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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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12:30 Bow River
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.431
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.431
- Description
- Pencil sketch on CPR card paper of mountains.Extensive description on inside and back of card denoting colour scheme, time of day and other details.
1 image
- Title
- 12:30 Bow River
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch on CPR card paper of mountains.Extensive description on inside and back of card denoting colour scheme, time of day and other details.
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.431
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Across the River
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.419
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.419
- Description
- Pencil drawing of landscape with water in foreground and mountains in background.brc: Band of shadows across riverOther cursive writing denotes details and colour scheme.
1 image
- Title
- Across the River
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of landscape with water in foreground and mountains in background.brc: Band of shadows across riverOther cursive writing denotes details and colour scheme.
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.419
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Agassiz, Yale District
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.422
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.422
- Description
- A drawing of a mountain stream by trees in foreground. Heavy shading/pencil use.Cursive writing denotes details and colour scheme.
1 image
- Title
- Agassiz, Yale District
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- A drawing of a mountain stream by trees in foreground. Heavy shading/pencil use.Cursive writing denotes details and colour scheme.
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.422
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- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.461
- Description
- Pencil sketch of forested area with crosshatching and dark shadowing.“Alder” is written on a tree in the middle.
1 image
- Title
- Alder trees
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of forested area with crosshatching and dark shadowing.“Alder” is written on a tree in the middle.
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.461
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Along the Shores of Lake Superior
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- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.528
- Description
- Small sketch of trees appears in the centre of the page. This is surrounded by writing that denotes details and colour scheme.
1 image
- Title
- Along the Shores of Lake Superior
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Small sketch of trees appears in the centre of the page. This is surrounded by writing that denotes details and colour scheme.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.528
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Alpine Hill with flora
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.366
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.366
- Description
- Image is of a hillside with some trees.Writing denotes details and colour scheme.There is a smaller framed image in the bottom right corner.
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- Title
- Alpine Hill with flora
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Image is of a hillside with some trees.Writing denotes details and colour scheme.There is a smaller framed image in the bottom right corner.
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.366
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Alpine trees and church
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.458
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.458
- Description
- A pencil drawing of an outline of small church in immediate right foreground. A line of pine trees forms the background.Bottom half of page is writing.Writing denotes details and colour scheme.
1 image
- Title
- Alpine trees and church
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- A pencil drawing of an outline of small church in immediate right foreground. A line of pine trees forms the background.Bottom half of page is writing.Writing denotes details and colour scheme.
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.458
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Arched bridge and House
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.449
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.449
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a stream that leads under a small arched bridge into background where a simply drawn house appears behind trees.Verso: scalloped shape in pencil
1 image
- Title
- Arched bridge and House
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a stream that leads under a small arched bridge into background where a simply drawn house appears behind trees.Verso: scalloped shape in pencil
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.449
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- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.416
- Description
- Pencil sketch of a landscape with water in foreground, trees mid-ground and mountains in background.blc in cursive: Arrowhead
1 image
- Title
- Arrowhead
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of a landscape with water in foreground, trees mid-ground and mountains in background.blc in cursive: Arrowhead
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.416
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