedge with one pointed end. Remnant of handle in hole at centre of wedge.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1005
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- cardboard; plastic; metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0066
- Description
- Black plastic “OAKVILLE PIN HOLDER” in its original yellow cardboard box. The pin holder consists of a two-tiered body on a wider sloped base - the lower compartment contains the pins and the upper piece is pressed down on a spring, which funnels a pin through a hole on the top, allowing it to be p…
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- Title
- Pin Holder
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- cardboard; plastic; metal;
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 6.8 x 9.3 cm
- Description
- Black plastic “OAKVILLE PIN HOLDER” in its original yellow cardboard box. The pin holder consists of a two-tiered body on a wider sloped base - the lower compartment contains the pins and the upper piece is pressed down on a spring, which funnels a pin through a hole on the top, allowing it to be pulled out. The top consists of a cap that can be snapped off by pressing a small metal lever in order to access the pin compartment. The yellow cardboard box contains manufacturer information and instructions throughout the outside.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0066
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